La 58° Coupe
Mondiale si terrà in Castelo Branco,
Portogallo dal 25 al 30 Ottobre 2005. La Confédération
Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA)
è stata fondata nel 1935 e celebra questo anno il suo 70°
anniversario. Fisarmonicisti ed appassionati della fisarmonica dovrebbero
essere fieri che questo tipo d'evento riesca a mantenere grande
interesse in tutto il mondo. Tutti i risultati saranno pubblicati
da Accordions Worldwide.
Il
30° Premio e Concorsi della "Città di Castelfidardo"
per fisarmonicisti solisti e gruppi si è svolto in Castelfidardo
dal 11 al 16 ottobre. Partecipazioni record sono state proclamate
dal direttore artistico Paolo
Picchio.
Le serate al teatro "Astra" della città hanno
visto tutto esauritoi nei vari concerti proposti. Una vera attrazione
del festival è stata la star il Gaucho Artista Renato Borghetti
con il suo Quartetto dal Brasile i quali hanno dovuto esibirsi
in vari bis per la loro bravura entusiasmando il numeroso pubblico.
Victor Semenkin, vincitore del Premio ed Alexander
Dmitriev, vincitore della categoria
musica leggera sono studenti del Professore Alexander Dmitriev
di St. Pietroburgo. I risultati completi del 30° Concorso
e Festival di Castelfidardo
possono essere consultati su: Castelfidardo Mayor Tersilio Marotta
and Holda
Paoletti Kampl present the first prize to Victor
Semenkinof
St Petersburg.
Il
58° Coupe
Mondiale aprirà le sue porte a Castelo Branco il 24 ottobre
con un concerto pre-festival di DANÇAS OCULTAS, ed un concerto
d'apertura il martedì con il vincitore del 2002 CIA Champion
dal Portogallo il virtuoso João Frade ed il suo Trio, il
vincitore del 2004 Coupe Mondiale 2004 Alexander Selivanov dalla
Russia ed il duo Gonçalo Pescada / Natália Ryabova.
Il festival si concluderà il 29 ottobre con un concerto finale
con la partecipazione dei 6 vincitori delle varie categorie del
Coupe Mondiale, il Lusotango Quintet e lo Esart Ensemble con il
fisarmonicista Portoghese Paulo
Jorge Ferreira.
Il Coupe Mondiale viene organizzato per la prima volta in Portogallo
da quando è stato fondato nel 1938. Quest'anno vipartecipano
170 concorrenti e delegati di 27 paesi. Tutto il programma del Coupe
Mondiale può essere consultato sul sito web www.coupemondiale.org
con aggiornamenti giornalieri.
Annual
Accordion SMASH, Florida - USA
Di Rob
Howard
La
Florida
Accordion Association assieme alla South East Accordion Association
ospiteranno la 2005 FAA SMASH dal 11al 13 novembre al Holiday Inn
Select, 12125 High Tech Avenue, Orlando.
I fisarmonicisti che parteciperanno sono: Frank Marocco, Betty
Jo Simon, Tony Lovello, Denis Novato (Italia), Gregory Fainshtein
(Bielorussia), Lenny Feldmann, Dick Albreski, Nick Ballarini, Jerry
Tramontozzi, Walter Kasprzyk (del "K" Trio), Vince Aleandri,
Carmen Vitanza e Maricarmen Vazquez.
Come
espositori commerciali saranno presenti: John Gaunt d'Accordions
& Keyboards' di Clearwater, Florida; Alex Chudolij del 'Music
Magic Accordions'di New Jersey (con la nuova fisarmonica Roland
V ); Nick Ballarini da Dallas/Texas. Il concerto finale sarà
diretto da Linda Soley-Reed, Presidente dell' AAA,
ed è in onore di Myron
Floren che è deceduto poco tempo fa.
Concerto
e presentazioni del nuovo CD/Melbourne - Australia Di Rob
Howard
Uno
degli appuntamenti principali per la fisarmonica si svolgerà
il 31 ottobre a Melbourne con Bernadette
Conlon che presenta per la 8°
volta l'annuale Melbourne Cup Eve concerto per il Bentleigh Organ
Club. Durante questo concerto Bernadette
Conlon presenterà il suo
nono CD, dal titolo Abandon. Nel concerto si esibirà anche
la Fisorchestra di Melbourne la quale sarà condotta dalla
stessa Bernadette.
