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Musikmesse 2016 Frankfurt - Germany
Peter Soave Performance, March 13th, Michigan - USA
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with The Irish Rovers, Vancouver - Canada
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Victor Prieto’s ‘The Three Voices’, New York – USA
New CD and eTracks Album 'Bach Sonatas', Yuri Medianik & Boris Andrianov - Russia
Neta Weiner Article, Tel Aviv – Israel
"Accordions Rising" Nominated for Best Music Documentary - USA
14 Years Ago: Victoria Miles Seeks Info for Her Next Novel - Canada
Future events |
Jerome Robert Musette Dance Gigs – France
Accordion Cruise, Turku to Stockholm – Finland, Sweden
29th National Accordion Association Convention, Texas – USA
Melanie Scholtz & CT Tango Ensemble Concert, Cape Town - South Africa
‘Accordion Showcase’, Glasgow – UK
New and Updated Sites |
New Composition 'Tender Tango' Released - New Zealand
Updated Arrangement: The Battle, from the movie Gladiator Arranged Gary Dahl - USA
Updated site: Sergey Osokin, Moscow - Russia
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AAA Elsie M. Bennett Composition Competition, New York – USAby Joan Grauman Morse |
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 Are you an aspiring composer? Think about composing a solo piece for acoustic accordion in the style of your choice! The American Accordionists' Association (AAA) is once again sponsoring the Elsie M. Bennett Composition Competition. The AAA under the guidance Elsie M. Bennett funded and commissioned more than 50 works in a body of noteworthy literature. She also served as president of the AAA from 1973 to 1974. The general purpose of this competition is to add to the solo concert repertoire of the acoustic accordion. There is the only directive for the style or form of the composition. Competition Information and entry form download at: 2016Bennett.pdf The closing date for entries is June 1st. A panel of prominent accordionists and composers will be assembled by the AAA to judge all submissions. There will be first, second and third place awards presented when entries merit them. The winning compositions will receive a cash prize and be featured at this summer's exciting AAA Festival, ‘Buffalo Squeeze Fest’, in Buffalo, NY, July 6th to 10th. |
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Musikmesse 2016 Frankfurt - Germanyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| Frankfurt Musikmesse is the international trade fair for musical instruments, sheet music, music production and marketing held annually in Germany. - Thursday 7th April to Sunday 10th April 2016, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. - Open daily for trade and public visitors - More than 30,000 instruments shown in seven exhibition halls - Outdoor area with festival atmosphere: Stages, Foodtrucks and more - Prolight + Sound: Tuesday, 5 April to Friday 8 April, new in the eastern section of venue. The Frankfurt Musikmesse is the world's leading music trade fair. There, you will find a complete range of musical products with everything required for making music, not to mention innumerable workshops, concerts, demonstrations and discussion events. This year all "free reed instruments" will be exposed in HALL 9 - and with many manufacturers exhibiting and professional accordionists demonstrating accordion products. A full report of the event will be on this news. |
Peter Soave Performance, March 13th, Michigan - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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 Video above: Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra and soloist Peter Soave, bandoneon performing Oblivion, composed by Astor Piazzolla. Conductor is Emiliano Patarra, 17 February 2012.Accordionist Peter Soave will perform Max Simoncic's "Accordion Concerto" with the Michigan Philharmonic Youth Orchestra on Sunday, March 13, 2016 at 2:pm at the First United Methodist Church in Plymouth, Michigan. This concert is in celebration of the Michigan Philharmonic's 70th Anniversary. Detroit native and internationally renowned accordion virtuoso Peter Soave returns home to Michigan to perform an exciting new concerto by Slovenia-born, California-based composer Max Simoncic. Peter Soave has travelled the world exciting audiences with not only his technical ability but also his passionate interpretations. Soave, now based in France, won four important international accordion compeitions early in his accordion career and in 1987, Peter Soave was the inaugural recipient of "Voce d'Oro," (Italy) the international award honoring those who have given prominence to the accordion in the world of modern music. Peter Soave will return later in the year to be a featured artist and clinician at the 17th Annual Las Vegas International Accordion Convention from August 8-11, 2016. |
