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3° Strumenti & Musica Festival. 16-23 Maggio 2010 Bando di concorso
Kim e Dan Christian offrono lezioni via Skype, Colorado – USA
RAM ‘Accordion Showcase’, Friedrich Lips Masterclass – Regno Unito
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Governor of Nevada Honors Dick Contino - USABojan Volcevski (Macedonia) Wins ‘Leo Ceroni’ - ItalyWill Glahe CD: ‘Accordion King’ – Germany
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Martin Lubenov Concerts - Belgium, Finland and ScandinaviaJelena Milojevic Concerts, British Columbia – CanadaKate Luxmoore Group Concert, London – UKVictor Prieto’s February Gigs, New York – USAClaudio Allodi @ Fairkytes Accordion Club, Essex – UKNAO South East Thames Festival, Surrey – UK
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February Diatonic News Online 1st FebruaryMusic Marche Accordions Site Updated - ItalyFebruary USA News Online 1st FebruaryMusicForAccordion.com new eSheet PiecesNAA Publications New Music Releases
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Vienna Accordion Festival - Austriaby Rob Howard |
 L'undicesimo festival internazionale della fisarmonica si terrà dal 25 febbraio al 26 febbraio in diverse locations a Vienna, comprese il Planet Music e il Porgy e Bess Jazz e Music Club. Il festival comprende 40 concerti e 19 differenti palcoscenici. Un a schiera di stelle della fisarmonica eseguirà concerti che spazieranno dalla musica folk a quella classica, dal tango al punk.Il programma di quest'anno prevede: 15 Febbraio alle ore 20 - Otto Lechner, Karl Hodina e Krzysztof Dobrek (Austria/Polonia), Vindobona, Wallensteinplatz 6, Vienna 20 febbraio (ore 20) – Paul Schuberth (Austria), Lorin Sklamberg e Susan McKeown (USA/Irlanda), Bec De Cha, insieme con Arnaud Methivier, Pascal Ducourtioux e Jean Hughes Billman (Francia), Theater Azkent, Theresianumgasse 18 A-1040, Vienna 21 febbraio (01.00) – silent films: ‘Sherlock Jr’. (USA 1924, Buster Keaton, e ‘Back Stage’ (USA 1919, Fatty Arbuckle), con l'accompagnamento di Sasha Shevchenko e Maciej Golebiowski (Ucraina/Polonia), Film Casino Margaretenstrasse 78 A-1050, V 22 febbraio (ore 20) – Concerto ‘Tributo a Lars Holmer’, con Otto Lechner e Guy Klucevek (USA), Metropol, Hernalser Hauptstr. 55 A-1170, Vienna 9 Marzo (ore 20) - The Claudia Quintet (USA), Porgy and Bess, 11 Riemergasse 10 Marzo (ore 20) - Midas Divas (Austria) e il duo Renzo Ruggieri e Mauro De Federicis (Italia), Ehrbar-Saal, Mühlgasse 30, A-1040 Vienna 13 Marzo (ore 20) – Beyond the Pale (Canada), Theater Azkent 15 Marzo (ore 20) - Trio Cronopio (Ucraina/Ungheria/Austria); Duo Raul Barboza e Nardo Gonzales (Argentina), Ehrbar-Saal 18 Marzo (ore 20) – Klaus Paier Trio, Sargfabrik, Goldschlagstrasse 169 A-1140, Vienna 19 Marzo (ore 20) – Sebastian G & Uml; Rtler & Tommaso Huber (Austria); Martin Lubenov e Vladimir Karparov (Bulgaria), Ehbar-Saal, Mühlgasse 30 A-1040, Vienna 22 Marzo (ore 20) - Dobrek Bistro (Polonia, Russia, Brasile, Austria), Orpheum, Steigenteschgasse 94b A-1220, Vienna Per maggiori informazioni email: akkordeon@akkordeonfestival.at |
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3° Strumenti & Musica Festival. 16-23 Maggio 2010 Bando di concorsoby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| L’associazione culturale IAC (Italian Accordion Culture) in collaborazione con le Edizioni Musicali e Discografiche ARS Spoletium s.r.l. indice ed organizza, all’interno del 3° Strumenti & Musica Festival di Spoleto del 16 - 23 Maggio 2010 il Concorso Internazionale per fisarmonicisti solisti e gruppi di musica da camera «Premio Strumenti & Musica» e la selezione dei candidati italiani per la partecipazione alla 63a Coupe Mondiale CIA (IMC-UNESCO) della fisarmonica, che si terrà a Varaždin (Croazia) dal 19 al 25 Ottobre 2010. Per poter partecipare alla Coupe Mondiale è necessario superare la selezione del Voting Member ufficiale nazionale, che per l’Italia è la IAC. La giuria internazionale si pronuncerà sull’idoneità dei canditati italiani a partecipare alla Coupe Mondiale. La IAC sponsorizzerà i due migliori fisarmonicisti italiani selezionati dalla giuria per il viaggio e l’hotel a Varaždin dal 19 al 25 Ottobre 2010. Le iscrizioni dovranno essere presentate entro e non oltre il 15 aprile 2010 (2010 Spoleto Rules) |
Kim e Dan Christian offrono lezioni via Skype, Colorado – USAby Rob Howard |
