Recordings (CD, DVD, Video)
Trophée Mondiale 2008, Sarajevo - Bosnia
William Schimmel actúa con Sir James Galway, Nashville - EE.UU.
Nueva temporada del Festival NAO - Reino Unido
Cruceros con John MacDonald a los EE.UU.
Important Accordion Orchestra Concert Televised - China
Fallece Ann Louise Gabbanelli - EE.UU.
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Jukka-Pekka Kuusela, Paris - France
Gala Concert, Parana - Argentina
Ymittos Festival, Athens – Greece
World Music Stage/Danube Island Festival, Vienna - Austria
La Damigiana/next dates – Italy
Sebastopol Cajun/Zydeco Festival, California - USA
Traditional Music Sessions, Dundalk – Irish Republic
Walter Perrie Concert, Lancashire – UK
Antonio Barberena in Concert, Virginia – USA
Marco Lo Russo, Modena - Italy
Kimmo Pohjonen Concerts – Finland, UK, France
Bruce Millers European Accordion Festival, Aberdeen – UK
New CD - "American Hanuri Prinsessa Volume 2 1929-1945"
New Music - "Bella Bambina", "My Blue Heaven"
New CD - "Virtuosissimi"
New CD - "Music On The Move"
New CD - "American Hanuri Prinsessa Volume 1, 1928-1929"
New CD - "American Hanuri Prinsessa Volume 3, 1947-1949"
New CD - "American Hanuri Prinsessa Volume 4, 1949-1951"
New Music - 'Sonatina in C Part 1 - Part 2', 'Ragamuffin Polka'
New Music - 'Twilight Time'
New Music - 'Cara Maria'
Highway Patrol
Trophée Mondiale 2008, Sarajevo - Bosniaby |
El Trophée Mondiale 2008, organizado por la Confédération Mondiale de l'Accordéon, por primera vez en su historia es acogido por nuestro delegado internacional en Zoran Rakic en Sarajevo, Bosnia.
A raíz de una reorganización de la CMA en 2004, el Trophée Mondiale ha continuado visitando nuevos países cada año - 2006 Kragujevac, Serbia, Rusia en 2007 en Samara, y ahora a Bosnia.
Este año habrá participación internacional de 14 países, con una serie de países que buscan formar parte de la CMA en el futuro. Con más de 53 participantes de diferentes países, el Trophée Mondiale de la CMA 2008 pretende ser un evento muy exitoso.
Para más información, póngase en contacto con el Secretario de la CMA Jacques Mornet email: cnima@wanadoo.fr |
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William Schimmel actúa con Sir James Galway, Nashville - EE.UU.by Rob Howard
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William Schimmel llevará a cabo las 'Valentino Dances’ de Domenic Argento con la Orquesta Sinfónica de Nashville (MD Giancarlo Guerrero) el 11, 12 y 13 de septiembre en el nuevo Centro de Schermerhorn, Nashville, Tennessee. La actuación también incluye al famoso flautista Sir James Galway.
Dr. Schimmel ha interpretado esta pieza de gira con la Orquesta de Minnesota y lo grabó con ellos en Reference Records. También interpretó esta obra con la Grand Teton Festival Orchestra en Jackson Hole, Wyoming y la Sinfónica de Eugene en Eugene, Oregon.
‘Valentino Dances’ es un evento de diez minutos - adaptado de su ópera de larga duración, ‘El sueño de Valentino’ - alrededor de Rudolph Valentino, la estrella de cine y bailarín de tango de los años 1920 de Hollywood. Brillantemente concebida y elegantemente orquestada, deja mucho espacio para el tango de conocimientos del Dr. Schimmel a través del adorno, el fraseo, la ornamentación y las cadenzas. |
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La nueva temporada anual del Festival NAO (Reino Unido) comienza ahora y contará con 9 festivales regionales que se celebrarán en todas las partes del Reino Unido, culminando en el Campeonato 2009 del Reino Unido, que se celebrará en Blackpool del 24 al 26 de abril de 2009. El año pasado en el festival se presentaron más de 1000 competidores y el Campeonato del Reino Unido tuvo un récord de 452 inscripciones.
