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Concert en mémoire d’Alexander Sevastian - Ontario - Canada
55éme concours International de Klingenthal 2018, Mai - Allemagne
En souvenir de Gary Dahl (1937 to 2017), Seattle - USA
La journée ‘Time to Sing’ de Karen Street et Karen Tweed, Cheshire – UK
Dates de la tournée de Foster & Allen en avril et mai – Nouvelle-Zélande
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Would You Like to Participate in World Accordion Day on May 6th?Obituary: John Patrick Bonica, Oregon - USAJim McAlister (1932-2018), Northern Ireland – UK
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Internationales Akkordeon Festival 2018 – Germany‘Accordion Night’ with Nikolai Ryskov, London – UKJohnny Duncan Duo @ Alnwick Accordion & Fiddle Club, England – UKGennaro Ruffolo @ Muskimesse Frankfurt – GermanyMazaika Concerts, London – UKParis-Moscow Duo Concerts & Master Class, Calvados - FranceBarra Da Saia Concert, São Paulo - BrazilEn Avril au CNIMA J. Mornet, Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne - France
Ken and Mary @ ‘Oktoberfest - Year – round!’ event, Ohio – USARosemary Wright @ Seacroft Accordion Festival, Norfolk – UKAnnual Rayne Frog Festival, Rayne City, Louisiana - USAHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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Salon International de la musique 2018 Francfort - Germanyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| Reportage photo en ligne: Frankfurt2018 La Musikmesse de Francfort est LE salon international des instruments de musique, de l’édition, de la production et du marketing. - Du mercredi 11 avril au samedi 14 avril 2018, de 10h00 à 18h00. - Ouvert tous les jours pour les professionnels et le public. - Plus de 30 000 instruments exposés dans sept halls d’exposition. - Espace extérieur avec atmosphère de festival : scènes, foodtrucks et autres. - Nouveau : Prolight + Sound (éclairages et sonorisation): du mardi 11 Avril au vendredi 14 Avril, dans la partie Est de la Musikmesse. La Musikmesse de Francfort est le plus grand salon du monde pour les activités musicales. Vous y trouverez absolument tout ce qu’il faut pour faire de la musique sans oublier les nombreux ateliers, concerts, démonstrations et conférences. Parmi les fabricants d’accordéon exposant : Beltuna Accordions S.r.l. Hall 8.0 E10 Bugari Armando and Bugari Evo Hall 8.0 F20 Cagnoni Srl Hall 8.0 F11 Dino Baffetti di Baffetti G. & C. snc Hall 8.0 G19 Dallape in visit Excelsior Hall 8.0 G14 Harmonikas s.r.o. Hall 8.0 E15 Italcinte in visit Mengascini Nello in visit mengascini@tiscalinet.it MusicTech di Sabbatini Claudio & C. snc Hall 8.0 E20 Orla Srl Hall 11 C80 Pasco Italia Srl Hall 8.0 G15 Pigini Srl Hall 8 G14 Scandalli Accordions Srl Hall 8.00 E21 Zero Sette Hall 8.0 F20 Un reportage complet sur la Musikmesse de Francfort 2018 avec photos sera disponible après l’ouverture à : Frankfurt2018 |
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Concert en mémoire d’Alexander Sevastian - Ontario - Canadaby Rob Howard |
 Un concert en mémoire d’Alexander Sevastian se tiendra le vendredi 11 avril à 20h00, au Richmond Hill Centre for Performing Arts, 10268 Yonge St, Ontario. Parmi les artistes : Peter De Sotto and Liza McLellan Quartetto Gelato, Julian Milkis, Sophie Milman, Alexander Luminsky, Gennady Grebenchuk, Victor Khomenko et Alexei Severinets, Inga Filippova-Williams et Yevgeniya Yasmanovich, et le choeur d’enfants “Ladushki.” Alexander Sevastian (1978-2018), merveilleux musicien et personnalité extraordinaire est mort subitement le 16 février durant sa tournée au Mexique avec le Quartetto Gelato. Le monde a perdu un merveilleux musicien. Il laisse sa femme et deux jeunes enfants. Le concert est à sa mémoire et pour récolter des fonds pour sa famille. Nécrologie à http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=23-Feb-2018&lang=en#art14036 |
55éme concours International de Klingenthal 2018, Mai - Allemagneby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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  Le 55éme concours International de Klingenthal se tiendra du 29 Avril au 5 mai, 2018.Téléchargez règlement et modalités à : 2018Kling.pdf Quelque 102 musiciens, âgés de 10 ans et plus, vont présenter leur programme dans six catégories à un jury international, et le public peut assister gratuitement L’événement propose également une série de concerts dont le Trio Herzog, Iñaki Alberdi (Espagne), le gagnant de la catégorie PIF Arkadii Shkvorov (Russie) et le "Concours en format concert" de variété qui est aussi la finale de la catégorie VI. Téléchargez le programme couleur de 40 pages à : 2018KProgram.pdf Les candidats accordéonistes, les professeurs et supporters sont chaleureusement invités par le maire de Klingenthal Thomas Hennig et le directeur du concours Joerg Kuenzel. |
