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79 ° Festival Anual de Acordeón de ATG en Denver, del 24 al 27 de
22º Campeonato Abierto de Acordeón de Irlanda del Norte -
7º Festival Internacional de Acordeón Stadskanaal - Países Bajos
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Nihad Hrustanbegovic Independence Day Concert – BosniaNew CD “Cinema” by accordionist Marco Lo Russo - ItalyVideo: Gluck: Dance of the Furies from 'Orfeo ed Euridice' by AKKO QuartetJane Christison – Janie Next Door® - Children’s Musician - USANAO History Updated On Website for 70th Anniversary - UKUnique Bell Accordion Repaired and on Display on World Accordion Day - USA
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London Accordion Orchestra with Slovenian Percussion Project Concert - UKMiloš Milivojevic Tours - Spain, Italy, NetherlandsSergey Osokin Tours AustriaAccordion Professor Jovica Dordevic Tours USAXXVIII Grande Gala Internacional Do Acordeao 2019 - Portugal“Django in June” - USAVI International Jazz Accordion and Modern Harmony Master Classes – SpainHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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44º Concurso y Festival Internacional PIF Citta di Castelfidardo -by Harley Jones |
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 La Administración del Ayuntamiento de Castelfidardo anuncia que la44ª edición del Concurso y Festival Internacional PIF Città di Castelfidardo se llevará a cabo del 18 al 22 de septiembre de 2019. El director artístico Renzo Ruggieri escribe: Las reglas para 2019 siguen siendo en gran medida las mismas, aunque se decidió ampliar las categorías para los jóvenes en la sección de música mundial. La sección de Jazz para “Solistas” o “Grupos” tiene la posibilidad de solicitar un Trío de profesionales (guitarra, batería, bajo) disponible de forma gratuita a los primeros 5 solicitantes. Una adición emocionante para 2019 es un premio "Premio Gervasio Marcosignori". Nacido en Castelfidardo, el "Poeta del Acordeón" ha traído su arte a todas partes y el PIF le rendirá homenaje con este título especial que quiere respetar la tradición y también mirar hacia adelante con regulaciones únicas que permiten: Virtual (voces), Midi (acústica con aplicada). Electrónica) y Eléctrica (acústica) con micrófonos digitales multiefectos, looper, secuencias ". Reglas y regulaciones de la competencia en inglés e italiano en: 2019PIF-Rules.pdf La fecha de cierre de inscripción es: 31 de agosto de 2019 (30 de abril para la categoría de Composición) |
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79 ° Festival Anual de Acordeón de ATG en Denver, del 24 al 27 deby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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 El Gremio de Acordeonistas y Maestros, Presidente Internacional(ATG) Joe Natoli (foto a la derecha) invita a todos al 79º Festival Anual de Acordeón ATG en Denver, del 24 al 27 de Julio del 2019. El evento contará con conciertos, talleres, concursos, exhibiciones, la Orquesta del Festival ATG, Banquetes y más. El Festival de 2019 es el "Año de los Duos". Este año, el Festival ATG contará con algunos de los mejores dúos de acordeón que ofrecen el doble de diversión, el doble de musicalidad y el doble de entretenimiento. El festival de 2019 incluirá lo siguiente: Jamie Maschler y Gabriel Rodrigues (Washington, EE. UU.); Augustinas Raukauskas & Greta Staponkute (Lituania); Kim y Dan Christian (Colorado, EE. UU.); John y Madalynn Neu con los jugadores de la cámara The Voice of the Wood (Colorado, EE. UU.). Todos los acordeonistas que asisten al festival en Denver están invitados a participar en el 2019 ATG Festival Orchestra. No importa la edad o la habilidad, ¡hay una parte para ti! Renombrado director de orquesta y ex presidente de ATG Joan C. Sommers (foto derecha), el profesor emérito de la Universidad de Missouri-Kansas City dirigirá la Orquesta del Festival ATG de 2018. La orquesta del festival actuará en el concierto de gala del sábado por la noche. Ensayos Se llevará a cabo el jueves, viernes y sábado para prepararse para el concierto. Habrá varias partes para las piezas que se están realizando y la mayoría de los acordeonistas encontrarán una parte adecuada para ellas. Durante el proceso de inscripción en el festival, podrás inscribirte en la orquesta y proporcionar tu nivel de interpretación. Póngase en contacto con Joan Sommers en joansommers@kc.rr.com si tiene alguna pregunta. Para más información visite el sitio web: ATG |
22º Campeonato Abierto de Acordeón de Irlanda del Norte -by Christine Johnstone |
