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Daily Reports and Web TV: Sata-Häme Soi Celebrates 40th Anniversary, Ikaalinen – FinlandTan Jia Liang Wins VIII Primus Ikaalinen Entertainment Competition – FinlandPopular Mirco Patarini Tour - BrazilHistorical Video of Myron Floren and Jo Ann Castle Playing Frosini - USA
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Stage international LIVE sur la WEB TV www.DeschampsCHANNEL.com
Article: Accordionist Honored by Royalty, London – UKKimmo Pohjonen in the USA Premiere of "Accordion Wrestling"New CD ‘All In A Day's Play’ by Conor Moriarty, Kerry – Republic of IrelandBulgarian Folk Music Concert, Geneva - SwitzerlandMichael Telo at the Zenith de Paris - France‘14 Years Ago’ – ‘So You Have Been Asked to Play for a Dance’
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8th Pineto Acordion Jazz Festival 2012Gary Blair’s Overseas Travels, Alsace Lorraine, California – France, USAMarco Lo Russo News, Lanuvio - ItalyMorley Accordion Orchestra Concert, London – UK‘Stage d'accordéon’, Valais – SwitzerlandAccordion Master Classes, Chamblanc, La Bourboule – FranceNatalya Chesnova Concerts and Master Class – ItalyStefan Andrusyschyn & Denise Leigh Concert, Cheshire – UKErika & Jean-Marie Play for Dancing, Hamme Mille – BelgiumPaulo Jorge Ferreira Accordion Master Class, Caldas da Rainha - PortugalMilijan Bjeletic Accordion Course, Anagi (FR) – ItalyJean Dauvin & Steve Roxton @ Stockport Accordion Club, Cheshire – UKVictor Prieto Trio Concert, New York – USAAidan Shepherd in Jazz Concert, Manchester- UKEncuentro Festival Internacional de Acordeones, Salto – UruguayButton Accordion Classes at O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat, Texas – USA
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Gary Dahl New and Updated Music - USAeTracks MP3 Albums by Alexander Dmitriev Now Online – International
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| Day 1, 2012 Ikaalinen July 3rd, Daily Report, photos and live web TV Day 2, 2012 Ikaalinen July 4th, Daily Report, photos and live web TV Day 3, 2012 Ikaalinen July 5th, Daily Report, photos and live web TV (VIII Primus Ikalinen Competition) Day 4, 2012 Ikaalinen July 6th, Daily Report, photos and live web TV Day 5, 2012 Ikaalinen July 7th, Daily Report, photos and live web TV Day 6, 2012 Ikaalinen July 8th, Daily Report, photos and live web TV Video above: 2012 Sata-Häme Soi Festival promotional video. Click the links above to see the live Web TV broadcast and Photographs and Daily Reports. Several new video on Day 5 with all video directed by Mike Rossi for the www.DeschampsCHANNEL.com Web TV |
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 Video above: VIII Primus Ikaalinen International Accordion Entertainment Competition. Tan Jia Liang (China) has won the VIII Primus Ikalinen Competition in an exciting musical run-off with 7 other superb contestants: Russia: Utkina Ekaterina, France: Elsa Gourdy, Moldavia: Dorin Grama, Kazacstan: Shamgar Tolkynhan, Germany: Radu Laxgang, Lithuania: Martinas Levickis and Finland Henriikka Santamaa (selected the day before from the contest of National Selection). Results: 1st place: Tan jia Liang (China) € 3,000 prize 2nd place: Dorin Grama (Moldavia) € 2,000 prize 3rd place: Radu Laxgang (Germany) € 1,000 prize The Primus Ikaalinen competition was co-hosted by Mari Turunen and Kimmo Mattila. Below is the international jury, left to right: Frederic Deschamps (France), Kaisa Kujanpää (Finland), Yulia Amerikova (Russia), Jörgen Sundeqvist (Sweden), Grayson Masefield (New Zealand), Kevin Friedrich, President of the Jury (USA). |
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 Mirco Patarini has just completed a very successful and popular tour of Brazil which included the cities of: Sao Paulo, Sorocaba, Paso Fundo, Porto Alegre, Carazinho and Belo Horizonte. The tour included concerts, promotional events, master classes and TV interviews. Mirco Patarini has been touring Brazil annually since 1996 and has built up a strong personal following for his concerts, workshops, and seminars as well as promoting the Scandalli accordion brand. Below is a picture of a concert finale and below that, a workshop by Mirco Patarini. |
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by Harley Jones
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 A historical video of one of the most famous accordionists of all time, USA TV entertainer Myron Floren, performing the greatly loved Frosini work, Jolly Caballero with Jo Ann Castle and dancers. You can see the professionalism of this accordionist who wowed so many and through the Welk TV Show, took the accordion into some 32.5 million homes. |
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Extrait des Suites pour violoncelle de J.S. Bach enregistrées par Francis Varis - Franceby Grayson Masefield |