En souvenir de Gary Dahl (1937 to 2017), Seattle - USAby Toby Hansen |
 Sur les 10 ans écoulés, avec la vente de musique via Internet et la production des e-Books, Gary Dahl est devenu l’un de arrangeurs pour l’accordéon les plus populaires. Il est malheureusement décédé en décembre. Ci-dessous quelques extraits de la nécrologie de Gary Dahl par un de ses anciens étudiants, devenu son ami et un professeur,Toby Hansen. “Le 1er décembre 2017, le monde de l’accordéon a perdu l’un de ses phares, Gary Dahl. Gary est décédé paisiblement chez lui pendant son sommeil. Sa vie durant, il a créé une oeuvre d’excellence musicale. Gary Dahl nous laisse aussi un héritage monumental d’arrangements musicaux, d’ouvrages pédagogiques, d’enregistrements et d’accordéonistes bien formés...” Lire la nécrologie complète et la vie captivante de cet arrangeur populaire à : Gary Dahl |
La journée ‘Time to Sing’ de Karen Street et Karen Tweed, Cheshire – UKby Rob Howard |
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  Dimanche 13 mai, de 11h00 à 17h00, l’évènement sur un jour dénommé “Time to sing” se tiendra au Marthall Village Hall, Sandlebridge Lane, Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 7SB, emmené par les accordéonistes accomplies et inspirées Karen Street et Karen Tweed.Cette journée spéciale accordéon, organisée par le North Staffs Accordion Club, est ouverte à tous les accordéonistes motivés et également aux amateurs de chant. Le bénéfice de la journée ira à la Alzheimer’s Society. Dans la matinée, de 11 à 13h00, il y aura un atelier/répétition et après le déjeuner un concert avec les participants locaux et les autres, chantant avec accompagnement à l’accordéon. L’après-midi, de 14 à 17h00, récital spécial de Karen Street, Karen Tweed, Pearl Fawcett-Adriano, Julie Best, Barry Graham, Helen Rich, Mike Richards & Paul Hobbs. Karen Street a été 2 fois championne de Grande-Bretagne et elle est aujourd’hui une accordéoniste de jazz admirée. Karen Tweed a été championne d’Irlande et elle est une artistes de renom, enseignant plusieurs styles de folk musique. Les partitions pour les ateliers sont déjà disponibles par e-mail. La participation est de £12 pour les musiciens, £3 pour le plublic et les choristes. Pour plus d’information/partition/billets contactez Steve Hughes. Téléchargez la brochure et information complète à : 2018Time.pdf |
Dates de la tournée de Foster & Allen en avril et mai – Nouvelle-Zélandeby Rob Howard |
| Vidéo: Foster & Allen, tournée des 40 ans 'On vous doit tout'. Le toujours populaire duo accordéon/chant irlandais Foster & Allen est en tournée en Nouvelle-Zélande du 13 avril au 6 mai (World Accordion Day), et les dates de concerts sont sur l’affiche. Foster & Allen c’est l’accordéoniste Mick Foster et le chanteur/guitariste Tony Allen. Ils ont commençé à jouer ensemble en 1975, des chansons populaires et un peu de musique traditionnelle irlandaise. Ils ont conquis un public planétaire, leurs concerts sont en général complets, et peu de groupes avec accordéon sont aussi connus du grand public. En 1979, il ont publié en Irlande le single ‘A Bunch of Thyme’ qui fut leur premier N° 1 dans les charts iralndais, puis dans tout le Royaume-Uni. Plusieurs singles et albums à succès suivirent et le duo devint internationalement populaire. Il a à ce jour vendu plus de 22 millions d’albums et DVDs dans le monde entier. |
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 What are you doing for World Accordion Day to promote the accordion in your country? World Accordion day is on May 6th, which is the day the accordion was patented in 1829.World Accordion Day was started in 2009 by the CIA and has been very successful, generating a lot of positive publicity for the accordion. A key part of this event is the World Accordion Day website. Every association, group, orchestra, performer and teacher, is asked to actively support this event by encouraging national and local accordion activities to happen in their country on this day or the weekend either side of Accordion Day if that should be more convenient. Everyone can register their World Accordion Day activity on the website and send a report of their event after, for that website. A number of WAD events have already been registered and will be online by next Friday. No event is too big or too small. ALL accordion events celebrating World Accordion Day are welcome. This is a CIA promotion for the accordion in which every accordion enthusiast can participate and help bring our accordion world together as well as strongly promote the accordion. |
