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2018 International Competition and Festival "Accordion Plus", Rostov-on-Don - Russia
Joey Miskulin Inducted Into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville – USA
Mirco Patarini Concert Tour & Masterclasses - Uruguay, Chile, Argentina
Enrollment Deadline for Zurich Classes is 15th March - Switzerland
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2018 AAA Competition Rules Released on New Website - USA
CIA Merit Award for Werner Weibert - Austria
Northern Ireland NAO Open Accordion Championships, Carrickfergus – UK
Accordion Examination Board of New Zealand (AEBNZ) Announces Exam Dates - NZ
Accordion Orchestra Day, Cambridge – UK
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Beyond the Pale, Southern Tour - USA
Roger Dobson SDB @ Glasgow Accordion & Fiddle Club, Scotland – UK
Declan Aungier and Declan Nerney Concert, County Kildare - Irish Republic
Andrei Oloieri @ Guildford Accordion Club, Surrey - UK
Antonino De Luca Concert, Pretoria – South Africa
NAO Thames Area Festival, London – UK
Tom Petty Tribute Concert, Berlin – Germany
Grayson Masefield Concert and Workshop in Spokane - USA
Jerome Richard Master Class, Nocera Terinese – Italy
New and Updated Sites |
Updated Website: Women in the AAA through the Decades - Beverly Roberts Curnow
New American Accordionists' Association (AAA) Website - USA
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Breaking News: Peppino Principe Dies at the Age of 91 years, 9th March - Italyby Accordions Worldwide |
 Video above by Italia 135 titled Il Volo del CalabroneBiography: Peppino Principe, born in Monte Sant'Angelo (Foggia) in 1927, but Milanese by adoption, studied music and accordion with his father, Michele, a much appreciated teacher in the Gargano area. In 1940 he moved to the North with his brother Leonardo, a famous jazz clarinetist, and made his debut at only 13 years old, in the summer of the first year of war, as a classical accordion soloist in the famous Caffè Pedrocchi of Padua. From 1943 to 1946 he collaborated with the allied commands for musical performances dedicated to the troupe, initially in Bari and later in Milan, always together with his brother Leonardo. In 1946 he made the first series of jazz recordings with the record company "Parlophone Odeon". The maestro's performances at the Milan jazz clubs, including the Capolinea, are historic. In 1946, in Milan, he was the winner of the jazz referendum as "Best Jazz Accordionist". In 1959, together with Cino Tortorella, founder of the historical transmission of Rai's "Tv dei ragazzi", "Lo Zecchino d'Oro". At the first two editions of Milan he collaborates as director, arranger and accordionist, as well as author of the initials-marcetta on text by M. Panzieri. In Pavia in 1961 he received the "World Oscars of Accordion", the highest international recognition. In 1964, in Milan, he received the "Ambrogino d'Oro" prize. Semper in 1964, he is at the "Teatro Ariston" of Sanremo, as director and accordionist with Mike Bongiorno and Domenico Modugno, winner with "God as I love you". Peppino Principe performed in the many major theaters around the world: Moscow Conservatory, "Carnegie Hall" in New York, "Festival Hall" in London, "Sala Lisinsky" in Zagreb, "Gass Hall" in Tokyo, "Colon" in Buenos Aires, "Opera House" in Cairo, "Sala Playe" in Paris, as well as in the most important Italian theaters, including the "Teatro alla Scala" in Milan, and many others. Peppino Principe has sold more than 20 million albums worldwide and many of the albums are still available today in CD and DVD and online formats. View the extensive recording list at: PrincipeCatalog.pdf Peppino Principe also received a dozen honorary citizenships, including that of the City of Castelfidardo. Pierpaolo d'Arienzo, Mayor of Monte Sant'Angelo announced that the city auditorium will be dedicated to Maestro Peppino Principe who "brought our city into the world and has never forgotten his origins. The city will always be grateful to him." |
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2018 International Competition and Festival "Accordion Plus", Rostov-on-Don - Russiaby Alexander Poeluev |
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 The 2018 International Competition and Festival "Accordion Plus" takes place from 23rd to 27th March 2018 in Rostov-on-Don."Accordion Plus" is organised by the International Music Center "Harmony" with the support of the Administration of Rostov-on-Don, the Rostov College of Arts (competition venue) and The School of Music and Dance Jiang Jie (China, Beijing), the China Accordion Association. Accordion Plus is part of the All-Russian System for the selection of competitors to represent Russia at the 2018 Coupe Mondiale in Lithuania. The competition includes: classical accordion, bayan, folk accordion (all types) in such categories as "Classic", "Entertainment", "Folk accordion", "Electronic instruments", "Ensembles", "Orchestras" and "Amateurs". There are more contestants for 2018, plus 6 major concerts and many masterclasses and meetings. On the posters, you will see a number of famous accordionists are featured, performing solo, in groups and with symphony orchestra, folk orchestra and jazz bands. Further information in Russian at: www.accordionplus.org |
