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John Kirkpatrick Obtiene Galardón en el BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Londres - Reino Unido
Acordeonistas entre los Premios Grammy - USA
Clases de Acordeón Via Internet, Frédéric Deschamps - Francia
Fallece Miguel Ahumada, Maestro del Vallenato - Colombia
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Ksenija Sidorova, A Young Accordionist’s Triumph, London – UKPospisil Accordion Duo, Šahlávy – Czech RepublicHåvard Svendsrud 3rd Oslo Concert Hall Concert in 12 Months - Norway
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Ian Watson plays Jaques Brel and a Concerto for Accordion and Strings, Scotland – UKFestival ‘Akkordeonist!’, Hamburg – GermanyEastbourne Accordion Festival, Sussex - UKPortland Jazz Festival, Oregon - USARoman Jbanov & Domi Emorine Master Class, Rennes - France‘Day of the Accordion’, Seattle – USAGrand Gala d'Accordéon, Auvergne - FranceII ‘World Meeting of Accordion Music’, Valledupar – Colombia
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February Diatonic News Online 1st FebruaryMusic Marche Accordions Site Updated - ItalyMusicForAccordion.com new eSheet PiecesNZAA Publications New Music ReleasesFebruary USA News Online 1st February
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2010 NAA Convention, Texas – USAby Norman Seaton |
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 La Convención Nacional Estadounidense del Acordeón (National Accordion Association) dará lugar en el West Park Central Hotel en Dallas (USA) del 10 al 14 de Marzo. La convención de este año incluye orquesta de acordeones, workshops, jam sessions y tiendas de intercambio de instrumentos. Existirá una feria de complementos para acordeones acústicos y MIDI. El centro de demostraciones contará con Roland USA y Ballarini Music. Estas dos entidades llevarán a cabo sendos clinics. Otras firmas que se darán cita son Accordion-O-Rama Accordion Sales and Service, Petosa, Kohl Music Company, Accordion Embroidery, Accordion Stuff-Debra Peters, MECCA y Jay Fox Band Company. Durante este evento, se dará a conocer el nuevo libro de aprendizaje “Adult Accordion Book” escrito por Joe Natoli. También en esta convención habrá un día de recuerdo para “ Anthony Galla-Rini ” dirigido por Esther Lanting. Las temáticas de los worshops versarán sobre la interpretación al acordeón, técnica, confianza personal, nuevas tecnologías, world music y popular music. Para más información: natlaccordion@sbcglobal.net |
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John Kirkpatrick Obtiene Galardón en el BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Londres - Reino Unidoby Rob Howard |
 El acordeonista de botones diatónico John Kirkpatrick ha sido el ganador del premio al mejor músico que otorga la BBC en sus premios Radio 2 Folk Awards 2010 en Londres.John Kirkpatrick es uno de los más conocidos intérpretes de la escena folk británica. Está considerado como uno de los exponentes del acordeón diatónico en las islas. Su carrera comenzó a principios de los 70 y fue un de los percusores del llamado “Folk Revival” Británico. Ha trabajado regularmente con Richard Thompson, la Albion Band y steeleye Span. Nunca lejos de sus raíces, John siempre ha mantenido su amor por la música acústica. A menudo envuelto en teatro profesional, John ha participado en las producciones de Teatro Nacional de “Lark Rise” y “Candleford”, apareció numerosas veces en las radios nacionales y locales del país, habiendo presentado tres series del programa de la BBC Radio 2 llamado “Squeezing Around The World” el cual muestra una buena parte de los mejores acordeonistas del mundo. Recientemente, ha aparecido como músico viajero en la BBC2. Este año John esta promocionando su nuevo CD “Dance of the Demon Daffodils” y su nuevo show “A Farmer´s Year” en cual explora mitos y leyendas del folclore. |
Acordeonistas entre los Premios Grammy - USAby Rob Howard |
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| Los ganadores de la 52 edición del los Grammy Awards fue anunciada a finales del pasado mes de enero. Entre los ganadores, destacan los siguientes acordeonistas: Mejor Cajun/Zydeco Album: “Lay Your Burden Down” por Buckwheat Zydeco. Esta banda ha desplazado a Clifton Chenier como al mejor y más comercial artista Zydeco. Otros nominados fueron: Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet (‘Alligator Purse’), The Magnolia Sisters (Stripped Down’), Pine Leaf Boys (Live At 2009 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival’) y Cedric Watson et Bijou Créole (L’Ésprit Créole’). Mejor album de la categoría “Norteño”: ‘Tu Noche Con’ de Los Tigres Del Norte. Durante 40 años de historia, Los tigres han vendido más de 32 milloes de albums y son conocidos como los reyes del estilo norteño. Otros nominados fueron: Cumbre Norteña (‘Dejame Soñar’), El Compa Chuy (‘El Niño De Oro’), Los Rieleros Del Norte (‘Pese A Quien Le Pese’) y Los Tucanes De Tijuana (‘Soy Todo Tuyo’). Mejor álbum tejano: ‘Borders y Bailes’ de Los Texmaniacs, incluyendo al acordeonista David Farias. |
