Información por Harley Jones, Relaciones Públicas de la CIA
Este año la CIA llevará a cabo su concurso “Coupe Mondiale” en su 59 edición del 18 al 22 de octubre en Asker Noruega. El miembro de la CIA, NTL, llevará a cabo la organización del concurso.
Encontrará más información en website donde se incluyen:
- Normas para las 6 categorías.
- Piezas obligadas.
- Inscripción on-line.
- Información sobre Asker y sus hoteles.
- Agenda.
- Contacto con la organización.
- Boletín de noticias....
Además de la Coupe Mondiale en Senior y Junior, la categoría de variedades, y el concurso para teclas, la CIA está contenta de presentar este año que la Cat. De Cámara ha sido ampliada para que puedan participar también varios acordeones hasta un número de 5.
El Concurso se llevará a cabo en la Casa de Cultura de Asker, que tiene dos salas de conciertos, y muchas facilidades de logística, además de estar al lado del Hotel Scandic, cuartel general de la CIA.
Asker está a 22 km al sur de Oslo. El aeropuerto más cercano es el Oslo Gardermoen, que está a 60 km. Si va al aeropuerto de Torp, lo mejor es tomar el bus a Asker. El hotel está muy cerca de la última estación del tren express a Asker desde el aeropuerto de Gardermoen.
El Ensemble de Cámara de Viena, dirigido por Tener Weibert, hará un gira de conciertos por Australia durante el mes de agosto. Su repertorio es eclético e incluye obras de Piazzolla, Bach, Mozart, Moussorgsky, Strauss y otros. Igualmente tocan obras originales de Dobler, Verme, Jacobi...
La carrera de este ensemble ha tenido varios éxitos, por recordar alguno: un concierto en el Carnegie Hall en 1985, o el premio de Mérito de la CIA en 1992.
Desde 1984 han grabado 3 cds y un video. En los CDs presentan todo tipo de obras y estilos. Esperamos veros en nuestros conciertos:
Fechas de la gira:
Agosto 12 -13 - Perth
Agosto 18 -19 - Melbourne
Agosto 20 - Geelong
Agosto 23- Wollongong
Agosto 25 -26 - Sydney
Premios Nacionales para organizaciones de acordeón. Gran Bretaña
Durante los campeonatos 2006 de la NAO UK, la NAO dió su Premio de Mérito a Frederick Parnell, una persona que ha dedicado su vida a la música y al acordeón.
Recibió su Diploma del Colegio Británico de acordeonistas en 1940 y ganó el concurso de la NAO en 1950 y 1951. Desde entonces ha enseñado de manera exitosa en Nottingham.
Aquí podemos ver su foto con Elaine Beccham y Gina Branelli, su mujer Mavis y con Raymon Bodell.
Igualmente recibió un Premio por su trabajo respecto al acordeón Iris Laurie.
Nueva categoría en el concurso de Castelfidardo: “Música de Films” – Italia
Entre las más importantes innovaciones del 31 concurso de Castelfidardo habrá una nueva categoría dedicada a la música para películas.
El concurso tendrá lugar del 12 al 15 de octubre. Las inscrpciones son hasta el 31 de agosto.
Así pues habrá 5 categorías principales: Clásico, Variedades, Jazz, Piazzolla y la nueva Música de Films. Los participantes pueden utilizar aplicaciones midi, pero no usar secuencias o bases pregrabadas.
A very successful concert was held on August 8th, featuring the North Shore Accordion Orchestra at the Takapuna War Memorial Hall in Auckland. Roseanne Rosario, as the compere, set a relaxed, informal approach to the evening.
Solo accordionists and the young players of the Music Makers, conducted by Christine Adams, and the NSAO, conducted by Lionel Reekie, performed to a hall full of supportive parents and friends.
An ensemble of nine players, conducted by Lionel Reekie, is travelling to the Gold Coast in Australia to perform at the largest accordion concert in Australasia, to be held by the Queensland Accordion Club at the Function Centre of the ‘Sharks’ Football Club, Southport, at 1.45pm on August 13th.