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Joey Miskulin Inducted Into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Nashville – USAby Rob Howard |
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 Joey Miskulin is the first accordionist to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame (picture above), and the ceremony will take place in Nashville on April 14th. This honour is in recognition of the exceptionally prolific contribution he has made to the recording industry, having played on hundreds of albums with many of country and popular music’s best known names over many years. Since the 1970s, Joey Miskulin has recorded with the likes of Paul McCartney, U2, John Denver, Ricky Skaggs, Andy Williams, Ricky Van Shelton, Emmylou Harris, Frankie Yankovic, Garth Brooks, to name but some. Also a singer, arranger, and producer, Joey Miskulin is well known for performing country music as ‘Joey the Cowpolka King’ with the band Riders in the Sky and polkas with Frankie Yankovic, but his versatility extends into jazz, evidenced by his album, ‘The Other Side of the Fence’. Also in 1990 for his ground breaking ‘Accordion Styles and Techniques’ video/DVD, which was the first video of its kind. Miskulin’s production credits include ‘Toy Story’ for Disney/Pixar, and recently in Shanghai, China, where he spent two weeks working with the Walt Disney Company. |
Mirco Patarini Concert Tour & Masterclasses - Uruguay, Chile, Argentinaby Harley Jones |
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 Mirco Patarini is making a concert tour to three South American countries. The event details are:Uruguay, 13 March, Montevideo, Concert at Teatro Solis, the most important Theatre in Montevideo. Admission is free. The concert is organised by Acordeones del Uruguay under the direction of Silvio Previale and the Istituto Italiano del Cultura. Uruguay, 14 March, Montevideo, Masterclass at the Italian Culture Institute of Montevideo. Chile, 16 March, Santiago, Concert at Teatro Azares, Santiago. Chile, 17 March, Santiago, Masterclass at Conservatorio Nacional de Acordeón, Director Ignacio Hernández. Accordion competition at Teatro Azares, Jury. Argentina, 19 March, Córdoba, TV and Radio interviews, Conference at Auditorium del Centro Cultural Córdoba. Argentina, 20 March, Cordoba, Masterclass dedicated to the local accordionists, venue to be announced. Argentina, 21 March, Rosario, TV and Radio interviews, Masterclass at the music school in Rosario Argentina, 22 March, Rosario, Concert nell'auditorium dell'associazione medica Argentina, 24 March, San Jorge, Masterclass & Accordion Competition (Jury) and Concert |
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Enrollment Deadline for Zurich Classes is 15th March - Switzerlandby Kevin Friedrich |
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 The Zürcher Hochschule der Künste/Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK) in Zurich announces their new accordion classes under the tutorage of Mika Väyrynen. Updated ZHdK webpage at: www.zhdk.ch/en/classical-music-2445Applications for the next semester are due by March 15th, 2018, with the entrance examination taking place on May 3rd, 2018. Accordionists may take Bachelor, Master and Post Graduate studies and degrees. Mika has performed around the globe as a soloist, a chamber musician and with symphony orchestra. He is equally well know for his recording work, his teaching at elite academic institutions in Finland, his International Master Classes and working with some of the world's leading and most well known composers, inspiring them to create valuable new repertoire for the accordion. For more information on the upcoming classes available in Switzerland, please contact www.zhdk.ch/en/classical-music-2445 or you may contact the head of the Master's Department Prof. Cobus Swanepoel at e-mail: cobus.swanepoel@zhdk.ch or Mika directly at e-mail: mikaaccordion@gmail.com. |
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Coupe Mondiale Site Updated Hotel Information & Schedule - Lithuaniaby Kevin Friedrich, CIA Ambassador |
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  The 71st Coupe Mondiale is being held in Kaunas Lithuania, 24 to 30 September.The updated Coupe Mondiale site is online now with hotel information (very reasonable prices) and travel information. Host is the Lithuanian National Accordionist's Union led by President Kazys Stonkus & Vice-President Mindaugas Labanauskas. The rules for all the Coupe Mondiale competition categories are online and the closing date for entries is 31 July 2018. The online entry application software will be made live in June. The updated 2018 schedule now includes on Sunday 30 September, the World Accordion Orchestra X concert. Full details for participation in the World Accordion Orchestra X will be online soon. Picture below is World Accordion Orchestra IX conducted by Joan Cochran Sommers. Full information at: Coupe Mondiale You will find a complete record of the 2017 Coupe Mondiale at: http://www.coupemondiale.org/2017/it_rev_04.html with all competitors videos at: 2017CM-Video |
