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“ACCORDION – THE SOULMATE” SHANGHAI SPRING INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL – CHINA
II COMPETICIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE MÚSICOS FOLK – RUSIA
CIERRE DE LAS INSCRIPCIONES, 2016 SOUTH PACIFIC ACCORDION CHAMPIONSHIPS – NUEVA ZELANDA
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Linda Soley Reed AAMS 2016 Honoree, New Jersey - USAKsenija Sidorova "Takes 'Carmen' Into A Whole New Aria" – UKWill Pound & Eddy Jay CD Release, Wiltshire – UKReport on 2016 National Accordion Association (NAA) Convention, Texas - USA9th Kevin Friedrich & Friends Annual Fundraising Concert - New Zealand‘Tango de Amor’ - Aydar Gaynullin & friends with the Berlin Residence Orchestra, Berlin - GermanyVideo: Mario Batkovic Solo Restrictus - Bosnia and HerzegovinaShakespeare Paints Shakespeare!, West Bromwich – UK14 Years Ago: 2002 - Magnante Exhibition at A World of Accordions Museum - USA
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Steve Normandin Concerts, Quebec – CanadaErika & Jean-Marie Dance Afternoon, Floreffe – BelgiumMie Miki Concert, Cologne - GermanyRoman Jbanov Concert, Saint-Claude - GuadeloupeMaciej Frąckiewicz Performs In Orchestral Concert, Wrocław – PolandGary Blair @ Guildford Accordion Club, Surrey – UKNHAA News, New Hampshire – USAFerran Martinez CD Release ‘Feelings’/Concerts, Barcelona – SpainThom Hardaker Concert, Yorkshire – UKUniversity of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) Community Accordion Ensemble - USA2016 American Accordionists' Association (AAA) Festival Flyer - USA
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Updated Site: 2016 Harbin China Summer International Accordion Art Week - ChinaNew: Margarita Composed by Gary Daverne, In Different Formats - New ZealandNewly Released Tibidabo Composition by Yehuda Oppenheimer - IsraelHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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FRANKFURT MUSIKMESSE REPORTAJE GENERAL DISPONIBLE – ALEMANIAby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| Ya puedes disfrutar del reportaje online del 2016 Frankfurt Musikmesse en: Frankfurt2016 El Frankfurt Musikmesse se ha desarrollado desde el sábado 7 de abril y finaliza el domingo 10. Diariamente abierto desde las 10:00 hasta las 19:00. Los instrumentos de lengüeta libre se encuentran en la Halle 9 conjuntamente con los teclados y pianos. Visítalo virtualmente en: Frankfurt2016 |
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“ACCORDION – THE SOULMATE” SHANGHAI SPRING INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL – CHINAby Harley Jones |
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 El famoso 33º Festival Internacional Primavera Musical incluye un concierto titulado “Accordion – The Soulmate” -Acordeón – el alma gemela- que será celebrado el 9 de mayo en el prestigioso Shanghai Grand Theatre Buick Auditorium. Cartel del concierto: 2016SSIMF.pdfEl Shanghai Grand Theatre es un famoso teatro internacional y lugar de referencia para la ciudad de Shanghai, situada en el norte de la People's Square. Este importante evento comenzó a celebrarse en 1959 y se trata del más antiguo festival de música de China, dedicado al intercambio cultural y a enriquecer la vida espiritual y cultural del pueblo. La dirección artística del “Accordion – the Soulmate” corre a cargo de Li Cong, Wang Congyu, Zhang Guoping y Shi Xuan y los intérpretes vienen del Music College of Shanghai Normal University, bien conocida por los éxitos cosechados internacionalmente por sus estudiantes. Este concierto también se celebra con la mirada puesta en el Día Internacional del Acordeón celebrado anualmente por la Confederación Internacional de Acordeonistas (IMC-UNESCO). “Accordion – the Soulmate” pretende mostrar la diversificación y desarrollo del arte de tocar el acordeón con importantes innovaciones y diversificados estilos musicales, el tono y las técnicas del acordeón, mostrando la profunda conexión entre música y público, de donde se deduce el título elegido “Acordeón – el alma gemela”. Cartel del concierto: 2016SSIMF.pdf |
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II COMPETICIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE MÚSICOS FOLK – RUSIAby Yulia Amerikova |
