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Accordionists & Teachers Guild Festival, Illinois – USA
Dr.William Schimmel’s 2018 Accordion Seminars: ‘Thinking Inside the Box’, New York - USA
Convence of CIA Executives at A World of Accordions Museum, WI – USA
DAILY REPORTS: AAA 80th Anniversary Festival, Washington - USA
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Video: Stas Venglevski & Tatyana Krasnobaeva at Kennedy Center - USA
Video: Mary Tokarski, Concert AAA 80th Anniversary - USA
Nathan Chapeton To Represent the USA at 2018 Coupe Mondiale - Lithuania
Workshop by Rita Barnea: The Life and Music of Eugene Ettore - USA
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PSMA All Star Concert, Tarcento – Italy
5th Annual Gala D’Accordeon, Saint Girons - France
Festival of Russian Music, Philadelphia - USA
Leonard Brown Concert, Scotland – UK
Dovile Kazonaite and Tadas Motiecius Concert, Vilnius – Lithuania
Classic Kyiv Duo @ Stockport Accordion Club, Cheshire – UK
Roman Jbanov and Marie-Noelle Cros Concert, Auvergne – France
Mazaika ‘Evening of Russian and Gypsy Music’, London - UK
Catalonia Accordion Festival, Arseguel – Spain
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Paolo Soprani – “his life” by Beniamino Bugiolacchi and Eugenio Paolini – Castelfidardo/Italyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| On 18th July, Eugenio Paolini and Castelfidardo’s Historian, Beniamino Bugiolacchi (Chronology of Italian Accordions and many other publications) in collaboration with the Circolo Culturale Filatelico Numismatico “F. Matassoli” and the Proloco and the Castelfidardo City Hall, gave a very interesting view of the history and life of Paolo Soprani. Paolo Soprani was the man who gave birth to the production of accordions in the small city of Castelfidardo and was an unforgettable personality, not only for Castelfidardo, but also the entire world of the accordion. Roberto Ascani, the Mayor of Castelfidardo City was present at this conference which attracted a large audience and was held in the beautiful surroundings of the Palazzo Mordini. The student Alessandro Governatori of the local Music School Paolo Soprani and Carlo Bugiolacchi made a lively animated event with his music and lyrics. More events to honour this memorable Castelfidardo citizen are to come. |
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Accordionists & Teachers Guild Festival, Illinois – USAby Rob Howard |
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 The 78th annual Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International Festival takes place from Wednesday July 25th to Saturday 28th at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Lisle, near Chicago, Illinois. The festival will involve over 100 accordionists, and features a range of concerts, competitions, workshops, exhibits, etc, and all open to the public. Single-day passes are available for $20; evening concert tickets are $15. Tickets may be purchased at the door. Events run daily from 9am until 9.30pm. A Buffet Lunch is available daily from 12–1pm with entertainment for $25. This year’s guest artists include Matthias Matzke (Germany), Stas Venglevski (Moldova), Cory Pesaturo, Petar Maric (Serbia), Mike Alongi, Donna Dee and Dennis Ray, Mixed Ensemble (MD Murl Allen Sanders), The ATG Festival Accordion Orchestra (MD Joan Cochran Sommers), and the President’s Quintet (Joseph Natoli, Amy Jo Sawyer, Kenn Baert, Murl Sanders, and Liz Finch). The special honored guest is Harley Jones, of Accordions Worldwide fame. Founded in 1940, the Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International was created to support and promote the accordion, development of music composition and arrangements specifically for accordions and to support accordionists and teachers. The current ATG president is Joseph Natoli. For more information, visit: www.accordions.com/atg For further information email: JosephNatoli@ymail.com |
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Dr.William Schimmel’s 2018 Accordion Seminars: ‘Thinking Inside the Box’, New York - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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 The annual American Accordionists' Association (AAA) Master Class and Concert Series (The Seminars) will take place on July 27th, 28th and 29th at the Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A West 13th Street, in New York City. Master classes are at 3pm, and concerts at 7pm. Dr. William Schimmel (picture right) will again be the moderator and curator.The 2018 Seminars will cover a wide range of topics and will focus on new methods of teaching – ‘Earteach’, ‘Eyeteach’ and ‘Duplex’ learning, as well as the study of various method books that have disappeared from the market. The aim is to re-discover some of the rich tradition and culture that may have been lost or discarded. There will also be an ‘Accordio/Dalcrose’ segment using ‘Movement’ and ‘Eurythmics’. Also, a seminar on ‘What it takes to survive as a New York Accordionist’ - applicable to any career planning anywhere. Dr. Schimmel has performed with most of the major symphony orchestras in America, and many chamber music groups in New York. Pop star colleagues range from Sting to Tom Waits, who has commented, “Bill Schimmel doesn't play the accordion, he is the accordion”. His many accomplishments include founding the ‘Tango Project’, teaching, leading master classes, composing, recording, and performing on movie soundtracks. Download form and information on the AAA site at: http://www.ameraccord.com/annualmasterclass.php Performers, presenters, master class topics and concerts are listed. 2018MC-Schedule.pdf and 2018MC-Concerts.pdf |
Convence of CIA Executives at A World of Accordions Museum, WI – USAby Rob Howard |
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 On July 30th three Executive members of the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) will meet with board members of A World of Accordions Museum at the Harrington ARTS Center, Wisconsin, for conversations concerning joint interests and supportive actions.The international group will include Kevin Friedrich (USA), Harley Jones and sister Heather Masefield (New Zealand), Herbert Scheibenreif (Austria), as well as Kenneth Baert, David Beer, Curator Helmi Harrington (picture top right) and AWAM Board of Directors. Community leaders including Mayor Jim Paine have scheduled attendance. Representatives from City Council persons, Chamber of Commerce, UWS, WITC, among others, are also expected. The CIA (Secretariat in Finland) and the CIA World Accordion Museum Alliance (WAMA) committee, Chairman Kevin Friedrich (picture right), are wishing to promote internationally accordion museums as part of the overall development of the accordion and the CIA membership of the International Music Council, an NGO member of UNESCO. The agenda planned for the 2pm meeting will include: 1) Tour of the Museum instruments, concert hall and libraries 2) “Superior Vision” fundraising kick-off for AWAM 3) Discuss preservation of historic documents and artefacts through museum affiliations 4) World Accordion Day, 2019 |
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DAILY REPORTS: AAA 80th Anniversary Festival, Washington - USAby Harley Jones |
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| The outstanding line-up of festival guest artists are included in the Daily Reports with the 80th Anniversary Festival featuring a multitude of concerts, workshops, activities, and a trade show. Link to the AAA 80th Anniversary Festival Daily Reports of pictures and videos: 2018AAA80th |
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Video: AAA Festival Orchestra Conducted by Joan C Sommers - USAby Harley Jones |
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| Video of the 14th July AAA Festival Orchestra under the direction of Joan Cochran Sommers. View pictures and the complete program of the AAA Festival Orchesttra at: 2018AAA80th (14th July). |
Video: Stas Venglevski & Tatyana Krasnobaeva at Kennedy Center - USAby Harley Jones |
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| Video: Complete concert at Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, concert by Stas Venglevski & Tatyana Krasnobaeva, introduction by AAA Historian Joan Grauman, © 2018 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. |
Video: Mary Tokarski, Concert AAA 80th Anniversary - USAby Harley Jones |
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Video: Whatever You Do by Karen Fremar
 Video of AAA President Mary Tokarski performing on the Friday evening concert of the AAA 80th Anniversary in Washington DC.Her program was: 1. Visum et Impetus by Massimo De Lillo - Video in Daily Reports 2018AAA80th (13th July) 2. Dark Eyes (traditional Russian folk) arranged by AAA founding member Charles Magnante - video above. 3. Whatever You Do by Karen Fremar - video above. |
Nathan Chapeton To Represent the USA at 2018 Coupe Mondiale - Lithuaniaby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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 Videos at: 2018AAA80th (11th July).Video 1: “Sonata in Fm K386” by Scarlatti Video 2: “4th mvt, Zolatariev Sonata” Video 3: “Tango pour Janet” composed by Nathan Chapeton. 17 year old Nathan Chapeton from Middletown, Connecticut is the winner in two prestigious categories at the 2018 AAA 80th Anniversary Festival held last week. Nathan also qualified to represent the USA at the 2018 71st Coupe Mondiale to be held from September 24-30, 2018 in Kaunas, Lithuania. His qualifications are Videos 1 and 2 above, performed before Grayson Masefield and Linda Solely Reed. Nathan is also the winner of the Elsie Bennett Junior Composition Competition. You can hear him performing his composition in Video 3 above. Nathan Chapeton is a young musician who became interested in playing the accordion at the age of eight when he heard his teacher, Mary Tokarski perform in concert. His plans for the future include teaching the accordion and piano, improving his composition skills and ultimately wants to bring the accordion to the youth of the United States. |
