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Hubert Deuringer on YouTube – Germany
Renzo Ruggieri’s Future Activities – Italy, Austria, Russia
AATA Announcement, Sydney – Australia
Kate McGarrigle (1946 - 2010), Montreal – Canada
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
11th Viennese Accordion Festival Press Conference – Austria
CD ‘Songs of Joy and Peace’ Awarded Grammy – USA
‘Harry Hussey meets Ken Astin’, Stockport – UK
Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, Werner Weibert Solo Accordion! – Austria
Future events |
Chico Chagas Concert, London – UK
Emily Smith Tour Dates – New Zealand, Australia
Klaus Paier and Asja Valcic Tour Dates – Germany, Austria
Guilam Concerts, Languedoc-Roussillon – France
Mauro Carra’s visit to England – UK
Gianni Coscia and Gianluigi Trovesi Concert, London – UK
Richard Galliano Sextet Concert, Rome – Italy
New and Updated Sites |
MusicForAccordion.com new eSheet Pieces
NAA Publications New Music Releases
February USA News Online 1st February
MusicForAccordion.com new eSheet Pieces
NAA Publications New Music Releases
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BREAKING NEWS.... ART VAN DAMME DIES - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
 Accordions Worldwide is sad to report that accordion jazz legend Art Van Damme died on February 15, 2010. He was 89 years old. Art had been ill with pneumonia for several weeks.Art Van Damme, born April 9, 1920 in Norway, Michigan, was a world renowned jazz accordionist and one of the most famous accordionists of all time. Art Van Damme began playing the accordion at age nine and started classical study when his family moved to Chicago in 1934. In 1941 he joined Ben Bernie's band as an accordionist. He adapted Benny Goodman's music to the accordion. From 1945 to 1960 he worked for NBC, performing on The Dinah Shore Show, Tonight, The Dave Garroway Show and other radio and TV shows with Garroway. He recorded 130 episodes of the 15-minute The Art Van Damme Show for NBC Radio. Van Damme toured Europe and was also popular with jazz listeners in Japan and regularly won the domestic Downbeat reader's poll for his instrument. He also toured in Russia and New Zealand. Art Van Damme had three children and six grandchildren. Although he had retired to Florida, he continued to perform nearly to the age of 90. You can read his 2005 Celebrity Interview by clicking on his name. A nice article about his 2005 tour to Rostov-on-Don, Russia, is online too http://www.accordions.com/index/art/historical_events.shtml Information about the funeral of Art Van Damme Viewing: Friday, February 19, 2010 3-5pm/7-9pm Cochrane’s Chapel Of The Roses 103 Lincoln Street Roseville, California 95678 Phone: (916) 783-7171 Funeral Mass: Saturday, February 20, 2010 10am St. Clare’s Catholic Church 1950 Junction Blvd_Roseville, CA 95747 Phone: (916)772-4717 |
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Hubert Deuringer on YouTube – Germanyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 Hubert Deuringer (born 1924) is one of Germany’s most accomplished accordionists, and a teacher, arranger and conductor. Since 1945 he has been performing, broadcasting on German radio and TV, recording, and for many years led his own dance orchestra. He was also a lecturer in accordion style and improvisation at the Hohner Conservatory in Trossingen. A veteran recording artiste, extracts from several of Hubert Deuringer’s TV broadcasts have recently appeared on YouTube. A DVD of Deuringer’s performances is scheduled for release in April. Also, an LP of jazz and swing standards, ‘Swing & Happy’, made with the organist Klaus Wunderlich. |
Renzo Ruggieri’s Future Activities – Italy, Austria, Russiaby Rob Howard |
 On February 27th Renzo Ruggieri, with his orchestra, begins recording for a new CD the music of the great Gorni Kramer.From March 10th to 14th Renzo Ruggieri and Mauro De Federicis (guitar, composer) are on a short tour in Austria including performing in the Vienna Accordion Festival, and from April 24th to 30th Renzo will be performing in Rostov, Russia. For further information email: pressoffice@renzoruggieri.com |
