29 Febbraio 2008
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Musikmesse 2008, Francoforte - Germania
Qualificazioni per Coupe Mondiale e Trophée Mondial 2008 - Francia

Convention Nazionale dell'Associazione del Texas, Dallas - USA
La scomprasa di Johnny Vadnal, Ohio -USA
Informazion su Concerti, Masterclasse, Festival, Concorsi etc
Performance of 'Winterreise', Kristiandsand - Norway
Presentation of Accordion in the Children's TV show 'Pet plus' - Macedonia
1st Accords des Montagnes Festival, La Bresse - France
Prossimi Appuntamenti
Peter & Mady Soave Workshops, Victoria BC - Canada
Massimo Signorini Meets the Authors, Pisa and Florence - Italy

NAAFC Festival, Dunblane - UK
Torneo Internazionale di Musica, Verona - Italy
Howard Skempton Performs, London - UK
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Astor Piazzolla Gala Concert, London - UK
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Musikmesse 2008, Francoforte - Germania
Contributed by Holda Paoletti-Kampl

Dal 12 al 15 Marzo Fancoforte sarà di nuovo la sede del più importante appuntamento per l'industria musicale globale. Da più di 25 anni la Musikmesse di Francoforte è la più grande fiera degli strumenti musicali.

La Musikmesse offre una unica ommnicomprensiva eposizione di ogni tipo di strumento musicale, con oltre 30,000 prodotti dalla chitarra elettrica ai sistemi di missaggio, software musicale e strumenti classici. Un interessante programma di dimostrazioni, eventi, concerti, workshops e cerimonie di premiazione si svolgerà su Agora Stage, Acoustic Stage e Musikbiz Stage; inoltre conferenze, discussioni, presentazioni, visite scolastiche, riconoscimenti modaioli, Music4kids…

Le fisarmoniche si possono trovare alla Hall 3.1., dove la maggior parte della aziende produttrici italiane e di tutto il mondo esibiranno i loro prodotti, e dove si potranno incontrare importanti artisti internazionali. Da non perdere!
 
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Qualificazioni per Coupe Mondiale e Trophée Mondial 2008 - Francia
Contributed by Frédéric Deschamps

Le qualificazioni francesi per la Coupe Mondiale CIA e per il Trophée Mondial CMA 2008 si terranno nello stesso giorno, il 20 Luglio, di fronte ad un'unica giuria a La Selle sur le Bied, 100 km a sud di Parigi, con l'obiettivo di semplificae le procedure per l'accesso a questi due concorsi di altissimo livello internazionale.

Organizzato da Frédéric Deschamps (picture left), che rende disponibili tutti i detagli per le categorie classiche e varieté.

Tutte le informazioni sono disponibili sui siti web delle due organizzazioni, CIA (www.coupemondiale.org) e CMA (www.accordions.com/cma).
 
Accordion Repairs Made Easy - John Reuther
Convention Nazionale dell'Associazione del Texas, Dallas - USA
Contributed by Norman Seaton, President NAA
La Convention Nazionale 2008 dell'Associazione del Texas si terrà dal 13 al 15 Marzo al Richardson Hotel, Dallas, Texas. Il Festival comprenderà concerti, un ballo "Polka", una grande varietà di workshops e l'orchestra del festival. Quest'anno ci sarà anche una tombola, con in premio una fisrmonica Baffetti offerta da Golden Age Accordion di Dallas.

La Convention NAA include sempre molti workshops, ed il tema principale di quest'anno sarà "Conoscere l'intrattenimento con la fisarmonica!".

Gli artisti ospiti saranno Tony Lovello, Sylvia Marie, Nick Ballarini, Jim Rommel, Accordion All-Stars, Accordion Dance Orchestra, Brave Combo, Texas Polka Cruisers, Harold Strand and the Polka Cruise, Dee Langley (left), Janne Silfverberg, Gail Overly, Erica VandeVoort, Karen Fremar, Julie Silfverberg, Dee Siglar and Sarrah Cantrell. Un concerto in occasione del MECA Party coinvogerà Shelia Lee (Wijnberg and Witte), Carol & Debra's 'Hank Williams' Gospel Sing-a-Long! Zydeco Stingrays, MECA: Debra's Accordion Band, Tangos by Tom Visentin, Tex/Mex music with Pancho Martinez & Eleanor Martinez, e Polish Dance Music by Gene Neyer.

Gli espositori saranno: Golden Age Accordions, Roland Accordion Company, Accordion-O-Rama, Ballarini / Petosa, Mel Bay Publishing Company, Kohl Music Company, Accordion Embroidery by Carol Willenberg, Accordion Stuff - Debra Peters, e MECA.

Per tutti i dettagli visitare il sito web www.accordions.com/naa and per maggiori informazioni scrivere a: NatlAccordion@SBCGlobal.net
 
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La scomprasa di Johnny Vadnal, Ohio -USA
Contributed by Rob Howard

Il noto fisarmonicista Johnny Vadnal, leader della band Polka Americana Cleveland-stile è scomparso il 25 Febbraio all'età di 84 anni. Vadnal è stato il primo leader di una band polka ad avere un suo show televisivo, suonando tutte le domeniche pomeriggio su WEWS Channel 5 a Cleveland dal 1949 al 1961. Nel 1949, Vadnal vinse il titolo di 'Re della Polka di Cleveland' dopo una votazione organizzata da una radio locale.

