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Kevin Friedrich Actúa Junto a la Aucland Symphony- Nueva Zelanda
Renzo Ruggieri y su “Kramer Project” - Italia
“Puttin’ on the Beatles Style”, San Petersburgo-Rusia
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
João Gentil with the Classical String Quartet of Cantanhede – Portugal‘Return of the Accordion, The Sequel’ NAMM Show, California - USA
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National Accordon Association (NAA) Convention, Texas - USA‘The Accordion In All Its forms’, Belley – FranceMirjana Petercol Lecture and Concert, Kassel - GermanyPascal Contet Concerts – FranceKlezzmates Concerts – Poland, GermanyNAAFC Festival, Scotland – UKWDEZ 24th Anniversary Dances, Wisconsin - USAMusic of Dances and Dancers, Salzburg – Austria
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Charnwood Publications New Accordion CompositionsH S Production New Music ReleasesYehuda Oppenheimer releases 2 arrangements for AcccordionFranco Cambareri releases 5 new worksVassily Glubochenko release 1 new workPeter Piccini releases 2 new worksAccordion USA News, February Edition onlineH S Production New Music ReleasesYehuda Oppenheimer Updates 1 composition and 2 arrangements for acccordionCharnwood Publications New Accordion CompositionsFinland Recordings selling a new CD
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Alexander Dmitriev en DVD, San Petersburgo-Rusiaby Alexander Dmitriev |
  El famoso bayanista Ruso y artista honorífico de Rusia Alexander Dmitriev, ha confeccionado dos DVDs disponibles ya la venta.El DVD “Ensayo en New York” no solo permitirá a al público escucharle, si no que también será posible observar en detalle su técnica y sentirse cercano al interprete. El segundo DVD se titula “Lo mejor de Alexander Dmitriev”, incluyendo piezas favoritas de su repertorio interpretado durante sus últimos 20 años de carrera musical a lo largo de conciertos en Canadá, Alemania, Dinamarca, Gran Bretaña, Austria y Rusia. Los dos DVDs contienen obras escritas por Boelman, Boelman, Paganini-Liszt, Weber, Zolotaryov, Tunik, Gridin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Shamo, Strauss, Chernikov, Vlasov, Fancelli, Pushkarenko, Myaskov. Por otra parte, estos DVDs recogen su biografía y discografía. Estas dos grabaciones son interesantes para amantes de la música clásica y del género virtuoso-entertainment. Para más información: admitriev@inbox.ru |
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Kevin Friedrich Actúa Junto a la Aucland Symphony- Nueva Zelandaby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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| El presidente de la “Confederation Internationale des Accordeonistes” (CIA) y residente en New York Kevin Friedrich, ha organizado el primer evento para la celebración del recientemente establecido por la CIA, World Accordion Day (Día mundial del acordeón) Actuaciones alrededor del mundo están siendo coordinadas alrededor de este día (6 de Mayo), día del World Accordion Day y fecha de la patente del acordeón. Este día servirá para resaltar la diversidad y popularidad del acordeón. Kevin actuará “Gem of the Kaipara” con la Auckland Symphony Orchestra” bajo la dirección de Gary Daverne, el cual es también compositor de dicha obra escrita para acordeón solo, orquesta de cuerda y percusión. Los conciertos darán lugar el 3 de Mayo en el ayuntamiento de Auckland y el 10 de Mayo en el Bruce Mason Center, ambos en Auckland, Nueva Zelanda. |
Renzo Ruggieri y su “Kramer Project” - Italiaby Rob Howard |
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| El acordeonista Renzo Ruggieri ha adaptado y transcrito algunas composiciones del ya fallecido Gorni Kramer, uno de los acordeonistas Italianos más importantes. Ruggieri ha grabado estas transcripciones con su Big Band. Los miembros de la banda son: Sylvia Pagni - acordeón, Franco Cerri - guitarra, Bruno de Filippi - harmónica, Lino Patruno - banjo, Massimo Moriconi - bajo, Massimo Manzi - batería, Mauro de Federicis - guitarra, Tiziana de Angelis - cantante. Están ya disponibles un CD y DVD promocionales. Para más información: info@associazionepromozionearte.com |
“Puttin’ on the Beatles Style”, San Petersburgo-Rusiaby Rob Howard |
