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International Accordion Festival, Przemyśl – Poland
Music China 2011 in Shanghai, 11 to 14 October - China
Richard Galliano ‘Tribute to Nino Rota’ CD, Paris - France
Free Coupe Mondiale 2011 Video Archive and Education Project - Finland
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Ksenija Sidorova and Stefan Ćirić Recital, London - UK
Antique Accordion in New Movie at Shepperton Studios, Bucks – UK
‘14 Years Ago’ – Charles Wheatstone (1802-75)
Future events |
Scandalli Factory in TV Documentary - Discovery Channel
The Artistry of Nick Ariondo, California – USA
Sabadell Accordion Orchestra Broadcasts – Spanish TV
‘Klub Musette’ Concert, Dilsen-Stokkem – Belgium
NHAA ‘Mystery Guest’ Concert, New Hampshire – USA
Roman Voloshchuk @ Fairkytes Accordion Club, Essex - UK
National Accordion Month Festival, New Jersey – USA
Renzo Ruggieri Jazz Workshops and Master Classes, Florence – Italy
Guy Klucevsek's Premiere Performance, New York – USA
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5th Roland V-Accordion Festival Daily Reports, Rome – Italyby Harley Jones |
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 The 5th Roland V-Accordion Festival for Digital Accordion takes place in Rome, October 21st and 22nd. Daily Reports will be online at 2011 Rome Festival. Read in detail about the upcoming event, the competitors, the jury, guests and results.Even if you cannot be in Rome, you can be there with live video. Video live streaming for the first round of the competition on Friday 21st October will start at 9.30 am. See the full competitor and video timetable at 2011 Rome Festival. The Draw for Playing Order has been made and is: 1. Attila Bock - Márió, Hungary 2. Mathieu Barbier, France 3. Thomas James Hardaker, United Kingdom 4. Anatolie Eremciuc, Spain 5. Emir Bosnjak, Denmark 6. Michael Bridge, Canada 7. Ronald Van Keulen, Netherlands 8. Manabu Hiyama, Japan 9. Stanislav Malyshev, Russia 10. Qi Ma, China 11. Danielle Renzi, USA 12. Matthias Matzke, Germany 13. Pietro Adragna, Italy 14. Giordano Mahatma, Brazil This draw applies to Round 1 and Round 2 of the competition. After the event, recorded video will remain online for viewing, details at: 2011 Rome Festival. |
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International Accordion Festival, Przemyśl – Polandby Rob Howard |
 In 2011 the International Accordion Festival in Przemysl, Poland, December 7th to 10th 2011 celebrates its 20th year. From its beginning, the festival in Przemysl has developed, gained in prestige, and become an important accordion festival.Artists include: The Motion Trio, an exceptional Polish music group, will start the festival off and perform along with the Przemyska Orkiestra Kameralna. Motion Trio is a real wizard at accordion music. Krzesimir Debski, a great Polish composer and conductor, will run the event. Mika Väyrynen, Finnish accordion virtuoso, will give a classical accordion recital and also be a member of the international jury. To celebrate the 90th birthday of Astor Piazzolla, one of the concerts will be dedicated to that great tango composer. For the second time Peter Soave, from the USA will perform, this time with the Rucner String Quartet from Croatia. The final concert stars Richard Galliano, a great French musician who will perform with his Tangoria Quartet. During the festival there will be competitions which include categories for five age groups, light music and chamber music. For further information email: festiwal@akordeon.org.pl |
Music China 2011 in Shanghai, 11 to 14 October - Chinaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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  Music China 2011 fomerly called Musikmesse China, took place from 11 to 14th October 2011 in the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC) which is situated in the Pudong Area.This year, many visitors and companies took the opportunity to expose their musical instruments and their innovations to a big population. It was reported by the officials of Music China 2011 that about 48,000 visitors from some 96 countries around the world attended to view the products of some 1250 companies from 27 countries. The Italian accordion industry was represented and pictured are Francesca Pigini (left), Ignazio Cagnoni (right) and Claudio Sabatini (MusicTech Midi below). The next years Music China is scheduled for the same time 11-14th October 2012. |