Il gruppo di Johnny Vadnal aveva un suono unico, dovuto principalmente al suo stile fisarmonicistico, che era considerato dai contemporanei molto moderno e all'avanguardia. Con radici nello stile Sloveno, la musica di Vadnal ha avuto un grande appeal anche in audience di altre etnie.

Prolifico compositore di canzoni, Vadnal ha lasciato classici della polka come p 'Yes, My Dear', 'No Beer on Sunday', 'Wayside Polka', e molte altre. È sato incluso nella Hall dei Famosi della Polka nel 1987.
 
CD - Percursos by Paulo Jorge Ferreira
Performance of 'Winterreise', Kristiandsand - Norway
Contributed by Jörgen Sundeqvist

On February 14th the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Rolf Gupta, and featuring Swedish accordionist Jörgen Sundeqvist and German tenor, Lothar Odinius, performed a modern interpretation by Hans Zender of Franz Schubert`s 'Winterreise'.

Hans Zender's arrangement of Franz Schubert`s song cycle 'Winterreise' is a highly praised work where Hans Zender produces a completely new, modern and unique version of Schubert`s work, originally written for written for piano and orchestra. Zender`s version is much more than just orchestrating the piano part. Zender expands upon it, deconstructs it, and weaves new intros, outros, and newly composed counterpoints into the mix. Zender gives the music a new dimension and colour.

The accordion has a very important part in the orchestra, which also includes 4 percussionists, 3 wind machines, 3 harmonicas, harp, guitar as well as the traditional strings, woodwind and brass instruments.

Hans Zender (born 1936) is one of Germany's leading composers and conductors, and has written for orchestras, voice, and many instruments, including the accordion.

For further information email: sundeqvist@yahoo.se
 
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Presentation of Accordion in the Children's TV show 'Pet plus' - Macedonia
Contributed by Anica Karakutovska

Last Friday, the accordion trio: Aleksandar Kolovski, Boban Peric and Bojan Volcevski, together with their professor Zorica Karakutovska, were guests on the children's television show 'Five plus' on the TV channel TELMA.
'Five plus' is educational programme for children, part of the public educative campaigns for raising the awareness of protecting the environment. With the host Mina and the dog Petko as moderator this show provides a lot of useful information from different fields with many very interesting moments.

Friday's episode presented and promoted the accordion, and was very well received by all in the auditorium, including the youngest.
 
Peter Piccini music
1st Accords des Montagnes Festival, La Bresse - France
Contributed by Holda Paoletti-Kampl


The bars and restaurants rang to the sound of accordions during the week long Accords des Montagnes Festival, providing great entertainment for listeners and dancers. Accordion artistes performing everywhere included the colourful Jean-Louis Noton, Jean-Marc Torchy, Frédéric Buch, Sylvie Pulles, Franck Villain, Denys Gigot, Magali etc
 
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Peter & Mady Soave Workshops - Canada
Contributed by Rob Howard

Virtuoso accordionists Peter & Mady Soave lead workshops and perform in concert, from February 28th until March 1st at the Queenswood Center, 2494 Arbutus Road, Victoria, BC.

The workshops cover such topics as finger technique, bellows technique, accompanying other musicians, and the music of Astor Piazzolla.

On March 1st, 7pm, Peter and Mady Soave will perform in concert.
 
Titano Accordion Company
Massimo Signorini in Pisa - Italia
Contributed by Holda Paoletti-Kampl

Venerdì 29 FEBBRAIO 2008 - Scuola di Musica "Bonamici" di Pisa, ore 17.30
Incontro con l'autore dei volumi "Cinque Composizioni didattiche Stile Bachiano William" di Massimo Signorini Edizioni ETS, 2007
E "Gli strumenti ad ancia libera" di Massimo Signorini Edizioni IL CAMPANO, 2007

Interverranno M° Andrea Pellegrini, Direttore della Scuola "Bonamici" Massimo Signorini, fisarmonicista

Scuola di Musica "Bonamici" di Pisa, ore 21.15 Esclusivamente per i soci della Scuola di Musica "Bonamici" di Pisa

Concerto Il Tango di Astor Piazzolla con Patrizia Angeloni, fisarmonica e Sabrina Paoli, pianoforte

La domenica 2 marzo 2008 Massimo Signorini sarà al Conservatorio Statale "L. Cherubini" di Firenze, ore 17.00 Per un incontro con l'autore dei volumi Analisi strutturale di "WINTER SEEDS di Klaus Huber e Semiografia della fisarmonica" di Massimo Signorini Edizioni IL CAMPANO, 2007 Interverranno: Massimo Signorini, fisarmonicista Ivano Battiston, Conservatorio Statale "L. Cherubini" di Firenze

Per informazioni e-mail: massimosignorini@interfree.it
 
The Ins and Outs of the Accordion - Thierry Benetoux
NAAFC Festival, Dunblane - UK
Contributed by Rob Howard

The 34th National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs Championships, previously held in Musselburgh, takes place on March 1st, from 9am, at the Dunblane Hydro Hotel, Dunblane, Scotland.

