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Daily Reports, 76th Coupe Mondiale 2023, Start Tuesday, Bijeljina - Bosnia and Herzgovina
Accordionists at "20th KlezMORE Festival Vienna" – Austria
Coba Performs at “Music Festival of the Soul Mabuioto” - Japan
World Harmonica Championship Steirische-Harmonika-Festival 2024 - Austria
Newbury Spring Festival Presents Duo Fisarco Concert - England
Stanislav Angelov Performs at Hessequa Harmonie Festival – South Africa
Accordion Festival 2023 in Victoria - Australia
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Tekla Klebetnica New CD: Összhang – Harmony - Poland
Future events |
Saso Avsenik Performs at 70th Anniversary of Oberkrainer Music - Germany
Rotterdam Accordion Association "Scala" Concert - Netherlands
Romano Viazzani Ensemble at Chester Cathedral - England
Motion Trio Performs at "H.M. Górecki Festival of Polish Composers" – Poland
Jérôme Richard Performs “Two Crazy Days” Concerts – France
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"Meditato" by Gorka Hermosa Has Chicago World Premiere, Chengdu Premiere, Ugljevik Premiere - USA / China / Bosnia & Herzegovina
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Delay in Publication of the Weekly Newsby Harley Jones |
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| The Weekly News will go live at 6 pm Italy time, Saturday 9th September and will feature the results of the 2023 Coupe Mondiale in Bosnia and Herzegovina. AWW Founder, Harley Jones |
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Daily Reports, 76th Coupe Mondiale 2023, Start Tuesday, Bijeljina - Bosnia and Herzgovinaby Harley Jones |
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  Video Homepage & Video Timetable at: 2023CM-Video (link working from 5th September)Daily Reports, pictures, results at: 2023CM-Report (link working from 5th September) The Daily Reports of video and pictures start on Tuesday 5th September with the Draw for Playing Order. The competitions start Wednesday morning and there will be video of every Coupe Mondiale contestants performances and the concerts, provided by the CIA Video Archive and Education Project. The 76th Coupe Mondiale will be held from 5 - 9 September 2023 in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzgovina, hosted by the CIA member Association of Artists (Bijeljina), contact person: Slaviša Peric. Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) Secretary General Kimmo Mattila writes: "The CIA congratulates the 2023 Coupe Mondiale host, Association of Artists (Bijeljina) upon attracting an excellent 112 entries from 23 countries for the 76th Coupe Mondiale." The 150th CIA International General Assembly of Delegates will have two Congress during the event. CIA President Mirco Patarini writes: “My best welcome to all people that will attend the 76th Coupe Mondiale, and my warm wishes to all competitors. We will have a great event with real music in a live situation, and all our young players will have the chance to express their talent without limits. Good luck!!" Download printable event poster at: 2023CM-poster.jpg |
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Accordionists at "20th KlezMORE Festival Vienna" – Austriaby Christine Johnstone |
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 The "20th KlezMORE Festival Vienna" will be held at a variety of venues in Vienna, Austria from November 4th to 19th, 2023. The festival director since inception is Friedl Preisl.Details as follows: • November 8th at 7.30pm: Klezmer Reloaded Extended (picture left) which features accordionist Alexander Shevchenko. They play Jewish music from Eastern and Southeastern Europe mixed with jazz, salsa & tango. • November 9th at 7.30pm: Daniel Kahn & Jake Shulman-Ment (USA) • November 11th at 7.30pm: Shmaltz Band which features accordionist Calypsia Bradzbudjamon • November 18th at 7.30pm: Styrian Klezmore Orchestra which features accordionist Ivan Trenev • November 19th at 7.30pm: Vienna Klezmore Orchestra (picture below). For details: klezmore-vienna.at or email: friedl@klezmore-vienna.at |
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Coba Performs at “Music Festival of the Soul Mabuioto” - Japanby Christine Johnstone |
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| Coba will perform in the "Music Festival of the Soul Mabuioto vol.14" presented by Gangala Valley on November 18th and 19th, 2023. The festival is “A banquet to love people, nature, and music” at the Gangala Valley Cave Café, Nanjo City, Okinawa, Japan. Coba will be accompanied by Masahiro Itami (guitar), Shingo Tanaka (bass) and Masataka Amakura (drums). Tickets go on sale in September, 2023. Download poster at: 2023Mabuioto.jpg |
World Harmonica Championship Steirische-Harmonika-Festival 2024 - Austriaby Werner Weibert |
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 Dear fans of the Steirischen Harmonika. The coming year 2024 has a great highlight in store for you:From May 9 to 12, 2024, our next World Harmonica Championship will take place for the 4th time, in the idyllic Ausservillgraten! At the same time we celebrate 25 years of the World Harmonica Championship! In 1999 the 1st World Championship was also held in Tyrol, Austria. The Austrian National Championships for Styrian Harmonica and folk music groups also expect many candidates. The announcement will be made in October! Ausservillgraten is worth a trip again! Further information will be online in October at: www.harmonikaverband.at |
