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Coupe Mondiale - Iscrizioni Online - Finlandia
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Rapporto completo: Cerimonia di Apertura 2015 China Youth Accordion Year - Cina
Sergey Osokin e Alexander Komelkov in Concerto, Rostov-on-Don - Russia
2015 Australian International Accordion Championships e Festival - Australia
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Mestre Camarão (1940 to 2015), Recife, State of Pernambuco - BrazilVideo: Ole Guapa by the Johann Strauss Orchestra - MexicoCarlo Agresti International Music Competition - ItalyNavihanke Performs Na mojem licu - SloveniaArseniy Strokovskiy Performs 'Cinema' at Memorial Concert - RussiaJac & Co US Tour Report – USAVideo: Jorge Matlaszuk Dance, Amigos del Acordeon - Argentina‘14 Years Ago’: Accordions Serenade Russian and German leaders in April 2001 - Russia
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Klezmer Workshop, Valletta - MaltaRichard Galliano Concert Dates - EuropeCraven Accordion Orchestra Concert, Lancashire – UKKaterina Lekka Concert, Athens - GreeceMazaika Concerts, London - UKBrooklyn Accordion Club @ Brooklyn Zine Fest, New York – USAErika’s Monthly Sunday Dance Dates, Floreffe – BelgiumStanislav Angelov @ Almenkerk Wine Estate, Western Cape – South AfricaVictorian Day @ Quarry Bank Mill, Cheshire – UKAccordion Pops Orchestra Concert, New Jersey – USA‘Festival der Harmonika’ concert, Thannhausen – Austria
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Nota del redattore: Giornata Mondiale della Fisarmonicaby Rob Howard |
  Dal 2009, su iniziativa della Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA), il 6 maggio di ogni anno si celebra la Giornata Mondiale della Fisarmonica, e molti di voi avranno molti eventi in programma.Era il 6 maggio 1829 quando Cyrillius Demien (Cyril Damian) brevettò il suo primo progetto di fisarmonica a Vienna, in Austria, innescando quella che rapidamente divenne una mania globale per questo strumento. E' sorprendente vedere come la fisarmonica si sia adattata così bene a un gran numero di generi musicali e sottogeneri in tutto il mondo. E' suonata da grandi e piccini in tutto il mondo, e il suo repertorio in continua espansione delizia il pubblico ovunque. Auguriamo che questo successo sia duraturo. Rob Howard |
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Coupe Mondiale - Iscrizioni Online - Finlandiaby Harley Jones |
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 Un'emozionante 68a Coupe Mondiale e 134a Assemblea Generale Internazionale dei Delegati del Congresso CIA a Turku, in Finlandia sono pronte a partire, dal 6 al 11 ottobre.Il sistema di iscrizione dei concorrenti per la 68° Coupe Mondiale è ora online. Le iscrizioni devono pervenire entro il 31 agosto 2015. Tutti i dettagli su: Coupe Mondiale L'evento dispone di 8 categorie del concorso internazionale di fisarmonica tra cui Classica, Virtuoso Entertainment, Ensemble e Digital. Kimmo Mattila (foto a sinistra), Segretario Generale CIA e Presidente della Finnish Accordion Association (Suomen Harmonikkaliitto), membro della CIA e organizzatore, accolgono calorosamente ospiti, concorrenti e sostenitori per godere della prestigiosa Coupe Mondiale a Turku Logomo. La 68° Coupe Mondiale sarà sicuramente un evento molto emozionante e le informazioni complete, inclusi i dettagli riguardo l'iscrizione e l'alloggio sono online all'indirizzo: Coupe Mondiale Nel 2011, Turku è stata la Capitale Europea della Cultura, e il prossimo ottobre, Turku Logomo sarà Capitale Mondiale di Fisarmonica! |
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Musikmesse 2015 di Francoforte - Germaniaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 Relazione del Musikmesse 2015 Francoforte - Hands on Music a:Frankfurt_Musikmesse_2015_Accordion_Live_Report - con le impressioni della mostra. |
Campionati NAO UK 2015, Liverpool - Regno Unitoby Anna Bodell, Past NAO Chairperson |
