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Kuhmo in Raseborg Festival - Finland
Contributed by Dr
Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich
Lips Productions
The "Kuhmo in Raseborg Accordion Days"
event was held for the second time from November 21st to 24th in
Tammisaari (south west Finland). Three recitals performed by Jukka-Pekka
Kuusela, Henrik Sandås and Kalle Välimaa were given in
the Karjaa, Tenhola and Täktom Churches. Their program included
music by Berinsky, Ryabov, Jokelainen (world premiere), Gubaidulina,
Kusjakov and Bach. In addition, chamber music concerts included
works by Kyllönen (Trilogy's first performance on two accordions),
Truhlar, Wessman and Mozart.
Over 30 pupils (from beginners to conservatory
students) took part in accordion courses organized during the festival.
Workshops of American and Norwegian music were held.
The festival was organized by the Raseborg Music
Institute and was so successful, another is planned for next autumn.
For further information contact the Artistic Director Kalle Välimaa
at: +358 50-3584802
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"In a Christmas Mood"
Concerts - Poland
 A
Christmas carol concert entitled "In a Christmas Mood"
was held recently at the Club of Music and Literature in Wroclaw.
Performers included Olga Marko (vocals and bandura) and Aleksjej
Suslow (accordion) who also arranged many of the carols.
Following this, a concert of the same name was
also held at the Club of Music in Jelcz-Laskowice with performances
by Aleksjej Suslow (accordion), Olga Marko (vocals and violin),
Dominika Bialostocka (guitar) and Grzegosz Szomanski (percussion).
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Traditional Annual Concert - Germany
 Contributed
by Winfried Haushalter
The "First Cologne Accordion Orchestra 1935"
held their traditional annual concert at the Cologne College of Music
Concert Hall to a capacity audience recently. Conducted by Matthias Hennecke,
they performed a popular program which included "Polowetzer Tänze"
from the opera Prince Igor (Borodin), "Rendezvous with Gershwin"
(Bui), "Libertango" (Piazzolla) and "Pomp and Circumstance"
(Elgar).
The Entertainment Orchestra (conducted by Heike Zapf)
contributed to the varied program with its performance of "A day
on the Farm" by Matthias Henneke.
Because of the popularity of this event and the growing
audience, next year the orchestra plans to hold two concerts on November
29th and 30th, 2003.
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Viktor Romanko Completes 2002
Tour
 Contributed
by Jutta Menn
Accordionist Viktor
Romanko has now completed his 2002 tour of Switzerland, France
and Germany. While there he received a number of standing ovations
for his performances, which included works by Franck, Liszt, Bach,
Tschernikov and Piazzolla. In conjunction with these works Romanko
also used improvisation with well-known melodies, which he transformed
spontaneously into different style directions.
Plans are now underway for concert tours during
2003.
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New Book: Walshe Essential Guide
to Accordion and Harmonica Events
 Contributed
by Willoughby Ann Walshe
A new book entitled "Walshe Essential Guide
to Accordion and Harmonica Events: Festivals and Competitions Worldwide"
enumerates and characterizes the most important festivals and competitions
in English. For many years, Willoughby Ann Walshe, American journalist,
passionate accordionist, and technical book author has collected
all kinds of information pertaining to harmonica instrument events
available worldwide. She worked closely with publisher Ulrich Schmülling
at Karthause-Schmülling Internationale Musikverlage to present
a maximum amount of information into a clearly organized and easy-to-use
format.
This book covers Festivals (folk, musette, varieté,
tango, cajun and zydeco, classical, and modern music combined with
concert series, accordion cruises, Advent and Christmas celebrations,
dancing, and singing), Competitions (for soloists, duos, ensembles,
orchestras, and compositions), Gatherings (with learning experiences
through seminars and workshops, entertainment by amateurs and professionals,
new contacts, good food, sightseeing tours, exhibitions), and Harmonica
Instruments (piano accordions, chromatic accordions, diatonic accordions,
concertinas, bandoneons, harmonicas, and their many variations).
Over 350 events organized regularly in 45 countries
on 5 continents around the world are listed along with contact information.
For further information email the Karthause-Schmülling Publishing
Corporation at: verlag@karthause-schmuelling.de
or MusicForAccordion.com
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