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Nenad Ivanovic (Serbia) Wins the 2011 Coupe Mondiale, Shanghai - China
Dr. William Schimmel’s Recent Accordion Activities, New York – USA
Yehuda Oppenheimer Book Release and Reunion - Israel
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Aleksandar Nikolic and Petar Maric Concert, Santorini – Greece
‘14 Years Ago’ – Happy Birthday Intermusik - Germany
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Filochards Concert, Lille – France
Marco Lo Russo Concerts, Bologna, Lourdes – Italy, France
Nathan Koci and MIVOS Quartet Concert, New York – USA
Folkstone Accordion Festival, Kent – UK
Lacides Romero Concerts, Brazzaville, Toulouse – Congo, France
Scottish Tango Ensemble’s October Dates, Scotland - UK
British Button Box Workshop Weekend, Somerset – UK
1V Encuentro Mundial de Musicas de Acordeon, Valledupar – Colombia
First International Competition for Popular Music and Traditional Instruments - France
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Coupe Mondiale Results and Daily Reports in English and Chinese - Chinaby Harley Jones |
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  The 64th Coupe Mondiale Results and Daily Reports are now online on the Coupe Mondiale website in both English and Chinese languages. Full results are online at: 2011CoupeResults. The Coupe Mondiale, held in Shanghai from October 1st to 6th October was the first time the event has been hosted in Asia, with the Chinese hosts being the Shanghai Federation of Literacy and Art Circles (SFLAC) and the China Accordion Association (CAA). CIA President Raymond Bodell (picture left) said “a special thank you must be made for the wonderful hospitality, the world class concerts and to all the other factors that resulted in a record 170 plus contestants attending. Our hosts led by Prof. Li Cong (picture right) were wonderful and I thank you on behalf of all present, from the very bottom of my heart” Li Cong received a standing ovation from the CIA delegates in appreciation. The prediction before the event by CAA President Li Cong that “more than 170 contestants from 25 countries is sure to be a fantastic and fierce competition” was certainly evidenced in the very close results. Full results are online at: 2011CoupeResults. Further news below. The event was virtually non stop music from 8 am to late evening daily. There was competition music in three venues running during the day, major evening concerts, a festival involving large numbers, the World Accordion Orchestra V and a number of accordion manufacturers displaying during the day. The festival of more than 1,300 performers from the 29 accordion teams, appearing in squares, parks and business centers in Shanghai received considerable media publicity and the 9 special concerts featuring such artists (in alphabetical order) as Richard Galliano, Grayson Masefield, Modern Pop Accordion of Shanghai, Alexander Poeluev, Alexander Selivanov, Renzo Ruggieri and Sergey Voytenko of Bayan Mix, were televised. Overall, the Coupe Mondiale received lots of positive media coverage. Picture Below is one of our essential assistants Xu Zheng alongside a large banner promoting the event. Lower picture: The CIA World Accordion Orchestra V closed the 64th Coupe Mondiale and Festival and pictured are the two conductors, Chen Weiliang (China) and Joan Sommers (USA) with CIA President Raymond Bodell and CAA President Prof. Li Cong accepting the extended applause of the audience. |
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Nenad Ivanovic (Serbia) Wins the 2011 Coupe Mondiale, Shanghai - Chinaby Harley Jones |
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 Picture above: 1st Nenad Ivanovic (Serbia), 2nd Xiaonan Xu (China)From a total of 40 entrants, 36 competitors took to the stage for the Coupe Mondiale category. This category is in three rounds. Round 1 requires a Baroque work plus an own choice program of 2 pieces. Eighteen contestants qualified for Round 2 of the category which requires “one complete original work for the accordion.” For Round 3 on Thursday morning, is the “Own Choice program consisting of three (3) or more pieces of different style and character. Playing time: minimum 20 minutes to maximum 30 minutes.” There were 7players qualified for Round 3 and the event featured a very high standard of performance. Interesting the top five contestants were very close, with only a 23.01 to 23.56 mark range from 1st to 5th. 1. Ivanovic, Nenad (Serbia) 23.56 average mark 2. Xu, Xiaonan (China) 23.45 