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Nueva edición: “El arte de editar música clásica para acordeón” del alemán Friedrich Lips - Alemania
Harmonika-WM 2017 en Außervillgraten - Austria
Video: Renacimiento Ruso ganó el Gran Premio de las Artes de Cámara - EE.UU.
7º Festival Harmonika, Tivat - Montenegro
Informes diarios/Video: Campeonato de Acordeón del Pacífico Sur 2017 - Nueva Zelanda
Presentación final del recital RAM, Londres – Reino Unido
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
9th Osaka International Chamber Music Competition & Festival - JapanInternational Week of the Accordion 2017, Alcobaça – PortugalVideo: 1st Stefan Oberhofer (IT) 10th Weltmeisterschaft for Steirische Harmonika - AustriaAccordion Babes Pin Up Calendar, California - USAVideo: 2nd Marko Gostencnik (SLO), 10th Weltmeisterschaft for Steirische Harmonika - AustriaFrank Vilich QSM, NZAATC, 23 July 1930 to 31 May 2017 - New ZealandVideo: 1st Anže Krevh (SLO) 10th Junior Weltmeisterschaft for Steirische Harmonika - AustriaVideo: 1st Klara Missebner Category Stufe A 1 - Austria
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Leonard Brown & Bryan Gear Concert, Sheffield – UKGorka Hermosa Concerts, Master Class, Jury Member – Spain, PortugalBob Liddle Entertains, Scotland – UKRob Reich Concerts, California – USAThe Mad Maggies June Shows - USARomane & Eric Bouvelle Quintet, Paris – FranceHeather Smith @ North Staffs AC, Staffordshire – UKMartynas and Mikroorkestra Concert, Bleckede – GermanyNorimichi Nagasaka Concert, Osaka – Japan
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My Vanishing African Dreams eBook by Susan M. Hall - Kenya
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Obra de arte de la Coupe Mondiale y sistema de entrada en línea - Italiaby Mirco Patarini |
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 El Secretario General de la CIA, Kimmo Mattila, anuncia que el sistema de entrada en línea para la Coupe Mondiale 2017 está abierto para ingresar.http://coupemondiale-entry.eventio.fi/ Entry closing date is 31st July 2017 and all entry and hotel information is online at: Coupe Mondiale El anfitrión de la Coupe Mondiale 2017, es el miembro de la CIA, la Cultura del Acordeón Italiano (IAC) y su director artístico Mirco Patarini orgullosamente presenta las recién creadas ilustraciones 2017 de la Coupe Mondiale, hechas por el reconocido pintor italiano Aurelio Alabardi (foto a la izquierda). Imprima el poster con la ilustración a color en A4 de la Coupe Mondiale: 2017Alabardi.pdf Este 2017, la Coupe Mondiale cuenta con 7 categorías internacionales para clásico, virtuoso y música de conjunto. Otros eventos son conciertos con música e intérpretes italianos, el nuevo "escaparate digital de acordeón" y la Orquesta Mundial de Acordeón IX. |
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Nueva edición: “El arte de editar música clásica para acordeón” del alemán Friedrich Lips - Alemaniaby Harley Jones |
 Disponible en alemán: oferta por suscripción. Oferta especial exclusiva. 25% de descuento por previo encargo. Ahora 29.50 euros, después 39.50 euros (más gastos de envío). Link de compra: kslips02 |
Harmonika-WM 2017 en Außervillgraten - Austriaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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 El Campeonato Mundial de Steirische Harmonika y el Campeonato Austríaco Steirische Harmonika tuvo lugar en Ausservillgrate, Osttirol, un pequeño pueblo de Austria con sólo 760 habitantes.Toda la pequeña aldea tuvo lugar e hizo que todos los artistas, famosos o no, fueran verdaderas estrellas. Muchos, muchos espectadores dieron un enorme aplauso por las actuaciones. Las autoridades locales participaron todos los días y el clima hermoso hizo todo el evento muy especial. Para todos los videos, fotos, resultados y actividades, ver: 2017Harmonika |
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Video: Renacimiento Ruso ganó el Gran Premio de las Artes de Cámara - EE.UU.by Rita Davidson Barnea |
| Extractos del artículo de Martin Slagter: El Renacimiento Ruso compuesto por Ivan Kuznetsov (balalaica), Anastasia Zakharova (domra), Aleksandr Tarasov (acordeón) e Iván Vinogradov (balalaika-contrabajo) cautivaron al público y al jurado el jueves 4 de mayo en el Auditorio Hill, para capturar la segunda competencia de Música de Cámara M-Prize. En US$100.000 se dice que es el mayor premio de música de cámara en el mundo. La competencia fue organizada por la Escuela de Música, Teatro y Danza de la Universidad de Michigan. Los ganadores tienen la oportunidad de realizar importantes shows y son invitados para enseñar en la escuela de música, teatro y danza en el año escolar 2017-18 en la Universidad de Michigan. El jurado internacional incluyó al ex concertino de la Filarmónica de Nueva York, Rodney Friend, la violonchelista suizo Astrid Schween, al saxofonista suizo Lars Mlekusch, al renombrado flautista Carol Wincenc, al violonchelista múltiple Jeffrey Zeigler y a la soprano ganadora de un premio Grammy, Dawn Upshaw |
