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Wayne Knights
Contributed by Domenic "the Accordion Beatles guy" Amatucci
Buckwheat Zydeco and the "Ils Son Partit" Band performed in Toronto,
Canada on February 25th at the Horseshoe Tavern, which was their only
Canadian appearance of their current tour. A near-capacity crowd of 300
enjoyed over two and a half hours of rollicking zydeco, blues and rock
played by his 8-piece ensemble (drums, bass, 2 guitars, trumpet, sax,
washboard and Buck on accordion). The band played 3 numbers to build
excitement before Buck took the stage. Everyone was on their feet for
the entire show, and the dance floor was constantly packed with bouncing
bodies having a great time.
Buck (a.k.a. Stanley Dural, Jr.) got the crowd going with "Can't Stop",
and played many songs from his new CD "Trouble", as well as old
favourites such as "Hot Tamale" and "Hey Good Lookin'". "Hot Tamale" was
a searing showcase of virtuosic solo work by Buck, the horns and
guitarists. For further information email:domenic@ican.net
Contributed by Angel Luis Castano
Angel Luis Castano has recuperated from the injury to his left hand
which he received in a traffic accident last August, and is looking
forward to performing in the Spring Music Festival on March 26th at
8.30pm, at Teatro Caja Duero-Plaza Santa Teresa, Salamanca, Spain.
This festival has been organised by the Salamanca University. Castano
will perform "Paisaje Nocturno" for soloist and Chamber Ensemble (piano,
celesta, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola and cello) by Spanish composer
Josep Soler as well as Francesconi, Bohi, Ga Laborda, Arias, and Turina.
On March 31st, Angel Luis Castano will perform the same program at 7pm
at Circulo de Bellas Artes -C/ Alcalá 42 in Madrid, Spain organised by
the Circulo de Bellas Artes and broadcast by Radio Nacional de España.
Contributed by Izuru Shinmyo
On Sunday March 8th at 1.30pm a concert entitled "Motoko and Sonora
Accordion Concert" was held in a Tokyo Street Car while it was running
from Waseda to Sannowa Bridge and back to Waseda, Japan. Enthusiastic
passengers enjoyed the entertainment in this unusual venue.
On Friday March 20th at 7pm, Miki Mie performed accordion works to an
appreciative audience at Kazarusu Hall, Ochanomizu, Tokyo, Japan.
Contributed by Frederic Deschamps
The congress of the C.I.A (Confédération Internationale
des Accordéonistes) which took place from March 7th to 9th in London
was organised by the National Accordion Organisation of Great Britain
President Raymond Bodell.
It was decided that no French entries will be accepted for the Coupe
Mondiale from now on, unless the candidates have been chosen by The
C.N.F.A (Confédération Nationale Française de l'Accordéon - French
National Accordion Confederation) which consists of ACF (Accordion Club
of France), UNAF (French National Accordion Union) and APH (Association
of Hohner teachers).
The next Coupe Nationale will take place on June 2nd at the M.J.C in
Vincennes, 16 rue Charles Pathé, 94300 Vincennes. This will be open to
French soloists and groups through the C.N.F.A.
"YOGI" SQUEEZES WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS - CHINA
Contributed by Grant "Yogi" Martin
New Zealand jazz accordionist Grant "Yogi" Martin has just returned from China
where he played at a banquet for New Zealand and Chinese dignitaries (which included the
Deputy Prime Minister of New Zealand and trade delegation). Later the same evening, he
performed at a Karaoke Bar to an audience of New Zealanders, 20 Yantai Foreign Affairs
staff and about 30 bemused Chinese Secret Service guards (who could not be coerced into
joining in the fun!)
He also played at a concert and gave several workshops in Kunming and
performed for five nights at the Kunming Holiday Inn.
Yogi plans to return to China in June with Gray Bartlett (guitar
virtuoso) to perform concerts in Guanzho and Shanghai. He will also be
returning to Yantai in October to perform at the APEC (Asia Pacific
Economic Community) Trade Fair.
Contributed by Brian Boyce
An Accordion Workshop with All-Ireland Accordion Player Billy
McCommiskey will be held on April 4th 1998 at The Irish Center,
Carpenter Lane and Emlen Street, Philadelphia, USA, from 4-6pm.
Billy is a world-renowned button accordionist who has been playing for
over 30 years. He has a great understanding of piano and button
accordions, concertinas and Irish Traditional Music, which will be
covered in the workshop along with technique, bellows control, phrasing,
and fingering.
Be sure to bring your weapon (B/C, C#/D, single-row, piano accordion or
concertina)! For further information regarding registration phone Brian
Boyce: + 1 610 446-1555 or email: bjcomm96@postoffice.worldnet.att.net
Contributed by Elizabeth Jones
On Sunday March 1st accordionist Elizabeth Jones featured in a video
performance of Hindemith's Kammermusik Nr.1 Op.24 with members of the
Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Opera Orchestra. The group
are hoping to perform the work in a concert opened to the general public
later this year. They are also planning a recording of the work.
On March 15th Elizabeth also performed for the Friends of the Willoughby
Symphony Orchestra and Choir. The audience was amazed at the different
styles of accordion music. Elizabeth is looking forward to working with
these orchestras again.
Contributed by Wu Jie
From March 20th to 30th, the 12th Peach Blossom Festival will be held on
Longquan Mountain, Longquan, Sichuan Province, China. Over 100 students
from Sichuan Accordion School have been invited to perform. A huge stage
has been built on the mountain and there will be a variety of traditional art performances among the peach flowers.
The accordion orchestra will perform a daily 20-minute program of
Chinese music to an estimated audience of over 20,000.
