Flashes
Conciertos y Clases Magistrales de Jean-Louis
Noton, Blckpool - Reino Unido
El
acordeonista francés Jean
Louis Noton ofrecerá un concierto y unas clases magistrales
en el Festival de Acordeón de Blackpool, del 28 de Abril al
1 de Mayo. Jean Louis Noton ha viajado por toda Europa, América
y África, y es especialmente conocido como exponente de los
acordeones midi de Cavagnolo.
El Festival de Acordeón de Blackpool tiene lugar en el Hotel
Norbreck Castle. Otros acordeonistas invitados son Ivar Dagenborg,
Geir Aage y Ottar Johansen (Noruega), Rosemary Wright (Inglaterra),
Lindsay Garvin (Inglaterra), Auriol Evans (cello, Gales) y Ian Cruikshanks
(Escocia). Las actividades que se realizarán durante el festival
son: muestras comerciales, audiciones, orquestas, seminarios, conciertos
y bailes.
Muchas fábricas de acordeón de todo el mundo estuvieron
presentando sus productos en la Feria
Musik Messe de Frankfurt y nuestra manager europea Holda
Paoletti-Kampl ha realizado un
encantador reportaje, mostrando muchas de estas presentaciones.
Francesa
Pigini "Tradition
in Style"pictured
in traditional dress from the italian region "Marche"
with the Pigini-Germany Reprentative Heinz Aumueller in "Lederhosen".
Musikmesse and Prolight + Sound celebrate a double
record: five percent more exhibitors, ten percent more visitors.
"Musikmesse
and Prolight + Sound have cleared the 100,000 visitor hurdle for
the first time.
Además de las demostraciones, hubo una inauguración
oficial en la feria del "Certificado de Origen y Calidad"
para los acordeones "Fabricados en Castelfidardo".
El consorcio
del Mercado musical de acordeones, junto con la protección,
promoción y desarrollo de instrumentos musicales producidos
en la región, han establecido una certificación para
instrumentos musicales, que garantiza
tanto a los constructores como a los fabricantes una tradición
de cerca de 150 años de antigüedad.
El
consorcio representa
a los principales fabricantes de acordeón del área
de Castelfidardo, quien han decidido atacar el bajo nivel de ventas
del instrumento con el "Certificado de Origen y calidad".
Las fábricas que soliciten este certificado al consorcio
deben cumplir las normas sobre construcción, pasadas de generación
a generación, y usar materiales seleccionados y componentes
exclusivamente producidos por empresas de Castelfidardo.
Como
consecuencia del tremendo éxito de su gira 2005, la singular
acordeonista Australiana Bernadette Conlon ha anunciado su vuelta
en las Convenciones Internacionales de Acordeón de América
y Canadá en el 2006. Actuará en:
Convención internacional de Acordeón de Leavenworth
- 21-24 de Junio
Convención internacional de Acordeón de Las Vegas
- 25-28 de Junio
Convención Internacional de Acordeón de Kimberley
- 10-15 de Julio
Bernadette, quien interpreta todo tipo de música al acordeón,
de memoria, fue aclamada en su gira inaugural 2005, donde se ganó
el corazón de todos los acordeonistas, jóvenes y mayores.
Fallece
Arthur Metzler, Florida - EEUU
Información por Kevin
Friedrich
El mundo del acordeón ha recibido con pesar
la noticia del fallecimiento de Arthur (Art) Metzler, de 90 años
en San Petersburgo, Florida, el 18 de Marzo de 2006.
Nacido en 1915, Arthur se trasladó a Florida en 1982 de su
nativa Chicago, y se convirtió en un experto en varios instrumentos.
En los años 30, tocó el acordeón como solista
y en grupos de alto nivel, y en los años siguientes a la
2ª Guerra Mundial se convirtió en un famoso profesor
con su escuela de acordeón.
Arthur Metzler fue también un prolífico compositor
y arreglista. Arthur estudió y se graduó en composición
en la Universidad de Roosevelt. Fue primer oboísta con la
Orquesta Sinfónica de Chicago, y primer acordeón de
la Orquesta de Acordeón Rizzo. Art Metzler será recordado
por su esposa de 64 años, Jane, un hijo, Robert y su hermano
Martín.
American
Accordionists Association Fundraising Day, New York - USA
Contributed by Kevin
Friedrich
The
American Accordionists' Association held an extremely successful fundraising
event at the Magnanini Winery in Wallkill, New York, where hundreds
of attendees enjoyed an outstanding afternoon of accordion music,
set to wine tasting and dinner.
The 4th Annual event of its kind at the Winery, money raised is put
in the AAA Carmen Carrozza Scholarship fund, which will be used for
the advancement of promising young accordionists and commissioning
new works for the accordion.