7º Festival Harmonika, Tivat - Montenegroby Raymond Bodell, President, Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) |
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 fotos de arriba: Raymond Bodell, Anna Bodell, Yuri Shishkin, Petar Maric y Predrag Jankovich.Participantes e invitados internacionales viajaron de 10 países diferentes para competir en el 7º Festival Harmonika, organizado por NVO “Harmonika Montenegrina”. Este festival tuvo lugar en Tivat, Montenegro, entre el 29 y 31 de mayo, atrayendo a más de 160 concursantes para las categorías de solista, música de cámara y orquesta. Entre los miembros del jurado internacional figuraron Raymond Bodell (Presidente de la CIA), Yuri Shishkin, (Rusia), Miljan Bjeletic (Serbia), Janusz Pater (Polonia), Irena Merdovic (Montenegro), Bojan Martinovic (Montenegro), Vladimir Mandic (Serbia), Miroslav Ilic (Montenegro) y Petar Maric (Serbia), quienes estuvieron ocupados a lo largo de los días y escucharon actuaciones sobresalientes en muchas categorías, entre ellas al primer ganador de la categoría más alta, Dusan Ceganjac (Serbia), estudiante de Miljan Bjeletic. También hubo una serie de conciertos, incluyendo uno espectacular de apertura al aire libre celebrado en Galerija Ljetnikovca Buca. Este concierto comenzó con Vladimir Domazetovic (piano), seguido por Petar Maric, un campeón múltiple CIA Coupe Mondiale. Petar estrenó arreglos electrónicos de una serie de nuevas obras y también se unió en el escenario por su dúo socio Vuk Javanovic (piano). La noche siguiente en el magnífico escenario del hotel Regent ofreciendo un lugar de elegancia atemporal, inspirado en los palacios venecianos alrededor de la bahía de Boka fue sólo para ser eclipsado por una actuación perfecta de Yuri Shishkin - Organizador de Coupe Mondiale 2016 en Rostov-sur- Don, Rusia. Su programa que comprende de todos los arreglos para acordeón fue realmente increíble, tanto técnica como musicalmente. El festival se cerró con otro concierto al aire libre en el paseo marítimo por la Orkestar Harmonika de Kragujevac dirigida por Bojan Spica (foto abajo). Resultados completos en: 2017Tivat.pdf |
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Informes diarios/Video: Campeonato de Acordeón del Pacífico Sur 2017 - Nueva Zelandaby Heather Masefield |
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| Los informes diarios del Campeonato de Acordeón del Pacífico Sur 2017 y el Campeonato y Festival de Acordeón de Nueva Zelanda, el 3 y 4 de junio, incluyendo los resultados, fotos y video estarán en línea en: 2017SouthPac |
Presentación final del recital RAM, Londres – Reino Unidoby Rob Howard |
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| Fotos arriba: Ilona Suomalainen, Katariina Ahjonienemi e Inigo Mikeleiz-Berrade. La presentación final de la Academia Real de Música, tendrá lugar el jueves 8 de junio de 5.45pm a 9.30pm en el David Josefowitz Recital Hall, en el RAM, Londres. Esta es una oportunidad para escuchar a tres estudiantes de acordeón de RAM en presentaciones recitales finales. Los estudiantes graduados Katariina Ahjonienemi, y post-graduados Ilona Suomalainen e Iñigo Mikeleiz-Berrade. Cada actuación es de 50 minutos con un breve descanso entre actuaciones y combinará obras de música de solo y de cámara. Para más información escribir a: K.INGRAM@ram.ac.uk |
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 Video: Performance of the Duo Prokopiev, 20th May, final round of the competition.Music list: 0:00 Concert Fantasy "Dedication to Yehudi Menuhin" (composers A. Kugaevsky, A. Davtyan, N. Prokopiev) 10:27 A. Cuss Waltz "The Amur Waves" 14:40 A. Piazzolla Tango "The Shark" 18:41 V.Monti "Czardas" 23:37 RNP "Valenki" arr. Shalova This very prestigious international competition takes place every three years in the categories: I (string quartet), II (wind ensembles) and Festa (in memory of the world-famous violinist Yehudi Menuhin). The Duo Prokopiev of Artyom Davtyan (domra) and Nikolay Prokopiev (accordion) from Novosibirsk (Russia) participated in the "Chamber Music Festa" and won the 1st Prize (Menuhin Gold Prize) through their excellent performance and carefully selected program. The historical background, is that the teachers of these two musicians, Andrei Romanov (accordion) and Andrei Kugaevsky (domra) took part in this competition in 2003 and also won the gold medal. |