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 Imagen superior, de izquierda a derecha: vencedora de la Categoría Senior Evgeniya Chirkova, vendedora de la categoría Senior Varieté Anastasiya Arkhipova, uno de los vencedores de la Categoría Junior Raphael Sapukov.La II Competición Internacional de músicos folk (Bayan, Accordion, Garmonika) fue celebrado en el Instituto de las Artes de la Provincia de Moscú del 1 al 3 de abril del presente año. La primera compteción se celebró hace dos años por iniciativa del prestigioso profesor y concertista moscovita Alexander Selivanov (imagen derecha). La primera edición registró un importante número de participantes -sobre 150 músicos-. Este año la tradición se ha mantenido registrando un número superior a 130 participantes. La competición gozó del apoyo del Ministro de Cultura de la región de Moscú, el Instituto de las Artes de la Provincia de Moscú, la Escuela de las Artes para niños de A.N. Verstovsky, la Compañía de Acordeones Scandalli y LTD “Concert Program”. La geografía de la competición se ha expandido con músicos de diferentes regiones de Rusia (Moscú y alrededores, San Petersburgo, Nizhny Novgorod, Kurgan, Petrozavodsk, Krasnoyarsk, etc), así como de otros países: Lithuania, Bielorrusia y China. Reportaje, resultados e imágenes en: 2016BAG-II Imagen adjunta: jurado de las categorías senior, de izquierda a derecha: Yulia Amerikova, Mirco Patarini, Maria Vlasova, Kazys Stonkus. Al lado: Presentación de los premios de una de las categorías junior. |
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CIERRE DE LAS INSCRIPCIONES, 2016 SOUTH PACIFIC ACCORDION CHAMPIONSHIPS – NUEVA ZELANDAby Heather Masefield |
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 La fecha límite para inscribirse es el 16 de abril de 2016, el festival se celebrará en Auckland el sábado 4 y el domingo 5 de junio de 2016.El formulario de inscripción (reglamento y bases) está disponible en: 2016 NZ Prospectus Las reglas para las categorías internacionales siguen precisamente a las que rigen la Coupe Mondiale. Eventos pasados y reportajes en: South Pacific Daily Reports La Australian AATA Championship se celebran más tarde en Sydney y tienen reglamento similar para las categorías internacionales. |
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by Rita Davidson Barnea
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 Above: Slideshow prepared by Dan & Joan Grauman.Pictures above, left to right: Sgt. Major Manny Bobenrieth, Linda Soley Reed, Don Gerundo Joan GraumanLinda conducting 2016 AAMS Festival Orchestra Linda Soley Reed was the 2016 Honoree of The AAMS (American Accordion Musicological Society) on Saturday April 2, 2016 at the Hanover Marriott in Whippany, New Jersey. Organizers of the event were Stanley and Joanna Darrow of AAMS. Over one hundred people attended the event including Linda's friends and accordion colleagues who came from all over the USA to honor her. Master of Ceremonies, Sgt. Major Manny Bobenrieth was the emcee of the evening. Pre-dinner entertainment was provided by Don Gerundo. Lou Coppola and the Stereo Strings entertained beautifully strolling at the event. Guest artists were Joe Natoli, Mary Tokarski, and Eddie Monteiro. First place winner of the MAMTG Virtuoso Competition, Nathan Chapeton, performed his winning solo for the enthusiastic audience and Linda conducted the AAMS 2016 Festival Orchestra. Stanley Darrow led the Westmont Philharmonia Accordion Orchestra. AAA President Mary Tokarski and Connecticut Accordion Association President Marilyn O'Neil were among those who made presentations. Linda was presented with a beautiful original sketch, created by AAA Historian and artist Joan Grauman, reflecting Linda's long and distinguished career. Linda was delighted with the presentation as well as the fascinating slide show (above) created by Joan and Dan Grauman. Linda Soley Reed began studying the accordion at age seven, participated in the American Accordionists' Association and Connecticut State-wide competitions winning numerous awards. She studied with the late Rudy Molinaro, was a music / theory major at the University of Bridgeport and also studied conducting privately with Dr. Harrison Valante and John Maucieri at Yale. She also