Clases de Acordeón Via Internet, Frédéric Deschamps - Franciaby Rob Howard |
 No podemos negar que las lecciones de acordeón actuales están cada vez más influenciadas por las últimas tecnologías. Desde el pasado mes de Diciembre, el presidente de la CMA y director de una exitosa escuela internacional en Francia Frédéric Deschamps, ha comenzado a enseñar a alumnos internacionales ayudándose de webcams y Skype.El sonido y la calidad de la imagen es suficiente para los propósitos de la enseñanza y este uso de internet resulta económicamente muy rentable para los alumnos. Para más información: frederic.deschamps@wanadoo.fr |
Fallece Miguel Ahumada, Maestro del Vallenato - Colombiaby Harley Jones |
 El acordeonista Miguel Ahumada ha fallecido a la edad de 65 años en Valledupar (Colombia). Ha sido una de las figuras del acordeón vallenato en Colombia siendo partícipe en multitud de ocasiones en festivales de música por todo el país. El director de la academia de música vallenata asintió: “Hemos perdido a uno de nuestros mejores profesores, pero sobre todo un gran amigo y excelente compañero” Miguel Ahumada nació en Valledupar. Grabó con artistas de la talla de “Beto” Martinez, “Papi” Daza, Miguel Mora y Antonio Mayorga. También ganó el concurso “Primaveras del Ayer” en 2004 y 2006. Este concurso se enfoca en acordeonistas veteranos y esta englobado dentro del Festival Cuna en Villanueva (La Guajira). “Ahumada fue un acordeonista experto en el alma de su instrumento” exclamó Lolita Costa, directora del Encuentro Mundial de Músicas de Acordeón. “ Miguel tocó junto a artistas de la talla de Alfredo Gutierrez, Emiliano Zuleta Díaz, Juancho Rois, Omar Geles, Beto Villa y Alvaro López entre otros” Después de muchos años como interprete, Miguel fue profesor de música en la academia “Turco” Gil, donde fue muy respetado y admirado por sus alumnos. Miguel Ahumada era esposo de Marieth Maritza Moreno y tuvo cuatro hijos: Roberto, Marieth, Federico y Ana Luz. |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
by Roland Williams
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 Two concerts by the young accordionist Ksenija Sidorova on London’s South Bank in January 2010 have seen her persuade the serious music critics of the quality press as well as a Royal Festival Hall audience, to take the accordion seriously and to see its real musical potential as a concert instrument.Full Review of Ksenija Sidorova Two Concerts. Her recital on January 11th at the Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year Series at the Purcell Room was singled out by the critics as the high spot of the week-long series of concerts by young artists studying at London colleges and conservatoires. The Times declared that “Ksenija Sidorova will be remembered as one of the real finds of this series which matches new performers with new music, encouraging young musicians to hone their skills on some of the toughest music around.” The Financial Times said that “…Sidorova got her instrument to inhale and exhale like a living creature.” Full Review of Ksenija Sidorova Two Concerts. |
by Peter Solarik
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 The Pospisil Accordion Duo, husband and wife, Renata and Josef Pospisil, have performed together since 1996. Thanks to TV, radio, magazine, website, newspaper and internet exposure they have become known around Europe, the USA, and Japan. Their repertoire is based on the classics, opera, international evergreen songs, and Austrian, German and Czech folk music. Josef Pospisil is also the presenter of a very popular Czech monthly TV arts program, ‘ Za Vesnickymi Muzikanty’ Renata plays both the Czech Heligonka diatonic accordion (Sterirische-Harmonica) and the piano accordion, and has won many international competitions. Josef Pospisil, apart from playing music, is also a well-known personality - either broadcasting on air, as a show and festival compere, or running an artistic agency. He is also the composer of many songs, performed by other Czech artistes. For further information email: pospisil.harmonika@quick.cz |
by Harley Jones