Celebrate St. Patrick's Day with The Irish Rovers, Vancouver - Canadaby Harley Jones |
 Video: The Irish Rovers, 50th Anniversary Tour. A wee sample of The Irish Rovers, ‘Farewell To Rovin' Tour’, playing to an audience of 5000 fans in Ontario Canada.The Irish Rovers play St. Patrick's Day on Thursday March 17th at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, Canada. Join the international ambassadors of Irish music, the legendary Irish Rovers, featuring accordionist Wilcil McDowell from Northern Ireland, as they celebrate 50 years of delivering great tunes and good times to the world. Now on their last world tour, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see this beloved band on St. Patrick's Day, at CelticFest, in one of this city's finest venues. From March 10th-17th Vancouver streets, concert halls, and pubs will resound with the sights, sounds, and vibrant spirit of Celtic culture. Western Canada’s largest Celtic celebration offers lots of traditional and contemporary Celtic culture in all its diversity and vitality – and everyone is invited to join in! CelticFest proudly presents music icons, The Irish Rovers on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th. The free Celtic Village takes over Granville Street downtown on Saturday and Sunday, March 12th and 13th. The fabulous St. Patrick’s Day Parade is on Sunday March 13th, starting at 11am. For further information email: celticfestvancouver.com |
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Celebrity Interview: The Musician and Businessman Mirco Patarini - Italyby Harley Jones |
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 The 2nd Celebrity Interview of Mirco Patarini (picture right), musican and businessman is now online at: 2015PatariniThe Celebrity Interview, by Lorenzo Baiocco is published courtesy of Strumenti & Musica. The interview is wide ranging and covers interesting topics about music, the development of accordion education in Italy over the years and questions about manufacturing of accordions and the Scandalli accordion manufacturing. The first Celebrity Interview of Mirco Patarini was in 2005 and there are links to that interview within this latest interview. |
Victor Prieto’s ‘The Three Voices’, New York – USAby Rob Howard |
 ‘The Three Voices’ is a new recording from New York-based Spanish jazz accordionist Victor Prieto, available as a CD or MP3, MP3 320, and FLAC files download.Tracks: Chatting with Chris, Michelangelo 70, Games, Games No. 2, Papa Pin, Recuerdos, Rosa, Six Notes Samba, Muiñeira for Cristina, The Three Voices, The Vibration, Two Door. Grammy Nominee Victor Prieto is hailed by The New York Times as "A fiendishly skilled accordionist and composer" and by The All About Jazz as “One of the best World music and Jazz accordionists now days” |
New CD and eTracks Album 'Bach Sonatas', Yuri Medianik & Boris Andrianov - Russiaby Harley Jones |
  A new CD & eTracks (mp3) album titled 'Bach Sonatas' by Yuri Medianik (accordion) & Boris Andrianov (cello) has been released. Catalog: YMCD004The album website has detailed information about Bach Sonatas. Yuri Medianik and Boris Andrianov are very experienced and qualified musicians who have performed with orchestras, ensembles and now together as a duo. Other Medianik CD's and albums available at: Yuri Medianik |
Neta Weiner Article, Tel Aviv – Israelby Rob Howard |
 A feature article about the Israeli accordionist and singer Neta Weiner appeared in the Jerusalem Post, 24th February.Excerpt: The epithet oxymoronic came to mind when I met Neta Weiner in Tel Aviv last week. Here was this highly personable, even genial, young man who just oozes bonhomie. He came over as thoughtful and intelligent, and with a propensity for lighting up his vicinity with 200 watt smiles. But on the stage you get quite a different aspect of the Weiner take on life. Weiner is a 29-year-old accordionist and vocalist who first came to notice with multiethnic hip-hop band System Ali. Now he is bringing out his own debut album called ‘Bezechut Hashiva’ (With the Right of Return) which will have its official launch at the Tmuna Theater in Tel Aviv this evening (9.30 pm). Read the full text at: JPWeiner |
"Accordions Rising" Nominated for Best Music Documentary - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