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2018 AAA Competition Rules Released on New Website - USAby Harley Jones |
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 The American Accordionists' Association (AAA) has released the rules for their 2018 AAA Competitions being held during the 2018 AAA Festival, 11-15 July, Alexandria, Virginia (near Washington, DC).There are categories for all ages and types of music for solo, duet, ensembles and bands with the entry closing date being 1st June 2018. Full information is on the newly completed AAA website which features the latest coding standards and responsive designs suitable for all sizes of mobile phones, tablets through to wide screen monitors. The festival flyer, festival registration, competition rules, entry forms can be downloaded at: AAAFestival The outstanding lineup of guest artists is featured on the flyer (picture right) for what will be a great 80th Anniversary AAA Festival this July in Washington. Please make reservations promptly as hotel rooms are going quickly. It's also a great opportunity to combine your love of accordion with a visit to Washington, DC and also enjoy the many sightseeing opportunities. |
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CIA Merit Award for Werner Weibert - Austriaby Harley Jones |
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 At the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) Winter Congress in Kokkola in super clear winter conditions of -6C to -13C, the CIA Congress delegates unanimously and very warmly approved the CIA Merit Award to Werner Weibert of Austria. The official citation from the Harmonikaverband Österreichs (HVÖ) reads: Originally Werner Weibert studied with Prof. Walter Mieses - one of the most respected accordion teachers in Austria at the time - at the Conservatory of Vienna (Austria) and later Prof. Walter Maurer became his mentor. After winning the Austrian Accordion Solo competition in 1968 in Linz he represented his country five times including the Coupe Mondiales in Toronto 1964, Leicester 1968 and Salzburg 1970 with respectable results. After his solo career, he became a member of the board of the Austrian Accordion Association HVÖ, 1987 its vice president and 2009 president organizing Austria’s „Tag der Harmonica“ with categories for accordion, styrian harmonica and mouth-organ every two years, in between which, he organizes the Diatonic World Competition, being also the Editor of the Diatonic News of Accordions Worldwide. In 2014 Werner Weibert became chairman of the organizing committee (hence Honorary Vice President of the CIA) of the CM held in Salzburg, a memorable event which was well received and gained a lot of recognition on the international level. Werner Weibert looked after a number of Austrian CM candidates and is still the jury coordinator of the HVÖ. Starting in 1976 in Washington he served as Austrian delegate and adjudicator at international accordion competitions. Within the CIA, he undertook many times the functions of a member of the Coupe Mondiale calculation committee and also as a CIA auditor. In 1967, Werner Weibert was one of the co-founders of the Viennese Accordion Ensemble (WAKE), renowned and recognized in the accordion scene, and is still its director nowadays. It was one of only a few ensembles to receive the CIA Merit Award (1992) and, during a tour in the USA in 1985, it performed even in the world famous Carnegie Hall in New York. In 2017, WAKE celebrated its 50th anniversary with very successful concerts in Germany and Austria. His arrangements of works of various styles contributed significantly to the great success of the ensemble. The World Accordion Orchestra VIII played two of his arrangements at the Coupe Mondiale in Salzburg (2014) and he conducted himself, his “Tribute to Bernstein” arrangement. |
Northern Ireland NAO Open Accordion Championships, Carrickfergus – UKby Rob Howard |
  The 21st Northern Ireland NAO Open Accordion Championships were held in the Loughshore Hotel, Carrickfergus, on Saturday February 24th, with the Prize Presentation taking place that evening during a Gala Dance. All Scotland Champion Brandon McPhee was a special guest, and this very popular and successful festival was organised by Clyde Johnston (picture left). This festival attracted a large number of entries, with competitors from Scotland, England, and the Irish Republic, and Northern Ireland, and sections included Solo, Duet, Group, Orchestral and Marching Band. The Championship sections were run under the rules of the National Accordion Organisation (NAO) of the United Kingdom and are a qualifying heat for the 2017 NAO UK Championships, held at The Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool, April 25th to 27th. The following report with competition results was written by Clyde Johnston. Download: 2018NIreland.pdf For further information email: clyde.johnston@hotmail.co.uk |