Il
fisarmonicista russo Vladimir
Sidorov now resident in Canada, is to perform a concert with
percussionist Marie-Josée Simard at Piano Nobile, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier,
Place des Arts, Montreal on November 27th, at 11am.
Vladimir Sidorov is now preparing to record his second CD, due to
be released March 2006. The program includes music by A. Liadov,
J. Williams, A. Piazzolla, V. Monti, F. Chopin, J. Rodrigo, V. Gridin
and V. Sidorov.
Frank
Marocco/Nick Ballarini Accordion Camp, Florida - USA Contributed
by Rob
Howard
I
fisarmonicisti Frank Marocco e Nick Ballarini saranno gli "host"
del Accordion Camp al Blue Spring State Park, Florida. Il camp si
svolgerà dal 13 al 16 novembre. Saranno offerte lezioni private,
workshop, jam sessions e concerti.
Toralf
Tollefsen Archive Film, Londra - GB
Di
Rob
Howard
Il
Britannico Pathé ha dichiarato di avere a disposizione in
video film un vasto archivio di personaggi ed eventi dell'ultimo
20° secolo. Uno dei tanti clips è la rara esibizione
di Toralf Tollefsen dal 1939 in una esibizione del "Invitation
to the Waltz' e le qualità sia visiva che sonora sono ottime.
Si può consultare il sito www.britishpathe.com per ulteriori
informazioni.
Toralf Tollefsen (1914-1994) è stato uno dei primi fisarmonicisti
Norvegesi che hanno ottenuto un successo internazionale. Ha vissuto
in Inghilterra dal 1935 fino al 1961 dove è stato molto popolare.
On
the occasion of several events to honor the 60th birthday of the
composer Alexander Shurbin, Friedrich Lips organized a concert of
his students in the Moscovite 'House of Music', featuring exclusively
the works of the composer. Shurbin finished his studies of composition
in the class of Professor N. Pejko at the Gnessin-Institute (1969)
to continue afterwards for so-called 'Aspirantura' at the Conservatory
of St. Petersburg until 1973 (class of Professor J. Kon).
The concert
program (presented by Lips'students S. Kotko, K. Shtybin, M. Vlassova,
M. Burlakov, A. Sheliganov, S. Osokin and A. Gainullin) included
the following works: 'Fantasy and Fugue' (1972), 'Toccata' (1970),
'Suite in 3 parts: Prelude, Gavotte, Scherzo' (1968), 'Sonata No
1' (1971), 'Konzertny Diptich: Choral and Allegro' (1967), 'Sonata
No 3' (1984), Sonata No 2' (1982). To conclude this most successful
concert a domra-ensemble (directed by N.
N. Lips) played Schurbin's 'Concert-Burlesque' (1989).
The
New Philharmonic Orchestra at the College of Du Page in Glenn Ellyn,
Illinois, recently featured accordionist Henry Doktorski in two
concert performances of Astor Piazzolla's 'Adios Nonino'. Doktorski
also appeared as a guest soloist in a concert with the Northwest
Indiana Symphony, directed by Kirk Muspratt.
In an article written by Michelle L. Quinn for the Hobart, Merrillville,
Indiana Post/Tribune, the journalist compared Henry Doktorski to
Bruce Springsteen when she described his appearance at the Salon
Robinson Elementary School, where he delighted the first, second,
and third-graders by playing his accordion.
The
third annual Rock Accordion Summit of New York City took place September
30th at The Delancy, a trendy downtown club that features contemporary
events. Organized by accordionist Benjamin Ickies, who noted that
"the accordionists hail from all over the country and they
all rock the squeezebox in totally different ways!"
The Summit
featured Benjamin Ickies and Friends (an electronic group with Ickies
on accordion and effects pedal, Kamela Sankram on electric sitar
and Steve La Rosa on drums), Alec K. Redfern & The Eyesores
(Providence, Rhode Island's #1 chamber rock group), Julz A (a hip-hop
accordionist who writes and produces his own beats), Brian Dewan
(who has toured with They Might Be Giants), Uncle Moon (a new, group
based in New York), and Unicornicopia (a synth-accordion player
from Orlando, Florida).
5th
Annual Accordion Gathering, Maine - USA Contributed by Rob
Howard
On October 22nd, from 10am to 10pm, the 5th Annual Accordion
Gathering takes place at the Grange Hall in Trenton Maine, New England.
