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Festival Musique! 2021 - Netherlands
CNIMA July Workshop with Franck Angélis - France
Nick Ariondo Music in New Disney Movie “Luca” - USA
Online: Orchester Hohnerklang City Championships, Trossingen - Germany
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Results: 12th Italia Award Student & Professional Categories - Italy
Berlin Celebrates Piazzolla - Germany
8th Regional Accordion Competition 2021 – Reunion Island
Video: Anna Krystaleva Performs Dark Eyes - Portugal
Marco Klemmer Entertains on Highest Mountain in Styria/Graz aera - Austria
Future events |
Victor Prieto Trio Concert, New York City – USA
Ladislav Horák Performs Duo with Jaroslav Svěcený, Prague – Czech Republic
Akkordeon-Orchester Wesseling Concert Opens Rheinparkkonzert Series - Germany
"Celtic Journeys" Concert, Christchurch - New Zealand
The Accordion of Stradella Concert – Italy
Klangwellen Festival of Amateur Music at the Lake - Germany
Childrens Corner |
New and Updated Sites |
New and Updated Site: Kevin Friedrich The Journey CD page update - USA
2021 South Pacific and New Zealand Accordion Association Championships and Festival Daily Reports - New Zealand
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7th International Accordion Festival in Mons - Belgiumby Christine Johnstone |
 Video: Information on the Accordeons-nous festival.The 7th International Accordion Festival combined with the 4th International Competition, 3rd National Competition, and 2nd International Masterclass will be held in Mons, Belgium from 24th to 29th August 2021, organised by Accordeons-nous.org, ARTS² (Royal Conservatory of Mons) and the City of Mons. The event will include a festival Masterclass and exhibition covering Accordion Maintenance and Repair at the Royal Conservatory of Mons. Download Masterclass registration form here: 2021IntMasterclassRegistration.pdf The 4th International Competition "Accordéons-nous.org" will be held from August 27th to 29th, 2021 in Mons. The competition is open to classical, variety and chamber music accordionists of any nationality, playing chromatic and diatonic accordions. Competition categories range from Junior (7 to 11 years old), 11 to 15 years old, Young talent (15 to 18), and Senior (over 18). Classes will also be available for Ensembles of 2 to 6 musicians with at least one accordion in the ensemble. Download competition rules and entry form here: 2021MonsRulesEntry.pdf |
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Festival Musique! 2021 - Netherlandsby Christine Johnstone |
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| Festival Musique! 2021 organised by Goede Rede will be held in Almere, Netherlands from July 8th to 10th, 2021. The event will include three days filled with a whole range of music from old music to classical to contemporary, with a touch of jazz and world music. Each day, a number of themed concerts have been scheduled, with up to 3 performances per concert. Due to Covid-19 protocols, there will be a break between concerts, with the venue having its own entrance and exit. Accordion performances are as follows: July 9th at 2.30pm: Heleen van der Heul (accordion) with her husband Eric Bastiaan (guitar) play a variety of French chansons. July 9th at 5.30pm: TOEAC Accordion Duo - Swing at Bach program. The duo of Renée Bekkers and Pieternel Berkers (picture below left) will perform works by Bach, Piazzolla and excerpts from Suite Dreams by Benjamin de Murashkin. This will be followed by Heleen van der Heul & Eric Bastiaan – The Last Word who will play a variety of French chansons and Italian folk music, interspersed with cajun and quiet light music. July 10th at 5pm: Caroline in 't Veld (accordion) with Johan Fransen (guitar) – Concert entitled “Encore”. The duo (pictured below right) will perform “The homesickness is part of it” from Caroline’s new CD 'Encore'. For details email: info@goederedeconcerten.nl |
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CNIMA July Workshop with Franck Angélis - Franceby Christine Johnstone |
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 Video: Franck Angelis performing his composition Suite B. B. (Brel - Bach).The CNIMA directed by Nathalie Boucheix will run a workshop with Franck Angélis from July 12th to 17th, 2021. Franck Angélis (picture left) is a leading composer of the contemporary accordion and his workshop will cover some of his works. Come and perfect the interpretation of one of his pieces under his advice. For further details email: cnima@orange.fr |
Nick Ariondo Music in New Disney Movie “Luca” - USAby Christine Johnstone |
