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Festival nazionale di fisarmonica cromatica, Oklahoma - USA
1 Roland V Accordion European Campionato, La Bourboule Francia
Charnwood Musica Ledgerline Series - GB
The Jazz &  Swing Accordion Story, London - UK
Informazion su Concerti, Masterclasse, Festival, Concorsi etc
Mary Tokarski CD Release Concert, Connecticut – USA
Frederic Deschamps Visits the Hohner Conservatory, Trossingen – Germany
Frances Brougher Dies, Texas – USA
‘Art of Accordion’ 9th World Music Festival, Innsbruck – Austria
Prossimi Appuntamenti
Dr. William Schimmel’s Master Classes, New York – USA
‘Mundharmonika, Tango und andere Kurzweil’ Graz – Austria
Owen Murray in Chamber Music Concert – UK
Pineto Jazz Accordion Festival – Italy
Roger Morand & Bandzydeco Concert Dates - France
Emilio Solla NY Tango Quintet, New York - USA
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Las Vegas International Accordion Convention
Festival nazionale di fisarmonica cromatica, Oklahoma - USA
Contributo di Norman Seaton

Il festival nazionale per fisarmonica a buttoni il  primo organizzato della National Accordion Association con partecipanti da piccolissimi fino ai  90  anni con un total e di  250 persone!

Il sabato gli artisti partecipi erano dalla California gli Alaska Polka Chips,  Alaska Button Box Band,   Fontana Button Accordion Band    e dal Missouri il St Louis Button Box Club. In momenti di relax i partecipanti del festival hanno potuto godersi un buffet con specialit della Repubblica Ceca, un Oklahoma barbecue.

Una eccellente parte del   festival sotto la direzione di  Ron Pivovar, Dick Albreski e Michele Young era la parte dedicata a  Sei tu lartista. 2 grandi palchi a disposizione dei partecipanti per proporsi sul palco durante i 30 minuti di pausa.

Domenica mattina  ha iniziato con una Polka Mass seguito con il concerto in memoria.    Norman Seaton (Presidente della National Accordion Association, Inc. foto sinistra)   Maostro di Cerimonia ed gli artisti:    Bohemian Knights, Bob Ohnoutka, Pancho &  Eleanor Martinez, Sharon Seaton, Leonard Trinka,  Alaska Polka Chips (Marge Ford & Patti Gersich), Nick Ballarini, Ed & Bev Neubaum, Jonathan Conner,  Fontana Slovene Button Box Club, Josef Villager, Jim Loncar, Mike Stoops,   Alaska Button Box Gang, Bohumil Knittich, Micaiah Elliot, Tim Laine, Joshua Pelton, Jameson Pelton ed il  Pivovar Trio.
  
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1 Roland V Accordion Campionato Europeo Francia
Contributo di Rob Howard

The semi-final of the first European Championships for players of the Roland Virtual Accordion takes place on October 6th in the Casino in the French town of Bourboule. The finals of this new competition will take place in Italy in November. There is a prize of 5,000 Euros for the winner.

Competitors need to fill in entry forms and submit an audio or video recording, and the closing date for entries is July 15th. Send to Roland Central Europe, V-Accordeon Festival, 4 rue Paul-Henri St Thibault des Vignes, Lagny, Cedex, France.

For further information email: vincent.riviale@rolandce.com
  
Gary Dahl esheet
Charnwood Musica Ledgerline Series GB
Contributo di Harley Jones

Charnwood Music, la casa editrice per musica di fisarmonica  nata nel 1958  rende noto che    Ledgerline Publicazioni fondate nel   1970 da   Cyril Pasby, saranno incorporati nellazienda  Charnwood Music e presentati come Charnwood Music  Ledgerline Series.
 come  nel  2006 con  Charnwood Music Romany Rye Series ed  Charnwood Music Farran Series.

La Charnwood Music Ledgerline Series e gi disponibile  dalla  Charnwood Music e sar presto  online. La serie  include circa  48 lavori per fisarmonica solo, duo ed   ensemble da eminenti GB componisti come   Graham Romani, Cyril Pasby, Jimmy Blair, Eddie Harris, George Barton, Albert Delroy e Gerald Crossman.
  