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| Nel segno di come la tecnologia sta cambiando il nostro mondo della fisamronica, i fisarmonicisti Kim e Dan Christian (Kim and Dan Christian) hanno annunciato che offriranno lezioni via Skype con l'utilizzo di una webcam. Tutti quello di cui gli studenti hanno bisogno è una webcam con l'attacco per l'USB o un computer che abbia già una camera e una connessione veloce. Gli insegnanti di fisarmonica sparsi per il mondo stanno per abbracciando questa nuova tecnologia molto rapidamente perché ha un enorme potenziale educativo. Immagina di organizzare una lezione con il compositore, insegnante a insegnate di masterclasses per tecniche specifiche, stili di musica etc. Kim e Dan Christian (Kim and Dan Christian) l'hanno sperimentato attraverso gli Stati Uniti e ancora più lontano come in Cina. Oltre a eseguire e registrare, I fratelli Christian hanno entrambi insegnato fisarmonica per oltre 30 anni. Entrambi hanno un modo di preparare le lezioni divertente e intrigante per I loro studenti, offrendo fino a oggi musica e arrangiamenti. Uno studente può aspettarsi di migliorare la tecnica, imparare l'espressione musicale, sviluppare buone tecniche per l'utilizzo del soffietto, imparare come migliorare la velocità e molto altro. Gli studenti vengono presi sia per il livello principiante che per quello virtuoso. C'è anche l'opportunità di esibirsi da soli o con la Christians' band al Rocky Mountain Accordion Society Festival che si tiene annualmente a Denver in Colorado. Per maggiori informazioni email: kdchristian@roadrunner.com |
RAM ‘Accordion Showcase’, Friedrich Lips Masterclass – Regno Unitoby Rob Howard |
 Gli studenti della Royal Academy of Music presentano un concerto intitolato “Accordion Showcase” al David Josefowitz Recital Hall, RAM, mercoledì 3 febbreaio alle ore 19.30. L'organizzatore è il professore Owen Murray.Ad accompagnare il concerto sarà il professore Friedrich Lips dell'Istituto Gnessin di Mosca. Friedrich Lips terrà una master class venerdì 5 febbraio nel Concert Room al RAM. L'ingresso è libero e tutti sono invitati a partecipare. Il programma prevede Doppler – ‘Hungarian Pastoral Fantasy op.26’ Trang Nguyen – fisarmonica, Michael Liu - flauto David Gorton Wind – ‘Sculpture’ (world première) Rafal Luc – fisarmonica, Philip Dewhurst - trombone Franck Angelis - ‘Concert Suite’ Rafal Luc – fisarmonica Piazzolla – ‘The Seasons of Buenos Aires: Spring - Winter’ Martynas Levickis – fisarmonica, Melinda Miguel – violoncello, Rimantas Vingras - pianoforte Sofia Gubaidulina – ‘In Croce’ Amadej Herzog – fisarmonica, Jonathan Rees – violoncello JS Bach - Overture da ‘Partita BWV 831’, 1st movement Ksenija Sidorova - fisarmonica Sergei Berinsky - Partita ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra’ Martynas Levickis – fisarmonica Alfred Schnittke – ‘Revis, A Fairy-Tale’ Ksenija Sidorova - fisarmonica Per maggiorni informazioni email: K.INGRAM@ram.ac.uk |
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by Rob Howard
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 Legendary American accordionist Dick Contino has been officially honoured by Jim Gibbons, Governor of Nevada. January 17th, Dick Contino’s 80th birthday, was declared a day of honour for an entertainer whose professional career began 60 years ago.Over 60 years, Dick Contino has performed all over the USA and beyond, made numerous recordings, starred in a 1958 Hollywood movie, ‘Daddy-O’, been the subject of a novel, ‘Dick Contino’s Blues’ (written by James Ellroy), and appeared a record breaking 48 times on the Ed Sullivan Show. Dick Contino’s next shows are on January 29th and 30th at the Avi Resort & Casino, Laughlin, Nevada. From March 16th to 20th he is again at the same venue. |
by Anica Karakutovska
