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http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=05-Jun-2020&lang=fr&s=16534
05-Jun-2020
by Mirco Soprani
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 The views of accordion fans from all over the world went beyond all expectations for the first 2 of the 4 contributions foreseen by the CIA for the "World Accordion Day". Online at WAD2020Event created in 2009, it is renewed every year in May with the aim of paying homage to the accordion through the diffusion of music videos and interviews from different associations from various parts of the world. The date of 6 May is not accidental, when in 1829 Cyrill Demian, organist and pianist of Armenian origin, accompanied by his sons Karl and Guido, filed an accordion patent in Vienna. 1st connection (6 May) - On the CIA website, in the special events section (at WAD2020 ) you can review the first edition program opened for the occasion by an interview with the president of the CIA Mirco Patarini. The coming videos followed: from Italy (in this case a tribute wanted by the Gervasio Marcosignori Association of Castelfidardo) with the participation of the musicians Mirco Patarini, Valentino Lorenzetti (both admirers and personal friends of Marcosignori), Antonino De Luca and Massimo Marconi who performed "Bel Fiore" written by Pietro Frosini, a piece particularly loved by the accordion poet, so much so as to include it on a permanent basis among his encores; from Portugal (next home of the “Coupe Mondiale”) by the president of the Mito Algarvio - Associação de Acordeonistas do Algarve João Manuel Afonso Pereira and with videos of the famous teachers and accordionists Nelson Conceiçao, João Barradas and João Frade; from the Czech Republic with the intervention of Professor Jirí Lukeš live from the Prague Conservatory; from Poland (a country that is not a CIA member today) with an interesting interview with the members of the famous "Motion Trio", complete with musical contributions; and from China (a real handover having hosted the latest edition of the Coupe Mondiale "), with various speeches starting with the president of the Chinese Accordionists Association Professor Li Cong. 2nd edition (9 May) - Contributions from Germany are visible from Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e.V. (DHV) presented by the manager Georg Hettmann, an association that has been preparing for years to host the 2021 Coupe Mondiale, the year in which it will mark its 90th anniversary; Netherlands with talks by the head Vincent Van Amsterdam Nederlandse Organisatie voor Accordeon & Moundharmonica - NOVAM, Denmark with a very interesting interview with Professor Geir Draugsol of the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen and with Composer Martin Lhose with some videos of his concert pieces for accordion, and from Estonia, the highly active Estonian Accordion Society presented by the young Mikk Langeproon. 3rd edition (23 May) - For those who have missed the live broadcast on the web, it will be possible to review the films and interviews from the following countries on the CIA website: Austria, Finland, Belgium, Russia, the United States and Bosnia. View at WAD2020 4th edition (under construction for June 6) - Any association, group, orchestra, performer and teacher (even if not belonging to the CIA) who wish to join by promoting national and local accordion activities, can do so by registering in the appropriate CIA event space dedicated to the "World Accordion Day". |
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