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Sortie d'un nouvel Album de Lips, "Hymn to Aphrodite" - Autriche
Un prix de Musique de Chambre sans précédent de $100,000 - USA
Festival International d'Accordéon de Victoria, Colombie Britannique - Canada
Des accordéonistes jouent à Buckingham Palace, Londres – Royaume-Uni
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
You should watch this video: Alexander Poeluev Plus 4 - RussiaJohn Jones MBE Collects Two More Awards, Cheshire - UKVideo: Martynas and the MikroorkéstraGary Blair Jr Success @ Leavenworth, Receives Great Publicity – USA, ScotlandRelease of eSheet Music by Ivano Battiston - Italy
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‘Amigos do Acordeon das Rias Baixas’ Concerts – Spain, PortugalAngus Accordion & Fiddle Festival, Scotland – UKChristophe Lampidecchia and Sarah Quintana Concert, Marseille – FranceAuckland Accordion Symphonietta (AAS) Concert - New ZealandCatskills Irish Arts Week, New York – USA‘Accordion Get-to-gether’, Enderby - Canada‘Musicality Course - Tango Music, Cape Town – South AfricaSqueezinArt to Offer Discounts of Up to 75% at 2017 AAA Festival - USA2017 AAA Festival Exhibitors - USATitano Display at AAA Competitions & Festival - USANick Ariondo celebrates Bastille Day, California – USA‘1001 Noites de Acordeao’ Concert, São Miguel – PortugalKaren Street and Karen Tweed ‘Time to Sing’ Events, Birmingham, Burton-on-Trent – UK
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Updated Site: Franco Cambareri Two New Compositions Released - AustraliaUpdated Site: Prof. Vladimir Besfamilnov Passed Away, 14th May 2017Updated Information: Osvaldo (AKA Ossie) Mazzei (1913 - 2017), Brisbane - AustraliaUpdated Site: Grayson Masefield, New Pictures, Qualifications and Text - SwitzerlandHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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Le World Accordion Orchestra dirigé par Joan Sommers, Coupe Mondiale - Italieby Kevin Friedrich, CIA Ambassador |
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 Faisant suite aux débuts fracassants du World Accordion Orchestra de la Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) lors de la Coupe Mondiale 2007 sous la direction de la Prof. Joan Sommers, l'IAC, hôte de la Coupe Mondiale 2017 se réjouit d'annoncer que le World Accordion Orchestra IX se tiendra à Osimo, Italie, dans le cadre de la 70ème Coupe Mondiale. La première oeuvre “Omaggio a Pietro Overture” de Pietro Frosini est un parfait hommage aux premiers pionniers italiens de l'accordéon aux Etats-Unis. Frosini et Deiro (qui a écrit la pièce originale sur laquelle celle de Frosini est basée) et Galla-Rini (qui a arrangé la pièce pour orchestre d'accordéons) étaient considérés comme des pionniers importants du mouvement accordéon américain. Les deux autres medleys dont “La La Land” composé par Justin Hurwitz et "La belle et la bête" d'Alan Menken proposent les musiques les plus célèbres d'aujourd'hui de l'académie du cinéma d'Hollywood. Pour toute information, lles partitions et l'inscription, visitez SVP http://coupemondiale.org/2017/it_worldorchestra.htm |
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Sortie d'un nouvel Album de Lips, "Hymn to Aphrodite" - Autricheby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
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 Friedrich Lips Productions vient de publier le nouvel album, au catalogue CD028 "Hymn to Aphrodite" qui propose le célèbre Friedrich Lips se produisant avec différents orchestres de chambre et symphoniques.Les pistes de l'album : 1. "Hymn à Aphrodite" (2013) de Konstantin Yaskov 2-9. "I'm floating on the waves of love" (8 sonnets) de Michael Bronner 10. Tanguango d' Astor Piazzolla 11. La Cumparsita de GM Rodríguez Le CD est également disponible en téléchargement MP3 pour seulement € 9.50 Extraits sonores et toute information au Catalogue : CD028 "Hymn to Aphrodite" Ceci porte à 28 le nombre des albums publiés par le si remarquable Friedrich Lips, albums disponibles en ligne ici : Friedrich Lips |
Un prix de Musique de Chambre sans précédent de $100,000 - USAby Kevin Friedrich, CIA Ambassador |