 “Puttin’ on the Beatles Style” es un cuarteto de San Petersburgo que está especializado en interpretar arreglos musicales del famoso grupo de Liverpool. El cuarteto está inmerso en la grabación de un CD, y ofrecen shows en muchas salas de conciertos, incluyendo actuaciones en el famoso “The Cavern” en el agosto de 2007 y 2008, dentro del Festival anual de los Beatles que se celebra anualmente en Liverpool. Los miembros de la banda son Oksana Short – acordeón, Sergei Chipurnov – Roland V Accordion, Nail Kadyrov – bajo, and Yuri Nikolaev – batería.El nombre del grupo viene de la poco conocida grabación con voz de John Lennon, de Lonnie Donegan, “Puttin on the Style” (¡Algunas personas creen erróneamente que el nombre de la banda es un homenaje al presidente Vladimir Putin!) El 8 de Febrero “Puttin’ on the Beatles Style” presentará un nuevo programa en un concierto en la sala B2 de Moscú. Para más información: puttinbeatles@mail.ru |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 On January 24th an enthusiastic crowd filled the S.Pedro Auditorium, Cantanhede, Portugal, to attend the performance of the String Quartet of Cantanhede, accompanied by accordionist João Gentil. Organized by the municipality, the concert program was focused on the interpretation of melodies and rhythms, including the best known artistic expression of Argentina - the tango.In a note about the program of the show, Rodrigo Queirós, Artistic Director of the String Quartet of Cantanhede, describes the repertoire included in this show as “exploring the world of Argentinean tango," a process that was "the desire to play other musical pieces that could also exploit the potential of this combination between the string quartet and the bandoneón or accordion." Led by violinist Rodrigo Queirós, the String Quartet of Cantanhede includes Eufrázio Marta – 2nd violin), Dírio Alves – viola, and Antonio Ferreira - cello; João Gentil was performing on bandoneon and accordion. The program included ‘La Cumparsita’ - G. Rodriguez, ‘El Choclo’ – ‘A. Villoldo’, ‘Revirado’ – A. Piazzolla, ‘Libertango’ / ‘Tango pour Claude’ Piazzolla / Galliano, ‘Calambre’ – A. Piazzolla, ‘Vuelvo al Sur’ – A. Piazzolla, ‘Hungarian Dance No. 5’ - J. Brahms, ‘Caruso’ – L. Dalla, ‘Can Can’ – J. Offenbach, ‘Danny Boy’ - Traditional Irish, ‘Granada’ - A. Lara, ‘Inverno Porteño’ – A. Piazzolla, ‘Adios Noniño’ – A. Piazzolla, ‘Czardas’ - V. Monti, and ‘Oblivion’ – A.Piazzolla For further information email: geral@joaogentil.com |
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| NAMM asked Roland to sponsor a tribute to the accordion recognizing the accordion’s return to popularity. The show ‘Accordion Palooza’ was located in the middle of the vast central lobby of the convention center. This is a huge area, and a transitional space between the two center halls. Large numbers of people were constantly walking through on their way to exhibits. It was fun to see one person after another stop to check out the accordion music. Cory Pesaturo started, backed by drummer Mike Snyder and keyboardist Rick DiPiro, and had the place rocking in no time. Following were Janet Hane and Wilma Rodriguez with popular Hispanic songs, finishing up receiving a rousing round of applause. Next was Roland’s artiste Luigi Bruti, who is also Roland’s Director V-Accordion Marketing. Luigi had accompaniment from midi files played through a Roland keyboard. Luigi in person was phenomenal, finessing every nuance out of the FR7, leaving the stage and continuing his presentation strolling through the crowd. This man knows how to hold the attention of an audience. Click and Listen to his performace on www.accordion-space4u.com Following was Eddie Monteiro, widely known for his jazz styles and his fingers that have their own PHd on the bass buttons. Eddie never needs a bassist - his left hand qualifies, and his coordination and combination of accordion, keyboards (modules) and vocal work was another bulls-eye for the Roland show. For the finale Cory and Eddie were back with Mike on drums and Rick on keyboard. This jam session designed to show everyone the orchestral sounds of Roland accordions, stopped traffic throughout the lobby. This show was an eye-opener. If anyone wondered about the future of the accordion in the 21st Century they got their answer that morning. The convention attendees that morning all had things to do, places to go, and deals to make--but Roland accordion music caught their attention - and held it. Friends I have said it before, and I’ll say it again: the accordion is back! |
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by Rita Davidson Barnea
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  The 2009 NAA Convention will take place at the Hyatt Hotel in Richardson, Texas, from March 12th to 14th. The theme for 2009 is ‘Networking in Action, It's All About The Accordion’. The 2009 Accordion Convention is sponsored in part by ‘The Roland Road Show’, by Roland Accordions and Concerto Accordions International.Mary Tokarski is serving as the 2009 Convention Music Director. Some of the award winning performers will include Mary Tokarski, the "Gene Van Accordion Orchestra & Entertainment Showcase," and Joe Natoli who was the winner of the first ever U.S. V-Accordion Festival in Los Angeles on September 20th 2008. The National Accordion Association Convention will offer