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Spring Festival in Castelfidardo – Italy
46th International Accordion Competition, Klingenthal – Germany
‘Accordions Cruise Festival’ – Italy, Greece, Croatia
Dylan’s New CD Features Accordion – USA
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Friedrich Lips and his Piazzolla-Studio, Salzburg - Austria
Dr. William Schimmel’s Busy Month, New York – USA
Future events |
Tejano Conjunto Festival, Texas – USA
Gator By The Bay Festival, California – USA
World Accordion Day Events, Stockport – UK
‘2 Nights at the Casino’, Figueira da Foz - Portugal
‘Seili Sounds’ Accordion Summer Course, Seili – Finland
MECA Accordion Band in Concert, Texas – USA
Stolen Accordion
World Accordion Day Events in Salzburg - Austria
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Mario D'Amario new CD
Peter Piccini releases 1 new work for accordion
H S Production New Music Releases
New CD - Kondert Pa Kleppe
New CD - Innervisions
H S Production New Music Releases
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Spring Festival in Castelfidardo – Italyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 The International Castelfidardo Spring Accordion Festival will soon be in full swing. From May 14th to 16th, the Piazza della Repubblica will be invaded by tango rhythms. The Festival begins with the Latin Grammy awards nominee Renato Borghetti, on tour from Brazil. Entertainment is assured on the evening of the 14th when Renato and his Quartet will be accompanied by professional dancers. On the 15th and 16th the square will explode with music and tango dance courses. International tango teachers will give demonstrations on a stage at the centre of the square. Tango rhythms will be accompanied by the colour and flavours given by food tasting stalls filled with delicious local and seasonal products, and a stand with the official gadgets of the Festival. There will also be a conference on Tango Therapy held by internationally famous artistes in the former cinema and auditorium of the P.Soprani Civic Music School. For the younger ones there will be an area dedicated to video games with maxi-screen where you can play the latest games, musically themed. Clinics held by M. Christian Riganelli have also been organised to introduce the accordion to children. All this in a setting of flower arrangements and theme lighting: a not-to-be-missed festival. Timetable: May 14th, 9pm until 10.30pm - Renato Borghetti Quartet; performances by professional dancers Alessandro Esposto and Sara Porfiri and their team May 15th, 5pm until 6.30pm – Daniele di Bonaventura, bandoneon, in concert; performances by Alessandro Esposto and Sara Porfiri and team; 9pm until 10.30pm – I Tangheri in concert, plus further dance demonstrations May 16th, 5pm until 6.30pm – Luca Colantonio, accordion, and Mattia Menna, piano, in concert, plus dance demonstrations; 9pm until 10.30pm – Trio Porteno in concert, plus dance demonstrations |
46th International Accordion Competition, Klingenthal – Germanyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 It is May and therefore time for the International Accordion Competition in Klingenthal. This world-class event takes place for the 46th time, and from May 8th to 14th Klingenthal will host contestants from all over the world.Currently, there are 98 applications for participants from 24 countries, with most participants registered from Serbia, Russia and France. Very pleasing is that there are registrations in all categories (except Bandoneon) including also applications from Germany – with four entries from the Free State of Saxony. In category II, there is even a young local accordion soloist: Marie-Luise Kuhnert, from Zwota. She studies at the Robert Schumann Conservatory in Zwickau. Competitors and visitors also will have the opportunity to meet with local accordion manufacturing craftsmen in the trade show area. All competitions are open to the public. In addition, each year the Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the International Accordion Competitions in Klingenthal is taking place with members including well-known soloists, music educators and composers from all over the world. |
‘Accordions Cruise Festival’ – Italy, Greece, Croatiaby Rob Howard |
 An ‘Accordions Cruise Festival’, on board the liner Costa Victoria, takes place from April 17th to 24th 2010, sailing from Venice (Italy) and visiting Ancona (Italy), Santorini (Greece), Mykonos (Greece), Atene/Pireo (Greece), Corfu (Greece), Dubrovnik (Croatia), and returning to Venice. The organiser is Donato Di Tullio.The guest accordionists booked to date include Giancarlo Caporilli (Italy), Romano Viazzani (UK), and Gennaro Ruffolo (Italy). The floating festival includes concerts every day, an accordion competition, an accordion Master Class directed by Romano Viazzani, a trade show involving product presentations by MusicTech, Fisart & Vignoni Accordions and Beltrami Accordions, etc. For further information email: redazione@accordionplanet.net |
