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Aidar Gainullin Featured, Film Music Concert, Moscow – Russia
AAA Valtaro Celebration, Magnanini Winery, New York State - USA
Gorka Hermosa Masterclass & Concert at Conservatory of Fribourg - Switzerland
Christel Sautaux, Soloist With Union Instrumentale de Fribourg - Switzerland
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Fanny Vicens’ new album ‘Schrift’, Paris – France
Video: Iryna Serotyuk and Daniil Buchka (guitar) play Matteo Falloni "Estornino" - Ukraine
Brandon McPhee Now Owns Will Starr’s Accordion, Scotland – UK
Video: Joe Cerrito House Concert, Maryland - USA
Cirque Du Soleil Seeking Multi-Instrumentalist - USA
Future events |
Grand Bal with Eric Bouvelle, Mendes - France
Adrian Ryan plays for dancing, Tipperary - Irish Republic
Marko Kassl Diary Dates – Turkey, Netherlands
Frédéric Viale and Loco Tango Quintette Concert - France
"Vive la France" @ West Sussex Accordion Club – UK
Andreas Tophøj and Rune Barslund @ The Globe, Glossop, Derbyshire – UK
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Updated Site: Video of Disco Medley Added to Site - Italy
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Aleksandar Nikolic Composes, Final Show, Tango Festival Palermo - Italyby Harley Jones |
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 The VI Palermo Tango Festival runs from 23 to 27 February in Southern Italy.The new theatrical drama "7 Peccati... mas uno!" will be the second collaboration of bandoneonist and composer Aleksandar Nikolic and the famous Quintet Beltango with Teatro Golden and dancing company Alterazioni Tango from Palermo led by well known Argentinean choreographer Angel Coria. After the great success of "Saint George and the Dragon" performed last festival, a strong theme for 2017 of "7 Peccati... mas uno!" (7 Capital Sins) will give the audience a unique mixture of powerful and strong music by Quintet Beltango, inspired by a tradition of tango which will be this time in strong interaction with classical, modern, jazz and Balkanic roots. There will be some 60 minutes of new music composed by Aleksandar and Ivana Nikolic (picture left - concert in Finland), performed by Beltango and Argentinean double bass player Gerardo Scaglione. The audience will have the possibility to see and listen to a unique vision of pride, sloth, wrath, gluttony, envy, greed and lust. The world premiere of this musical-dancing spectacle will be 26th February, the final grand show and the prime concert of the VI Palermo Tango Festival. This new music will be available later next year on a new CD of Quinteto Beltango Beltango will continue the 2017 season with new concerts and tours around Europe (Italy, Germany, Switzerland, France, Holland, Austria, Slovenia, Sweden, Croatia, Spain...) CD's available now online at: Beltango |
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Aidar Gainullin Featured, Film Music Concert, Moscow – Russiaby Rob Howard |
 The New Russia State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Denis Vlasenko, perform a concert of music from films titled ‘Music Movies and Not Only’ on Thursday November 24th, 7pm, at the prestigious Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Moscow. Soloists include: Aidar Gainullin (accordion) Mikhail Ivanov (piano), Andrey Ivanov (double bass), Dmitry Vlasenko (percussion), Vadim Eilenkrig (trumpet), Bokalov, Artemiev, Dunaevsky, Legrand, Gershvin, Gainullin, M. Ivanov, A. Ivanov. Aidar Gainullin is an internationally-acclaimed musician, whose many achievements include winning the 2001 CIA Coupe Mondiale in London. His work has received great acclaim from music specialists and also from the audience which include such famous people as: Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin, Vladimir Putin, Dmitry Medvedev, Jacques Chirac, Kim Chen Ir, Queen Sofía of Spain, the Princess of Malaysia, the Sheikh of Kuwait, and mayors of cities throughout Europe. |
