7月20日,国法将举行参加2008
CIA Coupe Mondiale 和 CMA Trophée Mondial 国际比赛选手的资格选拔赛,
资格赛在巴黎以南100公里的La Selle sur le Bied举行, 比赛力求程序简单化. 这两个具有最高水平的国际比赛由Frédéric
Deschamps组织.
2008
美国全国手风琴协会(NAA)年度音乐节将于3月13日到15日在德克撒斯州达拉斯的Richardson 酒店举行.
节日期间主要举行音乐会、波尔卡舞会、专题讲座和节日乐团演出等活动. 今年的活动中还包括一个Baffetti手风琴抽奖活动,手风琴由达拉斯的Golden
Age 手风琴公司提供.
NAA手风琴节总是有很多专题讲座, 今年讲座的主题是: “知道如何用手风琴娱乐!”
应邀前来参加表演的嘉宾有:Tony Lovello, Sylvia Marie, Nick Ballarini, Jim Rommel,
Accordion All-Stars, Accordion Dance Orchestra, Brave Combo, Texas
Polka Cruisers, Harold Strand and the Polka Cruise, Dee
Langley, Janne Silfverberg, Gail Overly, Erica VandeVoort, Karen
Fremar, Julie
Silfverberg, Dee Siglar and Sarrah Cantrell. 一场以 MECA
Party为主角的音乐会表演的节目有: Wijnberg 和 Witte的作品 Shelia Lee,Carol & Debra的
‘Hank Williams’ Gospel Sing-a-Long! Zydeco Stingrays, Tom Visentinde
的探戈, Pancho Martinez & Eleanor Martinez的Tex/Mex 音乐, 以及Gene Neyer的波兰舞曲.
参加商贸展览的厂商包括: Golden Age 手风琴公司,
Roland手风琴公司, Accordion-O-Rama,
Ballarini / Petosa, Mel Bay 公司, Kohl 音乐公司, Carol Willenberg手风琴饰品,
手风琴材料商Debra Peters和 MECA.
晚上9:15将举行音乐会, Patrizia Angeloni(手风琴)和Sabrina Paoli(钢琴)将表演Piazzolla的“探戈”.
音乐会上将介绍音乐学校的董事长 Andrea Pellegrini.
3月2日下午5点,Massimo Signorini将在佛罗伦沙的 ‘L. Cherubini’会见书‘Analysing the
Structure of Winter Seeds’的作者 Klaus Huber, 并介绍他自己的新作‘Semiografia of
the Accordion’(IL CAMPANO, 2007版). 在此期间, 手风琴家 Ivano Battiston 将表演
‘L. Cherubini’.
by The Groanbox Boys
Cory Seznec
and Michael Ward-Bergeman
Peter Piccini - accordionist, composer, arranger, performer,
releases 4 new works for accordion available for purchase
online. 'That
Latin Feel', 'Waving
Palms', 'Waltz
For Bella' and 'Pete's
Music Bug'. Samples of theses music are available on
the site. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed
to your computer. Purchase with credit card.
Gary Dahl - accordionist as well as a composer, arranger,
recording artist and music educator,updates 3 of his works
and release 1 new work for accordion available for purchase
online, Maria
Elena, '12th
Street Rag' and 'You
Can't Be True Dear'. Samples of this music are available
on the site. The music is in eSheet format, able to be
emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card.
A new site selling a CD titled "La
Cumparsita" with sound samples. Music performed
by Friedrich
Lips. Purchase online.