Daily Report
2017 AUSTRALIAN INTERNATIONAL ACCORDION CHAMPIONSHIPS AND FESTIVAL
Saturday 10 June 2017    Sunday 11 June 2017


This report has been sponsored by:
Accordion House, New Zealand
Our grateful thanks to Accordion House.

Schedule

SATURDAY 10th June 2017

10:00 CLASS S107 Standard Solo, 6 years & under 10:02 CLASS Q200 Qualified Class, 6 years & under 10:08 CLASS S108 Standard Solo, 7 years & under
10:10 CLASS S109 Standard Solo, 9 years & under
10:18 CLASS Q203 Qualified Class, 8 years & under
10:20 CLASS Q204 Qualified Class, 10 years & under
10:25 CLASS Q205 Qualified Class, 13 years & under
10:29 CLASS Q206 Qualified Class, 14 years & over
10:38 CLASS Q210 Qualified Class, 14 years & over, Original
10:43 CLASS Q211 Qualified Class, 13 years & under, Entertainment Music
10:46 CLASS Q212 Qualified Class, 14 years & over, Entertainment Music
10:51 CLASS Q214 Qualified Class, 14 years & over, European Ethnic Music
11:06 CLASS Q215 Qualified Class, Open Accordion Solo with Vocal
11:11 CLASS C249 Championship Solo Class, 9 years & under solo
11:14 CLASS C30 Championship Solo Class, 10 years & under duet
11:17 CLASS C50 Championship Solo Class, 10 years & under trio/ensemble
11:22 BREAK
11:33 CLASS IO250 International Open Accordion Championships 12 years & under, International Pacific Piano Accordion Championships 12 years & under, Australian Championship 12 years & under
11:41 CLASS IO251 International Open Accordion Championships 15 years & under, Australian Championships 15 years & under
12:35 CLASS IO252 International Open Junior Virtuoso Accordion Championships 20 years & under, International Pacific Junior Virtuoso Accordion Championships 20 years & under, Australian Championships Junior Virtuoso, 20 years & under
12:50 CLASS IO253 International Open Accordion Solo Championships, International Pacific Open Accordion Solo Championships, Australian Open Accordion Solo Championships
1:50 BREAK
2:00 RESULTS

LUNCH
3:00 CLASS IO255 International Competition for Ensemble Music
4:00 BREAK
4:15 CLASS IO256 International Open Virtuoso Entertainment Class
5:00 BREAK
5:15 RESULTS

SUNDAY 11th June 2017

12:00 WORKSHOP WITH LIONEL REEKIE
3:00 GALA CONCERT, Location: Elettra Lounge, Club Marconi
6:00 DINNER, Location: Star Buffet, Club Marconi

Saturday Pictures and Video

Spodris Kacans (Latvia), AATA President Tatjana Marx,
Jury members (left to right): Spodris Kacans (Latvia), AATA President Tatjana Marx,
Ben Pattinson, Head of Jury Lionel Reekie (New Zealand).
Spodris Kacans (Latvia), Tatjana Marx, Gennady Savkov
Daughter of Gennady Savkov, and Jury members Spodris Kacans (Latvia), Tatjana Marx, Gennady Savkov (Lithuania).
Tatjana Marx, Jury member and well known teacher/composer
Yang Chen (Chinese competitor), Tatjana Marx, Jury member and well known teacher/composer
Zhang Xinhua, Shen Rongjia (Chinese competitor).
AATA President Tatjana Marx
Jury members Cathy Day, Julie Wisniewski and Lionel Reekie. AATA President Tatjana Marx officially Opens
the 2017 Australian International Accordion Championships and Festival. Speech below.
Opening Speech

Good Morning Ladies And Gentlemen.

For those that don’t know me, I am Tania Marx, President of the Australian Accordion Teachers Association (AATA).  It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the 2017 Australian International Accordion Championships and festival.

We are looking forward to a wonderful weekend of music making and are particularly excited to welcome those of our guests and competitors who have travelled from Asia, Europe, across the Tasman and out of state to help us all celebrate the accordion.

Over the next two days, we will enjoy competition performances of all levels, a workshop on playing in groups and ensembles and of course our Gala Concert to be held here at the Club Marconi tomorrow afternoon at 3pm. This is something that you will not want to miss, with performances from some of our international guests, local Australian performers and groups and of course our prize winners.

Please encourage all your family and friends to attend this event as it will really be a highlight of the festival.

Also tomorrow evening, I invite you all to attend our Farewell Dinner at the Star Buffet downstairs at here at the Marconi Club.  This is a great value meal and we will make sure that we have accordion music while you enjoy your dinner.

