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Coba actúa en las celebraciones de Nochebuena y Año Nuevo - Japónby Christine Johnstone |
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Coba actuará en la noche de los amantes del fuelle en Nochebuena que se celebrará en el Live Hall Club Moon Sekai en la ciudad de Kobe, prefectura de Hyogo, Japón, el 24 de diciembre de 2022 a las 18:00 horas. El invitado especial de este evento será Kida Taro. A esto le seguirá una segunda Bellows Lovers Night el 31 de diciembre de 2022 (víspera de Año Nuevo) en el Shibuya Red Brick Warehouse Hall de Yokohama, Japón, a partir de las 15:30 horas. Consulte los carteles para conocer los detalles. Traducción realizada con la versión gratuita del traductor www.DeepL.com/Translator |
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Noticias de boda: Mirco Soprani se casa con Catia Andreani - Italiaby Christine Johnstone |
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![]() ![]() A la ceremonia asistieron el actual alcalde de Castelfidardo, Roberto Ascani, y otro ex alcalde, Tersilio Marotta. Mirco Soprani tiene una larga historia de colaboración con la industria del acordeón desde los 19 años hasta hoy. Accordions Worldwide desea a la pareja una larga vida llena de felicidad, buena salud y buenos momentos. |
Gira de conciertos de Navidad de Brandon McPhee - Escociaby Christine Johnstone |
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![]() Los espectáculos incluirán temas de su último álbum "Mr Country", su nuevo single navideño "Christmas in Scotland" y canciones de temporada. Las fechas son: • Lunes 5 de diciembre: British Legion, Thurso. Phone 01847 892945 • Martes 6 de diciembre: Pultneytown Parish Church, Wick Gail’s gift box. Phone 01955 604411 • Miércoles 7 de diciembre: St John’s Church, Perth. Phone 01738 621818 • Jueves 8 de diciembre: Royal Hotel, Portree, Isle of Skye. Phone 01478 612525 • Viernes 9 de diciembre: British Legion Club, Dingwall. Phone 01349 863278, 01349 862346 • Sábado 10 de diciembre: St Giles Church, Elgin. Phone 01343 543778 • Domingo 11 de diciembre: Oldmeldrum British Legion, afternoon show, RBL Club. Phone 01651872527 |
Crucero de Acordeones 2023 de la Asociación Finlandesa de Acordeones - Finlandiaby Christine Johnstone |
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![]() ![]() El crucero, con capacidad para unos 2.000 pasajeros, "está reservado íntegramente a los acordeonistas y es como un enorme paraíso musical del acordeón durante casi 24 horas", partirá de Turku el 25 de marzo de 2023 a las 18.30 horas y viajará a Kapellskär antes de regresar a Turku a las 16.30 horas del 26 de marzo de 2023. A lo largo del viaje se ofrecerá una variedad de entretenimiento con acordeón en los lugares de actuación y en los pasillos del barco. Entre los artistas se encuentra el "Artista del Acordeón del Año 2022", Aleksi Laukkonen (foto de la derecha). Para más detalles, llame al 044 493 6113 o por correo electrónico: toimisto@harmonikkaliitto.fi |
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CNIMA: Ludovic Beier 2022 Gypsy Jazz Masterclass - Franciaby Christine Johnstone |
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![]() El tutor del CNIMA Ludovic Beier impartirá una Masterclass de Gypsy Jazz del 14 al 16 de diciembre de 2022. El curso cubrirá todos los secretos de la música Gypsy Jazz: cómo improvisar, acompañar y desarrollar su repertorio. El formador Ludovic Beier es un conocido acordeonista de jazz. Ha tocado con Stochelo Rosenberg, Angelo Debarre, Dorado Schmitt, San Severino, Thomas Dutronc y Guy Marchand, entre otros, y tiene un doctorado en Jazz Gitano. Acaba de regresar de actuar en Birdland NYC, EE.UU., para el Festival Django Reinhardt, de seis días de duración, celebrado a principios de noviembre. Para más información, envíe un correo electrónico a: cnima@orange.fr |
XIII Festival Strumenti&Musica, Spoleto - Italiaby Christine Johnstone |
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La XIII edición del Festival Strumenti&Musica se celebrará en el Palazzo Leti Sansi de Spoleto, Italia, del 20 al 28 de noviembre de 2022. El evento Strumenti&Musica incluirá una serie de conciertos que comenzarán con la actuación de Simone Zanchini (acordeón) y Gabriele Mirabassi (clarinete) en la ceremonia de apertura el 20 de noviembre de 2022. El 25 de noviembre de 2022, Pietro Roffi ofrecerá un concierto de música clásica con su quinteto de cuerda. Para más información: Strumenti&Musica |