  The important documentary "Accordions Risings", created by prominent film maker, Roberta Cantow, continues to garner awards and nominations. The latest one is "Nominee for Best Music Documentary" at the 2016 Barebones International Film & Music Festival to be announced at the Gala Awards Ceremony on April 24, 2016. The festival was created by filmmakers, screenwriters and actors and was created for filmmakers, screenwriters and actors who are involved in independent motion picture projects anywhere in the world. For full information about "Accordions Rising" and if you would like to be informed of the film's formal release on DVD, go to the website: www.accordionsrising.com - click on Contact and join the mailing list. |
14 Years Ago: Victoria Miles Seeks Info for Her Next Novel - Canadaby Rob Howard |
 The Accordions Worldwide News for March 1st 2002 included an announcement that the Canadian author Victoria Miles was writing a story for children about a girl in 1939 who is learning the accordion. The novel, ‘Magnifico’, was published in 2006, and is available in hardback and paperback via Amazon. ‘Magnifico’ won the 2008 F.G. Bressani novel prize, and was a finalist in four Canadian children's choice awards. Children's Book Author Features Accordion Victoria Miles is a children's book author in Canada and is currently working on a fictional story set in Vancouver about a girl in 1939 who is learning the piano accordion (her family are immigrants from Italy). She would like to hear from people who have played the piano accordion as children in the late 1930s in North America. She would also like to contact the Italian male accordion teacher of her mother (Joan Hutchinson), who studied in Victoria (Canada) in the 1940s. This man lived in the James Bay area. |
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Klezmer Music Workshop @ Brooklyn Accordion Club, New York – USAby Rob Howard |
| Video: Music by the Sy Kushner Jewish Music Ensemble. "KlezSqueeze!" "Nor Gelebt, Nor Gelakht" Brooklyn Accordion Club present a Klezmer Music Workshop with Sy Kushner ’s on Sunday March 6th, 3pm until 5pm, 3rd, at 61 Local, 61 Bergen St., Brooklyn, New York. All are welcome. MC: Lyndon Blaylock. Admission: $5 per person. The workshop is open for all kinds of instruments and levels. Play Bb instrument? Lead sheet is available upon request. Open mic performers: Interested in performing? Please email to sign up! For further information email: brooklynaccordionclub@gmail.com |
Jerome Robert Musette Dance Gigs – Franceby Rob Howard |
 Musette accordionist Jerome Robert always has a busy schedule of afternoon dance gigs in various districts of France, and during March performs as follows:March 6th, 2.30pm – Plouigneau (49) March 9th, 3pm - ‘Palace of Dance’, Flavy le Martel (02) March 10th, 12 midday - l’oasis COMPLET!, Winnezeele (59) March 11th, 12 midday - l’oasis COMPLET!, Winnezeele (59) March 13th, 2.30pm - Broons (22) March 15th, 2.30pm – Meslay du Maine (2pm) March 17th, 2pm - Acigné (35) March 20th, 2.30pm - Andard (49) March 21st, 2.30pm – ‘parc expo’, Bal gratuit Foire de Rennes (35) March 22nd, 2pm – ‘le tilt’, Pierric (44) March 24th, 2pm - Romillé (35) March 27th, 2pm - Bais (35) March 28th, 2.30pm – ‘market Béré’, Chateaubriant (44) March 31st, 2.30pm - Herbaria (85) For further information email: contact@Jerome-robert.fr |
Accordion Cruise, Turku to Stockholm – Finland, Swedenby Rob Howard |
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| This weekend, March 6th and 7th, sees an Accordion Cruise taking place in the Baltic. This is described in its publicity as a shipload of music, dance and merrymaking, featuring the semi-finals of the Golden and Silver Accordion competitions (picture above), dozens of performers, busking and community singing in the passageways, and the Accordion Fair. Organised by Sata-Häme Soi and the Finnish Accordion Association, this unique springtime cruise from Turku to Stockholm is the ideal event for all friends of the accordion, music and dance. Over 2,000 accordionists and accordion fans join this 24 hours music trip that has music and fun non stop. A really popular and fun event. |
29th National Accordion Association Convention, Texas – USAby Rob Howard |