AAA Valtaro Celebration, Magnanini Winery, New York State - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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| American Accordionists' Association (AAA) President Mary Tokarski writes: "A Valtaro Celebration at Magnanini Winery in Wallkill, NY – great food, great music, great fun. Be sure to join us!" This annual event, organized by the AAA features many popular accordion acts for an afternoon of non-stop entertainment of traditional Valtaro & French Musette entertainment for your listening and dancing pleasure. Performers include: Mario Tacca and Mary Mancini, Giangiacomo Bucella, the Ciccone's (Joe, Gia and Reagan), Mary Tokarski, Ray Oreggia and Dominic Karcic, Frank Toscano, Bruce Nielsen, Beverly Roberts Curnow, Fred Schwinger, and Emilio Magnotta. For a donation of $73/person, you will receive a prime rib and chicken dinner and entertainment. Reserve now at: 2016Valtaro.pdf Further information online at: American Accordionists' Association (AAA) |
Gorka Hermosa Masterclass & Concert at Conservatory of Fribourg - Switzerlandby Harley Jones |
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| This week-end, composer, teacher and author Gorka Hermosa (Spain) is invited to Switzerland, to the Conservatory of Fribourg. He will give a masterclass on Friday and Saturday. The masterclass is full, but everyone is welcome to listen! There is a concert on Saturday night, 8pm, in “Chapelle Saint-Justin”, Fribourg. |
Christel Sautaux, Soloist With Union Instrumentale de Fribourg - Switzerlandby Harley Jones |
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 This Sunday, November 20 at 5 PM to 8 PM, Union Instrumentale de Fribourg (founded in 1892) conducted by Olivier Neuhaus will perform a concert with accordionist Christel Sautaux. Concert venue is CO de Jolimont, rut des écoles 15, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland.Conductor Olivier Neuhaus wrote: "Dear audience, dear friends, as usual for the concerts of autumn, the Union Instrumentale de Fribourg seeks to discover new directions and explore horizons. In marrying our harmony with the accordion of the oh-so-talented Christel Sautaux, we hope that your appetite of discoveries will be satiated." Program: As selected by Christel Sautaux - Sonate en La Maj, Etienne Nicolas Mehul - Le Vol du Bourdon, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov - Pater Noster, Gorka Hermosa - Chant folklorique russe, Nikolaj Risol - Rapide digitale, Geney & Bideau Union Instrumentale de Fribourg conducted by Olivier Neuhaus - Trips (Mouvement 1), Óscar Navarro - Joropo Moises Moleiro, arr. de Meij Christel Sautaux and the Union Instrumentale de Fribourg - Gernika, 26/4/1937 G. Hermosa, arr. Beguiristain. This is a premiere of this work with orchestra. - Jazz Suite #2 D. Chostakovich, arr. de Meij 1) March 2) Lyric Walz 3) Dance I 4) Dance II 5) Waltz #2 6) Finale Christel Sautaux is the first accordion Master Soloist graduate, HEMU (University of Music Lausanne), accordion tutor Prof. Stéphane Chapuis. Christel Sautaux also has a Diploma of Teaching (HEMU) and teaches the accordion in Fribourg, Vevey and directs the School of Music of the Vallée de Joux. She is an accomplished musician and teacher who has chosen as the motto: "pleasure to learn... pleasure to convey". |
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Video: Renzo Ruggieri Composition Cinema - Italyby Renzo Ruggieri |
| Renzo Ruggieri has made a promotional video of his composition Cinema. Cinema has been composed for 4 parts and drums for a group or ensemble. Catalog: rrenzo506 Only 10 Euro or US$ equivalent, and its in eSheet format, able to be emailed to you, delivery within 24 hours and without any postage costs. |
Fanny Vicens’ new album ‘Schrift’, Paris – Franceby Rob Howard |
 French accordionist Fanny Vicens has released an album, ‘Schrift’, on the Italian record label Stradivarius.Produced by Stefano Gervasoni and Jean-Etienne Sotty, ‘Schrift’ contains seven recent compositions for accordion by Matthias Pinscher, Keiko Harada, Dmitri Kourliandski, Stefano Gervasoni, Januibe Tejera, Bernhard Lang, and Franck Bedrossian. This recording is available on the website of the label Stradivarius, as well as on Amazon and Itunes Qobuz, or directly from Fanny Vicens. For further information email: fanny.vicens@orange.fr |
