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04-Apr-2014
Claudio Jacomucci at Sibelius Academy, Helsinki – Finlandby Rob Howard |
 Since 1976, accordion instruction has been taking place at Sibelius Academy. A special emphasis is placed on enhancing students’ pedagogic readiness to teach others from early education to university level. Students are often involved in cooperation with Finnish composers, and Finland has a rich history of accordion compositions.The chair of the accordion is held by Matti Rantanen and Helka Kymäläinen (pedagogy) with teachers Mika Väyrynen, Veli Kujala, Marjut Tynkkynen, and Heidi Velamo. The academy recently hosted a master class Claudio Jacomucci and Kathleen Delaney. The central theme was the accordionist with an approach based on the principles of the Alexander Technique. This teaching is very relevant because the accordion is a very physical instrument. Jacomucci and Delaney explained the various possibilities and applications as set out in their recent book ‘Mastering Accordion Technique’. Students of all levels took part in the lessons. Claudio Jacomucci performed at the chamber music hall of the academy a solo concert, with his own compositions ‘Wonderlands’, ‘Tarantolata’, followed by the virtuoso work by the Italian-Swiss composer Giorgio Tedde, ‘Ballu’, and the arrangements of ‘Baiao Malandro’, ‘Agua y vinho’ and ‘Loro’ by the Brazilian Egberto Gismonti. The concert ended with the moving ‘Infernal Circles’ featuring dancer Kathleen Delaney, and performed in complete darkness where the dancer uses portable lights and evoke the underworld of Orpheus and Eurydice myth. The concert was supported by the Italian Cultural Institute in Helsinki. |