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Tagesberichte: 2018 XX Kokkola Winter Festival und CIA Winter Congress - Finnland
Galassi Bälge "Lerne die Leute kennen" Interview, Castelfidardo - Italien
Joseph Natoli Neuer Präsident der Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International (ATG) - USA
Marco Lo Russo Konzerte, Latina - Italien
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27th Finnish Accordion Association 24 hour Cruise - Finland & SwedenRenzo Ruggieri New Accordion Duo Composition 'Lo Scuro e il Chiaro', ItalyEnrollment Deadline for Zurich Classes is 15th March - SwitzerlandHotel Accordion Block Oversold for 2018 NAA Convention - USAViivi Maria Saarenkylä Accordion Artist Of The 2018 Year - FinlandHarry Hussey Unwell, Glasgow – UKGorka Hermosa New CD, Donastia – Spain
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‘Tango Sensations’ Concert, Fribourg – SwitzerlandValentine’s Day Concert, Pretoria - South AfricaIñigo Mikeleiz-Barrade – Winter Concert Season, London, Kent - UKNY Klezmer Series in Manhattan, New York – USAAccordion Orchestra Workshops, Wesseling - GermanyMartynas Lunchtime Concert @ St Martin-in-the-Fields, London – UKJimmy Blair Accordion Orchestra Ceilidh, Renfew – UKEast Antrim Seniors Accordion Orchestra Concert, Maghera - Northern IrelandGorka Hermosa Master Class, Opole – Poland
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Nello Mengascini, 12. März 1934 - 5. Februar 2018, Castelfidardo - Italienby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 Nello Mengascini, Gründer der renommierten Mengascini Akkordeon Fabrik, Italien, verstarb am 5. Februar 2018 im Alter von 83 Jahren (in einem Monat 84 Jahre).Nello Mengascini begann seine Arbeit in den frühen 1950er Jahren als Stimmer in der Firma E. Sagni in Recanati und als Mitarbeiter der wichtigsten Fabriken der Region Marche. In einer Zeit, in der viele große Fabriken ihre Aktivitäten beendeten, beschloss Nello Mengascini 1980 mit Hilfe anderer Arbeiter als Akkordeonhersteller aktiv zu werden und übernahm alle notwendigen Maschinen von der Firma, die für eine Akkordeonproduktion notwendig waren. Mengascini Nello S.r.l. profilierte sich mit den Söhnen Fabio und Stefano h zu einem der wichtigsten Qualitäts-Akkordeon Produzenten in Italien und wurde ein befriedigendes Lebensprojekt für Nello, der noch bis kurz vor seinem Tod aktive in der Firma mitarbeitete. Viele interessante Details aus dem Leben von Nello Mengascini und der Geschichte der Mengascini Akkordeon Fabrik können Sie im Interview mit "Know the People": 2017MN-Interview nachlesen |
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Tagesberichte: 2018 XX Kokkola Winter Festival und CIA Winter Congress - Finnlandby Harley Jones |
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 Das XX. Kokkola Akkordeon Festival 2018, künstlerischer Leiter Raimo Vertainen, läuft vom 11. Februar bis zum 18. Februar und die Daily Reports berichten über die finnische Musik aus der 100-jährigen Geschichte Finnlands, die reich an Akkordeon Aktivitäten ist.Die Veranstaltung 2018 wird auch den CIA-Winterkongress mit Delegierten von vielen der 43 internationalen Mitgliedsverbände beherbergen. Sehen Sie sich die Tagesberichte von Videos und Bildern an: 2018KokkolaReports Poster Download: 2018Kokkola.pdf |
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Galassi Bälge "Lerne die Leute kennen" Interview, Castelfidardo - Italienby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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 "Leute kennenleren" Interview: 2017Galassimit: Renzo Galassi (Besitzer) Herausgeber: Holda Paoletti-Kampl "Lerne die Leute kennen" von Castelfidardo, die diese kleine Stadt, für ihre hochwertigen Akkordeonprodukte weltweit bekannt gemacht haben. Interview auf: 2017Galassi Bild unten: Renzo Galassi mit seinen Eltern, Rino und Vanda, die das Business1948 begannen und bis heute täglich in der Fabrik arbeiten. |
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Joseph Natoli Neuer Präsident der Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International (ATG) - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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 AWW gratuliert Joseph Natoli (Bild rechts) zum neuen Präsidenten der Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International (ATG). Er tritt damit die Nachfolge von Amy Jo Sawyer an, deren Engagement für das Akkordeon sehr geschätzt wird. Wir wünschen Joseph Natoli, (1972 Coupé Mondiale Zweitplatzierter), namhafter Interpret und Komponist, eine höchst erfolgreiche Präsidentschaft. Sie können die ATG-Website unter http://www.accordions.com/atg einsehenAuszüge aus der Willkommensbotschaft von Natoli: Freunde, ich will meinen ersten offiziellen Tag als Präsident der ATG ankünden, fühle mich geschmeichelt und geehrt, diese Führungsrolle für eine solch großartige Organisation übernehmen zu dürfen. Als Präsident hoffe ich, dass ich Sie an unserem 78. jährlichen Festival im Hyatt Regency in Lisle, IL (in der Nähe von Chicago) vom 25. bis 28. Juli teilnehmen kann. Wir haben noch ein großes Line-Up mit Cory Pesaturo, Matthias Matzke, Mike Alongi, Stas Venglevski (vorheriger ATG Präsident), Xia Gang (China) und dem unglaublichen ATG Festival Orchestra unter der Leitung von Joan Cochran Sommers. Unsere vielen Workshops sind immer hervorragend und informativ auf allen Ebenen. Es wird ein wunderbares 2018 für das Akkordeon! Für weitere Informationen besuchen Sie die Website unter: www.accordions.com/atg |