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 Nella foto sopra, Presentazione di Ken Farran il giorno della festa del suo 80° compleanno con la moglie: Wendy Farran, e le figlie Charlotte (a sinistra) e Alisia (a destra), con Anna e Raymond Bodell.Che bella atmosfera di fine settimana, accogliente e piena di musica meravigliosa dai concorrenti che hanno gareggiato in questo 70° anno di Concorsi Nazionali! Un meraviglioso Celidh sabato sera con la banda di Highland Fling sotto la guida del Vice Presidente NAO Hon Graham Laurie - con un'esibizione superba dell'ospite internazionale Pietro Adragna (Italia). Eccezionali vittorie nelle gare - Roseanna Bodell 14 anni - vincitrice del 17 & under "Bell Trophy" Solo, Junior Recital, Polka (16 & under), Senior Musette e Open Premier Duet - Brother Alexander Bodell è stato il vincitore di International e Senior Recital. - Spettacoli di ensemble davvero lodevoli dal St Johns Accordion Group (Irlanda del Nord) e la Brian Laurie Accordion Showband (Scozia). Brian Laurie, rinomato insegnante e direttore musicale, è stato premiato con un NAO Merit Award durante il festival era per il suo servizio dedicato alla fisarmonica per più di 30 anni! Foto a sinistra: Brian Laurie, e Joyce insieme a Raymond Bodell I Campionati NAO UK 2016 si terranno nuovamente presso l'Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool dal 22 al 24 Aprile. Foto sotto: Presentazione Bell Trophy, membri della Giuria Ken Farran, Pietro Adragna, e Graham Laurie con il vincitore Roseanna Bodell e Stephanie von Gunten. I risultati completi sono disponibili sul sito web www.accordions.com/nao NAO |
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Rapporto completo: Cerimonia di Apertura 2015 China Youth Accordion Year - Cinaby Harley Jones |
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| La cerimonia di apertura del 2015 China Youth Accordion Year e Simposio dello Sviluppo e Innovazione dell'Istruzione sulla Fisarmonica ha avuto luogo il 6 aprile presso il Beijing Children Palace. Report completo comprese le immagini ei 7 video: 2015ChinaYouth |
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Sergey Osokin e Alexander Komelkov in Concerto, Rostov-on-Don - Russiaby Harley Jones |
 Video sopra: Sergey Osokin suona Boite a Rhythm composto da Franck Angelis.Il 26 aprile Sergey Osokin (foto a sinistra) e Alexander Komelkov (foto sotto) si esibiranno in concerto a Rostov-on-Don. Il concerto sarà parte del Concorso Internazionale Anatoli Kusiakov che si tiene tradizionalmente nel sud della capitale russa della fisarmonica di Rostov-on-Don. Sergey Osokin ha vinto numerosi concorsi russi e internazionali e dal 2006 è stato un insegnante presso l'Istituto Statale di Mosca Schnittke di Musica e ha pubblicato due CD disponibili online all'indirizzo: Sergey Osokin |
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2015 Australian International Accordion Championships e Festival - Australiaby Harley Jones |
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 Il termine ultimo per le iscrizioni è il 1° maggio per i 2015 Australian International Accordion Championship e Festival, che si svolgono il 6 e 7 giugno presso il Club Marconi, Sydney, New South Wales. L'ospite speciale di quest'anno è Aleksandar Kolovski (foto a sinistra) dalla Macedonia.Il Presidente AATA Tania Lukic-Marx accoglie calorosamente partecipanti e sostenitori internazionali e invita tutti i fisarmonicisti a partecipare all'International Massed Orchestra. Il ben noto artista fisarmonica/vocale neozelandese Lionel Reekie dirigerà l'International Orchestra Massed e si esibirà. Norme e regolamenti per le categorie del concorso internazionale online su: AATA. Molte tra queste categorie hanno le stesse regole delle categorie Coupe Mondiale equivalenti. Per ulteriori informazioni scrivere a: tats64@gmail.com |
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 Mestre Camarão (1940 to 2015) died on the morning of 21 April 2015 from general infection. Born on 23 June 1940 in the Pernambuco hinterland, he lived most of his life in Recife.He was honored as a Live Heritage through the State Law No. 12,196, of May 2, 2002. Governor Paulo Câmara issued a statement on the death of Mestre Camarão. "Pernambuco and Brazil lost one of their masters of popular northeastern music with the death of Camarão. A master by the mastery with which he performed his art and also for the support and encouragement he gave to new generations. My strong sympathy to the families and friends of Mestre Camarão". The Department of Pernambuco Culture and the Foundation of Historical and Artistic Heritage of Pernambuco (Fundarpe) issued joint official statement, lamenting the death of Mestre Camarão. The Mayor of Recife, Geraldo Julio, also paid tribute to Mestre Camarão, Recording List: (2000) Forrofando em Caruaru – independente - CD (1998) Camarão plays forró – Nimbus/Records - CD (1986) Camarão e o grupo mandacaru - Polygram/Memória - LP (1984) Camarão ao molho de forró – Rozenblit/NIF - LP (1983) Braz, pedacinho do norte – Rozenblit/NIF (1981) A Bandinha do Camarão - Copacabana - LP (1980) Casa de festejo - C.I.D/Itamaraty - LP (1979) Bem ti vi atrevido – C.I.D/Itamaraty - LP (1978) Na toca do Camarão - C.I.D/ Itamaraty - LP (1976) Forró no palhoção - Camarão e Seu Acordeom - Tropicana/CBS - LP (1975) Camarão ao vivo - Rozenblit/Passarela – Compacto Simples (1974) Retrato de um forró – Rozenblit/A.M.G – LP (1973) Camarão ao vivo – Rozenblit/passarela - LP (1972) Com Camarão em todo canto tem forró – Rozenblit/passarela - LP (1971) Camarão quente no São João– Rosenblit/ A.M.G – LP (1970) Bandinha do Camarão - RCA Victor - LP (1970) Los Marines embalo 70 – Continental/Musicolor – LP (1969) Bandinha do Camarão - RCA Victor - LP (1967) Nordeste "Cabra da peste" - Participação - Mocambo - LP (1966) Viva São João - VOL. 4 - Mocambo - LP (1965) Forró do Zé do Gato - Participação - Mocambo - LP (1965) Trio Nortista –Rozemblit – LP (1964) Lá vai brasa – Rozenblit/Mocambo – LP (1963) Cabra da peste/Fungado bom - Mocambo - 78 rpm (1962) Arrasta-pé no Jucá/Choradeira - Mocambo - 78 rpm |
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| The Johann Strauss Orchestra conducted by Andre Rieu performs the ever popular tango Ole Guapa. Solo accordionist is Johann Strauss Orchestra accordion/bass trombone player Leon van Wijk. The Johann Strauss Orchestra was formed by Andre Rieu in 1987 and this video was recorded on tour in Mexico. Published on Sep 12, 2013. |
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 On 18 April 2015 in Sala Consilina in the province of Salerno, was held the International Music Competition "Carlo Agresti".Marked by a passion for music, students of various accordion classes of teacher Antonio Spaccarotella (picture left), after months of preparation, achieved notable successes. Overall winner of the classical accordion section (with a program by such composers as Scarlatti, Mozart, Angelis) was the young Egidio Apuzzo. Daniele Carabetta won the modern accordion section (with a program by composers such as Corea, Ruggieri, Carrozza, Frade) including arrangements by Antonio Spaccarotella. These successes, were a part of the enthusiasm and intensity of passion that an instrument like the accordion can arouse. CD/eTracks Mp3 album available: Antonio Spaccarotella |
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| The members of Navihanke are talented, vibrant and seek to showcase the very best of Slovenia's modern culture. This video of Na mojem licu was published 25 August 2013 to promote a 2014 tour to the USA. Navihanke Members are: Sonja Hercog (saxophone, vocals), Tamara Gobec (guitar, vocals), Maša Uranjek (lead vocalist, flutist, guitar, piano), Tanja Cretnik (accordion), Jasmina Šmarcan (bass guitar, guitar, vocals). |
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  On April 17th, at the Composers' Union (Moscow) was a concert in memory of the prominent Russian composer Sergei Berinsky (1946-1998). The concert included the accordion work 'Cinema', that was written specially for the competition Arrasate Hiria International Accordion Competition as a test piece in 1996. 'Cinema' was performed by Arseniy Strokovskiy (picture left). Sergei Berinsky's 'Cinema' was also the title of a CD/mp3 album by Prof. Friedrich Lips (Catalog CD012) and the work was also on the CD/mp3 album of Sergey Osokin titled Il Cinema per Sempre (Catalog os602). Arseniy Strokovskiy was the laureate of several international competitions in 2014 and is a student of the Schnittke Moscow State Institute of Music, under the tutelage of the prize winner of numerous all-Russia and international contests Sergey Osokin. |
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 Jac & Co are the French accordion/vocal duo Jacques and Corinne Pellarin. Currently on a tour of the USA, below is Jacques Pellarin’s report of their tour to date.Hello from Philadelphia! For more than three weeks "Jac & Co" has offered our "French touch" music in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania! Success leads to more success, and our playing has led to other private concerts in different places, not foreseen. It must be said that "April in Paris" with Jac & Co in the French restaurant ‘A la Maison’ in Philadelphia already gives us two concerts per week minimum in April! Yesterday, we went to play in Greenwich Village, NY, in a beautiful jazz cafe, sharing the stage with American musician friends. Early May, it will be a car journey that will take us to play in Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, Rhode Island for three weeks, with other musical encounters and adventure. Back in early June ... for programing in the same French restaurant in Philadelphia during the last 15 days