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Che programmi hai per la Giornata Mondiale della Fisarmonica? - Internazionaleby Harley Jones |
Che programmi hai per la Giornata Mondiale della Fisarmonica (World Accordion Day) per promuovere la fisarmonica nel tuo paese? La Giornata Mondiale della Fisarmonica è il 6 Maggio, il giorno in cui la fisarmonica fu brevettata nel 1829. La Giornata Mondiale della Fisarmonica è stata avviata nel 2009 dalla CIA e ha avuto molto successo, generando molta pubblicità positiva per la fisarmonica. Una parte fondamentale di questo evento è il sito della Giornata Mondiale della Fisarmonica. World Accordion Day Ad ogni associazione, gruppo, orchestra, performer e insegnante, viene chiesto di sostenere attivamente questo evento, incoraggiando le attività nazionali e locali di fisarmonica a partecipare. Tutti possono registrare le loro attività della Giornata Mondiale della Fisarmonica sul sito e inviare un rapporto del loro evento dopo, per il sito. Nessun evento è troppo grande o troppo piccolo. Tutti gli eventi di fisarmonica che celebrano la Giornata Mondiale della Fisarmonica sono i benvenuti. Si tratta di una promozione della CIA per la fisarmonica in cui tutti gli appassionati di questo strumento possono partecipare e contribuire a unire il nostro mondo della fisarmonica, oltre a promuoverla. |
XIX Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival Festeggia 100 Anni - Finlandiaby Harley Jones |
Il Kokkola Accordion Festival 2017 va dal 10 al 19 Febbraio con il tema "100 anni di Finlandia", con una serie di artisti di fisarmonica e composizioni finlandesi dai 100 anni di storia della Finlandia, che sono ricchi di attività legate alla fisarmonica. Potete trovare un elenco di tutti gli artisti sul manifesto sopra. L'evento include anche un seminario: "Accordion and the Indepenent Finland" con Kimmo Mattila come Presidente del Gruppo che guarda la fisarmonica nella storia della Finlandia da un punto di vista scientifico, della storia della musica. In linea con 19 anni di tradizione, il concerto finale è della famosa Guardia Nueva Orchestra (foto sotto), rinomata in questa zona d'Europa con tanti cantanti e diretta dal Direttore del Festival Raimo Vertainen. |
Intervista Giustozzi Fisarmoniche & Diatoniche, Castelfidardo - Italiaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
Video 1: Leo esegue "Javi se pod hitno", il fisarmonicista è Samir Nurkic (Croazia), uscita a Maggio del 2015. "Conoscere le persone"Intervista Giustozzi Fisarmoniche & Diatoniche : 2017GiustozziAcc con: Giampiero Giustozzi (Proprietario) Silvia Gagliardini (Manager) Editor: Holda Paoletti-Kampl "Conoscere le persone" dietro la produzione di fisarmoniche di Castelfidardo che hanno reso questa piccola città così famosa in tutto il mondo per le loro fisarmoniche di qualità. Interview 2017GiustozziAcc |
21° Settimana Internazionale della Fisarmonica "Alcobaça 2017" - Portogalloby Harley Jones |
La 21° Settimana Internazionale della Fisarmonica "Alcobaça 2017" comprende il 22° Trofeo Nazionale e il 3° Accordion International Competitions e si terrà dal 27 Maggio al 4 Giugno a Alcobaça, in Portogallo. Il Presidente del Portogallo Aníbal Freire scrive che il programma prevede anche 6 concerti e 3 masterclass, nonché le gare. Competition Manager Diana Freire invita tutti "a visitare la bellissima città con le sue viste mozzafiato, che si trova a soli 70 km da Lisbona e a partecipare a una settimana di attività in onore della fisarmonica." Scarica regolamenti e moduli d'iscrizione per il 3° Accordion International Competitions a: 2017asaccord.pdf Per ulteriori informazioni scrivere a: info.asacord@gmail.com |
Martynas Tour di Concerti Febbraio - Cinaby Rob Howard |