Video: Iryna Serotyuk and Daniil Buchka (guitar) play Matteo Falloni "Estornino" - Ukraineby Harley Jones |
| Published on Nov 10, 2016. The piece written by Matteo Falloni (for bandoneon & guitar) for Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi and Luca Lucini is performed by Iryna Serotyuk and Daniil Buchka (guitar) at the Big Hall, The Odessa National A.V. Nezhdanova Academy of Music, 7th November 2016. |
Brandon McPhee Now Owns Will Starr’s Accordion, Scotland – UKby Rob Howard |
 All Scotland Champion Brandon McPhee has recently bought the unique 4-row Hohner Shand Morino, once owned by the legendary Will Starr, from the well-known Northern Ireland accordion collector Ken Hopkins. This instrument, made in the mid-1950s, had a dummy 4th row added in the 1960s by Willie Wylie of McCormack's Music in Glasgow, probably to make it visually resemble a Continental chromatic. Will Starr (1922-76) was primarily a stage performer and has long been one of Scotland’s most admired and inspirational accordionists. In 1932, aged ten, Will Starr won a contest billed as being for the Scottish Accordion Championship, playing an Italian-made Franchetti 3-row British Chromatic – at that time a recently introduced accordion system. Later Starr became one of the first leading players of the Shand Morino, the instrument designed for and made famous by Jimmy Shand. He worked as a miner before turning professional in the 1940s, and went on to enjoy a very successful career, touring the USA and Canada 26 times, and with his recordings. In his last years, Will Starr used the customised 4-row Shand Morino on his last three LPs – ‘Music with a Kick’, ‘In Starr Thyme’ and ‘The Daddy of Them All’ - recorded in the early 1970s. Brandon McPhee intends to play this special accordion in his concerts. |
Video: Joe Cerrito House Concert, Maryland - USAby Joan Grauman Morse |
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Click to play sound file: Theme & Scherzo
 Sunday, November 6 was a sunny, beautiful day in Frederick, Maryland. By mid-afternoon, the Grauman home was filled to capacity with friends and neighbors, including a dozen “Joe Cerrito fans”, who drove two hours or more to hear his highly anticipated concert. Cheers, laughter, nonstop requests and a long standing ovation said it all. At 83 years old, Joe can still wow an audience with his amazing technical and improvisational skills, his ability to read and engage his audiences, and his love for music that permeates the entire room.That morning, Joe asked me to play a couple of duets with him. Considering we live in different states, we had no time except for Sunday morning to run through these pieces. The attached video of our duet of Joe’s lovely composition Joey, which he composed for his grandson several years ago, clearly shows Joe’s humor (he hit wrong notes during the first couple of measures to get a rise out of me and amuse the audience) and his masterful ability to improvise. This was the first time he ever played Joey as the back-up musician. Joe played a variety of well-received selections including Dizzy Fingers, Flight of the Bumblebee, several compositions by accordionist/composer Tony Dannon, popular standards and requests from the audience including an Argentinian tango. A surprise for Joe was a visit from his friend Dick Smolens, a singer and music historian, who is also in his 80s. We handed Dick a microphone and they performed a few duets for us. The duets were delightful, especially since the two had not seen each other in about eight months and had no opportunity to practice at all. Joe Cerrito’s versatility as a musician also extends to his skills as a composer and arranger. He has recently released a beautiful new composition, Theme & Scherzo (Catalog cerrito101). You can hear Joe performing this work – click the sound file above. |
Cirque Du Soleil Seeking Multi-Instrumentalist - USAby Harley Jones |