studied jazz piano with John Mehegan. Linda became a Certified Teacher member of the American Accordionists' Association in 1962 and by 1971 was an active member of numerous committees as well as the owner of the Molinaro School of Music in Bridgeport, CT. She chaired the AAA "Accordion Day" events for many years. Her ensembles and orchestras consistently won awards and were invited to perform at events both locally and nationally. Linda club dated with a 4 piece group, Odyssey for 15 years. She was adjunct professor of music at the University of Bridgeport during that time. Linda Soley Reed made an important contribution when she served as President of the AAA from 2005 to 2014. Since retiring as AAA President, Linda remains active, currently as a 2nd Vice President and Chairman of the Lifetime Achievement Committee as well as artist liaison for the AAA 2016 Festival July 6-10, 2016 in Buffalo, New York. Picture below: Left to right: Joe Natoli, Mary Tokarski and Lou Coppola. Below Eddie Monteiro trio. |
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 The following article was published this week in The Independent, UK written by Adam Sherwin.Ms Sidorova will unveil her Carmen at concerts in Bristol and Cheltenham in July. The accordion might be associated with doleful buskers and punishing polkas. But now a Latvian star who learned her trade in London is threatening to make the traditional squeezebox sexy. Ksenija Sidorova, a genre-crossing player described as “the princess of the accordion”, has signed an exclusive deal with the classical label Deutsche Grammophon, which plans to market her as a crossover star. The Riga-born Sidorova, who was encouraged to take up the instrument by her grandmother, continued her education in Britain, where she became a prize-winning undergraduate at the Royal Academy of Music. Her debut album is an ambitious recreation of Carmen for the accordion, incorporating Latin, Asian, European and North American musical styles, which is driven by her identification with Bizet’s free-spirited femme fatale. Ms Sidorova, praised by one reviewer as a “superbly subtle and virtuosic” player, has already performed her version of “Roxanne” with Sting and Bryn Terfel, and duetted with the violinist Nicola Benedetti. Sidorova’s rise coincides with a “hipster” rediscovery of the bellows-based instrument, developed in its modern form in Europe in the 19th century. Arcade Fire and The Decemberists are among the bands which have incorporated the instrument into their eclectic sound, following the example of Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder and REM. Ms Sidorova, who will unveil her Carmen at concerts in Bristol and Cheltenham in July, said: “It was amazing to perform with Sting and Bryn Terfel. That experience strengthened my belief that it’s time to take the accordion to places it has never been and to reach new audiences. Carmen, which is so important to me, has the power to do that.” The album, to be released in June, will “let Carmen speak with a different voice. The accordion doesn’t have to breathe like a singer, so there are no restrictions to what I can do with this music. I could be daring and passionate, just like Carmen.” Ms Sidorova’s repertoire includes new compositions and new accordion arrangements of pieces by Bach, Mozart and Scarlatti. “I love performing modern works and new commissions,” she said. “But I feel it is my mission now to introduce the accordion to a large audience. My heart enjoys playing many different styles of music and I want to share this experience with as many people as possible.” Ute Fesquet, Deutsche Grammophon’s A&R vice-president, said: “In Ksenija’s hands the accordion becomes more than an instrument – it is her voice.” |