of the stay ... but also several house-concerts in the region and especially for a filmmaker and a film studio in Philadelphia! We still found time to visit the Barnes Foundation, Cezanne and Renoir with these ... and many other tourist places like Brooklyn in NY. It really is already a great second Jac & Co US tour!! Remaining tour dates: April 24th - French restaurant ‘A la Maison’, Ardmore, Philadelphia April 26th - Corinthians Yacht Club, April 30th and May 1st - Auberge chez François, Great Falls (VA), near Washington May 2nd and 3rd - Wine & Food Festival, National Harbour May 5th to 10th - Jac & Co recording session & concert in C.A.S Studio, Vineland, New Jersey May 11th - French restaurant ‘Pot au feu’, Providence, Rhode Island May 14th - Gateway Lodge, Pennsylvania May 29th – concert at Cooperage project, Honesdale For further information email: jacques.pellarin@wanadoo.fr |
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| Jorge Matlaszuk performing at a recent social function organised by the association Amigos del Acordeon (Friends of the Accordion), April 19, 2015 in Argentina. |
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| The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending April 27th 2001 included a report of a meeting in St. Petersburg between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, during which the political leaders were entertained by accordionists Vladimir Ushakov and Svetlana Stavitskaya. The world needs surely more of this! Meeting of Russian President and German Chancellor Accompanied by Accordionists – Russia On April 9th and 10th 2001 a meeting was held with the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the Chancellor of Germany Gerhard Schroeder in St. Petersburg, which included a visit to the ancient wooden frigate ‘Kronwerk’, which is moored on the Neva River near the building of the Admiralty. On the frigate, accordionists Vladimir Ushakov and Svetlana Stavitskaya (members of the St. Petersburg Musette Ensemble) entertained the dignitaries with popular variety music, folk music and classical compositions including pieces by Albert Vossen, Will Glahe, Heinz Munzonius, popular German songs and Russian national melodies. At the completion of their program, Vladimir Putin and Gerhard Schroeder approached the musicians and warmly thanked them for their musical support of the meeting and shook their hands. The fact that accordionists were chosen to entertain at this meeting is a great achievement and demonstrates the popularity of the accordion at such a high level. |
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 A klezmer workshop takes place at the Malta Society of Arts, Valletta, on April 24th and 25th, led by the London-based fiddler Chris Haigh, clarinetist Jakob Lakner, and accordionist Basil Bunelik. The workshop is organized by Klezmorimalta Foundation, with the support of the Malta Arts Fund, the Malta Society of Arts, and the Arts Council Malta.At the end of the week-long workshop, participants will perform a concert open to the media and public. Then, following the performance, the Klezmorimalta Foundation will approach participants individually to find the best team to create Malta’s first-ever Klezmer band. This new band will be invited to perform at the annual Farsons Beer Festival, between Friday July 24th and Monday August 2nd. For further information email: klezmorimalta@outlook.com |
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 The enormously popular and very well traveled French accordionist Richard Galliano performs this month, as follows:April 24th – with the New Musette Quartet, Bremen, Germany April 25th – with the Nino Rota Quintet, Lisbon, Portugal April 26th – with the Orchestre Symphonique Confluences, Biarritz, France April 29th – a Mozart programme with the National Radio Orchestra, Bucharest Romania May 8th – with the Tangaria Quartet, Imst, Austria May 9th – Mare Nostrum, Florence, Italy May 16th – Mare Nostrum, Vicenza, Italy May 25th – with Avi Avital, pieces from ‘Between Worlds’, Theatreplatz 2, Dresden, Germany May 26th – Vivaldi/Piazzolla/Galliano, Richard Galliano Sextet, Besancon, France May 29th – Vivaldi/Piazzolla/Galliano, Richard Galliano Sextet, Bologne-sur-Mere, France Richard Galliano (born 1950) studied at the Academy of Music in Nice, and after winning the Junior and Senior CMA Trophee Mondiale in 1966 and 67, embarked on a highly successful professional career, with a special interest in playing jazz. Over the years Galliano has worked and recorded with Juliette Greco, Charles Aznavour, Chet Baker, Bireli Lagrene, Wynton Marsalis, Toots Thielmans, and many more. For further information email: gingaproductions@yahoo.fr |