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Richard Galliano ‘Tribute to Nino Rota’ CD, Paris - Franceby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 For his second album on the prestigious classical label Deutsche Grammophon (released on October 17th 2011, Universal Music distribution), Richard Galliano pays homage to the music of Nino Rota (1911-79), whose centenary is celebrated this year.The music is mainly themes of the movie ‘La Strada’, but there are other beautiful soundtracks composed for Federico Fellini. The CD opens with a surprise: on one of the ‘Godfather’ themes from Francis Ford Coppola, Richard Galliano forgoes the accordion to play the trombone! Nino Rota is probably the most acclaimed Italian musician of modern times having won many Oscars, Grammies, and other Golden Globe awards. The very famous Richard Galliano, a French native with an Italian name and parentage, will surely conquer the public all over the world with this new genuine adaptation of rich musical masterpieces. For further information email: nathalie.caloni@umusic.com |
Free Coupe Mondiale 2011 Video Archive and Education Project - Finlandby Kevin Friedrich, CIA Ambassador |
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| The Coupe Mondiale Video Archive and Education Project featuring free downloads of the performances by the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners of each Coupe Mondiale category is now online. These free downloads are for the educational benefit of accordion teachers and students. The purpose is to enable the free spread of knowledge and information and through that, to help raise the level of accordion performance and musicianship internationally. Additionally, a video of all the Coupe Mondiale categories and their contestants is being kept in the CIA archives in Finland, which over the coming years will become a wealth of historical recordings. This project, initiated by the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) with assistance from sponsor Pigini Accordions and Accordions Worldwide is thanked by the CIA President Raymond Bodell for their assistance. |
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Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Petar Maric Concerts and International Master Class - Portugalby Harley Jones |
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| Peter Maric (Serbia), the winner of 2010 Coupe Mondiale classical and entertainment categories has just finished his concert tour and his first international master class in Portugal. Petar had two very successful concerts in Ferreiras De Zezare and Lourigna on the 14th and 15th of October and a maser class in front of a full theatre. The next concert by Petar Maric will be in Dunajska Streda, Slovakia on the 28th October with his professor Aleksandar Nikolic of Beltango fame as the "Buttons and Bellows finally together" duo. |
Ksenija Sidorova and Stefan Ćirić Recital, London - UKby Rob Howard |
 A concert in featuring the accordion/piano duo Ksenija Sidorova and Stefan Ciric in The Friends of Blackheath Halls series at the Recital Room on October 10th was reviewed by Peter Grahame Woolf, founder editor of the web music magazine ‘Seen & Heard’:-A marvelous experience for Blackheath's lunch-time audience, numbering a healthy 40 or so who risked "an accordion recital", which is still far from mainstream. I have heard and reviewed Ksenija some four times and enthused about her debut CD. Hers is the most visual of instruments and watching her play is riveting, and Blackheath's small Recital Room proved an ideal venue. This lunchtime recital with her partner Stefan Ciric was possibly the best experience of all, and the one with greatest potential significance. Strange to tell, the accordion/piano duo is a rarity, possibly unique, but its potential is unlimited. I had been a devotee of the accordion and collector of accordion recordings since the days of the Danish pioneer Mogens Ellegard, but had never heard accordion with piano...What looked to be a demanding programme for listeners proved not so. Two novelties, by the Russian Tatiana Sergeyeva and the Finn Heikki Valpola, who has composed numerous works for accordion. Cesar Franck's ‘Prelude, Fugue et Variation Op 16’. Finally Piazzolla's ‘Four Seasons’, long "After Vivaldi" and a happy conclusion, with Piazzolla's ‘Oblivion’ for the encore insisted upon by the enthusiastic audience. |
Antique Accordion in New Movie at Shepperton Studios, Bucks – UKby Rob Howard |
 An antique Russian-made button accordion owned by Scottish-based collector Caroline Hunt, dated about 1890, has been loaned to Shepperton Studios for its film star role in the forthcoming film 'Anna Karenina' with Jude Law and Kiera Knightley. Caroline says, “After a lot of restoration (it was in many bits) thanks to John Crawford and a kind local joiner who made a replacement fretwork grill and a lot of polish on the brass fittings, it is now looking pretty good”. 'Anna Karenina', to be filmed in the UK and Russia, will be released in 2012. Caroline Hunt has a large collection of old accordions, some of which are on public display at Bogbain Farm, Inverness IV2 5BD, Scotland. For further information email: accordionbook@huntc.fsbusiness.co.uk |
‘14 Years Ago’ – Charles Wheatstone (1802-75)by Rob Howard |
