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Mozart-Preis 2014 Coupe Mondiale - Österreich
2014 Nationale Akkordeon Association (NAA) Kongressbericht, Texas - USA
7. Strumenti & Musica Festival von Spoleto, 8. bis 12. Oktober - Italien
Auszüge desEröffnungskonzerts , V International Festival " Akkordeon Plus" - Russland
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Claudio Jacomucci at Sibelius Academy, Helsinki – FinlandKevin Friedrich joins ‘A World of Accordions’ Board of Directors - USAMasterclass by Riccardo Tesi, Paola - ItalyVideo: Zoe Tiganoura Live Performances - GreeceVideo: Anastasia Petrochenko Performs Dark Eyes - RussiaVideo: Ja Imam Talenat Finals 2013, Orkestar Harmonika - SerbiaVideo: Bohr Natalia and Michael Efimov‘14 Years Ago’: Busker George passes away in 2000
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12th Annual Carmen Carrozza Scholarship Event, New York – USAJoâo Gentil Tour - ArgentinaPamela Zahra performs in the 5th Sanremo Junior Contest, Valletta – MaltaFolk Music Workshop, Salford – UK3rd Festival d’Accordeon, Pondrome – BelgiumAly Bain & Phil Cunningham Tour – UKRomana Stahniva and Vitalija Micaka Concert, Daugavpils - LatviaRafal Luc Premieres Concert, Wroclaw – PolandFrancesco Palazzo and Tiziana Portoghese Classical Concert, Rome – ItalyWilliam Schimmel’s Diary Dates, New York – USAAll Ireland Accordion Festival, Meath – Republic of Ireland8th ‘Squeezebox Mania’, Texas – USAKen & Mary Gigs, Tennessee, Ohio - USA
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Die wichtigsten chinesischen Festivals und Wettbewerbe in 2014 - Chinaby Prof. Li Cong, President, China Accordion Association |
 Die Chinesische Akkordeon Vereinigung ( CAA) mit Präsident Prof. Li Cong (Bild links ) geben hiermit die folgenden wichtigsten Festivals und Wettbewerbe für das Jahr 2014 bekannt:2014 " Golden Cup " 1. National Colleges und Universitäten für Akkordeon Wettbewerbe vom 6. bis 8. Juni an der Shanghai Normal University. Regeln und Informationen in Chinesisch unter: 2014Golden 2014 " Hohner Cup " Nationale Akkordeon -Meisterschaften, 18. bis 21. Juli in BaoAn, Shenzhen, Guangzhou ( in der Nähe von Hong Kong). Bericht und Bilder 2012 Hohner. Regeln und Informationen für das Jahr 2014 in Chinesisch an : 2014Hohner 2014 Harbin China Sommer Internationale Akkordeon Art Week, vom 06. bis 11. August in Harbin. Bericht und Bilder von Harbin 2010 und Harbin 2012. Harbin 2014 Webseite in Englisch wird es in Kürze online geben. Laden Sie die 2014 Regeln und das Wettbewerbs Anmeldeformular in Chinesisch und Englisch unter: 2014Harbin 2014 " Baidi Cup " Nationaler Akkordeon Wettbewerb, 12-15 August in Jinan, Shandong. Bericht und Bilder von 2012 Baidi. 2014 Informationen und Regeln in Chinesisch: 2014Baidi 2014 Nationales Akkordeon Festival der mittleren und höher Altersstufe, Mitte Oktober. Für weitere Informationen besuchen Sie bitte : http://www.accordions.com/china/index.shtml |
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Mozart-Preis 2014 Coupe Mondiale - Österreichby Kevin Friedrich, CIA Ambassador |
 Die Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) 74. Coupe Mondiale und Festival wird eine spezielle Kategorie Österreich’s geliebten Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart widmen. Der Event die vom CIA-Mitglied, dem Harmonikaverband Österreichs (HVO) vom 27. Oktober bis 2. November 2014 veranstaltet und findet in der Mozartstadt Salzburg statt, wo Mozart am 27. Januar 1756 geboren wurde. Die spezielle Mozart Kategorie ist für Solisten, Duos oder Ensembles bis zu einem Maximum von sechs Musikern. Teilnehmen können Ensembles mit mindestens einem Akkordeonisten. Präsentiert muss ein Mozart-Stück werden, mit einer Spielzeit von maximal 15 Minuten. Der 1. Preis von 1000 Euro für die beste Mozart-Interpretation wird vom Hohner-Konservatorium Trossingen gesponsert. Genauere Informationen und Anforderungen finden Sie unter: Coupe Mondiale |
2014 Nationale Akkordeon Association (NAA) Kongressbericht, Texas - USAby Laura Niland, President of the San Antonio Accordion Association |
