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1. Internationales ‘Akkordeons auf hoher See" Wettbewerb – Italienby Rob Howard |
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![]() Der erste internationale "Akkordeons auf hoher See“ Wettbewerb, ist ein internationaler Bewerb für Akkordeon Solisten, Kammermusikensembles, Orchester und Akkordeon. Es gibt zwei Solo-Altersgruppen für akustische Akkordeons und MIDI-Akkordeons, unter 17 und über 18 Jahren mit Anmeldung mittels Video und findet nur mit einem Minimum von 50 Kandidaten statt! Die Preisverleihung gibt es während des "Cruise Akkordeon Festivals", an Bord des Liners Costa Victoria, vom 17 bis 24. April 2010. Die Gewinner des Wettbewerbes, sofern present, können den Preis direkt auf dem Schiff entgegen nehmen. Das "Akkordeon Festival Cruise" geht los von aus Venedig (Italien) mit Halt in Ancona (Italien), Santorin (Griechenland), Mykonos (Griechenland), Athen / Pireo (Griechenland), Korfu (Griechenland), Dubrovnik (Kroatien) und retour nach Venedig. Der Veranstalter ist Donato Di Tullio. Zur Jury an Board gehören die Künstler Frank Marocco, Romano Viazzani, Giancarlo Caporilli, Heather Smith, Riccardo Taddei, Gianni Mirizzi und Gennaro Ruffolo. Das Floating-Festival bietet täglich Konzerte, Workshops, Meisterklassen, Ausstellungen mit Produkt-Präsentationen von MusicTech, Vignoni Akkordeons und Beltrami Akkordeons, etc. Für weitere Informationen: redazione@accordionplanet.net |
Richard Galliano Konzert in St Petersburg – Russlandby Rob Howard |
![]() Auf dieser Bühne spielten bereits seit 1802 viele bekannten Musiker, darunter Franz Liszt, G. Berlioz, Richard Wagner, Gustav Mahler Arturo Rubinstein, P. Viardo, P. Sarasate und viele andere... Für weitere Information: info@BalletAndOpera.com |
Milos Milivojevic Tour Zeitplan - England, Australienby Rob Howard |
![]() Der Tour Zeitplan: 18. September - mit dem Kosmos Ensemble, 'Music in Quiet Places ", als Teil des Oundel Festival, Northamptonshire 19. September 18 Uhr - mit Paprika Balkanicus um die WOMAD Festival, Tower of London, London 23. September 19.30 Uhr - Konzert mit Taro Hakase (Violine) und Maciej Janas (Klavier) in der Cadogan Hall, London 28./29. September 19 Uhr - Spiegelzelt QUT, Brisbane Festival 1. Oktober, 19 Uhr - Spiegelzelt QUT, Brisbane Festival 2. Oktober, 18 Uhr - Coorabell Hall, Coorabell, NSW 3. Oktober, 18 Uhr - Global Karneval, Bellingen, NSW 4. Oktober, 17 Uhr - Global Carnival Bellingen, NSW 6. Oktober, 20.15 Uhr - The Clarendon Theater, Katoomba, Blue Mountains, NSW 2./8. Oktober, 20 Uhr - The Studio, Sydney Opera House 9. Oktober, 20 Uhr- Lizotte's Kings Theatre Newcastle, NSW 10. Oktober, 20 Uhr - Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW 11. Oktober, 18 Uhr - Die Street Theatre, Canberra 15. Oktober, 21 Uhr - Forum Theatre, Melbourne International Arts Festival Für weitere Information: milosmusic@hotmail.com |
Ehrung und Konzert für Faithe Deffner - USAby Rob Howard |
![]() Verantwortlich für diesen Event zeichnen: Dr. Salvatore Febbraio, Frank Busso, Sr., Dr. Joseph Ciccone, Kevin Friedrich, Joan Grauman, Marilyn O'Neil, Dr. William Schimmel und AAA-Präsidentin Linda Soley Reed. Auf das Mittagessen folgt ein hochkarätig besetztes Konzert mit dem Busso Trio, Beverly Roberts Curnow, Karen Fremar, Guy Klucevsek, Dee Langley, Alexander Poeluev - 2004 World Champion aus Russland, Dr. William Schimmel, Mary Tokarski, the Strolling Trio aus Washington, DC mit Frank Busso, Jr . am Akkordeon, sowie anderen Gästen... Faithe Deffner AAA diente als Präsident von 1985 bis 1986 und erneut von 1995 bis 2000. Zuletzt koordinierte sie 2007 den Coupe Mondiale, in Alexandria, Virginia. Dieses Jahr feierte man auch den 75. Geburtstag von Ernest Deffner Inc, Hersteller von Titano und Pancordion und Nordamerika-Vertreter für Pigini Akkordeons. Darüber hinaus unterhält das Unternehmen einen Katalog von Akkordeon-Teile, Zubehör und Akkordeon-Musik. Ein vollständiger Bericht über diese Veranstaltung mit Fotos gibt es in unseren News der nächsten Woche. |
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by Rob Howard
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![]() Included on the CD/booklet: 12 Dance Sets & 4 Bonus Tracks (CD of the music features ‘Alec & Hazel Barbour’, ‘Tinker's House’, ‘Nineteenth Century Set’, ‘American Set’, ‘Old Victoria’, ‘Dashing White Sergeant’, ‘Soor Milk Cairt’, ‘Wild Colonial Boy’, ‘Lake Louise’, ‘Soldier's Dance’, ‘John MacDonald & Old Favourites’; bonus tracks include ‘The Friendly Waltz’, ‘The Russian Ballet’, ‘The Full Set Polka’, and ‘The Orkney Eva Three Step’. The DVD includes demonstrated instructions for 12 of the dances Set plus a one hour documentary of The Occasionals on tour. For further information email: info@concordemusic.com |