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 This year’s annual National Accordion Association (NAA) Convention takes place from March 10th to -12th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Richardson, Texas. The NAA Convention includes concerts, organized training sessions, workshops, jam sessions, banquet, parties, dancing, Accordion Band and the NAA Orchestra. The training session topics include: Know Your Accordion; Musicality; Musical Styles & Ethnic Genres; Music Theory Simplified; Effective Practice & Presentation; Strategies for Working Together with Group Applications; Solo Performance Strategies; Effective Use of Technology in Music; Personal Evaluations & Critiques; Performance. The guest performers and workshop presenters include Michael Bridge, Tony Lovello, Jamie Maschler, Cory Pesaturo, Joseph Natoli, Dick Albreski, Maureen Jarosh, Elena Fainshtein, Laura Niland, Brian Berlin, Jane Christison, Ina Yakubeika, Beverly Garcia, Shelia Lee, Dale Wise, Arlyn Visentin, John Simkus, Sharon Seaton, Norman Seaton, Jim Rice, Debra Peters, Mario Pedone and Liberty Palileo, Bill Palmer, Shelia Lee, Gordon Kohl, Chad Harmon, Dr. Nicki Cohen, Dr. Ian Fries, Jay Fox. The NAA Convention features: Band Camp (Youth Orchestra, Fun Band, Symphonic Orchestra), many workshops, Digital Accordion Symposium, International Dance Night, ‘An Evening Under the Stars’ Concert, Art Show, Exhibits, and more. The NAA website lists the event Daily Schedule and Workshop information. The NAA Board is: President - Norman Seaton, Vice-President - Nick Ballarini, Rebecca Ratliff, Sharon Seaton, Nancy Bernstein, and Laura Niland. For further information email: NatAccordion@sbcglobal.net |
Melanie Scholtz & CT Tango Ensemble Concert, Cape Town - South Africaby Rob Howard |
 Melanie Scholtz & CT Tango Ensemble, featuring accordionist Stanislav Angelov, perform on Sunday March 13th, 7pm, at Curro Durbanville Auditorium, Cape Town South Africa.For further information email: music@goodmusic.co.za |
‘Accordion Showcase’, Glasgow – UKby Rob Howard |
 On Sunday March 13th, 1.30pm onwards, the second ‘Accordion Showcase’ takes place at the church Renfield St Stephen’s, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JP, Scotland. This event involves an afternoon trade show (open from 1.30pm until 9.30pm) and workshops (1.30pm until 3pm and 3.30pm until 5pm), an afternoon concert from 2.30pm until 5pm, followed by an evening concert from 7pm until 10pm. The event organiser is Roy Hendrie. The workshop leaders are Robert Black – ‘Jazz’ (1st workshop) and ‘Playing Second Box’ (2nd workshop), Cristiano Lui – ‘Tango’, and John Sommerville – ‘Folk’. The afternoon concert features the Jimmy Blair Accordion Orchestra (MD Gary Blair), Roy Hendrie, Harry Hussey, and the St Roch’s Ceili Band. The evening concert features Leonard Brown, Gary Blair, John Sommerville, Kevin Murphy, Djorde Gajic, and special guest Cristiano Lui & guitarist Stefano Ciotola (Italy). |
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New CD & eTracks Album Canto Di Natale by Renzo Ruggieri - Italyby Renzo Ruggieri |
 A new CD & eTracks (mp3) album titled Canto Di Natale by Renzo Ruggieri has been released. Catalog: rruggieri12Canto Di Natale (A Christmas Carol) is inspired by the famous story A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. Performers are: Renzo Ruggieri (accordion), Tiziana De Angelis (narrator), Mauro De Federicis (guitar), Umberto Fabi (narrator). Renzo writes: "A Christmas Carol" closes the triptych of my the three "Jazz Musical Story" with "Opera?" rruggieri09 and "Valentino Tango!" rruggieri11. In each of them, in which the musical aspect is always dominant appearance recitative, the composition is structured in five scenes, introduced by the narrative and musical improvisation, which follows the instrumental piece, describing the mood of the scene. Defined as the most beautiful story about Christmas, it narrates the conversion of a miser unrepentant in a good and generous man. Scrooge redeems his miserable and guilty existence by meeting three spirits representing Christmas past, present and future. The CD Canto Di Natale is available online, Catalog: rruggieri12 |
New Composition 'Tender Tango' Released - New Zealandby Harley Jones |
 A new composition titled 'Tender Tango' composed by Andrew J. Glover has been released in New Zealand. You can view a sample page and purchase online at: mfa8051 |
Updated Arrangement: The Battle, from the movie Gladiator Arranged Gary Dahl - USAby Gary Dahl |
 Updated arrangement, Catalog: DH0254 The Battle, from the movie Gladiator arranged by Gary Dahl is now available online. Clients who have purchased this piece may email MusicForAccordion.com and be sent free of charge the updated arrangement. Other popular Dahl arrangements at: Gary Dahl |
Updated site: Sergey Osokin, Moscow - Russiaby Harley Jones |
 Updated site with biography and 3 CD's by Sergey Osokin for sale. Sergey Osokin has won numerous international competitions and is an accordion tutor at Schnittke's Moscow State Institute of Music.- Eternal Returning CD and eTracks (mp3) album Catalog: os601 - IL Cinema Per Sempre CD and eTracks (mp3) album Catalog: os602 - Il Dolce Dolore CD and eTracks (mp3) album Catalog: os603 |
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