Confédération Nationale Française de l’Accordéon
2007  Coupe  Mondiale  Qualifier  Festival


QUALIFICATION   LIST

A total of 28 accordionists qualified in four categories to represent France at the 2007 Coupe Mondiale in Washington in August 2007.

Coupe Mondiale qualification category: Julien Gonzales and Elodie Marcus.

Junior Coupe Mondiale category: Gaëlle Vinquier and Rémi Mounes.

Senior Virtuoso Entertainment qualification category: 13 qualified in 3 classification groups:
1. Gold Award with Jury Congratulations: Stéphane Belleville, Cyril Blanchard, Félicien Brut, Jérémy Buirette and Benoit Chabod
2. Gold Award: Benjamin Durafour, Jean Ribeiro, Estelle Sauvain, Thibeault Theppaz.
3. Silver Award: Apolline Grimaldi, Nicolas Koch, Yannick Lopes, Céline Sanfaute.

Junior Virtuoso Entertainment qualification category: 11 qualified in 3 classification groups:
1. Gold Award with Jury Congratulations: Benoit Nortier, Gaëlle Vinquier, Sarah Vonau.
2. Gold Award: Madeline Alanic, Kevin Legrand.
3. Silver Award: Eric Allard-Jacquin, Julie Blocher, Anne-Sophie Bonnot, Jérémy Dehier, Pierre Laval, Florent Theault.
Pictures
 
Jérôme Richard ( CIA two time - Classical and Variety - World Champion) Band on Stage for the musette ball evening.   Jérôme Richard on stage, Raymond Bodell, Mayor of la Selle sur le Bied, Pascal Delion, Frédéric Deschamps, Kevin Friedrich
 
The International Jury included Lydie Kotalie (President of the CNFA), Kevin Friedrich (CIA President), Frédéric Deschamps (CMA President and CIA Chairman of the Music Committee), Raymond Bodell (CIA and CMA Vice President) and Phil Bouvier (2004 CIA World Champion).   Phil Bouvier (2004 CIA World Champion).
 
Jérôme Richard and Band on Stage for the musette ball evening   2006 CMA World Champion Vincent Lhermet
 
Duo Classic Buskers Ian Moore.   Phil Bouvier (2004 CIA World Champion).
 
Paris-Moscow Duo Domi Emorine (1997 CMA Variety Champion) and Roman Jbanov (1997 CMA Champion).   Duo Classic Buskers, Michael Copley and Ian Moore.
 
Kevin Friedrich (CIA President), and Lydie Kotalie (President of the CNFA).   Grayson Masefield (New Zealand Open Solo Champion).
 
Left to Right: Kevin Friedrich, Mayor of la Selle sur le Bied, Pascal Delion, Frédéric Deschamps, Jérôme Richard, Grayson Masefield, Phil Bouvier, Julian "Speedy" Gonzales, Raymond Bodell, Alexander and Roseanne Bodell.   Left to Right: Jérôme Richard, Jerôme's superb poster and Grayson Masefield.
 
Left to Right: Frédéric Deschamps, poster of Jérôme Richard, Grayson Masefield, and Julian "Speedy" Gonzales.   Jury at work: Phil Bouvier, Frédéric Deschamps, Lydie Kotalie, Kevin Friedrich Raymond Bodell.

Group Photograph..