 Les vainqueurs de la CIA Coupe Mondiale 2016, Champions de la catégorie internationale Musique de chambre, 'Russian Renaissance' ont gagné le plus gros prix de concours en argent en remportant la seconde édition du Prix M organisé par l'Ecole de Musique, théâtre et danse de l'Université du Michigan. L'accordéoniste Aleksandr Tarasov était allié à ses compagnons musiciens Ivan Kuznetsov (balalaïka), Anastasia Zakharova (domra) et Ivan Vinogradov (balalaika basse).Le quatuor de Russian Renaissance a captivé le public et le jury le jeudi 4 mai à l'auditorium Hill pour gagner ce second concours de musique de chambre. Avec 100 000$, c'est le plus gros prix du monde en musique de chambre. Russian Renaissance a exécuté son programme avec vitesse et précision, déclenchant des applaudissements sonores après sa prestation de 25 minutes. Russian Renaissance était en compétition pour le grand prix de 100 000 euros avec le gagnant de la catégorie Cordes senior le Quatuor Argus et le gagnant de la catégorie Vents senior le quatuor Donald Sinta. Non seulement l'accordéon est présent dans l'ensemble vainqueur mais il était aussi représenté à la 3ème place, par l'Avido Duo' comprenant Alvaro Collao Leon (sax) et Djordje Davidovic (accordéon). Djordje fut le vainqueur en junior de la Coupe Mondiale CIA à Spoletto, Italie, en 2012. Le M prize 2018 se tiendra du 3 au 6 mai 2018. Pour plus d'information et le réglement du concours, visitez SVP : http://mprize.umich.edu. |
Festival International d'Accordéon de Victoria, Colombie Britannique - Canadaby Rob Howard |
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  Le 11ème Festival International d'Accordéon de Victoria se tiendra du 13 au 17 juillet dans différents lieux de Victoria BC. Cette année, le festival célèbre le 150éme anniversaire du Canada et Victoria sera emplie d'accordéon tout au long des quatre jours.Photo de gauche : Jelena Milojevic. Photo de droite : Michael Bridge, Patricia Bartell. Le festival comprend des concerts, des concours d'accordéon, des ateliers des sessions d'accordéon libres, un musée de l'accordéon, des conférences sur l'histoire de l'accordéon, un dîner dansant, une exposition, et des concerts gratuits en plein air. Le gala d'ouverture du 13 juillet présente le champion de l'accordéon numérique Michael Bridge, le duo de jazz de Jesse Mea et R. Bougeoos, le trio de Daniel Lapp avec l'accordéoniste Adrian Dolan, et le Pierre Shryer trio, gagnant du JUNO , en équipe avec le célébre accordéoniste irlandais Dermot Bryne. Le dîner et la soirée dansante du 14 juillet propose Michael Bridge, le Roma Swing Ensemble (Roumanie), et les groupes d'accordéon Bijou de Bayou et l'Ensemble Transatlantico de Folk Chilean. Le concert du 15 juillet présente Jelena Milojevic (Croatie), les gagnants du concours, et le Double-Double duo. Le 16 juillet, le concert présente le Victoria Accordion Club Band, le Victoria Youth Accordion Ensemble, et les locaux de Bijoux de Bayou. Cette année, le concours International d'Accordéon de Victoria aura des catégories soliste et ensemble et plus de 5000 $ de prix. Pour plus d'information email: contact@bcaccordion.ca |
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Des accordéonistes jouent à Buckingham Palace, Londres – Royaume-Uniby Rob Howard |
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| Quatre accordéonistes – Brandon McPhee (photo ci-dessus devant Buckingham Palace), Liam Stewart, Wayne Robertson et Tom Orr – plus un large groupe d'autres musiciens, se sont produits lors d'un évènement privé à Buckingham Palace pour le Prince Charles, Camilla, et 350 invités. Le spectacle était coordonné par le chanteur écossais Robert Lovie. Brandon McPhee commentait “Ce fut une expérience sympathique.Ce fut un grand honneur pour moi de jouer et un souvenir que je n'oublierai jamais. L'intérieur du palais était merveilleux et dehors le temps était doux ce qui ajoutait à l'ensemble”. Les quatre musiciens engagés ont tous été All Scotland Accordion Champions. |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
by Alexander Poeluev
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 Video published on Jul 2, 2017. This very innovative performance was at the festival "Accordion Plus" in the big hall of the Rostov State Musical Theater, Rostov-on-Don as part of the concert by Alexander Poeluev and New-Centropezn Jazz Quintet.The combination of J.S. Bach (Prelude in Cm) and A. Piazzolla (Libertango), performed on one accordion by five musicians was inventive and unique and also a hit with the audience. Performers: Alexander Poeluev, Nikita Seryogin, Mikhail Starodubtsev, Carolina Desyatnikova, Eduard Abrahamyan. Liza Poelueva had the idea to play 1 accordion - 8 hands. She wrote: "We rehearsed this piece firstly in duet at home together with Sasha, trying to find new ways and the possibility of playing with many hands. It was really fun." Liza