Accordion Repairs Made Easy - John Reuther
The Jazz &  Swing Accordion Story, Londra - GB
Contributo di Rob Howard

Squeeze Me - The Jazz and Swing Accordion Story il titolo di un maxi  101 track 4 CD   set che include rare registrazioni storiche di grandi artisti europei ed americani dal mondo  jazz del    20 secolo. Gli artisti: Art Van Damme, Mat Mathews, Tito Burns Gus Viseur, Tito Guidotti, Tony Murena, Michel Warlop, Rolf Syverson, Charles Verstraete, Cornell Smelser, Joe Mooney, Johnny Meier, Tommy Gumina e George Shearing.

Incluso nel CD set anche  una brochure con 42 pagine illustrate con informazioni dettagliate sulla vita e carriera degli artisti. Una documentazione da vero unica sulle leggende  del jazz.

Per informazione e-mail: louis@proper.uk.com
 
Las Vegas International Accordion Convention

Accordion Jazz Chords - Norbert Seidel
Mary Tokarski CD Release Concert, Connecticut – USA
Contributed by Rob Howard

Accordionist Mary Tokarski has released a new CD, which will be premiered at a concert on June 15th, 7.30pm, at the Blackstone Memorial Library, 758 Main Street, Branford, CT  06405. Admission is free.

Included on the CD are: ‘Musical Party’ (Daverne) recorded with the Moravian Symphony Orchestra, ‘Rondo, from Concerto in E’ (Deiro), ‘Remembering A Legend:  Charles Magnante’ (Schimmel), ‘Gentilezza’ (Tacca), ‘Pioneer Concerto’ (Ettore), ‘Dance of the Demon’ (Holst), ‘Three Songs Without Words’ (Daverne) recorded with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, ‘Flat The Fifth’ (Mucedola), ‘Concerto in E flat Major, excerpts’ (Liszt), recorded in 1963!, ‘Mexican Carnival’ (Desiderio), and ‘The Fox & The Hound’ (Mucedola) recorded ‘live’ with the Auckland Symphony Orchestra.

For further information email: mary.tokarski@comcast.net
 
la fisarmonica da concerto ed il suo repertorio - Paolo Picchio
Frédéric Deschamps Visits the Hohner Conservatory - Germany
Contributed by Harley Jones

A special event for those studying at the Hohner Conservatory in Trossingen was the arrival of Frédéric Deschamps and three of his students last week.

The Hohner Conservatory arranged master classes for all interested students including the Ensemble Art of Accordion, that won 1st prize at the World Music Festival in Innsbruck the previous week.

For the three students of Frederic Deschamps - Grayson Masefield (New Zealand), Cyril Blanchard and Julien "Speedy" Gonzales (France), all very successful artistes at international competitions, a special highlight was seeing the Hohner manufacturing works in Trossingen.

Here they could see, how the top model Hohner accordions are built. As thanks for the friendly visit, these three performers gave a spontaneous concert for the manufacturing workshop staff. Picture of Cyril and ‘Speedy’ performing to workers, and Grayson with Dr Braeuning performing.

The Hohner workers were inspired by the fine music and Dr. Braeuning, Manager of Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG, thanked them cordially. Picture below, left to right: Dr. Braeuning, Speedy Gonzales, Grayson Masefield, Cyril Blanchard, Frédéric Deschamps.
 
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Frances Brougher Dies, Texas – USA
Contributed by Norman Seaton

Frances Brougher, long time friend of the National Accordion Association, died on Monday May 28th at the age of 89. She played accordion, organ, piano and sang for many years, and was instrumental in starting the Central Texas Accordion Association (NAA). She also sponsored touring groups such as the International Trio, Jason, Betty Jo Simon, Leo Aquino, Gary Daverne, and others.

For further information email: natlaccordion@sbcglobal.net
   
Friedrich Lips collection of 16 CD's
‘Art of Accordion’ 9th World Music Festival, Innsbruck – Austria
Contributed by Erik Hörenberg, Manager of the Hohner Conservatory

The recent Innsbruck World Music Festival was another large-scale event, involving musicians from many different countries. The festival of over 10,000 bellows players included accordion and harmonica contests for solo, duet, group and orchestral entries.

The Hohner Conservatory Orchestra, under the direction of Andreas Nebl, gave outstanding concert performances, and there were competition successes for Michaela Hepp, Sarah Staiger, Ralf Brendle, Alexander Cargnelli and Clemens Tschallener. A report and photographs and results of the Innsbruck World Music Festival is online.
 
