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| 2014 - 1st National Accordion Festival for Middle Age & Senior Citizens |
| Sponsor: Dalian Municipal Federation of Literature and Art Co-sponsors: Dalian Musician Association Dalian Muncipal Public Arts |
15 October |
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| The competitions are run in a very relaxed style with many different types of music, solo and groups and some large orchestra performing many styles of music. The event is designed to be fun and while some of the elder players were sometimes a bit nervous when starting, the enthusiastic audience was clearly having a good time and enjoying the event. | |
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| The large jury were all having a good time enjoying the music. Left to right: Wang Chaogang, Li Yunhe, Yang Guoli, Piao Lixin, Xiong Chengmin, Du Ning, Sun Delun, Harley Jones, Crystal Wang, Guo Yuguang, Tong Jianhua. Below are some of the competitors - a newspaper interview in another room meant that there are picture of only some of the afternoon competitors / performers. | |
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| Group Beijing. left to right: Zhao Yigeng, Liang Wei, Chen Zhongyuan, Sheng Shipei, Yu Chengen. | |
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| One of the largest groups needed two pictures to fit in all the players. | |
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| and had a nice mix of accordion and string instruuments, conducted by Feng Jiaqi. | |
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| Conductor Feng Jiaqi | Announcer was Song Fengteng. |
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| Not all competitors are named | |
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This folk group with solo accordionist and solo Chinese whistle was |
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| popular with the audience who were | enjoying this afternoon of fun performances. |
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| Left is Zhao Jing Xuan (General Manager of Tianjin "Baidi" Musical Instrument Co.) at the Baidi display with two assistants. |
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| Right is Wang Yan who most kindly picked me up from the airport very late last night. | Wang Yan was competing today and enjoying the experience. |
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| Wang Zheng | Wang Xiumian & Sun Tao were a nice combination of Sax and accordion |
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| who then showed versatility with a duo change of instrument. | |
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| This large group needed two pictures to show them all. They danced and played with accordions | |
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| and then some played sitting down while the others danced and sang. | |
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| Well known accordion enthusiast and author Xue Jinqiang on accordion accompanies a professional level sextet of singers to strong applause from the audience. | |
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| The cover of the 176 page book about the accordion by author Xue Jinqiang. | |
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| A large group with two accordionists out front leading. | |
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| Most of the group are in this picture. They sang as well as played and had some additional instruments in the mix of sound too. | |
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| Not everyone was middle to senior age group! | |
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| Two cute young children | were playing in this group. |
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| A colorful folk group dancing and singing and | |
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| accompanied by Feng Jiaqi who was conducting another orchestra and a lady. | Very pretty folk costumes. |
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| And that ended a very nice afternoon of music that the audience enjoyed very much. | |
| Sponsor: Dalian Municipal Federation of Literature and Art Co-sponsors: Dalian Musician Association Dalian Muncipal Public Arts |
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