 The Accordions Worldwide news for October 17th 1997 included details of events being planned to celebrate the bi-centenary of the birth of Charles Wheatstone (1802-75), inventor of the English concertina. Wheatstone’s first design, patented in London on June 19th 1829, and called a ‘symphonium’, was operated by air blown in by a pipe from the mouth. The name ‘concertina’ was adopted in 1835, when bellows were added, replacing the pipe. Wheatstone patented the English concertina design that we know today in 1844. The concertina was easily the most popular free reed instrument in Great Britain throughout the 19th Century, eventually displaced by the accordion in the late 1920s. The Wheatstone Company is still in existence, and Wheatstone concertinas remain to this day the benchmark of quality by which all others are compared. THE CHARLES WHEATSTONE BICENTENARY - UK Contributed by Neil Wayne The Wheatstone Bicentenary celebrations are planned for February 6th 2002. Closer to the event, a Bicentenary Planning Committee will be formed. Events and exhibitions were held during 1975, the centenary of Charles Wheatstone's death. An even more thorough program of commemorative events, publications and media features are planned to enhance the name and achievements of Charles Wheatstone during the year of his bicentenary. These include: Horniman Museum Concertina Exhibition CD ROMs of The Wayne Concertina Collection The Music of the Concertina' - a Four-CD and book Commemorative set which will include a detailed and scholarly survey of the music and history of the instrument in book form TV Documentary on the Concertina and Charles Wheatstone. New Biography of Charles Wheatstone Wheatstone Bicentenary Website 'Wheatstone and the Concertina' - new edition in book form. Stephen Rowley's play on the life of Wheatstone Wheatstone genealogical research Sir Charles - a commemorative British stamp |
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Paris-Lisbon Duo Concert, Paris – Franceby Harley Jones |
  The duo Paris-Lisbon of Yohann and Yannik Lopez were recently competing at the CMA 61st Trophée Mondial in Pineto where they impressed the audience greatly and Yohann was the winner, just a little in front of his brother. The duo Paris-Lisbon will perform in concert on Friday October 21st at 6.30pm in the Consulate of Portugal, 6-8 Rue Georges Berger, 75017 Paris. For further information email: lopesyannick@aol.com |
Scandalli Factory in TV Documentary - Discovery Channelby Harley Jones |
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 After filming how an accordion is made at the Scandalli factory in Castelfidardo, Italy, for the “How Do They Do It?” TV series, the producers have announced that the programme, which is called ‘Marchio di fabbrica’ in Italy is scheduled to be shown for the first time on the Discovery Channel in Italy on Monday 31st October at 9pm, with the first repeats on Sunday November 6th at 4.20am and 1pm. The programme will be shown for the first time in the USA. It premieres on the Discovery Science Channel in the States on Thursday October 20th at 10pm (Eastern Time), with the first repeats there on Friday 21st October at 1am and Saturday October 22nd at 5am. |
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The Artistry of Nick Ariondo, California – USAby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 On Sunday October 23rd, 4.30pm, accordionist Nick Ariondo will perform a wide range of music from classical to world-contemporary, from Piazzolla to Ariondo, featuring his compositions and arrangements for accordion and piano, including Nick Ariondo's 'Matsuri' (Festival) with special guest pianist Akiko Dohi. The venue is AMUSE Music Center, 43C Peninsula Center, Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274. For further information email: accomusic@nickariondo.com |
Sabadell Accordion Orchestra Broadcasts – Spanish TVby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| The Sabadell Accordion Orchestra, from Catalonia in northern Spain, celebrate their 20th anniversary by appearing on the Nydia program on Channel 33, TV3. The times are: Saturday October 22nd, 10.45am Sunday October 23rd, 3.35am Monday October 24th, 5.45am |
‘Klub Musette’ Concert, Dilsen-Stokkem – Belgiumby Rob Howard |
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| On Sunday October 23rd, 2pm, ‘Klub Musette’ (MD Peter Weda) present a concert involving peformances by members of several accordion and music societies, both Belgian and Dutch.This takes place in Nieuwenborgh, Stadsgraaf, B-3650 Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium. Admission is free. For further information email: info@accordiola-davidts.com |
NHAA ‘Mystery Guest’ Concert, New Hampshire – USAby Rob Howard |
