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Silver
and Golden Accordion Competition onboard the Silja Europa Cruise |
The
Silver and Gold Accordion Competitions were held onboard the Silja Europa with
contestants performing to a capacity audience. Finalists from the two competitions
will compete in a live TV show to be filmed as part of the 2006
Sata-Häme Soi Accordion Festival
Finalists
chosen to perform on the TV show were as follows:
Silver Accordion - Hopeinen
Harmonikka (Under 10 years old) - Senni
Rantanen (Karkkila)
- Sami
Salonen (Lohja)
- Aino
Kivikallio (Halikko)
- Veera
Sorsa (Veikkola)
- Essi
Elomäki
(Pori)
- Eemeli
Morander (Somerniemi)
- Tiia
Karttunen (Joensuu)
Other
contestants included: Iida Mätinki (Joutseno), Akseli Porkkala (Tampere),
Eerik Vainio (Uusikaupunki), Antti Saikko (Lappeenranta), Anton Lehtonen (Eura),
Erika Rytkönen (Karkkila), Benjamin Riski (Hameenlinna), Petra Lankinen (Karkkila),
Juho Sten (Viiala). |
Finalists
in the Silver Accordion Hopeinen Harmonikka (Under 10 years old) | | E | E | Essi
Elomäki
(Pori) Photo Courtesy
of Minna Plihtari | | | | Sami
Salonen (Lohja) Photo
Courtesy of Minna Plihtari | Senni
Rantanen (Karkkila) Photo
Courtesy of Minna Plihtari | Tiia
Karttunen (Joensuu) Photo
Courtesy of Minna Plihtari | | | | Veera
Sorsa (Veikkola) Photo
Courtesy of Minna Plihtari | Aino
Kivikallio (Halikko) Photo
Courtesy of Minna Plihtari | Eemeli
Morander (Somerniemi) Photo
Courtesy of Minna Plihtari | |
Finalists
in the Golden Accordion Kultainen Harmonikka (Open
Age Category) |
Golden
Accordion - Kultainen Harmonikka (Open Age Category) - Netta
Skog (Nummi-Pusula)
- Elina Makkonen
(Hankasalmi)
- Jani Lehtimäki (Ylöjärvi)
- Terhi
Korkiala (Somerniemi)
- Jonna Pirttijoki
(Kauhajoki)
- Pasi Kärkkäinen
(Mikkeli)
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| | | Jani
Lehtimäki (Ylöjärvi) Photo
Courtesy of Minna Plihtari | Netta
Skog (Nummi-Pusula) Photo
Courtesy of Minna Plihtari | Terhi
Korkiala (Somerniemi) Photo
Courtesy of Minna Plihtari | | | | Jonna
Pirttijoki (Kauhajoki) Photo Courtesy of Minna Plihtari | Pasi
Kärkkäinen (Mikkeli) Photo Courtesy of Minna Plihtari | Elina
Makkonen (Hankasalmi) Photo Courtesy of Minna Plihtari | |
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Host for the competitions Silja Sillanpää introduced each candidate
and then asked them questions about their hobbies and family before they performed. |
Contestants in the Silver Accordion watch as the contestants in the Golden Accordion
Competition receive their prizes. | |
During
the competition, the audience was asked to vote on their favorites, with the winners
being: - Sami Salonen - Silver Accordion
- Netta
Skog - Golden Accordion
Judges
for the two competitions included: Seppo Lankinen (Chairman of the Jury), Mika
Väyrynen, Silja Makkonen (Silver Accordion only), Sanna Saarinen and Taisto
Lunkka. |
Activities
on the Boat |
During
the boat cruise, in addition to the concerts, competitions and meetings, there
were also manufacturer displays as well as music and recordings sales tables. |
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CD
Sales onbard the Cruise
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Instruments
for sale
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Instruments for
sale
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The first Roland Digital accordion in Finnish C System configuration
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One
of the many performances
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Veikko Ahvenainen
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Anne-Mari
Kannianen
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Viking
Line Cruise Ship
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Passing
close to the Mainland
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Icy
waters
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Icy
waters
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Icy
waters
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Icy
waters
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Arrival
back in Turku
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Anne-Mari Kanniainen performing with harmonica player Hakala
on the bus trip from Turku back to Ikaalinen
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CIA Music Committee member Jacques Mornet gets his fingers around
the Finnish C system instrument, while Anne-Mari looks on.
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