Dylan’s New CD Features Accordion – USAby Rob Howard |
 Bob Dylan’s new CD ‘Together Through Life’ features David Hidalgo, of Los Lobos fame, on accordion.Dylan's 33rd studio album is a collection of blues and folk-based songs, characterised by a loose swing style and prominent accordion. David Hidalgo’s diatonic accordion lends a borderline Tex Mex flavour to this new collection of Dylan songs. One of the reviews states that Dylan’s new CD, now on general release, is “…one of the most naturally enjoyable albums we may hear all year”. |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
NAO 2009 UK Championships and Festival - UKby Anna Bodell of Charnwood Publications |
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  For the second consecutive year the famous seaside town of Blackpool played host to the NAO UK Accordion Championships and Festival. The festival attracted over 400 entries ranging from aged sections as young as 7 years old to Art Level Orchestras. The weekend commenced with Roland UK V Competition held for the first time in conjunction with the NAO, attracting 7 entries in the Senior Category and 9 in the Juniors. The winner of the Senior Category was Archie Main from Scotland who will go on the International Roland V final to be held in Rome, Italy in November, and the Junior Category winner was Leah Langton, both of whom went on to win UK titles in the following 2 days of competition. Also for the first time the NAO held a Composers’ competition with the winning compositions from Matina Schwartz, Steve Hughes and Ian McColl. A wonderful array of talent was heard over the 3 days, highlights include 17 year old 3 time Solo winner Gary Blair (17 & Under, Senior Scottish and Senior Polka), Julie Langton (Virtuoso, Virtuoso Variety Senior and International), Alexander Bodell (Junior Virtuoso Variety, 11 & Under Solo and Musette 11 Under) and Senior Recital winner Samuel Davis. Winning orchestra came under the batons of Brian Laurie, Graham Laurie, Elaine Beecham and Clyde Johnston. The event organized, under the helm of Raymond Bodell and the NAO team also featured the traditional Trade display, this time in the Metropole hotel throughout the weekend. No UK championship would have been complete without the Celidh with Gary Blair and his band, a wonderful evening was had by all. Full competition results are available on the NAO website. |
Friedrich Lips and his Piazzolla-Studio, Salzburg - Austriaby Herbert Scheibenreif |
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 Friedrich Lips - bayan, Vladislav Igolinsky - violin, Kirill Rodin – violoncello, and Svjatoslav Lips – piano, have had a very active concert season. In March they had a very successful tour in Austria including concerts at the Viennese accordion festival, Gleisdorf, Salzburg (photo in front of Mozart’s birth place), Bad Leonfelden and Lavamünd. Last week they have been performing in Lipezk, Russia. These are musicians of the very highest order. The technical proficiency in every piece is impeccable! Their dynamics are far-reaching; each instrument is heard regardless of the wealth of musical sound produced. After the Austrian tour with his Piazzolla-Studio Friedrich Lips gave master classes at the Private University in Vienna and Musikum Salzburg, solo concerts in Kapfenberg, Salzburg and Stift Rein (see photo). Friedrich Lips’ and the two Piazzolla-Studio CDs ‘Buenos Dias, Astor!’ and ‘La Cumparsita’ are especially fine recordings of tango music, including many pieces by Piazzolla. Purchase online, at MusicForAccordion.com |
Dr. William Schimmel’s Busy Month, New York – USAby Rob Howard |
 Dr. William Schimmel is performing in two new operas as part of New York City’s Opera’s Vox Festival, a yearly festival that promotes the development of new innovative operas and presents them in the form of staged readings.Dr. Schimmel is performing in ‘Ratland’, by Gordon Beeferman – an opera about a dysfunctional family, and ‘Crescent City’, by Anne LeBaron – an opera about New Orleans, focusing in on Hurricane Katrina. Both parts were written especially for Dr. Schimmel. ‘Ratland’ is a brutal modernistic piece which requires much physical and psychological energy in performance, and ‘Crescent City’ was written in such a way that Dr. Schimmel could utilize his many eclectic skills through various style shifts as well as improvisations. The Operas are presented on May 1st and 2nd at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York University, NY. On April 25th, Dr. Schimmel performed in Gerard Grisey’s ‘Partiels’, with the Ensemble ACJW at Zankel Hall, at Carnegie Hall. The conductor was Mathais Pintscher. The work is scored for chamber ensemble with accordion and features the accordion in a highly textural manner. The late Gerard Grisey, whose early career in