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DHV Accordion Music Prize 2024 - Germaniaby Christine Johnstone |
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Il DHV (Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e.V.) Accordion Music Prize 2024 si terrà a Ettlingen, in Germania, dal 9 al 12 maggio 2024. Il concorso è aperto a solisti, duo, musica da camera, ensemble e orchestrale in una varietà di categorie fino a 27 anni di età. Le competizioni nazionali si terranno a gennaio e febbraio 2024. La data per l'Associazione Nazionale della Renania settentrionale-Vestfalia è il 18 febbraio 2024. Termine ultimo per l'iscrizione: 30 novembre 2023 Scarica il regolamento del concorso qui: 2024DHVMusicPrize.pdf |
Tour irlandese di Foster & Allen - Regno Unitoby Rob Howard |
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Il popolare duo Foster & Allen ha annunciato che il loro tour irlandese 2023/2024 inizierà il 27 dicembre 2023 a Mullingar, in Irlanda, con concerti fino al 15 marzo 2024. Mick Foster e Tony Allen hanno festeggiato 40 anni di musica insieme nel 2015 e hanno pubblicato oltre 30 album. Vedi la locandina per i dettagli del concerto. |
Concerto e workshop di Stas Venglevski presso il museo World of Accordions – USAby Rob Howard |
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Stas Venglevski suonerà presso l'Harrington Arts Centre A World of Accordions Museum di Superior, Wisconsin, USA, il prossimo 15 ottobre alle ore 14:00. Parte del ricavato del concerto sarà destinato a sostenere il museo World of Accordions. Il giorno seguente, 16 ottobre alle 14:00, Stas terrà un workshop gratuito sulla musica originale per fisarmonica. Vedi poster sopra per i dettagli. |
Video_ "Cokiba" - Nuovo video di Coba e Jin Oki - Giapponeby Christine Johnstone |
Video: "Cokiba" è un nuovo duo dei musicisti giapponesi Coba (fisarmonica) e Jin Oki (chitarra flamenco). Il duo sta eseguendo il loro primo singolo MV "God of Sorrow - Proserpina" dove gli strumenti "si intrecciano squisitamente per creare un suono unico". "Questo lavoro è una composizione musicale di Coba per il duo che raffigura l'amore che appare nella mitologia greca." Proserpina è il nome latino della dea greca Persefone, meglio conosciuta come la dea della primavera. Il video è stato girato sul posto: Ishikawa Nishida Kitaro Museum of Philosophy a Tsubata, Ishikawa Otemachiyokan. |
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XII Festival Internazionale della Fisarmonica Ferreira do Zêzere - Portogalloby Christine Johnstone |
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Il XII Festival Internazionale della Fisarmonica Ferreira do Zêzere si terrà il 14 e 15 Ottobre a Lisbona, in Portogallo, in collaborazione con la Casa Regionale di Ferreira do Zêzere. Programma come segue: • 14 ottobre alle 21:30 si esibiranno i fisarmonicisti Jeremy Lafon (Francia), Gary Blair (Scozia), Tino Costa (Algarve), Rodrigo Mauricio (Lourinhã), Theresa Mauricio (Lourinhã), Julius Vitorino (Ferreira do Zêzere), Rodrigo Gomes (Ferreira do Zêzere) e Marcio Cabral (Ferreira do Zêzere). • 14 ottobre alle 15:00 - Masterclass di fisarmonica, con i partecipanti al festival internazionale Gary Blair e Jeremy Lafon, presso il Centro Collettivo dell'Academia Artistica do Zêzere a Ferreira do Zêzere. Iscrizioni limitate a otto partecipanti. • 15 ottobre alle 16:00 presso l'Auditorium della Biblioteca Orlando Ribeiro, Telheiras, Lisbona, performance di Jeremy Lafon, Gary Blair, Rodrigo Mauritius e Marcio Cabral. Per ulteriori dettagli telefonare al: 962 307 280 |
39° Concorso di fisarmonica VAMÖ – Austriaby AWW |
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Il 39° Concorso di fisarmonica VAMÖ si svolgerà presso la Yamaha Music Europe Gmbh di Vienna, in Austria, il 24 e 25 febbraio 2024. La competizione si svolgerà tutto il giorno per le categorie 1A+1B+1C il 24 febbraio 2024 e per le categorie 2+3 il 25 febbraio 2024. La scadenza per l'iscrizione è il 24 gennaio 2024. Scarica il regolamento del concorso e il modulo di iscrizione qui: 2024Vamo.pdf |
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by Harley Jones
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![]() Thank you to Lou Jacklich, AccordionUSA, MusicForAccordion and Pamela Tom for making this very fine gift of accordion music available free. Testimonial: Dear Pam, I am so impressed with Lou’s recordings. They are wonderful and demonstrate so much talent and skill. I am a true admirer of Lou. Thank you for sending the recordings. Signed, Bonnie Birch. Bonnie Birch is Chairman and Producer of the Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration, Producer of Seattle's Day of the Accordion, President of Northwest Accordion Society. |
by Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions
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![]() The series, entitled 24h Bach, was held from October 9th, 2022 to September 10th, 2023. Concerts took place in churches in Teijo, Turku, Hyvinkää, Kerava, Orimattila, Kouvola, Turenki, Mommila, Artjärvi, Tammela, Virolahti and Ruotsinpyhtää. Performances featured works such as The Well-Tempered Clavier, English, French, German (Partitas) Suites, Goldberg Variations, Inventions and Sinfonias, 16 Concertos, Cello Suites, Violin solo Sonatas and Partitas, some organ works and Chorals from the Four Passions. Kalle Välimaa was a pupil with accordionist Veikko Ahvenainen (1975-1980) and Kimmo Mattila (1980-1985). In Moscow at the Gnesin Academy Kalle Välimaa was a student of Vitaly Muntjan (1985-1991) and Friedrich Lips (1991-1992). For the polyphonic development, Kalle studied orchestral conducting with professor Vladimir Zenovjev (1986-1992). |