Poelueva also wrote about ideas. (English transation): "How come the ideas? Ideas, such an interesting thing, someone is after them chasing, someone is looking for them, someone is stealing, and someone is selling. Ideas are something special in the history of mankind, what underlies the evolution, the development of civilization. For people of creative professions, interesting ideas are especially valuable. Ideas was how the idea to play the one accordion by a few performers was created? We just live in the search for new solutions, ideas on how to draw people's attention to a young, complex, but such an interesting instrument - the accordion. The desire to interest young people, to support the accordion, to inspire us to search for new techniques, the performance techniques, has been driving us for many years. Probably, that's why God sends different ideas, and we have to worry a lot to not only prepare an unusual concert number, but also record it and share it with the world." |
by Rob Howard
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 John Jones MBE, who was awarded the MBE for raising over £250,000 for charities by playing the accordion in public places, has just collected two unconnected awards and also celebrated his 75th birthday on June 2nd. The East Cheshire Hospice made a presentation to John for reaching £75,000 on their behalf, plus a birthday cake.The other award is the Paul Harris Fellowship, inferred by Ray Kramer, President of the Rotary Club of Macclesfield for the commitment that John has shown over the last 27 years in raising funds for many local organisations. Having taken early retirement from his job as a structural engineer, John decided to put his skills as an accordionist to good use, starting in 1991 by raising money for the MAST Appeal at Macclesfield Hospital. The Paul Harris award was established 60 years ago in 1957 in honour of the Founder of Rotary, so as to express appreciation and recognition of an outstanding commitment to Rotary or to the Community. Other recipients of this award include Mother Teresa, US President Jimmy Carter, Astronaut James Lovell, UN Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar, and the American actress and singer Pearl Bailey. New Zealand composer, arranger and conductor Gary Daverne has also received this prestigious award. John is somewhat bemused by comparisons with Mother Teresa! |
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| Martynas Levickis director, accordion with the Mikroorkéstra performing Vivaldi The Four Seasons (highlights). Published on Apr 15, 2017. |
by Rob Howard
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 Gary Blair Junior won the Open Competition at this year’s Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration, June 15th to 18th, held at Leavenworth in Washington State, organised by the Northwest Accordion Society.His success was reported prominently in the newspaper upon his arrival back home. Download a readable size version of the newspaper article at: 2017Express.jpg |
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 Ivano Battiston has released the eSheet music (able to be emailed to you as pdf file) of his solo arrangement of Libertango by Astor Piazzolla. Battiston released the music after having lots of requests for the arrangement from people who viewed the video above.Catalog: battiston101 Libertango Ivano Battiston has also released his own composition 'Postcards' for accordion and sax (soprano and baritone). The video above is by Simone Brusoni (sax) and Antonio Zappavigna (accordion). Catalog: battiston102 'Postcards' |
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by Rob Howard
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| The 10-members ensemble ‘Amigos do Acordeon das Rias Baixas’, from Galicia, Spain, performs in July and August, as follows: July 7th, 8pm – Barreiros Vigo, Spain July 15th - Frerigresia do castelo, Maya, Portugal July 22nd - Auditorium Agora, La Coruña, Spain August 3rd and 5th – afternoons, Forcadela Tomiño, Galicia, Spain August 29th, 11pm – Baiona, Galicia, Spain |
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 The annual Angus Accordion & Fiddle Festival takes place this weekend, July 7th, 8th, and 9th, at venues in Arbroath, Scotland. The festival includes concerts, dances and pub sessions. Accordionists performing include Wayne Robertson, Marian Anderson, Gavin Piper, Steven Carcary, Iain Anderson, Scott Gordon, and Stuart Cameron. |
by Rob Howard