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| Die Nationale Akkordeon Association (NAA) fand im Southfork Hotel in Plano, Texas vom 6-8 März, 2014 statt – alle Teilnehmer wurden von Norman Seaton, Präsident der NAA begrüßt. Mit über 300 Teilnehmern bei diesem jährlichen Festival waren Akkordeonisten aus in den USA und darüber hinaus versammelt. Während der dreitägige Veranstaltung gab es ein Akkordeon-Band Camp (mit Jugend-und Erwachsenenorchester), Jazz Training Workshops, das Golfküsten JamFest Wettbewerb, & Jugendwettbewerb für Akkordeon, Klavier und andere Instrumente, sowie eine Vielzahl von anderen Workshops und Konzerten. NAA 2014: Um einen vollständigen Bericht und Fotos über dieses sehr erfolgreich Nationale Akkordeon Association (NAA)-Konvention zu lesen, konsultieren Sie 2014 NAA |
7. Strumenti & Musica Festival von Spoleto, 8. bis 12. Oktober - Italienby Harley Jones |
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 Die 7. Strumenti & Musica Festival Spoleto wird vom 8. bis 12. Oktober in der berühmten Kulturstadt Spoleto/Italien durchgeführt und der italienischen Akkordeon Kultur Vereinigung organisiert (IAC), die 2011 den Coupe Mondiale in Spoleto gehostet hat.Wettbewerbskategorien sind: Ein klassisches Akkordeon ohne Altersgrenzen . B Klassik Akkordeon bis zu 18 Jahren. C Akkordeon " Virtuoso " ( Varieté ) ohne Altersbegrenzung. D Akkordeon " Virtuoso " ( Varieté ) bis zu 18 Jahren. E Internationalen Wettbewerb für Ensembles. Der IAC Künstlerische Leiter ist Mirco Patarini ( Bild oben links). Auch in diesem Jahr gibt es neben dem Akkordeonwettbewerb auch einen Klavierwettbewerb, sowie einer Reihe von unverzichtbaren Konzerten der Preisträger des 7. Internationalen Wettbewerb für Akkordeon- Solisten und Ensembles. Details zum Konzert folgen in kürze. Während der Veranstaltung gibt es Seminare it Alexander Selivanov ( Bild unten links) , Professor für Akkordeon an der Gnessin -Akademie in Moskau und Denis Chefanov , Professor für Klavier am Konservatorium Moskauer Tschaikowsky. Anmeldungen sind bis 20. September 2014 möglich. Regeln und Teilnahmeformulare sind in englischer Sprache unter: 2014Spoleto.pdf |
Auszüge desEröffnungskonzerts , V International Festival " Akkordeon Plus" - Russlandby Harley Jones |
Video 2: Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi and guitarist Luca Lucini (Italy)
Video 3: Young People with Liritsa Video 4: Young people performances
 Oben: Teil 2, Videobericht der Auszüge des Eröffnungskonzert der V International Festival " Akkordeon Plus" 2014 vom internationalen Musikzentrum' Harmonie ' organisiert. Teil 1 wurde in der letzten Wochen Nachrichten veröffentlicht. |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
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 Since 1976, accordion instruction has been taking place at Sibelius Academy. A special emphasis is placed on enhancing students’ pedagogic readiness to teach others from early education to university level. Students are often involved in cooperation with Finnish composers, and Finland has a rich history of accordion compositions.The chair of the accordion is held by Matti Rantanen and Helka Kymäläinen (pedagogy) with teachers Mika Väyrynen, Veli Kujala, Marjut Tynkkynen, and Heidi Velamo. The academy recently hosted a master class Claudio Jacomucci and Kathleen Delaney. The central theme was the accordionist with an approach based on the principles of the Alexander Technique. This teaching is very relevant because the accordion is a very physical instrument. Jacomucci and Delaney explained the various possibilities and applications as set out in their recent book ‘Mastering Accordion Technique’. Students of all levels took part in the lessons. Claudio Jacomucci performed at the chamber music hall of the academy a solo concert, with his own compositions ‘Wonderlands’, ‘Tarantolata’, followed by the virtuoso work by the Italian-Swiss composer Giorgio Tedde, ‘Ballu’, and the arrangements of ‘Baiao Malandro’, ‘Agua y vinho’ and ‘Loro’ by the Brazilian Egberto Gismonti. The concert ended with the moving ‘Infernal Circles’ featuring dancer Kathleen Delaney, and performed in complete darkness where the dancer uses portable lights and evoke the underworld of Orpheus and Eurydice myth. The concert was supported by the Italian Cultural Institute in Helsinki. |
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 A World of Accordions Museum is proud to announce the appointment of Kevin Friedrich to its board of directors during his visit in January 2014. Kevin’s breadth of expertise extends to many fields which we expect will greatly benefit this institution.As past-president of the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) he is respected in accordion circles worldwide, also serves on the board of the American Accordionists' Association (AAA) with which the museum is affiliated, and is a performing artist of renown. As founder/curator of the New Zealand Accordion Gems museum, he is intimately familiar with operations and requirements of this type of organization. His regard for our museum and friendship with its curator, Helmi Harrington, has been solid for decades. The board unanimously welcomes his involvement in our future. |
