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NAO UK Campionato 2012, Liverpool - UKby Anna Bodell of Charnwood Publications |
![]() Foto a sinistra, presidente della NAO Anna Bodell e sotto l'Hotel Adelphi. Quest'anno, il festival includerà: - La mostra di strumenti e musica commerciale; - Le sezioni di qualificazione della Gran Bretagna per la CIA Coupe Mondiale 2012 che si terrà a Spoleto, Italia nel mese di agosto; - Le finali nazionali del Concorso V-Accordion Roland in collaborazione con Roland nel Regno Unito in cui il Rappresentante per il 6 ° concorso internazionale di Roland verranno selezionati; - Concorso dei Compositori NAO '; - Una vasta gamma di categorie solisti, duo ed ensemble che renderanno questo un concorso famoso nel Regno Unito. L'evento comprende la categoria Internazionale di Musica e Spettacolo classica Virtuoso con tutte le norme ei regolamenti elencati sul sito web NAO. Data di chiusura delle iscrizioni:28 febbraio 2012. Per maggiori informazioni visualizzare il sito web NAO o e-mail: naouk@btinternet.com |
Fisarmonica Expo Festival, Sümeg - Ungheriaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
![]() ![]() Il festival coinvolge personalità internazionali della fisarmonica come Navracic Miroslav, Marjan Krajna (foto a destra), Mirco Patarini, Jovica Djordjevic (foto a sinistra), e Vlada Panovic. Per ulteriori informazioni e-mail: mogerp@freemail.hu |
Gent Rotary Club Sponsor Concorso Internazionale di Fisarmonica - Belgioby Koen Walraevens |
![]() Su specifica richiesta del candidato, il Gent Rotary Club può aiutare a trovare alloggio durante il concorso. I requisiti di categoria sono un programma di due round. Scarica il Regolamento a: 2012 Gent, la data di chiusura delle iscrizioni è il 15 febbraio 2012. |
Yuri Medianik membro della Giuria, Concorso Nazionale della Canzone danese, Copenaghen - Danimarcaby Harley Jones |
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![]() Il vincitore, Soluna Samay, continua a rappresentare la Danimarca nell' Eurovision Song Contest. La Danimarca competerà in una delle due semifinali il 22 o 24 maggio per un posto in Finale il 26 maggio, che si terrà in Azerbaigian. Yuri Medianik ha tenuto una serie di concerti di alto profilo negli ultimi mesi del 2011 come solista, con gruppi e conducendo la sua orchestra. Ci sono due CD sono disponibili sul sito web Yuri Medianik. |
Renato Borghetti Quartet New DVD & Europe Winter Tour - Europeby Harley Jones |
![]() 18 febbraio Brüssel / Meise (Belgio), De Muze van Meise 19 febbraio Bad Hofgastein (Austria), Jazz im Sägewerk 21 febbraio St.Pölten (Austria), Cinema Paradiso 22 febbraio Stoccolma (Svezia), Stallet 24 febbraio Kokkola (Finlandia), Fisarmonica Winter Festival 26 febbraio a Vienna (Austria), Akkordeonfestival 28 febbraio Bratislava (SK), TBA 29 febbraio Weiz (Austria), Kunsthaus 1 marzo Coblenza (Germania), Café Hahn 2 marzo Feldkirchen (Austria), Amthof 3 marzo Feldbach (Austria), Zentrum 4 marzo a Francoforte (Germania), Brotfabrik 05.March Düsseldorf (Germania), Filmmuseum Il DVD appena rilasciato è intitolato "Renato Borghetti Quartet Europa" ed è un road movie affascinante da René Goya Filho sul tour estivo del quartetto del 2010. I suonatori per il DVD sono gli stessi per il tour del 2012: Renato Borghetti (fisarmonica), Daniel Sá (chitarra), Pedro Figueiredo (sax, flauto) e Vitor Peixoto (piano). Per ulteriori informazioni, contattare l'ufficio di gestione delle prenotazioni CultureWorks, Sabina Schebrak, e-mail: sabina@cultureworks.at |
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French accordionist Jacques Pellarin has branched out significantly from his classical origins to front a jazz and world music influenced quartet. His latest CD, ‘Sup Dude’, was reviewed in the website All About Jazz’ by Bruce Lindsay, and is reproduced here: ? French accordionist and composer Jacques Pellarin has the welcome ability to craft music which is technically challenging, yet immediately accessible and engaging. ‘Sup Dude’ is a joyous album, filled with refreshingly unpretentious tunes performed with skill and obvious pleasure by his quartet - a pleasure readily communicated to others. ‘Sup Dude’ follows 2010's self-produced trio date, ‘Karenita’, adding to that album's winning mix of jazz, Latin and folk music with another collection of tunes in a similar vein. Pellarin is a superbly lyrical player, his lightness of touch showcased on the