Video 1: Martynas e SinChronic quartetto d'archi eseguono un flashmob Vivaldi nella stazione ferroviaria Vilniaus, Lituania. Video 2: Martynas nel programma televisivo lituano LRT "Visu garsu", Marzo 2017. Il fisarmonicista lituano Martynas Levickis sta per iniziare il suo primo tour di concerti in Cina, che va dal 7 Febbraio al 28 Maggio. Il suo programma prevede opere di JS Bach, Galliano, Gubaidulina, Levickis, Paganini, Rossini, Soler, Tchaikovsky e Vivaldi. Le date del tour sono: 7 Febbraio - Harbin Concert Hall, Harbin, come parte del 33° Harbin Summer Music Festival 8 Febbraio - Henan Art Center, Zhengzhou 10 Febbraio - Hohhot Grand Theater, Hohhot 12 Febbraio - Handan Grand Theater, Handan 14 Febbraio - Shanxi Grand Theater, Taiyuan 16 Febbraio - Weifang Grand Theater, Weifang 17 Febbraio - Yantai Grand Theater, Yantai 18 Febbraio - Weihai Grand Theater, Weihai 19 Febbraio - Qingdao Grand Theater, Qingdao 21 Febbraio - Shengjing Grand Theater, Shengjing 22 Febbraio - Dalian International Convention Center, Dalian 23 Febbraio - Nanjing Poly Grand Theater, Nanjing 24 Febbraio Changzhou Grand Theater, Changzhou 26 Febbraio - Chongqing Grand Theater, Chongqing 28 Febbraio - Jiaxing Grand Theater, Jiaxing Martynas Levickis, conosciuto solitamente come Martynas, si è diplomato alla Royal Academy of Music di Londra, e si è esibito alla Royal Albert Hall di Londra, Auditorio Nacional in Messico, la residenza di Debussy a Parigi, Berlin Waldbühne, ecc. Nel suo paese d'origine ha vinto 'Lituania's Got Talent' in TV nazionale e ha vinto la categoria 2010 Coupe Mondiale Piano Acordiom (ora Masters classical). Martynas è un Associato della Royal Academy of Music in riconoscimento del suo illustre contributo alla musica nel suo campo, ed è membro del Comitato Consultivo del Lithuanian World Arts Council. Per ulteriori informazioni circa il tour: 2017MartynasTour |
Chiusura Iscrizioni, 31 Gennaio 54° Internazionale Klingenthal 2017 - Germaniaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
La chiusura delle iscrizioni per il 54° Concorso Internazionale di Fisarmonica di Klingenthal è il 31 Gennaio. Le date di gare e festival sono 15-21 Maggio 2017. Regolamento completo sui concorsi e informazioni riguardo le categorie, moduli di iscrizione a: 2017Kling.pdf L'evento include: - Categorie di Concorso Internazionale per solisti e gruppi, per concerti e intrattenimento, per bambini fino alle open categories. - Concerti di artisti famosi e una giuria internazionale di docenti noti. Il Sindaco di Klingenthal Thomas Hennig (foto a destra) estende un invito a fisarmonicisti di ogni nazionalità e paese e ai loro amici a partecipare al Concorso Internazionale della Fisarmonica di Klingenthal 2017. |
7° International "Akordeon Fest", Knjaževac - Serbiaby Rob Howard |
La scuola di musica "Predrag Miloševic" vi invita al 7° International "Akordeon Fest" che si terrà dal 29 al 31 Marzo 2017. Lo sponsor generale dell'Akordeon Fest è il Comune di Knjaževac e il Comitato Organizzatore sono: Zoran Rakic, Martina Milosevic (preside della scuola), Dalibor Arizanovic, Dalibor Milenkovic e Sasa Dejanovic. Questo festival comprende un concorso per solisti di fisarmonica di varie categorie di età, e la data di chiusura per le iscrizioni è il 20 Marzo. Scarica regole e informazioni sull'iscrizione in tre lingue: 2017Knjazevac.pdf Il festival comprende un concerto solista il 30 Marzo di Alexander Komelkov (foto a destra), dalla Russia, che è stato il vincitore della CIA Coupe Mondiale 2016 a Rostov-on-Don, in Russia. Per ulteriori informazioni scrivere a: rakiczoran33@gmail.com |
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Gala Concert, Gold Astana Festival, Astana - Kazakhstanby Harley Jones |
Video of the Gala Concert, held in the Big Concert Hall, Kazakh National University of Arts, Astana on the 4th May 2016. Full information of this 90 minute concert is in Russian and English at: 2017Astana |
Ligeti au coin du feu (Ligeti by the fire) by duo XAMP - Franceby Harley Jones |
Ligeti au coin du feu (Ligeti by the fire) - duo XAMP of Fanny Vicens and Jean-Etienne Sotty Published on Dec 29, 2016. Further information at: http://www.duoxamp.com |
Zoe Tiganouria New Singles Released- Greeceby Harley Jones |
Zoe Tiganouria has released in January, 3 new singles available on the internet, composed by Zoe Tiganouria with lyrics by Markella Selianitou. 1. Dreams Track, 2. Something Has Changed 3. My Sister Mirror For further information email: info@zoe-music.net |
Concert in Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Arts.by Harley Jones |