AATA Announcement, Sydney – Australiaby Tania Lukic-Marx |
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 The Australian Accordion Teachers Association Inc (AATA) is proud to announce its new website and Internet Presentation. The AATA’s comprehensive new website can be found at the address: http://aata.org.au/The new http://aata.org.au/ website offers: On-line Prospectus containing detailed information on our Festival and Championships Entering the Australian International Accordion Championships on-line, using our on-line membership and entry forms Paying competition and membership fees using PayPal or Credit Card View video clips of FUNKORDION accordion ensemble View Photo-Gallery of events and functions that AATA organizes Read past Newsletters View online at http://aata.org.au/ For further information email: aata.australia@gmail.com |
Kate McGarrigle (1946 - 2010), Montreal – Canadaby Rob Howard |
 Canadian singer, songwriter, accordionist and pianist Kate McGarrigle, who wrote and performed as a duo with her sister Anna McGarrigle, died from cancer on January 18th 2010.She was the mother of singers Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright, from her marriage to American singer/songwriter Loudon Wainwright 111, which ended in divorce. Born in Montreal, Quebec, to English and French Canadian parents, Kate and Anna McGarrigle were folk musicians who earned considerable acclaim and commercial success. They sang in both English and French, and are often credited with bringing Quebecois folk music to an international audience, and performed throughout North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. Kate McGarrigle played diatonic button accordion in performances, and on many of their recordings, especially those where the sisters sang in French, such as ‘Entre la jeunesse et la sagesse’ (better known as ‘French Record’) and ‘La vache qui pleure’. |
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Prokofiev’s Revolution ‘Cantata’ Performance, Birmingham – UKby Roland Williams |
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| Photo, Left to Right: Martynas Levickis, Rafal Luc, Conductor Valery Gergiev, Ksenija Sidorova, Amadej Herzog and Trang Nguyen On October 14/15th 2009, during a visit to the UK, the Chorus of the famous Mariinsky Theatre gave two splendid performances of Prokofiev’s ‘Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution’. They performed with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev. Prokofiev’s ‘Cantata’ is an extraordinary work of musical theatre and of huge proportions in the musical forces it employs. It uses an extended orchestra and choir, a brass band and an accordion band. A most interesting historical background to this work and a review of the concerts is online: Cantata Review From the accordionist’s point of view the work (written in the mid-1930s) is of obvious interest as it is probably one of the first large orchestral and choral works to include an accordion band or significant part for a group of accordions. Further information online at: Cantata Review |
11th Viennese Accordion Festival Press Conference – Austriaby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
 Organizer Friedl Preisl announced in his speech that old and new elements will combine to make the 11th Viennese Accordion Festival a success – even after the extraordinary jubilee of last year. A main stream is dedicated to ‘A tribute to Lars Hollmer’ to remember the Swedish musician and founding member of the ‘Accordion Tribe’, who passed away in 2008. Lars Hollmer´s colleagues Bratko Bibic, Maria Kalaniemi, Guy Klucevsek and Otto Lechner will arrange special concert evenings in his memory. For the very first time in the history of the Viennese Festival, the ‘GÜRTEL LATE NIGHT TOUR’ offers concerts in the heart of the new music mile, beginning punctually at 11pm. Other features include the duo Renzo Ruggieri and Mauro De Federicis (Italy) and Martin Lubenov and Vladimir Karparov (Bulgaria). Other projects will be ‘Silent Movie Matinee’ - accordionists performing live to silent movie classics - and ‘Magic Afternoon’ for children of all ages, which are already highly appreciated by their numerous and enthusiastic public audiences on Sundays. Finally Sasha Shevchenko (accordion) and Maciej Golebiowski (clarinet), very well-known as the duo ‘Klezmer reloaded’, performed for the entertainment part of the press conference. |