Las nuevas características, que han sido aprobados por el Ejecutivo de la OAN, para esta temporada incluyen:
Una categoría Digital en todos los festivales regionales, así como el Campeonato del Reino Unido para acordeonistas tocando acordeones Digitales electrónicos de todas las marcas incluyendo Roland V, Cavagnolo - Odyssey, Titano, etc.
Una competición para compositores profesionales, aficionados y aspirantes será juzgada en los Campeonatos 2009 del Reino Unido. Esta competencia fue fundada por el North Staffs Accordion Club, que se acercaron a la OAN ¡a darle una inserción verdaderamente nacional!
Mientras tanto, la OAN está a la espera de la celebración de la CIA Coupe Mondiale 2008 en octubre en Glasgow.
Para más información póngase en contacto con el OAN Email: naouk@btinternet.com |
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John MacDonald, acordeonista de entretenimiento australiano-escocés, acaba de regresar de un contrato de entretenimiento a los pasajeros de uno de los mejores buques crucero del mundo. Esta vez John está actuando ante más de 2000 pasajeros, durante el crucero de Hawai a San Francisco, en el Sun Princess.
Durante su estancia en Honolulu y San Francisco sacó tiempo de sus actuaciones para ver atracciones turísticas locales.
También pasó alrededor de la Bahía de San Francisco por debajo el Golden Gate Bridge y alrededor de Alcatraz, y visitó Fishermans Wharf.
John MacDonald sigue entreteniendo público australiano en toda Australia en apariciones en club y concierto, y su trabajo de cruceros está reservado hasta el año 2009, con contratos que le llevarán por todo el Lejano Oriente, América, Australia, Nueva Zelanda y el Pacífico Sur.
Para más información e-mail: mailcovers@dodo.com.au |
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Beijing Children’s Palace Baidi Accordion Orchestra held an important accordion concert on August 17th named “Key Dancing” , held in the National Centre for the Performing Arts.
This is the first performance by the Chinese accordion community in China’s best national theater, and it’s also the debut of the Baidi Accordion Orchestra in the National Centre for the Performing Arts. The performance was extremely successful with very warm audience response.
The National Centre for the Performing Arts is the largest performing centre in China. The main concert hall is solemn, elegant and full of extraordinary atmosphere of a famous music hall. In it, the 1,800 audience fully enjoyed the performance of Baidi Accordion Orchestra.
Near 100 players in the Baidi Accordion Orchestra have performed more than ten pieces of different styles of music. The unique humor and rich facial expressions of the conductor Chen Weiliang and the high performance level; contributed a rich audio-visual feast to all the music-lovers attending the concert.
At the end of the concert with a the performance of their theme song ”West Side Story”, all the audience rose up and applauded warmly for a long time, the excellent and most enjoyable performance. BTV has recorded the whole concert and it was broadcast to millions of audience during the Olympic Games. |
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Ann Louise Gabbanelli falleció el 1 de septiembre de 2008 a la edad de 68 años a causa del hígado y de insuficiencia renal en Houston, Texas. Sus tres hijos Joey, Michael y Mary Gabbanelli, y su querida hermana Joan Morales sobrevivieron a ella.
Junto con su difunto marido, John Gabbanelli, Louise se dedicó durante más de treinta años a iniciar un negocio de propiedad familiar para sus hijos que es bien conocido en todo el mundo acordeonístico de América del Norte.