The accordion adjudicators include Gary Blair, Djordje Gajic (classical Accordion), John Burns and Gordon Shand (traditional accordion), Sandy Lindsay (button accordion).

In the evening, from 6.15 to 8.15pm, there will be a concert featuring the festival prizewinners, and from 9pm to 12.30am there will be a dance featuring the Neil MacEachern Scottish Dance Band.

For further information email: lorna@mair4080.fsnet.co.uk
 
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Torneo Internazionale di Musica, Verona - Italy
Contributed by Rob Howard

The Torneo Internazionale di Musica is an international competition for singers and instrumentalists, which includes a section for accordion.

The TIM consists of 4 Rounds: Audition, Qualifying Concert, Semi-final and Final. Candidates who passed the 2007 pre-selection have direct access to the second or third round. Past TIM winners and other international competitions winners may apply to skip the first rounds when applying.

The qualifying contests are presently taking place in various European cities, including Cologne, Como, Florence, Madrid, Paris, Rome, Verona and Zaragoza. The semi-final and final rounds will take place in Verona from June 2nd to 9th 2008.

For further information email: info@timcompetition.org
 
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Howard Skempton Performs, London - UK
Contributed by Rob Howard

Composer and accordionist Howard Skempton performs his own compositions and other works of his choice in concert at the Royal Academy of Music, London, on March 4th, 6pm. The program includes two solo works by Skempton, 'Twin Set and Pearls', 'Musette'. 'May Pole' - open score for guitar, accordion and piano, and 'Semi'-Attached' - for guitar and accordion.

The concert will be in the David Josefowitz Recital Hall. Admission is free
 
CD - Inaki Alberdi Accordeon
Flogging Molly Tours - USA, Australia & Japan
Contributed by Rob Howard

The American Irish punk-folk band Flogging Molly, featuring Matt Hemsley on accordion and concertina, are about to tour various countries, as follows:

March 1st, 7pm - Ram's Head Live, Baltimore, USA
March 2nd, 7pm - The National, Richmond, Virginia
March 3rd, 7pm - The Norva, Norfolk, Virginia
March 5th, 7pm - Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte, North Carolina
March 6th, 7pm - Tabernacle, Atlanta, Georgia
March 7th, 7pm - House of Blues, Orlando, Florida
March 8th, 7pm - Jannus Landing, St Petersburg, Florida
March 9th, 8pm - House of Blues, New Orleans
March 11th, 7pm - Warehouse Live, Houston, Texas
March 13th, 8pm - Crystal Ballroom, Portland, Oregon
March14th and 15th, 5pm - House of Blues, Las Vegas
March 16th, 7pm, Marquee Theatre, Tempe, Arizona
March17th, 5pm - St Patrick's Day, Temple Town Lake, Arizona

April 5th, 2pm - Punkspring Festival, Osaka, Japan
April 6th, 11am - Punkspring Festival, Tokyo, Japan
April 9th, 8.30pm - Night Train, Adelaide, Australia
April 10th and 11th, 8.30pm - The Corner, Melbourne, Australia
April 12th, 8pm - The Forum, Sydney, Australia
April 13th - The Tivoli, Brisbane, Australia
April 26th, 11am - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, California, USA

For further information email: cara@pressherepublicity.com
 
The Art of Playing the Accordion Artistically - Lips
Astor Piazzolla Gala Concert, London - UK
Contributed by Rob Howard

The Amor Quintet will perform in an Astor Piazzolla Gala Concert on March 8th, 7.30pm, at St Stephen's Church, Gloucester Road, London SW7 4RL. The programme includes: 'Libertango', 'Milonga Del Angel', 'Triunfal', 'Otono Porteno', 'Invierno Porteno', 'Primavera Porteno', 'Verano Porteno', 'Oblivion', 'Ressureccion Del Angel', 'La Muerte Del Angel', 'Concierto Para Quintetto', and 'Michelangelo 70'.

The Amor Quintet are: Nikolai Ryskov (accordion), Anahit Chaushyan (piano), Orpheous Papafilippou (violin), Hideo Morii (electric guitar), and Enrique Galassi (double bass).

For further information email: nryskov@googlemail.com
 
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Yehuda Oppenheimer
Peter Piccini - accordionist, composer, arranger, performer, releases 4 new works for accordion available for purchase online. 'That Latin Feel', 'Waving Palms', 'Waltz For Bella' and 'Pete's Music Bug'. Samples of theses music are available on the site. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card.

Gary Dahl - accordionist as well as a composer, arranger, recording artist and music educator,updates 3 of his works and release 1 new work for accordion available for purchase online, ‘Maria Elena’, '12th Street Rag' and 'You Can't Be True Dear'. Samples of this music are available on the site. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card.
 
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A new site selling a CD titled "La Cumparsita" with sound samples. Music performed by Friedrich Lips. Purchase online.

A new site selling a CD titled "Buenos Dias, Astor!" with sound samples. Music performed by Friedrich Lips. Purchase online.
 
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