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Beltango Quintet Tours Austria
¡Feliz cumpleaños, George Washington! - ESTADOS UNIDOS
Festival de Orquesta de Acordeón de NOVAM, 22 Orquestas - Países Bajos
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Frankfurt Musikmesse 2020 Postponed - GermanyArt Bonus Supports the Accordion Museum Castelfidardo – ItalySuccessful NAO Thames Area Festival & Special Awards – UK
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Duo Tutto a Dio plus Neringa Radėnaitė on 29 Concert TourStas Venglevski Presents 5 Concerts/Workshops in 5 days, Washington, DC - USADuo Fisarco Launch Concerts - UKAccordionist Ivan Tecla at Quiosque Do Alemao - BrazilKosmos Ensemble at Linlithgow Arts Guild Concert - ScotlandAccordionist Pietro Roffi Performs in “Pinocchio” - ItalyMixed Instruments Workshop in Ettrickbridge - UKMoscow International House of Music Concert – RussiaVictor Prieto Jazz Accordion Master Classes – Spain
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Congreso de Invierno 2020 y 143a Asamblea General de Delegados - República Checaby Kevin Friedrich, CIA Ambassador |
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  La Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA), el presidente Mirco Patarini, el secretario general Kimmo Mattila, celebró su 143a Asamblea General de Delegados Congreso de Invierno en Praga, República Checa, del viernes 28 de febrero al domingo 1 de marzo. El Congreso de Invierno fue organizado por el miembro votante de la CIA The Conservatory of Music de Praga bajo la dirección de Jirí Lukeš. Programa de Eventos: 2020Winter.pdfAdemás de las reuniones de la Asamblea General de la CIA, las reuniones del Comité Ejecutivo y del Comité de Música, el evento de tres días incluyó eventos como conciertos, eventos educativos y compromisos sociales. Lo más destacado fue un concierto dedicado a la memoria de Milan Bláha y Václav Trojan en el cual los invitados de honor incluyeron a la Sra. Bláha y Václav Trojan Junior. Además, otro concierto contó con la Música Checa de Acordeón, una visita a la Música Checa de Música, exhibiciones de las compañías de música checas Harmonikas, Delicia y Techgal y un crucero por el río por la noche y una cena organizada por la Asociación Checa de Acordeón. Durante las reuniones de la Asamblea General, se llevaron a cabo muchos asuntos de negocios, incluida la organización de los próximos festivales Coupe Mondiale y las reuniones del Congreso de Invierno y otros artículos de negocios. Cinco nuevos miembros con derecho a voto fueron bienvenidos a la CIA: * Bosnia y Herzegovina - Asociación de Artistas (Bijeljina); * Bulgaria - La Academia de Música, Danza y Bellas Artes (Plovdiv); * Francia: Centro Nacional e Internacional de Música de Acordeón (CNIMA J. Mornet); * Corea del Sur - Asociación Coreana de Acordeón * Eslovenia- Asociación de acordeonistas eslovenos (Starše). El puesto de Embajador de la CIA (un cargo de asesor ejecutivo a partir de 2009) se convirtió en miembro con derecho a voto del Comité Ejecutivo. Kevin Friedrich, quien ocupó el cargo inicial, fue nominado por el Gremio de Acordeonistas y Maestros, Internacional (ATG) y unánimemente elegido para continuar su cargo de Embajador en este rol recientemente reestructurado. Atrayendo a más de 35 delegados de todo el mundo, el evento de tres días fue un gran éxito, y se ofrecieron muchos elogios al miembro de votación checo de la CIA The Conservatory de Praga por su excelente organización y hospitalidad. Encontrará más información sobre la CIA y el Coupe Mondiale en línea, y se actualizará periódicamente a medida que se anuncie información y actividades. |
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Beltango Quintet Tours Austriaby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
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| El Quinteto de Beltango recorrerá Austria este mes dando una variedad de conciertos populares. Beltango fue fundada en Belgrado, Serbia en 1998, por el profesor, bandoneonista y compositor Aleksandar Nikolic. Quinteto Beltango realiza una variedad de piezas de tango de piezas de tango tradicionales, composiciones del tango nueva tendencia de Astor Piazzolla y el tango moderno. También presentan sus propias composiciones de Beltango del opus "Balkango". Han tenido el mismo éxito en actuar en grandes podios de conciertos, salas sinfónicas, escenarios de teatro, salas de cámara clásicas, bailes de tango, gran milongas, festivales, así como en otros lugares donde el espíritu del tango revive. Argentina, Alemania, Francia, Suecia, Finlandia, Dinamarca, Canadá, Suiza, Italia, Grecia, Malta, Austria, Polonia, Turquía, Eslovenia, Hungría, Bulgaria, Eslovaquia, Croacia, Bosnia y Herzegovina, Macedonia y Montenegro son solo algunos de los países en los que Beltango Quinteto ha actuado con gran éxito. De hecho, en sus 20 años de actividades artísticas, han tocado en más de 900 conciertos en alrededor de 30 países. Quinteto Beltango es la única orquesta de tango europea invitada por el Ministerio de Cultura de Buenos Aires para actuar en el "Festival Mundial de Tango - Buenos Aires, 2007". También han colaborado con la Asociación de Tango de Belgrado y han sido anfitriones del Festival Internacional de Tango de Belgrado durante 10 años (2004 - 2013). Han lanzado cinco CD disponibles en línea en: Beltango Fechas de la gira de la siguiente manera: 19 de marzo: Festival de acordeón vienés, Ehrbar-Saal, 8 p.m. 20 de marzo: Vaz der Arbeiterkammer NÖ, 7.30pm - 40 años de conciertos internacionales de acordeón en Neunkirchen 21 de marzo: Bad Leonfelden, Haus am Ring, 7.30pm 28 de marzo: Steyr, Pfarrsaal, 9 p.m. 29 de marzo: St. Andrä, Rathausfestsaal, 5pm Para más detalles sobre el concierto, escriba a: info@beltango.com |