Evening concert of accordion in the Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Arts. Organiser is Honored Artist of the Russian Federation SF Naiko. The opening concert date was 24th November 2016. Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia is located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk and Omsk. Performing are winners of competitions and festivals 2015-2016. Venue: Big Academic Concert Hall GIIC. Full information of this 90 minute concert is in Russian and English at: 2017GIIC |
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Marco Lo Russo in Eurovision Song Contest entry heat, Vilnius – Lithuaniaby Rob Howard |
Picture above: Alanas and Marco Lo Russo finishing '7 Days' in the studio. Italian accordionist Marco Lo Russo has collaborated with the singer Alanas to write and record and also produce the love song ‘7 Days’, which will be performed as a prospective entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The Lithuanian entry will be chosen on Saturday January 28th in Vilnius, and Marco Lo Russo and Alana will perform the song on live TV. Alanas, a Lithuanian of Kurdish origin, is one of the most popular singers in Lithuania. She has eight best-selling albums and is the recipient of several prestigious awards such as Best Performer of the year, Best Song, Best Video and gold record. Marco Lo Russo met Alanas during his European tour on the Baltic Sea summer of 2015, and they have performed several times in the Baltic States and also Poland. Soon the song will be available in all digital stores.The 62nd Eurovision Song Contest for 2017 will take place in the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev, Ukraine. The contest is expected to consist of two semi-finals on May 9th and 11th and the final is on Saturday May 13th. Some 43 countries are expected to take part. For further information email: press@marcolorusso.info |
Roman Jbanov Concerts, Mures, Le Bourg – Franceby Rob Howard |
Accordionist Roman Jbanov performs in concert on Sunday January 29th, 6pm, at Ecole Mires Vincent, 78 Avenue Pierre II of Aragon, 31600 Mures, Roubaix, France. On Saturday February 4th, 8.30pm, Roman Jbanov performs a classical recital with the singer Marie Noelle Cros at Eglise de Bourg Lastic, Le Bourg, south-western France. For further information email: duopm@sfr.fr |
CAA Concert Film Show, Connecticut – USAby Rob Howard |
On Sunday January 29th, 1pm, the Connecticut Accordion Association will present a video showing a concert held 12 years ago featuring the CAA Orchestra (MD Linda Reed), The K Trio, Bob and Anita Siarkowski, Walter Lawrence, and other accordionists. The video will be shown at The Waverly Inn, 286 Maple Ave, Cheshire, CT 06410. Admission is $5 for CAA members, $10 for the general public, and free for under-16s. For further information email: Marilyn@CTAccordion.com |
Marko Kassl Diary Dates – Netherlands, Germany, Austriaby Rob Howard |
Austrian accordionist Marko Kassl has the following forthcoming dates in January and February: January 29th, 10am – with the Black Pencil Ensemble, Spiegelzaal (Avotros), Concertgebouwplein 10, NL-1071 LN Amsterdam, Netherlands February 5th, 6.30pm – program: Mieczyslaw Weinberg ‘Die Passagierin, Musiktheater in revier, Kennedyplatz, D-45881 Gelsenkirchen, Germany February 12th, 12midday – with the Black Pencil Ensemble performing ‘La Volta’, Het Oude Raadhuis, Hoofdweg 675, NL-2131 BC Hoofddorp, Netherlands February 14th, 9pm – with the Black Pencil Ensemble performing ‘La Volta’, Philharmonie Haarlem, Lange Begijnestraat 11, NL-2011 HH Haarlem, Netherlands February 21st, 10pm – program: Compagnie Irene K: Die Blume und der BaumBambergsaal, Moritschstraße 2, A-9500 Villach, Austria Marko Kassl is a member of the quintet Black Pencil Ensemble, whose latest concert show is called ‘La Volta’. They have also recently recorded a CD, ‘KAISEKI’, to be published by the German label GWK-RECORDS. For further information email: info@marko-kassl.de |
Gordon Pattullo @ Aberdeen Accordion & Fiddle Club, Scotland – UKby Rob Howard |
Accordionist Gordon Pattullo is the guest at the Aberdeen Accordion & Fiddle Club on Tuesday January 31st, 7.30pm. The club meets at the Old Machar British Legion, 23 Balgownie Rd, Bridge of Don, Aberdeenshire TD5 7EH, Scotland. Gordon Pattullo has been one of Scotland’s most popular accordionists since the 1970s, and is a former All Scotland Champion. He wrote an autobiographical article for the book ‘Accordion Anthology’, by Rob Howard, published on May 6th (World Accordion Day) 2016. |
