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Shanghai Normal Quintetto di Fisarmonica Presentato al Concerto di Capodanno 2013- Cina
Convegno Nazionale della fisarmonica, 7-9 Marzo, 2013, Dallas - USA
2013 Accordion Plus Concorso e Festival, Rostov-sul-Don - Russia
Concorso Internazionale della Fisarmonica di Vilnius - Lituania
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Video: Accordion Concerto Endymion Performed in Copenhagen - DenmarkPetar Marić Performance Report, Košice – SlovakiaVideo: Youth Accordion Orchestra St Petersburg Performance.‘Balkan Sorrow’ Soundtrack Awards, Amsterdam - NetherlandsVideo: Three North Korean Schoolgirls Performing - North KoreaMirco Patarini and Bruno Moritz Concert - BrazilVideo: Vivaldi in the Berliner U-Bahn, Potsdamer Platz Station - GermanyVideo: Rehearsal for Tomorrows Show, Brooklyn - USAVideo: Pamela Souriau "Le tango du thé dansant" - France‘14 Years Ago’ – TV search for America’s sauciest accordionist…
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2013 Coupe Mondiale Regole e Regolamenti Online - Canadaby Harley Jones |
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 Le Regole e Regolamento del Concorso 2013 Coupe Mondiale e Festival in corso a Victoria, BC, Canada dal 17al 25 Agosto 2013 sono ora online sul sito Coupe Mondiale.Ci sono 8 categorie in gara: - 65a Coupe Mondiale - Masters Coupe Mondiale - Junior Coupe Mondiale - International Entertainment Virtuoso - Junior International Entertainment virtuosi - Concorso Internazionale di Musica Ensemble - Concorso Internazionale per Fisarmonica Digitale - Best New Work originale (classica) La Coupe Mondiale 2013 è stata ospitata dalla BC Accordion Society e il presidente Aleksandar Milojevic scrive: "Questa sarà solo la seconda volta in assoluto che la Coupe Mondiale si è tenuta in terra canadese (Toronto nel 1964) e la BC Accordion Society è molto entusiasta di promuovere la Coupe Mondiale in una delle città più belle del mondo, Victoria, BC " Una caratteristica della manifestazione è il premio di grandi dimensioni con più di $ 50.000 dollari canadesi in premi e riconoscimenti. Per la prima volta al Coupe Mondiale ci saranno cinque premi assegnati per ogni categoria con premio in denaro aggiuntivo per il Best New Work. Un pre-evento Coupe Mondiale, il Concorso Mondiale emozionante di orchestre di fisarmonica e le regole per questo sono anche sul sito Coupe Mondiale. 1 °, 2 ° e 3 premio sono Roland V-Accordions. Il Presidente della CIA, Raymond Bodell cerca di darvi il benvenuto alla 66° Coupé Mondiale e il 130° Assemblea Internazionale Generale dei delegati CIA del Congresso a Victoria, Canada. Informazioni complete delle competizioni e del festival sul sito Coupe Mondiale. |
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Shanghai Normal Quintetto di Fisarmonica Presentato al Concerto di Capodanno 2013- Cinaby Harley Jones |
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| Il Concerto di Capodanno 2013 il 1 ° gennaio si è tenuto presso il prestigioso Shanghai Grand Theater. In primo piano è stata la Shanghai Normal Accordion Quintet, composta dai migliori studenti del Dipartimento di Fisarmonica. I tutor sono insegnanti famosi come il Prof. Li Cong, il Prof. Zhang Gouping e Asst. Prof. Wang cristallo. Il concerto ha visto la partecipazione del membro dell'Ufficio Politico del Comitato Centrale del PCC, il Segretario del Partito di Shanghai Han Zheng, il Sindaco Yang Xiong, il Presidente del Congresso del Popolo municipale Liu Yungeng, il Presidente della città CCPPC Feng Guoqing, il vice segretario Cui Yin e altri leader della città. I suonatori del quintetto di fisarmonica sono: (l'elenco dei nomi sarà disponibile a breve) Dopo lo spettacolo, i capi della città si sono congratulati con tutti gli artisti e il personale, in particolare con gli studenti del Quintetto della Shanghai Normal University che hanno mostrato un vivace atteggiamento mentale e ottime abilità musicali. Una promozione eccellente della fisarmonica mostra anche lo sviluppo della fisarmonica in questi ultimi anni a Shanghai. |
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Convegno Nazionale della fisarmonica, 7-9 Marzo, 2013, Dallas - USAby Norman Seaton |
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 Il Presidente della National Accordion Association (NAA) Norman Seaton ha annunciato questa settimana che "E 'tempo di iscriversi alla Convention Nazionale 2013 della fisarmonica. Stiamo celebrando American Music e la fisarmonica di quest'anno e la quota di iscrizione è ancora il basso costo di $ 200 per fisarmonicista. "Foto a sinistra: Norman e Sharon Seaton Il 26° Festival annuale NAA sarà un evento informativo e di divertimento per tutti gli appassionati di fisarmonica. Il convegno sarà caratterizzato da eventi emozionanti ed educativi tra cui concerti, seminari, fiere, campo della banda, si suona tutto il giorno e la notte, "Circle of Champions", e molto altro ancora. Tutti i tipi di fisarmoniche sono benvenute. Per maggiori informazioni vedere il sito NAA. |