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| Picture above, Elizabeta Ilievska, Bojan Volcevski, Zorica Karakutovska. The 4th International Accordion Festival ‘Leo Ceroni’ was held in Riolo, Italy on January 4th and 5th 2010. The finalists for this international competition were selected by a jury listening to pre-submitted video applications. The competition had three musical categories: classical music, variété and folk music. A feature of this competition is that accordionists perform with an orchestra and their performances are judged by two different juries consisting of accordionists, composers, directors and other instrumentalists. Accordionist Bojan Volcevski, a senior year student of the Faculty of Music Skopje, class of Prof. Zorica Karakutovska, won the first prize in classical music category. Performing Concertstück, Op.79 (IV mov.) by Carl Maria von Weber, Bojan delighted the audience. The arrangement was specially made for this festival by the composer Elizabeta Ilievska (Macedonia) in cooperation with Prof. Zorica Karakutovska and received positive critique from the jury. This international prize is another success for students of Zorica Karakutovska. |
by Rob Howard
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 ‘Accordion King’ is a re-release of a CD, available via Amazon, by popular German accordionist, bandleader and arranger Will Glahe. The tracks include: ‘Beer Barrel Polka’, ‘O, du lieber Augustin’, ‘In Munchen steht ein Hofbrauhaus’, ‘Zwei herzen in 3/4 takt’, ‘Du, du liegst mir im herzen’, ‘Lichtensteiner Polka’, ‘Trink, trink, bruderlein trink’, ‘Lili Marleen’, ‘Der fröhlich wanderer’, ‘O, mein papa’, ‘Ich bin so glücklich’, ‘Du kanst nicht treu sein’, ‘Ein freund’, and ‘Auf wiedersehn’Will Glahé (1902-90) was probably the most commercially successful German accordionist of the 20th Century, with large worldwide record sales in a recording career that lasted for sixty years. Glahé was largely responsible for popularising his country’s folk music via the accordion to the German public. Glahé studied the piano at the Cologne Conservatory. He also played the accordion in cafes. From the 1930s he directed his own orchestra, and made recordings. His flair for arranging and anticipating public tastes made him a great favourite in Germany, and many other countries. In 1938, Glahé scored a big success in Britain and America with his release of the million-seller ‘Beer Barrel Polka’. During World War II, Glahé’s version of the ‘Beer Barrel Polka’ was the US General Eisenhower's favourite record! |
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by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 Austrian-based Bulgarian accordionist Martin Lubenov has some concerts booked in Belgium, Finland, Sweden and Denmark. These are with his orchestra and trio, as follows:Martin Lubenov Orkestar January 29th – Philharmonie, Liège, Belgium 30th - Espace Senghor, Brussels Jazzta Prasta (trio) February 19th – Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival, Finland 21st – Inkonst, Malmö, Sweden 22nd – Kulturhuset, Copenhagen, Denmark Austrian-based Bulgarian accordionist Martin Lubenov combines Balkan Roma music with shades of swing, modern jazz, tango nuevo, salsa and musette. He has become one of the leading figures of the accordion and Balkan music scene in Vienna. He has performed at clubs and festivals in many European countries and beyond with the Martin Lubenov Orkestar and his jazz quartet Jazzta Prasta. In 2006 he was awarded the French ‘Prix Gus Viseur’, category ‘Jazz/World’, and has since collaborated with Austrian saxophone player Wolfgang Puschnig and international accordionists Richard Galliano (France), Renato Borghetti (Brazil) and Dancas Ocultas (Portugal). In March 2009 the one hour documentary ‘Jazzta Prasta’ (Camera Film Sofia) was presented at the International Sofia Film Festival, Bulgaria. The movie describes Martin Lubenov’s career between Sofia and Vienna. For further information email: sabina@cultureworks.at |
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 Croatian-born Jelena Milojevic is now based in Canada, where she is promoting and establishing classical accordion as a performer and teacher. She is currently teaching at Vancouver Community College and her CD ‘The Art of Accordion’ will be released later this year, followed by a Canadian tour.Jelena Milojevic moved to Canada in 2007, having previously won numerous international accordion competitions, including the 2003 CMA Trophée Mondiale in Acquapella, Italy. Her New York debut in May 2009 was the first classical accordion solo-recital in the last thirty years, in Carnegie Hall. Her upcoming concerts include: January 30th, 5pm – All Saints’ by-the-Sea, Salt Spring Island, BC 31st, 2pm - Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, BC February 3rd, 10.30am - Maple Ridge Recital Society, Maple Ridge, BC 4th, 10.30am - Silk Purse Gallery, West Vancouver, BC |