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| A two day masterclass by Riccardo Tesi was organised by the Accademia Musicale “Nuove Armonie” director, Alberto La Neve. The event began with a concert by Riccardo Tesi at the concert hall Arci "Piera Bruno". Opening the concert were two students, Alexander and Gabriele Guglielmi (diatonic accordion), who presented a repertoire of songs composed by the guest, prepared and arranged by Antonio Spaccarotella, professor of modern and classical accordion and diatonic accordion at the Academy. The Riccardo Tesi masterclass saw a large participation of students from different regions of Italy and also abroad, as Dayane Radvansky, a young Brazilian student of Spaccarotella had recently arrived in Italy. CD available at: Antonio Spaccarotella |
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 Video 1: Live at Athina 9,84 Amphitheatre Yiannis RitsosVideo 2: Live at Spetses Very popular Zoe Tiganoura writes: …”I was born and raised in the distant Island of Samothrace, in a family of traditional musicians. Upon my arrival in Athens, I began my quest by experimenting with various musical forms and traditions. I discovered my love for the accordion which, after three years, led me to compose my own songs and instrumental pieces…’’ …Zoe studied Harmony and Counterpoint at the "Nikos Skalkottas" Conservatory, she performs many of her compositions and has made hundreds of recordings as an accordionist, toured extensively and released 7 CD's. |
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| Anastasia Petrochenko soloist performing "Dark Eyes" Rudolf Wurtner arrangement. Anastasia has won many awards and competitions and studied at Novosibirsk State Conservatory, teacher Professor A.N. Romanov. Video was published on Jun 11, 2013. Video by Victor Rakshevsky https://www.youtube.com/user/7264951 who has some 559 videos, many of them accordion for your viewing. |
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| Serbian TV program Ja Imam Talenat (I Have Talent) 2013 Finalist was Orkestar Harmonika. |
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| This young duo of Bohr Natalia and Michael Efimov have been winner of numerous regional competitions and are from the city of Perm Natasha Borovskikh (teacher N.V.Yunkind). Video by Victor Rakshevsky https://www.youtube.com/user/7264951 who has some 559 videos, many of them accordion for your viewing. |
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 The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending April 7th 2000 included the sad news of the death of George Hicks (aka Riccardo), who became well known to those who attended accordion festivals through his classy busking skills. George never learned to read music, but this did not stop him from becoming a very fine accordionist whose playing was much admired.George Riccardo Passes Away - England Contributed by Heather Smith Much loved accordionist George Riccardo (Hicks) passed away on April 3rd aged 81 years. George was a Dubliner, and came to England, living in Liverpool for many years. He joined the Wyre Accordion Club upon its inception in 1987, and later was to become President. Before becoming ill, he was a regular visitor to Clubs in the North West of England, and on occasions directed the 'Buskers Band' at the annual International Accordion Festival, Blackpool, also regularly attending the accordion weekend at Prestatyn, North Wales. He played his accordion at every opportunity and deemed it to be an inspiration when he was in poor health. George will be missed by his countless friends in the accordion movement and the heartfelt sympathy of us all goes to his family at this very sad time. |
