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Concerti di Natale in tutto il Mondoby Christine Johnstone |
![]() cjmusic@outlook.co.nz e includerò un articolo nelle notizie settimanali di Accordions Worldwide. Non vedo l'ora di avere presto tue notizie. Christine Johnstone Editor di notizie settimanali internazionali di Accordions Worldwide |
5° Festival Internazionale della Fisarmonica di Graz - Austriaby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
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![]() ![]() Foto in alto a sinistra: Piet Daniels (Svezia), vincitore del virtuoso intrattenimento musicale Classe III Foto in alto a destra: Mihajlo Petric (Bosnia ed Erzegovina), vincitore della fisarmonica classica Classe V Il 5° Festival Internazionale della Fisarmonica si è tenuto a Graz dal 23 al 24 novembre, organizzato da Slaviša Peric. L'obiettivo del direttore del festival è quello di riunire artisti, educatori e candidati di diversi paesi per una competizione pacifica e un ampio scambio di opinioni ogni anno. Lo sviluppo positivo degli ultimi anni gli rende giustizia nel suo lavoro. Ciò incoraggerà i giovani musicisti e farà conoscere meglio la fisarmonica a un pubblico più vasto. I partecipanti all'evento di quest'anno provenivano da un totale di dieci paesi: Austria, Italia, Svezia, Slovacchia, Croazia, Slovenia, Russia, Romania, Serbia, Bosnia ed Erzegovina. Hanno mostrato le loro notevoli capacità in 13 categorie (fisarmonica classica, ensemble di musica da camera e musica di intrattenimento virtuoso). La giuria era composta da Mirco Patarini (Italia), Irina Krutkjova (Svezia), Maria Budzakova (Slovacchia), Ana Štepin Zagoranski (Croazia), Mikela Uršic (Slovenia), Evgenja Khazova (Russia) e Slaviša Peric (Bosnia ed Erzegovina). Quest'anno Mirco Patarini, presidente dell'Associazione internazionale della fisarmonica CIA (Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes), fisarmonicista attivo di concerti e direttore generale dell'acclamata compagnia di fisarmoniche Scandalli a Castelfidardo, è stato l'ospite principale. È stato invitato a mostrare le sue abilità durante il concerto (vedi foto sotto) e i visitatori hanno anche potuto vedere gli strumenti Scandalli alla mostra. |
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Tour “Celtic Christmas 2019” di Sharon Shannon - Giapponeby Rob Howard |
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Video: Sharon Shannon dalla trasmissione TG4 degli Irish Post Awards, 2019 Sharon Shannon eseguirà i suoi concerti di "Celtic Christmas 2019" in Giappone dal 30 novembre al 7 dicembre, a partire da Fukui e terminando a Tokyo. Suonerà un mix di musica tradizionale irlandese con un tema natalizio celtico. Programma del tour: 30 novembre: Harmony Hall Fukui a Fukui, telefono: +353 (0) 776-38-8280 1 dicembre: Yokosuka Arts Theater a Yokosuka, Kanagawa, telefono: +353 (0) 46-828-1600 2 dicembre: Aoyama CAY, Tokyo, Minato City, telefono: +353 (0) 3-3498-5790 3 dicembre: The Phoenix Hall, Osaka, telefono: +353 (0) 6-6363-0311 5 dicembre: Bunshokan, Yamagata, telefono: +353 (0) 23-635-5500 7 dicembre: Nagano City Museum of Art, Nagano, telefono: +353 (0) 26-219-3100 8 dicembre: Sumida Triphony Hall, Sumida City, Tokyo, telefono: +353 (0) 3-5608-12 12 |
Renzo Ruggieri nuovo spartito de “Il Tuo Sguardo” - Italiaby Harley Jones |
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![]() ![]() Catalogo: rrenzo521 ll Tuo Sguardo (solo) spartito, formato .pdf ha improvvisazioni anche a livello di arrangiamento. La musica è difficile da eseguire ma, grazie a una melodia molto efficace, si presta sia a situazioni di concerto che a competizioni internazionali. Catalogo: rrenzo518 Valentango (solo) spartito formato .pdf "Valentango" è una composizione tratta dallo spettacolo "Valentino è Tango!" dedicato al mito di Rodolfo Valentino e alla storia del tango. |
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by Heather Masefield Secretary, New Zealand Accordion Association
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![]() This hour long concert was made up of pieces that the players had chosen: Themes from Phantom of the Opera, Howls Moving Castle, I'll Make a Man out of You. Thanks to Joan Sommers (USA) for her arrangement of Shallow performed by vocalists Alanah Jones and Angela Chen. Thanks also to dancers Jazz Lopez and Elena Reekie for a superb "Santa Maria Tango" Dance - video above. Gary Daverne was in the audience to hear his arrangement of "Pirates of the Caribbean" performed to conclude the concert. Special Guests were a new Tango group formed by Grayson Masefield from Auckland University tutors, picture below: Barkin Sertkaya on guitar, Grayson Masefield, Sarah Watkins on piano, Gordon Hill on bass and Andrew Beer on violin. They performed works by Piazzolla. |