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Enzo Giribaldi eBook Accordion Course for Beginners
Dr. William Schimmel’s Master Classes, New York – USA
Contributed by Rob Howard

This is the thirteenth smash year for this prestigious series of master classes led by William Schimmel. The three day event will take place at: The Tenri Cultural Institute of New York - 43A West 13th St - between 5th and 6th Ave. The dates are: July 27th, 28th and 29th. Master Classes are at 3pm, Concerts are at 7pm.

Each Master Class will begin with about four or five performers who will receive advice, encouragement and tools for improvement from the audience, the participants and William Schimmel.

Those who wish to perform should reserve early. For complete information visit website of the American Accordionists Association.
 
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‘Mundharmonika, Tango und andere Kurzweil’ Graz – Austria
Contributed by Hermi Kaleta

A concert titled 'Harmonica, Tango and other Kurzweil' takes place in Graz on June 1st, organised for the Harmonikazentrum Graz, and sponsored by Kulturreferat der Stadt Voitsberg,  Harmonikazentrum Graz and the  Weststeirisch  Kammerorchester. Artistes performing include Josef Fürpass – bandoneon, Isabella Krapf – harmonica, Lothar Lässer – accordion (picture), and the Weststeirisches Kammerorchester, conducted by Selma Trefflinger.
 
Las Vegas International Accordion Convention
Owen Murray in Chamber Music Concert – UK
Contributed by Romano Viazzani

A chamber music concert involving accordionist Owen Murray takes place at the prestigious Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London W1U 2BP, on June 8th, at 7.30pm. The program includes Mozart - ‘Adagio and Rondo K617’, Arnold Schoenberg – ‘Second String Quartet’, and Poul Ruders – ‘On the Shores of the Cosmic Ocean’, the latter being a London premiere dedicated to Owen Murray.

For further information email: romanoviazzani@btconnect.com
 
Deffner Music catalog
Pineto Jazz Accordion Festival – Italy
Contributed by Holda Paoletti-Kampl

Questo festival, unico in tutto il panorama internazionale, vuole incoraggiare la diffusione della fisarmonica jazz con concerti originali, coinvolgenti e culturalmente elevati. Durante la manifestazione che si svolgerà il 20, 21, 22 luglio alle ore 21:45 viene assegnato un importante riconoscimento denominato: “Vela D’Oro” per gli importanti risultati conseguiti dai prescelti nella loro attività artistica.
L'enorme successo delle precedenti edizioni (1° edizione 2500 presenze e 4000 nel 2006) vuol dire che la manifestazione ha obiettivi artistici convincenti e che anche quest'anno gli faranno da guida. Tra gli artisti già ospitati ricordiamo Peppino Principe, Art Van Damme, Frank Marocco, Germano Mazzocchetti e combinazioni del nostro direttore artistico Renzo Ruggieri Lino Patruno e con la famosa Antonella Ruggiero in un progetto “Canzoni fra le Guerre” appositamente nato da noi che è sfociato nella partecipazione al festival di Sanremo 2007 e nella pubblicazione di un CD, in parte registrato nel concerto di Pineto (ed.2006).

Non mancheranno quest'anno novità importantissime e combinazioni inedite e significative, infatti: il 20 luglio avremo LUCIANO BIONDINI GROUP – ormai una certezza della nuova fisarmonica jazz - che con prestigiosi artisti proporrà un suggestivo e modernissimo incontro fra la cultura tipicamente mediterranea e il jazz. Il 21 luglio invece siamo riusciti ad avere un contratto con un artista unico quanto straordinario, RENATO BORGHETTI che con la fisarmonica diatonica ha veramente rivoluzionato il modo di suonare la musica popolare latina, infatti, viene dal Brasile e ci propone uno spettacolo - in costumi originali - di musica struggente quanto spettacolare, si pensi che non appena maggiorenne aveva già un libro sulla sua vita e che il suo primo disco ha venduto 100.000 copie.
Non manca la commistione con la musica pop di qualità che si concretizzerà con la presenza del grande SERGIO CAPUTO che non ha certamente bisogno di presentazione. Sergio – ormai residente in USA – viene in Italia solo occasionalmente in tour e siamo veramente orgogliosi di essere riusciti ad averlo a Pineto. Il concerto si svolgerà il 22 luglio e ad un prima parte di nuove canzoni seguirà una seconda dove la fisarmonica del nostro Renzo Ruggieri s'inserirà nelle sue canzoni più famose (Sabato Italiano, Garibaldi, etc.).
Tutti i concerti saranno aperti dalla Dixieland Brass Band diretta dal M° Pino Mannello che dopo aver girato per il mare e le vie della cittadina eseguiranno una esecuzione dedicata a Pineto dal M° Peppino Principe. L'ingresso ai concerti è completamente libero.

