Il fisarmonicista Eddie Hession presenta il suo primo CD da solista con il titolo ‘Under Duress’ con musica classical/jazz, con arrangiamenti di due grandi jazzisti come Chick Corea e Bill Evans, brani scritti per lui dal compositore britannico di musica contemporanea David Gordon – ‘Eddi-Fis Suite’, e Adam Summerhayes – ‘Under Duress Suite’, e ‘Inveirno Portenoa’,una composizione realizzata dal maestro di tango Astor Piazzolla. Una recensione nota: “Il CD porta l’ascoltatore in un viaggio avventuroso, dove esprime tutto il talento di questo divino musicista”.
Eddie Hession, secondo classificato del 1981 al Coupe Mondiale, è uno dei più importanti fisarmonicisti della Gran Bretagna. Quando non è impegnato come solista o musicista per registrazioni si esibisce insieme al gruppo ZUM. Ha partecipato come fisarmonicista in molte colonne sonore nei film di Hollywood come: ‘Captain Corelli's Mandolin’, ‘Evita’, ‘Shrek’, e ‘Lord of the Rings’ e nei CD di altri grandi interpreti di vari stili musicali come per esempio Lesley Garret, The Corrs e Ronan Keating.
Sydney-based Scottish accordion entertainer John Macdonald is rounding his busy year off with cabaret appearances on board one of the Princess Cruises ‘Love Boats’, The Pacific Princess. John will be flying to the South Island in New Zealand in December, to join the ship on its two week cruise of New Zealand, returning to Sydney on December 22nd, for Christmas performances.
2006 has seen John Macdonald appearing overseas, as well as performing throughout Australia in cabaret, and presenting his various bigger shows on the New South Wales concert and club circuit.
Alfonso Baldoni, accordatore, tecnico e distributore di fisarmoniche è deceduto all’età di 82 anni. Nato a Castelfidardo in Italia, Alfonso ha vissuto in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin dal 1956, dove grazie alla sua eccellente conoscenza di tutto il ciclo produttivo di una fisarmonica ha potuto realizzare un ottimo profitto e condurre una vita agiata. Fra i clienti di Baldoni Fisarmoniche: Frankie Yankovic, Joey Miskulin, Dan Newton, Alison Krauss, CJ Chenier, Betty Jo Simon, Joe Derrane, Steve Meisner e Sheryl Crow.
Baldoni lascia la moglie Nancy, il figlio Ivo, la figlia Annette Pigini, e quatro nipoti. Alfonso Baldoni è stato sapolto in Castelfidardo.
Un calendario "Accordion Enthusiasts’ per il 2007, con bellissime foto in colori di fisarmoniche "vintage" è stato prodotto da Caroline Hunt, di Inverness in Scozzia.
La 4° edizione del concorso internazionale per giovani fisarmonicisti si svolgerà a Kragujevac, Serbia dal 26 al 31 marzo 2007. Per informazioni sul regolamento siete pregati di contattare via e-mail Milan Tomic: tomic@ia.kg.ac.yu
‘Champagne Lady’ Performs Two Concerts Within One Hour, Illinois – USA
Maria Merkelo, known as the accordion's ‘Champagne Lady’ at the University of Illinois, performed in two concerts within an hour in two theaters in the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana, on November 16th.
First, there was the 10th Annual Salvatore Martirano Award Concert in the Tryon Festival Theatre. Maria performed her part with the UI New Music Ensemble, conducted by Stephen Taylor, in a demanding piece scored for ten instruments titled ‘Dolmen for a New Albion’, by Nicholas Paul Vines.
Immediately following the performance of the Vines' work, Maria made her way to the Follinger Great Hall next door for a costume change and to prepare for her performance as the only instrumental soloist on that evening's program by the Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Steven Larsen. The work was Dominick Argento's ‘Valentino Dances’, a popular Suite from his 1994 opera, ‘The Dream of Valentino’. Maria Merkelo brought to this performance the evocative sensuality that characterizes the tango.
Il 16 Dicembre E. Podgaits ‘Ex-Animo’ con il famoso quartetto a fiati „Glinka Quartet“: Julia Igonina, Helen Kharitonova, Aleksander Galkovsky ed Oleg Smirnov terranno un concerto nella sala concerti della Gnessin Music Academy, Mosca.
Il 12 e 14 dicembre: 2 concerti solistici a Mosca con alcune delle prime composizioni di A. Cholminov, R. Ledenjov, E. Podgaits e lavori di V. Zolotariev, Schuman, Schubert, Boccherini, Piazzolla, Chatchaturjan, Gershwin e Strauss.
