专门为手风琴和手风琴家撰写的一本新书已经在英国出版.
由手风琴家 Rob
Howard 撰写的新书 ‘An A to Z of the Accordion, Volume 3’
成为颇受大家欢迎的“三部曲”. 这是另外的一本参考书,目的旨在庆祝过去的和现在的手风琴家们取得的成就. 该书收录了200多篇文章和传记,
200多副照片和插图, 其中一些还是彩色的.
该书收录了各种文章, 包括有一些手风琴家们的自传:Peter Ayers, Julie Best, Johnny Coleclough,
Fred Dunn, Norman English (曾参加过吉尼斯不间断表演82小时的人!), Jean Hanger, Raymond
Jones 和 Heather Smith.
文章包括: Origins of the Accordion Clubs, The Accordion Collections of
Caroline Hunt and Ken Hopkins, Accordion Festivals Revisited, Bal
Musette, The Art of Busking, The Art of Conducting, How to Adjust Your
Accordion Straps, Irish Ceili Bands, Morris Dancing, Jimmy Shand
Recordings, A Selection of Record Reviews, Roland Virtual Accordion,
Russian Accordionists in the UK, Scottish Dance Bands, Tales & Trivia,
and archive articles such as Accordion Tunings (Graham Romani), American
Journey (Adrian Dante), Bellows Shaking (Pietro Frosini), Diary of a
Visit to Paris (Gerald Crossman),
Medley Mania (John Kirkpatrick), Memorising and Aural Training
(Crossman), Practising (Pearl Fawcett-Adriano,
Toralf Tollefsen, Kenneth Hacking), Vocal Accompaniment (Jack Emblow)等等
一年一度的第17届
Cotati 手风琴音乐节将于8月25日和26日上午9.45在加州Cotati的La Plaza Park举行.
主要嘉宾艺术家 Tony Lovello 将在两天的时间里表演. 其他的嘉宾包括:Golden State 手风琴俱乐部, Brian Jack
和 The Zydeco Gamblers, Culann's Hounds, The Mad Maggies, Those Darn
Accordions, The Brave Combo, Bella Ciao, Ginny Mac, Sammy Thomas, Alex
Meixner, The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band, Sourdough Slim, The
Great Morgani, Motor Dude Zydeco, The Trucco's, Big Lou's Polka
Casserole, The Pickpocket Ensemble, Ramon Trujillo 以及他的 Mariachi Los
Caporales.
第6届
Sir Jimmy Shand
纪念音乐会在Fife的 St Andrews 市政厅举行, 门票再次销售一空. 少年时期的Jimmy Shand
曾向当地的两家残疾慈善机构,Dalghairn 成人培训中心和CHAS赠送 £1,345 英镑的支票.
音乐会主持人是手风琴家和Tay无线台主持人Billy Anderson, 表演家包括手风琴家 Jimmy Shand Jr, Ian
Holmes, David Cunningham, Jack Stalker, Ian McCallum, Billy Anderson,
Sandy Anderson, Gordon Pattullo, Dugald Jenkins, Kevin Cheyne, Bill
Stewart, John Carmichael 以及 Ian Cruickshanks. 大部分表演的乐曲是与已故的 Sir Jimmy
Shand相关的或者是他创作的作品. 参加演出的还有 Joyce Anderson Highland Dancers, 伴奏:Pipe
Major Les McKinley.
被称为
Nuevo Mundo 二重奏组的手风琴家 Lácides Romero Meza 和黑管演奏家 Francisco Javier Rivera
将于8月21日晚上6点在 Fundación Santillana, Bogotá演出. 门票免费.
他们将演奏下列作品: ‘Funeral March of a Marionette’ (C. Gounod), ‘Variations on
Maman’ – 莫扎特, ‘Pizzicato Polka’ - Delibes, ‘La Danza’ – Rossini,
‘Variations on the Carnival of Venice’, ‘Chorando Baixinho’ – Ferreira,
‘Escorregando’ – E. Nazareth, ‘Emma’ – C. Manrique, ‘Atardecer’ – C.
Vieco Ortiz, ‘Blanca’ – J. De La Cruz Sánchez, ‘Como p’a desenguayabar’
– J. Olaya Mu?oz, ‘Intermezzo No 1’ – L. Calvo, ‘El Bocachico Sinuano’ –
T. Romero.
第一届国际手风琴比赛将于8月23日至25日在
Jaú-São Paulo 举行, 本次活动将通过音乐节网站: www.acordeon.com.br
现场直播
比赛将在 Teatro Municipal Elza Munerato, Av. João Ferraz Neto, Jaú-São Paulo
举行. 评审委员会成员包括: Harley Jones, Mirco Patarini,
Paolo Gandolfi, Dante D’Alonzo, Roberto Bueno 教授, Carlos Gallizia, David
Saidel 教授.