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3rd May 2009
COMPETITIONS |
The competition venue at the Shanghai Normal University
is very scenic. A large amount of publicity of this accordion event
is displayed in the area.
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The colorful street banners look really nice and you
can see them all down the main street entrance of the Shanhai Normal
University.
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The main door to the competitions organisation office
had large banners across the windows. Very impressive.
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Large concert posters were also around the competitions
area. The right poster is for the concert this evening.
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Here you can see a group of competitors looking at
the competitions schedule to see where to play and three posters for
concerts also there.
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This poster was advertising the very successful popular
music concert held on the first night of the event.
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Other promotional material included a very nice bag
given to contestants and jury. A very professional promotion of this
accordion event has been achieved by the Organising Committee.
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Lots of contestants walking around and playing accordion outside and in the halls. The following is a group of photos of people enjoying the accordion preparing for their competition categories. |
Chinese Celebrity Prof. Li Wei Ming, Organizing Secretary
Crystal Wan and Harley Jones (New Zealand).
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One of the young helpers shows the accordion bags
available to guests and competitors.
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ROLAND CONCERT
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The
Roland digital V-Accordion concert was held in the afternoon at
the main hall.
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Announcer was Zhu Jingbai, Assoc. Prof. at Tianjin
Musical Conservatory, China.
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Tong Yue was the first Roland
player using the Roland FR-7 model.
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Childrens group were beautifully dressed and enjoyed
by the audience.
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Another photo of the group.
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Two players using the Roland FR-1 model.
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The Roland instruments used a wireless unit to send
the sound to the mixer in the audience.
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Wu Qiong and the composer Liu Jun Hao both playing
Roland FR-1 model digital V-Accordions.
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Zhu Jingbai playing the Roland
FR-7 digital V-Accordion and viola player Pan Yin.
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HOHNER CONCERT
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The Hohner
concert featuring Cyril Blanchard and Phil Bouvier of France was held
in the evening at the main hall.
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PROGRAM
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The concert began with solos by Cyril Blanchard.
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Cyril Blanchard
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Cyril Blanchard finished his first set to warm applause.
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Phil Bouvier was on stage next.
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Phil Bouvier
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Phil Bouvier
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Ding Peng bandeon, Hong Liang accordion,
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Ding Peng bandeon, Hong Liang accordion,
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Cyril Blanchard and Phil Bouvier next played duets
with band backing tracks. These were performed standing up and with
lots of movement and communication with the audience.
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Choice of music was really appreciated and the audience
burst into clapping with the music many times.
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Cyril and Phil then moved into the audience which
really excited the audience as they moved down the aisle and back while
still playing wonderful music to the backing track.
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The walk in the audience gave the audience with cameras
close up photos and really got the audience excited.
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The audience were on their feet clapping as Cyril
and Phil made their way back on to the stage. There were yells for more
and more.
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Phil and Cyril enjoying the enormous applause from
the very excited audience.
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Hong Liang joined Cyril and Phil for a Finale encore.
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The audience were on their feet and the excited children
were standing on the steps to the stage clapping and jumping up and
down.
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Another view of the excited clapping children virtually
on the stage and standing ovation audience further back.
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and here are two photograph shots of an encore finish
by these players - the finish is COMING..............
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THE FINISH!!!!
These Hohner artists really knew how to thrill the audience receiving huge applause and standing ovations from the audience. |
Frederic Deschamps (France), creator of the Hohner
Fun Flash colored instruments concept and also teacher of Cyril Blanchard
and Phil Bouvier,
was invited to the stage and thanked for his part in the concert as these two super performers received long standing ovations. |
FINALE
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Prof. Li Cong was thanked publicly for his work in organizing the event. | Organizing Committee Secretary Crystal Wang announced asked the VIP's to come to the stage for certificate presentation. |
Left to right: Prof. Li Cong, Heather Masefield (New Zealand), Wang
Biyun, Harley Jones (CIA
Executive & Public Relations), Ziqiang Zhang and Frederic Deschamps.
President of the Chinese Accordion Association Ziqiang Zhang and his wife
Wang Biyun. Read the most interesting Celebrity
Interview about the accordion careers of Ziqiang Zhang and Wang Biyun.
After this official presentation, Secretary Crystal Wang announced the end of the very successful 2009 Shanhai Spring National Accordion Competion. With the end of formal proceedings, the stage was taken with people making group photographs. |
Prof. Li Cong was in big demand for pictures.
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Prof. Li Cong with a student.
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Prof. Li Cong with former students
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Harley Jones congratulating Frederic Deschamps for
his part in creating the brilliant evening Hohner
concert.
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Harley Jones with a competition category winner who
had helped him translating during his visit in 2006.
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And so came to a close a superbly run 2009 Shanghai Spring National Accordion Competition that demonstrated the tremendous changes happening in Chinese accordion. There are now many young accordion students, including students in the Conservatories, very interested in popular accordion performance and learning it. This competition achieved its purpose to "further promote the
diversified development of the accordion" and the very clear enjoyment
of the concerts by the audiences further promotes this purpose. |
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Performers and friends.
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