average mark 3. Zyabko, Pavel (Russia) 23.24 average mark 4. Abduraimov, Eldar (Russia) 23.04 average mark 5. Tanaskovic, Nikola (Serbia) 23.01 average mark Full results are online at: 2011CoupeResults Another interesting factor about the results of the 7 competition categories was the successes of Serbian contestants and the successes of Chinese contestants achieving a 2nd or 3rd placing in 6 out of 7 categories. Quite a remarkable achievement and showing just how strong Chinese contestants have become in all categories. Junior Coupe Mondiale winner: Radisavljevic, Predrag (Serbia) Pietro Adragna (picture right, Italy) was a winner of two categories, the International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music and the International Competition for Digital Accordion. Photo below: 1st place winner, International Competition for Ensemble Music was China Trio (China) consisting of Ming Yuan Ruan (Accordion), Henan Li (Violin), He Feng (Cello). Full results are online at: 2011CoupeResults |
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Dr. William Schimmel’s Recent Accordion Activities, New York – USAby Rob Howard |
 New York-based William Schimmel has been very active during the summer, and his various engagements included a prestigious role as the featured accordionist in the Andrea Bocelli concert in Central Park on September 14th at which Schimmel performed with The New York Philharmonic Orchestra. The concert also featured Celine Dion, Tony Bennett and Chris Botti.From October 5th to the 16th, William will be featured in the Off-Broadway show, ‘Kiki Baby’, at the Theatre at St. Cements as part of the New York Theatre Festival. On October 18th he will appear with the New York City Opera Diva Lauren Flanigan in a concert at The University Club in New York, and on October 27th he will also appear with Ms. Flanigan at the Cedar Lake performance space in the Meat Packing district of New York. On October 29th he will perform Lois V. Vierk's ‘Blue Jets Red Sprites’ for solo accordion at The Stone, a new and innovative performance space in New York. Micki Goodman, Schimmel's wife, has produced and directed a new video featuring the music and performance of William Schimmel. The title is ‘Born Reality’, and it can be seen and heard on You Tube as well as Schimmel's Facebook page. Micki Goodman produced the video in honor of William Schimmel's 65th birthday. |
Yehuda Oppenheimer Book Release and Reunion - Israelby Harley Jones |
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 Well known Israeli composer, teacher and accordionist Yehuda Oppenheimer wrote: "There was a wonderful reunion attended by 42 of my pupils and their families, two of whom came especially from the USA to attend. We enjoyed five wonderful hours of music, stories and much love. The focus of the event was the release of a book about my life. It includes my original compositions and arrangements and is more than 200 pages. This project came to life through the generosity of one of my students, who had a dream, to publish a book about his teacher. He organised and assisted the publishing of the book and it came out stunning." The book will be available from MusicForAccordion.com shortly. For further information, email Yehuda Oppenheimer. Available online at Yehuda Oppenheimer are two CD's, original compositions, arrangements of folk music and famous classics. |
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New Accordion Method ‘Le Petit Accordéoniste’ – Franceby Rob Howard |
 A new tuition method for accordion aimed at younger learners who have been studying for a couple of years, ‘Le Petit Accordéoniste’, by Guillaume Hodeau, was published in France on September 26th. The book, written in French, includes guidance for studying both the stradella and free bass systems. Guillaume Hodeau is Professor of Accordion at the Conservatories of Cergy Pontoise and Evreux. He has studied in both France and the USA, and is a member of the Caliente Quartet, a Paris ensemble that specializes in tango, especially the music of Astor Piazzolla. For further information email: contact@lepetitaccordeoniste.fr |
Aleksandar Nikolic and Petar Maric Concert, Santorini – Greeceby Harley Jones |
  Petar Maric (last year double winner of CIA Coupe Mondiale) and his professor Aleksandar Nikolic performed a very successful concert at the Santorini Music Festival, Greece, with an accordion-bandoneon duo project ‘Buttons & Bellows – Finally Together’. It was first time that the accordion was presented in the 33 years long tradition at one of the most prestigious classical music festivals, such is the Santorini Music Festival. The duo will continue concert activity next month in Slovakia, during the Coupe Jeunesse festival. For further information email: info@beltango.com |