sprightly ‘Squeezebox Samba’ and ‘So Frenchy’. Pellarin and saxophonist Diego Fano form a great frontline partnership; the combination of accordion and saxophone is especially fruitful on the delightful melodies of ‘Le Temps De Souffler’ and ‘Stevenson Bossa’, where Fano's warm, reedy, tone contrasts with Pellarin's brighter sound. The addition of Renaud Bourquard on bass helps to fill out the band's sound, giving the music more depth and richness. Most notably, his presence seems to give percussionist Yann Pajean added power and freedom when he's behind the drum kit. Bourquard's use of effects works well on the first part of the title track, when the slinky, snaky bass sound complements Pellarin's accordion; but overuse, as on the mid-section of ‘Irish Diversion’, tends to overwhelm the other instruments. The bassist is at his most effective on tunes such as ‘So Frenchy’, when effects are kept to a minimum and he focuses on anchoring the rhythm. Pellarin and his fellow musicians imbue ‘Sup Dude’ with a great sense of fun and a welcome lack of pretension. Pellarin's writing emphasizes catchy hooks, danceable rhythms and light, upbeat, melodies. The resulting tunes have a brightness and optimism, as well as an apparent simplicity that belies both his virtuosity and the talents of his quartet. Track Listing: Sup Dude; Le Temps De Souffler; Irish Diversion; Stevenson Bossa; CML Song; Live at Champlong; Squeezebox Samba; Tango Addiction; So Frenchy; Luz y Fuerza. Personnel: Jacques Pellarin (accordion), Diego Fano (alto and soprano sax), Renaud Bourquard (bass), Yann Pajean (drums, percussion). For further information email: jacques.pellarin@wanadoo.fr |
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![]() Also competing, in the instrumental section, will be the Spanish accordionist Maraya Zydeco. The awards will be made on March 9th at the Philharmonic Theatre, Oviedo, Spain. |
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![]() Yuri Shishkin is one of the highest respected Russian artists regularly making concert tours outside Russia. There are 6 CD's available on the Yuri Shishkin site. |
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![]() Skylah is a member of the North Shore Music Makers Accordion Orchestra and a regular competitor at the New Zealand Accordion Championships and Festival held in Auckland in June each year. For further information email: ca@ihug.co.nz |
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![]() In 1999 he was the first accordionist to be knighted. The Accordions Worldwide news for January 23rd 1998 reported that BBC Scotland had screened a program about the great man’s life in music. Few accordionists anywhere could match the long term success of the 20th Century’s most famous Scotsman BBC TV FEATURES JIMMY SHAND – UK The Herald (UK 27/12) featured an article on Jimmy Shand MBE who will turn 90 on January 28th. BBC Scotland is celebrating Jimmy Shand's life with a programme on Hogmanay called Button Box Wizard, featuring Jimmy and his band. Jimmy's father was a keen melodeon player and Jimmy learnt to play the accordion before he went to school. At the age of 10 he was performing with a dance band. Jimmy has played the length and breadth of the British Isles, sometimes to crowds estimated at 20,000 as well as tours abroad including New Zealand, Canada and six times around Australia. Jimmy Shand MBE has had a locomotive, a racehorse and a pub named after him, and his portrait is in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh. |
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![]() The finals of the 2012 NAO UK Championships are to be held for the first time at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, April 27th/29th. For further information email: asrz33@dsl.pipex.com |
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![]() Di Galitzyaner Klezmorim was formed in 1996, and its present line up is Mariola Spiewak (clarinet), Grzegorz Spiewak (accordion) and Rafal Seweryniak (double bass). All three are graduates of the Academy of Music in Kracow. The trio, which specializes in klezmer, original and Polish music, has participated in a number of cultural events Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland. |
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![]() Pictured left is a beautiful colored Shand Morino featured at a recent gathering. |
