03 April Report

29 March | 30 March | 30 March Opening | 01 April | 02 April | 03 April | 04 April | 05 April

Accordion Art Entering Campus Aesthetic Education Special Exchange and Concert at Shanghai No. 3 Girl's High School

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Shanghai No. 3 Girl's High School, a public all-female secondary school in Shanghai.
01. Welcome digital screens at the hall entrance.
02. Welcome digital screens at the hall entrance.
03. School English name and logo.
04. The superb graphics of the 2024 Shanghai Spring Acordion Art Festival Festival was on a huge graphic display at the back of the stage.

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Shanghai No. 3 Girl's High School
05. "Crystal" Congyu Wang, 2024 Shanghai Accordion Art Festival organisation leader.
06. Julia, daughter of Crystal Wang attends this school
07. Translator teacher, the Principal Xu Yongchu and Crystal Wang and Kimmo Mattila
08. Welcome sign outside hall. left to right: Andrew Beer, Grayson Masefield, Kimmo Mattila, Gabriele Mirabassi and Harley Jones

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Shanghai No. 3 Girl's High School
09. Principal Xu Yongchu and school translator took us on a tour of the school, starting with showing the historic hall.
10. Beautiful woodwork in the library which had a sophisticated library computer system for viewing books in digital format.
11. Beautiful blossoms outside.
12. Media room with full TV recording and production facilities including a desk for the news reader.

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Shanghai No. 3 Girl's High School
13. Kimmo Mattila at the news desk, having memories of his own frequent TV appearances in Finland.
14. The main aims of the school to guide training: Independence, Ability, Care, Elegance.
15. Model of the extensive school grounds and buildings, having such grass fields renowned in such a large city as Shanghai with its high density population.
16. Beautiful wood historic Conference Room

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Shanghai No. 3 Girl's High School
17. Keyboard group teaching room
18. Music rehearsal room form brass group.
19. Internet international conference room for international relations between similar international schools including instant online translations for students.
20. Internet international conference room

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Shanghai No. 3 Girl's High School
21. Beautiful school grounds
22. Andrew Beer and Grayson Masefield warm-up before concert.
23. School Principal Xu Yongchu and CIA Secretary General Kimmo Mattila.
24. Concert begins. Julia - daughter of Crystal Wang was one of the concert comperes.

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Shanghai No. 3 Girl's High School
25. School Principal Xu Yongchu made her welcome speech in English.
26. Excellent backgrounds behind Andrew Beer and Grayson Masefield.
27. Andrew Beer and Grayson Masefield performing. Note the different backgrounds happening behind the performers.
28. Another background photo from the back of the hall showing the different colored backgrounds. Also note the media also at the concert.

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Shanghai No. 3 Girl's High School
29. Andrew Beer and Grayson Masefield with another nice background behind them.
30. Active performance by Andrew Beer and Grayson Masefield to an enthusiastic audience.
31. Andrew Beer
32. Simone Zanchini & Gabriele Mirabassi

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Shanghai No. 3 Girl's High School
33. Simone Zanchini & Gabriele Mirabassi
34. Gabriele Mirabassi
35. Very enthusiastic applause for Simone Zanchini & Gabriele Mirabassi
36. School staff and stage people, guests and performers on stage at the end of the concert.

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Shanghai No. 3 Girl's High School
37. Comperes Julie Wang and Jingfang Pan with guest Kimmo Mattila
38. Thumbs up by school staff and stage people, guests and performers on stage at the end of the concert.
39. Media interviews with students and performers after the concert.
40. Simone Zanchini replying to questions

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Shanghai No. 3 Girl's High School
41. Harley Jones answers a question.
42. Media conference pictures of Grayson Masefield, Kimmo Mattila and Harley Jones.
43. Andrew Beer with presentation flowers responding to questions.
44. Grayson Masefield and Kimmo Mattila listening to questions.

Event Adviser: Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA)
Event Organizers:
Shanghai Musicians Association
Propaganda Department of Shanghai Changning District Committee of the Communist Party of China
Shanghai Changning District Culture and Tourism Bureau
Shanghai Changning District Federation of Literary and Art Circles
Shanghai Changning District Culture and Tourism Management Affairs Center
Accordion Professional Committee of Shanghai Musicians Association
Shanghai Changning Culture and Art Center
Event Co-organiser: Shangsheng·Xinsuo


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