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 Imagen de arriba: los Doneyloopers, ganadores de la categoría degrupo tradicional irlandés. El 22º Campeonato Abierto de Acordeón de Irlanda del Norte, celebrado en el Hotel Carrickfergus de Belfast Loughshore el 23 de febrero, fue otro evento muy exitoso. Organizado por Clyde Johnston, (foto a la derecha) es el festival de acordeón más grande de Irlanda del Norte y atrajo a más de 200 entradas. Imagínese a la derecha, la adjudicadora Noelle McCarthy y Alan Shute, ganadores de las categorías solistas Senior Frosini, Senior Scottish y Senior Jimmy Shand. Los Campeonatos son reconocidos por la Organización Nacional de Acordeón del Reino Unido (NAO, por sus siglas en inglés) como calificativo para los Campeonatos del Reino Unido, que se celebran en abril en Liverpool. Clyde estuvo encantado de dar nuevamente la bienvenida a los competidores de la Escuela de Música Chilton en Co.Cavan, la Escuela de Acordeón de Trudy Maguire y la Escuela de Acordeón de Gerry Kelly de Co Meath, así como a la Escuela de Acordeón de Keith Dickson de Escocia que se encuentran en su tercera visita. También hubo otras entradas de Co.Meath, Co.Dublin, Inglaterra y Glasgow, además de los competidores locales. El evento incluyó exhibiciones comerciales de Sean O'Neill, Alan Shute, Tom Cruickshank, Rob Howard, Glitterbug Bagz y Scotland Accordions, que agregaron interés y ambiente adicionales al Festival. Haga clic aquí para ver los resultados completos y un informe detallado. 2019NIreland.pdf Imagen a continuación: La jueza Noelle McCarthy actuando y Ciara Masterson, ganadora de la categoría de recitales para adultos mayores |
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7º Festival Internacional de Acordeón Stadskanaal - Países Bajosby Christine Johnstone |
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| Video 1: Pietro Adragna - Tico Tico & Flight of the Bumblebee jugó durante el 4º Festival Internacional de Acordeón Stadskanaal. Video 2: Second Souffle Perform Oblivion de Astor Piazzolla. El 7º Festival Internacional de Acordeón Stadskanaal se llevará a cabo en el Teatro Geert Teis en Stadskanaal, Países Bajos, el 10 de marzo. El evento incluirá actuaciones de Pietro. Adragna (Italia), Vincent van Amsterdam (Países Bajos), Second Souffle (dúo de acordeones de Bélgica) y Gert Wantenaar (Países Bajos). Para más detalles, escribir a: info@accordeonfestival.nl |
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by Rob Howard
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 Bosnian composer and accordionist, Nihad Hrustanbegovic was honoured to perform a solo classical concert on March 1st for the Diplomatic Corps in the Sarajevo City Hall during the Celebration Academy of the Independence Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina.Nihad was invited to perform at the event by Amira Redzic, (the Chief of Culture at the Ministry of Bosnia and Herzegovina), Abdulah Skaka (UNESCO coordinator) and the Mayor of Sarajevo. His performance included Vivaldi's Winter of the Four Seasons, Gymnopédies 1 & 3 (Erik Satie), Asturias (Albéniz), Chevaliers de Sangreal (Zimmer), Take Five (Desmond), Oblivion & Libertango (Piazzolla), and the premiere of his new composition “View from the White Fortress”, inspired by Sarajevo and dedicated to Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
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| The new CD entitled “Cinema” by Marco Lo Russo is now available on the Universal Music label. The CD is a compilation of songs by Astor Piazzolla, Goran Bregovic, Gottan Project, Michal Lorenc and Nino Rota, and is entirely dedicated to the world of accordion in cinema. Tracks are: 1. Gottan Project – Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre) 2. Astor Piazzolla – Remembrance 3. Francois Parisi – Ballad Du Paris 4. Ensemble Polaris – Le Manine Di Primavera 5. Claudio Ragazzi, Guillermo Vadala – Miranda 6. Tomasz Gassowski – Pretty Estrangeira 7. Orquesta Filarmonica De Moravia Olomouc – Suite Punta Del Este 8. Sophie Solomon, Perry Montague-Mason, Ian Watson, The Easy Virtue Orchestra – Easy Virtue Tango 9. Marco Lo Russo – La Valse D’amelie 10. Maciej Zielinski – Tango De Amor 11. Glover Gill – La Cosa Pequena 12. Marco Lo Russo – Life Is Beautiful 13. Goran Bregovic – Talijanska 14. Tosca Tango Orchestra – Mi Otra Mitad De Naranja 15. Dr. Nelle Karajlic, Dejan Sparavalo, Vojislav Aralica – Daddy’s Gone (Instrumental) 16. Goran Bregovic – Gypsy Reggae 17. Tango Attack & Sadecka Orkiestra Kameralna – Por Una Cabeza |
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by Harley Jones
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| Video: Composition by Christoph Willibald Gluck (17 14 - 1787) - Dance of the Furies from 'Orfeo ed Euridice' performed by the AKKO Quartet at the St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral, Kyiv, Ukraine. |