the 1960s included being a CIA Coupe Mondiale winner, was the forerunner of the Spectral School of Music composition, which is to create music based on the overtone series producing an end result which makes acoustic instruments almost sound electronic. On May 16th Dr. Schimmel will perform a series of songs by composer Eric Salzman to texts by Bertolt Brecht set in French. Eric Salzman was the producer of the Tango Project, a series of hit recordings that included Dr. Schimmel on accordion. The performances will take place at the Southampton Public Library in Southampton, New York. Dr. Schimmel also is featured in the upcoming film: ‘New York, I love you’, which should be in theatres sometime in May. The music is by Paul Cantelon, composer of such films as ‘W’ and ‘Everything is Illuminated’. The film is a series of short films by various directors. Shekhar Kapur directed the segment where Dr. Schimmel can be heard. The segment stars actress Julie Christie. Also this month is the release of a new book on Tom Waits titled ‘Lowside of the Road’ by Barney Hoskyns. It will contain some interviews with Dr. Schimmel and his time with Mr. Waits. For further information email: billschimmel@billschimmel.com |
Future events |
‘Nuevo Mundo’ Duet Concert, Cordoba - Colombiaby Rob Howard |
 Lacides Romero – accordion, and Francisco Rivera – clarinet, perform in concert together on May 1st, 3.30pm, at the Principal Church, Lorica City, Cordoba. This special concert will celebrate 269 years old since the foundation of Lorica City. The duo will perform works including ‘La Roxelane’ (Haydn), ‘Czardas’ (V. Monti), ‘La Danza’ (G. Rossini), ‘Chorando Baixinho’ (Abel Ferreira), ‘La Cumparsita’ (Mattos Rodriguez), ‘Intermezo No 1’ (Luis A. Calvo), ‘Hora Stacatto’ (Dinicu), and ‘El Bocachico Sinuano’ (Tiburcio Romero Garcés). For further information email: lacidesromero@yahoo.com |
Tejano Conjunto Festival, Texas – USAby Rob Howard |
| The Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center presents the 28th annual Tejano Conjunto Festival in Rosedale Park, 303 Dartmouth, San Antonio, Texas, May 5th to 9th. The guest artistes include El Pavo Grande Salvador García, Eddie ‘Lalo’ Torres, Anita Paíz y su Conjunto, Los Hermanos De León, Los Badd Boyz del Valle, Sunny Sauceda, Joel Guzmán & Sarah Fox, Esteban Jordán y su Rio Jordán, Bene Medina y el Conjunto Águila, Los Monarcas de Pete and Mario Díaz, Cuatro Rosas, Los Dos Gilbertos, Johnny “El Brujo” Cruz and the Texas Chain Gang, and Mingo Saldívar y sus Tremendos Cuatro Espadas. There will be Button Accordion and Bajo Sexto Workshops with a special session: ‘Accordion Tuning, Maintenance & Repair’, will be offered at the Guadalupe Theatre. These workshops will be conducted by conjunto greats Oscar Hernández and Jesús ‘Chucho’ Perales. For further information email: info@guadalupeculturalarts.org |
Gator By The Bay Festival, California – USAby Rob Howard |
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| On May 8th, 9th and 10th the Gator By The Bay festival takes place in Spanish Landing Park, San Diego, California – close to the Airport. This annual event is a huge Cajun Zydeco, Blues, Country, and Bluegrass Music Festival, featuring concerts, dances, music and dance workshops. Accordion-led acts appearing include Brian Jack & the Zydeco Gamblers, Billy Lee & the Swamp Critters, Tim Cook's Steel-Bone Temps Band, San Diego Cajun Playboys, Theo & Zydeco Patrol, Lisa Haley & the Zydekats, The Pine Leaf Boys, and Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble. |
World Accordion Day Events, Stockport – UKby Rob Howard |
 On May 6th, World Accordion Day, Stockport Accordion Club will hold a concert titled ‘President’s Night’, in honour of SAC President, Johnny Coleclough. May 6th also happens to be Johnny Coleclough’s birthday. The concert features the SAC Band (MD Dennis Pepler) and Orchestra (MD Brian Jenkins), most of SAC's playing members performing in solo and various combinations, including Johnny Coleclough, Vice Presidents Pearl Fawcett-Adriano, John Nixon, and Walter Perrie.The evening also sees the first appearance of Rob Howard's new book 'An A to Z of the Accordion, Volume 4' The venue is Woodley Methodist Church, Chapel St, Woodley, Stockport, Cheshire. The concert begins at 8p, and admission is free. Just one mile away, at Banks Lane Junior School, Offerton, the Fosbrooks traditional music group (MD accordionist Michael Turner) will be performing ‘Intermezzo Sinfonico’, from Mascagni's ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’ in another World Accordion Day concert. For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
‘2 Nights at the Casino’, Figueira da Foz - Portugalby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Joao Gentil performs at the Casino Figueira da Foz, Portugal, on successive evenings: Sunday May 31st, 9pm Monday June 1st, 11pm For further information email: joaogentil1@gmail.com |
