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NAO
Accordion Championships, Scarborough - UK
Contributed
by Rob
Howard
2005
marks the 70th anniversary of the UK Accordion Championships, originally
held at the Central Hall, Westminster, London in November 1935, and
then known as the All-Britain Championships by the NAO - National
Accordion Organisation of Great Britain.
This
year's event, from the 22nd to 24th April, takes place at The Spa
Complex, Scarborough. Scarborough is a superb location for this annual
event, and The Spa Complex, a Victorian masterpiece, is an ideal venue
with multiple large size competition rooms.
The UK Championships will feature competitions for all levels including
solo, duo, ensemble and orchestra as well as an extensive trade show
with music and instruments, a Ceilidh dance (with Gary Blair, pictured
and his Ceilidh Dance Band) and performances by international guests.
This year's festival involves over 400 entries, including 180+ soloists,
30+ duets, 20+ groups, 30+ orchestras, 50+ Musette Section, 30+ Scottish
and 60+ Polka Section entries. There are also 22 entries in the Frosini
Section, which will now be split into two separate age categories.
The
UK Championships this year for first time includes an International
Solo Class, which will be conducted with the 2nd Round of the NAO
UK Virtuoso Solo Championship. The large adjudicating panel includes
Kevin Friedrich,
pictured (President of the CIA)
and Joan
Summers, former Professor at the University of Kansas City, USA.
For further information email naouk@accordions.com
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Victor
Prieto Concerts, New York - USA
Contributed
by Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
Victor
Prieto is to perform in two very contrasting shows during April. The
first is a tango concert, whilst the second is a tribute evening to
the late Arthur Tracey (1899-1997), the Moldovan-born American singer/accordionist
whose hit record 'Marta' made him an international favourite in the
1930s and 40s. The dates are:-
April 20th - 'Tango and Beyong' - Maria Cangiano (voice), Victor Prieto
(accordion), Octavio Brunetti (piano), Daniel Reyes llinas (guitar),
Mariana Parma (dancer) and special guest, at Joe's Pub, New York.
April 27th
- 'Pennies From Heaven - The Songs of Arthur 'The Street Singer' Tracy'
- Steve Ross (narrator), Gregory Moore (tenor voice), Victor Prieto
(accordion) and Steve Miller (piano) plus special guest Joe Franklin,
at Bruno Walter Auditorium Lincoln Center, New York, at 6pm.
From 1931,
Arthur Tracy, known as 'The Street Singer', was one of America's top
recording artistes and radio stars. He went on to become one of Britain's
favorite singers as well. After he left show business in the late
1940s, he was largely forgotten, until the 1981 film 'Pennies From
Heaven' brought him back to the public spotlight, when Tracy's recording
of the title song was used on the soundtrack. Joe Franklin, America's
legendary talk show host - who was one of Arthur Tracy's closest friends
- will also be on hand to share some of his memories, which will be
sure to make this an unforgettable evening.
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Tango
Concerts, Sydney - Australia
The
Orquesta Tipica will perform a concert titled 'Tiempo de Tango' on
March 11th, at 8pm, at Cooks River Motor Boat Club, 10 Holbeach Rd,
Tempe. The line up of Orquesta Tipica includes Liz Jones - bandoneon,
Martijn van Eijkelenborg - bandoneon, Maggie Ferguson - violin, Rachel
Easton - violin, John Napier - cello and Paul Myers - piano.
Very excellent to see new books being published and widely promoted.
Congratulations to Gary Dahl for conceiving and writing this new publication
for accordion. We wish him and Mel Bay every success.
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Sharon
Shannon Concert Tour - Ireland
Contributed by Rob
Howard
Sharon
Shannon, two-row diatonic button accordionist from County Clare
in the Irish Republic, is to tour Ireland during May. Shannon has
toured internationally with great success, and has done much to
promote the accordion with the general public, especially the younger
generations.
In 1998, Sharon Shannon toured Europe's major cities with classical
violinist Nigel Kennedy, and other musicians, performing Kennedy's
'Jimi Hendrix Suite'. She has performed concerts for Irish President
Mary Robinson, Lech Walesa in Warsaw, and President Bill Clinton
at The White House, Washington DC.
The tour dates are:-
May 3rd - Hawkswell, Sligo
4th - An Grianan, Letterkenny
5th - Dean Crow Theatre, Athlone
6th - Dunamaise Arts Centre, Portlaoise
7th - Royal Hotel, Castlebar
8th - Mullingar Arts Centre, Mullingar
12th - Glor Music Centre, Ennis
13th - The Forum, Waterford
14th - Watergate Theatre, Kilkenny
15th - NCH, Dublin
For further
information email info@daisydiscs.com
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Hugo
Sattore Quartet's South Pacific Tour - Argentina
Contributed
by Christine
Adams
Hugo
Sattore (bandoneon), Gabriel Clenar (piano), Marcelo Rebuffi (violin)
and Claudio Canestrari (double bass) are one of Argentina's most popular
quartets, specialising in playing both traditional and modern tangos.
