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Peter Soave Review of Accordion Concerto Premiere, California – USA
Highly Successful XIV International Accordion Festival, Vilnius - Lithuania
Gubaidulina Festival in Moscow – Russia
2012 Trophée Mondial Website, Spokane, Washington State – USA
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
International Masterclass by Antonio Spaccarotella Calabria – Italy
Jacques Pellarin’s New CD ‘Sup Dude’, Savoie – France
14 Years Ago’ – Caister Enters A New Era
Future events |
Renato Borghetti and Arthur Bonilla - European Tour
Accordion Painting Exposition by Carlo Aguzzi, Stradella - Italia
‘Arctic Accents’ to display Finnish Accordion Masters - Benelux
Accordion Orchestra Concert, Munich – Germany
Twellose Accordion Association Concert, Twello – Netherlands
Victor Prieto Concerts, New York – USA
Miloš Milivojević Concert, Cornwall – UK
Accordion Orchestra with Gospel Choir Concert, Wilp – Netherlands
Lácides Romero Concert, Antigua – Guatemala
Accordion Day at the Landesmusikakademie Hessen, Schlitz - Germany
New and Updated Sites |
New Book, ‘Vintage Accordions’ Available from MusicForAccordion.com
Jeff Lisenby - accordionist, composer, arranger, releases 7 new composition
Zevy Zions - accordionist,arranger, solo musician, release 1 new music
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‘The Man, the Accordion, and the Legend’, Jerusalem – Israelby Rob Howard |
 ‘The Man, the Accordion, and the Legend’ (Catalog No: oybook) is a unique and monumental book, containing all 30 compositions plus 30 classical transcriptions of Yehuda Oppenheimer, Israel’s most accomplished accordionist. The book also includes a short biography plus many photographs. The book is large sized, hard back, and has 250 pages. Catalog No: oybook price is €30 or the US$ equivalent plus postage, available online.Yehuda Oppenheimer (born in Germany in 1925), rose to prominence as a concert accordionist in the post-war years to become Israel’s most accomplished accordionist and composer. His life story is remarkable, involving evading the Nazis in occupied Amsterdam during the war years by hiding in an attic. His story was quite similar to that of Anne Frank, but with a happy ending. From the age of 6 he had played the accordion, and was completely self-taught, though when he arrived in Palestine after the war he studied the violin at the Conservatory in Jerusalem. He then found out that he could earn a living by playing the accordion at convalescence homes and hotels. He toured the country doing this and also earned money busking. During the 1948 War of Independence, 23 year old Yehuda was in the army entertaining his fellow troops. Later Yehuda Oppenheimer went on to become a leading concert artist, composer, and teacher of the accordion, and also founded an accordion orchestra with which he worked for thirty years. Equally at home playing light music and classics, Yehuda has made many recordings. His compositions have been published in sheet music form, and now are available all together in this beautifully presented book. Yehuda Oppenheimer wrote: "There was a wonderful reunion in October 2011 attended by 42 of my pupils and their families (pictures below), two of whom came especially from the USA to attend. We enjoyed five wonderful hours of music, stories and much love. The focus of the event was the release of a book about my life. It includes my original compositions and arrangements and is more than 250 pages. This project came to life through the generosity of one of my students, who had a dream, to publish a book about his teacher. He organised and assisted the publishing of the book and it came out stunning." For further information, email Yehuda Oppenheimer. Available online at Yehuda Oppenheimer are two CD's, sound samples, original compositions, arrangements of folk music and famous classics. |
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Peter Soave Review of Accordion Concerto Premiere, California – USAby Rob Howard |
 Peter Soave performed the World Premiere of a new accordion concerto by Max Simoncic with the Stockton Symphony Orchestra, directed by Peter Jaffe, on Thursday, November 10th and Saturday, November 12th at the Atherton Auditorium, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, California. The performances of this important new work were very well received by their audiences. Slovenian-born, Stockton-based Max Simoncic has had compositions commissioned, performed, and recorded by orchestras and ensembles around the globe. A review for recordnet.com by Glenn Pillsbury said: “Max Simoncic's new ‘Accordion Concerto’ occupied the central part of Thursday's performance by the Stockton Symphony at Atherton Auditorium ….. Performed by Peter Soave, an accordionist every bit as unassuming as he is virtuosic, Simoncic's concerto explores the artistic range of the accordion ….... Soave's reading of the work captured its moments of charm and elegance while never succumbing to artificiality. Indeed, his fingers flew across the accordion's rows of buttons...” US-born Peter Soave is one of the world’s leading concert accordion and bandoneon soloists. For further information email: info@petersoave.com |
