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Entry Closing Date, July 31, 77th International Coupe Mondiale - Italy

Plans are well underway for the 2023 76th Coupe Mondiale being held from 3-10 September 2023 in Castelfidardo and Loreto, Italy. The event will be hosted by the CIA member, Italian Accordion Culture.

CIA Secretary General Kimmo Mattila announces that the closing date for the 2024 Coupe Mondiale entries is July 31, 2024. All entry information is online at: Coupe Mondiale Online entries at: 2024CM-Rules Direct link to entry system: https://entry.coupemondiale.org/
Hotel information at: 2024CM-Hotel

Reportages quotidiens : Festival de la guilde des accordéonistes et des enseignants à Kansas City - États-Unis

by Harley Jones

Le festival annuel de la guilde des accordéonistes et des enseignants, International (ATG) se déroulera du 23 au 27 juillet 2024 à Kansas City. Les reportages quotidiens seront disponibles sur cette page.

Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International World Cup Finalists - USA

by Christine Johnstone

Picture above: Elijah Clements, Joaquín Muñoz Donoso, Beverley Fess, Joan Sommers, Radu Ratoi, Leo Florin.

Four competitors in the Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International (ATG) World Cup category will compete tomorrow in Kansas City, USA as follows:

30th Accordion Festival Palanga 2024 - Lithuania

by Christine Johnstone

The 30th Accordion Festival Palanga 2024 will be held at the St. Vainiunas Art School, M. Marija's Church of the Assumption and the Palanga Kurhaus Hall in Palanga, Lithuania from August 3rd to 7th, 2024.

Joe Natoli Wins 2024 Elsie M. Bennett AAA Composition Competition - USA

by Rita Davidson Barnea

Video: “Tango Frenetico” by Joe Natoli. This is the winning composition for the American Accordionists' Association 2024 Elsie M. Bennett composition competition.

Joe Natoli shares, “Very happy and grateful to have been chosen the winning entry for the 2024 Elsie M. Bennett composition competition announced by the American Accordionists' Association (AAA) at their annual festival near Philadelphia, PA last week.

Félicien Brut: "Accordion Ambassador" - France

by Christine Johnstone

In France, CNIMA alumni, Félicien Brut has become "The First Accordion Ambassador" in the classical music world. (Le Figaro).

CNIMA, directed by Nathalie Boucheix, is a renowned international accordion school teaching workshops and full year trainings. From August 12th to 17th 2024, Félicien Brut will teach two workshops simultaneously there.

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Rapports quotidiens de l'AAA, 86e Festival AAA, Conshohocken, PA - USA

by Harley Jones

Les reportages quotidiens du 86e Festival AAA anniversaire, du 12 au 14 juillet 2024 sont en ligne. La rédactrice en chef d'AccordionUSA.com, Rita Barnea, a écrit "Ce fut un moment formidable pour tous" dans son rapport sur l'événement.

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