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 On April 8th the highly accomplished harmonica/accordion duo Will Pound & Eddy Jay release their first CD, ‘Ignite’, on the Proper Music label.‘Ignite’ is a fast-paced 11-track feel-good album guaranteed to make the gloomiest day a whole lot brighter. From its pyrotechnic packaging to the final arresting notes of the closing track's Balkan dance it is on an upward trajectory. Together Will Pound and Eddy Jay create a sound and show like no other. The pair read each other instinctively, forging a path to new folk sounds with harmonica and accordion together as one instrument. "We live in an age where there is so much new music constantly at our fingertips it makes it hard for anything to seem really unique, innovative or surprising. But the exhilarating sound of Will Pound's harmonica teaming with Eddy Jay's masterful accordion playing is just that" - NARC Magazine. Will Pound and Eddy Jay‘s album launch gig takes place on Monday April 18th, 8.30pm, at the Green Note, 106 Parkway, Camden Town, London NW1 7AN. Tracks: Floating Candle, Barbarini's Tambourine, The Crooked Reel, Clinch Mountain Backstep, Richard III, Hangman, The Reckoning, Flatworld, The Barrowburn Reel, Eklundapolska No. 3, Rachenitsa For further information email: mail@edwardjay.net |
by Laura Niland, President of the San Antonio Accordion Association
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| Cory Pesaturo was a guest artist for 2016. Video above is from the 2015 West Coast Django & Jazz Festival, Cory Pesaturo special guest with the Brishen Gypsy Jazz. National Accordion Association (NAA) leaders are: President Norman Seaton, Vice President Nick Ballarini and Board members Rebecca Ratliff, Sharon Seaton, Nancy Bernstein and Laura Niland. It was a whirlwind 2016 National Accordion Association (NAA) Convention this year in Richardson, Texas. As Convention Coordi-nator, organizing all the workshops, concerts, scheduling, audio visuals, and Youth Activities was a chore, but the results were worthwhile. There were many smiling faces and all the workshops were well-attended with something for everyone at different levels. The Convention focus this year was on the musician and on education. NAA workshops were designed to meet both the musicians’ interests and be educational at the same time. The Youth Activities included an Accordion and Piano Competition for Ages 4-18, followed by a First Lesson: Accordion Workshop for Kids designed and taught by Brian Berlin Pearland ISD. There were 14 students in the workshop, the youngest being 4 and the oldest 18. The Virtual Classroom setting placed students, teacher and teacher-assistants (Ina Yakubeika & Jane Christison) together with parents, grandparents and observers. A quiet room of about 75 people with 60 observing while the students were learning in a one hour lesson. The videotaped lesson showed real-time learning transitioning skills from piano to accordion for the first time. Students came from instructors: Elena Fainshtein, Jim Rice and Dick Albreski. We hope to bring similar model pro-grams to other regions. Sponsors included: NAA, Accordion Renaissance and The Michigan Accordion Society (donation of $2000) to support youth programs promoting accordion. Download the full report and photos by Laura Niland: 2016Convention.pdf |
by Harley Jones
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 Picture above: Kevin Friedrich, Lionel ReekieThe 9th Kevin Friedrich & Friends Annual Fundraising Concert was held on Sunday afternoon, 3rd April at the Dargaville Musuem Lighthouse Function Centre. The concert was sold out over 10 days before the concert and the packed audience love the show. The concert consisted of various local performers and groups, often with Kevin Friedrich accompanying them on accordion plus Kevin's New Zealand accordion friends. The theme of the concert was "Around the World" and the music reflected that them with famous pieces from many countries of the world, including New Zealand compositions. The North Shore Music Makers Accordion Orchestra of young people conducted by Christine Johnstone was one of the many popular performances. Special note must be made of accordionists Lionel Reekie and daughters Alina and Alexandra, Maurice Jones and daughter Alanah, Joan and Linda Emmett, daughters of Kevin's original Dargaville teacher, the late Ben Emmett. The star of the concert, Dargaville's favorite son Kevin Friedrich, performed with a number of groups and then performed a solo program of music from different parts of the world, including pieces with two museum accordions that finished with a standing ovation from the very happy audience. Picture below: Kevin Friedrich, Alanah and Maurice Jones, Alexandra and Lionel Reekie, Alina Reekie. |