| Extrait des Suites pour violoncelle de J.S. Bach enregistrées par Francis Varis à l'accordéon, dans l'Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud. Photos Mona Millan. CD Absilone/Socadisc. Disponible en magasins et sur les sites de téléchargement. |
Stage international LIVE sur la WEB TV www.DeschampsCHANNEL.comby Grayson Masefield |
 Cette semaine, Frédéric Deschamps dirige un Stage International en direct sur la WEB TV www.DeschampsCHANNEL.com retransmis en direct de 19:30 à 22:30 (GMT +1) à partir de mardi 10 au samedi 14 Juillet.Stagiaires Internationaux : Christel Sautaux (Suisse) Yvonne Gruenwald (Allemagne) Olivier Selac (Portugal) Caroline Ruhland (France) Petr Vacek (République tchèque) Les vidéos seront également enregistrées dans la Bibliothèque de la Web TV et pourront être consultées à tout moment ! |
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 John Jones, from Macclesfield, Cheshire, was awarded the MBE for Services to Charity in the UK 2011 New Year’s Honors List. Rob Howard and John Jones have written a nice article about this special day. JonesAward. |
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| Accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen will give the USA Premiere of "Accordion Wrestling" in his New York appearance with Helsinki Nelson on August 3rd and 4th, 2012 at 8:30 PM at the Lincoln Center Out of Doors concert on the Damrosch Park Stage. The stage is next to the Metropolitan Opera House. "Accordion Wrestling" was originally created for the Turkish Cultural Capital of Europe Program in 2011. The event is sponsored by SofTrek Corporation and made possible in part by the Consulate General of Finland, The Foundation for the Promotion of Finnish Music (LUSES), The Finnish Performing Music Promotion Centre ESEK, Finn Spark, Inc. and Finlandia Foundation National. Kimmo Pohjonen, a Finnish accordionist, is a highly respected "accordion adventurer" who is composing, playing and performing accordion music in revolutionary new ways. He has recorded and performed with many projects and groups worldwide plus has composed music for films, dance and theatre. |
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 Diatonic button accordionist Conor Moriarty, from Kilcummin, County Kerry, has released ‘All In A Day's Play’, his first CD, a selection of Irish dance music. The tracks are:1) Reels: 3 Finbarr Dwyer compositions 2) Slides: Gan Ainm / The Star Above the Garter / Sleamhnan na Sroine 3) Jigs: Suas agus anuas ar an Carraig / Scatter the Mud / The Mouse In the Cupboard 4) Polkas: Johnny O Leary's / Gan Ainm / Thadelo's 5) Hornpipes: Johnson's / Arthur's Seat 6) Reels: The Wind That Shakes the Barley / Miss Thornton / Gan Ainm 7) Slow Air: Her Mantle So Green 8) Reels: Sailing In / Finbarr Dwyer's 9) Jigs: Finbarr Dwyer's / The Monaghan Jig / Port Inisbearachain 10) Polkas: Gan Ainm / An Gabhairin Bui 11) Bonny Jean 12) Clan Marches: Rory O Moore's / O'Sullivan's / Allistrum's 13) Reels: The Humours of Scariff / The Killavil / Buck Moran's 14) Slides: Jimmy Doyle's / Mick Maloney's / Sgt.Cahill's For further information email: support@allcelticmusic.com |
by Grayson Masefield
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| Video of segments from the 23rd June Geneva concert by Parfum Bulare. Performers are: Gergana Kusheva (Vocals), Yavor Dobrev (clarinet) and Kaval Ivaylo Dimitrov (accordion). |
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| Published on 23 June was a promo video of enormously popular Michael Telo in concert at the Zenith de Paris in France. Enjoy the accordion duet part. |
by Rob Howard
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 The Accordions Worldwide Weekly News of July 10th, 1998 announced that an article titled ‘So You Have Been Asked to Play for a Dance’, written by accordionist, teacher and author Wallace Liggett (picture left), from New Zealand, had been added to the Articles section of this website. This and lots more articles of interest to the accordionist can be found in the Articles section, and Accordions Worldwide is proud of its resources and service – all available free, and useful for reference now and the future. |
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| 8th Pineto Acordion Jazz Festival, 12, 13 and 14th July. |
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 Popular Scottish accordionist Gary Blair travels to France, for some concerts, then flies to the USA for some more gigs. These include:July 6th, 8.30pm – Salle des Fetes, Villerupt, Alsace Lorraine July 7th, 8.30pm – Salle Voltaire, Guenange, Alsace Lorraine July 8th, 4pm – Centre Culture Pablo Picasso, Homecourt, Alsace Lorraine July 12th - Golden State Accordion Club, Vacaville, California July 18th - Good Time Accordion Club, Escalon, California For further information email: gazzapt@yahoo.co.uk |