 I work with Cirque du Soleil Casting team to promote onstage career opportunities for artists. Our team is urgently seeking a multi-instrumentalist, guitar / accordionist for an arena show which will be presenting in North America in 2017.Interested musicians have until November 28 to apply online on our website. They will need to upload their resumé, video demo and photo. Cirquedusoleil.com/jobs Kind regards, Katia Fiuza Content Specialist, Career Opportunities Promotion Casting, Cirque Du Soleil Katia.Fiuza@cirquedusoleil.com |
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Memorial Concert for Claudio Calista, Collecorvino (PE) - Italyby Rob Howard |
 Accordionists Davide di Filippo and Stefano Chiarelli perform in a concert dedicated to the late Claudio Calista on Saturday November 19th, 9pm, The Salle Consiliare, Collecorvino (PE), Italy. The programme includes works by JS Bach, Scarlatti, Angelis, and others.For further information email: miripetercol@gmx.de Accordionists Davide di Filippo and Stefano Chiarelli perform in a concert dedicated to the late Claudio Calista on Saturday November 19th, 9pm, The Salle Consiliare, Collecorvino (PE), Italy. The programme includes works by JS Bach, Scarlatti, Angelis, and others. For further information email: miripetercol@gmx.de |
Grand Bal with Eric Bouvelle, Mendes - Franceby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Eric Bouvelle and his orchestra play for dancing on Sunday November 20th, 2pm, at Salle Pierre, Nogent-le-Rotrou, 74 Rue Gouvernour, Mendes, Acquitaine, France. 380 tickets have already been sold for this dance, which is prefaced by lunch.Eric Bouvelle, winner of the 1988 CIA Coupe Mondiale in Trossingen, Germany, has toured Canada, Netherlands, Switzerland, Finland, Germany, USA, Russia, Italy, Martinique, and Guadeloupe He has made more than 300 appearances on French TV, and has made many recordings. |
Adrian Ryan plays for dancing, Tipperary - Irish Republicby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist and vocalist Adrian Ryan plays for dancing on Sunday November 20th, 3pm until 6pm, at the Aherlow House Hotel, Lisvernane, Aherlow, County Tipperary.Adrian Ryan was born into a musical family. His father Pat member of popular duo ‘Cupla’ and his brother Derek is a popular singer/guitarist. Adrian was brought up on Country and Irish Music, competing in Fleadh and Scor Competitions from a very early age. At the age of 16 he released his first studio album called ‘Accordion Versatility’. The proceeds from this album went to The Transplant Unit in Beaumont Hospital Dublin. He has appeared on various TV and radio shows. |
Marko Kassl Diary Dates – Turkey, Netherlandsby Rob Howard |
| Austrian accordionist Marko Kassl has the following forthcoming dates in November, three with the Black Pencil Ensemble and the other with the Duo Mares: November 20th, 9.30am-5.30pm, workshop, Black Pencil Ensemble, Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey November 21st, 8pm – concert, Black Pencil Ensemble, Bilkent University, Ankara November 22nd, 8.30pm – concert, Erimtan Muzesi, Kale, Gözcü Sk. No. 10, TR-Ankara November 24th, 8pm – Who’s Next Festival – KAF, Esplanade 10, NL-1315 TA Almere, Netherlands The Ensemble Black Pencil are Jorge Isaac blockflute, Matthijs Koene - panflute, Esra Pehlivanli - viola, Marko Kassl - accordion, and Enric Monfort – percussion. Marko Kassl and Esra Pehlivanli form the Duo Mares. For further information email: info@marko-kassl.de |
Frédéric Viale and Loco Tango Quintette Concert - Franceby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Frédéric Viale and the Loco Tango Quintette perform in concert on Sunday November 20th, 6.30pm, at Vence Cathedral, south-eastern France. The programme includes the compositions of Carlos Gardel, Astor Piazzolla, and Frédéric Viale. Frédéric Viale, from the south of France, has progressed from musette and jazz to tango in the course of his career. He has performed in the USA, China, Brazil, Italy, Luxembourg, Monaco, and Poland. For further information email: site.fredericviale@orange.fr |
"Vive la France" @ West Sussex Accordion Club – UKby Rob Howard |