They perform every week in a show in San Telmo, Buenos Aires, and
have released a CD titled 'Estampas Porteñas'. In 2003, the
quartet successfully toured Australia and New Zealand, and have just
released details of their 2005 tour - see below:-
April 23rd
- Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore May 3rd and 4th - ASB Theatre,
Auckland, New Zealand May 5th and 6th - St James' Theatre, Wellington
May 9th - Frankston Arts Centre, Victoria, Australia May 10th and
11th - Hamer Hall, Melbourne May 13th - Canberra Theatre, Canberra
May 14th - Princess Theatre, Launceston May 15th - Federation Concert
Hall, Hobart, Tasmania May 17th - Civic Theatre, Newcastle
May 18th to 22nd - Sydney Theatre, Sydney
24th and 25th - Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
26th - Performing Arts Centre, Mandurah
27th and 28th - Regal Theatre, Perth
30th - Cultural Centre, Caloundra
31st - Empire Theatre, Toowoomba
June 1st and 2nd - Twin Towns Services Club, Tweed Heads
3rd and 4th - QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane
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Legplaiters
Concert and Ceilidh, Manchester - UK
Contributed by Rob
Howard
The
Legplaiters, a long established Irish music group from Manchester,
England, are to hold their annual concert followed by a ceilidh at
St Bernadette's, Whitefield, North Manchester on April 29th, at 8pm.
All proceeds will go to the Bury Hospice, and the event is also in
memory of the late Dave Weatherall (pictured), a former member of
the Legplaiters.
The Legplaiters include Pete Fitzpatrick, former All Britain Accordion
Champion, and Martin Hall, who plays concertina and accordion. Other
musicians appearing in the concert include a team of Appalachian dancers
and their accompanists.
For further
information email petefitz@ntlworld.com
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Jack Emblow
and Tony Compton Concert, Leicester - UK
Contributed
by Rob
Howard
The
ever popular Jack Emblow and Tony Compton duo are the guests at Soar
Valley Accordion Club on April 9th. The venue is Rothley Village Hall,
Leicester. The duo's latest CD 'Jack and Tony' reflects their concert
repertoire, and includes such jazz standards as 'Summertime', 'Autumn
Leaves', 'Tangerine', 'Crazy Rhythm', 'Aint Misbehavin' and 'Skylark',
plus accordion compositions such as 'Il Treno (the Train)' and the
valse musette 'En Amateur'.
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Frankfurt
Musikmesse/information - Germany
Contributed
by Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
From April 6th to 9th (9 a.m. to 6 p.m) the Musikmesse with the theme
'Rhythm n' Business' will take place. Many accordion factories will
be showing their latest innovations and there is a great array of
artists demonstrating their products. These include:
Artistes involved in this year's Frankfurt event include:-
Jon Hammond
- Excelsior
stand
Pino Di Modugno / Beltuna
Stand
Vincenzo Abbracciante / Borsini
Stand 3.1 H 14
Jean Louis
Noton / Cavagnolo/
" RITTER FRANTZ " 3.1 H 16
Jean Marc
Fabiano/ Ballone
Burini Stand
Michelantonio Norcia. / Musictech,
PAD. 3.1 Stand H 24
Intermusik
Zeitung: Halle 3.1 Stand H 27
Accordions Worldwide: Holda
Paoletti-Kampl / Ancona Promuovo Stand
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Sitios Nuevos
Actualizados
James
O' Brien - composer, arranger and performer, releases 6
new works for accordion available for purchase online. 'O Bury
Me Not' (traditional), 'Loch Lomond' (traditional), 'Dubinushka' (traditional),
'Waltzing Matilda' (traditional), 'Tyrolienne' (traditional), 'A Boat
from Chios' (traditional). 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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Douglas
Ward - accordionist teacher, adjudicator, composer, arranger.
A new site selling his compositions and arrangements, esheet format,
able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. Samples
of the music are on the site.
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The
International Trio has performed in various countries to acclaim.
This CD represents the program performed in 16 concerts throughout Finland
and Estonia. Sound samples are on the site and the CD can be purchased
with credit card. The CD been described as "... a magic blend of
accordion music at its finest..."
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Vassily
Glubochenko - composer,
arranger, performer and scientist. A new site selling his compositions
and arrangements, esheet format, able to be emailed to your computer.
Purchase with credit card. Samples of the music are on the site.
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John
Macdonald - Accordion recording artist, famous for his Scottish
music. Over 48 previous CD and LP releases. His latest CD "Years
Apart" is available for purchase with credit card. Sound samples
on the site. Enjoy his mastery of the accordion.
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