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 On July 7th, accordionist Marco Lo Russo will be a jury member at the 13th Torre D'Oro in Lanuvio, a competition for singers that will be broadcast live on Radio Gamma Stereo Uno.Recently the Marco Lo Russo Music Center has been actively engaged with work in many schools in the Latina province, providing support for children learning musical instruments. The Marco Lo Russo Music Center is now attached to the network of music academies set up by Roland, equipped with an innovative musical laboratory where students can make use of the latest digital and acoustic instruments and learning aids. Courses for the next academic year begin on November 5th. For further information email: dina.tomezzoli@alice.it |
by Rob Howard
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 The Morley Accordion Orchestra (Musical Director Ian Watson) perform in concert on Saturday July 7th, 7.30pm, at the Lost Theatre, 208 Wandsworth Rd, Vauxhall, London SW8 2JU. The award winning Morley Accordion Orchestra is performing at the Lost Theatre for the first time. The orchestra consists of 25 accordionists plus 2 West End percussionists, and together, they present a program of fun, diverse and surprising music. From Tango to Klezmer to film scores to show tunes and original music for accordion orchestra, the audience will "be blown away" by the musicianship of this excellent ensemble. They will be joined by two guest soloists - stunning soprano Christine Kinsella and virtuoso violinist Sarah Crisp. For further information email: i.watson99@googlemail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 ‘Stage d'accordéon’ is a tuition course led by Yves Moulin, Magali Boissier and Pierre Laval in Valais, Switzerland, from July 1st until July 14th. The course caters for different styles of music, including jazz, tango, musette, variety, etc. For further information email: pierre@pierre-laval.com |
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 Il reste encore quelques places pour les stages d’été de Domi Emorine et Roman Jbanov, inscrivez-vous ou faites passer le message aux accordéonistes....- Du 9 au 13 juillet à Chamblanc (21) - Du 29 juillet au 3 août à La Bourboule (63) Tous les renseignements se trouvent en pièces jointes ou sur notre site: www.accordeon.com/duo Au plaisir de vous rencontrer ou de vous revoir... Domi et Roman |
by Rob Howard
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 Russian accordionist Natalya Chesnova, based in Bergamo, Italy, performs, as follows:July 22nd, 8.30pm – ‘Russian Music’, duo with vocalist/guitarist Nicola Portonato, Parco Beniamino Barzasi, Songavazzo (BG) August 7th, 9pm – concert of French songs from the 19th Century with vocalist Mireille Ben, Roncola Valle Imagna (BG) September 1st and 2nd - Russian music master class (for both stradella and free bass), FederArte Rom, Segni (RM) September 1st, 6.30pm – concert of Russian music, FederArte Rom, Segni (RM), free entry Natalya Chesnova, from Minsk, Belarus, graduated from the Minsk Conservatory in 2004. With many contest and concert successes to her credit, Natalya is married to Nicola Portonato and lives in Italy, where she is pursuing a career in music. For further information email: info@natalyachesnova.com |
by Rob Howard
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 The accordion/operatic soprano duo of Stefan Andrusyschyn & Denise Leigh are in concert on Thursday July 12th, 7.30pm, at Tabley House Knutsford, Cheshire WA16 0HB. Admission £18 (to include a glass of wine & 'nibbles') – pay at the door. For further information email: stef.andrusyschyn@btinternet.com |
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 Le dimanche 8 juillet 2012 à Hamme Mille (Belgique) dés 12H00 retrouvez la princesse de l'accordéon Erika & Jean-Marie pour un thé dansant Info: 0032(0)475.20.58.04 |
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 Paulo Jorge Ferreira leads a master class, July 16th to 21st, at the Conservatório Caldas da Rainha, Rua Arnaldo Fortes, nº32, 2500-131 Caldas da Rainha, Portugal. The tuition is part of Curso de Verão 2012, an annual series of workshops for various instruments that includes accordion. Paulo Jorge Ferreira (born in Lisbon, 1966) studied with Professor José António Sousa. He has peformed recitals and chamber music concerts in Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Mexico, Austria, Hungary, the Netherlands, and Macau. He has also composed music for solo instruments, chamber groups and orchestras. Paulo Jorge Ferreira teaches accordion and chamber music at Escola Superior de Artes Aplicadas in Castelo Branco, Conservatório Regional de Castelo, and the Escola de Música do Conservatório Nacional. For further information email: pjorgef@hotmail.com |