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 The American Accordionists' Association (AAA) presents the 12th Annual Afternoon of Music, Food, and Fun to benefit the Carmen Carrozza Scholarship Fund for the advancement of promising young accordionists on Sunday April 6th, from 12 until 5pm at the Magnanini Farm Winery, 172 Strawridge Road, Walkill, New York.The AAA evening will feature Dr. Joseph Ciccone, Chairman, Lenny Feldmann - Master of Ceremonies, Mario Tacca and Mary Mancini, Frank Toscano, Manny Corallo, Mary Tokarski and Julie Cardona (The “K” Duo). Frank Carozza, Ray Oreggia & Dominic Karcic, Beverly Roberts Curnow, Emilio Magnotta, Anita & Bob Siarkowski, plus the CT Accordion Orchestra with Linda Soley Reed, Conductor. Special young guest artists will include Albert Manginelli, Cody McSherry, and Rachel Quirbach. RESERVE NOW! Donation of $65.00 per person includes wine tasting at 12 noon, complete dinner including Antipasto, Homemade Soup, Homemade Tagliatelle with tomato/basil cream sauce, Mixed Garden Fresh Salad with homemade balsamic vinaigrette, Roast Veal and Chicken (or Pork Roast and Chicken), Vegetable, Potato, Dessert and Coffee. For further information email Dr. Joseph A. Ciccone: drjciccone@aol.com |
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| Portuguese accordionist Joâo Gentil has been since April 1st on tour in Argentina, and his remaining concert dates include: April 4th – Video Club Social, Carlos Calvo 3978, Buenos Aires April 6th – Auditorio de la Asociation Nedica de Rosario, Rosario April 7th – El Cairo Café, Rosario April 9th – Vidalita, Buenos Aires April 11th – Espacio Cultural Los Surcos, Fado-Tango Club, San Isidro April 12th, 4pm – Jardin Botanico Carlos Tahys, Av Santa Fe, 1425 Caba April 13th, 6.30pm – accordion workshop, 7.30pm – concert, Museo Anconetari, Buenos Aires For further information email: joaogentil1@gmail.com |
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 Accordionist Pamela Zahra takes part in the Sanremo Junior contest for upcoming singers and musicians aged between 6 and 15 years, held at MCC, Valletta, Malta, on Saturday April 5th, 8.30pm. This event will be televised live on the Maltese channel TVM. Pamela Zahra is a member of the Santa Maria Accordion Band (MD Marthese Busuttil Cassar L.B.C.A.). The winners of the Malta contest qualify to take part in the Sanremo international finals, held at the Teatro Ariston, San Remo, Italy, from May 7th to 10th 2014. |
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 On Friday April 4th, 8pm, accordionist Norman McLaren leads this month’s meeting at the Folk Music Workshop, Pendleton Bowling Club, 13 Eccles Old Road, Salford M6 7DE. The topic will be ‘Gospel Sounds’, playing gospel songs and hymns.For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
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 The 3rd Festival d’Accordeon takes place on Sunday April 6th, 11am, at the Salle l’Esperance, Rue de Tomboise, Pondrome, Belgium. There will be a gala dance at 2pm featuring accordionists Michel Pruvot (France), Erika and her orchestra, Floran Theault, Patricia Crolbois, and Jordan Simon. The event is sponsored by l'Asbl Sptja and Carpentier Accordéons. |
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 Fiddler Aly Bain and accordionist Phil Cunningham, just back from a few days performing concerts in Spain, now embark on a UK tour. Well-known through their frequent appearances on BBC TV, Aly & Phil specialise in their own brand of Scottish/Celtic music, and are most highly regarded. See their website for further information.Concert dates: April 5th – The Mart Theatre, Skipton April 6th – The Apex, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk April 7th - New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffs April 8th – The Stables, Milton Keynes April 9th – Arts Centre, St Helier, Jersey April 10th- St James’ Concert Hall, St Peter Port, Guernsey April 11th – Kings Place (Hall One), London April 12th, 8pm - Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester. April 13th – The Sage, Gateshead May 23rd, 7.30pm – Community & Arts Centre, Nairn, Scotland May 24th, 8pm – Brunton Theatre, Musselburgh, Scotland May 25th, 7.30pm - Town Hall, Stonehaven, Scotland May 29th, 7.45pm – St Andrew’s-in-the-Square, Glasgow, Scotland May 30th, 7.30pm – Corran Halls, Oban, Scotland May 31st, 7.30pm – The Nevis Centre, Fort William, Scotland September 19th, 7.30pm – Kirkcudbright Parish Church, Scotland |
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 Romana Stahniva (accordion) and Vitalija Micaka (bayan), from the Ukraine, perform in concert on Thursday April 10th 6pm, at the Kulturas Centra, Daugavpils, Latvia. |