Highly Successful XIV International Accordion Festival, Vilnius - Lithuaniaby Raimondas Sviackevičius |
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 From 9th to 12th November 2011 Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania, was filled with contrasting accordion music from a diversity of artists and genres. Concerts were held at several venues in the city, organized by the Lithuanian Accordionists Association, whose President is Raimondas Sviackevicius (picture left top), also the festival Artistic Director.This annual accordion festival began with an unusual type of music. A music band “Gurzuf” (picture above), with accordionist Egor Zabelov and drummer Artem Zalessky, from Belarus, gave a stunning concert. A hall full of listeners were impressed by the band’s energy and had a new look to the rock, experimental, fusion music performed on accordion. The second day of the festival was devoted to professional classical and modern accordion music. During the International Accordion Competition Vilnius 2011 in April the Premier category’s winner was awarded by a special Prize-Invitation to perform a solo concert during the festival in Vilnius in November. This year’s first prize winner, Tomasz Ostaszewski, one of the most distinguished Polish artists of his generation, performed a successful solo recital. Pietro Adragna (picture left), from Italy, recent winner of several 1st prizes at the Coupe Mondiale 2011 in Shanghai, China, represented the variety accordion music during the festival. His especially artistic and virtuoso performance made a great impression on his audience. The Lithuanian Accordionists Association awarded a special prize to Variety category winner at the Klingenthal accordion competition (Germany) - a solo concert during festival. Pietro Adragna was the winner. Lithuanian musicians band 4Tango performed a new program of Piazzolla music with Lithuanian violinist, Dzeraldas Bidva, for a sell out audience. The festival’s climax came with a fine concert given by Frank Marocco, from the USA, with local jazz musicians Arturas Chalikovas (guitar), Eugenijus Kanevicius (bass), and Darius Rudis (drums). Two standing ovations from the capacity audience and non-stopping applause for the highly developed musicality, technically brilliant and musically superb performance – that was the end of the XIV International Accordion Festival Vilnius 2011. A segment of the Frank Marocco performance can be viewed: http://www.accordion-space4u.com/user.aspx?user=6&item=6&id=242 For further information email: info@akordeonofestivalis.lt |
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Gubaidulina Festival in Moscow – Russiaby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
 In the occasion of Sofia Gubaidulina‘s 80th birthday the festival ‘To Sofia – with love’ was held in Moscow to honor her big contribution to today’s music world. Poster right, large size poster gubaidulina2012.Four concerts - in the Chamber Hall of Moscow’s Philharmonic Hall, the Tchaikovsky-Concert Hall, the House of Composers, and the Big Hall of the Conservatory, were organised to show the enormous input of the composer to the contemporary music. Besides works for piano, cello, guitar, wind instruments, percussion, and others, the bayan is very much present in the extraordinary programme of this festival. On November 24th Iosif Puritz will perform ‘De Profundis’ for bayan solo. On the following days Friedrich Lips will perform two concerts, (‘Under the Sign of Scorpio’ for bayan and big symphony orchestra, ‘Fachwerk’ for bayan, percussion and string orchestra) and the ‘Tatarian Dance’ for bayan and two double bass. For further information email: herbert@accordion-cd.co.at Friedrich Lips 23 CD's available online. Special priced, your selection CD3Packs or CD6Packs. |
2012 Trophée Mondial Website, Spokane, Washington State – USAby |
