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| Zhang Liqin (Charlie) modelling the golden
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Jeju port as we say goodbye. |
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| Jeju port from the starboard side of our ship. |
Jeju from the back of the ship. |
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| Prof. Wang Hongyu taking his daughter going swimming. |
This was a free morning to make music and accordionists around the ship were playing and talking together. Center of the picture is Sichuan Music School accordion tutor Chen Chun known fondly around the world as "Panda". |
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| Qi Ding, nice accordion and vocals. |
Crystal Wang like Wang Hongyu, at the pool, both taking their daughters swimming. |
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| The last few passengers board the ship. We are about 9 floors above the dock on this big ship. |
As we were nearly read to leave, another large cruise ship came into Jeju Harbour. |
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| Fun at lunch - a table of accordionists all looking at the pictures on this website. |
Goodbye Jeju. |
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| Prof. Wang Hongyu is the Art Director of the Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week and International Accordion Competition. Wang Hongyu is also the Vice-President of Media College of Harbin Normal University and Head of Accordion Department. With him is his daughter and wife Shao Dan who is also a highly esteemed musician, who composed a double concerto for er hu and accordion performed by Shao Dan and Yuri Shishkin with the Harbin University Symphony Orchestra in 2014. |
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| Some of the girls of the large "Jinyun" Accordion Orchestra from Henan Province.Teacher Jinming Ding center. This was probably the largest orchestra attending with people of all ages from the youngest children to even an orchestra with the mothers playing. Real family participation and fun together. |
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| Jinming Ding displays the wooden commerative certificate. |
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| Teachers playing music and enjoying talking. |
At different venues, accordionists played for the enjoyment of those listening. |
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| Well known Kai Zhong playing with a student. |
Xialong Zhai was venue controller with microphone in hand as he announced the different players. |
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| students playing |
Chenxi Fan |
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| Nan Fan from Henan Province with her students |
students waiting to play |
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| All over the boat, people were taking pictures in the beautiful sunny weather. Guan Lei was enjoying the weekend and having fun using her new Sony A7 camera. This photo taken by her mother Fei Qiang. Guan Lei, student at Shanghai Normal University, was also practising as she will be competing internationally in Castelfidardo (Italy) in September and the Coupe Mondiale (Finland) in October. |
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| Guan Lei with accordion. |
A selfie of Fei Qiang and daughter Guan Lei. |
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Shi Xuan (Jessica) student of Prof. Li Cong at the Shanghai Normal University and 4th place winner at the 2013 Coupe Mondiale in Canada will be performing tonight. Here she is pictured with her student Liting Liang and her father. |
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| The Art School named Chaogang from Lanzhou Province. |
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| Yizhong Wan, who won 3rd place at the 2009 Coupe Mondiale Entertainment category with Shi Xuan (Jessica). |
Shitong Yu from the Shenyang Music College. |
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| Qi Ding and his friends. |
Early Evening Concert |
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| Wu Shouzhi and Chen Chun (Panda) |
Shouzhi Wu, Delun Sun, Xiaoping Wang. |
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| Zhengliang Wang, famous singer, music producer, Sichuan Conservatory of Music Teachers with his teacher Prof. Wu Shouzhi. |
Gie Pu and Chen Chun (Panda). |
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| Harley Jones, Gie Pu, Chen Chun (Panda) and Crystal Wang |
Xiao Chang (Shell) compere with Ding Peng and Zhengliang Wang discussing the interview they will hold during the concert. |
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| Lots of autographs requested from Zhengliang Wang. |
Xinhua Zhang with his friend. |
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| Xiao Chang (Shell) compere opened the concert. |
China Accordion Association Executive Secretary Crystal Wang making a speech for the China Accordion Association. |
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| Crystal Wang is also the President of the Shanghai Accordion Association and tutor at Shanghai Normal University as well as the teacher of several performers being featured at concerts on the cruise. She spoke on behalf of the China Accordion Association and thanked and introduced Ding Peng. |
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| Ding Peng, a member of the China Accordion Association Executive and General Manager of Hohner China, as the main organiser, thanked everyone for all their assistance over the cruise and received very very strong applause thanking him for all his organising work. |
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"Jinyun" Accordion Orchestra from Henan Province.Teacher: Jinming Ding
The orchestra was so large, that the left side of the orchestra is above and the right side
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| Jiuxian Qiao No. 2 Primary School from Beijing. |
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| Gie Pu from Beijing. |
Aidong Deng from Giuangdong Province. |
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| Accordion Orchestra from Zhenjiang City, Giuangdong Province. |
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| Eager parents taking pictures. |
Varuzhan Shanshiyev (Ukraine) joined the group. |
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| Children's Palace from Qindao City |
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| Children's Palace from Qindao City |
More eager parents with cameras |
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| Varuzhan Shanshiyev (Ukraine) joins the children |
and then this very young girl came on stage and sang. |
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| Xiao Chang (Shell) compere interviews very famous singer (and accordionist) Zhengliang Wang. |
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| Accordion Orchestra from Shenzhen No. 1 Primary School. |
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| Kaqiusha Accordion Orchestra from Zhejiang Province. |
Teachers Photograph |
Evening Concert |
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| Xiao Chang (Shell) compere opens the final evening concert. |
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| Dantong Wang |
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| Changxin Yao, Yu Sitong and Li Shuyu from Shenyang Music College. |
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| Li Shuyu, Hongjie Huang, Kai Chen, Changxin Yao, Sasha Che, Shitong Yu, Group from Shenyang Music College. |
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| Shi Xuan (Jessica) |
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| Video 1: La Mer by Frank Marocco |
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| Video 2: Hana Bi arranged by Nova Wan. |
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Shi Xuan (Jessica) played with great depth of feeling and musicianship to complete
the evening concert in the main concert hall. |
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Late Evening Performances on the Pool Deck |
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| Jian Giuo Xiang, Bin Li |
Gonbao Li |
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| Wenbo Zhu and Yiming Wei |
Fangzhou Meng and Wenbo Zhu |
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| A number of children performers |
Xiu Long |
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Jinxing Qu |
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| Pietro Adragna (Italy) was dynamic and very popular with the audience. |
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| Pietro Adragna moving fingers and feet. |
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| Matteo Petronio (Italy) had right and left hand fingers flying over the buttons. |
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| "Hua'er" Accordion Orchestra from Ningxia province. |
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| Qi Ding with very nice accordion and vocals. |
Wag Xue Ping, art tutor, with a picture she had drawn of me. |
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| Xiao Chang (Shell), Wang Jie (Sara) and Meiglu Zhang (Gina) on the right making a fun picture with the very handsome Kai Zhong and the "Men's Power" magazine cover picture. |
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| Harley Jones and Hua Guo. |
Sha Sha Che |
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| Players from the Art College quartet from Dalian Accordion Orchestra. |
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| Mingyuan Ruan (center, in red) was leading this group of students from "Doh Ray Mi" private accordion school, Shanxi province. The school is run by her parents Hailin Ruan and Lei Xiufang. |
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| Mingyuan Ruan, 2009 Coupe Mondiale 3rd prize winner then played a solo |
and made a very dynamic performance |
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| that showed off her superb bellows shake skills. |
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| Dantong Wang impressed the audience with her music and movements. |
The late evening pool deck concert and social continued until well after midnight and was the last organized event.
The next morning was free time and allowed for a later breakfast, some swimming in the pool and meeting many friends before leaving the ship later morning. A wonderful fun cruise full of enjoyable accordion activity, meeting accordionists and making new friends.
Thank you to Ding Peng and the China Accordion Association and the many volunteers for all their work organising this most enjoyable ships cruise event. |
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