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 On Thursday April 10th, 7pm, Rafal Luc performs at the Philharmonic Hall, Wroclaw, in a concert that is part of the Musica Polonica Nova Festival. The programme includes world premieres: Pawel Hendrich – ‘Accent for accordion and electronics’ and Jacek Sotomski – ‘It’s beautiful to me’ - for accordion, strings, computers and electronics. For further information email: rafal@rafalluc.com |
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 Tiziana Portoghese (mezzo soprano) and accordionist Francesco Palazzo perform a classical recital on Friday April 11th, 8pm, at the Circolo di Montecitorio, via del Campi Sportivi, Rome.Francesco Palazzo is the highly respected professor of accordion at the Conservatory "N. Piccinni" in Bari, Italy and has performed in many countries. The text about the above video says: The duo offers a search among the most important and beautiful music written on popular texts around the world: a musical journey through all continents: from Italy to Spain, from Germany to Argentina and America, from France to Uzbekistan, from Albania to Persia. Songs and Lieder inspired by popular texts, such as some of the world-famous Folksongs by Luciano Berio, Benjamin Britten, Enrique Granados, Igor Stravinsky, Massimo de Lillo. Folk songs and romantic songs jiddish original and unpublished works composed for the duo and by duo itself. The concert enriched with solo pieces, performed on accordion, inspired by popular themes and atmosphere. |
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 Accordionist, composer and musicologist Dr William Schimmel forthcoming engagements include:April 12th, 8pm – premiering 3 new works by Columbia University composers, Di Menna Center, New York April 18th – premiering new work by Clara Ianotta, Talea Ensemble, The Kitchen, Mata Festival, New York May 7th, 7.30pm – Irma La Duce, City Center, New York May 9th, 8pm - Irma La Duce, City Center, New York May 10th, 8pm - Irma La Duce, City Center, New York May 11th, 7pm - Irma La Duce, City Center, New York May 17th – Compcord Ensemble performing Dr Schimmel’s ‘Accordiomass’ at the Queen’s New Music Festival, New York June 14th, 7pm – Rossini’s ‘Petite Missa Sollennele’, St George Choral Society Summer Music Festival, Church of the Incarnation, New York; harmonium – Dr Schimmel August 1st to 3rd – This year’s Seminars – ‘The Everyday Accordion: Ordinary X’, ‘Proper = Radiant’, Tenri Cultural Institute, New York. 14 new works of Dr Schimmel will be performed. For more information: billschimmel@billschimmel.com |
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 This year’s All Ireland Accordion Festival takes place on April 12th and 13th at the Castle Arch Hotel, Trim, County Meath. Organised by the Irish Accordion Association, this is a competitive festival for soloists, duets, ensembles and orchestras.For further information email: chilton_accordion@hotmail.com |
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| The festival ‘Squeezebox Mania’ takes place at Threadgills WHQ, Barton Springs, Riverside, Austin, Texas, on Saturday April 12th, featuring an evening concert at 7.30pm Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys, Joel Guzman & Sarah Fox with Los Aztexs, and Ponty Bone & the Squeezetones. Earlier in the day, from 12 until 2pm, Steve Riley and Joel Guzman present a diatonic accordion workshop. Squeezebox Mania celebrates its eighth year of producing these shows. Co-founders are Joel Guzman & Sarah Fox. |
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 The versatile accordion duo Ken & Mary perform this month, as follows:April 12th, 10am/2pm – WOW Festival 2014, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee April 18th, 7pm/9pm - Wurst Und Bier Restaurant, 110 Hutchinson Ave, Columbus, Ohio Ken Nicol’s music background includes not only playing the 5-row diatonic harmonika but also the tenor banjo, guitar, mandolin, and mandola. He taught in the Creative Arts program at Ohio State University from 1979 until 1984. He was even bestowed the title “Baron of the Banjo” by Frankie Yankovic. Ken had his own rag/jazz band for many years, playing in and around Ohio as well as performing in the German Pavillon at Disney’s Epcot Center and at the Altstadt Fest in Goslar/Harz, Germany. Mary’s music career has spanned over 30 years, playing both the organ and the piano accordion, performing at numerous festivals, banquets, and for parties. For further information email: kenandmarymusik@yahoo.com |
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