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![]() February 8th, 8pm - Kerrytown Concert House, Ann Arbor, Michigan February 9th, 8pm – Katerina’s, Chicago, Illinois February 10th and 11th, 8.30pm – The Brink Lounge, Madison, Wisconsin February 12th, 7.30pm – Lafayette, Indiana February 13th and 14th, 7.30pm – Nightown, Cleveland, Ohio February 15th, 7.30pm – The Purple Fiddle, Thomas, February 16th, 7.30pm – Germano’s, Baltimore, Maryland February 17th, 8pm, Reston Community Center, Reston, Virginia For further information email: julien@julienlabro.com |
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![]() February 1st, 1pm - The Cube, Galway February 2nd, 8pm - Aula Maxima, Galway February 4th – details to be announced, Dublin February 5th - details to be announced, Dublin Black Pencil will soon be traveling to perform in Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba and China. For further information email: info@visisonor.org |
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![]() Every first Thursday of the month, Sergio Zampolli entertains at a dinner featuring wine from different regions in South Africa, France, Spain, Italy, etc. Brasserie de Paris is a fashionable up-market French fine dining restaurant located in Waterkloof Ridge in close proximity to the Pretoria Country Club, and is rated one of the top ten restaurants in South Africa. For further information email: sergio@duo2000.co.za |
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Left handed accordionist Christos Kalaitzopoulos performs at Gaia Live, Thessaloniki, on Saturday February 11th, 10pm. For further information email: starr63@gmail.com |
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Strasbourg's annual Printemps des Bretelles Festival, which takes place from March 23rd to April 1st, celebrates accordion music from around the world. Concerts take place at outdoor markets, restaurants, even libraries, as well as at more traditional venues across town including Illiade and Au Magic Mirror. For further information email: contact@printempsdesbretelles.fr |
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![]() Mazaika are Igor Outkine (vocals, `magic`accordion), and Sarah Harrison(violin, vocals). Their passionate musical cabaret is guaranteed to transport audiences from the Russian Steppes to the Gypsy Campfire, and the Opera House to the Parisian Cafe, full of Russian soul and Tango Passion. For further information email: info@mazaika-music.com |
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![]() ![]() Future meeting dates are February 25th, March 31st, April 28th, May 26th, June 30th, September 29th, October 27th, November 24th and December 15th. No meetings in July or August. For further information email: ukao@aol.com |
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H S Productions eSheet Music Site is Updated with new music added and further information available about the many works. |
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![]() The Trio was founded by Vadim Fyodorov (accordion), Leifur Gunnarsson (double bass) and Gunnar Hilmarsson(guitar). CD “Swing for Sergey” is the Trio's follow up on their first album ,,Papillions Noir" from 2009. On the new album Vadim shows his talent as a composer, with 3 original compositions, which blend well in along with the gipsy classics on the album. The title song of the album, “Swing for Sergey”, is dedicated to Sergey Fyodorov, the son of Vadim. Sergey began at young age to play guitar and he is very intresting for music, specialy for Gipsy Jazz. Members of the trio are at this moment living in Reykjavík, Copenhagen and Weil am Rhein. That didn't prevent them from releasing a new CD which was recorded in august 2011 in Iceland. The photos decorating the new album are taken by the German photograph Frank Höhler and there is a story how the trio got to know him: "We were on tour in one of Iceland’s most sparsely populated areas. On one of the heights we drove over we made a rest stop to enjoy the landscape. We packed our instruments up and played a song surrounded by the amazing view. Then a truck with german registration number approaches us and stops. To your surprise stepped you of the truck guy with big cameras and wanted to take our photos for an exhibition. In return for the favor we got permission to use it for our new CD." For more information fedvadim@gmail.com |
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