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 The Confederation Mondiale de L'Accordeon (CMA) constantly tries to expand and has made every effort to be global since the re organization of its Executive Board in 2005. Many new delegations have joined the CMA such as Lithuania, New Zealand, Chile, China and among these, the USA, who will host of the 2012 Trophée Mondial in Spokane, Washington State, 23rd to 27th October, 2012.This is the first time the Trophée Mondial has been to the North American continent thanks to the talent and determination of our friend and CMA delegate for the USA, Patricia Bartell (picture right) and her dedicated team. The CMA website has now been updated to include all the 2012 information, such as rules and regulations, procedure for registration, proposed timetable, visa application form, information on hotels, transportation to/from Spokane and all the necessary contacts of the CMA Executive. For further information visit the CMA website. See the live interview information below in TV Accordions. |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Nils Fläcke Appears at Nils Lundin’s 90th Birthday Party – USAby Rob Howard |
 New Hampshire Accordion Association Life Member Nils Lundin was surprised by a celebratory concert organized to honor his 90th birthday, on October 30th 2011. Despite an impending freak blizzard, many intrepid audience members ventured to Accordion Connection LLC in Gilmanton, NH, on October 29th for a special concert, featuring a ‘mystery’ guest. The special ‘mystery’ guest was Nils Fläcke, who flew in specially from Sweden, and whose performance and personality proved to be a big hit with all present. Nils Fläcke’s program included stylized arrangements of Nils Lundin's ‘American Wooden Shoe Polka’ and ‘Lilla Carols Vals’, and his technical prowess, including a great left hand technique, was most impressive. All present were thoroughly entertained and hope to hear him again. |
International Masterclass by Antonio Spaccarotella Calabria – Italyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| On the 18th and 19th of November 2011, Antonio Spaccarotella held a masterclass for 'Classical Accordion and Modern Art' at the Center for New Harmonies Musical Studies in Paola (CS). During the different classes, major themes were: the study of touch, preparation for international competitions, mnemonic studies, and how to customize your program, which was greatly appreciated by the students. One participant was Brazilian student Mahatma Cote who came to Calabria to participate in this international masterclass and take a new path of musical development. The Center of Musical Studies (New Harmonies), is currently one of the most accomplished and modern educational centers of Southern Italy for activities related to the accordion. The many students who daily attend the courses, enjoy a multitude of services, from the smallest with the first class of introductory diatonic accordion, the accordion class for digital Roland V-Accordion, the various facets of style with classical, modern and jazz accordion lessons. This year great results were achieved during the recent international competitions: Alessandro Guglielmi 1st Place Trophee Mondial (Junior Varietè Diatonic), Simon Sciammarella 1st Place International Competition of Spoleto (Junior Classic) and 1st Place Championship International UK (Blackpool-England ) 2011 (Int.Classical). For further information, email: antonio.accordion@alice.it |
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Jacques Pellarin’s New CD ‘Sup Dude’, Savoie – Franceby Rob Howard |
 The Jacques Pellarin Quartet’s innovative new CD ‘Sup Dude’, featuring Smooth Jazz, Funk, Reggae, Latin Jazz, Tango Nuevo. Jacques Pellarin, originally a classical musician, has embraced many styles and performed in many parts of the world. He has branched out to produce more jazz influenced music, linking up his accordion with guitar, saxophone, violins and other instruments. For further information email: jacques.pellarin@wanadoo.fr |
14 Years Ago’ – Caister Enters A New Eraby Rob Howard |
 The annual Autumn Accordion Festival at Caister, Norfolk, was first held in 1986 by Malcolm Gee. In February 1997 Malcolm Gee died unexpectedly, and the festival’s future was suddenly thrown into doubt. Fortunately, Caister was rescued when Robert and Loreta Rolston took over as organizers, and the report below by Gary Blair appeared in the Accordions Worldwide news for November 28th 1997. The present day version of this festival took place last week at Seacroft, just two miles from its original home at Caister, organized by Heather Smith. CAISTER ACCORDION FESTIVAL - ENGLAND Contributed by Gary Blair The Caister Accordion Festival was held from November 13th to 16th and organised by the Accordion Times & News, England. The Opening Night concert (Thursday 13th) was an accordion club type night with the accordionists performing if they so wished. Pino di Modugno from Italy was asked to play as a taster for Saturday night. He was absolutely dynamite!!! His programme started off with ‘Dizzy Fingers’ (at a tempo I would have thought impossible!) followed by a couple of other well known tunes. Friday's concert started with The Weaver Valley Band, followed by a great duo called Amarylis and Gary Blair's band. After an Interval, we were privileged to hear Julie Best and Ron Hodgson, followed by Pat Gray