The event includes jam sessions, workshops, trade show, and an evening
impromptu concert. All types of accordions and related instruments
are invited and welcome, including supporting instruments for ensemble
fun. The event has been growing over the years, attracting amateur
and professional accordionists representing all levels of playing
experience, including beginners.
This impromptu festival has no competition, and is just about sharing
music. Any style of music is welcome, with jazz, folk, Irish, Scottish,
Acadian, Balkan, German, Russian and Klezmer being genres represented
at past gatherings. Piano, chromatic, diatonic button, bandoneon,
concertina, and even reedless type accordions are all expected as
in the past and shows the diversity of the accordion instrument
family, as well as the styles of music they are played with.
There are extra accordions around for those who may have never played
and would like to try. There is a $10.00 donation asked at the door
to help defray the cost of the hall and heating. Accordionists and
non-accordionists, or complete beginners will all get into the fun,
share some knowledge, and a experience a good time from this event.
Concert
and Live CD Recording, Hayfield - UK
Contributed by Rob
Howard
On
October 22nd, at 8.30pm, Jamie Schofield (accordion and piano),
Nicola Lyons (fiddle, accordion, piano, vocals and step dance),
Thomas Fairbairn (fiddle, viola and piano), Phil Cawsey (bass) and
Phil Strange (guitar) will perform a folk music concert at the George
Hotel, Hayfield, Derybyshire. The concert is to be recorded for
a CD, and the band want lots of people to turn up and help create
a good atmosphere. Admission is free.
Tony
Vincenzo Concert, Paris - France Contributed
by Rob
Howard
Tony
Vincenzo, accordionist and bandoneon player, is to perform a concert
at la Salle des Fêtes (20 rue Rochebrune), Rosny Sous Bois
Town Hall, on October 29th at 8.30pm. The first half of the concert
is mainly Argentinean tango music, including compositions by Astor
Piazzolla. The second half features jazz, swing and gypsy music.
There will be also an exhibition of accordions, presented by 'Paris
Accordions'.
'The
Annual Accordion Friends Christmas Party', Uxbridge - UK Contributed
by Rob
Howard
On December 17th, 7.30 for 8pm, the annual 'Accordion Friends
Christmas Party' takes place at The Coachman's Inn, Cowley, Uxbridge,
Middlesex. There is a traditional three-course Christmas menu plus
accordion entertainment by Harry Hussey and guests. The organiser,
Ron Bennett, advises that ticket availability is limited, and it
is not too soon to book.
Stolen
Accordions Jon Halvor Kvamme, living in Grotli, Norway, had his black Victoria
accordion stolen on October 2nd. The model is a 'Fire', a modern
instrument with 5 rows of black and white treble buttons, and 13
treble couplers, 120 bass and seven bass couplers. This latest stolen
instrument will be added to the growing list of stolen accordions
on the Stolen
Accordion List site. Even accordions stolen some years ago are
welcome to be added to this list.
Il
58° 
La
Uno
degli appuntamenti principali per la fisarmonica si svolgerà
il 31 ottobre a Melbourne con 
I
fisarmonicisti Frank Marocco e Nick Ballarini saranno gli "host"
del Accordion Camp al Blue Spring State Park, Florida. Il camp si
svolgerà dal 13 al 16 novembre. Saranno offerte lezioni private,
workshop, jam sessions e concerti. 
The
New Philharmonic Orchestra at the College of Du Page in Glenn Ellyn,
Illinois, recently featured accordionist Henry Doktorski in two
concert performances of Astor Piazzolla's 'Adios Nonino'. Doktorski
also appeared as a guest soloist in a concert with the Northwest
Indiana Symphony, directed by Kirk Muspratt.
The
third annual Rock Accordion Summit of New York City took place September
30th at The Delancy, a trendy downtown club that features contemporary
events. Organized by accordionist Benjamin Ickies, who noted that
"the accordionists hail from all over the country and they
all rock the squeezebox in totally different ways!"
On
October 22nd, at 8.30pm, Jamie Schofield (accordion and piano),
Nicola Lyons (fiddle, accordion, piano, vocals and step dance),
Thomas Fairbairn (fiddle, viola and piano), Phil Cawsey (bass) and
Phil Strange (guitar) will perform a folk music concert at the George
Hotel, Hayfield, Derybyshire. The concert is to be recorded for
a CD, and the band want lots of people to turn up and help create
a good atmosphere. Admission is free.