Zoltan Orosz Concert, Budapest - Hungaryby Rob Howard |
Accordionist Zoltan Orosz performs a solo concert on Thursday February 2nd, 7pm, at the Obudai Tarsaskor cultural centre, Budapest, Hungary. Zoltan Orosz studied the accordion and the organ at the Bela Bartok Conservatory in Budapest, and later at the Franz Liszt College, Budapest. He has since pursued a very successful international career as an accordionist, with several recordings to his credit. For further information email: info@harmonika.hu |
Quintetto Veneto Concert, Tezze (VI) – Italyby Rob Howard |
The Quintetto Veneto perform in concert on Saturday February 4th, 8.30pm-10.30pm, at Tezze di Arzignano, Tezze, Venice. For further information email: info@quintettoveneto.it |
Zoe Tiganouria & Christos Papadopoulos, 5th and 12th February - Greeceby Harley Jones |
Two notable composers and musicians, Zoe Tiganouria & Christos Papadopoulos, are virtuosos together for first time for only two performances on Sundays 5th and 12th February at 9:30 pm, Kremlino, (Karaiskou 119) in Piraeus. Reservations: Ph 210 4100010 Performers are: Artistic / Direction representation Editor: Zoe Tiganouria, Conductor / Piano Stamatis Christou, Accordion: Zoe Tiganouria, Bouzouki: Christos Papadopoulos, Violin: Jason Ktenas, Electric Bass: George Citizen, Percussion: Stelios Generalis, Video Editor: Win Fousketaki, Lighting: Fotis Richard Kokavesis, Makeup: Sofia Karavassili, |
Eastbourne Accordion Festival, West Sussex – UKby Rob Howard |
The Eastbourne Accordion Festival, organised by John Romero, takes place from February 10th to 13th at The Queens Hotel, West Sussex. The guest artists include The Paris Moscou Duo (picture right: Domi Emorine & Roman Jbanov), Gary Blair, David Lukins & Angie Lukins, Sammie Catling, The Jimmy Blair Orchestra (MD Gary Blair), Harry Hussey, and John Romero. Workshop leaders include Gary Blair, Angie Lukins, Sammie Catling, Jean Hanger, and Harry Hussey. The trade show includes The Accordion Shop, Scotland Accordions, Acorn Instruments, Birmingham Accordion Centre, Harry Kipling's "Accordion Treasures", MusicTech, and Carillon Music. For further information email: jr@carillonstudios.com |
Ferran Martinez Concert, Barcelona – Spainby Rob Howard |
Accordionist Ferran Martinez performs in concert on Saturday February 11th, 10pm, at Rte La Bufa, Ctra. Nacional 141c, km 34, Collsuspina, Barcelona. The concert programme includes ‘Voices of Spring’ (J. Strauss), ‘Carnival of Venice’ (arr. P. Frosini), ‘Mack the knife’ (K. Weill), ‘Misty’ (E. Garner), ‘Bossa Nova’ (V. Vlasov), ‘Libertango’ (A. Piazzolla), ‘Anantango’ (Gorka Hermosa), ‘Tema i variacions sobre tema ucranià’ (A. Kazakov), ‘Cou-cou’ (C. Daquin), ‘Verano’ (A. Vivaldi), ‘Autumn Scenes’ (A. Kusiakov), and ‘Don Rhapsody’ (Viatcheslav Semionov). Ferran Martinez was born in 1971 in Sabadell, Barcelona. He studied at Bruc's Conservatory in Barcelona and also studied with Iñaki Alberdi in ESMUC (Catalunya High School of Music). His CD recordings to date include ‘Sentiments’ (classical), ‘La Magia del Acordeón’ (popular), ‘Capricho Español’ (classical), ‘Feelings’ (classical/popular). For further information email: ferranbayan@gmail.com |
Hanzhi Wang @ Brooklyn Accordion Club, New York – USAby Rob Howard |
Hanzhi Wang is the special guest at Brooklyn Accordion Club this Sunday February 12th, 3-5pm, at 61 Local (61 Bergen Street), Brooklyn, New York. Admission - $5 (kids under 18 free). There will an open-mic session before Hanzhi Wang’s concert. Hanzhi Wang is one of the stars amongst the young generation of classical accordionists. She tours internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, and has been described in reviews as "Masterfully", "Technically flawless" and "remarkable stage presence", which adds to her innovative musicianship. Her competition successes include winning the Beijing International accordion competition in China and Klingenthal International Accordion Competition in Germany, the Arrasate International Accordion Competition in Spain, and the Premio category of the International Accordion Competition in Castelfidardo, Italy. In 2017 she will release her solo CD, with works by Danish composers. The CD is called ‘In the path of H.C. Andersen’, and takes the listener in to the heritage of Danish adventures. For further information email: brooklynaccordionclub@gmail.com |
