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Editors
Note
This week we announce the resignation of Wayne
Knights as the Editor of the The Squeeze Accordion Weekly News.
Wayne has been with us since the beginning of Accordions
Worldwide in 1996 and worked full time for several years. Wayne
was a major part of the fast development of the different sites like
the Accordion Yellow Pages
and the Search-Accordion
site. Also many other ideas that helped the Accordions Worldwide group
of sites to become the huge accordion resource they are today.
We are not losing the enthusiasm or web page making skills of Wayne
Knights completely
as he is still able to help us with specific projects in the future.
His heart is with the accordion, he has been a pleasure to work with
and we thank him very much for all that he has done for us over the
years. Harley
Jones
Accordions Worldwide Director
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Stanislav
Angelov Performs in the "Nelson Mandela 46664 Concert"
- South Africa
 Stanislav
Angelov participated in the "Nelson Mandela 46664 Concert"
which took place at Green Point Stadium, Cape Town on the 29th November.
The concert was part of a worldwide music led campaign to raise
awareness of AIDS in Africa. The number 46664 was Mandela's prison
number.
Some
of the stars appearing were Queen, U2, Peter Gabriel, Anastacia,
Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart, Beyonce Knowles, Zucchero. They were
all supporting the global fight against HIV/AIDS. Stanislav Angelov
performed in two songs requiring accordion and was broadcast to
an estimated three billion people around the world - one of the
world's most widely distributed events in 2003
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Henry
Doktorski in Concert - USA
 American
concert accordionist Henry Doktorski performed Paul Hindemith's "Kammermusik
No. 1" with the Carnegie Mellon University Contemporary Ensemble
conducted by Walter Morales on December 2nd, 2003. This was one of
the first pieces written by a classical composer to include a significant
accordion part.
Despite
the popularity of "Kammermusik No. 1" today, initial performances
were not well received some eighty years ago when a critic wrote:
"Scarcely had the last measures of the fox-trot subsided than
the hall turned into chaos. Whistles blew, boos resounded, chairs
flew through the air -- a hellish noise filled the large room."
I'm sure, Henry Doktorski is much happier performing in 2003 to a
much more appreciative audience!
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Alex
Selman in Composers Finals - New Zealand
Contributed by Karen Selman
 Young
New Zealand accordionist Alex Selman is a finalist for the second
year in the Auckland Philharmonia Young Composers competition. This
year's theme was MultiCultural New Zealand. Alex will have his work
"Cultural Mirage" performed by the Auckland Philharmonia
Orchestra (professional symphony orchestra) in the final round to
be broadcast on national TV.
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Rudolf
Würthner Award for Gottfried Weber - Germany
Contributed by: Anita Brandstäter
 After
completing the DHV conductor training course in 1965, Gottfried Weber
prepared himself to be the director/conductor of a newly formed youth
accordion orchestra. Further musical training followed such as private
lessons with Rudolf Wuerthner and Fritz Dobler during the international
Trossingen Easter Workshops/Seminars from 1968 and 1981.
The Akkordeon-Orchestra Wesseling is now part of the cultural life
of the city on the Rhine with regular concerts that attract many visitors
from Wesseling, Bruehl, Bornheim, Cologne and Bonn. Their program
consists of original and classical music, evergreens and entertainment
music as well as pop and rock music. Due to the conductors and the
executive committee's interest, accordion tuition started at the local
music school in 1969. Throughout the years the orchestra has received
several honors and the dedication of Gottfried Weber to the accordion
and music performance is recognized with this prestigious Rudolf Würthner
Award.
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Three
Accordionists Pass Away - USA and Canada
Contributed
by: Harley Jones
Teddy Randazzo, a 1950s rock 'n' roller who also co-produced
"Honolulu City Lights," died on the 30th November in Orlando,
Florida. He was 68. Teddy Randazzo, was a lead singer and accordion
player of a group called the Three Chuckles. After leaving the group,
Randazzo continued a career as solo performer, appearing on the Ed
Sullivan Show seven times. He wrote hundreds of popular songs and
also appeared in a number of movies. Together with Weinstein and others,
Randazzo wrote hits like Hurt So Bad, which were performed by groups
ranging from the Temptations to Little Anthony and the Imperials,
and by singers ranging from Frank Sinatra to Queen Latifah.
Adhemar Dion 80, father of Celine
Dion, died on November 30th. He worked tirelessly to pass on his dreams
of musical success to his 14 children and Celine Dion said her father
was instrumental in her success. Adhemar was an accordion player who
reportedly worked 18-hour factory shifts in the early days to support
his growing family. He and his wife Therese Tanguay-Dion often played
weekend gigs at a cabaret they owned in Charlemagne near Montreal.
Adhemar died after a lengthy illness surrounded by family at his home
in Laval.