‘Seili Sounds’ Accordion Summer Course, Seili – Finlandby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 An accordion course titled ‘Seili Sounds’ takes place in Seili, near Turku, Finland, from July 12th to 17th. The teachers are Mikko Luoma (Finland), Gerhard Scherer (Berlin, Germany), Marko Valtonen (Finland), Heidi Velamo(Finland), and Matti Rantanen (Finland).The organisers welcome students from music academies. There will be solo lessons daily, and Gerhard Scherer will give workshops on pedagogical themes. For further information email: mikko.luoma@turkuamk.fi |
MECA Accordion Band in Concert, Texas – USAby Rob Howard |
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| The MECA Accordion Band will perform in concert on Saturday, May 2nd, 2.30pm as part of the Cinco de Mayo Festival, 3103 S. Ft Hood St, Killen, Texas. For further information email: dfkott@aol.com |
Stolen Accordionby |
 Accordions Worldwide has received the following message:My son, Samuel Davis (aged 20) was a competitor at the UK Accordion Championships in Blackpool on Sunday 26 April 2009. Sam won the ‘Senior Recital’ section becoming UK Champion again. Unfortunately during prize giving, his custom made Victoria accordion was stolen from the competition depository area. The police are investigating and actually have some CCTV footage, but no sign of the instrument yet. It’s a black Victoria piano free bass, cassotto accordion, with chin couplers, and its number is 478. The accordion was in a black 'backpack' style case with red stitching. The case also included some rare out-of-print music. I would be truly grateful if you could inform your members to be on the look-out. The instrument is quite rare, there really aren't many of these. And Sam's is unique because it has black mesh on the black grill. I am offering a £500 reward for any information that leads to be safe return of this instrument. Many thanks Tim Davis: tim@davis-solutions.co.uk |
World Accordion Day Events in Salzburg - Austriaby Rob Howard |
 On the 6th of May 1829, 180 years ago the Austrian Cyrill Demian in deposit in Vienna, a patent for an instrument with the name of "Accordion". The 6th May is therefore regarded as the “birthday” of the instrument "accordion". Throughout the world, various events will take place to celebrate this day including in Salzburg: Akkord - On - Stage does not want to miss such an important day and has organised for this date a concert in the Musikschule Bergheim (Dorfstrasse 26, 5101 Bergheim). During this "International Day of the Accordion" at 2pm, 3pm and 6 pm various musical events are happening. Soloist concerts by our young artists from Salzburg and Upper Austria, a contribution of the large accordion orchestra - Harmony Salzburg, a concert of the famous accordion ensemble "Klavitoniker" and also, the option of an “accordion trial” for all those interested, to start learning the accordion. Further information from: office@akkordeonstage.com |
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| Renzo Ruggieri selling 1 new CD titled "Collection" with sound samples. Music performed by Renzo Ruggieri. Purchase online. |
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| A new site selling a CD titled "Carnevale" with sound samples. Music performed by Mario D'Amario. Purchase online. |
Peter Piccini releases 1 new work for accordionby Peter Piccini |
| Peter Piccini - accordionist, composer, arranger, performer, release 1 new work for accordion available for purchase online. 'French Song, catalog:pp282'. Samples of this music is available on the site. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
H S Production New Music Releasesby H S Productions |
| H S Production releases 7 new pieces, 'The Wind Blows At The Gate, catalog:hs502', 'Waltz Arrangement, catalog:hs506', 'German Song Arrangement, catalog:hs507', 'Dance Arrangement, catalog:hs513', 'The Bee Arrangement, catalog:hs516', 'Aria Arrangement, catalog:hs517', and 'Bagpipes, catalog:hs522'. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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| Jon Faukstad selling 1 new CD titled "Kondert Pa Kleppe" with sound samples. Music performed by Jon Faukstad and Per Saemund Bjorkum. Purchase online. |
New CD - Innervisionsby Joxan Goikoetxea |
| Joxan Goikoetxea selling 1 new CD titled "Innervisions" with sound samples. Purchase online. |
H S Production New Music Releasesby H S Productions |
| H S Production releases 6 new pieces, 'In A Smithy, catalog:hs475', 'Dark – Browed, Black - Eyed, catalog:hs478', 'Behind The River, catalog:hs481', 'Joke Arrangement, catalog:hs490', 'Tyrolean Polka, catalog:hs499' and 'German Folk Song, catalog:hs500'. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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Accordeon Obsessionby Renato Belardinelli |
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