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  March 17, 1942 – March 20, 2018John Bonica , PT CMP NZRP (New Zealand and USA), suffered a heart attack and heart failure with no prior discernible symptoms. He had just retired from his practice after 55 years and he and his wife Ellen had nearly finished winding the business down when John unexpectedly and most sadly passed away. Born in New Zealand in 1942 of Italian parents, John Bonica grew up in a family of accordion players, and taught himself to play the instrument by ear. He learned to play Chopin’s ‘Minute Waltz’ by listening to a recording by Charles Magnante, but then also learned to read music so he could enter competitions. He won the New Zealand Championship several years in the duet, trio and quartet sections. He won second place at the New Zealand Open Championship in 1978 in the solo division. In 1963 he graduated with a degree in manual physical therapy, a branch of physical medicine specializing in spinal and extremity trauma, and then practised for 17 years in New Zealand. His practical and theoretical knowledge led to the publication of his book 'Play Your Accordion Without Pain', available catalog: bonica00 John Bonica , L.P.T., N.Z.R.P., emigrated to the USA in 1980 to teach spinal specialists and continue his practice of spinal therapy. He founded the Pacific Spinal and Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Clinic, a subsidiary of Rockwood Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Clinic, P.C., located in Portland, Oregon, USA. He has recorded four CDs of Italian and European folk music utilizing a MIDI orchestra ensemble. Other activities include writing and publishing (he was editor and publisher for the US published ‘Accordion World’ magazine from 1989 until 1994), sailing and photography. |
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| Jim McAlister, from Ballymoney, County Antrim, passed away peacefully on April 3rd at his home, just before his 86th birthday. He was for several decades one of the leading figures in the accordion movement in Northern Ireland, and was a fine player, club organiser, instrument retailer and an accordion technician. He paid several visits to Castelfidardo, Italy, where he trained in electronics, accordion software and manufacturing processes. Jim was a leading UK retailer for the sales of electronic accordions with many top players coming to him for their new accordions and repairs, including Dermot O'Brien, Tom Alexander, Fintan Stanley, Mick Foster and Wilcil McDowell, to name but a few. Jim was also a very good player in his own right and back in the 1960s when the legendary Will Starr did summer seasons at the holiday resort of Portrush in County Antrim it was Jim he called on to play second accordion. Jim was also involved in forming a number of Box and Fiddle clubs in County Antrim, including the present day Premier A & F Club, and it was his name and reputation that helped bring some of the big names over from Scotland. Such was the esteem that he was held in that Calum Maclean dedicated a tune 'Jim McAlister's Jig' to him in Volume One of Calum's Collection of Original Compositions. The accordion teacher Clyde Johnston recalls: “The first time I ever met Jim was at his home. He had a new Elka accordion for sale and I said the band I was teaching would buy it. I asked if a small deposit would hold it until they got the money raised and he simply replied ‘That's all right son, I trust you, just you take it with you’. On another occasion he was getting us a new bass accordion from Italy and a price had been agreed. A few months later he phoned to say it had arrived and I went to re-confirm the price with him before collecting it. ‘No’, he said, ‘That's not the price. When I went to pay the Italians the pound was strong against the lire so you can knock £100 off the price we agreed’. He was truly a giant in the accordion field and a gentleman. Jim will be greatly missed”. The entire Accordion Community throughout all of Ireland, the UK, and further afield will be deeply saddened to learn of the passing Jim McAlister, who is survived by his wife Sara and daughters Barbara, Hazel, and the late Maureen and Robert. |