A
past president of the AAA, Carmen Carrozza (picture left with current
AAA President Linda Solely Reed) is well known as one of the greatest
exponents of the accordion in the classical field. He studied under
Pietro Deiro, who was one of the pioneers of the accordion in the
United States. He has appeared as soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra,
under the direction of Arthur Fiedler, the Cincinnati Orchestra, Buffalo
Symphony Orchestra, and the National Symphony at Kennedy Center (Washington
D.C.). He
has also appeared with the New York Philharmonic under the direction
of Andre Kostelanetz, premiering the 'Rubaiyat', written by Alan Hovhaness
and narrated by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Washington DC, and for former
NYC Mayor John Lindsay in New York. (Picture right of famous accordon
identities Maddelena Belfiore and Tony
Dannon.)
He
has performed concerts throughout Europe and was presented with a
gold medal in Italy after an outstanding performance at the Teatro
di Pavia. One of the high points in Carmen Carrozza's distinguished
career was a concert in Town Hall in New York City where he performed
all original accordion works by many outstanding American composers
including Robert Russell Bennett, Paul Creston, Virgil Thompson, and
many others.
Artistes
included well known accordionist Mario Tacca and International vocalist
Mary Mancini (pictured left), Dominic Karcic and Ray Oreggia playing
traditional Italian Valtaro Music, as well as jazz artiste Tony
Dannon from Detroit, Frank Carozza, Frank Toscano, Anita and Bob
Siarkowski, Linda Soley Reed and CIA President Kevin
Friedrich.
Musselburgh
Festival, Scotland - UK
Contributed by Rob
Howard
The
National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs annual festival
at Musselburgh in the borders region of Scotland om March 4th attracted
an entry of over 250 competitors, including 14 entries in the bands
sections. The event had been under threat due to heavy snowfalls across
much of Scotland in the days before, but by the day itself the weather
had relented and the NAAFC Festival proceeded as scheduled..
The adjudicators commented on the high standard of playing throughout
the day, and many of the winners took part in the evening concert.
Two particular highlights of the concert were 8-year-old Emma Dickson
(Under 10 Accordion Champion) and her 10-year-old sister Hannah (Under
12 Fiddle Champion) who played to a standard well beyond their years.
After the concert, the festival concluded with a dance to the music
of Iain Cathcart and his Scottish Dance Band.
Next year's Musselburgh Festival is set for March 3rd 2007.
Blues
Accordion Tuition DVD, Texas - USA Contributed
by Rob
Howard
A
DVD by Debra Peters, titled 'The ABCs of Accordion Basics Blues, Chords,
& Chops (for Piano Accordion)' has recently become available.
This DVD focuses on teaching and learning the blues on the piano accordion
in a step-by-step play along tutorial. Texas accordion teacher and
performer Debra Peters includes such lessons as arpeggios, trills
and chord patterns for the treble keyboard, and the 5 most common
bass patterns for left hand playing. The viewer can play along 'by
ear' while watching close-ups of the keys and buttons.
Texas accordion teacher and performer Debra Peters includes such lessons
as arpeggios, trills and chord patterns for the treble keyboard, and
the 5 most common bass patterns for left hand playing. The viewer
can play along 'by ear' while watching close-ups of the keys and buttons.
Mediterranean
Sundance Concert, Hengelo - The Netherlands Mediterranean
Sundance, renowned as the most remarkable 'Hot Club de France' jazz
sextet in the Netherlands, featuring accordionist Nihad Hrustanbegovic
and guitarist Mozes Rosenberg, are in concert on April 7th at the
Rabotheatre in Hengelo. The concert begins at 8.30pm.
The ensemble Mediterranean Sundance plays not only the music of
Django Reinhardt, but also include the influence of flamenco, tango,
Oriental and world music to create a real musical mosaic.
The musicians of Mediterranean Sundance are: accordionist Nihad
Hrustanbegovic - accordion, Mozes Rosenberg - lead guitar, Harry
Klunder - rhythm guitar, Faifie Reinhardt - rhythm guitar, Watti
Rosenberg - violin and Fremdo Rosenberg - bass.
A
musical show titled 'Paris Est Un Escargot' takes place at the Theatre
Michel Galabru, 2 rue de l'Armée, 75018 Paris, from April 19th
to 23rd, at 2.30pm. The performers are Béatrice Fontaine -
vocals, Daniel Denecheau - guitar, and Alexandre Leitao - accordion.
Accordion
Festival, Durango - Mexico Contributed
by Rob
Howard
The
first Durango Accordion Festival takes place from July 14th to 29th,
at various venues in the city. The festival sponsors are the Culture
and Art Municipal Institute, and the organiser is Corin Martinez.
The organiser hopes to present leading accordionists from France,
Russia and Italy.