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Video: XXVII Kotlin Accordion Festival - Viva Academy solo and group performances live on October 23rd, 2022. The concert featured graduates and students of the Accordion Department of the Academy of Music Karol Szymanowski in Katowice House of Culture in Kotlina, Poland. |
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Video: Video: Alexander Poeluev performing Moldavian Rhapsody by Alexander Dorensky with the Volga Russian Folk Orchestra named after N. Kalinin conducted by Galina Ivankova held recently in Volgograd 2022. |
by Christine Johnstone
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![]() ![]() Hanzhi Wang won First Prize in the 2015 40th Castelfidardo International Accordion Competition in Italy, has served on various international accordion competition juries, and performed extensively internationally. She obtained her Bachelor’s degree at the China Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China and her Master’s degree at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, Denmark. |
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![]() ![]() The first book – “Accordion Anthology”, presents a variety of articles and biographies, such as ‘Getting to Know the Accordion’, ‘Accordion Tips and Hints’ (Steve Roxton), ‘Be a Better Player’ (Rosemary Wright), ‘Use of the Couplers’, ‘Playing For Others’ (Rosemary Wright), ‘The Accordion Concerto’, ‘The Accordion and Popular Music’, ‘Accordion Dynasties’, ‘Manfrini Accordions’ (Robert Rolston), ‘Tales & Trivia’, ‘Polka and the Accordion’, and biographies such as André Verchuren, David Vernon, Brandon McPhee, Marcosignori, Gordon Pattullo, Freeland Barbour, Helen Maher, Helen Rich, Jack Emblow, Joe Cooley, John Jones MBE, John Leslie, Ksenija Sidorova, Leonard Brown, Paul Chamberlain, Martynas Levickis, Pearl Fawcett-Adriano and William Hannah. "Accordion Anthology 2" includes more articles such as ‘Castelfidardo’, ‘Diatonic Accordion Musings’, ‘Accordion Festivals’, ‘Looking After Your Accordion’, ‘Using the Accordion for Vocal Accompaniment’ (Jack Emblow), ‘Midland Accordion Festival’ (Barry Smith), ‘Scotland’s Accordion Heritage’, ‘Ireland’s Accordion Heritage’; and biographies, such as Gary Blair, Julie Best, Gina Brannelli, Mario Conway, Harry Hussey, Bert Santilly, Roy Hendrie, Yvette Horner, Nigel Pasby, Karen Street, Karen Tweed, Seamus O’Sullivan, Gordon Shand, and Dermot O’Brien. Each book contains well over 300 colour photos and is a near A4 sized high quality hardback. For special offer details email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
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![]() The Kirkjuvagr Ceilidh Band have been nominated in the Scottish Dance Band of the Year category at the 20th MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards 2022. The Kirkjuvagr Ceilidh Band are a five-piece family band from the Orkney Islands and includes accordion, fiddle, drums, guitar and keyboard. Their “pride and passion is promoting all aspects of Scottish traditional dancing and music”. The Scots Trad Music Awards event is sponsored by the National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs in the UK. The awards ceremony will be held at Caird Hall in Dundee, Scotland on December 4th, 2022. |
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The Klingenthal Accordion Orchestra conducted by Richard Wunderlich will hold their End of Year Concerts at the Gasthof Zum Walfisch Zwota in Klingenthal, Germany this month. Dates are: November 12th, 2022 at 7.30 pm November 13th, 2022 at 3 pm |
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![]() ![]() His program will feature songs from the First and Second World Wars that were sung at the time by frontline troops and the folks back home. John “will perform in a glittering array of authentic period costumes.” The following day on November 13th at 3pm, John will dress up again to perform a programme of songs and stories about farming life at the end of the nineteenth century (picture above right). This concert, entitled The Victorian Farmer’s Year in Song, is part of the Valley Arts Fringe Festival 2022 and will be held at the Baptist Church, in Chew Magna, Bristol. |
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![]() ![]() Their program will include works by Ian Watson, Gerhard Mohr and Astor Piazzolla among others. For details phone: 034925 62010 |
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![]() His program will include works by Mozart, Piazzolla, Vivaldi, Bach, Semionov and Scarlatti. For details email: ferranacordio@gmail.com |