‘14 Years Ago’ – Happy Birthday Intermusik - Germanyby Rob Howard |
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 German music publisher Ulrich Schmuelling (picture right) produced a newspaper, ‘Intermusik’, that circulated from 1992 until 2010. Ulrich Schmuelling, through his work as a publisher (Karthause Schmülling ) and musician, has made a significant contribution to the accordion on an international level, and continues to be active. The Accordions Worldwide news for October 3rd 1997 reported that ‘Intermusik’ was then celebrating its 5th birthday.HAPPY BIRTHDAY INTERMUSIK! - GERMANY by Andrea Rautenberg The world’s biggest accordion newspaper "Intermusik" (circulation 50,000 worldwide) from Kamen, Germany, celebrates its 5th birthday this October. First edited in 1992 by accordionist and music publisher Ulrich Schmuelling, the Intermusik monthly reports news from the international scene of bellows instruments (accordion, bayan, harmonica, bandoneon, concertina, mouth-organ). There are announcements, reports, results and comments on competitions, championships, concerts, festivals and fairs as well as comments on books, notes, CDs. In August 1997 the Intermusik team around editor Hartmut Lange started to publish a part of their news in English for foreign subscribers. Congratulations can be emailed to. Free Intermusik copies at http://www.accordions.com/intermusik |
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‘The Big Squeeze’ Accordion Festival, California – USAby Rob Howard |
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 ‘The Big Squeeze’, a.k.a. the 3rd Orange County Accordion Festival, takes place on Sunday October 9th, 10am until 4pm, Orange County Market Place, 88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA - located at the O.C. Fair & Event Center. The festival involves five stages and more than 50 accordionists and musicians, performing accordion based music including Cajun, Zydeco, Tejano, German, Bavarian, Folk, French, Merengue, Latin, Jazz, Irish, Blues, Cabaret, Rock, Gospel, Country, Italian, Classical, Salsa, Rhythm and Blues, and much more. Artists include Bonne Musique Zydeco, Lisa Haley & the Zydekats, Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic, Los Fabulocos, Miguel Garcia & The Vaquetones, and Fred Miaker & The Oberkrainers. The public are invited to bring their accordions for FREE piano and button accordion lessons, open jam sessions and a free appraisal at the Accordion Road Show. Experts on hand to ask about anything accordion. Toy Accordion Jam for kids. There’s also FREE zydeco and line dance lessons. For further information email: mediamonster@yahoo.com |
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Filochards Concert, Lille – Franceby Harley Jones |
 The band Filochards, featuring accordionist Thibault Dille, perform on October 9th, 2.30pm, at Saint Sauveur, Lille. For further information email: communication@flonflons.eu |
Marco Lo Russo Concerts, Bologna, Lourdes – Italy, Franceby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Marco Lo Russo performs this month as follows:October 11th, 9.30pm - with Andrea Dessì – guitar, Take Five, Bologna 22nd, 9pm - Basilica San Pius X, Lourdes, France For further information email: stampa@marcolorusso.com |
Nathan Koci and MIVOS Quartet Concert, New York – USAby Rob Howard |
 On October 14th, 7.30pm, accordionist Nathan Koci and the MIVOS Quartet perform in concert at the First Presbyterian Church, 124 Henry St, Brooklyn Heights, NY. |
Folkstone Accordion Festival, Kent – UKby Rob Howard |
 The Folkstone Accordion Festival takes place at the Burlington Hotel, Folkstone, from October 21st to 24th. The guest list includes Russian maestro Oleg Sharov, his 16 year old granddaughter Anastasiia Sharova, French accordionist and composer Claude Thomain, accordionist and noted instrument technician Alan Young, jazz accordionist Harry Hussey, and UK-based Russian entertainer Roman Voloshchuk, and festival organizer and MIDI accordionist John Romero.For further information email: jr@carillonstudios.co.uk |
Lacides Romero Concerts, Brazzaville, Toulouse – Congo, Franceby Rob Howard |