CD ‘Songs of Joy and Peace’ Awarded Grammy – USAby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Victor Prieto collaborated with Yo-Yo Ma, on his CD ‘Songs of Joy and Peace’, also featuring Cristina Pato, which has been awarded a 2010 Grammy for ‘The Best Classical Crossover Album’. On February 26th, 9.30pm, Victor Prieto performs with the Beat Kaestli Group at the BAM Café, Brooklyn, New York. For further information email: victorprieto2001@yahoo.com |
‘Harry Hussey meets Ken Astin’, Stockport – UKby Rob Howard |
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 Stockport Accordion Club’s concert on February 10th opened with Rob Howard, the show MC, playing ‘The Great Escape’/’The Longest Day’, followed by variations on Rabbie Burns’ ‘A Man’s A Man’, on his Roland FR7. SAC President Johnny Coleclough then took over, performing an extended spot on his customised Cordovox. His numbers included ‘Under Paris Skies’, ‘The Dark Island’, and a Gershwin medley. The guest artistes, Harry Hussey and Ken Astin, performed two great sets. Some of their music was jazz flavoured, and everything had a spontaneity that was most appealing to the audience. Their first half programme included ‘Moonlight in Vermont’, ‘Rosetta’, ‘What are doing the rest of your life?’, ‘Lara’s Theme’ (Harry solo), Moonlight Serenade’/String of Pearls’ (Harry solo), ‘I’m old fashioned’, an untitled valse musette (learned from YouTube!), ‘Tritsch Tratsch Polka (Ken solo), and ‘How High the Moon’. Johnny Coleclough opened the second half with ‘The Shadow of Your Smile’, after which Harry Hussey returned to play some requests, which included ‘Carte Postale’, ‘Petite Fleur’, and ‘The Petite Waltz’. Ken Astin then went on stage, and the duo performed ‘The Girl From Ipanema’, ‘The Nearness of You’, ‘The History of Love’ (played as a tango), ‘Fine and Dandy’, ‘Wheels’, ‘Patricia’, and ‘Deep Purple’. Their encore, to conclude a most entertaining evening, was ‘Tangerine’. Ken Astin (Vignoni ‘Compact’) and Harry Hussey (Borsini ‘Superstar’) – both 5 voice instruments - have just completed the recording of a new CD, ‘Just Friends’, done acoustically and with no MIDI, unlike their previous CD, ‘Our Kind of Music’. For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
Gershwin’s ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, Werner Weibert Solo Accordion! – Austriaby Dr. Paulmann |
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 During the New Year’s concert in Perchtoldsdorf, a suburb of Vienna, on January 14th a memorable concert performance took place. For the first time in this venue the ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, by George Gershwin, was played with an accordion in the solo part. The soloist was Werner Weibert, who has played the Rhapsody since his youth, and since 1975 with the famous Viennese Accordion Chamber Ensemble during their tours round the world, including New York’s Carnegie Hall! Professor Adolf Winkler, the founder and conductor of the Franz Schmidt Chamber Orchestra, listened to one of the performances and invited Werner Weibert to play this multi-faceted and impressive opus with his orchestra – an absolute innovation. The concert was a great success and the full auditorium acclaimed the performance very well. The arrangement was by Professor Winkler and Werner Weibert, and follows the original score. |
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SIRIUS-concert "New composition by: Alessandro Sbordoni" - Italyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 For Rai New Music, Live Auditorium Rai "Arturo Toscanini" in Turin, Friday 19 February at 20.30 Concert with the National Symphony Orchestra RAI conducted by Arturo Tamayo. Soloists soprano Barbara Hannigan, the pianist Maurizio Baglini and Germano Scurti on the bayan accordion. On the program: "Sirius" for bayan and orchestra (2009) (OSN Rai commission - world première) by Alessandro Sbordoni; Fabio Nieder "Lieder von der Liebe zur Erde," for soprano and two orchestras (2009) (Committee OSN Rai), Azio Corghi "Watermarks Bach" for piano and strings (2009) (Committee OSN Rai - first ever performance) and Karlheinz Stockhausen "Spiel # 1 / 4" for orchestra (1952www.rai.it/dl/radio3/programmi/articoli/ContentItem-c0a2e921-1adb-4d0b-9904-9fe9fe9ac90a.html |
