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Winterkongress 2020 und 143. Generalversammlung der Delegierten - Tschechische Republikby Kevin Friedrich, CIA Ambassador |
Die Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA), Präsident Mirco Patarini, Generalsekretär Kimmo Mattila hielt vom Freitag, 28. Februar, bis Sonntag, 1. März, in Prag, Tschechische Republik, ihre 143. Generalversammlung der Delegierten. Gastgeber des Winterkongresses war das stimmberechtigte CIA-Mitglied des Prager Musikkonservatoriums unter der Leitung von Jirí Lukeš. Veranstaltungsprogramm: 2020Winter.pdf Zusätzlich zu den Sitzungen der CIA-Generalversammlung, der Exekutiv- und Musikkomiteesitzungen umfasste das dreitägige Meeting auch Veranstaltungen wie Konzerte und soziale Engagements. Ein Highlight war ein Konzert zur Erinnerung an Milan Bláha und Václav Trojan, bei dem unter den Ehrengästen Frau Bláha und Václav Trojan Junior waren. Ein weiteres Konzert mit tschechischer Akkordeonmusik, einen Besuch der tschechischen Music of Music, Ausstellungen des tschechischen Musikunternehmens Harmonikas, Delicia und Techgal sowie eine abendliche Flusskreuzfahrt und ein Abendessen, das vom tschechischen Akkordeonverband veranstaltet wurden. Während der Versammlungen der Generalversammlung wurden viele geschäftliche Angelegenheiten besprochen, einschließlich der Organisation des bevorstehenden Coupe Mondiale-Festivals und der Winterkongressversammlungen und anderen geschäftlichen Angelegenheiten. Fünf neue stimmberechtigte Mitglieder wurden in der CIA begrüßt: * Bosnien und Herzegowina - Künstlerverband (Bijeljina); * Bulgarien - Akademie für Musik, Tanz und Bildende Kunst (Plovdiv); * Frankreich - Nationales und internationales Musique d'Accordéon (CNIMA J.Mornet); * Südkorea - Koreanische Akkordeon Vereinigung * Slowenien - Verband slowenischer Akkordeonisten (Starše). Die Position des CIA-Botschafters (Ernennung einer beratenden Führungskraft aus dem Jahr 2009) wurde auf ein voll stimmberechtigtes Mitglied des Exekutivkomitees übertragen. Kevin Friedrich, der die erste Ernennung innehatte, wurde von der Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International (ATG) nominiert und einstimmig gewählt, um seine Botschafterposition in dieser neu strukturierten Rolle fortzusetzen. Die dreitägige Veranstaltung zog mehr als 35 Delegierte aus der ganzen Welt an und war ein großer Erfolg. Dem tschechischen CIA-Wahlmitglied The Prague Conservatory wurden viele Auszeichnungen für ihre hervorragende Organisation und Gastfreundschaft verliehen. Weitere Informationen zur CIA und zum Coupe Mondiale finden Sie online und werden regelmäßig aktualisiert, sobald Informationen und Aktivitäten bekannt gegeben werden. |
Beltango Quinteto tourt in - Österreichby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
Das Beltango Quinteto wird diesen Monat durch Österreich touren und eine Vielzahl Konzerte geben. Beltango wurde 1998 in Belgrad, Serbien, von Professor, Bandoneonist und Komponist Aleksandar Nikolic gegründet. Quinteto Beltango spielt eine Vielzahl traditioneller Tangostücke, Kompositionen des Tango-Nuevo-Trends von Astor Piazzolla und modernem Tango. Sie präsentieren auch ihre eigenen Beltango-Kompositionen aus dem "Balkango" -Opus. Sie sind gleichermaßen erfolgreich auf großen Konzertpodesten, Symphonie-, Theaterbühnen, klassischen Kammerhallen, Tangokugeln, Gran Milongas, Festivals sowie an anderen Orten, an denen der Geist des Tangos wiederbelebt wird. Tatsächlich haben sie in ihren 20 Jahren künstlerischer Tätigkeit mehr als 900 Konzerte in rund 30 Ländern gespielt. Quinteto Beltango arbeitete auch mit der Belgrade Tango Association zusammen und war 10 Jahre lang Gastgeber des Internationalen Belgrader Tangofestivals (2004 - 2013). Sie haben fünf CDs veröffentlicht, die online verfügbar sind unter: Beltango Tourdaten wie folgt: 19. März: Wiener Akkordeon Festival, Ehrbar-Saal, 20 Uhr 20. März: Vaz der Arbeiterkammer NÖ, 19.30 Uhr - 40 Jahre internationale Akkordeonkonzerte in Neunkirchen 21. März: Bad Leonfelden, Haus am Ring, 19.30 Uhr 28. März: Steyr, Pfarrsaal, 21 Uhr 29. März: St. Andrä, Rathausfestsaal, 17 Uhr Für weitere Konzertdetails gibt es Info auf : info@beltango.com |
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag George Washington! - USAby Harley Jones |
