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24-Oct-2014
Qingdao National Accordion Festival for Senior Citizens - Chinaby Harley Jones |
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 A full report, pictures and video is at: 2014QingdaoWhat is probably the worlds first National Accordion Festival for Senior Citizens was held in Qingdao, a major city in Eastern China. Accordionists came from around China to this well attended event. The type of music performed was generally quite different than competition festivals for young people. There was a lot of patriotic music and songs/melodies that were very popular 20-30 years ago. Even competing soloists tended to play music with melodies, popular in past years for competitions. The emphasis was on fun, making nice musical performances and the judges also helped to keep the fun atmosphere alive with positive comments and a happy humor. The variety of instruments, folk orchestras, vocal solo, groups, choirs and dancing with accordion was also a feature of the event with groups and clubs often showing many combinations of instruments and voice with accordion. The success of the event and the strong support of the participants means that a 2015 National Accordion Festival for Senior Citizens is now being planned. A full report, pictures and video, of this historic event is at: 2014Qingdao |
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