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 Jane Christison of 'Janie Next Door' and 'Music With A Smile' publications and performances wrote a heart felt thank you to her parents:"February 22nd!! This is the annual celebration of my first accordion lesson (picture left). I never would have guessed then that playing the accordion would turn into something that I dearly love to do - now more than ever. I am so thankful for all the accordion friendships I've made around the world, which is also something I never would have imagined as the teacher placed my fingers on the keys and buttons for the first time. Thanks to my Mom and Dad for what has turned out to be the most amazing gift! : )" In 2018 Janie released: The “Come Sing Along with Janie Next Door™ LEARNING GUIDE” takes Jane Christison’s award-winning children’s CD and turns its 18 original, upbeat songs into attention-grabbing lessons that classroom teachers, music educators and homeschoolers will love teaching to their students, from preschool through early elementary. Using classroom-tested techniques by music educator, Debbie Gray, this book comes with two CD’s – the original version with Janie singing and one without vocals that can be used for student performances – plus 90 coloring pages, puzzles, word searches and extension activities to connect MUSIC with: - Art, math, science and language arts - Reading fluency and comprehension - Physical education - and FUN! Students will want to do these songs and activities again and again! For further information: Jane Christison – Janie Next Door® www.janienextdoor.com 913-492-3883 janec@musicwithasmile.com |
by Anna Bodell, NAO Secretary
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 The National Accordion Organisation of the United Kingdom (NAO) has updated the History section of its website in honor of the 70th anniversary of the UK Accordion Championships. The website update includes information on the first Accordion Day in 1935, the formation of the NAO in 1949, and the hosting of 5 CIA Coupe Mondiale World Competitions. View the history page at: 2019NAO-History |
by Rob Howard
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 A World of Accordions Museum (AWAM) will feature their unique Bell Accordion during the World Accordion Day and Dr Willard A. Palmer festival on May 4th and 5th, 2019.The instrument was discovered by Stanley Darrow, who offered it to AWAM for purchase in the 1990s. At that time it was not functional and was merely set up as a museum display. In 2013-15, Bob Ward was called to the museum to assess their electronic keyboards. He saw the instrument and volunteered to restore it in a series of processes that took ingenuity and uncounted work hours. The instrument’s piano keyboard controls five octaves of bells through individual electronic wires fed through an umbilical from the accordion. The accordion itself contains three treble and five bass reed sets which sound in conjunction with the bells when stimulated by bellows movements. The bells sound pure and clean, adding marvelous effects to special pieces such as “Carol of the Bells”. For further information email: aworldofaccordions@gmail.com |
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by Alison Worthington
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| The London Accordion Orchestra will perform a joint concert with the Slovenian Percussion Project at the St. Peter's Church in Central London, on March 2nd at 4pm. This will be the second time the London Accordion Orchestra has performed with the percussion ensemble. The first was at the Philharmonic Hall in Ljubliana and they are delighted to be welcoming them to London for a second joint performance. The percussion ensemble “Slovenski Tolkalni Projekt” (StoP for short), was founded in 1999. Academically educated musicians joined together to play quality chamber music and discover new percussion sounds. The unique ensemble consists of established percussionists from different parts of Slovenia: Barbara Kresnik, Marina Golja, Matevž Bajde, Damir Korošec, Franci Krevh, Tomaž Lojen, Davor Plamberger and Dejan Tamše. They have played on numerous stages in Slovenia and abroad. For more information, please contact Ian Watson at: mail@londonao.co.uk |
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| Miloš Milivojevic (picture right) will join the acclaimed RIAS Chamber Choir conducted by Justin Doyle (picture left) in a tour of Spain, Italy and Netherlands beginning this month. They will perform a highly evocative program that combines the past and present through the Requiems of Tomás Luis de Victoria and Bernat Vivancos including Introitus: Requiem Aeternam, Kyrie, L’amour, le temps and Motectum: Versa est in luctum. Tour dates are: March 6th: L'Auditori de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain March 28th: Basilica di San Vittore, Varese, Italy April 11th: Laurenskerk, Rotterdam, Netherlands April 12th: Muziekgebouw aan 't ij, Amsterdam, Netherlands For details email: admin@milosmilivojevic.com |