Video: Aktuelle Videos der US Air Force Band mit Senior Master Sergeant Busso: Bild oben: US Air Force Strolling Strings, ganze Gruppe, USAF Band, am Mt. Vernon. Zum 288. Geburtstag von George Washington spielten die United States Air Force Strolling Strings am 22. Februar auf dem Mount Vernon in Virginia, USA. Zur Auswahl standen Jay Ungars "Ashokan Farewell", Aaron Coplands "Hoe Down" aus seinem "Rodeo" -Ballett, Michael Jacksons "Billie Jean" und James Browns "I Feel Good". Der Akkordeonist der Air Force Strolling Strings ist Senior Master Sergeant Frank Busso, der ursprünglich aus Staten Island, New York, USA, stammt. Seine nächsten öffentlichen Auftritte werden vom 6. bis 8. März beim Celtic Aire-Ensemble der US Air Force Band beim North Texas Irish Festival in Dallas, Texas, USA, stattfinden. |
NOVAM Akkordeon Orchester Festival, 22 Orchester - Niederlandeby Christine Johnstone |
Das Orchesterfestival NOVAM (Nederloadse Organisatie Voor Accordeon en Mondharmonica) findet am 26. April 2020 im Muziekcentrum van de Omroep (Bild oben) in der Hill Lane in Hilversum statt. Bisher haben sich 22 Orchester für die Veranstaltung angemeldet und Anmeldungen werden noch angenommen. Alle Akkordeon-Enthusiasten sind zur Teilnahme eingeladen. |
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Frankfurt Musikmesse 2020 Postponed - Germanyby Christine Johnstone |
The Musikmesse gathers about 56,000 visitors and close to 1,000 exhibitors annually. "Public-health authorities in Frankfurt for 2020 required a health check to prevent the Covid-19 virus infection spreading and Messe Frankfurt is unable to implement such measures for such numbers" says Detlef Braun, Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt GmbH. Therefore the Musikmesse 2020 has been postponed indefinitely. The new dates will be announced in the near future. Visitor admission tickets continue to be valid. For further details phone: +49 69 7575-6335 |
Art Bonus Supports the Accordion Museum Castelfidardo – Italyby Harley Jones |
The Accordion Museum Castelfidardo building is currently being refurbished after some 40 years and will reopen on May 9th, 2020. Some 15,000 people visit each year, making the Accordion Museum Castelfidardo one among the most popular venues, of the Marche region. The Municipality of Castelfidardo has organised an Art Bonus which will allow contributors to take advantage of significant tax benefits in the form of a tax credit of 65%, for donations to support culture. Donations can be made as follows: Beneficiary: Municipality of Castelfidardo IBAN: IT11N0200837281000040883886 Purpose: Art Bonus - Municipality of Castelfidardo - International Accordion Museum - Entering tax code or VAT number of the patron / subscriber The refurbishment includes the creation of additional display cases, an updated and modern exhibition, the installation of equipment such as a projector, awning, computer and LED monitor. The musuem writes: If you love the accordion, help us to complete the Museum with the Art Bonus project. |
Successful NAO Thames Area Festival & Special Awards – UKby Alison Worthington |
Picture above, left to right: Eddie Giffney (adjudicator), Alison Worthington (organiser) and John Cumiskey (MC). As the rain once again fell over the UK on February 29th, the NAO Thames Area Festival provided an opportunity to keep dry. On offer was soloists, duets, ensembles and orchestra competitors playing programs ranging from Beethoven, Scarlatti, Galliano to TV shows (Game of Thrones) to Movie Scores (Mary Poppins and Schindler's List). The adjudicator this year was Eddie Giffney, who has recently moved from New Zealand to London, UK. He is a multi-instrumentalist and received his Masters of Music with Distinction from the Royal College of Music. He has achieved considerable success on three instruments: piano, accordion and harpsichord. He has competed at the Coupe Mondiale and has twice been the South Pacific and New Zealand Accordion Association (NZAA) Champion on the classical accordion. There was a record number of orchestras attending this year, with 5 orchestras entering 6 different classes. It provided for an exceptional afternoon of music, with a variety of genres to please everyone. Three awards were presented: Bridget Cumiskey Trophy:- Highest Mark for Solo/Duet - awarded to Ann-Claire Herr The James Mullally Cup:- For outstanding performance and encouragement - awarded to Sylvester Maschi. The London Accordion Cup:- Highest Mark for Ensemble/Orchestra - awarded to Amici. Pictures below: - Amici, left to right - Marion Szuman, Melanie Wright, Ben Smith, Richard Cotmore, Ruth Matthews and Cheryl Beasley. - Kennet Accordion Orchestra |