En 1999, la Compañía Internacional de la Música (IMC) fue fundada en Castelfidardo, Italia, por Anacleto Gabbanelli, Michael Gabbanelli y Compañía para ser los exclusivos fabricantes de sus Acordeones. En 2003 falleció Gianfranco "John" Gabbanelli, y en 2005 Michael Gabbanelli se hizo cargo del negocio familiar después de trabajar junto a su padre John y su madre Louise de 17 años. Hoy en día, Michael con su esposa Elia, continuan con el legado acordeonístico familiar. Nuestras condolencias a toda la familia en este triste momento. |
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Finnish accordionist Jukka-Pekka Kuusela played recently three concerts of contemporary music in Paris with violinist Olga Murysina. These concerts took place on August 19th at the Salle Edmond Michelet, 21st at the Eglise Suedoise, and on the 25th at the Eglise des Billettes.
The program consisted of works by Michail Bronner, Lauri Sallinen, J. S. Bach, Timo-Juhani Kyllönen and Sergei Berinsky, including three world premieres: ‘Waltz - It is Autumn Again’, by Bronner, ‘La Nuit’, by Sallinen, and a new version for accordion and violin of ‘Dream Garden’, by Bronner.
The audience met the music and musicians extremely warmly in all three venues, and no doubt hope to listen such music soon again.
For further information email: herbert@accordion-cd.co.at |
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On August 27th, a gala concert took place at the Teatro Municipal 3 de Febrero, Parana. The concert celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Evangelical Baptist School in the city of Parana, founded by Pastor Enrique Marconi. The Parana City Council supported the concert.
Performing were the Orquesta Argentina de Acordeones – MD Raul Varelli, a ballet company, a children’s choir, and solo accordionists Maria Elena, Jorge Matlasszuk, Joel Velasquez (only 5 years of age!), and Aldo Taborda – 2007 Argentinean National Accordion Champion and a competitor in the International Competition in Castelfidardo, Italy.
For further information email: florencia@lacteoslw.com.ar |
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The Ymittos Festival takes place in Athens from September 5th to 13th, with a rich program of artistes and ensembles and a focus on Mediterranean culture. The open-air festival in the atmospheric context of the Theatro Vrachon in Athens is launched on September 5th with the Anouar Brahem Trio and Savina Yannatou & Primavera En Salonico, featuring accordionist Kostas Vomvolos (new CD ‘Songs of an Other’).
On September 6th, the program features Gianluigi Trovesi & Gianni Coscia, and pianist Franois Couturier's “Nostalghia - Song for Tarkovsky", with Anja Lechner (cello), Jean-Marc Larch (sax) and Jean-Louis Matinier (accordion). |
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The huge leisure island ‘Donauinsel’ in the middle of the city of Vienna is for the 25th year the meeting place for musicians from all over the world, September 5th to 7th. Every year there are musical highlights surrounded by approximately 21 kilometres of green space surrounded by the Danube. As always, the accordion is very much present at this extraordinary event. |
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The folk group ‘LA DAMIGIANA’, founded in 1999, have a large repertoire of local songs and tunes, and here are their next appearances:
September 6th, 6pm - Festa del Mondo Rurale, San Paolo de Jesi 7th, 5pm - Festa Della Birra Bavarese Attivi, Monte San Vito 12th – Bordoni Bruno, Cattolica Rassegna Fitp 14th, 9.30am – 25th Festa Dell Uva, Subbiano Arezzo
Apart from the diatonic button accordion (made in Castelfidardo), all their instruments are self-constructed, including tambourine, triangle, segone, carcavella, raganella, castanets, and bull horn. The whole range of their instruments are on display at the prestigious International Museum Accordion in Castelfidardo ( An ). |
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Sebastopol Cajun/Zydeco Festival, California - USAby Rob Howard
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The 13th annual Sebastopol Cajun/Zydeco Festival takes place on Saturday September 6th, 11am onwards, at Ives Park, 7400 Willow St, Sebastopol, CA.