Accordion Examination Board of New Zealand (AEBNZ) Announces Exam Dates - NZby Heather Masefield |
 The Accordion Examination Board of New Zealand (AEBNZ) has updated its website with the 2018 examination dates and 2018 entry fees and entry forms. |
Accordion Orchestra Day, Cambridge – UKby Rob Howard |
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 The Cambridge Accordion Club contributed the following report: What a great Orchestra Day we had on Sunday! A wonderful new venue, Stapleford Granary, Cambridge, with our effervescent and extremely hard-working MD Nigel Pasby.Big thanks to Nigel, Helen and Matthew, to Susanna Brooking for organising this day for the Cambridge Accordion Club, and to everyone who came along to play and help on the day. Nigel brought us four of his excellent orchestral arrangements; John Lennon’s ‘Woman’, ‘Whiter Shade of Pale’ by Justin Hayward, Sam Smith’s ‘Writing’s On The Wall’, and the theme from ‘A Summer Place’ by Max Steiner (originally arranged by his father, Cyril Pasby and revised by Nigel). We had had lots of delicious home-made cakes and cookies and a lot of chat, interspersed with a few band rehearsals, followed by a concert, to show what we had achieved in one busy day (an amazing orchestral sound!). Nigel and Helen then entertained us with some of their duet arrangements and we all went home, tired and smiling! Thankfully the snow had almost disappeared. So lovely to see everyone. Thank you all for coming. Looking forward to seeing you all again next year! |
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Roman Jbanov Concert, Auvergne – Franceby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Roman Jbanov performs in concert on Saturday March 10th, 11am, at the Librarie les Volcans, 80 Blvd Francois Mitterand, 63000, Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergerne.Ukrainian-born Roman Jbanov’s achievements include Grand Prize Beloborodov in Tula (Russia), Scholarship of the President of the Russian Republic, and in 1997 winning the CMA Trophée Mondial. |
Roger Dobson SDB @ Glasgow Accordion & Fiddle Club, Scotland – UKby Rob Howard |
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| On Monday March 12th, 7.30pm, the Roger Dobson Scottish Dance Band performs as guests at the Glasgow Accordion & Fiddle Club. The venue is the Scotstounhill Bowling Club, 633 Anniesland Rd, Glasgow G14 9AD. Roger Dobson, from Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway in southern Scotland, has a long experience of playing Scottish dance music and plays the Shand Morino 3-row button accordion. |
Declan Aungier and Declan Nerney Concert, County Kildare - Irish Republicby Rob Howard |
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| Accordionist Declan Aungier and the singer Declan Nerney perform at the Hamlet Court Hotel, Johnstontownbridge, County Kildare, Irish Republic, on Thursday March 15th, doors open at 8.30pm. Admission is 20 Euro. Declan Aungier is one of Ireland’s most popular and versatile accordionists, and Declan Nerney has emerged as one of Ireland’s most popular singer-songwriters, who also plays the guitar, banjo, and steel guitar. |
Andrei Oloieri @ Guildford Accordion Club, Surrey - UKby Rob Howard |
 Guildford Accordion Club’s guest on Friday March 16th, 8pm, is Moldovan accordionist Andrei Oloieri. The Tillingbourne Accordion Orchestra will peform a supporting spot. Andrei Oloieri, born in Moldova but now based in Romania, began his professional career playing in the San Marco Square in Venice, and has since travelled the world playing the accordion, violin and piano. He has also recently worked as Musical Director and arranger for Entertainment Connect, and has entertained on cruise liners. The Guildford Accordion Club is at Ripley Village Hall, High Street, Ripley, Surrey GU23 6AF. For further information email: myra@guildford-accordion-club.org.uk |
Antonino De Luca Concert, Pretoria – South Africaby Rob Howard |
 Italian accordionist Antonino De Luca performs in concert on Friday March 16th, 7pm to 9pm, at the Brooklyn Theatre, C/o Thomas Edison and 13th Street, 0181 Pretoria, South Africa.Antonino De Luca, from Sicily, studied at the Istituto Pareggiato G.B. Pergolesi of Ancona, graduating in ‘Classical Accordion I Level’ with Professor Alessandro Mugnoz. He also studied jazz with Frank Marocco, and has attended master classes with Luciano Biondini, Vincent Abbracciante, Gabriele Mirabassi, Massimo Tagliata, Klaus Paier, Goran Alachki, Richard Galliano and Vincent Segal. He currently works as a Professor of Jazz Accordion at the Music School of Castelfidardo, Italy. Antonino De Luca has performed concerts in Germany, USA, UK, Netherlands, Slovakia, France, Israel, Poland, South Korea, Cambodia, Thailand, and China. For further information email: info@brooklyntheatre.co.za |
NAO Thames Area Festival, London – UKby Rob Howard |