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| The 21st International Week of the Accordion "Alcobaça 2017", which runs from May 27th to June 4th, presents competitions, concerts and other activities. The event is organised by the Associação de Acordeão de Portugal ASACORD. The event includes the National Trophy contest and International Competition, and these have a large and record number of entries. |
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| Video: Stefan Oberhofer (IT), winner of the 2017 10th Weltmeisterschaft for Steirische Harmonika organised by the Harmonikaverband Verband Österreich (HVÖ) on the 26th May. Daily Reports, pictures, video and results at: 2017Harmonika |
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| The Accordion Babes 2018 Album & Pin-Up Calendar is in preparation, but the deadline for submission of photo, song on CD, art, pre-sales and advertising, etc, has been extended until June 26th. Renee de la Prade, the organiser, writes: “Our theme for next year is Calling All Muses. The world needs inspiration in these troubled times. When you plan your photo shoot, think about what inspires you to play music, or think about how you want your character and costume in the photo to inspire other artists”. There are lots of tips and diagrams available from Renee de la Prade for producing a calendar-quality photo, including nuts-and-bolts stuff like image dimensions, and some do's and don'ts for your photo shoot. There are new guidelines for photos, and please note that a photo needs to be accompanied by a photo release form signed by the applicant and her photographer. Applicants also need to submit a professional quality CD featuring them playing accordion. Songs can be traditional or own compositions, but not covers. For further information email: editor@accordionpinupcalendar.com |
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| Video: 2nd place Marko Gostencnik SLO in the 2017 10th Weltmeisterschaft for Steirische Harmonika organised by the Harmonikaverband Verband Österreich (HVÖ) on the 26th May. Daily Reports, pictures, video and results at: 2017Harmonika |
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 Frank's musical career commenced at the tender age of five years when his father gave him a ukulele. Although his father was a guitarist and singer Frank's preferred instrument was to be the accordion. He was given a concertina when he was seven, and an accordion for his 10th birthday.His early years were spent in Australia where he learned drums, playing them in the Broken Hill Junior Boys Brass Band. In these early years, Frank was involved in entertaining as a child accordionist on the radio and later while in Sydney he formed his own dance band. While living in Sydney his accordion was stolen from a train, but this misfortune was compensated for, when he made music with a Dalmatian group, an activity he loves and is renowned for. In 1951 Frank made a visit to NZ where he travelled to Dargaville to meet a number of his countrymen who reside in that area. One evening he was invited to a dance and on returning to his seat, he found a lady and her very attractive daughter had occupied his vacant seat. He soon became acquainted with that beautiful daughter Stephanie Sutich and she became the reason he stayed in NZ, and a little later she became his wife. After he settled in Dargaville, Frank was to contribute to making it one of the centres of the accordion in NZ. Although a small town, at its peak, it boasted six accordion bands and has produced some of NZ's best accordionists. Frank soon started teaching the accordion and formed the Frank Vilich Accordion Band (FVAB) as well as performing with the Dargaville Tamburica Orchestra. His accordion band never accepted fees for their performances even though they travelled over much of Northland and performed ten or twelve times per year for many charity functions. They were instrumental in raising thousands of dollars for these charities. The accordion Museum in Dargaville currently has memorabilia on display from these times. It was a sad day for Dargaville when Frank left to live in Auckland. However Auckland has benefited from his enthusiasm for music and the accordion and once again Frank began teaching and formed the Frank Vilich Revival Accordion Band, which, as it had done in Dargaville, delighted so many people with performances of Dalmatian and other types of music. Here in Auckland the dominant feature has been helping good causes without accepting remuneration. Frank