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by Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions
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 Aydar Gaynullin is a star, not only in his Russian homeland, but also in many other countries where the accordion virtuoso has made already a name: he has played for Presidents and heads of State from different countries such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Vladimir Putin, Jacques Chirac, Kim Chen Nir , Spanish Queen Sophia, Princess of Malaysia, and the Sheikh of Kuwait. Aydar also writes music for theater pieces and films, has recorded several CDs and DVDs, and appeared in various TV shows. On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Berlin Residence Orchestra, the Ensemble together with the award-winning accordionist performed a memorable concert: ‘Tango de Amor’ at the Kammermusiksaal of the Berlin Philharmonie. Performers were: Aydar Gaynullin (accordion, akkordina), Aleksey Wagner (guitar), Sergey Ahmed (Cajon , Udu, percussion instruments), Arkady Shilkloper (French horn, flugelhorn, alphorn), Dorian Wilson (conductor), Elias Faingersh (trombone), Mikhail Dzyudze (bass balalaika), and the Berlin Residence Orchestra under the direction of Dimitri Corda. |
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| Official Music video for Mario Batkovic's Restrictus from the album "Batkovic Solo". Film by Patrick Kappeler "Life Cycle" (Kaleidoscope). |
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| Accordionist Stan Shakespeare, from West Bromwich in the Midlands, is a regular at accordion festivals. He also happens to be a very talent artist, and pictured here is a portrait Stan painted of William Shakespeare (1564-1616). The world famous playwright, poet and actor died on his birthday, April 23rd. The photo also shows wife Barbara Shakespeare and Sue Bennett, who is holding the painting. April 23rd is also St George’s Day, the patron saint of England. |
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 The Accordions Worldwide News for April 5th 2002 included mention of an exhibition dedicated to Charles Magnante (1905-86), one the most admired accordionists of his generation, held at A World of Accordions Museum (AWAM), Superior, Wisconsin. The museum, founded and run by Dr Helmi Harrington, has over a thousand accordions on display plus much memorabilia. www.worldofaccordions.orgMagnante's Musical Legacy Displayed at World of Accordions Museum – USA Contributed by Faithe Deffner A World of Accordions Museum (AWAM) have scheduled the official opening ceremony of their new Magnante Exhibition to coincide with the AAA International Competition and Festival, held in Minneapolis from July 10th to 14th. The AAA Festival will feature a day trip to Duluth for participants to witness the opening ceremonies of this exhibit and to view the displays of A World of Accordions Museum. www.worldofaccordions.org The museum is known internationally as a unique accordion research center, attracting students and scholars from many countries. The Museum houses about 1,000 accordion-family instruments, thousands of recordings, hundreds of thousands of pieces of music, accordion-related art works, and many diverse reference materials. The Magnante collection represents an important contribution to the Museum resources, and this site of its permanent placement is viewed as most appropriate for reaching a wide audience. |
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 Accordionist Steve Normandin performs in Quebec City next week, as follows:Friday April 8th, 8pm - Rond-Coin, 340 Rue Saint Louis, Saint-Élie de Caxton Sunday April 10th - Brasseurs du Temps, Gatineau Thursday April 14th, 8pm - Coeur de Village Bistro Culturel de Saint-Isidore, Lapraireaire |
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 On Sunday April 10th, 2pm, the accordion/keyboard duo Erika & Jean-Marie play for dancing at the Restaurant 11 S’Y Sent Bien, Rue Riverre, Floreffe, Belgium. |
by Rob Howard