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Newbury Spring Festival Presents Duo Fisarco Concert - Englandby Christine Johnstone |
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| Friends of NSF (Newbury Spring Festival) will present an autumn concert by Duo Fisarco at St George’s Hall, Wash Common, Newbury, Berkshire, England on September 24th, 2023 at 3pm. The duo features accordionist Ben De Souza and violinist Chloe Meade. See poster for details. |
Stanislav Angelov Performs at Hessequa Harmonie Festival – South Africaby Christine Johnstone |
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 Video: excerpt from a concert by Veronica Bell and Stanislav Angelov.Stanislav Angelov (picture left) will perform with Veronica Bell (violin) at the Doornboom Opstal Fouriehuis (Doornboom Homestead Fourie House) in Heidelberg Western Cape, South Africa as part of the Hessequa Harmonie Festival on September 20th, 2023. The Hessequa Harmonie festival will run from September 19th to 23rd, 2023 with daily concerts from a variety of artists. Stanislav’s concert entitled “Tango en Tanniene” is a “music and wine pairing…with the Pinotage king, Beyers Truter, together on one stage. The performance is presented with some of the best Pinotage wines in the country.” For details email: music@goodmusic.co.za |
Accordion Festival 2023 in Victoria - Australiaby Christine Johnstone |
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  The Accordion Festival 2023 will be held at the Church of All Nations in Carlton, Victoria, Australia on September 30th, 2023 from 10am to 9pm, presented by the Accordion Society of Australia (Vic).The event will feature concerts by the Prahran Accordion Band, The Stiletto Sisters, orchestras and student performances. Workshops will be held by: • Lucy Riddett (picture left) who will provide a ninety minute workshop on how to play her favourite style of accordion music: French musette. During this workshop you will learn the correct technique to create a classic French musette sound including tone, touch, dynamics and more. • Richard Stacewicz (picture above right) who will cover Digital accordion. Do you like the idea of playing different types of accordions to suit many styles of music? • Masterclass by George Butrumlis who will engage with each student to critique their performance and provide insight into the student's relationship with the accordion. • Accordion repair & tuning with Peter Anderson, who will demonstrate reed tuning, valve work and waxing etc. See poster for details. |
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AAA Composers Competition Results - USAby Harley Jones |
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Le Accordeon du Diable (performed by Maria Martonová, accordion) composed by João Pedro Oliveira
Walts Curse composed by Jacob Bean
Flicker, free bass accordion solo, by Kaidson Davis
 The results of the 2023 American Accordionists' Association (AAA) Elsie M. Bennett Composition Competition are:1st place: Le Accordeon du Diable, for accordion and electronic track, by João Pedro Oliveira 2nd place: Walt's Curse, accordion solo, by Jacob Bean Honorable mention: Flicker, free bass accordion solo, by Kaidson Davis Two Legs, One Peg, Two Arms, accordion solo, by Cody McSherry Full information including recordings of the compositions are at: http://www.ameraccord.com/bennett.php |
Tekla Klebetnica New CD: Összhang – Harmony - Polandby Christine Johnstone |
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| Video: Tekla Klebetnica performing Skowronek - (Pacsirta, Skylark, Ciocârlia). Polish group, Tekla Klebetnica have just released their new CD: "Összhang – Harmony", produced by "MRKJ - Összhang - Lengyel Magyar Produkció - Waclaw Felczak Alapítvány". The group features accordionist Zygmunt Czupryn, who is also the Scandalli distributor in Poland. The album is the result of a magical collaboration between the band and musicians from "Lajos Sarkozy Jr. Band", and features “sensual melodies, expressive instrumentation, temperament and deep, captivating and emotional singing.” For details email: info@teklaband.pl |
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AAA Sunday Afternoon Accordion Celebration – USAby Rita Davidson Barnea, Editor USA Accordion News |
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| The American Accordionists' Association (AAA) will hold their “AAA Sunday Afternoon Accordion Celebration” at the Famee Furlane Club, College Point, New York, USA on September 10th, 2023 from 12 noon. The event will feature performances by Alex Chudolij, Mario Tacca, Mary Mancini, Frank Toscano, and Dominic Karcic. Contact AAA for details and tickets by September 4th, 2023. |
Saso Avsenik Performs at 70th Anniversary of Oberkrainer Music - Germanyby Christine Johnstone |
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| Accordionist Saso Avsenik will perform with his Oberkrainer ensemble at Ölmühle Eberstedt in Eberstedt, Thuringia, Germany on September 23rd, 2023. The event, which is organised by Ölmühle Eberstedt, will celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Oberkrainer Music. When brothers Slavko and Vilko Avsenik invented the legendary style of music in 1953, they never dared to dream of selling over 36 million records with their "Original Oberkrainers" and collecting countless national and international awards.” Slavko's grandson Sašo formed his ensemble "Saso Avsenik and his Oberkrainer" in 2009 “to pursue their musical passion and continue his grandfather's captivating music!” For concert details email: info@oelmuehle-eberstedt.com |