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| The New Hampshire Accordion Association present a special free concert event on Saturday October 29th, 2pm, at Accordion Connection, LLC, 136 Route 106, Gilmanton, NH 03257. The NHAA writes… Here is a bit of information about "Mystery Man" and his talent: Born in 1945, he entered and won many competitions as a youngster. Master of Diatonic and Chromatic Accordions Performed in 1953 for an audience of 70,000! Has toured extensively in Europe -- France, Germany, all the Scandinavian countries, plus Iceland. Upholds folk music traditions but also presents concert material. Keeps a collection of sheet music numbering some 16,000 pieces. Has co-produced a television program, helped found and added memorabilia to a museum - all honoring an accordion "king" of his country. Please help us keep the secret... For the moment we are not at liberty to reveal publicly the name of this outstanding musician. If you want to know, contact Donna. Why the secrecy? We want to keep this artist's visit a surprise for Nils Lundin, the 90th birthday "boy" and NHAA Life Member. Sh-h-h. For further information Phone: 800 328 5227 or email: accman@accordionconnection.com |
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Roman Voloshchuk @ Fairkytes Accordion Club, Essex - UKby Rob Howard |
 Roman Voloshchuk, accordion entertainer and singer, is the guest at Fairkytes Accordion Club on Wednesday November 2nd, 8pm. Admission is £4, and light refreshments are included in the admission price. Ample parking - there will also be a club fundraising raffle. Please bring your own accordions (before 7pm) if you would like to join in with the popular "Accordion Play-Along Sessions", led by our Musical Director, Laurie Conley. Fairkytes Accordion Club meets on the first Wednesday of every month at The Fairkytes Arts Centre Billet Lane, Hornchurch, Essex RM11 1AX. For further information email: accordionfriends@aol.com |
National Accordion Month Festival, New Jersey – USAby Rob Howard |
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 Sunday November 6th 2011 will be an exciting day for Delaware Valley accordionists, Acme Accordion School and residents of Haddon Township. The event takes place at Acme Accordion School & Musikgarten, 322 Haddon Ave, Westmont, NJ 08108. Picture of Acme principals Stanley and Joanna Arnold Darrow.This festival celebrates the vast versatility of the accordion, with a day of music that varies from classical, baroque, jazz, show music, ethnic, pop, contemporary, romantic and more. Guest accordionists include Dr. Lou Persic, Bernie Gardzalla, and Andre Fry. Admission is free. The festival timetable includes: 10.30am - various soloists performing music from different genres 12noon - assembly for the National Accordion Month begins 12.30pm – group photograph will be taken; all attendees are requested to participate in the photo. Bring an accordion if you have one!!!!!!! 1pm - concert featuring the Westmont Philharmonia Accordion Orchestra, Westmont Accordion Club, Acme Junior Adult Club, and the Acme Accordion School Preparatory Band, plus performances by specially invited guest soloists. 10am until 3pm - there will be performances as well as an accordion market where anyone who has an instrument they would like to display for the accordion mart may do so. Call Stanley Darrow 856-854-6628 to make arrangements. This must be pre-arranged, as there is only room for 20 – 25 accordions in the Accordion Mart. All proceeds from the Accordion Mart will be placed in the Acme Scholarship Program. |
Renzo Ruggieri Jazz Workshops and Master Classes, Florence – Italyby Rob Howard |
 Renzo Ruggieri leads Workshops and Master Classes at GAMA Florence on November 4th, 5th and 6th, for the prestigious Association GAMO.Essentially the course will have three seminars in the morning: 1) The basic of jazz accordion. 2) Several approaches to improvisation 3) The development of personal style. In the afternoon single lessons (max 10 persons). - 120 Euro Students + inscription 70 euros (a daily lesson with opportunity to arrange his repertoire and participate in the final concert), - 60 Euro Listeners + inscription 70 euros. Renzo has now released his new CD ‘Opera?’, recorded on March 29th at the Rostov State Musical Theatre with orchestra and the jazz group ‘New Centropezn’. Per buyMP3 on ITUNES (click) http://itunes.apple.com/it/album/opera/id463372201 For further information email: info@renzoruggieri.it - http://www.gamo.it/corsi.html |
Guy Klucevsek's Premiere Performance, New York – USAby Rob Howard |
 The premiere of Guy Klucevsek's ‘Suite for Accordion and Flexible Orchestra’, for solo accordion and a choir of accordions, string trio and percussion takes place on November 9th, 8pm, at Roulette, 509 Atlantic Ave (at the corner of 3rd Ave), Brooklyn, NY. The performance will be given by Dan Goode’s Flexible Orchestra, which will include five accordions, with Guy Klucevsek as soloist. For further information email: gklucevsek@si.rr.com |
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