  Video: Movie Trailer - you can hear the accordion music by Nick Ariondo.A new Disney movie entitled “Luca” features music by accordionist Nick Ariondo (picture above right), recorded at 20th Century Fox Studios. The movie is set “in a beautiful seaside town on the Italian Riviera. Disney and Pixar’s original feature film “Luca” is a coming-of-age story about one young boy experiencing an unforgettable summer filled with gelato, pasta and endless scooter rides. Luca shares these adventures with his newfound best friend, but all the fun is threatened by a deeply-held secret: they are sea monsters from another world just below the water’s surface”. This is the 33rd movie that Nick has been credited with musically. The movie was released on June 18th, 2021. |
Online: Orchester Hohnerklang City Championships, Trossingen - Germanyby Christine Johnstone |
 The Orchester Hohnerklang City Championships will be held online (due to Covid-19 regulations) from July 8th to 11th, 2021 in Trossingen, Germany.Participants must register for the competition and submit their video together with the sheet music or the score. The closing date for entries is June 25th, 2021. Download competition rules and entry form here: 2021hohnerklang.pdf |
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"Why Flowers are so Red" Chinese Accordion Works Concert, Shanghai - Chinaby Crystal Wang |
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 On the occasion of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, the 2021 Shanghai Normal University as part of the "Spring of Shanghai" art exhibition season - created the Chinese accordion works concert "Why flowers Are So Red". The very successful concert was held at the Shanghai Normal University Main Hall on April 29th, 2021. Concert information: 2021RedFlowerProgram.pdf Listen to the red melodies and celebrate the centenary. Accordion, as one of the representative musical instruments of "red culture", has a familiar red mass foundation. Teachers and students of Shanghai Normal University Accordion Orchestra held a special concert of Chinese accordion works to honor the centenary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. They created a sincere tribute to the centenary and named the concert theme as "Why Flowers Are So Red". The concert integrates solo, ensemble, accompaniment and other performance forms of accordion, and arranged the content into four parts: the red memory on the screen and the revolutionary passion in the drama, so that the audience can pursue the red time in the melody on the screen and the drama, and create and adapt them, reflecting the red inheritance of our young college students in the new times. Highlights of the concert: This concert not only included classic tradition red songs. Tan Jialiang, the famous young accordionist, vice president of Shenzhen Accordion Association, vice president of Bao'an District Musicians Association, and member of Bao'an Shiyan Public School was invited to specially adapt the accordion ensemble version of "China in the lights" for the orchestra. Similarly, we also asked Professor Zhang Xinhua, vice president of Inner Mongolia Musicians Association and President of Inner Mongolia Keyboard Music Association, to write and adapt "Surprisingly Cross Chi River for Four Times" for the orchestra. Both of these very famous works were successfully premiered during the concert. View more pictures at: Why Flowers are so Red |
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Results: 12th Italia Award Student & Professional Categories - Italyby Rob Howard |
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 The 12th online Italia Award is currently underway, organised by the Associazione Promozione Arte (Art Promotion Association) in collaboration with Club Voglia d'Arte. The competition Art director is Renzo Ruggieri (picture right).Download a full list of competition categories in English and Italian languages and the jury list: 2021Premi.pdf President of the international Jury is Friedrich Lips (picture below right). Video 1: 12th Italia Award 2021, Opening Ceremony & ART Accordion Category Video 2: Results information beginning with Renzo Ruggieri playing “Genova” followed by results of the Student categories. Video 3: Results information of the Professional categories |
Berlin Celebrates Piazzolla - Germanyby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
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| Due to the epidemiological situation and the associated restrictions, neither concerts in closed rooms nor, as an alternative, an open-air concert at the Brandenburg Gate were possible. Instead, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Astor Piazzolla, the concert "Berlin celebrates Piazzolla" was recorded on May 30th, 2021 in the "Auen Church" and published on the Pantonale website on June 13th, 2021 at 7pm. In addition to works by Piazzolla, Bach, Scarlatti, Saint-Saëns and Galliano, the program also included new works and arrangements by Victor Vlasov, Pawel Steczek and Gorka Hermosa. Performers included the Quinteto Respiro (France), soloists Yuri Shishkin (Russia), Egle Bartkevicuté (Lithuania), Sergey Osokin and Piotr Yarinenko (Russia), Ryan Corbett (Scotland) and Gorka Hermosa (Spain) who performed accompanied by strings from the Berliner Symphoniker under the direction of the conductor