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| The multi-cultural Internationales Akkordeon Festival 2018 takes place during April and May at venues throughout Germany, featuring concerts by guest accordionists representing various international musical traditions. The guest artists include Dimos Vougioukas (Greece), Joao Pedro Texeira (Brazil), Youssra El Hawary (Egypt), Omar Massa (Argentina), Servais Haanen (Netherlands), Veronica Perego (Italy), and Rafael Fraga (Portugal). The festival organizer is Servais Haanen. |
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 London-based Russian accordionist Nikolai Ryskov performs for an ‘Accordion Night’ on Saturday April 7th, 7pm until 10pm, at the Jakobs Restaurant, 20 Gloucester Road, London, SW7 4RB.His programme includes music by Astor Piazzolla - Libertango, Oblivion, Chiquilin De Bachin, Sensuel, French music such as Under Paris Skies, Domino, La Vie En Rose, La Foule, Under The Bridges of Paris, Petite Fleur, No Regrets, If You Love Me, plus international pieces including Luci E Ombre, Volare, Charade, That's Amore, Por Una Cabeza, Sway, Game of Thrones, Besame Mucho, Amor, Historia De Un Amor, Greensleeves, Adios Muchachos, Serenata De Acordeones, Moon River, Hallelujah, My Heart Will Go On from Titanic, and many more. For further information email: tania@jakobs.co.uk |
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 On Wednesday April 11th, 7.30pm to 10.30pm, accordionist Johnny Duncan and the drummer Malcolm Ross are the guests at the Alnwick Accordion & Fiddle Club. The venue is The Northumberland Hall, Alnwick, Northumberland, North East England NE66 1TN. Admission is £7, Musicians £3 - (Members free); admission includes Buffet Supper each month.The versatile entertainer Johnny Duncan, from Dundee, was the All Scotland Accordion Champion in 1973. For further information email: leonardbrownaccordion@gmail.com |
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 Italian accordionist Gennaro Ruffolo will be demonstrating MusicTech digital accordions each day from April 11th to 14th at the Muskimesse Frankfurt in Germany.Musikmesse is the world's leading trade fair for musical instruments and live music as well as music production and music marketing and one of the most important meeting places of the music industry. At Musikmesse there will be instrument manufacturers, dealers, professional, semi-professional and amateur musicians there to check out the latest product news. There will be numerous workshops, concerts, demonstrations and discussions held. The Musikmesse will take place on 4 days from Wednesday April 11th to Saturday April 14th at Messe Frankfurt, Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, Frankfurt. |
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 The duo Mazaika – Igor Outkine (midi accordion, vocals) and Elizabeth Harrison (violin, domra, vocals) – perform Russian folk and Gypsy music, tango and gypsy swing, romantic songs from Italy, France and Latin America, and international party pop hits. Their next two concerts are as follows:April 12th, 7.30pm to 10.30pm - The Exhibitionist Hotel, 8-10 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EA; tickets £15 on the door (cash only). May 9th, 7pm - Victory Day concert; Mazaika will be performing Russian songs of the war years like Smuglyanka, Dorogi, Solovji, Tyomnaya noch, V zemlyanke, and many more. Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA For further information email: igor.outkine@yahoo.com |
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 The Paris-Moscow Duo – Domi Emorine and Roman Jbanov perform in concert, as follows:Saturday April 14th, 8pm – Espace Saint Benoit, Saint-Pierre-En-Auge Sunday April 15th, 6pm – Cinema Le Parc, Livarot-Pays D’Auge The concerts are preceded by accordion master classes, 1pm until 5pm. Saint-Pierre-en-Auge and Livarot-Pays D’Auge are communes in the department of Calvados, north-western France. Roman Jbanov and Domi Emorine began performing together in 1998, and have performed in France, Russia, Denmark, Italy, Poland, China, Portugal, Lithuania, Canada, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK. Domi Emorine’s achievements include winning the CIA Coupe Mondiale, CMA Trophée Mondial, Concours International de Klingenthal, and the Prix de la Sacem. Roman Jbanov’s achievements include Grand Prize Beloborodov in Tula (Russia), Scholarship of the President of the Russian Republic, and the CMA Trophée Mondial. For further information email: duopm@sfr.fr |