 Colombian accordionist Lacides Romero travels to Africa on October 14th, to perform in a concert as part of Cultural Week at the Alliance Française, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo.On October 18th, 8.30pm, Lacides Romero peforms at the church of St Jerome, Toulouse, France. His programme includes works by Destouches, Handel, Grieg, Dvorak, Nazareth, and Colombian composers such as Jose Barros and Lucho Bermudez. This concert is organized by the Society of St Vincent de Paul. For further information email: lacidesromero@gmail.com |
Scottish Tango Ensemble’s October Dates, Scotland - UKby Paul Chamberlain |
 The Scottish Tango Ensemble, which features accordionist Paul Chamberlain, are embarking on a mini tour towards the end of October. Their series of concerts in Glasgow, Inverness and New Lanark promise to bring the spirit of Buenos Aires to the concert hall. The concert will feature the work of popular Tango composer Astor Piazzolla, complimented by other more traditional Salon Tango repertoire from the genre.October 20th, 12.45pm - Merchants House, Glasgow October 21st, 1pm - Inverness Town House October 22nd, 7.30pm - The Institute, New Lanark More information about the ensemble can be found on their website. Paul Chamberlain has, incidentally, recently released ‘Classical Accordion’, his first solo CD For further information email: info@myceilidh.co.uk |
British Button Box Workshop Weekend, Somerset – UKby Rob Howard |
 A course styled ‘British Button Box Workshop Weekend’ takes place at Halsway Manor, Somerset, from May 25th to 27th 2012, led by John Kirkpatrick.John Kirkpatrick leads a series of workshops for players of the 3-row British chromatic button accordion - the quirky instrument that was taken round the world in the first class hands of Jimmy Shand. The right hand has three melodeon (diatonic) rows in B, C, and C#, and the left hand side has a stradella bass system. John will be starting out from his very firm base in Traditional English Folk Music, so the style and approach will be quite different from the Scottish Country Dance repertoire made famous by Jimmy Shand and his many followers. This weekend is also very instrument specific, and will not be suitable for ordinary melodeons, nor for players of the 2-row Irish style. But there will be sessions on the accordion's left hand, so players of other styles of accordion can be included. As well as covering the expected fields of Morris tunes, Country Dance tunes, and folk songs, John will also be looking at the complexities of playing in all the keys available on this gloriously compact instrument, and exploring swathes of repertoire that may not be immediately associated with the poor old push-pull squeeze-box! Whether you've been playing five minutes or fifty years, this is a great opportunity to come and learn at the feet of one of England's most dedicated and respected musicians. John Kirkpatrick is widely acknowledged as the British folk scene’s best and busiest accordionist, constantly in demand at folk clubs and festivals as a performer and workshop leader, and also in the theatre and recording studios as a session musician. He plays the 3-row British chromatic button accordion, 1 and 2 row melodeons, the Anglo concertina, and is also a fine singer and composer. For further information email: john.kirkpatrick2@virgin.net |
1V Encuentro Mundial de Musicas de Acordeon, Valledupar – Colombiaby Rob Howard |
 The 4th Encuentro Mundial de Musicas de Acordeon takes place in Valledupar, capital of the province of Cesar, Colombia, on June 20th to 23rd 2012. The organizer is Lolita Acosta. The closing date for entries is April 19th 2012. Brazillian-born bayan player Oscar dos Reis will perform at this festival as a special guest. Oscar dos Reis (born 1960) began his studies with Antonio Carlos Cunha, and later studied in Moscow with Friedrich Lips and Wiatcheslav Semionov. He has also studied in Italy with Wladmir Zubitsky. Others appearing include musicians and dance groups from the Middle East and Africa. For further information email: eldiariovallenato@gmail.com |
First International Competition for Popular Music and Traditional Instruments - Franceby Roman Jbanov |
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| Le Mont-Dore is hosting the First International Competition for Popular Music and Traditional Instruments, 7 to 9 October 2011. All events are open to the public and the schedule is: Friday 07 October 13h 30 to 18h30 Saturday 08 October 13h 30 to 18h30 Sunday Concerts Friday, October 7 at 20h30 Saturday 08 October at 20h30 For further information email: uopm@sfr.fr |
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