often returned to Dargaville to entertain at various functions held by the community. In addition to these activities Frank has judged regularly at the NZ Accordion Championships, and played for a number of years at night clubs and restaurants. During his brief tenure as President of the NZAA he initiated a picnic and a regular Association Ball. While living in the North he was a member of the first music group to make a recording in that area and in later years while residing in Auckland he has recorded for local radio stations. Frank is a Life Member of the New Zealand Accordion Association. In 1990, Frank Vilich was awarded the Accordion Examination Board of New Zealand Merit Award. In 1996 Frank Vilich was awarded the Queen's Service Medal for Community Service (QSM) in the New Years Honours. Frank has entertained at retirement homes for many years, both in groups and as a soloist. During his lifetime he has given pleasure to tens of thousands. Thank you Frank Vilich. Requiem Mass to celebrate Frank's life will be held at 11am on Tuesday 6 June also at Christ the King Catholic Church. Dearly loved husband of Stephanie and cherished Father and Father-in-law of Carleen and Robert, Sonja and Giles, Deanna and Paul, and Petreece and Bob. Loving Grandpa of Milos and Mariam, Mara, Terence, Gregory and Madeleine. God has you now in his keeping, we have you in our hearts. Requiem Mass to celebrate Frank's life will be held at 11am on Tuesday 6 June also at Christ the King Catholic Church. |
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| Video: 1st Anže Krevh (SLO) 10th Junior Weltmeisterschaft for Steirische Harmonika organised by the Harmonikaverband Verband Österreich (HVÖ) on the 26th May. Daily Reports, pictures, video and results at: 2017Harmonika |
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 Video: 1st was 8 year old Klara Missebner in the Category Stufe A 1, Harmonika-WM 2017 in Außervillgraten.Daily Reports, pictures, video and results at: 2017Harmonika |
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by Rob Howard
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 On Saturday June 3rd, 8pm, accordionist Leonard Brown and Shetland fiddler Bryan Gear perform together in concert at the Gleadless United Reform Church Hall, Hollinsend Rd, Sheffield, South Yorkshire S12 2NP.Leonard Brown’s latest DVD 'A Toast to Scotland’, released this month, features Leonard Brown and his band, and was filmed on location around Scotland and in The Salutation Hotel, Perth. The DVD includes a series of tributes to legendary Scottish musicians such as Sir Jimmy Shand, Will Starr, The Alexander Brothers, Lindsay Ross, James Scott Skinner, Andy Stewart, Bobby MacLeod, Ian Powrie, and more. The band includes Liam Stewart, John Sinton, Duncan Findlay and Malcolm Ross, with special guest fiddle player Paul Anderson. For further information email: leonardbrownaccordion@gmail.com |
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 Accordionist and composer Gorka Hermosa performs in a quartet on Saturday June 3rd, 8pm, at the Malandra Club, Donostia, Tabakalera, in the Basque region of northern Spain.Later this month Gorka Hermosa, a Professor of Accordion at the Santander Conservatory in northern Spain, visits Santarem, Portugal, where he is a Jury member at the Santarem Accordion Competition, holds a master class, and also performs in a concert. For further information email: gorka@gorkahermosa.com |
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 The versatile Scottish accordionist, guitarist and vocalist Bob Liddle entertains and plays for dancing on Saturday June 3rd, 9pm, at Templehall Hotel, Morebattle, Scottish Borders, Scotland.Bob Liddle, from Kelso, plays the 5-row button accordion, guitar, keyboards, Highland bagpipes, drums, bass and bohdran. Also a composer and singer, he plays at accordion clubs, functions and weddings, both as a soloist and with the Blackthorne Ceilidh Band, and has recorded several albums. |
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| Accordionist Rob Reich and his band perform three concerts at venues in San Francisco, California, in the next week, as follows: Sunday June 4th, 11.30am – Gaucho, Boxing Room, 3999 Grove St, San Francisco Wednesday June 7th, 5pm - The Page Bar, 298 Divisadero, San Francisco Friday June 9th, 6.30pm – free admission, Wilsey Court, De Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Dr, San Francisco, California Performing are Rob Reich – accordion/piano, Ben Goldberg – clarinet, Erik Jekabson – trumpet, Vic Wong – guitar, Daniel Fabricant – bass, and Beth Goodfellow – drums. For further information email: rob@robreich.com |
