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2nd International Competition “City of Lariano” - Italy
Results Announced: Online Akkordeon Musik Preis 2021 Competition - Germany
2nd Carinthian Harmonica Competition, Klagenfurt – Austria
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Sofia Ros Wins First Prize at International Moscow Music Online Competition - Russia
“Entre Mate y Acordeón" Program in Buenos Aires - Argentina
Online: Encore Broadcast of 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award for Linda Soley-Reed - USA
Alan Reekie Receives Award in 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours – New Zealand
Online: 10th European Forum on Music 2021
“Bachtopus” Releases 6th Commission - USA
Alexander Poeluev Performs in Volgograd - Russia
Rochdale Folk Festival - England
Video: Cory Pesaturo Performs on TV Game Show - USA
Future events |
Live: Marek Kalinowski Entertains at Milwaukee Accordion Club – USA
Ivan Sendetsky and Vladimir Stupnikov Concert, St. Petersburg – Russia
"Schools in Music" Summer Camp – Italy
Childrens Corner |
New and Updated Sites |
2021 South Pacific and New Zealand Accordion Association Championships and Festival Daily Reports - New Zealand
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24th International Week of the Accordion “Alcobaca 2021” – Portugalby Aníbal Freire |
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| The 24th International Week of the Accordion “Alcobaca 2021” will be held in Alcobaca from June 16th to 19th, 2021, organized by the Accordion Association of Portugal, together with the Municipality of Alcobaça and the Typical and Coral Orchestra of Alcobaça. The 2021 event will present three concerts at the Cine-Teatro de Alcobaça as follows: • June 16th at 7pm: The Popular Variety Concert with performances by Tino Costa, Tiago Pirralho, Andreia Rodrigues, Carlos Poeiras, Rui Matos and Dies Duo (Italy) • June 17th at 7pm: Montono, Piazzolla & other great composers with performances by Bayan Quartet, Pedro Miguel Santos and Porteño Trio • June 18th at 7pm: Virtuosity, Emotion….Art concert with performances by Italian Accordion Trio, Iulian Ciobanu and Russian Duo On June 19th at 5pm a final concert entitled “Virtuosity. Art…Talent” will be held at the Auditório da Reitoria da Universidade de Aveiro (Auditorium of the Rectory of the University of Aveiro). Entrance to this concert is free, with performances by Pedro Miguel Santos and Italian Accordion Trio (Marco Gemelli, Paolo Esposito and Davide di Fillipo). Download program, performer information and photos: 2021Alcobaca.pdf |
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2nd International Competition “City of Lariano” - Italyby Christine Johnstone |
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 The 2nd International Competition “City of Lariano” and RIM International gathering of instruments in Mantice will be held in Lariano, Rome, Italy from July 9th to 11th, 2021. Artistic Director Riccardo Taddei (picture left) works in collaboration with the C.A.M. (Musical Academic Center), the Free Events Association and the Municipality of Lariano to present the event. The accordion competition aims to provide a contest where students and concertgoers could compete with each other in an old-fashioned competition. In addition the event is planedd to provide a meeting place where amateurs and professionals in the sector could listen to concerts, meet companies related to the accordion world, exchange opinions on instruments, construction techniques, innovations or simply to share an art form that contains the pure pleasure of listening and making music together. The event will include the following: July 10th: 9pm - Presentation of the “City Trophy of Lariano” for the Accordion, awarded by the artistic direction of the R.I.M and the Artistic Director of the P.I.F. International Accordion Award of Castelfidardo, Antonio Spaccarotella 9.15pm – Presentation of the Wolmer Beltrami Career awards 9.30pm - Opening concert curated by the Cooperfisa Company in Vercelli with Romeo and the Cooperfisa & Friends 10pm – Presentation of the prestigious Voce D'Oro award offered by the Cagnoni Company of Castelfidardo 10.10pm - Concert by the Fisorchestra Fisarmony by Roberto Fuccelli July 11th: 9pm – Presentation of the "Trofeo Citta di Lariano” for Organetti by Antonio Spaccarotella 9.15pm - Organetti Orchestra Concert by Angelo Piccoli 10pm - Life time Achievement Awards for the World of Wolmer Beltrami Organetti 10.10pm - Danilo Di Paolonicola in concert with the No-Gender Project Download competition regulations and registration information: 2021Lariano.pdf |