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![]() A young accordionist from St Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh has completed a performance in the second round of the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2020 in Cardiff. The event is a televised national music competition, broadcast biennially on BBC Television and BBC Radio 3. The competition is open to British percussion, keyboard, string, brass and woodwind players, who are eighteen years of age or under. Accordionist Sofia Ros studies the accordion with Professor Djordje Gajic and played Córdoba, by Isaac Albéniz and Ivanov's Paraphrase. Entries for this award are now closed and auditions will take place throughout the UK over the next few months. Accordions Worldwide wishes Sofia every success in the competition. |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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Why wear normal shoes when you can wear accordion shoes? This Danny Mesél is asking as he is preparing for a new show with the Kaboca Puppet Theatre, in which he will be playing all kinds of homemade instruments. Danny is very hopeful, that he will be able to learn how to walk in time for the premiere on December 1st. We hope so too and that he might want to sell these new shoes to the diatonic accordion community after the show? |
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The Klezmer Brothers @ Schauspielhaus Graz - Austria |
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Duo “Leinen Los” will perform a Pre-Christmas concert at the Akkordeon-Café Dortmund in the Fritz Henßler Haus in Dortmund on December 2nd at 7pm. The duo, which comprises of Erwin Dahlmann (accordion) and Axel Ermisch (vocals) will entertain with a variety of traditional Christmas songs and popular melodies as well as poems and stories. For details email: akkordeoncafedortmund@gmail.com |
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![]() On December 7th, the trio will perform at the Ayr Music Club, Octagonal Hall Alloway Church in Ayr, Scotland. The Ayr Music club organises a series of classical music performances each year in Ayr where professional musicians give recitals, mainly of classical chamber music. The Kosmos Ensemble is re-defining the relationship between classical and world music. United by a shared passion for improvisation, music from around the globe as well as the rigours of classical training, each member brings an individual flavour to the group. Their program includes wild Gypsy fiddling, emotive Jewish and Greek music that glides seamlessly into hot-blooded tango, alongside interpretations of Japanese, Polish and Sephardic songs, new arrangements for and by the ensemble and with references to classical composers including Bach, Brahms and Sarasate. For further information email: kosmos@kosmosensemble.com |
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![]() The competition will include jury members from Perm, Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Moscow and Togliatti: R. Kozlovsky (accordion), E. Pirogov (accordion), E. Bykov (balalaika), R. Zorkin (guitar) and E. Scriabina (domra). Accordionist Sergey Osokin will perform a concert at the competition on December 6th. His program will include Fou Rire (R. Galliano), Whispering (P.Whiteman), Hijo De La Luna (Meccano), Requiem (S. Osokin), Pulse (S. Osokin), C'est si bon (H.Betti) plus others. For details email: sergei_osokin@mail.ru |
by Christine Johnstone
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![]() The Finland Tour, from December 9th to 15th, is part of the Finnish Folk Music Association’s annual concert tour program. The duo play original music, composed and written by themselves, influenced by the northern nature, traditional Samí joik and Finnish folk, and pop music! Their program will include original music from their latest album Vildaluodda - Wildprint. Tour schedule: December 9th: Kulttuurikellari, Savonlinna at 7pm December 10th: Mäntyharjun kulttuurisali, Kompantie 22, Mäntyharju at 6pm December 11th: Kulttuuritila Nuijamies, Valtakatu 39, Lappeenranta at 7pm December 12th: Rahvaanmusiikin kerho, Kulttuuritalo Telakka, Tullikamarin aukio 3, Tampere at 9pm December 15th: Lavka, Mannerheiminkatu 14, Loviisa (acoustic concert) at 6pm For further details email: viivi@saarenkyla.fi |