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| West Sussex Accordion Club’s next meeting is on Saturday November 26th, 1.30pm until 4.30pm, at the St Andrews Youth Centre, Cants Lane, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 0LG. The meeting is French themed - "Vive la France" – and all are welcome. For further information email: sqzbxs@aol.com |
Andreas Tophøj and Rune Barslund @ The Globe, Glossop, Derbyshire – UKby Rob Howard |
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| Andreas Tophøj and Rune Barslund, two leading Danish folk musicians of their generation, perform with violin, accordion, viola and piano. On Saturday November 26th, 8.15pm, they perform in concert at The Globe, 144 High Street West, SK13 8 Glossop, Derbyshire. Admission is £8. This accomplished duo are currently touring England, Germany and Sweden. The duo sets out from traditional Danish music, but they have a contemporary take on it, being influenced by music from various countries and traditions. The duo draws on inspiration gained from residing in Ireland and the USA and from encounters with Celtic and Nordic musicians and musical cultures. This all adds to the musical melting pot on which Andreas and Rune base their original compositions. These guys are skillful and experienced musicians captivating their audience by communicating in the beautiful language of music. Andreas & Rune have released the EP ‘The Danish Immigrant’, which was awarded ‘Track of the Year’ at the Danish Folk Music Awards in 2012. Recently in 2015 Andreas was nominated as ‘Artist of the Year’. |
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Renzo Ruggieri Release Two New Jazz eBooks - Italyby Harley Jones |
  Renowned Jazz accordionist Renzo Ruggieri has released two eBooks (.pdf format) able to be sent to you by email. English: 10 Approaches to Jazz Improvisation eBook - Catalog: rrenzo401 Italian: Dieci Approcci All’Improvvisazione (Jazz) eBook - Catalog: rrenzo421 Renzo Ruggieri wrote: "Originating from the need of outlining a practical method for improvisation (not only intended for jazz performers), this book is designed for those who can already master the basics. Jazz classes most of the times primarily focus on theory as well as on its application, often neglecting or putting aside practice. But the theoretical framework can sometimes be perceived as overwhelming by students to such an extent that they may find it hard to get the major element of improvisation, that is the creation of a personal language which must include an appropriate assimilation. Knowing what to do (or not to do) is not enough. In order to perform a true improvisation one must first of all know a large number of pieces, but also be good enough as to forget them - in a sort of brainstorming – so as to avoid any remains of seduction left behind and create an empty space to be filled with their own creativity. In this book I am going to explain in detail the procedures allowing a student to be introduced to the pragmatic ways of creativity." Purchase online. English: 10 Approaches to Jazz Improvisation eBook - Catalog: rrenzo401 Italian: Dieci Approcci All’Improvvisazione (Jazz) eBook - Catalog: rrenzo421 |
Updated Site: Video of Disco Medley Added to Site - Italyby Harley Jones |
  This superb arrangement by Renzo Ruggieri is available online, Catalog: rrenzo508Video of Grayson Masefield performing it has been added to the webpage. Other Renzo arrangements available are: rrenzo501 - Song For S.B (Solo) rrenzo502 - Volo Degli Angeli (Solo) rrenzo503 - Tango Italiano (Solo) rrenzo504 - Carnevale (Solo) rrenzo505 - Roma Tango (Solo) rrenzo506 - Cinema (for 4 parts and drums, electronic accordion) rrenzo507 - Variations on Säkkijärven Polka (Solo) rrenzo508 - Medley Disco (Solo) rrenzo509 - Acquarelli Italiani (Solo) |
Updated Site: Zhang Jiahe eTracks Album - Chinaby Harley Jones |
 The website has been updated with more information for the this album in eTracks (MP3) format download by Zhang Jiahe.The album is titled 'Winter Bilder', catalog: jiahe01 with sound samples. |
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