Results Announced: Online Akkordeon Musik Preis 2021 Competition - Germanyby Georg Hettmann |
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 The Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e.V. (DHV) have announced the winners of the 2021 Akkordeon Musik Preis video competition, a youth competition of the DHV for instrumentalists up to the age of 27 with their first place of residence in Germany.The event was a complete success, with almost 200 video contributions submitted and evaluated from 5th to 6th June by jury members. Due to the corona pandemic, solo contributions were mainly submitted with a few, but still first-class contributions in the duo and ensemble genres. The 17 adjudicators from all over Germany had no easy task, because of the high to excellent quality of competitors, both in terms of playing technology and interpretation. In Category 5 and Professional categories the best-rated results were achieved with an outstanding 48.0 out of a possible 50 points by Isabell Schirmer and Kim Winter in the “Accordion/Chamber Music (Amateurs)" class and Lukas Proske in the “Accordion/Solo Popularmusik (Professionals)" class. Ronja Ramisch won the “Accordion/Solo (Amateurs)” title with 47.8 points, closely followed by Antonio Del Castillo, who was awarded the "Friedrich Lips Cup" with a razor-thin three-tenths gap and thus gets the chance for a solo concert at the festival of the same name in Chelyabinsk (Russia). With the "Honorary Prize of the Prime Minister of the State of Baden-Württemberg", one of the special prizes went to Florian Wagner for his outstanding performance in the “Accordion/Solo Popularmusik (Amateure)” category. The “Wolfgang Jacobi Special Prize” is regularly awarded to the best interpretation of a work by the composer. At this year's Accordion Music Prize, the award was divided among four participants: Anna-Katharina Schau Katharina Jaeger Nicole Alber Dana Marlen Röhling Results and jury information: 2021MusikPreisResults.pdf |
2nd Carinthian Harmonica Competition, Klagenfurt – Austriaby Christine Johnstone |
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| The 2nd Carinthian Harmonica Competition will be held for young musicians from the age of 14 years in the ORF Theater, Klagenfurt, Austria this month, organised by the ORF Carinthia in cooperation with music schools in the state of Carinthia, Styrian harmonica and folk music groups, the Alpe Adria manufacturer Strohmaier and Harmonica Müller. The aim of the competition is the promotion of Carinthian folk music, the search for the "best" harmonica player in the state of Carinthia, the creation of an attractive performance platform and the public presentation of high-quality folk music in Carinthia. The competition is divided into the following: 1. A preliminary round, where a jury selects the seven best participant entries, from audio files send in by entrants with two pieces recorded on a Styrian (diatonic) harmonica. 2. A final round on 3rd July, 2021. This will be a live performance at the ORF Theater in Klagenfurt will be broadcast live on Radio Kärnten. The jury consists of Herbert Pixner, Prof. Helmut Fellinger, Josef Nadrag and Nicole Gütler. All Covid-19 measures will be in force at the time of competition and must be complied with without exception. For details email: harmonika.kaernten@orf.at |
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Giorgio Dellarole, The Art of Accommodating - Italyby Mirco Patarini |
| Large concert video - allow a few seconds to load. La Saison culturelle proposed the concert "The Art of Accommodating" by the Extrarmonica ensemble. Extrharmonic Ensemble members are: Giorgio Dellarole (accordion), Alessandro Ciccolini (violin), Enrico Contini (cello), Francesco Baroni (harpsichord). When we talk about baroque music we generally mean that composed between the early 1600s and the mid-1700s, when the production of brilliant and incredibly prolific composers created and developed musical forms languages. Today any musician, of any level, has songs from this period in their repertoire, and the amount of publications on "how" this repertoire should be played is huge. Leaving aside the acrobatic performances of certain virtuosos who use Bach or Scarlatti to exhibit their acrobatic qualities, we see an extremely interesting research on the part of passionate and rigorous lovers, especially on the question of joints, embellishments, times. The