by Rob Howard
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 The Kate Luxmoore Group performs on February 1st, 7pm to 10pm, at the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London, in a concert organized by the Ifa-Yoruba Contemporary Arts Trust.Described as visionary and uplifting, clarinetist Kate Luxmoore's new album ‘The Grove’ combines flavours of Paris with sumptuous and dark melodic pieces. Kate is joined for this concert by renowned jazz violinist Omar Puente, accordionist Karen Street, and Grammy award winning percussionist Lekan Babalola. Karen Street is currently touring with the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ show, based on the popular BBC television show, throughout January and February. The show visits Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Nottingham, Sheffield, London, Glasgow, Belfast and Newcastle. For further information email: karen@karenstreet.com |
by Rob Howard
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 New York-based accordionist Victor Prieto performs as follows:February 9th, 7.30pm and 9.30pm – with Emilio Solla & the Tango Jazz Conspiracy - CD Release Party at The Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th St, New York 11th, 9pm – two duo performances (with Chris Cheek, presenting the new CD, ‘Rollo-Coaster’, and with Rob Garcia) at the Douglass St. Music Collective, 295 Douglass St. Brooklyn, NY - and Victor Prieto 12th, 11pm and 12.30am - La Lanterna, New York Victor Prieto was recently interviewed on the Spanish national TV channel TVE1 about his life in music: www.rtve.es/mediateca/videos/20091216/espanoles-nueva-york--victor/651118.shtml For further information email: victorprieto2001@yahoo.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Claudio Allodi is the guest artiste at Fairkytes Accordion Club, Fairkytes Arts Centre, Billet Lane, Hornchurch, Essex, on February 3rd, 8pm. Claudio Allodi is the son of the late Bruno Allodi, whose long established ‘Allodi Accordions’ business is based at 143-145 Lee High Road, London SE13 5PF. |
by Rob Howard
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 The NAO South East Thames Area Accordion Festival takes place on Sunday January 31st at Ripley Village Hall, Ripley High Street, Ripley, Surrey. This one day contest is organised by Guildford Accordion Club, whose Secretary is Myra Brooks.For further information email: myrabee@btinternet.com |
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 The February 2010 Diatonic News online 1st February. |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 The consortium “Music Marche Accordions”– consortium for the protection, the promotion and the development of hand-crafted, quality musical instruments produced in the Marche region – has established a certification for the “Made in Castelfidardo” musical instruments with the purpose of giving a guarantee to the customer from only manufacturers producing with reliability and respecting the traditions of craftsmanship that now have a history of over 150 years in the Marche region of Italy.The “quality and origin certification” guarantee the purchase of an instrument made with selected materials and that the instrument fully complies with the criteria of quality and origin as laid down by the consortium “Music Marche Accordions” in Castelfidardo. Their web site has just been entirely up-dated, so please visit the Music Marche Accordions website. |
by Rita Davidson Barnea
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| The February 2010 USA News, online on the 1st February. |
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 MusicForAccordion.com site releases 6 new pieces - 'Reverie, catalog:mfa7096', 'La Sorella, catalog:mfa7097', 'La Cucaracha, catalog:mfa7098', 'Bamba - Samba, catalog:mfa7099', 'Valse Bleue, catalog:mfa8000' and 'Jarabe Tapatio, catalog:mfa8001'. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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 NAA Publications releases 6 new pieces, 'Beer Barrel Polka (Medium Version), catalog:naa106', 'Beer Barrel Polka (Duet), catalog:naa107', 'Beer Barrel Polka (Solo – Easy Version), catalog:naa108', 'Spritely, catalog:naa109', 'La Scala Waltz, catalog:naa110', 'Joledoans March, catalog:naa111'. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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