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 On January 30th, the Norwegian accordionist Håvard Svendsrud (36) performed in his third accordion concert in the Oslo Concert Hall, all the concerts being within the last 12 months. The record company “Norilds Musikk” was organizing this concert and they had also invited two other accordionists from Norway - Ida Løvli Hidle (23) and Live Berger Brekke (24) - picture above. Løvli Hidle and Berger Brekke are both accordion students known for winning the Norwegian Championship for accordionists, and also for receiving the 3rd price in the 2009 International Accordion Festival of Castelfidardo, Italy. One of the best piano players in Norway, Jon Inge Sigerland (46), also participated in this concert (picture left). In the first part of the concert the musicians each player performed solo works. Svendsrud opened with “Mosaico Epañol” by Felice Fugazza, followed by “Waltz Rosette” composed by the Norwegian accordionist Toralf Tollefsen and “Scherzo in Eb” composed by Pietro Frosini. Svendsrud left the podium for Live Berger Brekke and her interpretation of movements 4-6 of the Chamber Suite by Zolotariov. Ida Løvli Hidle then played “Disco Toccata” by the Finnish composer Petri Makkonen. The pianist Jon Inge Sigerland played “Hungarian Rhapsody number 12” by Franz Liszt. Live Berger Brekke is a student at Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, and Ida Løvli Hidle is a student at the Music Conservatory in Trondheim. Both are well known in Norway for their duets. The audience was thrilled with their wonderful playing in “Rondo-Capriccioso” composed by Mendelssohn, Astor Piazolla's famous tango “Adiós Nonino”, and “Scherzo” by John Gart. The last piece performed was “Pohadky” a concert suite for accordion and piano written by the Czech composer Vaclav Troyan. The seven parts in Pohadky - “Fairytales”- has titles as “Let us dance into the Fairytales”, “The sleepy Princess”, and “The sailor and the enchanted accordion”. This rarely performed piece was received with great interest and a recording of the concert is to be broadcast on Swedish Radio later this year. The accordionists had prepared one extra piece for the audience and played “Toledos Adios” by Beltrami. Håvard Svendsrud will be back with a new concert and new guest artists at the Oslo Concert Hall in the autumn of 2010. |
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by Rob Howard
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  Accordionist Ian Watson tours with the Scottish Ensemble, featuring the tenor Toby Spence, performing the songs of Jacques Brel, and a classical programme that includes ‘Gnossiennes’ – E. Satie, ‘Children’s Corner’ - C. Debussy, and the tango-inspired ‘Adieu Satie’ - Kurt Schwertsik, written for strings and accordion.February 5th, 7.30pm – Concert Hall, Perth 7th, 7.30pm – Wigmore Hall, London 9th, 8pm – Eden Court Theatre, Inverness 10th, 7.30pm – The Music Hall, Aberdeen 11th, 7.30pm – Marryat Hall, Dundee 12th, 8pm – Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh 13th, 7.30pm – The Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow |
by Rob Howard
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 The festival ‘Akkordeonist!’ takes place at venues in the Reeperbahn district of Hamburg, from February 13th to 20th. This accordion festival is international in scope, with artistes from many countries and genres participating, including the bandoneon of Argentine tango, the harmonica and diatonic accordion of Alpine folk music, French musette, Viennese dance music, Polish avant-garde up to Finnish Punk, and much else.Highlights of the festival include: February 13th, 8pm - Carel Kraayenhof & Sexteto Canyengue, St. Pauli Theater 14th, 8pm - Klaus Paier & Asja Valcic, with the Jurek Lamorski Quartett, Imperial Theater 15th, 8pm - Kimmo Pohjonen Kluster, Grünspan 16th, 8pm - Teodoro Anzelotti, St. Pauli Kirche 17th, 8pm – Attwenger, Safari Cabaret 18th, 8pm - Richard Galliano Tangaria Quartet, St. Pauli Theater 19th, 8pm - Accordion Tribe, Imperial Theater 20th, 8pm – The Motion Trio; Akkordeon-Orchester Hamburg-Eimsbüttel (MD Hans-Georg Beyer), Fliegende Bauten For further information email: presse@elbphilharmonie.de |
by Rob Howard
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 The next Eastbourne Accordion Festival takes place from February 19th to 22nd at the Queens Hotel, Eastbourne. Organised by John and Jackie Romero, the guest artistes include Jack Emblow and Tony Compton, Roman Voloshchuk, Mauro Carra (Italy), Alan Young, Romano Viazzani, Harry Hussey, Angie Lukins, Gennaro Fiondella, and John Romero.Jack Emblow, Tony Compton, and Gennaro Fiondella will hold master classes. Workshops include: ‘Jazz’ - Harry Hussey, ‘Weekend Orchestra’ and ‘Bel Viso ‘ - Gennaro Fiondella, ‘Folk and Barn Dance’ - Angie Lukins, ‘Busking Session’ - Alan Young, and ‘Playing by ear’ - Trevani. The trade show includes The Accordion Shop, Carillon Studios, Stan Mayhew, Trevani Music and Gifts, and TSA Recordings. Stan Mayhew will be available for advice on accordion tuning during both Saturday and Sunday afternoons between 2 and 4pm. For further information email: jr@carillonstudios.co.uk |
by Rob Howard