accordion, due to its formidable versatility, is gaining a very important position, especially thanks to some artists. Among these, the talent and competence of Giorgio Dellarole shines, who with commitment and passion is tracing an increasingly safe way towards a conscious execution of the Baroque repertoire with the accordion. The Art of Accommodating refers to the practice, common in that period, of adapting and playing many pieces to instruments, or formations of instruments, different from those of origin. Using an instrument with a specific "temperament" (Vallotti, to be precise, even if a little modified), Giorgio Dellarole's accordion integrates beautifully with instruments that, however, were already "adults" in the Baroque period. Using an unequal temperament, listening to this Ensemble reserves pleasant surprises from a harmonic point of view, creating a lively and dynamic atmosphere. The concert of the Extrharmonic Ensemble on 7 June 2021 at the Spendor in Aosta, for the Saison Culturelle, as well as a longed-for return to live music, constitutes a new milestone in the integration of the accordion into the repertoires of all times. Programma: Giovanni Maria Bononcini (1642-16 78), Sonata a tre in Sol minore Francesco Antonio Bonporti (1672-1749), Inventione IV in Sol minore Op.10 Alessandro Stradella (1639-16 82), Sonata in Re minore a violino, violoncello e basso Henry Purcell (1659-1695), Ouverture e Chaconne dall’opera King Arthur Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759), Trio Sonata in Sol maggiore Op.5 n.4 - HWV399 Giovanni Bononcini (1670-1747), Sonata I per violoncello e basso in La minore Giovanni Battista Bassani (c.1650-17 16), Sonata a tre in Re maggiore |
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Sofia Ros Wins First Prize at International Moscow Music Online Competition - Russiaby Christine Johnstone |
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 Accordionist Sofia Ros Gonzalez (picture right - Spain) has won first prize in the 18 to 21 Year Old section of the Online International Music Competition in Russia. The competition included categories for a variety of instruments, with age groups from under 9 years to over 56 years. The competition aims to give musicians the “opportunity to demonstrate their talent and dedication to music, and receive a Diploma of the international competition in electronic form”. Sofia’s program included Scarlatti Sonata k.141 in D minor, Córdoba by Isaac Albeniz and Scherzo-Tocatta by P. Londonov. |
“Entre Mate y Acordeón" Program in Buenos Aires - Argentinaby Christine Johnstone |
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| A new project was introduced in Argentina entitled "Entre Mate y Acordeón", which began during the Covid-19 pandemic and aims to encourage accordionists to continue playing during these difficult times. Organiser, Gra Ciela is encouraging accordionists from all around the world to participate with any recordings they may have. That way, everyone can be motivated to learn about accordion musical styles and folk music from other places. The program will be online on the third Wednesday of every month. Video 1: Filming and photos: Sergio Tomás Soldá Performers: Sergio Tomás Soldá (Muñequita) - Valentín Ávila y su Conjunto (Entre Amigos y Chamamé) - Miguel Schmit (Remembering Barrio Unión) - Gustavo Luna (La Cumparsita) - Angel Russo (Valzer di Mezzanotte) – Mario Torres (Message of Field and Heaven) - Javier Chirino and Roberto Borelli (A Waltz among Friends) - Gustavo Aguirre and Lito Soccimarro (Soy Cordobés) - Juan Baliani (author of Merry Christmas 2020) - Victor Bosco (Manojito de Claveles) - Osvaldo Villegas (Romance de Barrio) - Mario Oberti (Tea for two) - Gerardo Echaide (La Vie in Rose) - Marcelo Sorondo (Marcha Radetzky) -Carlos Polak (Polka Alemana) - Diego Oscar Mendez Galera (La Casita Pequeñita) - Beto Noya (Resistiré) Video 2: Presenter: Sergio Tomás Soldá Editing: Gra Ciela Performers: Radka Dvorackova and Alberto Rama (Milonga de mis Amores), José Griffo (Garganta con Arena), María Elena and Hernán Pablo Maschi (La Cumparsita), Federico Aguirre (Al Bufón), Axel (Mi Cabo de Ciervo), Juan Baliani and Osvaldo Villegas (A mi Padre), Rubén Sanchez, Sofía y Martín (El Tirabuzón), Jorge París Aristu (Fugue), Felipe Arenas (Feira de mangaio), Jorge Ruibal (Bajo el Cielo de Paris), Gustavo Rovira (Mis Harapos) and Victor Bosco (Entre Mate y Accordion). |
Online: Encore Broadcast of 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award for Linda Soley-Reed - USAby Joan Grauman Morse |