many exciting workshops. New this year will be the introduction and incorporation of electronically generated music with traditional accordions. Sponsors of these new workshops include presentations by Roland Accordion Company and Concerto Accordion Company. Among the many interesting workshops will be: ‘Accordion Dreams: A Journey into Cajun and Creole Music’, by Blair Kilpatrick; ‘The Accordionist’s Spine’, by Ian Blair Fries, M.D; ‘Entertaining Children!’, by Andrea Jansen; ‘2009 Diatonic Accordion Techniques’, by Ron Pivovar; Shelia Lee from the Bay Area Accordion Club; Central Texas Accordion Association (CTAA), and the Multi Ethnic Cultural Association of Central Texas (MECA); MIDI Workshop Utilizing Roland V Accordions by Dan Kott, Joe Klaus, Ron Lankford, and Yesenia Sanchez and many more! During the National Accordion Convention there will be workshops, jam sessions, accordion bands, a swap shop, and a National Polka Party and Concert on Friday night featuring: 4th Generation (Wesley Kucera),Sound Connection (Houston), Chris Rybak, and the legendary Pivovar Trio! There will be ‘Orchestra Performance Training Workshops’, with Dee Langley, and Nick Ballarini and their groups. Some of the exhibitors will be: Roland Accordion Company, Accordion-O-Rama, Petosa, Accordion Embroidery by Carol Willenberg, Accordion Stuff by Debra Peters, MECA and the Kohl Music Company. For further information please visit the National Accordion Association (NAA) website or contact Norman Seaton - email: NatlAccordion@SBCGlobal.net |
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  An exceptional Gala/Spectacle will take place on Sunday February 15th at the venue ‘L’Integral’ in Belley, eastern France, with a 3 hour concert.The concert starts at 2.30 pm with the Quartet Azzango (Jazz and Tango), Jean Louis Noton (with the magic of the digital accordion), Alexandre Skliarov (honoured Artist of Russia), Peter Soave (American concert artiste), Alain Musichini, and the No.1 Musette Orchestra. For further information email: jl.noton@wanadoo.fr |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 Mirjana Petercol and her accordion class present a lecture and concert ‘Story of the Accordion’ in the Great Hall of the Academy of Music, Karlsplatz 7, Kassel/Northern Hesse, on Monday February 9th, 7pm. The evening is about the history of accordion literature, including the works of Tcheikin, Brehme, Abbott, Lundquist, Rojko, Nordheim, Kagel and Angelis. Of course, one can also listen to the familiar sounds of musette and Tango (Piazzolla)Mirjana Petercol’s last concert, ‘1000 reed-tongues’ (accordion and vocals) was a very successful event. For further information email: mirjanapetercol@gmx.de |
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 Accordionist Pascal Contet performs as follows in February:February 15th, 10am until 1pm – composition, harmony and improvisation workshop, Herimoncourt, Montbelliard February 17th, 8pm – with Marianne Pikety – violin, Conservatoire à Rayonnement, Rue Gambetta, Reims; program includes music by Bach, Bartok, Bloch, Finzi, Mantovani, Piazzola February 18th – CNR, Reims - master class on improvisation February 23rd to 27th – workshop, Pannonica, Nantes February 27th – concert, with pianist Andy Emler, Pannonica For further information email: pascalcontet@wanadoo.fr |
by Rob Howard
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 The Klezzmates are a klezmer quintet from Cracow, Poland, featuring accordionist Marcin Wiercioch. The Klezzmates website says: “In January 2005 we decided to form a band whose repertoire could put all our indyvidual music interests and experience together. Each of us had had a contact with klezmer music in its very broad aspect and its beauty and variety grabbed all our attention. For quite a long time we pondered over an idea of the band which would realize our own music ideas. This is how the program was born. It contains the most characteristic elements of Jewish and Balkan music (scales, rhythm, harmony). Using our former experience we have added jazz and classical touch. The final effect is our concept of klezmer music”. February 18th, 7pm - Museum Galicia, Cracow, Poland February 28th, 6pm - ‘DST Palacyk Zielinskiego’, Kielce March 6th, 8.30pm - KKB Thaddäus, Kaisheim March 7th, 8pm – Wespennest, Neustadt a.d.W March 18th, 7pm - Museum Galicia, Cracow, Poland June 17th - Dabrowa Tarnowska For further information email: klezzmates@klezzmates.pl |
by Rob Howard
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  The 35th National Association of Accordion and Fiddle Clubs Championships take place on Saturday March 7th, from 9am, at the Inchyra Grange Hotel, Polmont, Falkirk, Scotland.The accordion adjudicators include Paul Chamberlain, Jim Cleland, John Carmichael, Alan Gardiner and Freeland Barbour. In the evening, from 6.15 to 8.15pm, there will be a concert featuring the festival prize winners, and from 9pm to 1am there will be a dance featuring the Simon Howie Scottish Dance Band. For further information email: lorna@mair4080.fsnet.co.uk |