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Duo Tutto a Dio plus Neringa Radėnaitė on 29 Concert Tourby Rita Davidson Barnea, Editor USA Accordion News |
Video 1: Tango pour Claude - "Tutto a Dio" Video 2: Augustinas at 2018 Coupe Mondiale 1st Round. The duo Tutto a Dio of Greta Staponkute-Rakau (viola) and Augustinas Rakauskas (accordion) write: "This year (officially on March 11) is the 30th Anniversary of Lithuania independence and we created a special program. One part is Lithuanian music arrangements and original pieces and the second part is mostly Tango including many pieces by Astor Piazzolla. This is why we called this series of concerts "Baltic Tango”. The goal to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of Lithuania was to make 30 concert tour that includes concerts in USA, Canada, Switzerland and Lithuania." One club had to cancel at the last moment so this is why you see 29 concerts listed below. "Tutto a Dio" duet has held recitals in California, Meine, Florida, the Consulate General of Lithuania in New York (USA), Switzerland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Italy, Bulgaria, Greece. The Duo has achieved international competition sucess at the “Coupe Mondiale in 2017and 2018”. 2020 "Baltic Tango" Performances include: Greta Staponkute-Rakau (viola), Augustinas Rakauskas (accordion), Neringa Radenaite (soprano): 1. February 25th., 6 pm., GSTAAD (Switzerland) 2. February 28th., 12 pm., Nashua Public Library, NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE (USA) 3. February 28th., 6 pm., Rodgers Memorial Library, HUDSON, NEW HAMPSHIRE (USA) 4. February 29th., 12 pm., St. Mass, 13 pm, Concert KENNEBUNK, MAINE (USA) 5. February 29th., 7 pm., Maironis Park, WORCESTER, MASSACHUSSETTS (USA) 6. March 1st., 1 pm., Lithuanian Hall, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND (USA) 7. March 3rd., 8 pm., The Resurrection Monastery, TORONTO, ONTARIO (Canada) 8. March 4th., 5:30 pm., Vilnius Manor House, TORONTO, ONTARIO (Canada) 9. March 6th., 1 pm., Private event at the Lithuanian Embassy, OTTAWA, ONTARIO (Canada) 10. March 7th., 2 pm., Dawn Gate Parish Hall, MONTREAL, QUEBEC (Canada) 11. March 8th., 1 pm., Lithuanian Music Hall, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA (USA) 12. March 10th., 4 pm., 5500 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (USA) 13. March 10th., 6:30 pm., 5500 Grossmont Center Dr, La Mesa, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA (USA) 14. March 11th., 8 pm., First Christian Church of North HOLLYWOOD, L.A. CALIFORNIA (USA) 15. March 12th., 7:15 pm., The Runaway Restaurant, NAPA, CALIFORNIA (USA) 16. March 13th., 7:30 pm., Welcome Grange at 3275 Hagen Road, NAPA, CALIFORNIA (USA) 17. March 14th., 2 pm., 1st Congregational Church, SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA (USA) 18. March 15th., 3 pm., Chetcuti Community room, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA (USA) 19. March 17th., 5 pm., “The Hamilton” 555 Byron St., PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA (USA) 20. March 19th., 7:30 pm., NAA Convention Hayatt Regency Hotel North Dallas, Richardson, TEXAS 21. March 20th., 7 pm., 280 DonOre Rd., SALT SPRING ISLAND (CANADA) 22. March 21st., 8 pm., UVic Legacy Art Gallery, VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA (CANADA) 23. March 22nd., 3 pm., 1812 9th Ave, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (USA) 24. March 22nd., 7 pm., Ronald United Methodist Church, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (USA) 25. March 23rd., Accordion Workshop, Petosa Accordions, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON (USA) 26. March 27th., 7 pm., Accordion Recital, Lithuanian Hall, EDMONTON, (CANADA) 27. March 28th., 5:30 pm., Accordion Recital, Lithuanian Cultural Society, CALGARY, (CANADA) 28. April 2nd., 12.30 pm., Caecilia Hall, GENEVA (SWITZERLAND) 29. April 16th., Gariunai Hall, VILNIUS (LITHUANIA) |