¡Feliz cumpleaños, George Washington! - ESTADOS UNIDOSby Harley Jones |
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 Imagen de arriba: Cuerdas de paseo de la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos, grupo completo, USAF Band, en Mt Vernon.En conmemoración del cumpleaños número 288 de George Washington, The United States Air Force Strolling Strings se presentó en Mount Vernon en Virginia, EE. UU., El 22 de febrero. Las selecciones incluyeron "Ashokan Farewell" de Jay Ungar, "Hoe Down" de Aaron Copland de su ballet "Rodeo", "Billie Jean" de Michael Jackson y "I Feel Good" de James Brown. El acordeonista de Strings String Strings es el Sargento Primero Maestro Frank Busso, originario de Staten Island, Nueva York, EE. UU. Sus próximas presentaciones públicas serán con el conjunto Celtic Aire de la Banda de la Fuerza Aérea de EE. UU., Del 6 al 8 de marzo en el North Irish Irish Festival en Dallas, Texas, EE. UU. |
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Festival de Orquesta de Acordeón de NOVAM, 22 Orquestas - Países Bajosby Christine Johnstone |
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 El Festival Orquestal NOVAM (Nederloadse Organisatie Voor Accordeon en Mondharmonica) se llevará a cabo en el Muziekcentrum van de Omroep (imagen de arriba) en Hill Lane, Hilversum el 26 de abril de 2020.Hasta la fecha, 22 orquestas se han registrado para el evento y todavía se aceptan inscripciones. Todos los entusiastas del acordeón están invitados a asistir. Para detalles, correo electrónico: info@mco.nl |
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 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 |
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| 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. |
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 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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by Rita Davidson Barnea, Editor USA Accordion News
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  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) |
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 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. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
by Christine Johnstone
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| 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 |
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 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 |
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 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 |
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| 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). |
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| 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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Sitio de NZAA actualizado para la recaudación de fondos del Día Mundial del Acordeón para competidores de NZ Coupe Mondiale - Nueva Zelandaby Heather Masefield Secretary, New Zealand Accordion Association |
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 Sitio actualizado de NZAA: La Asociación de Acordeón de Nueva Zelanda (NZAA) patrocina el Día Mundial del Acordeón con un concierto de apoyo a los competidores de Nueva Zelanda para el Coupe Mondiale 2020, Jessie Chen, Catrina Lin y Angela Chen.El concierto, el Día Mundial del Acordeón, miércoles 6 de mayo, comenzará a las 7pm en el Rose Theatre, 4 School Road, Belmont. Descarga del póster: 2020nz-wad.pdf Los grupos de apoyo incluyen la Sinfonietta de Acordeón de Auckland dirigida por Lionel Reekie, la Orquesta de Acordeón de North Shore Music Makers dirigida por Christine Johnstone y la Orquesta de Acordeón de North Shore Musicale dirigida por Megan Jennings. El final del concierto será el invitado especial Grayson Masefield. El concierto será filmado para el sitio web del Día Mundial del Acordeón y será parte de muchos otros eventos que suceden en todo el mundo para celebrar el 6 de mayo de 1829, fecha en que el acordeón fue patentado por primera vez, en Viena, Austria, por Cyrillius Demien. |
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Páginas amarillas de acordeón, eventos futuros - Ciberespacioby Harley Jones |
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| Se recuerda a todos los organizadores de conciertos, competencias y festivales que enumeren sus eventos futuros en nuestro sitio web de páginas amarillas. Es gratis para enumerar y puedes hacerlo tú mismo. También puede cambiar y actualizar su listado usted mismo a medida que haya más información disponible. Las páginas amarillas del acordeón Calendario de eventos futuros se muestran en la parte superior derecha de las Noticias semanales de accordions.com en los 7 idiomas más otros sitios populares como USA News y Diatonic News. Un gran número de lectores cada año ven las páginas amarillas del acordeón Eventos futuros, por lo que se insta a todos los organizadores del evento a aprovechar al máximo este servicio gratuito para mantener informada a la comunidad del acordeón. |
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  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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