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 Did you miss the Lifetime Achievement Award program for Linda Soley-Reed originally held on May 23rd, 2021? We have good news for you! An encore broadcast will take place on Monday, July 19th, 2021 at 7pm EST via the Zoom Platform. You must register no later than July 12th, 2021 so we can add you to the attendee list and send you the link to the event. A review of the event is online at: http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=28-May-2021&lang=en#art17630 Included in this article is a 13-minute slideshow on Linda’s life and a PDF of a book of tributes. All those who registered previously will automatically be sent the link to the encore event. There will be a tax deductible registration fee of $25 to attend the event. Please click on the link to purchase an "Event Ticket" at AAA-Store. You will receive a confirmation email and a link for Zoom prior to the July 19 event. Please be advised that this will be the last opportunity for you to view this wonderful tribute to Linda! Hope to see you there!! |
Alan Reekie Receives Award in 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours – New Zealandby Lionel Reekie |
 Long-time supporter of accordion activities in New Zealand, Alan Reekie (picture right – Auckland) has been awarded the Queens Service Medal (QSM) by Queen Elizabeth II in her 2021 Birthday honours.Announced on 7th June, 2021, Alan was bestowed this prestigious award for his contribution to Performing Arts Governance. Alan’s children, Lionel Reekie and Carolyn both started accordion at an early age, and as they progressed through local accordion competitions throughout their childhood, Alan began to take an active role volunteering with many of the various associations that created musical activities within the community. Lionel Reekie subsequently went on to a career as an accordion performer, teacher conductor and adjudicator. Lionel and Carolyn were both members of the Air New Zealand Accordion Orchestra, and Alan travelled as a supporter with this group to Europe and the UK in 1986 and to Australia and South East Asia in 1988. Since the 1980’s he has been involved with the North Shore Accordion Orchestras and served as a committee member of the North Shore Performing Arts Society (NSPAS). He held the position of President of the NSPAS from 1992 until 2018, and still serves as Treasurer. The NSPAS holds annual competitions in dance, vocal and instrumental performance. This event is the largest of its type in the country. Many New Zealand solo accordion champions have competed successfully in the accordion competitions run by NSPAS. Alan has also been Secretary of the North Shore Theatre and Arts Trust (the PumpHouse Theatre) from 2007, and was Treasurer from 2011 to 2014, being made a Life Member in 2018. The PumpHouse has flourished during his tenure with increased audience and higher numbers, and his continued involvement has played a large part in the growth and stability of the organisation. This theatre is one of Auckland’s best known and most used professional venues. As a location for live theatre, music, and even television filming, the PumpHouse has also been used for numerous accordion concerts, competitions and events. Alan’s QSM award is the culmination of a life-time of voluntary work for Performing Arts. Alan was previously awarded the Variety Artists Club Scroll of Honour in 2009, and this year also received life membership of the Performing Arts Competitions Association of New Zealand – the nationwide governing body for affiliated completion organisations. The Queens Service Medal will be presented at a ceremony to be held at Government House by Her Excellency, the Governor General of New Zealand on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen in November, 2021. |
Online: 10th European Forum on Music 2021by Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