Stas Venglevski Presents 5 Concerts/Workshops in 5 days, Washington, DC - USAby Dan Grauman |
Acclaimed bayanist, Stas Venglevski, will begin a five day, five performance tour this month, starting on March 11th in Maryland. This first concert will be held at a prestigious independent living facility in Sykesville, Maryland. The following day he will perform in Washington, DC at a special event sponsored by the Embassy of Moldova, Stas’s birthplace. On March 13th, Stas will perform at another prestigious independent living facility in Frederick, MD. The weekend will include two concerts/workshops, the first, sponsored by Accordion Renaissance, will take place in Suffolk, Virginia on Saturday, and the second, sponsored by the Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society (WMAS), will take place in Falls Church, Virginia on Sunday. The WMAS concert is open to the public. |
Duo Fisarco Launch Concerts - UKby Rob Howard |
Accordionist Ben de Souza and violinist Chloë Meade are pleased to announce the launch of Duo Fisarco! The pair have been playing together for 18 months but from now on will be performing under their new name. Future concerts are: March 7th: A Musical Medley at 7.30pm at Horfield Methodist Church, Churchways Avenue, Bristol. March 13th: Lunchtime recital at 1.30pm at The New Room, The Horsefair, Bristol. Free entry March 28th: Concert with the Birmingham Festival Choral Society at 7.30pm at The Ruddock Centre, King Edward’s School, Edgbaston Park Road, Birmingham. For details email: ba.desouza@yahoo.co.uk |
Accordionist Ivan Tecla at Quiosque Do Alemao - Brazilby Christine Johnstone |
Accordionist Ivan Tecla will entertain with vocalist Henzo Delucca at live music venue Quiosque Do Alemao in Praia dos namorados, Americana, Sao Paulo on March 8th. Ivan plays regularly with the popular vocalist. For details phone: +55 19 99234-5351 |
Kosmos Ensemble at Linlithgow Arts Guild Concert - Scotlandby Christine Johnstone |
Video: Libertango by Astor Piazzolla. Kosmos Ensemble with Worthing Symphony Orchestra, Festival of Chichester, Chichester Cathedral, 5th July 2018. The Kosmos Ensemble will perform at the Linlithgow Arts Guild concert in the Linlithgow Academy Theatre on March 14th at 7.30pm. This concert is part of the Linlithgow Arts Guild 50th Anniversary Season of bringing excellence in Live Arts to Linlithgow celebrations. The ensemble includes Milos Milivojevic (accordion), Harriet MacKenzie (violin) and Meg Hamilton (viola). For details email: kosmos@kosmosensemble.com |
Accordionist Pietro Roffi Performs in “Pinocchio” - Italyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
Accordionist Pietro Roffi (picture right) will perform in a production of Pinocchio by Dario Marianelli together with the Roma Tre Orchestra (conducted by Ferdinando Sulla). The event will take place at the Teatro Palladium in Rome, Italy on March 17th at 9pm. For details email: roffimanagement@gmail.com |
Mixed Instruments Workshop in Ettrickbridge - UKby Christine Johnstone |
Ian Lowthian (picture right) will hold the first 2020 Mixed Instruments weekend workshop on March 28th and 29th. The weekend will take place in Ettrickbridge in the heart of the beautiful Scottish Borders and will include a concert on the Sunday afternoon. Ian will send out music in advance so you can be prepared to arrange and rehearse on the Saturday and Sunday morning in preparation for the Sunday concert. The locals love these event and all proceeds will go to charity. For details email: ianlowthian@yahoo.co.uk |
Moscow International House of Music Concert – Russiaby Sergey Osokin |
A concert featuring the music of Astor Piazzolla and text by Gabriel Garcia Marquez will be held at the famous Moscow International House of Music (picture below) in Russia on April 22nd, 2020. Musicians performing include Sergey Osokin (accordion), Dmitry Selipanov (piano), Vladimir Troitsky (violin), Igor Ivanushkin (double bass), Alexander Botvinkin (percussion) and Nina Shatskaya (vocalist). |
Victor Prieto Jazz Accordion Master Classes – Spainby Christine Johnstone |