by Rob Howard
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 The radio station WDEZ, which broadcasts mainly Country & Western music, hosts two 24th Anniversary Polka Dances on March 14th and 15th, at the Rothschild Pavillion, Schofield/Rothschild Exit 29 East off I39, Exit 171, Wisconsin.On March 14th, 5pm until 12 midnight, the bands performing are Change of Pace, from Ohio, and The Dynabrass, from Michigan On March 15th, 12 noon until 6pm, music will be provided by Change of Pace, and by Craig Ebel & Dyversaco, from Minnesota For further information email: Jeff@wdez.com |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 The Akkordeon Viel - Harmony Salzburg plays tunes from various eras and musical genres, but all having to do with dance. Under the leadership of Robert Ebner, the Accordion Orchestra turns into a Saloon orchestra and thrills with works of Boccherini and Dvorak, from ABBA to Frank Sinatra. Due to the stirring music and action, we would call this music of the dances and dancers. Most probably you will find yourself whipping your fingers to the music - but no problem! The Viel - Harmony concert in Salzburg is sponsored by the Gardencentre Posch (Robert Posch), and takes place on Sunday March 15th, 5pm in the Bachschmiede, Jakob Lechner Weg 2-4, 5071 Wals/Salzburg For further Information email: office@vielharmonie.at |
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by Charnwood Publishing
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| Charnwood Publications releases 3 new pieces by composer Frederick Parnel titled, 'Swinging Safari', 'Petite Blue Waltz',and 'Fete Villageois' and also releases 3 new pieces by composer Douglas Ward titled 'Crackpot', 'Hocus Pocus' and 'Mystique'. Purchase with credit card. |
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| H S Production releases 5 new pieces, 'Lyrical', 'In the Middle Of A Popular Field', 'My Mother', 'We Have Reaped The Crops' and 'Marina'. Samples of the music are available online. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
by Yehuda Oppenheimer
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| Yehuda Oppenheimer releases 2 arrangements for acccordion - 'A l l e g r o' and 'Ave Verum Arrangement'. 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 Franco Cambareri
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| Franco Cambareri - accordionist, composer, producer, releases 5 new works for accordion available for purchase online. 'Viva El Joropo', 'Valse A La Carte', 'Nostalgia', 'Nostalgic Feelings' and 'Autumn Rose' . 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. |
by Vassily Glubochenko
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| Vassily Glubochenko - accordionist as well as a composer, arranger, and scientist, release 1 new work for accordion available for purchase online, ‘Touch Me Not'. Samples of these music are available on the site. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
by Peter Piccini
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| Peter Piccini - accordionist, composer, arranger, performer, releases 2 new works for accordion available for purchase online. 'Midnight Mood' and 'Mystic Musette'. Samples 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. |
by Rita Davidson Barnea
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| The February edition of Accordion USA News is online with 18 articles about accordion in North America. |
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| H S Production releases 6 new pieces, 'Kuyavyak 02', 'As In Our Entrance Hall', 'Blackbird', 'Kuyavyak 03', 'Sheepfold' and 'Sad Melody'. Samples of the music are available online. he music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
by Yehuda Oppenheimer
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| Yehuda Oppenheimer updating 1 composition and 2 arrangements for acccordion - 'Symphony No. 40', 'E i l a t' and 'Bingo Accordion Duet'. 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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| Charnwood Publications releases 6 new pieces by ccomposer Ken Farran titled, 'Venetian Masquerade', 'Leonora', 'Leonora (score - 2 of each part), 'Hungarian Dance No.6', 'Caister Capers' and 'Norwegian Spring'. Purchase with credit card. |
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| Finland Recordings selling a new CD titled "Under The North Star" with sound samples. Music performed by Matti Rantanen with his friends. Purchase online. |
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