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| The Craven Accordion Orchestra (MD Harry Hinchcliffe) performs in concert at the Bethel Independent Methodist Church, Burnley Rd, Colne, Lancashire BB8 8JD, on Saturday April 25th, 7.30pm. Members of the Craven Accordion Orchestra have just returned from a busy and successful weekend at the NAO UK Championships in Liverpool. Their solo, duets, group and the band, between them brought home to Yorkshire a total of 26 trophies: 7 first places, 13 second places, and 6 third places. |
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 Accordionist Katerina Lekka performs in concert on Saturday April 25th, 8pm, at Chaidari, Athens, Greece.Katerina Lekka began to play the accordion at the age of seven, and later studied with the composer George Georgiadis until she graduated from the Athens Conservatory in accordion, piano, and music theory. She performs in various styles, including Greek. She works as a solo accordionist and in various ensembles, composes, teaches accordion, piano and music theory, and is a session musician as a frequent guest on various CD projects (including Nikos Grapsas, Iossif Valet, G. Lyckouras etc.). |
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| The duo Mazaika – Igor Outkine (acoustic and midi accordion, vocals) and Elizabeth Harrison (violin, domra, vocals) – perform two concerts, on April 25th and May 9th, 7.30pm both evenings, at Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA. The concert on May 9th celebrates the end of World War Two in Europe - ‘Defenders of the Fatherland Day’ – and features many Russian songs of the war years. For further information email: igor.outkine@yahoo.com |
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 Brooklyn Accordion Club members will be participating at the Brooklyn Zine Fest, a showcase for writers, artists, and publishers of self-published magazines, on Sunday April 26th, 11am until 6pm. Brooklyn Accordion Club produces its own magazine, ‘SqueeZine! - The Chronicle of Accordion Enthusiasts’.There will be live performance of accordion music by some of the Brooklyn Accordion Club members for early visitors from 11.30-12.30. Brooklyn Zine Fest takes place at Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St, Brooklyn, NY 11201. For further information email: brooklynaccordionclub@gmail.com |
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 The popular and ever busy accordionist Erika, known as ‘The Princess of the Accordion’, plays for dancing on Sundays April 26th, May 24th, June 21st, and July 12th, all at 2pm, at Au Fond de la Cour, 1 Rue Riverre, Floreffe, Belgium. Entry is free, but meals need to be booked. |
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| Accordionist Stanislav Angelov performs background music in the French musette style on May 2nd and 3rd during lunchtimes, 11am until 3.30pm, during a two days wine tasting event. The event is organised by winemaker Joris van Almenkerk, at Almenkerk Wine Estate, Viljoenshoop Road 50, 7160 Elgin, Western Cape, South Africa. For further information email: music@goodmusic.co.za |
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 Celebrate May Day, Monday May 3rd, at Quarry Bank Mill, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 4LA, with Victorian-themed traditional entertainment including Swing Boats, Punch and Judy, Maypole dancing, and much more. Accordionist Rob Howard will be there again, playing between 11am and 4pm. Last year the sun shone, thousands were there, and it was an excellent day out. |
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 The Accordion Pops Orchestra (MD Al Terzo) performs in concert on Sunday May 3rd, 2.30pm, at the Seabrook Village Concert Hall, Finton Falls, New Jersey, for ‘A Night at the Movies’. The guest vocalist is Sasha Leon. |
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 The annual ‘Festival der Harmonika’ concert takes place on Wednesday May 13th, 7.30pm, in Thannhausen, Austria. Accordionists performing include Damir Tkavc, Gottfried Alber, Loui Herinx, Thomas Hammerl, and Andrej Toplisek. |
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 Franco Cambareri has released a new work:Catalog No: cfranco103 - Island Dreamer (solo) as an eSheet, able to be purchased online with credit card and sent to you by email. Island Dreamer is a Romantic Hawaiian Ballad. |
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