 The NAO Thames Area Festival takes place on Saturday March 17th at St Andrew’s United Reformed Church, Mount Park Rd, Ealing, London W5 2RS. The organizer is Alison Worthington.This area festival is a qualifying event for the annual NAO UK Accordion Championships, held at the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool, from April 25th to 27th. For further information email: thamesareafestival@gmail.com |
Tom Petty Tribute Concert, Berlin – Germanyby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Natasha Enquist is one of several musicians performing in a tribute concert for the late American singer Tom Petty, who died on October 2nd 2017. The concert, titled the ‘Take It Easy, Baby - the Berlin Tom Petty Tribute Night’ takes place on Thursday March 22nd, 9pm, at Marie-Antoinette, Holzmarktstrasse, 15-18 – 10179 Berlin.The house band is performed by Rah Hell (The Erinyes), Baron Anastis, Miss Natasha Enquist (accordion/vocals), Samantha Wareing (Wasp Summer) and Bryan Grayson (guitars/vocals), with guest singers from the indie folk, rock and electronic scene Stephen Paul Taylor, Holger Hagmueller, Michael Brinkworth, Eric Eckhart, Kidaphex1975, Adam Sandahl (Pleasuredome, Adamore), David Hawkins, Ok! Choir, and Rachel Bassini. For further information email: party@marie-antoinette-berlin.de |
Grayson Masefield Concert and Workshop in Spokane - USAby Patricia Bartell |
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| Grayson Masefield is performing at the "Able to Play Music Academy" in Spokane on the 23rd March, a concert advertised as "Classical and contemporary music by a master of the accordion." On the 24th March, there will be a Masterclass Workshop, also at the "Able to Play Music Academy", 418E Pacific Ave, Spokane. For further information, phone: (509) 998 5422 |
Jerome Richard Master Class, Nocera Terinese – Italyby Rob Howard |
 On Tuesday March 27th and Wednesday 28th leading French accordionist Jerome Richard holds a Classic and Modern Accordion Master Class at the Conservatorio di Musica P.I.Tchaikovsky, Nocera Terinese (CZ), Calabria, Italy. The organiser is Antonio Spaccarotella.Jerome Richard was a very successful competition player, most notable winning both the CIA Coupe Mondiale in Trossingen, Germany, and the CMA Trophee Mondiale in Ourense, Spain in 1999. He is much in demand for concerts, playing for dancing, master classes, and is a prolific recording artist. |
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100th Year Celebration of the Death of Paolo Soprani - Italyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| In the presence of the niece of Paolo Soprani, Mrs. Elena Soprani, major celebrations took place in Castelfidardo on the 20th of February at the Auditorium San Francesco. Castelfidardo City Hall in collaboration with the Circolo Culturale Filatelico Numismatico “F.Matassoli” with its compere Pigini hosted a unique event to honor Castelfidardos' historically most important citizen, Paolo Soprani, the man who gave birth to the production of accordions in the small city of Castelfidardo. All authorities of Castelfidardo City were present and everyone received a warm welcome by the Mayor Roberto Ascani and the director of the Museum Castelfidardo, Christian Riganelli. Castelfidardo’s Historian, Beniamino Bugiolacchi (Chronology of Italian Accordions and many other publications), gave a very interesting view of the history and life of this unforgettable personality, not only for Castelfidardo, but the entire world of the accordion. For this special occasion, a personalized stamp was put into circulation by the Luxembourg Post Office (picture above). The students of the local Music School Paolo Soprani made a lively animated event with their music. To complete this day of remembering – an evening concert took place in the Theatre Astra with Luigi Presta, who won this concert during the PIF 2017 and Manuel Marchegiani, winner of the Varieté PIF 2017 category who is a student of Renzo Ruggieri, Artistic Director of the PIF 2018. View a detailed picture report of the event at: Paolo_Soprani_100 |
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Updated Website: Women in the AAA through the Decades - Beverly Roberts Curnowby Joan Grauman Morse, AAA Historian |
 Rita Barnea, Editor USA News: This is the third article in the series by AAA Historian Joan Grauman (picture right) in cooperation with the USA News, to help promote the 80th AAA Anniversary Celebration. An article is planned each month containing a segment of the history of the AAA, from its creation on March 9th, 1938 through to 2018. Thank you very much to Joan Grauman for these articles.February 2018 Article: "Joseph Biviano and Charles Magnante – A Lifetime Commitment to the American Accordionists’ Association (AAA)" at: Biviano-Magnante January 2018 Article "What Events Led to the Formation of the American Accordionists' Association?" at: AAA-Formation.htm ------------------------------------------------ March 2018 Article: Women in the AAA through the Decades Beverly Roberts Curnow – Accordion Queen and World Accordion Champion still bringing joy with her beloved instrument! by Joan Grauman During the first few decades of the AAA, it was still very much “a man’s world” in society. Yet, and very fortunately for the rise of the accordion in the USA, the AAA welcomed several women no longer with us but never forgotten, who were respected leaders, teachers, composers, performers and music publishers. These women remained dedicated to the AAA their entire lives: Maddalena Belfiore Greco, Addie Cere, Theresa Costello, Elsie Bennett and Faithe Deffner. I will be featuring these extraordinary women as part of the AAA archival exhibit at our 80th anniversary festival this coming July in Alexandria, Virginia. Hope to see all of you there!! Read the full article by Joan Grauman at: Beverly Roberts Curnow |