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| The all-female quartet Barra Da Saia, featuring accordionist Adriana Sanchez, perform in concert at the Bar Brahma, Av. São João 677 Centro, São Paulo, Brazil, on April 17th, 9pm. Barra Da Saia, formed in 1999, have a modern approach to country music, including rock, Latin, polkas, guaraníes and chamamés in their style. The quartet members are Dede Soares - guitar, viola, guitar, vocals, Eliza Marin - vocals and guitar, Adriana Sanchez - accordion, keyboard and vocals, and Carol Duarte - violin and mandolin. For further information email: barradasaia@barradasaia.com.br |
En Avril au CNIMA J. Mornet, Saint-Sauves-d'Auvergne - Franceby Nathalie Boucheix, Director CNIMA J.Mornet |
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 En Avril au CNIMA J.Mornet Les stages Accordéon, tous styles, tous âges, tous niveaux. Venez perfectionner une ou deux pièces de votre choix grâce à la pédagogie mondialement reconnue de Jacques Mornet. - Du 16 au 21 et du 23 au 28 avril 2018. Le corps, instrument musical par Pascal Meurgé (image à gauche) Du 23 au 27 avril 2018 Riche de 15 ans d’expériences pédagogiques et de 3 ans de formation au sein de l’«Alan Fraser Institute», Pascal Meurgé vous propose de venir expérimenter une nouvelle approche pédagogique sur le répertoire de votre choix. Tous les jours vous explorerez un peu plus comment prendre conscience et améliorer la qualité de chaque mouvement afin de rendre votre corps-instrument toujours plus disponible à la Musique. Vous découvrirez de nombreuses clés qui vous permettront d’intégrer une nouvelle dimension à vos interprétations. Tout en évitant les fatigues (voire des blessures) et en éliminant les tensions inutiles, vous serez à même de révéler encore un peu plus la véritable musicalité en vous... Ouvert à tous instruments. Stages en pension complète, accompagnants bienvenus. Infos et inscriptions en ligne ici : CNIMA J.Mornet ou 04 73 22 27 45 |
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 ‘Turbo Accordions Express’ duo Ken and Mary perform on Friday April 20th, 7pm until 9pm, at `Wurst und Bier`, 110 Hutchinson Ave, Columbus, Ohio, for an ‘Oktoberfest - Year – round!’ event.Ken has over 40 years of music experience, playing the diatonic button accordion and also the tenor banjo, guitar, mandolin, and mandola. He was once bestowed the title ‘Baron of the Banjo’ by Frankie Yankovic. Ken had his own ragtime/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 the organ and the piano accordion at festivals, banquets, and for parties. For further information email: kenandmarymusik@yahoo.com |
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 Accordion soloist Rosemary Wright has been added to the roster of performers and workshop leaders at this month’s Seacroft Spring Accordion Festival, Hemsby Beach Resort, Norfolk NR29 4HR, April 23rd to 27th. The festival guests also include the Scandinavian duo Oivind Farmen (Norway) & Lars Karlsson (Sweden), the duo Amayliss (Tracey Middleton & David Garwood), Jovan Rnjak, and Bert & Helen Santilly.Rosemary Wright is a former All Britain Champion, and also a former Principal of the British College of Accordionists. Her many accomplishments include adjudicating at NAO competitions, examining for the BCA, composing, teaching various instruments, performing at many accordion festivals and clubs, and recording two solo CDs ‘Accordion Divertimento’ and ‘Accordion Safari’. For further information email: heather@accordions.karoo.co.uk |
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 The annual Rayne Frog Festival, sponsored by the City of Rayne, will be held May 10-12 with a full schedule of music, delicious foods and drinks, signature events such as frog racing and jumping, Arts & Crafts show, Dance contest, Accordion contest, and the Grand Parade. Picture above: 2017 accordion winners. Accordion performances include the 2017 contest winners with the 2018 accordion competition scheduled for 10:45 am Saturday on the Main Stage. The winners will perform on the Saturday afternoon. For further information phone: 337-334-2332 |
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