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![]() ![]() Patricia is a regular entertainer at many functions around France including playing at retirement homes, balls, dancing events etc. For details email: contact@ponette.fr |
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The World Café Trio will perform Vivaldi’s Four Seasons at the Welgemeend Function Centre in Cape Town on December 11th at 7pm. The trio, which includes Stanislav Angelov (accordion), Petrus de Beer (violin) and Schalk Joubert (bass guitar) aim to give their audience a unique experience, telling the story behind the compositions and the sonnets to make you understand and experience Vivaldi on a whole new level. For details email: music@goodmusic.co.za |
by Rob Howard
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Ksenija Sidorova and group perform the V. Monti Czárdás (ZDF Klassik live in Club, April 2017) Ksenija Sidorova (picture below) is looking forward to performing two December concerts leading up to Christmas with Avi Avitals (mandolin). The first will be a Christmas concert at the Furnes Church in Furnes, Norway on December 13th. For details phone: +47 62 33 07 70 The following evening (December 14th) they will perform at the Vidzemes Koncertzale Cesis in Cesis, Latvia at 7pm. For details email: alice.o'reilly@harrisonparrott.co.uk |
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![]() This event is held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Opera House and will include performances by Toronto bands that will each donate half of their fees to a charity of their choice. The Lemon Bucket Orkestra, which includes accordionist and vocalist Marichka Marczyk will perform a mix of Balkan, Klezmer, Gypsy and “Party-Punk” music. For further information email: ian@meta4world.com |
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Well known Scottish folk rock band “Manran” (which features accordionist Gary Innes) will return to the Strathpeffer Pavilion, The Square, Ross and Cromarty, Highland, for a concert on December 28th at 7.30pm. Their special guests will be the multi award-wining band RURA, who are also one of Scotland’s most sought-after folk-based bands. The following evening (December 29th) Skerryvore (which includes brothers Daniel on accordion and Martin Gillespie on pipes, whistles and accordion) and Manran will entertain at The Albert Halls in Stirling at 7.30pm. Skerryvore are a multi-award winning Scottish band creating a ‘trad-rock’ fusion that has seen them perform in over 25 countries worldwide. For concert information phone: +44 1786 473544 or email: alberthalls@stirling.gov.uk |
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William Schimmel al 2020 AAA Master Class & Concert Series a New York - USAby Harley Jones |
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L' American Accordionists' Association (AAA) presenterà una Master Class & Concert Series del 2020 con il dott. William Schimmel, moderatore e curatore dal 31 luglio al 2 agosto 2020. Questo evento si terrà presso il Tenri Cultural Institute di New York. Intitolato "Time Travel", il festival presenterà masterclass giornaliere dalle 15:00 e concerti serali dalle 19:00. Scarica il volantino AAA Masterclass per un elenco completo dei partecipanti e informazioni sulla prenotazione: 2020AAAMasterClass.pdf Prenotazioni online all’indirizzo: http://www.ameraccord.com/annualmasterclass.php |
by Harley Jones
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![]() Gary Daverne after several requests, has also composed the accordion solo with piano accompaniment for his 2nd Rhapsody for Accordion and Orchestra. Catalog ED0082d The 2nd Rhapsody for Accordion and Orchestra is composed for accordion solo with accordion orchestra or accordion solo with symphony orchestra. Full details at: Gary Daverne These new works can also be used for the "Teachers - Win a trip to New Zealand" competition. Full information at: http://www.accordion.co.nz/2020/VideoDaverneCompetition.htm Other Margarita duets are: ED0051 - Margarita - accordion duet ED0052 - Margarita - accordion & flute ED0053 - Margarita Revisited - accordion solo & piano accompaniment ED0054 - Margarita - accordion & soprano saxophone Bb ED0055 - Margarita - accordion & viola ED0056 - Margarita - accordion & violin |
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