Victor Prieto performs his original "Six Note Samba" live as part of The Checkout - Live at Berklee. Registrations are now open for the VII International Jazz Accordion and Modern Harmony Master Classes with Victor Prieto at Centro Cultural Marcos Varcarcel in Ourense, Spain on July 11th & 12th and 18th & 19th, 2020. There will be an open jam session at the "Cafe Cultural Auriense" jazz club on July 13th so all the participants can play with other instruments, experiment, socialize and have a great time performing in front of an audience. The Master Class will cover Improvisation in different styles and understanding scales (pop, rock, bolero & jazz), comping: How to form chords, close position, open position, Upper structures, Poly-Chords: "Chord Approach on both hands", Styles - How to phrase and comp: Jazz, blues, Brazilian, traditional tango, new Tango and other styles of modern harmony, How to work and what to do in a recording studio when you get only chord changes. Attendees will also watch videos and analyze them. A book with material will be given to each student for further studies and review (to take home) and they will practice and perform with a rhythm section (bass and drums). There are 9 positions available. If interested please send a video recording of your solo or group performance to: info@victorprieto.net You will be notified if you have been selected to participate. |
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NZAA-Site aktualisiert: Spendenaktion zum Weltakkordeon Tag für Teilnehmer des NZ Coupe Mondiale - Neuseelandby Heather Masefield Secretary, New Zealand Accordion Association |
NZAA-Site aktualisiert: Die New Zealand Accordion Association (NZAA) sponsert den Weltakkordeon-Tag (World Accordion Day) mit einem Konzert, das die neuseeländischen Teilnehmer des 2020 Coupé Mondiale, Jessie Chen, Catrina Lin und Angela Chen unterstützt. Das Konzert am Weltakkordeon Tag, Mittwoch, 6. Mai, beginnt um 19 Uhr im Rose Theatre, 4 School Road, Belmont. Poster herunterladen: 2020nz-wad.pdf Zu den unterstützenden Gruppen gehören das Auckland Accordion Symphonietta unter der Leitung von Lionel Reekie, das North Shore Music Makers Accordion Orchestra unter der Leitung von Christine Johnstone und das North Shore Musicale Accordion Orchestra unter der Leitung von Megan Jennings. Das Finale des Konzerts mit Special Guest Grayson Masefield. Das Konzert wird für die Website zum Weltakkordeon-Tag gefilmt und ist Teil vieler anderer Veranstaltungen auf der ganzen Welt, um den 6. Mai 1829 gefeiert werden - das Datum, an dem das Akkordeon von Cyrillius Demien in Wien zum ersten Mal patentiert wurde. |
Akkordeon Gelbe Seiten / Ereignisse - Cyberspaceby Harley Jones |
Alle Veranstalter von Konzerten, Wettbewerben und Festivals werden darauf hingewiesen, ihre künftigen Veranstaltungen auf unseren gelben Seiten-Webseite aufzulisten. Es ist kostenlos und Sie können es selbst tun. Sie können Ihren Eintrag auch selbst ändern und aktualisieren, sobald weitere Informationen verfügbar sind. Der akkordeongelbe Kalender für zukünftige Ereignisse wird oben rechts in den wöchentlichen Nachrichten von accordions.com in allen 7 Sprachen sowie auf anderen beliebten Websites wie den USA News und den Diatonic News angezeigt. Eine große Anzahl von Lesern sieht sich jedes Jahr die Akkordeon-Gelben Seiten "Zukünftige Veranstaltungen" an. Daher sollten alle Veranstalter von Akkordeon-Veranstaltungen diesen kostenlosen Service in vollem Umfang nutzen, um die Akkordeon-Community auf dem Laufenden zu halten. |
Kateryna Pylypenko New Music and Recordings - Ukraineby Harley Jones |
Kateryna Pylypenko, accordionist, poet, artist and composer of Ukraine has released her first publications. Catalog: pylypenko101 Rainbow Animals for accordion composed by Kateryna Pylypenko. Rainbow Animals is an album of modern compositions for accordion designed for elementary school students. The album includes 7 different shaped compositions. 29 pages of music and artwork. Hear the sound samples online. If you order the Rainbow Animals pdf book, you will also receive free of charge the sound files of the 7 complete pieces as performed by the composer. Catalog: pylypenko102 Le Onde for accordion composed by Ludovico Einaudi, transcribed by Kateryna Pylypenko. |
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