2013 Accordion Plus Concorso e Festival, Rostov-sul-Don - Russiaby Alexander Poeluev |
 L'International Music Center "Harmony" associazione sta organizzando il Concorso e Festival 2013 Accordion Plus,dal 29 marzo al 1 Aprile 2013.Scarica l'elenco delle categorie e delle regole a: 2013Rostov Ci sono categorie da solista di musica classica e di intrattenimento, ensemble e fisarmonica digitale. |
Concorso Internazionale della Fisarmonica di Vilnius - Lituaniaby Harley Jones |
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  Quest'anno il Concorso Internazionale della Fisarmonica di Vilnius 2013 si svolge in Lituania, dal 3 al 7 aprile, organizzato dall'Associazione Fisarmonicisti Lituana.Ci sono varie categorie di età e sezioni per fisarmonica solista (classica e musica leggera), ensemble, gruppi da camera e orchestre. Scarica il Regolamento Generale in: 2013Vilnius Le iscrizioni chiuderanno il 1 ° marzo. Il Direttore Artistico Raimondas Sviackevicius (foto a destra) scrive: "La Primavera nel 2013 inviterà gli appassionati di musica e di fisarmonica, promotori di talento, giovani, educatori, attivisti e tutti gli appassionati di questo grande strumento al Concorso Internazionale di Fisarmonica di Vilnius. Non vediamo l'ora di vedervi nella capitale della Lituania - Vilnius " Per ulteriori informazioni e-mail: raimondas@akordeonofestivalis.lt |
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| Accordion Concerto: Endymion Published on Dec 21, 2012 Endymion - the sad (yet instructive) tale of a moonstruck young man Composer: Fredrik Österling Accordion: Andreas Borregaard Sjællands Symfoniorkester conducted by Andreas Delfs. |
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 On January 20th Serbian accordionist Petar Maric performed in Slovakia at the ECOC 2013 Opening Ceremony in Košice, and proved to be a sensation. Excerpts from a report written by Eva Mikilová:"In the Intermezzo bar, 22 year-old Petar Maric stood before the audience and briskly started to play his accordion. The likeable Petar captivated everybody. The bar was packed and people danced. Peter proved that everything really can be played on the accordion. Starting with ‘Kalinka’, then Serbian folk songs, Italian ballads and modern hits. They were all played with unbelievable energy, excellent delivery and a smile. He played tirelessly for more than two hours and his performance will be embedded in the memories of his audience." |
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| The 7th European Festival of Accordion Orchestras was held November 1 – 4, 2012 in Prague, Czech Republic. The Youth Accordion Orchestra St. Petersburg performs the Slavonic Dance ? 8 by Dvorak. The event was organized by the Czech Accordion Association and the Concert and Travel Agency CTA. |
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 The soundtrack ‘Balkan Sorrow’ from the movie of Peter Volkart ‘Zimmer 606’, composed by Netherlands-based Bosnian accordionist Nihad Hrustanbegovic and played by him together with Blehmuzik become the winner of several national and international film awards in 2012 (and there is likely to be more to come in 2013), such as Méliès d’Or for the ‘Best European Short Film’ at The International Festival of Fantastic Cinema of Catalonia, H.R. Giger Award for ‘Best Swiss Short Movie’, Taurus Studio Award, Silver Méliès Award for ‘Best European Short Movie’ at Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival. ‘Zimmer 606’ has been also broadcast at many festivals worldwide such as Genèva, Uppsala, Paris, Amiens, Montréal, Leuwen, Boston, Warsaw, Badalona, Wiesbaden, Brest,c Kiev, Bern, Neuchâtel, Århus, Strasbourg. Zimmer 606 will be also broadcast in 2013 at the 22nd Flickerfest International Short Film Festival in Sydney, Australia, and the International Short Film Festival in Clermont-Ferrand. Nihad Hrustanbegovic (born 1973) has performed in many European countries, such as Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, France, Finland, Spain, England, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland. He has also become known as a composer, and famed for his originality. During his first accordion recital in June 2010 at Concertgebouw in Amsterdam he presented his second solo album ‘Opus 7 The Cross-over’ and got huge appreciation in Dutch News Paper Trouw by the journalist Stan Rijven, “What Pablo Casals did for emancipation of the cello, and Astor Piazzola of the bandoneon is Nihad Hrustanbegovic doing for accordion”. For further information email: info@nihad-accordeon.com |
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| Published 27 December 2012. Three North Korean schoolgirls performing at a school in Pyongyang. |