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 On Saturday July 8th, 9pm, jazz accordionist Christophe Lampidecchia and jazz and folk singer/guitarist Sarah Quintana (USA) perform together at the church Haute Banoir, Marseille, France. |
by Heather Masefield
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 Auckland Accordion Symphonietta (AAS) conducted by Lionel Reekie has a concert on 8th July. Venue details are on the poster.Guest Performers are: Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin - Soloist Alexandra Reekie Rhapsody for Accordion and Orchestra by Gary Daverne - Soloist Campbell Bettridge New Zealand Accordion Championships winners: Ave Accordeon Ensemble Owen Fan Angela Chen For further information email: ghia@ihug.co.nz |
by Rob Howard
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| The annual Catskills Irish Arts Week takes place from July 9th to 16th. This large scale event includes concerts, ceilis, workshops, sessions, lectures, etc. Many Irish traditional musicians are involved, and the free reed instruments are well represented by Billy McComiskey, Dan Gurney, Patty Furlong, and Colm Ganon - diatonic button accordion, Mirella Murray -piano accordion, Don Meade –harmonica, and Caitlin Nic Gabhann, Doug Barr, and Brenda Castles – concertina. |
by Rob Howard
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 An ‘Accordion Get-to-gether’ takes place on July 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th at the Riverside RV Park and Campground, 112 Kildonan Ave, Enderby, British Colombia, Canada.Bring your accordion, lawn chairs or blankets and join in with dancing on the grass, singing, or just enjoying the sounds of accordions. Monday, 2pm-5pm and 7pm-9pm - Meet & Greet, Casual Jamming Tuesday, 1pm-5pm and 7pm-9pm - Individual Performances Wednesday - Music 1pm-4pm and Music 7pm-9pm Thursday Music - 2pm to 4pm; Dance at Enderby Legion, 7pm-11pm $10 a person For further information email: jnyl@telus.net |
by Rob Howard
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 "Musicality Course - Tango Music, Explained for Tango Dancers by a Tango musician" is a course, held on three evenings, led by accordionist Stanislav Angelov, in collaboration with Tango Africano and the CT Tango Ensemble. The purpose is to help Tango dancers understand what happens in a Tango composition, how to listen, and what to listen for: explained in detail by a Tango musician and dancer. Pre-registration is required for the course.The course will consist of 3 sessions, held on July 10th, 19th and 22nd: The first 2 sessions will be a combination of listening to several Tangos and explanations of what we should listen for, mixed with dancing exercises. The third session will be with the full CT Tango Ensemble. It will start with a workshop for the participants in the course only, and it will continue with a full on Milonga with live music by CT Tango Ensemble and DJ Wikus Engelbrecht. The Milonga on the 22nd is open to all. Session 1 - Monday July 10th, 6.30-8pm at 1001 Mutual Heights (The Old Mutual Building) 14 Darling Street, Cape Town Session 2 - Wednesday July 19th, 6.30-8pm, 1001 Mutual Heights (The Old Mutual Building) 14 Darling St, Cape Town Session 3 + Milonga - Saturday July 22nd, 6.30-7.30pm (course only), 8-11.30pm Milonga for All Venue: Alliance Française, 155 Loop St, Cape Town Stanislav Angelov was born and educated in Bulgaria, and he studied Accordion since the age of 7. He came to South Africa in 1992 after graduating from the Conservatory in Bulgaria (Academy of Music & Dance Art in Plovdiv) with his main instrument being the Classical Accordion. In 2001 he formed the highly acclaimed Cape Town Tango Ensemble, and he has lived in Buenos Aires for several months, taking Bandoneon lessons from Ricardo Fiorio and Hugo Satore. The CT Tango Ensemble, led by accordionist Stanislav Angelov, performs at the Baxter Theatre, Main Rd, Rondebosch, Cape Town on July 23rd and on August 19th. For further information email: music@goodmusic.co.za |
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| The 2017 American Accordionists' Association (AAA) Festival, which takes place in Princeton, New Jersey, July 12-16, will feature outstanding concerts, workshops and much more. There will also be multiple vendors displaying their wares, including SqueezinArt, which features a variety of gifts for accordionists and lovers of the accordion. SqueezinArt will be offering some of their products at prices that are reduced up to 75%. While we’re only in July, it is never too early to stock up on gifts for Christmas. This will be a great opportunity to do that. See you in Princeton! Picture below: Joan Grauman at a SqueezinArt display. |
