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Daily Reports: 48th International "PIF Citta di Castelfidardo" Accordion Prize & Festival - Italy

Daily Reports online at: 2023Castelfidardo

The Daily Reports include pictures and video and results. The Daily Reports video pages include a very large list of concerts as well as some music competitions. Enjoy.

Donald Balestrieri, Principal, Music Graphics Press, Passed Away, San Diego - USA

by Harley Jones

Donald Balestrieri, a noted music editor and publisher, accordionist and former faculty member of San Diego State University in California has passed away.

Donald Balestrieri, Principal, Music Graphics Press (formerly named Ars Nova) published many Anthony Galla-Rini accordion arrangements during the last 60 years and also published an accordion course by Donald Balestrieri and many arrangements for accordion by Donald Balestrieri.

"Reedblocks VI" Thessaloniki Accordion Festival - Greece

by Christine Johnstone

Reedblocks Thessaloniki Accordion Festival

The Reedblocks VI Thessaloniki Accordion Festival will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece from September 22nd to 24th, 2023.

The festival will feature concerts, workshops, seminars and an exhibition and aims to “present to the general public, students, and professional musicians of Thessaloniki and Greece the multifaceted nature of the instrument and contemporary trends regarding its role in Music Education and artistic creation.”

2023 Midland Accordion Festival, England - UK

by Rob Howard

The 2023 Midland Accordion Festival will be held at The Mercure Birmingham West Hotel in West Bromwich, England, UK from November 10th to 12th, 2023.

Guest artists are David Vernon, Leonard Brown, The Northern Lassies, and Julie Best & Jean Corrigan, with the supporting cast including Helen Rich, Jovan Rnjak, Harry Hussey, Rosemary Wright, Nigel Pasby & Helen Newton, Anne & Stewart Towe and Angie & Andrew Lukins. There will also be a surprise guest.

4 Helicopters Landing at Restaurant Osteria La Fisarmonica, 60022 Castelfidardo - Italy

by Harley Jones

Just yesterday, the local newspapers were reporting:
CASTELFIDARDO: Many people saw four helicopters fly over Ancona yesterday. They were heading for... a restaurant. The customers of the restaurant "La Fisarmonica" (the Accordion) in Castelfidardo arrived in the four helicopters. They were French, arriving from Corsica.

Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc.

DALV - Deutscher Akkordeonlehrer-Verband e. V 70th Anniversary Symposium – Germany

by Christine Johnstone

The DALV (Deutscher Akkordeonlehrer-Verband e. V. - German Accordion Teachers Association) will hold an accordion symposium on the occasion of their 70th anniversary at the Musikschule in der Schirn, Römerberg, Frankfurt am Main, from November 3rd to 5th, 2023.

Grayson Masefield World of Accordions Museum Fundraising Concert - USA

by Harley Jones

Thanks to sponsorship by American Accordionists' Association (AAA), Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International (ATG), USA News, Grayson Masefield and his family, every dollar of the ticket sales for the Grayson Masefield Fundraising concert was donated to the amazing World of Accordions Museum in Superior, WI.

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