On hot balmy July summer evening, guest John Romero entertained the audience at Uxbridge Accordion Club with acoustic accordion solos in his first half performance. He later played electronically, with a combination of MIDI and accordion microphones, the music interlaced with much humour and audience participation. An unusual aspect of his stage presentation was the use of a projected image of the right hand keyboard onto a giant screen alongside.
The excellent Uxbridge Accordion Band (MD Angela Lukins) also performed, starting the second half of the evening with four familiar tunes including the themes from the BBC television comedies ‘Allo, Allo’ and ‘Last of the Summer Wine’. Organisers David and Angie Lukins invited John Romero, as a finale, to lead a mass busking session, in which all of the accordionists present joined in with great enthusiasm.
José Alfonso Valadez Alanís in Concert, Monterrey - México
Classical accordionist José Alfonso Valadez Alanís, from Monterrey, will play a solo recital, at Casa de la Cultura de Nuevo León (Culture House of Nuevo León), Colón Ave and Escobedo Step, Monterrey City, on August 16th, at 7.30pm. José’s program will include music by Rossini, Suppé, Lecuona, Schubert and Tchaikovsky. Admission is free.
José has recently been playing with his ensemble AMICI - accordion, violin, viola and cello - in a lot of private recitals and gigs.
Those Darn Accordions, from San Francisco, California, have submitted the following news:-
“We are set to do two shows in Oregon and two in California in the next few weeks before we head back to the Midwest for a 10-day tour. Don't miss your chance to catch up with TDA and see what the fuss is all about and how gracefully we are aging.
We will play Albany, Oregon, on Thursday August 17th, at a free outdoor concert, and in Seaside, Ore., on August 19th, at the Elks Club. That should be wild!
Then it's down to California for the annual Cotati Accordion Festival on August 26th. This is always a fun day, so come early and hear some great accordion playing. We go on at 4.45 pm, but you don't want to miss the Mad Maggies, which has our own bass player, Lewis Wallace, in the lineup along with several members of Polkacide. They go on at 1.10 pm. You also will get the chance to hear one of the all-time squeezebox greats, Dick Contino, at 3.45 pm.
Come enjoy the whole event, and be sure to stop by the TDA merchandise booth to say, "Hi!" We'll be there all day. The next day, Sunday, August 27th, we return to Curtis Park in Sacramento for a free outdoor show”.
Joan Sommers, from Kansas, USA, visits Beijing this weekend, where she will rehearse the accordion orchestra (approximately 40 members) at the Beijing Children's Palace, conduct them on a concert on the 12th and then gives a lecture/workshop on the 13th for the teachers.
Joan Cochran Sommers established the accordion degree program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music in 1961. Professor Sommers has since retired from this position, but continues to direct the UMKC Accordion Orchestra, and also continues to teach privately. In addition, she travels widely giving master class lessons, orchestral workshops and serves as guest conductor for orchestras around the United States.
The 1st International Accordion Festival in Cogne will be held from September 1st to 3rd, with the participation of well-known international accordionists. This festival will take place every 2 years and will be enlarged with during the coming editions with master classes.
For artistes who would like to participate during this festival, there will be the possibility to do so on the 3rd of September 3rd in the morning at various locations. Please make applications before August 26th.
The Sabadell Accordion Orchestra perform an open-air concert in Encamp, Andorra on August 19th, at 10pm. The program includes:-
Libertango (A. Piazzolla)
Melodia en La m (A. Piazzolla)
Violentango (A. Piazzolla)
Variationen für Akkordeon Orchester (Rudolf Würthner)
Keniade (F. Dobler)
Dalmatinische Tänze (A. Götz)
West Side Story (L. Bernstein, arr. Heinz Ehne)
Ritual Fire Dance (M. de Falla)
The BBC Scotland radio programme ‘Take the Floor’ broadcasts on 92-95FM and 810MW, or can be heard through the Internet or cable television. The next broadcasts are August 19th, with the Colin Dewar Scottish Dance Band, and August 26th, with the Ian Hutson SDB as guests.