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Two New Works by Douglas Ward Released by Charnwood Publishing - UKby Douglas Ward |
Two new works have been released by well known UK composer and performer Douglas Ward, published by Charnwood Publishing. DW938 The Happy Whistler Standard: Grade 4 Approximate playing time: 2 min 0 sec This happy-go-lucky little piece will make you want to dance! Written in G major, the introduction is eight bars long. It is quite hummable and memorable. It clips along at a jaunty pace through the first section, which requires some treble fingering dexterity. It changes to C major for the second section before returning to G major. DW939 Ali Baba’s Barber Approximate playing time: 2 min 30 secs. Written in D minor (using just three chords in the basses), this piece combines the mysterious with catchy, playful, and rhythmic. The introduction combines treble chords with a four-note lead-in bass motif. The treble melody and accenting invokes a Moorish feel, with accents and phrasing confirming the rhythmic theme. The second treble section is rapid and requires smoothness and dexterity of the performer, with an extended section displaying playfulness between treble and bass rhythms. After returning to the original theme the piece ends with a showy four-note treble glissando. The Douglas Ward page is now listing over 80 compositions and arrangements of eSheet and printed music available from Charnwood Publishing. Purchase with credit card online. |
Gary Dahl Releases Ashokan Farewell Arrangement - USAby Gary Dahl |
Catalog No: DH0257 - Ashokan Farewell by Jay Unger Arranger Gary Dahl writes about this new arrangement: The minimal use of embellishments is intentional so as to retain the poignancy of this composition. This arrangement is not hard to play but requires exceptional emotion to best convey the beautiful melody to your audience. Jay Ungar and his wife and fellow musician, Molly Mason, were running the Ashokan Camp, a summer arts school specializing in fiddle and dancing. While there, Ray Ungar composed the tune and their group, Fiddle Fever—recorded the song, including it as part of their 1983 album Waltz of the Wind. The inclusion meant that the song would need a name. Mason suggested “Ashokan Farewell.”. The release of the album generally coincided with the years Ken Burns spent researching and producing The Civil War documentary. In 1984 in particular, Burns was on the lookout for songs that could serve as the soundtrack for the documentary. Ken Burns heard the album and the rest is history. Sample page online and to purchase: Catalog No: DH0257 - Ashokan Farewell |
Interview à la fabrique d'accordéons Alessandrini de Castelfidardo - Italieby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
Video 1: Giorgio Conte au CQFP 2011 Video 2: Piotr Rangno au Jazzfest de Gronau 2013 "Découvrez les gens" Interview à la fabrique d'accordéons Alessandrini, avec : Tonino Alessandrini (propriétaire) Daniela Alessandrini (propriétaire) Producteur : Holda Paoletti-Kampl Découvrez les personnes derrière la fabrication des accordéons à Castelfidardo, de ceux qui ont rendu cette petite ville si célébre de par le monde à travers la qualité de leur production : 2017Alessandrini |
NAA New Website & Promoting 30th Anniversary Convention in Texas - USAby Norman Seaton |
The National Accordion Association (NAA) President Norman Seaton (picture left) announces the new NAA website which has been totally reconstructed to be mobile friendly and allow people on phones as well as on computer, to look for any accordion-related information within 3 clicks. The new site also promotes the the 30th Anniversary Convention of the NAA at the Hyatt Regency in Richardson, Texas from March 8- 11, 2017. Full information and registration details are online on the new website at: http://www.NationalAccordion.org |
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