from Aberdeen playing a variety of music. Then the Star of Friday's concert, Magnus Johnnsson (only 19 years old and won the Frosini Grand Prix which had 6,000 competitors!!) performed. His programme included a lot of Frosini's works, and he played brilliantly. Saturday's concert was also superb with the Ronmar Accordion Orchestra, Harry Hussey and his brilliant Jazz Band, and a solo spot from Julie Best. Then it was the star of the show again, Pino di Modugno who was now playing on MIDI accordion. He started off with a Strauss medley then played 'Uridium’,' by Astor Piazzola (this was unbelievable!). He then totally blew my mind by performing ‘Bumble Bee Boogie’ as good as anyone I have heard. My Band then finished off with a ceilidh and the highlight for me was playing 'The Flying Scotsman' with TWO drummers! |
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Nick Ariondo Film Release and PBS LA Opera with Placido Domingo – USAby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 Accordionist Nick Ariondo can be heard in the movie ‘Happy Feet Two’ (Warner Bros), which opened in cinemas on November 18th. The music was composed by John Powell. On Friday November 25th, 9pm, Nick Ariondo performs with opera legend Placido Domingo on PBS Telecast, ‘Great Performances’. Nick performs onstage in the wedding scene (end of Act 2) with opera legend Placido Domingo in the world premiere of L.A. Opera’s ‘IL Postino’, by Daniel Catan. For further information email: accomusic@nickariondo.com |
Renato Borghetti and Arthur Bonilla - European Tourby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| The highly accomplished duo Renato Borghetti (diatonic accordion) and Arthur Bonilla (guitar), from Brazil, are presently on a tour of Europe. Their dates include: November 25th - Le Phénix, Valenciennes, France November 26 th – Bozar, Brussels, Belgium November 27 th - Amsterdam, Tropentheater, Netherlands November 28 th - Ferme du Biéreau, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium December 2nd – Klausenbauernhof, Wolfach, Germany December 3rd – Folk Club, Turin, Italy December 4th – Teatro Miotto, Spilimbergo, Italy For further information email: sabina@cultureworks.at |
Accordion Painting Exposition by Carlo Aguzzi, Stradella - Italiaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| From the 27th of November until 11th of December, an exposition of the "painter of accordions" Carlo Aguzzi can be visited at the "Ugo Magnani Hall" of the Palazzo Isimbardi in the City Hall, Stradella. The opening will take place on Sunday 27th at 5 pm in presence of the well known art critic Siro Brondoni. For further information visit the Museum Stradella |
‘Arctic Accents’ to display Finnish Accordion Masters - Beneluxby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
  ‘Arctic Accents – Sounds of Finland 2011’ - is a season of music from Finland in the Benelux countries of Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg, in November and December. The Samuraï, Maria Kalaniemi, Värttinä and Kimmo Pohjonen, and Uniko are all featured in the Arctic Accents program.Accordionist Maria Kalaniemi is on tour with her trio, which includes Olli Varis and Eero Grundström. The Maria Kalaniemi Trio were on stage on November 17th at deSingel (Antwerp, BE), November 18th at Muziekpublique (Brussels, BE), and on November 19th at RASA (Utrecht, NL). Accordion super group The Samuraï has roots all around Europe. Besides Finland’s Markku Lepistö, the quintet features Bruno Le Tron (France), Didier Laloy (Belgium), Riccardo Tesi (Italy) and David Munnelly (Ireland). Samuraï will do an extensive tour of Belgium from November 17th to 26th. Accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen and sample wizard Samuli Kosminen join forces with the Proton String Quartet in the astonishing contemporary project Uniko, built around accordion and sampling. Uniko is on stage at Ancienne Belgique (Brussels) on December 5th. But it’s not only accordions: Värttinä take their new line-up of three singers and three acoustic musicians as well as their brisk tunes to Belgium just before the holidays. This vanguard of the Finnish folk music export takes the stage in Antwerp on December 15th and at AB in Brussels on December 17th. For further information email: henna.salo(at)fimic.fi |
Accordion Orchestra Concert, Munich – Germanyby Rob Howard |
| The Akkordeonorchester Münchner Volksmusikverein e.V. perform an annual concert at the Herkulessaal der Residenz, Munich on Saturday November 26th, 3pm. For further information email: muenchner@volksmusikverein.de |
Twellose Accordion Association Concert, Twello – Netherlandsby Rob Howard |
| The Twellose Accordion Association (MD Henny Huigen-Davelaar) hold their annual concert on Saturday November 26th, 8pm, at the Sports Hall, Jachtlust, Jachtlustplein 7, Twello, Netherlands. Admission is free. For further information email: t_a_v29@hotmail.com |