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| The 10th European Forum on Music 2021 "Claiming a front row seat - the place of music in Society" took place as an online event from June 2nd to 5th. It offered a variety of sessions, including keynote speeches, panel discussions, interactive workshops and networking sessions for the music sector to exchange and to discuss the role and place of music in society. Even though the music sector was hit hard, it will come out of the crisis stronger, more resilient and claiming its rightful place which will be reflected in future action. After a keynote the forum started with a panel discussion including questions and answers from the audience with video bites of music projects showing the importance of music for society and dealing with the working conditions of musical artists. In the Covid-19 lounge participants could exchange information on challenges, best practices and needs of music organisations in and after the crisis. The second day gave space to the relationship between music and sustainable development goals (SDGs) in cultural sectors: 1) Music as a provider of life interest and meaning for people that will replace consumerism. 2) Music, music organizations and musicians as promoters and drivers of the change we need. In the context of weighing out values, there was a lively discussion about weighing the pros and cons of environmental issues and cultural exchange. Another interactive debate focused on overcoming stigma and getting back to enjoying music. Valuable future-oriented information was given on EU Copyright Directive and a General introduction to EU funding: Creative Europe (Cooperation Projects and Networks) and Horizon Europe. Of course, there was some time left for networking and exhibition. As an artistic side programme of the EFM 2021 some concerts and a movie were offered. |
“Bachtopus” Releases 6th Commission - USAby Christine Johnstone |
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| Bachtopus is excited to release the sixth commission from their 2020 Composers Commissioning Fund, which was written for them by composer and accordionist Dean Olsher. See video above. The piece entitled “Waiting to Be Born”, was partially inspired by literary critic Harold Bloom’s book ‘The American Religion.” The Bachtopus Accordion Ensemble’s 2020 Composer Commissioning Fund is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC). |
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Alexander Poeluev Performs in Volgograd - Russiaby Christine Johnstone |
 Video: Alexander Poeluev performing Moldavian Rhapsody (A. Dorensky) with the Ensemble of Russian folk instruments Dontsy which includes Sergey Kochin (accordion), Alexander Kolontaev (balalaika), Vladimir Kolontaev (balalaika prima) and Vladimir Zolotorev (bass balalaika).Alexander Poeluev gave concerts this week in Volzhsky on June 9th and Volgograd, Russia on June 10th. |
Rochdale Folk Festival - Englandby Christine Johnstone |
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 Video: Granny's Attic playing "Wheels Of The World".The Rochdale Folk Festival was held from June 4th to 6th, 2021 across several locations around Rochdale, England. Venues included The Medicine Tap, The Flying Horse, St Mary in the Baum and Touchstones Rochdale. The festival provided live performers, with an online presentation at “Live to your Living Room” on June 12th, 2021. Accordion performers included Boom Bike Bourrée (Sian Phillips on accordion – picture left), Granny’s Attic (Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne on melodeon, anglo concertina & vocals) and Good Habits (accordionist Pete Shaw). |
Video: Cory Pesaturo Performs on TV Game Show - USAby Christine Johnstone |
| Video: Cory Pesaturo performed on the popular television game show “Let’s Make a Deal” on June 4th, 2021. Watch his performance on the video above. |
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Online: Accordion Accompaniment Music Weekend - UKby Rob Howard |
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 Ian Lowthian (picture left) will run an online Music Weekend entitled Accordion Accompaniment Techniques on June 19th and 20th, 2021.The weekend will cover ideas and examples on how to use the accordion as an accompaniment instrument, including discussion on chords and a bit of music theory. In addition, Ian will cover bellows techniques such as the bellows shake and vibrato, plus some duet playing, vamping examples as well as some walking bass exercises too! For details email: ianlowthian@yahoo.co.uk |
Live: Marek Kalinowski Entertains at Milwaukee Accordion Club – USAby Christine Johnstone |
  The Milwaukee Accordion Club are pleased to be able to open their doors again to live music. Their first club meeting will include a performance by guests Peter Herz (violin – far left) and Marek Kalinowski (accordion – right) on June 28th, 2021 at the Root River Center in Franklin, Wisconsin, USA.This accordion and violin duo perform a mix of American standards, Tangos, Polish ethnic music and can even sing in Polish! For details email: skylinerguy@gmail.com |