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by Herbert Scheibenreif
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 Russian accordionist Sergey Osokin will tour Austria from March 5th to 12th, performing in regions of Vienna, Lower and Upper Austria, Styria and Carinthia. His program will include works by S. Gainsbourg, C. Thomain, H. Betti, J. Gart, V. Young, M. Ferrero, Whiteman, Mecano, R. Galliano, A.V. Damme, J.F. Baez, J. Richard, K. Weill, A. Astier and his own compositions. Full information about Sergey Osokin, CD's available and the tour dates and venues at: http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=08-Feb-2019&lang=en&s=15177 |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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| Accordionist Jovica Dordevic, (Professor at the Prayner Konservatorium in Austria) will tour the USA with popular vocalist Arijit Singh from 5th April to 4th May 2019 organised by Bright Brain Productions. Tour information: April 5th: Angel of the Winds Arena, Seattle April 6th: Oakland, California April 7th: Microsoft Theatre, Los Angeles April 12th: Smart Financial Centre, Houston April 13th: Prudential Centre, New Jersey April 14th: Agganis Arena, Boston April 20th: Eaglebank Arena, Fairfax April 26th: Sears Areana, Hoffman Estates, IL April 27th: CFE Arena, Orlando April 28th: Calihan Hall, Detroit May 4th: Infinite Energy Arena, Atlanta May 5th: Curtis Culwell Centre, Dallas For concert information email: brightbrainproduction@gmail.com |
by Christine Johnstone
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  The XXVIII Grande Gala Internacional Do Acordeao 2019 will be held in Portugal from March 14th to April 7th. The event will include 22 concerts with guest performers Gary Blair (Scotland - picture right), Domi Emorine (France - picture left), Petar Maric (Serbia) Luis Mira (Portugal), plus many more. See poster for concert details.For further information email: fr.saboia@gmail.com |
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by Christine Johnstone
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 “Django in June” is New England’s premier occasion to celebrate, study and just plain enjoy the musical tradition associated with Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt. This year’s event will be held in Northampton, Massachusetts from June 10th to 16th. The Django Camp will include a Django accordion program taught by Frank Petrilli (pictured), pre camp workshops, evening jam sessions, question time and concerts at Northampton’s historic Academy of Music theatre. The organisers provide a “Core Repertoire” of tunes as a foundation for jamming. For further details email: djangojune15@gmail.com |
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| Registrations and auditions are now open for the VI International Jazz Accordion and Modern Harmony Master Classes at the Centro Cultural Marcos Valcarcel in Ourense, Spain with Victor Prieto. Nine positions are available for the masterclasses which will be held on July 13th & 14th and July 20th & 21st. The event will begin with a Jam Session at the Jazz Club "Cafe Cultural Auriense", and all participants will get the opportunity to play with other instruments, experiment, socialize and have a great time performing in front of an audience. The masterclasses will be held in English (with Spanish trans lation available if required) and will cover: Improvisation: in different styles and understanding scales. (Pop, rock, bolero) Comping: How to form chords, close position, open position, Upper structures. Poly-Chords: My technique "Chord Approach on both hands" Styles: How to phrase and comp: Jazz, blues, Brazilian, traditional tango, new Tango and other styles of modern harmony. How to work and what to do in a recording studio when you get only chord changes. How to use the registers and voices of the accordion to orchestrate and have a bigger variety of colours and sounds. Participants will practice and perform with a rhythm section (bass and drums), so everyone can apply all the information that they have studied. Participants will also watch videos and analyze them. How the accordion interacts with other instruments depending of the instrumentation of the groups. (Duo, Trio, Solo, voclaist, piano). A book with material will be given to each student for further studies and review (to take home). If you wish to participate, please send a solo or group video recording to: info@victorprieto.net You will be notified in April if you have been selected to participate in the Master Classes. For further details email Xohán Manuel Xil Páxaro: xmxpaxaro@gmail.com |
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