Symeon Ioannidis. Gorka Hermosa is one of the most played accordion composers today. At this concert he was invited to premiere his “Dwarves‘ Tales” for accordion and strings, which he dedicated to the Pantonale Festival and its organizer Waldemar Fleischhauer. Egle Bartkeviciute is the winner of the most prestigious international accordion competitions. In her solo concert programs she always inspires and touches the audience with her very special and extraordinary sound colors as well as elegant and soulful interpretations. Ryan Corbett is still studying at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and was already heard at the 2017 PHILHARMONIKA Festival in the Chamber Music Hall of the Berlin Philharmonic. Sergey Osokin is a graduate of the Russian Gnesin Music Academy in Moscow in the class of the renowned concert artist and professor Friedrich Lips. Osokin is a soloist with the Moscow Philharmonic, an internationally active concert musician and teaches at the Moscow State Schnittke College. In addition to his classical repertoire, he made a name for himself with his interpretations in jazz and upscale light music with works by R. Galliano, A.v. Damme, S. Gainsbourg, C. Thomain, M. Ferrero, J.F. Baez, J. Richard, K. Weill and A. Astier. Piotr Yarinenko has already won prizes at international competitions and is one of the most promising talents in his country. Yuri Shishkin is an internationally acclaimed bayan virtuoso and, without exaggeration, already a "living legend". In addition to countless world premieres of works by A. Kusyakov and Viatcheslav Semionov, he also inspires his audience with arrangements of classical literature. |
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8th Regional Accordion Competition 2021 – Reunion Islandby Christine Johnstone |
 Video: Performance by the Concertina Ensemble conducted by Pierre Varo.The 8th Regional Accordion Competition 2021, organised by the Association "Ensembles Pour la Musique" and the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional, in Reunion Island was held at the Gramoun Lélé hall in St Benoît on June 5th and 6th, 2021. The competition included classes ranging from under 8 years to over 18 years. A final prizegiving event was held on June 6th. |
Video: Anna Krystaleva Performs Dark Eyes - Portugalby Harley Jones |
| Anna Krystaleva performing the Russian folk song Dark Eyes at the 2016 Semana Internacional do Acordeao. We reported the 2021 event last week which is running now and this video was premiered Jun 13, 2021. |
Marco Klemmer Entertains on Highest Mountain in Styria/Graz aera - Austriaby Christine Johnstone |
 Video: Marco Klemmer entertaining at the summit of The Hochlantsch in Austria.Accordionist Marco Klemmer enjoys climbing mountains as well as playing his accordion, so of course he combines the two. He recently climbed The Hochlantsch, which is the highest mountain in the Graz Highlands. The Hochlantsch is a popular destination for those living in the Graz area due to its good views and easy access. When he reached the summit, people were surprised to hear him playing his accordion. In addition, he met two other players at the summit, who also performed while there. |
Future events |
Simone Zanchini Quartet Concert - Italyby Christine Johnstone |
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| The Simone Zanchini Quartet will perform a “Casadei Secondo Me” (Casadei According to Me) concert in Santarcangelo di Romagna, Province of Rimini, Italy on June 21st, 2021 at 9.15pm. Simone Zanchini is honored to be able to perform melodies composed by well known Italian musician and composer Raoul Casadei (who passed away on March 13th, 2021) and “attempts to give them a new stylistic dress and a modern musical freshness”. The quartet includes Simone Zanchini (accordion), Stefano Bedetti (saxophone), Stefano Senni (bass) and Zeno De Rossi (drums). The concert is free of charge, however reservations are necessary. For details email: l.torsani@comune.santarcangelo.rn.it |
Victor Prieto Trio Concert, New York City – USAby Christine Johnstone |
 The Victor Prieto Trio (picture left) will perform at "Terraza 7" in Queens, New York City, USA on June 24th, 2021 at 7pm.The trio includes Victor Prieto (accordion), Ricky Rodriguez (bass) and Juan Felipe Mayorga (drums). For details email: info@victorprieto.net |
Ladislav Horák Performs Duo with Jaroslav Svěcený, Prague – Czech Republicby Christine Johnstone |
  Video: January 2021 concert from Prague Castle - Jaroslav Svecený (violin) and Ladislav Horák (accordion).Ladislav Horák (accordion - picture right) and Jaroslav Svecený (violin) will perform a concert at the Church of St. Peter and Paul in Kelc on June 25th, 2021 at 8pm. Their program will include works by Piazzolla, Galliano and Gorka Hermosa. For details email: sveceny@sveceny.cz |
Akkordeon-Orchester Wesseling Concert Opens Rheinparkkonzert Series - Germanyby Christine Johnstone |