Tony
Zarlengo
(lawyer) 83 died at his Wheat Ridge, Colorado home on November 18.
Born in 1920 in Denver he earned a degree in economics at the University
of Colorado in Boulder
Tony Zarlengo
became an accomplished accordionist and musical-instrument repairman.
After serving in the war, he and a partner started Zarlengo Music
Stores. Tony Zarlengo worked there while going to night classes at
the University of Denver law school. Being a lawyer fulfilled a boyhood
fancy and he later served as Wheat Ridge Municipal Judge.
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Schluechtal
Accordion Orchestra Concert - Germany
 Contributed
by: Uli Ebner
The Schluechtal
Accordion Orchestra will have its annual concert on the 13th December.
The orchestra, formed 35 years ago, will present a variety program.
From the new composition Oregon by Jaccop de Haan to tango to rocknroll
and movie themes, this variety program is sure to please.
For further details: www.sao-gurtweil.de
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Bandoneonist
Horacio Romo and the Auckland Philharmonia - New Zealand
 The
Auckland Philharmonia Symphony Orchestra tango evening conducted
by Miguel Harth-Bedoya on 30th November featured the debonair bandoneonist
Horacio Romo performing Piazzolla's Bandoneon Concerto. Romo was
all concentration as he maneuvered his instrument between two microphones,
intently weaving his melodies and rhythms around those of the orchestra.
Soloist and conductor presented the same concerto in last year's
BBC Proms, and in February will perform again together in LA's Disney
Hall.
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New
Founded Professor of Accordion in Beijing - China
Contributed
by: Dr Herbert Scheibenreif
- Manager of Friedrich Lips
Production
 The
recently founded accordion chair at the Central Conservatory of Music
in Beijing will have great input on the development of the accordion
in both China and the rest of the world. Cao
Xiao-Qing, being both an excellent performer and pedagogue, was
appointed professor of accordion as a major instrument. He has been
studying in Hannover (Germany) with Prof. Elsbeth Moser since 1992
(concert exam in 2001). He has won several competitions both on the
national and international levels (e.g. Premio di Castelfidardo, 1997).
As an organizer of international accordion events in China in recent
years, he is now playing a very important role in both Europe's and
China's accordion life, thus being an ambassador for his instrument
throughout the whole accordion world.
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Jethro
Tull Christmas Album - Germany
Famous group
Jethro Tull have released their "The Jethro Tull Christmas album"
which features front man Ian Anderson on flute and with accordion performing
a variety of different types and styles of Christmas music. This should
be available in most European music stores and from online stores elsewhere
now.
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14th
International Festival "Bayan & Bayanists" - Russia
Contributed
by: Alexander Gataullin
The
14th International Festival of "Bayan & Bayanists" will
be held in Moscow from 17th to 21st of December. The festival is organised
by Russian Ministry of Culture, Gnessin Academy of Music and will
include the 60th Anniversary celebration of the Gnessin Academy of
Music and 55th Anniversary of the Folk Instruments Department.
The festival
will be opened by a concert of Laureats of various International accordion
competitions in 2003. The rest of the program includes the performances
by Sergei Grinchenko (Ukraine), duo "Ars Mobile", Youri
Gurevich (accordion) & Olga Galochkina (cello), Viktor
Romanko, Ivan Ergiev (bayan) & Elena Ergieva (violin), duo
"Cadence", Vladimir Murza, Viktor Vlasov. During the festival,
they will listen to the recording of the world premiere concert of
"Under Scorpion's Sign" by Gubailulina, performed by Friedrich
Lips.
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Scots
Trad Music Awards, Queen's Hall - Scotland
Shetland
Accordion Club seemed genuinely overwhelmed on the 14th September
to have won the Best Club category of the Scots Trad Music Awards,
saying it was an honor even to be nominated. The club are celebrating
their 25th anniversary in 2003 and now have this to celebrate.
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Accordion
Information Required
J.D.
Davis is interested to know about an accordion, "La Tosca by
Gretsch" made in Italy with "Bolero" written on it.
If you have any information please mail: jdavis@esc18.net
Donald
St Germain has a friend with a "Ninteen" brand piano accordion.
The brand name is written across the veneered panel in cursive.
He believes the accordion was manufactured circa. 1902 and that
the company's factory was bombed during one of the European wars
and never resumed production. If you have any information please
mail admiral1941@hotmail.com
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Contributed
by: Musical Association of Accordionists of Valladolid
Seminar
for Accordion by the Jose Maria Lopez at the Conservatory of Music
of Valladolid will be held on the 13 December. In the afternoon
will be a concert featuring Gorka Heramosa (accordion) and German
Diaz (hurdy-gurdy) at Pajarillos, Valladolid.
Congratulations
to