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 In 1996 Japanese accordion virtuoso Mie Miki performs in concert on Wednesday April 13th, 8pm, at the Kammermusiksaal der Hochschule für Musik, Unter Krahnenbäumen 87, 50668 Köln (Cologne). Free admission.Mie Miki moved to Germany at the age of 16 to study at the Trossingen Academy of Music. After winning the 1st prize at the International Accordion Competition in Klingenthal (Jugend Ausland) Germany and the 1st prize at the International Accordion Competition in Annecy, France, Mie Miki soon started her active performing career in Europe. In the 1980s, she was invited to introduce the classical accordion for the first time in China. Mie Miki has appeared as a soloist many times with orchestras. Currently she is a Professor for Accordion and Vice-President at the Folkwang Universität der Künste Essen in Germany, and Honorary Professor at the Xinjian Arts College in China. |
by Rob Howard
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 French-based Ukrainian-born virtuoso Roman Jbanov performs in concert on Wednesday April 13th, 8pm, at the Centre Socio-culturel Edouard Coradin, Rue Barolet 97120, Saint-Claude.On Saturday April 16th, 8pm, Roman Jbanov also performs in concert at the Auditorium Jerome Clery, Place du Cours Nolivos, Basse-Terre 97100, Guadeloupe. Saint-Claude Terre is located in the slopes of volcanic mountains in the south of Guadeloupe, an island group in the southern Caribbean Sea. For further information email: duopm@sfr.fr |
by Rob Howard
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Villa Lobos’ ‘Harmonica Concerto’, 2nd movement
Villa Lobos’ ‘Harmonica Concerto’, 3rd movement
 Sound files above: Maciej Frackiewicz performed his arrangement of Villa Lobos’ ‘Harmonica Concerto’ with the Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Jose Maria Florencio at the Witold Lutoslawski Concert Hall, Warsaw. 25th January 2015.Accordionist Maciej Frackiewicz performs with the NFM Wroclaw Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Benjamin Schwarz), and also featuring percussionist Leszek Lorent, on Friday April 15th, 7pm, at the National Forum of Music, Main Hall, Plac Wolnosci 1, 50-071 Wroclaw. The concert is titled ‘Love and faith versus learned lenses II’. The programme includes a premiere performance of Zygmunt Krauze - ‘Concerto for accordion and orchestra’, also Pawel Mykietyn - ‘Hommage à Oskar Dawicki’, and Dariusz Przybylski - ‘Musica della notte. Omaggio a Pasolini for percussion and symphony orchestra’. For further information email: frackiewiczacc@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Scottish accordionist Gary Blair is the guest at Guildford Accordion Club on Friday April 15th, 8pm. The venue is the Ripley Village Hall, Ripley, Surrey GU23 6AF. Doors open at 7pm. Admission is £5 and includes interval refreshments plus birthday cake as the club celebrates its 26th birthday.Gary Blair teaches the accordion, is MD of the Jimmy Blair Accordion Orchestra, and is an internationally known and well-travelled performer. For further information email: myrabee@btinternet.com |
by Rob Howard
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 The New Hampshire Accordion Association (NHAA) is delighted to announce the revival of a happy tradition – a joint meeting with NHAA’s close “accordion cousins” – the Massachusetts Accordion Association (MAA). On Saturday May 14th, thanks to the organizational efforts of Gary Morin (picture left), MAA Vice President, and Suzanne Welch, NHAA Executive Secretary, members of MAA will visit NHAA’s home at Accordion Connection LLC in Gilmanton, NH, for a joint MAA-NHAA meeting and Play-along session. Gary has also kindly provided Play-along music to share with NHAA for the occasion. NHAA’s meeting on April 16th, 12.30pm until 4pm, is the third Saturday of the month, as usual. A new question-and- answer session has recently been added to NHAA's monthly meeting agenda. All musical questions, from the most basic to the most obscure, are welcome. February's topics included glissandi, cold hands, and performance anxiety (stage fright). At the March meeting the group listened to and suggested improvements to an arrangement sent in advance by an NHAA member. NHAA member Dorean Kimball is once again organizing the annual NHAA Summer Solstice Concert at Havenwood. The June 18th concert, starting at 10.15am, will be held at 33 Christian Avenue, Concord, NH. Do you want to perform in the concert? If so, contact NHAA Music Director Donna Maria Regis as soon as possible. Rehearsals will begin at NHAA’s meeting on April 16th. All are welcome. NHAA's monthly meetings are held at Accordion Connection, 136 NH Route 106, Gilmanton, NH 03237-4924. For further information email: regisdonna@yahoo.