Per informazioni e-mail info@pinetoaccordionjazzfestival.com
 
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Roger Morand & Bandzydeco Concert Dates - France
Contributed by Holda Paoletti-Kampl

The French based Bandzydeco, featuring accordionist/vocalist Roger Morand, perform as follows:

June 9th, 9pm - Les berges, Laroque
22nd – Feu de la St Jean, Sauve
July 5th, 9pm – Avoine Zone Blues Festival
18th - Les berges, Laroque
29th – Gramat Country Festival
August 11th, 9pm – 31st ‘Ete à Goult’, Goult
18th - Rencontres de la vaire, Annot
21st - Festival Mondial Folk, Plozevet

For further information email: roger.morand@free.fr
 
la fisarmonica da concerto ed il suo repertorio - Paolo Picchio
Emilio Solla NY Tango Quintet, New York - USA
Contributed by Holda Paoletti-Kampl

The Emilio Solla NY Tango Quintet, featuring accordionist Victor Prieto, performs at ‘Night and Day’ in New York on June 26th, at 8.30pm.

For further information email: victorprieto2001@yahoo.com
 
An A to Z of the Accordion - Rob Howard

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 The Ins and Outs of the Accordion - Thierry Benetoux


Viatcheslav Semionov CD's  for sale
South Pacific Accordion Championships Daily Reports and Results will be online the weekend of Friday 1st June to Sunday 3rd June.

Memorial site for Dermot O’Brien.
 
Sebastiano Cali
Australian Accordion Teachers Association competition timetable is now online. From next weekend will be Daily Reports and Results from the Australian International Accordion Championships & Festival run by the AATA.

Memorial for Maddalena Belfiore-Greco.

Celebrity Interview for Maddalena Belfiore-Greco.
 
Alexander Shirunov CD forsale
A new site selling a CD titled "Les Compagnons de la Chanson" with sound samples. Music recorded from the Marianne Melodie Recording Production in France. Purchase online.

A new site selling a CD titled "La Fete Au Village" with sound samples. Music recorded from the Marianne Melodie Recording Production in France. Purchase online.
 
William Schimmel CD's
A new site selling a CD titled "Chansons De Bretagne" with sound samples. Music recorded from the Marianne Melodie Recording Production in France. Purchase online.

A new site selling a CD titled "Sébastien Perrin" with sound samples. Music recorded from the Marianne Melodie Recording Production in France. Purchase online.
 
Titano Accordion Company
Charnwood site releases 6 new sheet music of "The Flying Trapeze", "The Helter Skelter", "Skating Penguin Waltz", "The Witch of Wookey Hole", "The Haunted House", "St Andrew's Waltz". Samples of the music are available online. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card.
 
Las Vegas International Accordion Convention
A new site selling a CD titled "Noël en Chansons" with sound samples. Music recorded from the Marianne Melodie Recording Production in France. Purchase online.

A new site selling a CD titled "Tino Rossi vol.3" with sound samples. Music recorded from the Marianne Melodie Recording Production in France. Purchase online.
 
James P O'Brien music catalog
A new site selling a CD titled "Chansons de France - Chansons Patritiotiques" with sound samples. Music recorded from the Marianne Melodie Recording Production in France. Purchase online.

A new site selling a CD titled "André Claveau" with sound samples. Music recorded from the Marianne Melodie Recording Production in France. Purchase online.
 
Yuri Medianik CD's
Charnwood Music Publishing site releases 6 new original music of "Daisey", "The Dancing Bear", "Robins Return", "Minuet For Accordion", "String Of Pearls", "Sarah's Musette". Samples of the music are available online. Purchase with credit card online.
 

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