So without further ado – Welcome to Sydney, and I would now like to declare the 2017 Australian International Accordion Championships and Festival – OPEN!

Tatjana Marx
AATA President
Lionel Reekie Oscar O'Byrne
Head of Jury Lionel Reekie explained the adjudicating
system to the audience.		 Oscar O'Byrne
Ben Pattinson Timofey Prahkiy
Ben Pattinson ready to assist the young competitors. Timofey Prahkiy
Valda Mormul Finlay Macdermid
Valda Mormul Finlay Macdermid
Hilda Mormul Luka Rajkovic
Hilda Mormul Luka Rajkovic
Mitar Tomasevic Zelda Mormul
Mitar Tomasevic Zelda Mormul
Emilia Metlenko Gabriella Baudille
Emilia Metlenko Gabriella Baudille
Zelda Mormul
Zelda Mormul
Video: Zelda Mormul winner Australian International 12 years and under Champion
1. Over the Rainbow
2. Czardas by Monti
Francesco Pannucio Kevin Alim
Francesco Pannucio Kevin Alim
Peter Ilchef Martin Jin
Peter Ilchef Martin Jin translating some announcements
to the Chinese competitor.

This report has been sponsored by:
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Our grateful thanks to Accordion House.
Richard She, Lucy Varanov, Gennady Savkov (Ukraine),
Jury members left to right: Richard She, Lucy Varanov, Gennady Savkov (Lithuania),
Spodrus Kacans (Latvia), Lionel Reekie (New Zealand)
Emma Smith
Emma Smith
Video: 2nd place, Australian International Junior Championship (under 18 years).
1. Concert Etude by J. Draeger
2. Ciaccona by Yehuda Oppenheimer
3. Sabre Dance by A. Khachaturian.
Marina Jin
Marina Jin
Video: Marina Jin, 1st Australian International Champion, 15 years & under.
1. Concert in E, 3rd mvt by Pietro Diero
2. Balade En Sous Bois by Claude Thomain.
Video: Marina Jin, 1st Australian International Junior Champion, under 20 years & under.
1. Gayne's Lullaby by Adam Kachaturian
2. La Campanella by Rudolf Wurthner.
Niu Zeyuan
Niu Zeyuan (China)
Shen Rongjia
Shen Rongjia (China)
Fan Yang
Fan Yang (China)
Video: Fan Yang, 1st Australian International Solo Champion
1. Prelude and Fugue in A Major by JS Bach
2. Partita No. 1 (2nd mvt) but V. Zolatariev
3. Les Parapluies de Cherbourg by M. Legrand.

Lunch Break
Richard She & Tatjana Marx Emma Smith & Marina Jin
Prize Giving of the morning competitions by AATA Vice-President Richard She and AATA President Tatjana Marx. Emma Smith and Marina Jin
display their certificates and trophies.
Richard She & mother Zelda and Owen Mormul
Richard She and his mother. AATA Committee member Owen Mormul
and daughter Zelda with one of her trophies.
Zheng Lei, Ai He Zhu, Fan Yang, Shen Hui.
Zheng Lei, Ai He Zhu, Fan Yang, Shen Hui.
Video: Quartet above, 1st International Ensemble category.
1. Huang Yange Pole by H. Dagang
2. Notturno by A C Ditters von Dittersdorf.
Shen Rongjia, Yang Chen, Niu Zeyuan, Li Mengyang
Shen Rongjia, Yang Chen, Niu Zeyuan, Li Mengyang (China)
Video: Quartet above, 2nd International Competition for Ensemble Music
1. Random Thoughts of Uliger
2. Leave for the West Col Chinese Folk Song by Zhang Xinhua.
Zhang Xinhua, Tatjana Marx, Zhu Chunling
AATA President Tatjana Marx present AATA Certificates of Appreciation
for Jury to Zhang Xinhua (left, China) and Zhu Chunling (right, China)
Spodris Kacans Deng Ruxi and Tatjana Marx
Spodris Kacans (Latvia) being presented the AATA
Certificate of Appreciation for Jury.		 Chinese competitor Deng Ruxi and Tatjana Marx.
Yang Chen
Yang Chen (China)
Shen Rongjia
Shen Rongjia
Deng Ruxi
Deng Ruxi
Tatjana Marx, Chinese professors & students
Tatjana Marx, Chinese professors and their students.
Group picture
Group picture of many of the competitors and jury.

This report has been sponsored by:
Accordion House, New Zealand
Our grateful thanks to Accordion House.
 

Competition Results
Thanks to AATA Secretary/Treasurer Melissa She.


 
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