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Michael Bridge (accordion) and Kornel Wolak (clarinet) will peform a free concert entitled “From Bach to Benny Goodman” at the West Vancouver Memorial Library in West Vancouver, BC, Canada on November 18th at 7.30pm. The duo will “use virtuosity, comedy, and musical sensitivity to bring their custom repertoire to life. “From Bach to Benny Goodman” features modern rearrangements of baroque and classical music using the digital accordion, all the way to good old Benny Goodman swing tunes. Be ready for an evening of entertainment, laughter, and serious music-making.” For details email: info@westvanlibrary.ca |
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The Veronika Todorova Band will perform a “Revival Konzert” in Diez an der Lahn, in Diez, Germany on November 18th, 2022 at 8pm. The band, which includes accordionist Veronika Todorova, Detlef Görke (bass) and Axel Spreitzer (drums), play a mix of “Balkan meets Jazz and Tango” music. For details email: Veronika_Todorova@web.de |
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The No.1 Ladies Accordion Orchestra will perform a concert at the Bridport United Church in Bridport, East Street, England on November 19th, 2022 at 7.30pm. Their program will include a variety of “tunes from around the world”. See poster for details. |
by Rita Davidson Barnea, Editor USA Accordion News
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The Accordion Pops Orchestra have two upcoming concerts for your enjoyment. The first will be held on November 20th, 2022 at the Conlon Hall Auditorium in Bergenfield, New Jersey. The second concert will be held on December 4th, 2022 at the Hillsborough Elks Club for the benefit of disabled children. The Accordion Pops Orchestra was founded in 1970 by the Accordion Teachers Association of New Jersey and is currently under the direction of Al Terzo, one of the original members. 2022 members of the Accordion Pops Orchestra: AnnaRene Jeremiah, John Modrowsky, Anne Marie Eagan, Joyce Ganderberger, Annette Marinelli, Julie Amerman, Bob Patterson, Kalman Zilberman, Dante Giamarco, Kelly Grove, Denise Koncelik, Mary Thomas, Denise Szabo, Mike Marchese, Diane Ashenfalder, Paul Koslowski, Diane Squillace, Phyllis Edamatsu, Don Nowicki, Ray Haines, Erika Perez, Henry Mikol, Rosemarie Cavanaugh, Ines Csulak, Sandra Perez, Joanna Darrow, Tatiana Slowik, John Andrews and Theresa Rehberg. For further details email: accordionpopsorchestra@outlook.com |
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The Akkordeonverein Oedheim 1991 e.V. will hold their Annual Concert in the Kochana saaloffnung, Oedheim, Germany on November 20th, 2022 at 4pm. For details email: info@avoe.de |
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The Canterbury Accordion Association will hold their next Jam Session at St Paul’s Church in Christchurch, New Zealand on November 20th, 2022 at 3pm. Everyone is welcome. Bring your instrument or just come along and enjoy the music. See poster for details. |
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Sitio actualizado: Publicidad de los conciertos del Quinteto Aotango - Nueva Zelandaby Harley Jones |
Sitio actualizado: Vídeo del Aotango Quintet promocionando su próxima serie de conciertos como sigue: 21 de noviembre en el Warkworth Town Hall 22 de noviembre en el Westlake Girls Events Centre en Takapuna 2 de diciembre en la Iglesia Anglicana de Todos los Santos en Howick, Auckland El 3 de diciembre en la Capilla de Cristo Rey en Hamilton Aotango cuenta con la participación de Andrew Beer (concertino de la Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - APO), el pianista Somi Kim (NZTrio), el contrabajista Gordon Hill (director de la sección de la APO), el guitarrista de jazz Sam Swindells y el multicampeón mundial de acordeón Grayson Masefield. |
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2023 Accordion Days, Sursee - Switzerlandby Christine Johnstone |
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![]() Los eventos incluirán cursos de acordeón por Lionel Chapuis (Suiza), Silke D'Inka (Alemania), Johannes Münzner (Austria) e Ian Watson (Inglaterra). Curso de dirección: por Stefan Hippe (Alemania). Clase magistral de solistas: a cargo de Fanny Vicens (Francia/Suiza). Ian Watson (foto de arriba) impartirá un curso avanzado de orquesta con el tema "Drama". Las piezas tratadas serán "Sinfonietta Dramatika" (de Stevan Divjakovic) y la composición propia de Ian Watson "On Aldeburgh Beach". La fecha límite de inscripción es el 11 de diciembre de 2022. Descargue la información del programa del evento aquí: 2023Sursee.pdf |
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