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Video: Sigmund's Orkester (Norway) performing Earthquake Polka (Sigmund Sæther). Music track from the CD album "Sigmunds Spesial". Filmed at StudJO - Selbu (Norway), on June 16th, 2023 featuring Sigmund Sæther (accordion), Øivind Farmen (accordion), Kaj R. Endresen (drums) and Pål Steinar Flakne (bass). |
by Dr. Robert Young McMahan Chair of AAA Composers Commissioning Committee
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![]() ![]() As with all my updated, expanded articles, this one includes new historical information, more photos from Elsie Bennett’s historical photo albums, and the new and very important feature of musical examples accompanying far deeper analytical descriptions of the work. View the latest article about Aria by William Grant Still at: http://www.ameraccord.com/aaacommissions16.php |
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by Christine Johnstone
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“Leveret” will begin their 10th Anniversary Tour (Part 2) with a performance at the Derby Folk Weekend on September 29th, 2023. The tour will continue with concerts in England & Wales through to October 14th, 2023. The trio features Andy Cutting, Rob Harbron & Sam Sweeney. For details email: info@leveretband.com |
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The Bradford Accordion Band will entertain at their 6th Grand Charity Show at the Bingley Arts Centre in West Yorkshire, England, on September 30th at 7.30pm. “Fit-up your flares and pull on your platforms for an eclectic night of 70s music, song and dance.” The band is inviting this year's audience to come along dressed for the occasion. The 2023 chosen charity is Andy's Man Club. For details email: bradfordaccordionband@gmail.com |
by Christine Johnstone
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![]() Alex Meixner will perform at the following Oktoberfest concerts in October, 2023 as follows: • October 1st - Plattduetsche Park Restaurant & Biergarten, Franklin Square, New York • October 2nd - Villa Roma Resort & Conference Center, Callicoon, New York • October 3rd - Reichenbach Hall, New York, New York • October 5th to 8th - Schulz Braü Brewing Oktoberfest in Knoxville, Tennessee • October 9th to 15th - Helen Oktoberfest in Helen, Georgia • October 17th to 22nd – Tulsa Oktoberfest in Tulsa, Oklahoma For details email: info@alexmeixner.com |
by Jeanette Perry
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The Canterbury Accordion Association (CAA) will hold their next Jam Session at the Church Corner Methodist Centre in Upper Riccarton, Christchurch, New Zealand on October 8th, 2023 from 3pm. All are welcome. See poster for details. |
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The Roadrunner Trio will perform at the Friendly Fire Theatre in Pauluskerk, Breukelen, Utrecht, Netherlands on October 8th, 2023. The trio consists of Erica Roozendaal (accordion), Michel Marang (clarinet) and Antonis Pratsinakis (cello). They play their own music and folk music from Eastern Europe and the Middle East, arranged by the trio themselves. For details email: info@roadrunnertrio.com |
by Christine Johnstone
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![]() “Zamar” will performs a concert at the Drostdy Theatre in Stellenbosch, South Africa on October 10th, 2023 at 11.30am as part of the Toyota US Woordfees Music Festival. The group features Monika Stuchlik Kahl (accordion & vocals – picture left), Veronica Bell (violin & vocals), Philip Vermeulen (guitar), Warren Joubert (bass) and Ronald Siegelaar (drums). The group “have a fantastic program lined up full of surprises.” For details email: info@zamarmusic.co.za |
by Christine Johnstone
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![]() The show will feature 2 musicians, 4 instruments: • Martina Jembrišak - accordion, bandoneon • Valentin Šeremet - clarinet, saxophone "Iz salona Ocic" features a “revitalization of chamber music in the widest range of styles and performing combinations….with a casual, immediate and journalistically dynamic form of conversation with the performers”. For details email: jembrisakmartina@gmail.com |
by Christine Johnstone
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![]() The trio features Anthony Schulz (accordion), Eugene Ball (trumpet) and Ben Hanlon (double bass). Their program will include all new works by Ball, Hanlon and Schulz. |
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PIF Castelfidardo 2023 2023 PIF Castelfidardo Daily Reports, Video |
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Report giornalieri: 48° Premio e Festival Internazionale della Fisarmonica "PIF Città di Castelfidardo" - Italiaby Harley Jones |
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![]() I report giornalieri includono immagini, video e risultati. Le pagine video includono un elenco molto ampio di concerti e concorsi musicali. |
Workshop di Fisarmonica CNIMA 2023 per tutti i livelli – Franciaby Christine Johnstone |
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![]() • Dal 16 al 20 ottobre 2023 – workshop appositamente progettato per gli adulti • Dal 23 al 28 ottobre 2023 – workshop per tutte le età, livelli e stili • Dal 27 novembre al 1° dicembre 2023 - workshop appositamente progettato per gli adulti • Dal 26 al 30 dicembre 2023 - workshop per tutte le età, livelli e stili I workshop riguardano la presa dello strumento, il bilanciamento del mantice, il controllo del suono, i tocchi diversi, la musicalità ecc. Per ulteriori dettagli scrivere a: cnima@orange.fr |
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Is it possible to get the 3 videos form PIF 2023, Finale, premio category 17/9-23 in original high quality? I composed the finale work, Concerto piccolo and would very musch like to get the performances in as high quality as possible, as it was the premiere(s) of the work. Best regards Martin |