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 An accordion course led by Prof. Milijan Bjeletic, from Serbia, takes place from July 17th to 21st at the Academy of Music APM Music Center, Anagni (FR). For info contact Professor Gianluca Pica at the following numbers :0775.746067-346 .1734914.Milijan Bjeletic is a very successful teacher and taught such well known concert accordionists as Nikola Pekovic, Rade Mijatovic and Nemanja Drazic who have achieved many international competition successes and performed in many parts of the world. |
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| French accordionist Jean Dauvin and Jersey-based Steve Roxton are on a short tour of England. On Wednesday July 18th they are the guests at Stockport Accordion Club, performing a program of musette and other continental accordion music. Also performing will be the Stockport AC Band (Musical Director Derek Stubbs). The venue is Woodley Methodist Church, Chapel St, Woodley, Stockport, Cheshire SK6 1NF. £5 admission, 8pm start. The Dauvin/Steve Roxton tour dates include: July 16th – St Audries Bay, Somerset July 17th – North Staffs Accordion Club July 18th - Stockport Accordion Club July 19th and 20th – private functions July 21st – Middlesbrough Accordion Group July 22nd – Rosley Village Hall, Cumbria July 23rd – Black Country Accordion Club, Rowley Regis, West Midlands For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 The Victor Prieto Trio continue their jazz residency on Thursday July 19th, 9.45pm, at Terraza 7 Live Music, 40-19 Gleane Street, Elmhurst New York. With accordionist Victor Prieto for this gig are Arturo O'Farrill – piano, Jorge Roeder – bass, and Vince Cherico – drums. For further information email: victorprieto2001@yahoo.com |
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 On Thursday July 19th, 1pm, there is a free lunch time jazz concert by Jack Davies (trumpet), Rob Cope (clarinet), Aidan Shepherd (accordion), and James Opstad (double bass), in St Ann’s Church, St Ann’s Square, Manchester. The concert is part of the Manchester Jazz Festival which runs from 13-21 July with many musical events daily. |
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| The 4th Encuentro Festival Internacional de Acordeones takes place at the Centro de Extensión Cultural, Salto, Uruguay, on Saturday July 21st, 8pm until 10pm. This non-profit making event is organized by Silvio Previale (jr), and carries the name of Silvio B. Maeestra Previale, who died in 2007, accordion teacher and father of the director of the event. Accordionists are expected from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Italy, Spain, and Portugal. Participating will be Raul Varelli and his Quintet de Paraná E.R., Miguel Gonzalez, Walter Gialdi, Maria Elena, Paim de Vargas, Hugo Fattoruso, Denis Raykoff, and Silvio Previale and his son Silvio Nicolás. All are welcome, and opportunities to perform are assured for all visiting accordion soloists and ensembles. For further information email: silviopre@hotmail.com |
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  Jackie Daly and John Whelan will teach diatonic button accordion classes at O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat?, October 26th to 28th, at the Lakeview Camp & Conference Center, Waxahachie, Texas.Jackie Daly will teach players of the C#/D button accordion, and John Whelan will teach the B/C system. There are also classes for concertina, flute, fiddle, guitar, banjo, tin whistle, harp, and singing. For anyone looking for a short camp that will saturate you in Irish traditional music with great classes, concerts and sessions, this is the one! For further information email: info@oflahertyretreat.org |
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by Gary Dahl
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 Gary Dahl - performer, composer, arranger, recording artist and music educator announces the following new music titles for purchase on-line. 'Tango for Astor', catalog:DH0135, 'Adagio', catalog:DH0237, Samples for these music are now available at the MusicForAccordion web site. The music is in eSheet format e-mailed directly to your computer. Easy purchase with credit card. |
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  The eTracks part of the MusicForAccordion.com website has already grown to over 943 MP3 tracks available. Priced at only € 0.70 a track with most albums costing € 8.00 or less its great value.New Albums this week are: 2 albums by Alexander Dmitriev Images Contrasts Moods Paganiniana |
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by Joan C. Sommers
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of Richness of the Tones CD by Esra Pehlivanli (Viola) and Marko Kassl (Accordion), in English language, reviewed by Joan Cochran Sommers. |
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