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Ferran Martinez performs works from his new CD, ‘Feelings’, at two concerts this month in Barcelona, as follows:Saturday April 16th, 10pm - Rte La Bufa, Ctra. Nacional 141c, km 34, Collsuspina, Barcelona Saturday April 23rd, 8pm - C.C. Can LLong/Castellarnau, avda. d' Estrasburg, 82, Sabadell, Barcelona The concert programme includes music by J.S.Bach, V.Semyonov, J.Strauss, A.Piazzolla, F.Angelis, R.Galliano, J.Rodrigo, E.Piaf, and A.Repnikov. For further information email: ferranbayan@gmail.com |
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 Accordionist Thom Hardaker will perform at St Thomas' Church in Sutton-in-Craven, West Yorkshire BD20 7JS later this month. Local resident Thom will perform at 7.30pm on Wednesday April 20th.Thom’s programme will include music by Astor Piazzolla, Phil Cunningham, J.S. Bach, and Rossini, and he will play genres including folk, classical and world music. Thom began studying accordion as a child with teacher Harry Hinchcliffe, founder of the Craven Accordion Orchestra, at the Craven School of Music in Cross Hills. He won a place at the Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatoire in St Petersburg, Russia, where he studied with Professor Oleg Sharov. In 2009, while studying in St Petersburg, Thom took first prize in the final of the city’s Baltic Accordion Festival, and he periodically returned to the UK to perform local concerts. Tickets are available from the King's Arms pub in Sutton, or by calling 01535 636854 or 07736 228951. |
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 Updated Site: Harbin 2016 Art Director Prof. Wang Hongyu (picture left), President of Music College of Harbin Normal University, has released the list of invited international Guests/Jury members. Along with famous Chinese accordion teachers, they will form the juries for the international competitions which are part of the Harbin 2016 China Summer International Accordion Art Week. The list of international guests / jury include many famous musicians and teachers from many different countries (alphabetical order): Ondassyn Abdullahayev (Kazakhstan), Franck Angelis (France), Patricia Bartell (USA), Miljan Bjeletic (Serbia), Raymond Bodell (UK), Harley Jones (New Zealand), Eddy Jozef Flecijn (Belgium), Alexander Kapitan (Russia), Aleksandar Kolovski (Macedonia), Tatjana Marx (Australia), Yves Moulin (Switzerland), Mirco Patarini (Italy), Primoz Parovel (Slovenia), Zoran Rakic (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Volodymyr Runchak (Ukraine), Samgar (Kazakhstan), Viatcheslav Semenenko (Russia), Yuri Shishkin (Russia), Ivan Šverko (Croatia), Raimondas Sviackevicius (Lithuania). Download the competition rules and entry form in Chinese and English at: 2016Harbin Entries close: 25th July |
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 Margarita is a duet composed by New Zealand composer, arranger and conductor Gary Daverne, dedicated to "my friend Rita" who is Rita Barnea Davidson, Editor of the monthly internet USA News.Due to requests from his musical friends, Gary Daverne has also composed this work in 8 different musical duet formats. ED0051 Margarita - accordion duet ED0052 Margarita - accordion & flute ED0053 Margarita - accordion & piano ED0054 Margarita - accordion & soprano saxophone Bb ED0055 Margarita - accordion & viola ED0056 Margarita - accordion & violin ED0057 Margarita - piano and viola ED0058 Margarita - piano and flute The music is available online in eSheet format (pdf file) able to be sent to you by email. Pay with your credit card using the very secure Paypal system. |
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 Yehuda Oppenheimer passed away in 2012 and this is one of 25 works by Oppenheimer that are now going to be available as eSheet music, pdf files able to be sent to you by email, with no postage costs or post delays. Catalog: OY616 Tibidabo composed by Oppenheimer who has over 100 compositions and arrangements published online at: Yehuda Oppenheimer |
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