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 Highly regarded Italian accordionist Mirco Patarini has made many concert tours to Brazil and on the 16th January, Mirco was performing for the first time in Brusque, Santa Catarina. Also performing was well known Brazilian accordionist Bruo Moritz who with the Scandalli accordion company presented the concert. |
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| Published on Dec 1, 2012, Uncommonly good buskers. Deep in the Berliner U-Bahn, Potsdamer Platz Station, these two accordionists played music from Vivaldi's "the Four Seasons". This extract is from Winter, 1st movement, Allegro - Concerto No. 4 in F minor. |
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| Rehearsing for a show at the Barbes in Brooklyn, NY, USA. Uri Sharlin (accordion), Avi Avital (mandolin), Yshai Afterman (percussions) and Shane Shanahan (percussion). |
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| Pamela Souriau (accordion) performing the easy listening "Le tango du thé dansant". |
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 The Accordions Worldwide news of January 29th 1999 included a report of a search for the ‘sauciest accordionist’ feature on the Jay Leno TV show in the USA. The finalists were Terri Conti (New Jersey), Dwayne Dopsie (Louisiana) (pictured-left), Phoebe Legere (New York), Tim Padilla (California), and Jason Stephen (Missouri), and the event was held at the Welk Resort, Branson, Missouri. The winner turned out to be Zydeco accordionist Dwayne Dopsie. The jury members, who judged the contestants while considering: overall talent, entertainment value, charisma and professionalism, were Larry Welk (son of Lawrence Welk), John Bahler (Music Director for the Welk Resort), Joan Castle (‘Queen of Piano’ at the Welk Resort and long time cast member of the Welk Show), Art Van Damme (accordion jazz legend), Dale Buse (well known pianist), Gail Lennon (singer/songwriter), and Faithe Deffner (President of the American Accordionists' Association). HOTTEST ACCORDIONIST TO PERFORM ON TELEVISION - USA Contributed by Faithe Deffner, President of the American Accordionists' Association Last week Jay Leno, host of the ‘Tonight Show’, announced the search for the ‘sauciest accordionist’ to the many millions in his TV audience. He will feature the winning entertainer on his program. A number of other TV shows are already showing interest in having the winner perform. ‘USA Today’ also ran an article on the "Search for the Hottest" campaign on January 20th 1999. |
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Il Duo Play Game all’XI stagione dei concerti al Gianicoloby Rob Howard |
 Dopo il grande successo di domenica scorsa a Sermoneta il maestro Marco Lo Russo chiude la XI stagione dei concerti al Gianicolo, nella splendida cornice della Cappella Musicale Pontificia, la fisarmonica di Lo Russo darà via ad un eccezionale gioco musicale a quattro mani.Il Maestro Marco Lo Russo ed il sassofonista e polistrumentista della Demo Morselli Band Massimo Zagonari, si cimenteranno in un affascinante viaggio tra la musica improvvisata ed etnica per dar vita ad un concerto ricco di atmosfere e colori etnico jazzistici. Domenica 27 Gennaio alle 17.30 alla Cappella Musicale Pontificia Sistina, alle spalle del Teatro Argentina in Via Monte della Farina, 64 a Roma, i due musicisti pontini, effettueranno un viaggio musicale che dal jazz rileggerà i temi delle colonne sonore e di celebri canzoni di cantautori italiani in forma personale ma mai perdendo di vista il background musicale quotidiano che possiamo ascoltare semplicemente in una radio. Musical Game non è altro che un gioco tra ritmo e suono, uno spettacolo da non perdere per chi ama ma le leggende legata alla sua storia. |
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 ‘Django and Accordion’ is a two days course on January 26th and 27th of gypsy jazz for accordion, led by accordionist Bernard Ariu, at Logis de Campeyroux à Lodève, France. The music will be the compositions of the great jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt, and the teaching focuses adapting these jazz pieces for the accordion. The course is from 10am until 5.30pm on both days. For further information email: admv34@gmail.com |
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 Edinburgh-based accordionist Paul Chamberlain has a busy start to 2013 with a series of solo recitals in Scotland, England and California. Beginning in Ripon Cathedral on the 31st of January, Paul will then perform in Bury Parish Church, Dundee Cathedral, Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall (the first accordionist to perform a solo recital at this major and prestigious concert hall), Stockport Accordion Club, and Music@Home in Middleton.He then will be performing around Northwestern California, starting in Santa Cruz, followed by a recital in San Francisco Cathedral and then a performance at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. As 2013 is the 50th Anniversary of the Pink Panther, this concert will feature a project