Chico Chagas Concert, London – UKby Romano Viazzani |
 Brazilian Jazz accordionist Chico Chagas performs at the Hideaway, 2 Empire Mews, Stanhope Road, Streatham, London SW16 2ED, on Saturday February 13th. He is playing with the pianist Simon Mulligan, Dave O’Higgins on sax, Andy Hamil - double bass, and Davide Giovannini - drumsThey will play some standards like ‘Giant Steps’ (Coltrane), ‘I Mean You’ (Monk), and some Brazilian standards like ‘Meditation’, ‘How Insensitive’, etc. For further information email: romanoviazzani@btconnect.com |
Emily Smith Tour Dates – New Zealand, Australiaby Rob Howard |
 Scottish folk singer, pianist and accordionist Emily Smith is touring New Zealand and Australia, as follows: February 14th, 8pm – Ruby Lounge, Acoustic Routes, Wellington, New Zealand 19th, 8pm – New Edinburgh Folk Club, Otago Settlers Museum, Dunedin 20th, 8pm – Penguin Club, Oamaru 21st, 8pm – Christchurch Folk Club, Dux De Lux Lounge 26th, 8pm - Fairfield House, Nelson 27th, 8pm - Fairfield House, Takaka March 2nd, 7pm - Victorian Garden Conservatory, Hamilton Garden Festival 5th – 8th, 12noon each day – Port Fairy Folk Festival, Australia 10th, 7.30pm, Performing Arts Centre, Hamilton 11th, 7.30pm - Under the Grandstand, Bendigo 12th to 14th, 7.30pm - Blue Mountains Festival, Katoomba 18th, 7.30pm – The Harp Hotel, Sydney 19th, 7.30pm – Brunswick Music Festival, Melbourne 20th and 21st, 7.30pm – Yackandandah Folk Festival 25th, 7.30pm - Valencia Creek Hall 26th, 7.30pm - Harvester Moon Café, Bellarine, Victoria 27th, 7.30pm – Bruny Island 28th, 7.30pm – Hobart, Tasmania April 1st to 5th, 7.30pm - Exhibition Park, National Folk Festival, Canberra Emily Smith first made her mark on the Scottish music scene when she won the 2002 BBC Radio Scotland ‘Young Scottish Traditional Musician of the Year’ award. Prior to this, Emily was a member of the Scottish accordion band KODA. In 2003 Emily graduated from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama with an Honours degree in Scottish Music. During this time she developed her skills on piano and accordion and established her own singing style, and has since toured Europe and Australasia. For further information email: info@emilysmith.org |
Klaus Paier and Asja Valcic Tour Dates – Germany, Austriaby Rob Howard |
 Austrian accordionist Klaus Paier and the highly accomplished Croatian cellist Asja Valcic have some tour dates in Germany and Austria during February, as follows: March 14th, 7.30pm - Imperial Theater, Hamburg, Germany 15th, 8.30pm – Porgy & Bess Club, Vienna, Austria 18th, 7.30pm – Stadtmuseum, St. Pölten 19th, 8pm - Altes Pfandhaus, Cologne, Germany 20th, 8.30pm - Jazzclub Erfurt, Erfurt 25th, 8pm - Saal der MS, Hermagor, Austria 26th, 8pm - Akku Steyr, Steyr 27th, 8.30pm - Kulturwerkstatt Hard, Hard Kammgarn Klaus Paier studied accordion, jazz and composition at Klagenfurt Conservatory. He has been particularly inspired by such jazz instrumentalists as Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk. For him, their conception of jazz, with its wide diversity of musical possibilities and freedoms, was of great importance. In addition to jazz, classical music has also influenced Klaus Paier's playing and compositions. For further information email: klaus.paier@aon.at |
Guilam Concerts, Languedoc-Roussillon – Franceby Rob Howard |
 Guilam - Cédric Bailleul, accordion, and Philippe Soulié, double bass – presented their new CD, ‘Hasards’ at a concert on February 6th at Muz’Art, Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon. On February 18th and 19th, 9pm, Guilam perform at the Theater Gérard Philippe, Montpellier. For these concerts they will be augmented by Gilles Guérif on guitar and mandolin. For further information email: contact@accordeonlanguedoc.com |