James O' Brien
- compositor, arreglista e intérprete, presenta otras 7 obras
nuevas para acordeón disponibles en la red: 'I
Maccheroni'(traditional), 'Kalinka'
(traditional), 'La
Bamba' (traditional), 'La
Tumba' (traditional), 'Las
Mañanitas' (traditional), 'Laughing
Polka' (traditional), 'O
Du Lieber Augustine' (traditional).
Ejemplos de música disponibles, música en formato Sheet.
Pago con tarjeta de crédito.
Una nueva página web vende el CD
titulado 'Dialoghi' con ejemplos de sonido. Música interpretada
por Daniele Donadelli y su profesor Paolo Gandolfi.
A new site selling
a book titled 'L'Accordéon
& SA Diversité Sonore'. Book in French language about
the accordion reeds and the sound and how to tune and repair the reeds
of the accordions. Author is Thierry Benetoux of France.
The American Accordionists'
Association (AAA) site has been updated to show current competition
information for 2006 including the national festival comeptitions
and the $10,000 first prize 'Vivian Vivio Stolaruk International Entertainment
Competition for Accordionists' which will be held from July 12-14,
2006 at the Adams Mark Hotel, Buffalo/Niagara Falls, NY.
Vassily
Glubochenko releases a new composition of 'Walk
With the “Mops”'. Sample of the music is available online.
The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer.
Purchase with credit card.
James O' Brien
- composer, arranger and performer, releases another 5 new works for
accordion available for purchase online. 'As
I Went Out' (traditional), 'Bagpiper's
Carol' (traditional), 'Carnival
of Venice' (traditional), 'Cicirinella'
(traditional), 'Hopak'
(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.
El
acordeonista francés 
garantiza
tanto a los constructores como a los fabricantes una tradición
de cerca de 150 años de antigüedad.
Como
consecuencia del tremendo éxito de su gira 2005, la singular
acordeonista Australiana Bernadette Conlon ha anunciado su vuelta
en las Convenciones Internacionales de Acordeón de América
y Canadá en el 2006. Actuará en:
The
American Accordionists' Association held an extremely successful fundraising
event at the Magnanini Winery in Wallkill, New York, where hundreds
of attendees enjoyed an outstanding afternoon of accordion music,
set to wine tasting and dinner.
A
past president of the AAA, Carmen Carrozza (picture left with current
AAA President Linda Solely Reed) is well known as one of the greatest
exponents of the accordion in the classical field. He studied under
Pietro Deiro, who was one of the pioneers of the accordion in the
United States. He has appeared as soloist with the Boston Pops Orchestra,
under the direction of Arthur Fiedler, the Cincinnati Orchestra, Buffalo
Symphony Orchestra, and the National Symphony at Kennedy Center (Washington
D.C.). 
He
has also appeared with the New York Philharmonic under the direction
of Andre Kostelanetz, premiering the 'Rubaiyat', written by Alan Hovhaness
and narrated by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in Washington DC, and for former
NYC Mayor John Lindsay in New York. (Picture right of famous accordon
identities Maddelena Belfiore and 
He
has performed concerts throughout Europe and was presented with a
gold medal in Italy after an outstanding performance at the Teatro
di Pavia. One of the high points in Carmen Carrozza's distinguished
career was a concert in Town Hall in New York City where he performed
all original accordion works by many outstanding American composers
including Robert Russell Bennett, Paul Creston, Virgil Thompson, and
many others.
Artistes
included well known accordionist Mario Tacca and International vocalist
Mary Mancini (pictured left), Dominic Karcic and Ray Oreggia playing
traditional Italian Valtaro Music, as well as jazz artiste 
A
DVD by Debra Peters, titled 'The ABCs of Accordion Basics Blues, Chords,
& Chops (for Piano Accordion)' has recently become available.
This DVD focuses on teaching and learning the blues on the piano accordion
in a step-by-step play along tutorial. Texas accordion teacher and
performer Debra Peters includes such lessons as arpeggios, trills
and chord patterns for the treble keyboard, and the 5 most common
bass patterns for left hand playing. The viewer can play along 'by
ear' while watching close-ups of the keys and buttons.
Mediterranean
Sundance, renowned as the most remarkable 'Hot Club de France' jazz
sextet in the Netherlands, featuring accordionist Nihad Hrustanbegovic
and guitarist Mozes Rosenberg, are in concert on April 7th at the
Rabotheatre in Hengelo. The concert begins at 8.30pm.
Jack
Emblow and Tony Compton Concert, Leicester - UK
A
musical show titled 'Paris Est Un Escargot' takes place at the Theatre
Michel Galabru, 2 rue de l'Armée, 75018 Paris, from April 19th
to 23rd, at 2.30pm. The performers are Béatrice Fontaine -
vocals, Daniel Denecheau - guitar, and Alexandre Leitao - accordion.
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