Accordionist Salvatore Caueruccio performs as follows:-
December 17th at 7 pm: Accademia Musicale ‘F. Cilea’, Castrovillari, with the trio Acoustic Music Ensemble
December 22nd, at 8.30 pm: solo concert at the Accademia Musicale del Vallo di Diano, Teggiano
December 26th, at 7pm: Palazzo del Capo, Cittadella del Capo, with the trio Acoustic Music Ensemble
December 28th, 6.30 pm: Accademia del Vallo di Diano, Teggiano, in a duo with flautist Bernardo Tramontano, and with the Acoustic Music Ensemble
December 30th, 9 pm: Ex-Cinema, Castelluccio Inferiore, with the trio Acoustic Music Ensemble
The duo Accordeon Melancolique - Jean-Pierre Guiran and Cherie de Boer – have announced their concert program to date. At most of these concerts, they will be performing numbers from their new CD, ‘Le Nid Aimé’, which means “the beloved nest”.
December 22nd, at 8.15pm – Christmas show at Santpoort-Noord, near Haarlem
December 26th, at 3pm – Christmas concert at De Vertelschuur, Curl Avenue 3
February 18th, 3pm – concert at De Agnietenkapel
February 25th, 3pm - Rosenstock-Huessy Huis, Hagestraat 10, Haarlem
April 6th, 8pm – concert, with special guest Tjeerd Buwe, at 45 Koedijk, Alkmaar
April 17th, 9pm – concert at the Parool Theater, Amsterdam
May 27th, 1pm to 2.30pm – lunchtime concert at Nicolaas Beetsstraat 48, Enschede
October 14th, 3pm – concert at Waalse kerk (Walloon church), Catharina Straat 83, Breda
October 28th, 3pm to 5pm – concert at the Hippolytus kapel (chapel), Oude Delft 118, Delft
The quintet Los Mareados, featuring and Ian Hill – accordion and bandoneon, and Frances Knight – bandoneon and piano, perform at the National Theatre, London, on December 29th, at 1pm. Los Mareados, founded in 1993, specialise in tangos, milongas and waltzes.
As part of the Xmas spirit, each accordionist may email MusicForAccordion@yahoo.com the piece name and catalog number to receive one eSheet Yehuda Oppenheimer composition free of charge by email. If you appreciate this kind offer and like more than one Yehuda Oppenheimer composition, then place an order too.
Yehuda Oppenheimer updated 2 arrangements of 'Prayer', and ‘Aria’. Samples of the music are available online. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card.
Christmas Music Releases by Yehuda Oppenheimer - Israel. For the Christmas season, Yehuda Oppenheimer is releasing an impressive arrangement of an Aria by J. S. Bach. When this is performed, the music creates an organ-like atmosphere and the arrangement is designed to have the accordion sound with the distinctive style of Bach's choral music. Also for the New Year, Oppenheimer publishs the world famous New Year Hymn, "Auld Lang Syne", a famous hymn sung all over the world at the time of the new year.
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Il fisarmonicista Eddie Hession presenta il suo primo CD da solista con il titolo ‘Under Duress’ con musica classical/jazz, con arrangiamenti di due grandi jazzisti come Chick Corea e Bill Evans, brani scritti per lui dal compositore britannico di musica contemporanea David Gordon – ‘Eddi-Fis Suite’, e Adam Summerhayes – ‘Under Duress Suite’, e ‘Inveirno Portenoa’,una composizione realizzata dal maestro di tango Astor Piazzolla. Una recensione nota: “Il CD porta l’ascoltatore in un viaggio avventuroso, dove esprime tutto il talento di questo divino musicista”. 
Sydney-based Scottish accordion entertainer 
2006 has seen 
Alfonso Baldoni, accordatore, tecnico e distributore di fisarmoniche è deceduto all’età di 82 anni. Nato a Castelfidardo in Italia, Alfonso ha vissuto in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin dal 1956, dove grazie alla sua eccellente conoscenza di tutto il ciclo produttivo di una fisarmonica ha potuto realizzare un ottimo profitto e condurre una vita agiata. Fra i clienti di Baldoni Fisarmoniche: Frankie Yankovic, Joey Miskulin, Dan Newton, Alison Krauss, CJ Chenier, 
Calendario ""Accordion Enthusiasts" Scozzia-GB
Maria Merkelo, known as the accordion's ‘Champagne Lady’ at the University of Illinois, performed in two concerts within an hour in two theaters in the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Urbana, on November 16th.
Il 16 Dicembre E. Podgaits ‘Ex-Animo’ con il famoso quartetto a fiati „Glinka Quartet“: Julia Igonina, Helen Kharitonova, Aleksander Galkovsky ed Oleg Smirnov terranno un concerto nella sala concerti della Gnessin Music Academy, Mosca.
Accordionist Salvatore Caueruccio performs as follows:-
The duo 
The quintet Los Mareados, featuring and Ian Hill – accordion and bandoneon, and Frances Knight – bandoneon and piano, perform at the National Theatre, London, on December 29th, at 1pm. Los Mareados, founded in 1993, specialise in tangos, milongas and waltzes.