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 The Portland Jazz Festival takes place from February 25th to 28th at venues in Portland, Oregon. One of the main features this year is ‘New Music’ from Norway, and amongst the artistes involved are the saxophone/accordion due of Trygve Seim and Frode Halti. Their concerts take place, as follows:February 26th, 5.30pm - Art Bar 27th, 3pm - Norse Hall Key figures in Norwegian ‘New Music’, Trygve Seim and Frode Haltli have played together since 2001. Accordionist Frode Haltli plays contemporary music, but also has a background of playing folk dance music. Both Seim and Haltli are prize-winning artistes. Seim’s CD ‘Different Rivers’ won the annual prize of the German Record Critics (Jahrespreis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik 2001). Similarly, Haltli’s solo album ‘Looking on Darkness’ won the French Prix Gus Viseur in 2004 as well as the Norwegian Spellemannprisen for Best Contemporary Music Album. |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 L’association Atout-vent has organized a Master Class for accordion led by Roman Jbanov and Domi Emorine. This takes place on February 20th and 21st, 8.30am onwards, at Au Centre multi-activités des cheminots, Rennes. The closing date for applications is February 6th. For further information email: atout.vent@yahoo.fr |
by Rob Howard
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 On Sunday February 28th the Northwest Accordion Society presents their annual Day of the Accordion from 11am to 5pm at the Seattle Center. The Northwest Accordion Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of the accordion. In addition to nonstop accordion music and dancing, there will be workshops, seminars, and free lessons. The society is offering free accordion lessons with accordions provided to attract new learners. There will be performances by beginners and professionals alike. This takes place at the Center House at Seattle Center, 305 Harrison St, Seattle, Washington. For further information, email: bonniebirch@msn.com |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 Sancyberie presents a Grand Gala of Accordion on Saturday 6th February, 9pm, at the Casino de la Bourboule, Auvergne. In a concert titled "A Night with the Champions of the World" is featured Domi Emorine, Félicien Brut et son Orchestre, Amélie Castel, Pierre Laval, Sonia Roz etc... |
by Rob Howard
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| II ‘World Meeting of Accordion Music’, Valledupar, Colombia, will take place on the 24th and 25th June 2010. The event is organized by the Reyes Y Juglares Vallenatos Foundation. The Foundation invites everyone, all types of music, solo, group, etc. who uses the accordion as a central instrument to the II ‘World Meeting of Accordion Music’. Valledupar is the capital city of Cesar which is a State of Colombia. There are competitions for solo accordionists and ensembles that use accordions, and the closing date for entries and participation in the festival is April 24th. For further information email: eldiariovallenato@gmail.com |
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| The February 2010 Diatonic News online 1st February. |
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 The consortium “Music Marche Accordions”– consortium for the protection, the promotion and the development of hand-crafted, quality musical instruments produced in the Marche region – has established a certification for the “Made in Castelfidardo” musical instruments with the purpose of giving a guarantee to the customer from only manufacturers producing with reliability and respecting the traditions of craftsmanship that now have a history of over 150 years in the Marche region of Italy.The “quality and origin certification” guarantee the purchase of an instrument made with selected materials and that the instrument fully complies with the criteria of quality and origin as laid down by the consortium “Music Marche Accordions” in Castelfidardo. Their web site has just been entirely up-dated, so please visit the Music Marche Accordions website. |
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| MusicForAccordion.com site releases 6 new pieces - 'Minuet in G, catalog:mfa8002', 'Mazurka, catalog:mfa8003', 'You, catalog:mfa8004', 'Two Waltzes, catalog:mfa8005', 'Husia Siusia, catalog:mfa8006 and 'Southern Roses, catalog:mfa8009'. 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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| National Accordion Association releases 6 new pieces, ' Follow The Guidon, catalog:naa112', 'Jeasy Polka, catalog:naa113', 'And We Danced Till Dawn, catalog:naa114', 'You Made Me Blue, catalog:naa115', 'Never, Never No, catalog:naa116' and 'Men Of Mansfield, catalog:naa117'. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
by Rita Davidson Barnea
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| The February 2010 USA News, online on the 1st February. |
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by Joan C. Sommers
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of “Misterium” by Joan C. Sommers. Performer is Mika Väyrynen. |
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