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New American Accordionists' Association (AAA) Website - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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| The AAA website is an important informational resource for the AAA members and its many accordion interested viewers. A substantial site design upgrade has now been completed to make a fresh, clean and contemporary site designed to very professionally present the AAA and the acccordion to the world. The site features the latest coding standards and responsive designs suitable for all sizes of mobile phones, tablets through to wide screen monitors. The site navigation has been updated and simplified for easy viewing and promotion of AAA events and projects. A Search function has been added to every page of the site, which will enable a user to find information based on keywords. All pages of the site have been revamped and the proud AAA history is being expanded considerably in the build up to the 80th Anniversary Festival this July. Please look for the latest information about the upcoming AAA 80th Anniversary Festival (poster right) and the 2018 AAA Masterclass and Concert Series on the new site. The AAA would like to thank AAA Second Vice President Linda Soley Reed, AAA Historian Joan Grauman, Dan Grauman, and AWW Founder Harley Jones for all their work in completing this major project. For further information, please email the AAA Office at ameraccord1938@gmail.com |
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Book Review: The Art of Arranging Classical Music for Accordion by Friedrich Lips - Germanyby Willoughby Walshe |
 Currently, music schools and conservatories do not teach how to structure, design or implement arrangements of original compositions for other instruments. Friedrich Lips, bayan-accordion virtuoso and professor at the prominent Gnesin Russian Academy of Music in Moscow, fills that gap with what could be used as course material with his book The Art of Arranging Classical Music for Accordion. First published in Russian and then German, it is now available in an updated and expanded form in English.Although the book was written primarily with classical music in mind, the findings, declarations and descriptions are made by the author in generally understandable and simple words. Therefore, they apply or can be transferred to all areas of music, including virtuoso light music, folk music, traditional music, etc. Similarly, while explanations focus on the concert bayan-accordion with converter bass, they are equally applicable to related instruments such as the Bandoneon, Concertina, Diatonic Accordion, Melodeon Player, etc. This is an essential book for composers, professional players, musicologists and active amateurs who want to understand and create arrangements of music as well as interpret and perform them. They will find a discussion of the basic principles of creating arrangements. These are followed by countless tips and numerous examples in musical notations for using the characteristics of the selected instrument to the best advantage. Descriptions include the accordion’s tonal range, use of registers to provide natural dynamics, bellows techniques explained in detail to enhance certain passages, types of articulation to be considered and methods of artistic presentation. One chapter is devoted to arranging organ music, which is written on three staffs (two for the keyboards and one for the foot pedal), where there are certain analogies between organ and accordion tone generation. Another chapter concentrates on arranging piano and cembalo music and explains how to overcome the differences between the percussive and bellows instruments. Extensive and detailed registers with names, terms, literature and titles of music examples included in the text provide the reader with significant source material. The excellent content of the book corresponds to the outward appearance of the book: typographically lavish with finest Italian paper, thread-stitching, laminated softcover with double flap and exclusive design – worthwhile, treasured. 232 pages · 150 sheet music samples · Format: 17 x 24 cm · ISBN 978-3-925572-17-3 Purchase at Catalog No: kslips03 The Art of Arranging Classical Music for Accordion |
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