Workshop by Rita Barnea: The Life and Music of Eugene Ettore - USAby Harley Jones |
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| Video: Rhapsodie Espagnole composed by Eugene Ettore and performed by USA News Editor Rita Barnea. Rita writes: I am posting the link to the Eugene Ettore website internationally - Eugene Ettore to educate all about a unique, versatile and talented individual who made great contributions to the accordion world and musical world in general. I encourage you to visit this page. If you are interested in learning his music, please contact me at Ritabelll@aol.com and I will provide you with the music and also recordings free of charge, to assist you. |
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Petar Maric’s ‘World Tour’ – USA, China, France, Portugal, Netherlandsby Rob Howard |
 Virtuoso accordionist Petar Maric, from Serbia, is currently performing in the USA. His future international touring plans include:May to August 2nd – USA August 2nd to 12th – China August 12th to September 23rd – USA September 27th to 30th – Paris, France October 3rd to 8th – Portugal October 9th to 13th - China October 14th to 16th – Netherlands October 18th to 22nd – Portugal October 29th to November 5th – China Petar Maric studied at the Belgrade State Music Conservatory ‘Vuckovic’ under Aleksandar Nikolic. He spent a year in Paris, to improve his ‘variete’ style with Frederic Deschamps and Franck Angelis, and later also studied in Bratislava, Slovakia. His competitive successes include winning the CIA Coupe Mondiale, CMA Trophée Mondiale, Klingenthal and Castelfidardo competitions. For further information email: maestromaric@gmail.com |
PSMA All Star Concert, Tarcento – Italyby Rob Howard |
 On Saturday July 21st, 9pm, at the Sala Margherita, Tarcento, there is a concert featuring accordionists Ralf Bethke, Damir Bužleta, Nicolas Gabaron, Lev Lavrov, Eddie Monteiro (Brazil), Massimo Pividori, Viatcheslav Semionov (Russia), and Peter & Mady Soave. Tarcento is a town and comune in the province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of north-eastern Italy.This concert is the first in a series of PSMA events between July 22nd and August 5th that includes concerts, chamber music, workshops and master classes organised by the Peter Soave Music Academy For further information email: petersoavemusicacademy@gmail.com |
5th Annual Gala D’Accordeon, Saint Girons - Franceby Rob Howard |
 The 5th Annual Gala D’Accordeon takes place on Saturday July 21st, 9.30pm, at the Baléjou, Saint Girons, a commune in the Ariège department in southwestern France. There will also be a concert on Sunday morning at 11.30am and dancing on Sunday afternoon at 4.30pm. The guest accordionists include Didier Laurent, Stéphanie Rodriguez (Champion of France), Nathalie Bernat (La Belle d’Auvergne), Gilles Saby, and Jérôme Baudou. |
Festival of Russian Music, Philadelphia - USAby Rob Howard |
| The Balalaika and Domra Association of America presents their Russian Festival Concert at Temple Performing Arts Center, 1837 N Broad St, Philadelphia on Saturday July 21st at 7.30pm. The concert brings together musicians from around the world performing Russian, Eastern European and Gypsy folk music, song and dance, and is the culmination of the BDAA’s 40th annual convention taking place in King of Prussia, PA, July 15th-22nd. The performance will feature virtuoso of the balalaika, Elina Karokhina, and virtuoso of the domra, Peter Omelchenko, performing in duos, ensembles and with an 80-piece Russian folk orchestra, featuring two accordionists, conducted by David Cooper. |
Leonard Brown Concert, Scotland – UKby Rob Howard |
 On Sunday July 22nd, 2pm – 5.30pm, accordionist Leonard Brown and his band performs in concert and for dancing at the Locharbriggs Social Club, Dumfries DG1 1XB. The event is to recognise the long career and achievements of the well-known accordionist John Douglas, bandleader and accordion retailer and technician.Englishman Leonard Brown, an All Scotland accordion champion and a pianist, has become well-known for promoting concerts in Scotland, including lifetime achievement tribute concerts for the accordionists Tom Alexander and Davie Stewart. He has many CDs and DVDs to his credit, most notably ‘A Toast to Scotland’, a double DVD celebrating the music of some of Scotland’s accordion legends such as Jimmy Shand and Will Starr. For further information email: leonardbrownaccordion@gmail.com |
Dovile Kazonaite and Tadas Motiecius Concert, Vilnius – Lithuaniaby Rob Howard |