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| 2017 AAA Festival Exhibitors List and venue hours information. |
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| Titano Accordions will be on display in the Ocean & Cumberland Rooms at the American Accordionists' Association (AAA) Competition and Festival is being held in Princeton, New Jersey from 12 -16 July at the Westin Hotel, Princeton, New Jersey (NJ). Display times are: Wednesday 12 July, 5 pm to 9 pm Thursday 13 July, 9 am to 11:30 am and 1 pm to 3:30 pm Friday 14 July, 9am to 3:30 pm Saturday 15 July, 9 am to 11:30 am and 1 pm to 3:30 pm |
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 On Friday July 14th, noon to 4 pm, accordionist Nick Ariondo celebrates Bastille Day at Nicole’s Gourmet Foods Market and Café, 921 Meridian Avenue, Unit B, South Pasadena, CA 91030.Nick Ariondo, a recipient of many awards, is recognized as a concert artist and composer of international prominence. His performances and compositions contribute immeasurably to raising the status of the accordion through the promotion and presentation of chamber concerts, solo recitals, and orchestra appearances. For further information email: accomusic@nickariondo.com |
by Rob Howard
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 On Friday July 14th, at 9.30pm, in the Salão de Festas da Sociedade Recreativa of Barão de São Miguel, Portugal, there will be a concert titled ‘1001 Noites de Acordeao’. This concert features Peter Maric (Serbia), winner of the 2010 CIA Coupe Mondiale, Rodrigo Maurício, Francisco Sabóia, Jorge Alves, João Tomas and Michel. |
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 Accordionists Karen Street and Karen Tweed have jointly organised two morning and afternoon events on Saturday July 22nd and Sunday 23rd in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society. They have produced a book of sing-along tunes, which will be available at and for these events. The Classic Kyiv Duo, on tour from the Ukraine, will perform on both dates. Burton-on-Trent. There will be a collection on the day for and Alzheimer’s Society and families still suffering from the Chernobyl disaster For further information email: karen@karenstreet.com |
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Interview “Connaître les gens” chez Baffetti Accordions, Castelfidardo - Italieby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| Interview “Connaître les gens” avec : Genuino Baffetti (à gauche) Cinzia Baffetti (au centre) Milena Baffetti (à droite) de Baffetti Accordions Producteur : Holda Paoletti-Kampl "Connaitre les gens" derrière la fabrication des accordéons à Castelfidardo, de ceux qui ont rendu cette petite ville si célébre de par le monde à travers la qualité de leur production : Interview at: 2017Baffetti |
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 Franco Cambareri has released two new compositions:cfranco226 - Guitar Romanca Guitar Romantica is a Pleasant Sweet Samba. Sound sample .mp3 file and sheet music sample online. cfranco227 - For Little Chiara For Little Chiara is a sweet melody written for my new grand daughter. Sound sample .mp3 file and sheet music sample online. These works are eSheet (pdf file, able to be emailed to you) and can be purchased online with secure server credit card. |
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 New video about life added to obituary article about Prof. Vladimir Besfamilnov passing away.http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=19-May-2017&lang=en#art13105 Read about the life of this great educator and musician at: Vladimir Besfamilnov This site has has been updated and will be updated further. Besfamilnov is sadly missed and our deepest condolences to the family. |
by Heather Masefield
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 A video with a lot of historic information about Ossie Mazzei including some music, has been added to the obituary published in April.http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=14-Apr-2017&lang=en&s=12957 Thank you to Leo Mazzei and family for the video. |
by Heather Masefield
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 Updated Site. The site of Grayson Masefield has been updated with new pictures and text and also to list his Master of Arts degree qualifications. |
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