Rotterdam Accordion Association "Scala" Concert - Netherlandsby Christine Johnstone |
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 The Rotterdam Accordion Association "Scala" will hold its annual concert in the Fonteinkerk, Rotterdam, Netherlands on September 30th, 2023.Both A and B orchestras will perform under the direction of conductor Yvonne Spil-van Horik. For details email: qm.rijsbergen@casema.nl |
Romano Viazzani Ensemble at Chester Cathedral - Englandby Christine Johnstone |
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| The Romano Viazzani Ensemble will perform a London Tango concert at the Chester Cathedral in Chester, England, UK on September 30th, 2023 from 7.30pm. The ensemble will “bring their unique take on tango along with traditional Argentine Tango and the Tangos of Astor Piazzolla to the wonderful setting of Chester Cathedral’s Refectory.” The ensemble features Romano Viazzani (accordion & bandoneon), John Bailey (piano), Barbara Dziewiecka-Data (violin), Nick Pini (double bass), Jonathan Preiss (guitar) and vocalists Joanna Strand and Jacqui Tate. |
Motion Trio Performs at "H.M. Górecki Festival of Polish Composers" – Polandby Christine Johnstone |
 The Motion Trio will perform at the "H.M. Górecki Festival of Polish Composers", held at the Bielskie Centrum Kultury in Bielsko, Biala, Poland on October 6th, 2023.The trio, which includes accordionists Janusz Wojtarowicz, Pawel Baranek and Marcin Galazayn perform a unique program of “original compositions that are full of innovative sounds and inspired by various musical genres. Their music combines minimal music, jazz, rock and folk.” For details email: annawojtarowicz@akordeonus.com |
Jérôme Richard Performs “Two Crazy Days” Concerts – Franceby Christine Johnstone |
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| Accordionist Jérôme Richard will perform “Two Crazy Days” concerts at the La Hêtraie Restaurant in Rinxent, France on October 17th and 18th, 2023. Bookings are now open for these two days. See poster for details. |
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2023 Xin Jiang Ta Cheng Accordion Art Festival - Chinaby Harley Jones |
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| Guinness World Record Achieved at the 2023 Xin Jiang Ta Cheng Accordion Art Festival. Video above of the 2525 live accordionists, plus 2003 verified online to total 4528 accordion players. Full report of this amazing huge event in Ta Cheng, China is online at: 2023Tacheng There are probably more accordionists per head of population in Tacheng than any other city in the world. Tacheng is in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region of China, and to reach Tacheng, takes over 5 hours flying time from Hong Kong, Shanghai or Beijing and is close to the border of Kazakhstan. To put this in perspective, London to Moscow is 3 hours 40 minutes. The China Daily Times (English edition) wrote: "Dubbed as the "city of accordion", Tacheng has a rich history and legacy of accordion. The accordion is akin to a symbol of the city, and out of every 10 people there will be two or three who can play the accordion. |
"Meditato" by Gorka Hermosa Has Chicago World Premiere, Chengdu Premiere, Ugljevik Premiere - USA / China / Bosnia & Herzegovinaby Harley Jones |
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 Video: World Premiere in Chicago.A most successful World Premiere of "Meditato" composed by Gorka Hermosa was performed by Grayson Masefield at the 2023 Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International (ATG) Festival in Chicago. Photo report at: http://www.accordions.com/atg/2023report.php “Meditato” (2023) is a Meditation on the irrationality of human barbarism that was commissioned by the ATG thanks to the ATG President Mary Ann Covone and Harley Jones. When approached for the commission, Gorka Hermosa proposed a melodic piece as most commissioned works he receives are for virtuoso pieces. He thought that it was deeper to go in the opposite direction with a melodic work. Gorka writes: "Meditato tries to express the desolation in my soul in front of barbaric acts such as I previously showed in Gernika (1994), and in Fragilissimo (2000) showing that all depends on the point of view and our inability to understand the point of view of the people who thinks to the contrary of us. To compose “Meditato”, I listened to the main melodical pieces written for accordion (Romance of Angelis, Kalina Krasnaya of Semionov...), music by Albeniz, Satie, Debussy... and finally I found the inspiration listening to Rachmaninoff (for the introduction of the piece) and Villalobos (Bachiana Brasileira nº5) for the rest of the piece, departing from the improvisation on its harmony, to write what I finally composed in this piece.” Grayson Masefield performed the Chinese premiere of "Meditato" at a concert in Chengdu last week with over 9,000 additional audience viewing by the internet. "Meditato" received enthusiastic audience response in both the USA and China where the work was also performed in concert in Tacheng last week. Full report of Tacheng festival at: 2023Tacheng Grayson Masefield will perform the European premiere of "Meditato" at the 2023 Coupe Mondiale concert by "CIA officers" on 4th September in Ugljevik, Bosnia & Herzegovina. |
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