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Roland V-Accordion National Finals, Ontario -Canadaby Harley Jones |
The Roland Nationals Finals will take place at the Hansa Haus in Mississauga, Ontario on September 8th, 2011 at 7:00PM. This event will feature performances by each semi-finalist, an adjudication of their performance by an expert jury, the presentation of prizes and announcement of the National Finals Grand Prize Winner! The event will be a free, family-friendly night of music and competition. Roland Canada has announced that the three semi-finalists for Canada are: - Michael Bridge from Toronto, Ontario - Eugene Laskiewicz from Mississauga, Ontario - Kimberley Pritchard from Brooklin, Ontario The Youth Division winner is 17 year old Yi Fei Zhang (photo on right) from Edmonton, Alberta. He won a Roland FR-3x V-Accordion and he will also be performing at the Roland V-Accordion Festival National Finals event as guest performer. Sebastian Carubia (photo on left) will also be a performing. Sebastian Carubia aspires to bring the accordion to another level of entertainment. Sebastian’s performance in the music video, "Stereo Love", by CP Records recording artist Mia Martina has created a renewed interest in the accordion among all age groups, including the Club Dance scene. Currently, Sebastian is working with Toronto musician/producer Jerry Caringi to create original dance tunes that will be released this fall. Check back on September 9th for the competition results which will be added here. |