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 Excerpts from the Mad Maggies newsletter. We've been cooking up some musical madness for you all. We're rehearsing and recording new tunes and can't wait to share them with you at our next live performances which just happen to be in a few days. • Wednesday June 7 - 4:20pm Lagunitas Brewing Company Tap Room and Beer Sanctuary, Petaluma. We always have a good time at this relaxed venue. Good sound, good stage, delicious beer and food. Dogs and kids are welcome. • Friday June 9 - 8pm - the Big Easy, downtown Petaluma. "A Night with the Mad Maggies" $5 cover. This is our first time at this true music-lovers venue. Come show your support and enjoy our show in a laid back atmosphere with good drinks. • Sunday June 11 - 4:30pm Berkeley World Music Festival - Free, all ages, outdoors. We will be rocking People's Park as part of the 14th annual BWM fest. We are very pleased to have been invited to play this popular gathering of world musicians. |
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| On June 9th and 10th, 9pm, the gypsy jazz guitarist Rome and accordionist Eric Bouvelle, with accompaniment, perform in concerts at Sunset, 60 rue des Lombards, 75001 Paris. Eric Bouvelle, born in 1972, was making recordings and winning competitions when barley into his teens. In 1987 he toured Finland with Marcel Azzola, and in 1988 won the Entertainment Section at the CIA Coupe Mondiale in Trossingen, Germany. He has subsequently performed all around Europe, Russia, USA, Canada, and further afield in Martinique and Guadeloupe. He is much in demand as a musette dance and jazz musician, with many CDs and DVDs to his credit. |
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 Heather Smith is the guest at the North Staffs Accordion Club on Tuesday June 20th, 8pm. The venue is the Goldenhill Working Men’s Club, Kidsgrove Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 5SH.. Admission is £4, pay at the door.Heather Smith, from Hull, was a British Champion in the 1960s, and came second in the CMA Trophee Mondiale. Since then she has become the organiser of accordion festivals in Caister, Pakefield, Mundesley, Blackpool, and Seacoft, and is the editor of the monthly magazine ‘Accordion Profile’. Heather pays the Music Tech digital accordion in the East Coast Swing Band. For further information email: stevehg0@gmail.com |
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 Lithuanian virtuoso accordionist Martynas performs ‘The Four Seasons’ by Vivaldi, and music by Tchaikovsky and Piazzolla, with the Lithuanian string ensemble Mikroorkestra at the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Bleckede, Lower Saxony, Germany, on Friday June 23rd, 7.30pm.Martynas graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in London, played at the Royal Albert Hall, Auditorio Nacional in Mexico, Debussy's residence in Paris, the Berlin Waldbühne, etc. In his home country he won ‘Lithuania’s Got Talent’ on national TV. |
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 Accordionist Norimichi Nagasaka performs in concert with a jazz violinist and two guitarists on Thursday June 29th, 7pm, at the restaurant Beronica, Kyobashi, Osaka, Japan. |
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En la entrevista “Conoce a personas”, acordeones Fismen, Castelfidardo - Italiaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| Entrevista "Conoce a perosnas" con: Luciano Guffo (Director) Silvano Palmieri (Director) Francesco Stacchiotti (Director – no estuvo) De acordeones Fismen Editora: Holda Paoletti-Kampl “Conoce a personas” de Castelfidardo que ha hecho de esta pequeña ciudad muy famosa alrededor del mundo por la calidad de sus acordeones. Entrevista en: 2017Fismen Foto abajo: Luciano Guffo (izquierda) y Silvano Palmieri (derecha) |
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  This book is not about accordion but it is a fascinating read and its written by Susan M. Hall, a superb Kenyan artist. The author writes: "My Vanishing African Dreams describes my unusual and exciting life as a women, both on our cattle ranch where we were traders in beef cattle in Kenya, and my remarkable experiences exploring Kenya's mostly uninhabited Norther Frontier District. My story includes the mountains I've climbed and the dangers of those climbs, as well as treacherous experiences encountering wildlife." Further information about the book and the artist at: Susan M. Hall Buy the eBook pdf edition emailed to you, only US$9 or Euro equivalent, Shopping basket link: Hall101 |
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