The Rotary Club of Sebastopol Sunrise are the organisers of this event, which includes live music, Cajun food, and dancing under the redwoods. Bands performing at this year's festival include Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars, Mark St. Mary's Louisiana Blues and Zydeco Band, the Zydeco Flames, and the Wild Catahoulas. |
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Traditional Music Sessions, Dundalk – Irish Republicby Rob Howard
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Irish traditional music sessions take place at The Spirit Store, George’s Quay, Dundalk, County Louth, led by Philip Hickey (accordion), Aine McGeeney (fiddle), and Henry McDonald (guitar/vocals). The sessions take place on Sunday evenings, 6pm to 9pm, on September 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th. Free admission. |
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Antonio Barberena in Concert, Virginia – USAby Rob Howard
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The Mexican Cultural Institute and Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society present a special concert with Antonio Barberena and Trio Zur, from Mexico, in celebration of Mexican Independence Day, on Sunday September 14th, 4pm. The concert takes place at Sleepy Hollow United Methodist Church, 3435 Sleepy Hollow Road, Falls Church, VA.
Mexican accordionist Antonio Barberena, marimba player Javier Nandayapa, and percussionist MirnaYam make up the Trio Zur. The celebrated trio’s repertoire ranges from classical to ‘world music’ from Argentina (Astor Piazzolla) to Ireland, and from the Balkans to the Basque Country, as well as original works by the Mexican composer Jesús Martínez.
For further information email: wmas2002@cox.net |
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Kimmo Pohjonen Concerts – Finland, UK, Franceby Rob Howard
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Accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen’s music stretches from Finnish folk music to rock and improvised avant-garde. To expand his accordion playing and performance he unconventionally uses electronic effects, samples, loops, Midi, and more. On stage he also uses surround-sound and light show. In addition to performing, he has composed music for film scores, theatre and dance. Pohjonen’s forthcoming schedule includes:
September 20th – Teatterikuoppa, Haukipudas, Finland October 3rd – Café 101, Concrete and Glass, London, England November 18th - L'atelier, Scenes D'Europe Festival, Reims, France November 21st – Louhisali, Espoo, Finland December 4th – Korjaamo, Helsinki, Finland
For further information email: pap@hoedown.com |
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A new site selling a CD titled "American Hanuri Prinsessa Volume 2 1929-1945" with sound samples. Music performed by Viola Turpeinen. Purchase online. |
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MusicForAccordion.com site releases 4 new music of 'Bella Bambina', 'My Blue Heaven', 'Espana' and 'Tiara Waltz'. Samples of the music are available online. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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A new site selling a CD titled "Virtuosissimi" with sound samples. Music performed by Pearl Fawcett-Adriano. Purchase online. |
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A new site selling a CD titled "Music On The Move" with sound samples. Music performed by Pearl Fawcett. Purchase online. |
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A new site selling a CD titled "American Hanuri Prinsessa Volume 1, 1928-1929" with sound samples. Music performed by Viola Turpeinen. Purchase online. |
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A new site selling a CD titled "American Hanuri Prinsessa Volume 3, 1947-1949" with sound samples. Music performed by Viola Turpeinen. Purchase online. |
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A new site selling a CD titled "American Hanuri Prinsessa Volume 4, 1949-1951" with sound samples. Music performed by Viola Turpeinen. Purchase online. |
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MusicForAccordion.com site releases 3 new pieces of music. 'Sonatina in C Part 1 - Part 2', 'Ragamuffin Polka' and 'Spinning Wheel'. Samples of the music are available online. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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Gary Dahl - accordionist as well as a composer, arranger, recording artist and music educator, update 1 new work for accordion available for purchase online, 'Twilight Time'. Samples of this music are available on the site. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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Peter Piccini - accordionist, composer, arranger, performer, update 1 new work for accordion available for purchase online. 'Cara Maria'. Sample of this music is available on the site. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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Highway Patrol by the group Los Gigantes and the Texas Torpedoes. Los Gigantes consists of Stefan Hiss (vocals, accordion and Hammond) and Ralf Groher (vocals and trumpet). CD Reviews Index. |
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