Contributed by Dr Herbert Scheibenreif
On March 12th, accordion composer Sergej Berinsky died from cancer in Moscow,
Russia. Born in 1946, he studied composition at the Gnessin Institute
with Alexander Chogayev. His compositions have been characterised as
"sceptical, romantic, witty, cynical and pure". In addition to composing
concertos and vocal music (performed by prominent Russian
musicians),Berinsky is a writer, critic and publisher. He dedicated his
solo and chamber music works for bayan to Friedrich Lips including:
Partita "Also sprach Zarathustra" in four movements for bayan solo (1990)
Contributed by Mary Mancini
Mario's repertoire opened with the exciting "Accordion Boogie," then
into the rhythmic "Tico Tico". He dazzled the audience with his
rendition of "Granada" and then produced a great duelling effect with
the 10-piece orchestra with his arrangement of great fiddling tunes
called "Country Medley". He brought the audience to its feet with his
magnificent rendition of Rossini's "William Tell Overture."
Mary Mancini's repertoire included medleys and songs from Broadway
including popular numbers like Don't Cry for Me Argentina, Music of the
Night, All I ask of You, and "Memory" from Cats.
Their next performance is at St. Anthony's High School, New York, on
Saturday March 21st. For further information phone: + 1 516 271 2020
Ext. 213 or 214
Contributed by David Batty
On February 11th, the Leyland Accordion Club's meeting included over
three hours of enthusiastic accordionists and guests (Peter Whiteley and
Adrienne Sharpe) performing a large variety of numbers. Items included
Geoff Warwick (melodeon), a keyboard and accordion duet, popular
medleys, MIDI accordion performances, and an unusual combination of
accordion and bones that everyone thoroughly enjoyed.
Contributed by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
On March 22nd at 5:30pm Ivano Battiston will hold a concert in
Montebelluna, Italy. The program will include pieces by Astor
Piazzolla as well as original compositions.
Ivano Battiston teaches accordion at the "I. Cherubini" Conservatory in
Florence. He studied the accordion with Salvatore di Gesualdo and
Graduated with praise at the Castelfranco Veneto Conservatory. In 1978 he won
first prize at the XXVII Trophèe Mondial de l'Accordéon and later he
graduated in composition with Bruno Coltro. He has played in orchestras
and in duo with cello player Mario Brunello, with whom he recently
recorded "Sieben Worte" by Sofia Gubaidulina. In 1993 he won second
prize at the International Competition of Umbristic Composition in Rome.
Contributed by Günther Zeilinger
The Hofer Symphoniker have tried something very new again. The soloist
of their 6th main concert was their own accordion orchestra! Together
with the Hofer Symphonikers they performed the commissioned work "Porträts"
by Stefan Hippe. It was a new experience for the accordionists to sit
in the middle of a symphony orchestra and over 800 guests enjoyed the
unusual mixture of symphony and accordions.
The concert was such a huge success that similar future concerts will be
planned. There were many special guests present including Julie
Castorina from Brisbane, Australia.
Contributed by Renzo Ruggieri
MIDI accordion competitions were held in Italy last year in Castelfidardo,
Sora, Latina, Ascoli Piceno, Baragiano and Scalo with the aim of promoting
accordion culture among young adults who enjoy modern music in addition to
traditional acoustic sounds. Renzo Ruggieri would like to create a junior category
(14 years & under) and a senior category (15 and over) to give younger children
more opportunities.
Contributed by Kevin Friedrich
Anthony Galla-Rini will direct a 70 piece accordion orchestra at this
weekend's accordion convention (March 21st and 22nd) at the Plano
Holiday Inn Convention Center, Dallas. With a full weekend of
activities scheduled, visitors will enjoy non-stop accordion activities
including workshops, concerts, Vaudeville show and an Accordion Swap
Meet.
Maestro Galla-Rini will conduct the workshop orchestra in several works,
and Charles Nunzio will also direct several pieces. To add to the fun,
a few daring individuals will team together to make a 15 member ensemble
to perform "The Lady of Spain."
For further information contact Texas Accordion Association President
Norman Seaton at + 1 972 270-3791 or e-mail: nns5522@dcccd.edu
Contributed by Wu Jie
In June a TV Competition will be held simultaneously in
Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjing and Guangzhou, China.
Mr Wu Xudong, an accordion teacher in Chengdu, has registered to
participate with 400 others.
Contributed by Lionel Reekie
On Tuesday March 17th top New Zealand accordionist Brenden Healy thrilled crowds at St Patricks Day celebrations at a popular bar in Newmarket, Auckland. Hundreds of people queued for up to an hour and a half to join the festivities at "The Claddagh". Many other accordionists were in attendance including past New Zealand and 1993 US Champion (ATG) Sarah Langley and accordion entertainer Lionel Reekie.
Subject: Looking for Accordionists in Florence, Italy
Hello,
Your list does not include anyone from Italy who plays accordion. Can
you refer me to some place where I might locate an accordionist to play
for a wedding in Florence?
William F. McDonald
Hi William,
Thanks for your email. Did you look in the list of performers? If you
go to the following page (and scroll down for Italy) you will see there
are quite a few performers in Italy.
http://www.accordions.com/index/per/soloists_g-l_1.shtml
I suggest that you might like to put a free listing under "Employment"
in the Yellow Pages. To do this, you can fill in the submit form at:
http://www.accordions.com/misc/form_emp.shtml
It might be an idea to also include the type of music you are wanting,
and the date required.
Best regards,
Wayne Knights |
On March 6th at 8pm, Mario Tacca and Mary Mancini performed at the
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall, Florida, at a charity concert for
the Knights of Colombus charities, USA. The concert was a huge
success with an estimated audience of 1400 people and four standing
ovations.