‘Take the Floor’ has been broadcasting Scottish accordion music weekly since the 1930s, and is one of the longest running programmes of its kind anywhere in the world.
8th International Competition for Concert Accordionists, Lanciano – Italy
The 8th International Competition for Concert Accordionists takes place in Lanciano on October 7th and 8th. Full details are now available from the festival director Cesare Chiacchiaretta.
The following prizes will be awarded:
1st place - a Diploma of Laureate, the ‘Città di Lanciano’ International Accordion Trophy and a prize of1000 euros
2nd place - a Diploma of Laureate, the ‘Città di Lanciano’ International Accordion Cup and a prize of 500 euros
3rd place - a Diploma of Laureate, the ‘Città di Lanciano’ International Accordion Plate and a prize of 200 euros
4th and 5th places - a Diploma of Laureate, the ‘Città di Lanciano’ International Accordion Medals and a prize of 50 euros
All other competitors will receive a certificate of participation.
The North Staffs Accordion Club, based at Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, celebrates its 21st birthday with a concert and buffet at the Jubilee Hall, Stoke Town Hall on September 29th, from 7.30pm. Accordionists Jack Emblow and Tony Compton are the main guest artistes, and Rob Howard and John Jones will also be performing.
"Piazolla-studio" Tango by Friedrich Lips (accordion), Sviatoslav Lips (piano), Vladislav Igolinsky (violin), Kirill Rodin (cello) and Mark Pekarsky (percussion).
Gary Dahl - accordionist as well as a composer, arranger, recording artist and music educator, release 1 new work for accordion available for purchase online. 'Moon River'. 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.
The Orquestra d´Acordions de Sabadell, formed in 1991 under the direction of Miguel Ángel Maestro, accordion teacher of the Professional Conservatory of Music of Sabadell, now has its own website.
The orchestra has won several competitions, most recent of which was the special 2006 Accordions Worldwide Award for the 1st Prize at the International Competition Città di Castelfidardo for Orchestras.
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El Concurso se llevará a cabo en la Casa de Cultura de Asker, que tiene dos salas de conciertos, y muchas facilidades de logística, además de estar al lado del Hotel Scandic, cuartel general de la CIA.
Asker está a 22 km al sur de Oslo. El aeropuerto más cercano es el Oslo Gardermoen, que está a 60 km. Si va al aeropuerto de Torp, lo mejor es tomar el bus a Asker. El hotel está muy cerca de la última estación del tren express a Asker desde el aeropuerto de Gardermoen.
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Premios Nacionales para organizaciones de acordeón. Gran Bretaña
Nueva categoría en el concurso de Castelfidardo: “Música de Films” – Italia
North Shore Orchestra Performance, Auckland - New Zealand
A very successful concert was held on August 8th, featuring the North Shore Accordion Orchestra at the Takapuna War Memorial Hall in Auckland. Roseanne Rosario, as the compere, set a relaxed, informal approach to the evening. 
Solo accordionists and the young players of the Music Makers, conducted by Christine Adams, and the NSAO, conducted by Lionel Reekie, performed to a hall full of supportive parents and friends.
On hot balmy July summer evening, guest John Romero entertained the audience at Uxbridge Accordion Club with acoustic accordion solos in his first half performance. He later played electronically, with a combination of MIDI and accordion microphones, the music interlaced with much humour and audience participation. An unusual aspect of his stage presentation was the use of a projected image of the right hand keyboard onto a giant screen alongside.
Classical accordionist José Alfonso Valadez Alanís, from Monterrey, will play a solo recital, at Casa de la Cultura de Nuevo León (Culture House of Nuevo León), Colón Ave and Escobedo Step, Monterrey City, on August 16th, at 7.30pm. José’s program will include music by Rossini, Suppé, Lecuona, Schubert and Tchaikovsky. Admission is free.
Those Darn Accordions, from San Francisco, California, have submitted the following news:-
Joan Sommers
Orchestra