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![]() Amongst the many guest artistes will be the virtuoso Armenian-Hungarian accordionist David Yengibarjan. David Yengibarjan (born 1976) moved from Armenia to Hungary in 1995, and is one of the most well-known and sought-after accordionists. He has participated in a great number of theatrical and film productions both as a performer (Bertold Brecht: ‘Jungle of the Cities’, Andor Lukáts: ‘Portugal’, Joye Sergent: ‘Crime and Punishment’) and as a composer (Ferenc Molnár: ‘Liliom, András Szoke’: ‘Three’, György Farkas: ‘Blood Line’, András Fésos: ‘Street Heart Beat’, Zoltán Egressy: ‘Blue, Blue, Blue’, Tamás Sas: ‘Struck by Love’, Kinga Rófusz: ‘Harlequin’, Andor Szilágyi: ‘Letters Unsent’). He has played in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Vienna, and Edinburgh. He founded his own group, the Trio Yengibarjan, in 1999, after recording the film music of ‘Holstein Lovers’ (which has a tango theme). His aspiration is to create a fusion of the Argentinean tango, the ‘New Tango’ of Astor Piazzolla, and various types of folk music. On his CD, ‘Tango Passion’, he plays with József Horváth Barcza (bass) and Gábor Juhász (guitar. |
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![]() Rafael, aged 22, from Wroclaw, Poland, began performing concerts when he was 10, and had given over 200 recitals by the time he was 13. He has since performed in recitals and with orchestras in Poland, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and England. The concert is to raise funds for the Elias Fawcett Trust. The trust was set up by the family of Elias Fawcett, a promising guitarist, after his death at the age of 18. The trust uses its funds to create concert opportunities for promising young musicians. |
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![]() The Master Class is in conjunction with the accordion program at the Conservatory under the direction of Adriano Ranieri. In recent months, Mika has conducted Master Class sessions in Spain, Serbia and France, in addition to his regular teaching position at the Sibelius Academy of Music in Helsinki. For more information, please visit the Mika Väyrynen website. |
by Rob Howard
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![]() September 30th - Rex-Theater, Wuppertal, Germany October 1st – Weberei, Gütersloh 2nd - KuZ Eichberg, Eltville (am Rhein) 3rd – Kaue, Gelsenkirchen 29th – Kammgarn, Kaiserslautern 30th – Museum, Helmbrechts For further information email: Scala.Weissenberger@t-online.de |
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The 14th Accordion Extravaganza Festival runs from September 25th to 27th in Edmonton, Alberta, organised jointly by Enes Upright and Gloria Grainger. The main venues are the Central Lions Seniors Recreation Centre and the South East Edmonton Seniors Centre (SEESA). The festival includes competitions, and musical styles range from polkas to classical. "Our youngest person competing is six years old," Upright says. "Our oldest is in their 80s." Aside from the competitions, the Accordion Extravaganza Festival also features a trade show, open stage, a workshop, Saturday dance with The Cimarrons and a concert by the acclaimed Ulster Accordion Band (which has played at the Disney World Christmas Parade, Branson Missouri Veterans Concert and Juno Beach ceremonies, France). For further information email: accordion@gerl.ca |
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The ‘Echoes of Erin’ tour of Canada takes place from the end of September, through October. Organised by the Irish based Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, the tour party includes players of the accordion, concertina, fiddle, banjo, flute and harp, plus singers and dancers. The accordionist is Darren Breslin, 2008 All Ireland Senior Button Accordion Champion. The concertina player, Aisling McMahon, is also one of the dancers. The tour dates are: September 30th, 7.30pm - Community Centre, Shannon, Quebec October 1st, 7.45pm - Centre for Performing Arts, Montreal 2nd, 8pm - National Library and Archives, Ottawa, Ontario 3rd, 7.30pm - Navy League Hall, Sudbury, Ontario 4th, 2pm - West Ferris High School, North Bay, Ontario 5th, 7.30pm - Bear Creek Sec. School, Barrie, Ontario 7th, 7.30pm - Holy Cross High School, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 8th, 7.30pm - Canadian Christian College, Regina, Saskatchewan 9th, 8pm - Manitou Opera House, Manitou, Manitoba 10th, 8pm - West End Cultural Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba For further information email: enquiries@comhaltas.com |
by Rob Howard
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The Coupe Mondiale website has been updated to include full reports and results of the 2009 Coupe Mondiale event. The reports include extensive photos and information. |
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The 2009 Coupe Mondiale site has all the results of the 2009 Coupe Mondiale online. The marks of every adjudicator for every candidate are listed online. |
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