Ivan Sendetsky and Vladimir Stupnikov Concert, St. Petersburg – Russiaby Ivan Dyma, SaxAkkord Duo |
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| Ivan Sendetsky (cello – picture above left) and Vladimir Stupnikov (accordion – pictured right) will give a concert at the "Mikhalchuk Music" studio in St. Petersburg, Russia on July 3rd, 2021, at 7pm. Their program will include works by Bach, Schubert, Piazzolla, Kabalevsky, McConen, among others. For details phone: 79219111320 |
"Schools in Music" Summer Camp – Italyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| The "Schools in Music" Summer Camp will be held at the Diocesan Meeting House in Roveré Veronese, Verona, Italy during July and August. The camp aims to become an opportunity for meeting, exchange and growth for talented young musicians from different parts of Italy, during the summer period and is dedicated to young musicians from 10 to 18 years of age. Students of accordion and other instruments such as piano, guitar, strings, wind and percussion are invited to attend. Camp dates are as follows: • July 4th to 10th, 2021 • July 11th to 17th, 2021 • August 8th to 14th, 2021 The camp venue hosts groups from all over the world and strictly follows the current Covid-19 regulations. Therefore children will be accommodated in single rooms with a bathroom in the room and, during the stay, all the sanitary measures in force at the time of the course will be respected. For details email: info@musicsummercamp.it |
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Nikita Ronzhin Performs on Russian TVby Christine Johnstone |
| Nikita Ronzhin entertained on the Russia TV channel "Zhar Bird" recently. The program was called “Guests”, compered by the Honored Artist of Russia Valery Semin, who interviewed Nikita and discussed his music, stories, funny songs and of course his accordion playing. |
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Voci Armoniche New Website, Announcing Voci BlueStar Reeds - Italyby Accordions Worldwide |
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 On June 1st, the new website went online of Voci Armoniche, the producer of high quality reeds for harmonicas and acoustic accordions since 1935.The new website announces for the first time, BlueStar highest quality reeds, different from the reeds of the past and those of today. The concept that led to BlueStar is a combination of Voci Armoniche production history as handed down over the years plus years of research and development to create new innovation; to achieve the highest quality possible, surpassing the hand-made voices for acoustic and functional potential. Lorenzo Antonelli, President and CEO of Voci Armoniche writes: "The exciting BlueStar highest quality reeds will be released in the second half of 2021: the first distribution period when they will be available to our accordion manufacturer partners. At the time of release and distribution, extensive information about these innovative new reeds will be provided with updates to this new Voci Armoniche website." "For those who work in the world of the accordion, for those who build accordions, to the musicians who play, this new site offers contents that explain, inform, clarify and define essential and concrete aspects of reed manufacture. There is a different and deep attention to each aspect of manufacture, which, developing from a solid tradition, finds new advancements moving into the future." Related article: http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=23-Oct-2020&lang=en#art16940 |
2021 South Pacific and New Zealand Accordion Association Championships and Festival Daily Reports - New Zealandby Heather Masefield Secretary, New Zealand Accordion Association |
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 The 2021 South Pacific and New Zealand Accordion Association Championships and Festival, this year open to only New Zealand residents due to Covid-19 restrictions, will be held on June 5th and 6th, 2021 at the Rose Centre in Belmont, Auckland. Competitions Secretary Renee Jeffries (picture right).Download the free program with competition times and door price information at: NZAA Put the program on your phone or print, to take to the event. Information about the competition times, Finale Concert, massed orchestra, prize giving and the Farewell Dinner are in the program. Daily Reports: Videos of competitors, pictures and the results will be placed online at about 8pm New Zealand time, 05 June and 06 June at: 2021SouthPac |
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