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| The Akkordeon-Orchester Wesseling (conducted by Anita Brandtstäter) will perform at an open-air concert at Wesselinger Rheinpark on June 27th, 2021. The concert will be held at the Music pavilion to open this traditional annual concert series of the city. Their varied program will include original music for accordion orchestra such as the rock overture ''On Stage'' (by Thomas Ott), “Footprints” suite (by Hans-Günther Kölz and Matthias Anton), world hits like ''Celebration'' (by Kool & the Gang), ''Hallelujah'' b(y Leonard Cohen), the Sea-Shanty ''Wellerman'' and ''Congratulations'' (by Cliff Richard) as well as film music from ''Derrick", ''The Godfather'' and ''A Summer Place". All Covid-19 protocols will be in place as well as contact tracing measures will be taken. See poster for concert details. |
"Celtic Journeys" Concert, Christchurch - New Zealandby Jeanette Perry |
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 Accordionist Heather Gladstone QSM (picture left) will accompany and conduct the St Albans Community Choir at their "Celtic Journeys" concert on June 27th at 5pm. The event will be held at St Paul's Parish Church in Christchurch, New Zealand.Their program will include Highland Cathedral, Danny Boy, Take me Back as well as Scottish and Irish pieces and some Celtic waltzes. Guest artists “Bush Telegraph” (which includes 2 accordionists, mandolin, flute and violin) will also entertain along with a piper playing with the organ band and choir. The event finale will give the audience the opportunity to join in with the choir singing Men of Harlech, The Wild Rover and Scotland the Brave. Admission is by donation. For details phone: 021 644 092 |
The Accordion of Stradella Concert – Italyby Christine Johnstone |
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| A concert entitled “The Accordion of Stradella” (La Fisarmonica di Stradella) will be held at the Palazzo Isimbardi (External Courtyard) of the Teatro Sociale Stradella in Stradella, Pavia, Italy on July 3rd, 2021 at 9pm. Performers include Nicolò Mandirola, Paolo Bagnasco and Giuseppe Spinelli. This concert is one in a series of concerts from June to August at the inside and outside courtyards of Palazzo Isimbardi. See poster for details. |
Klangwellen Festival of Amateur Music at the Lake - Germanyby Christine Johnstone |
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| The Klangwellen Festival of Amateur Music at the Lake will be held in Überlingen, Germany on July 17th, 2021. The event is organised by The Landesmusikverband Baden-Württemberg, the Deutsche Harmonika-Verband Landesverband Baden-Württemberg and the Landesgartenschau Überlingen. All instrumental and vocal music ensembles of the Lake Constance region are invited to the "Klangwellen Festival. There will be five stages featuring live music, concerts and hands-on projects. In addition, there will be an action program by the German Harmonica Association with a sound installation, which is supported by the State Toto-Lotto GmbH Baden-Württemberg. The installation under the motto "Music touches" invites you to interact (corona-compliant of course), because the touch is not physical, but musical in nature. Let yourself be surprised! The festival will open with a performance by the Hohner Accordion Orchestra Trossingen on the Sparkasse-Bodensee stage. The festival will conclude with a performance on the Sparkasse-Bodensee-Bühne by a special formation: "A-Train" – the landes-akkordeon-Bigband Hessen. This includes a “combination of more than 40 accordion players, a groovy rhythm section and improvisational vocal and instrumental soloists. The repertoire ranges from swing and jazz to Latin and rock. This guarantees to make the stage on the water quake!” For details email: info@ueberlingen2020.de |
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Children Entertain at Weddingby Christine Johnstone |
| Misha (accordion and vocals) and Alina (vocals) entertain at a wedding, performing "Sky Above Ground" much to the delight of the bride and groom and their family and friends. |
New and Updated Sites |
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 |
New and Updated Site: Kevin Friedrich The Journey CD page update - USAby Harley Jones |
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 The CD titled The Journey, features music by renowned New Zealand composer Gary Daverne (picture right) who has written pieces specifically for Northland, New Zealand, such as “Song of the Far North”, “Gem of the Kaipara”, “Day of Aranga” as well as “The Anzac Trilogy”, all which have been featured at Kevin's annual Fundraising concerts at the Dargaville Museum, New Zealand, often with the composer present.CDs are available online at Catalog: friedrich01 The Journey CD for only US$20 including postage. MusicForAccordion.com site update adding Kevin Friedrich CD. http://www.musicforaccordion.com/search.aspx?t=3 |
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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