 On Tuesday July 24th, 8pm, operatic soprano Dovile Kazonaite and accordionist Tadas Motiecius perform together in concert at the Sakmiu Siuita, Palangos Gintaro Muziejuje, Vilnius. The concert is part of the Pasaulio Balsai music festival.Tadas Motiecius began learning the accordion when he was ten years old, when he enrolled in the School of Music at the Šiauliai Saulius Sondeckis art school with Professor Maryte Markeviciene. In 2012 Tadas Motiecius entered the Lithuanian Music and Theater Academy in the class of Raimondas Sviackevicius, then in 2014 studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music with Professor Geir Draugsvoll. |
Classic Kyiv Duo @ Stockport Accordion Club, Cheshire – UKby Rob Howard |
 On Wednesday July 25th, 7.30pm, the Classic Kyiv Duo – accordionists Igor Sayenko and Oleksiy Kolomoiets - on tour from the Kiev in the Ukraine, perform as guests at Stockport Accordion Club. The venue is Woodley Methodist Church, Chapel St (off the A560), Stockport SK5 1NF. Admission is £5. The duo has toured the UK annually since 2006, using their talents to raise money for the Chernobyl Nuclear Appeal whilst building up a large following in the process. Their concert programme includes: Widor – ‘Toccata’ (from ‘Organ Symphony No 5’), S. Prokofiev – ‘Dance of Knights and March’, T. Bor – ‘McMozart's Eine Kleine Bricht Moonlicht Nicht Musik’, P. Heidrich – ‘Happy Birthday variations’, G. Bizet/F. Waxman – ‘Carmen-Fantasy’, A. Gaidenko – ‘Under the River Seine’, Khachaturian – ‘Sabre Dance’, A. Babadjanyan – ‘Elegy’ (in commemoration of Khachaturian), V. Novikov – ‘Rozpryagayte khlopcy koney’ (variation based on Ukrainian folk song), and N. Rimsky-Korsakov/V. Zubitsky – ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’. The Stockport Accordion Band, Helen Rich, Accordion Spice, and Harry Hussey will perform short supporting spots. For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
Roman Jbanov and Marie-Noelle Cros Concert, Auvergne – Franceby Rob Howard |
 The soprano Marie-Noelle Cros and accordionist Roman Jbanov perform together in concert on Wednesday July 25th, 5pm, at the Saint-Amable Basilica of St. Amabilis Riom, Puy-de-Dôme, Auvergne, France.Ukrainian-born Roman Jbanov’s achievements include Grand Prize Beloborodov in Tula (Russia), Scholarship of the President of the Russian Republic, and in 1997 winning the CMA Trophée Mondiale. He is also well-known for his Paris-Moscow Duo work with Domi Emorine. For further information email: duopm@sfr.fr |
Mazaika ‘Evening of Russian and Gypsy Music’, London - UKby Rob Howard |
| The duo Mazaika – Igor Outkine (digital button accordion and vocals) and Elizabeth Harrison (violin) – perform authentic Russian folk music, gypsy, romance, tango, etc, on Wednesday July 25th, 8pm - !0.30pm, at the Pasha Central Asian Restaurant, 58 Camberwell Road, London SE5 0EE. The Restaurant has a reasonably priced menu of delicious Central Asian and Russian food. For further information email: igor.outkine@yahoo.com |
Catalonia Accordion Festival, Arseguel – Spainby Rob Howard |
 This year’s annual Catalonia Accordion Festival in Arseguel, near the Pyrenees in northern Spain, takes place from July 27th to 30th. The national and international accordionists at this year’s festival, founded in the 1970s, includes Cati Plana (diatonic accordion, Catalonia), Jogui Walliman (diatonic accordion, Switzerland), Pilar Planavila (diatonic accordion, Catalonia), Gary Blair (piano accordion, Scotland), Elies Ferna´ndez Sabate´ (diatonic accordion, Catalonia), Raynald Ouellet (diatonic accordion, Quebec, Canada), Liv Hallum (diatonic accordion, Catalonia), Enrique Telleri´a (bandoneon, Uruguay), Pari´s-Moscow Duo (Roman Jvanov and Domi Emorine, chromatic accordions, Russia/France), Alina and Mikhai¨l Khlebnov (chromatic accordions, Sibe`ria, Russia), E`rika Weigend and Josep “Pepo´n” Vilarrubla (diatonic accordions, Catalonia), Trio Lopes - Yohann and Yannick (diatonic and chromatic accordions, Portugal), Grup Ne´ixer (harmonica trio) - Ramon Closa, Jaume March and Joan Roca (Catalonia), Vladimir Denissenkov (chromatic accordion, Ukraine), Anatol Eremciuc (chromatic accordion, Moldova), Antonio Rivas (diatonic accordion, Colombia), and Joaqui´n Di´az (diatonic accordion, Dominican Republic). |
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Updated Site: SqueezinArt – USAby Dan Grauman |
 SqueezinArt, home of unique gifts for accordionists and accordion enthusiasts, now has a downloadable price list and colorful catalogues in PDF format: http://squeezinart.com/catalogues.htmlSqueezinArt will be exhibiting at the American Accordionists’ Association’s 80th anniversary Festival in Alexandria, Virginia, July 11-15. New items, such as the accordion trivet (picture below) made of Corian®, as well as a variety of t-shirts, pins, and many other gift items will be available for purchase. |
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