Mauro Carra’s visit to England – UKby Rob Howard |
 Italian accordionist Mauro Carra is travelling to the UK next week to perform at the Eastbourne Accordion Festival, and at two accordion clubs. The details are as follows:February 19th, 7.30pm - Guildford Accordion Club, Ripley Village Hall, near Guildford, Surrey M25 J10; for further information email: myrabee@btinternet.com 20th and 21st - Eastbourne Accordion Festival 22nd - Black Country Accordion Club, Rowley Regis Disability Centre, Rowley Regis B65 9AT; for further information email: bsentmusic@gmx.com Mauro Carra (born 1971), from Parma, Italy, is one of the rising stars of the international accordion scene. He has participated with success in many solo national and international competitions. In January 2006, Mauro Carra made a short successful British tour, organised by London accordionist Romano Viazzani. The end of this tour was followed by the release of his debut solo CD ‘I Need You’. |
Gianni Coscia and Gianluigi Trovesi Concert, London – UKby Romano Viazzani |
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| On Thursday March 18th, 8pm, at Hall One, Kings Place, King’s Cross, London, and Gianni Coscia – accordion, and Gianluigi Trovesi – clarinet, perform in concert as part of Jazz Scene Europe week. This is a rare London appearance by a duo whose ravishing and beguiling music travels through jazz, north Italian folk music, film and theatre music, tinged with hints of mazurka, tango and klezmer, and an irresistibly Mediterranean warmth and wit. Gianni Coscia and Gianluigi Trovesi can be heard on the soundtracks to ‘Cinema Paradiso’ and ‘Il Postino’. |
Richard Galliano Sextet Concert, Rome – Italyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 On February 17th, 9pm, the Richard Galliano Sextet will perform music by JS Bach at the National Academy ‘Santa Cecilia’ in Rome. This will be a rare opportunity to listen to Richard Galliano playing in a classic style, and there will be CD released on the classical music label ‘Deutsche Grammophon’. |
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February Diatonic News Online 1st Februaryby Werner Weibert |
 The February 2010 Diatonic News online 1st February. |
MusicForAccordion.com new eSheet Piecesby MusicForAccordion.com |
 MusicForAccordion.com site releases 6 new pieces - 'Can - Can, catalog:mfa8010', 'Roman Guitar, catalog:mfa8011', 'Bolero, catalog:mfa8012', 'Dengozo, catalog:mfa8014', 'Jigs And Reels, catalog:mfa8016 and 'La Cinquantaine, catalog:mfa8017'. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
NAA Publications New Music Releasesby National Accordion Association |
 NAA Publications releases 6 new pieces, 'Parade Of The Texas Aggies, catalog:naa118', 'My Faith Is Strong, catalog:naa119', 'Happy – Go - Lucky, catalog:naa120', 'Valse Vienna, catalog:naa121', 'Dusty Trails, catalog:naa122' and 'Hi – Ho, The Merry, catalog:naa123'. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
February USA News Online 1st Februaryby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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| The February 2010 USA News, online on the 1st February. |
MusicForAccordion.com new eSheet Piecesby MusicForAccordion.com |
| MusicForAccordion.com site releases 6 new pieces - 'Minuet in G, catalog:mfa8002', 'Mazurka, catalog:mfa8003', 'You, catalog:mfa8004', 'Two Waltzes, catalog:mfa8005', 'Husia Siusia, catalog:mfa8006 and 'Southern Roses, catalog:mfa8009'. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
NAA Publications New Music Releasesby NAA Publications |
| NAA Publications releases 6 new pieces, ' Follow The Guidon, catalog:naa112', 'Jeasy Polka, catalog:naa113', 'And We Danced Till Dawn, catalog:naa114', 'You Made Me Blue, catalog:naa115', 'Never, Never No, catalog:naa116' and 'Men Of Mansfield, catalog:naa117'. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
CD Reviews |
Misteriumby Joan C. Sommers |
 CD Reviews Index for the Review of “Misterium” by Joan C. Sommers. Performer is Mika Väyrynen. |
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