involving live scoring to a number of the short animations which will be shown on screen. The final concert in the tour is a recital as part of the 10th Anniversary series of the popular Seventh Avenue Concerts in San Francisco’s Seventh Avenue Presbyterian Church. Tour dates: January 31st, 1.15pm – Lunchtime Recital, Ripon Cathedral February 1st, 12.30pm – Lunchtime Recital, Bury Parish Church February 9th, 1pm - Lunchtime Recital, Dundee Cathedral February 13th, 1.10pm – Lunchtime Recital, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester February 13th, 8pm – Stockport Accordion Club, Woodley Methodist Church, Stockport February 17th, 3.30pm – Solo Recital, Music@Home, Middleton, Manchester February 21st, 12.10pm - Santa Cruz Public Library, California, USA February 24th, 3.30pm – Solo Recital, St. Mary’s Cathedral, San Francisco, CA February 28th, 6.30pm – Evening Concert, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA March 2nd, 7.30pm – Solo Recital, Seventh Avenue Concerts, San Francisco, CA For further information email: paul@theaccordionist.com 1 CD and original music available at: Paul Chamberlain |
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| On Sunday January 27th, 2.30pm, Belgian accordionist Erika guests with José Hyat and his orchestra to play for dancing at the Salle des Fetes, Tourne, Aquitaine, southwestern France. |
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| John Trigg, who is an accompanist for Royal Scottish Country Dance Society classes, is the guest leader at next month’s Folk Music Workshop on Friday February 1st, 8pm, at the Pendleton Bowling Club, 13 Eccles Old Road, Salford M6 7DE. John’s topic will be the ‘Eightsome Reel’, and the tunes played will be ‘De’il Among the Tailors’, ‘Fairy Dance’, ‘Mason’s Apron’, ‘Morpeth Rant’, and ‘Breakdown’. The sheet music is available in advance or on the night. All are welcome. For further information email: johntrigg@mypostoffice.co.uk |
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 Spanish accordionist and well known teacher Gorka Hermosa performs as follows:January 27th - Gorka Hermosa and the Wind Band of the municipality of Irún perform at the Amaia Theater, Irun, Spain February 8th - Flamenco Etxea Trío, Tudela February 16th - Flamenco Etxea Trío, Urretxu February 23rd – Bacanal, Valladolid February 24th – Bacanal, Valladolid For further information email: gorka@gorkahermosa.com |
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| A ‘Folk N Irish Cruise’ sails from Miami, Florida, to the Bahamas, February 2nd to 9th. There is a large number of entertainers booked, including the all-female band Cherish the Ladies, Scottish accordionist Phil Cunningham, two Irish ceili bands, and many more. Activities available include waltzing, jiving, ceili and set dancing, sing-a-longs, concerts, workshops, sessions, etc. For further information email: info@joaniemaddencruise.com |
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  Video above: Gianluca Campi performing at the Castellaro Golf Resort, June 6, 2010. The next Eastbourne Winter Accordion Festival takes place from Friday February 15th to Monday 18th at The Cumberland Hotel, 34-36 Grand Parade Eastbourne, East Sussex BN21 3YT. The guest artists include Gianluca Campi (Italy - Trophee Mondial 2000 Variete winner), Roy Hendrie (Scotland), Eddy Jay (picture right), Harry Hussey, Roman Voloshchuk (Ukraine), and John Romero (festival organizer, picture left). For further information email: jr@carillonstudios.co.uk |
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| The International Festival & Competition takes place during the month of May in Filadefia, Calabria, Italy. The event includes contests for a wide range of instruments, including accordion, guitar, harp, piano, strings, brass, woodwind, and percussion. There are sections for solo, bands, ensembles, and choirs. The closing date for choir and bands is January 31st, and for others April 2nd. For further information email: associazione.melody@libero.it |
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 The 5th ‘World Meeting of Accordion Music’ takes place in Valledupar, Colombia, June 19th to 22nd. The event is organized by the Reyes Y Juglares Vallenatos Foundation.This year’s festival will welcome 20 accordionists from Uruguay, sponsored by the Fondo Nacional de Música, and there will be a Uruguayan theme in repertoire and style to this year’s event. The Foundation invites everyone, all types of music, solo, group, etc. who uses the accordion as a central instrument to the II ‘World Meeting of Accordion Music’. Valledupar is the capital city of Cesar, which is a state in Colombia. There are competitions for solo accordionists and ensembles that use accordions, and the closing date for entries and participation in the festival is April 18th 2013. For further information email: eldiariovallenato@gmail.com |
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