Victor Prieto Concerts, New York – USAby Rob Howard |
 On November 27th, 11am, the Victor Prieto Trio perform at City Winery, 155 Varick St, NY.Victor Prieto plays accordion with the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, November 22nd to 27th, 7.30pm, 9.30pm, and 11.30pm (26th/27th) at Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th St, NY. The Victor Prieto Trio continue their residency on the third Thursday of the month on December 15th at Terraza 7, 40-19 Gleane St, Elmhurst 11373, NY. For further information email: victorprieto2001@yahoo.com |
Miloš Milivojević Concert, Cornwall – UKby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Miloš Milivojevic plays classical works for accordion, music of the Balkans and tango in the charming atmosphere of Tate St Ives' sea-facing gallery. This concert, already a sell-out, takes place on December 3rd, 6.30pm until 9pm.The Tate St Ives is at Porthmeor Beach, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1TG. For further information email: jan.evans@tate.org.uk |
Accordion Orchestra with Gospel Choir Concert, Wilp – Netherlandsby Rob Howard |
 On Sunday November 27th, 2pm, the accordion orchestra Accordeonvereniging Advendo-Wilp o.l.v. (MD Jeroen Gulikers) share a concert with the gospel choir ‘Con Amore’, from Deventer, at the Reformed Church in Wilp, Netherlands.For further information email: info:bettydooper@kpnplanet.nl |
Lácides Romero Concert, Antigua – Guatemalaby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Lácides Romero, from Colombia, performs in concert on November 30th, 6.30pm, with the National Marimba Concert Orchestra (MD Lester Godinez), at the Ciudad Antigua, Guatemala. The concert is organised by Fladem, the Latin American Seminar on Music Education.The concert program includes: Malvaloca, Chatica Linda, Contrastes, Escorregando, Canadian Capers, El Grato Momento, Ave María Gallo, La Kalunga, Brejeiro, Catalina, La Kalunga, Brejeiro, Catalina. Lácides Romero, born in Lorica, Colombia in 1948, studied piano, accordion and organ with his father, Professor Tiburcio Romero. Later he studied piano in the Instituto de Bellas Artes in Medellín. His accordion arrangements encompass music from the Baroque period through to the 20th Century. For further information email: lacidesromero@gmail.com |
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Accordion Day at the Landesmusikakademie Hessen, Schlitz - Germanyby Rob Howard |
 Mirjana Petercol (picture rght) has been invited by the Hessian State Academy of Music to organize and lead an Accordion Day, open to all accordionists, at the beautiful Schloss in Schlitz, Germany. This takes place on Saturday December 10th, 10am, followed by a concert at 5pm, featuring accordion students from the Music Academy at Wiesbaden. For further information email: info@Imah.de |
New and Updated Sites |
New Book, ‘The Man The Accordion And The Legend’ Available from MusicForAccordion.comby Yehuda Oppenheimer |
 Available online with secure server credit card purchase in Euro or US$ Catalog No: oybook ‘The Man The Accordion And The Legend’ |
New Book, ‘Vintage Accordions’ Available from MusicForAccordion.comby Rob Howard |
 Available online with secure server credit card purchase in Euro or US$ Catalog No: robaccord05 ‘Vintage Accordions’ The new book, ‘Vintage Accordions’ is an all-colour pictorial history of the accordion, in its various forms, from the early 19th Century onwards up to the present time. There are 300 pictures plus information and some interesting historical articles. This book is a limited edition, A4 sized, 60 pages, and in hardback. |
Jeff Lisenby - accordionist, composer, arranger, releases 7 new compositionby Jeff Lisenby |
 Jeff Lisenby - accordionist, composer, arranger, releases 7 new composition for accordion available for purchase online. 'Caruban Knights', catalog:jlisenby001, 'Ease On Down The Road', catalog:jlisenby002, 'Yesterdays', catalog:jlisenby003, 'Soliña', catalog:jlisenby004, 'Ring Of Fire', catalog:jlisenby005, 'Out Of Nowhere', catalog:jlisenby006 and 'A Spy In Tortuga', catalog:jlisenby007. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
Zevy Zions - accordionist,arranger, solo musician, release 1 new musicby Zevy Zions |
 Zevy Zions - accordionist,arranger, solo musician, release 1 new music for accordion available for purchase online. 'Haydn's Serenade', catalog:zzions016. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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“Russian Favourites” CD by Alexander Sevastianby Joan C. Sommers |
 CD Reviews Index for the Review of ““Russian Favourites" CD, reviewed by Joan Cochran Sommers. Artist is Alexander Sevastian. |
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