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Austrian State Representative, President of
the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes
(CIA) Kevin Friedrich and Burgermeisterin Innsbruck Hilde Zach.
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President of the International Accordion Orchestra
Assoc. Prof. Walter Maurer and Vice-Chairman Music Committee,
Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes
(CIA) Joan Sommers (USA).
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Famous conductor Heinz
Gengler (now 93 years old) with Prof. Walter Maurer |
Kevin Friedrich with NOVAM (Holland member of
the CIA) representatives Henk Oost and Frans de Bie (President).
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Ute Fausel (Hohner Int.) and Horst Fausel (Hohner
Productmanager, Accordion).
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Prof. Walter Maurer (Austria), Frans de Bie
(Netherlands), Joan Sommers (USA). All involved with Confédération
Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) over many years.
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Accordionists with other instruments from the
Innsbruck area provided short entertainment segments during the
reception.
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Steffan Heycke (Musik Meyer), Frank Heinrich
(Musik Meyer Produktmanager Akkordeons), Ute Fausel (Hohner) and
Horst Fausel (Hohner).
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The formal part of the evening began with welcome
speeches by the Innsbruck Mayor Hilde Zach, DHV President Ernst
Pfister MdL and the Austrian State Representative after which
they were presented with the figurines in this picture.
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Local musician providing a nice interlude of
music.
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There were presentations to the orchestras who
had attended every Innsbruck Festival and here Günther Zeilinger
is holding his certificate.
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Local musicians with an interlude of music.
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There were presentations for Jury and the Head
of the Jury and highly esteemd composer Fritz Dobler (center)
is here being presented by Ernst Pfister MdL (left) DHV President
and Arnold Kutzli (right) DHV Vice-President his certificate and
trophy.
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Another important presentation was to another
highly esteemed composer Adolf Goetz was made a presentation by
Arnold Kutzli (left), Adolf Goetz (center) and Ernst Pfister MdL
(right).
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Prof. Walter Maurer made a welcome speech in
his capacity as President of the International Accordion Orchestra
Association.
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President of the Confédération
Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) Kevin Friedrich
presented to Arnold Kutzli the CIA Merit Award for his superb
work over many years as an Officer of the DHV, promoting and developing
the accordion and accordion activities on both a national and
international level.
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President of the Confédération
Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) Kevin Friedrich
presented to Prof. Walter Maurer the first ever CIA Honorary Membership
for over 30 years of work on the Executive of the CIA and for
all his other activities on both a national level and an international
level that have helped the development of the accordion. In the
background is George Hettman, regional DHV Director for Bavaria
who translated the speech honoring Walter Maurer by Kevin Friedrich.
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Innsbruck Mayor Hilde Zack is ever the promoter
of her area of Austria and here she is making sure CIA President
Kevin Friedrich tries the local specialty soup. A most engaging
enjoyable Mayor - and the soup was great!
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Composer Adolf Goetz with Joan Sommers and an
official of the Nufringen Akkordeon Orchester.
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Harley Jones (CIA Propaganda Officer) and famous
orchestra conductor Heinz Gengler who is also one of the Honorary
Members of the DHV. Other Honorary Members are:
Georg Armbruster of Trossingen; Dr Johann Bauer of Weilheim; Gerd
Nester of Trossingen; Werner Hiehues of Murrhardt; Dietmar Walther
of Taunusstein.
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Opening
Reception