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Marco Lo Russo Konzerte, Latina - Italienby Rob Howard |
 Bach, Satie, Piazzolla, Bacalov, Rota, Morricone und Lo Russo sind nur einige der Komponisten, die für das Konzert "Sacred Harmony" von Marco Lo Russo vorgesehen sind, das am Sonntag, den 11. Februar um 18 Uhr in der Abtei Valvisciolo in Sermoneta, Latina, Italien stattfinden wird.Das Konzert "Sacred Harmony", nach einer internationalen Premiere am 15. August für die Nacht Krakau Sacred in Polen, kommt nach Italien. Unter den Songs des Programms ist "Ave Maria", komponiert von Marco Lo Russo und Papst Franziskus gewidmet: eine musikalische Produktion Rouge Sound Production, RAI italienischen Fernsehen, Musik-Editionen bereits in Online-Shops. In der Abtei von Valvisciolo wurde außerdem der offizielle Videoclip der "Ave Maria" gedreht. Offizielles Video, una luce umanoide Produktion auf https://youtu.be/_lrGM6-9XS Der Eintritt in das Konzert wurde dank der wertvollen Beiträge der Banca Popolare del Lazio frei. Marco Lo Russo wird am Freitag, dem 23. Februar um 20.15 Uhr im Teatro Moderno in Latina, Italien, zu einer Veranstaltung anlässlich des 20. Jubiläums von UPTEL, der Volkshochschule für alle Altersgruppen, auftreten. Für weitere Informationen senden Sie bitte ein Email an: press@marcolorusso.com |
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| The 27th annual Finnish Accordion Association 24 hour Cruise from Turku, Finland to Stockholm, Sweden took place on the 27th and 28th January. The whole ship was full with 1,700 accordion players and accordion music lovers. Many people came on the 27 "accordion buses" from all over Finland and the rest by car or train etc. There were 17 accordion orchestras playing on the cruise plus many more ensembles playing traditional Finnish accordion music, dance music, jazz, tango nuevo, pop etc. Well known performers were Cory Pesaturo (USA), Jörgen Sundeqvist (Sweden), and from Finland, Jonna Pirttijoki, Viivi Maria Saarenkylä, Tiia Karttunen, Henna Leppänen with her Tango Ensemble, Seppo Lankinen, bandoneon player Sami Pirttilahti. We also had a wonderful Variete concert with young musicians. Two of them will represent the Finnish Accordion Association at the 2018 Coupe Mondiale. They are Pilvi Huhta, 16 years old and Tiia Karttunen, 21 years old. Pilvi is a school girl from Vihti and her teacher is Sofia Ahjoniemi. Tiia is studying at the Sibelius Academy to become music teacher. There were music all over the ship for 23 hours with people singing and dancing and having fun all night long. All who wanted to join were unable to be there because there were no more space. But no worries... the next Accordion Cuise will take place, 26-27 January 2019 and it's already on sale! (www.harmonikkaristeily.fi) |
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  This composition is taken from the OPERA? project, CD rruggieri09, for accordion, orchestra and reciting voice, which had the world premiere in Italy in 2008 in Pineto and in 2010 at the "State Theater" of Rostov-on-Don (Russia). This newly published version of 'Lo Scuro e il Chiaro' is a reduction for duo accordion and is very effective, usually used in international competitions as well as in concert repertoires. Video above: Performance of Lo Scuro e il Chiaro (accordion duo) by Lorenzo Bosica and Andrea Di Giacomo "Virtuosity Duo" who won the "World Music" category in CIA Coupe Mondiale, Turku (Finland) in October 2015. Purchase and view sample pages at: rrenzo516 |
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 Accordionists interested in enrolling at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste/Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK) in Zurich, Switzerland for the new accordion classes offered by Mika Väyrynen, are invited to apply by the March 15th, 2018 deadline. Entrance examinations will take place on May 3rd, 2018.Accordionists may take Bachelor, Master and Post Graduate studies and degrees studying under renowned Finnish accordionist Mika Väyrynen who will being the news courses in addition to his regular teaching at The Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and The Tampere University of Applied Sciences in Tampere, Finland. With around 2,800 students and 650 teaching staff, the Zurich University of the Arts is one of the major Universities of the Arts in Europe and easily accessible from all over Europe and abroad. The University Campus features many venues for exhibitions and performances, where the results of the education provided can be showcased to the public. Mika Väyrynen has distinguished himself as one of the world's leading exponents of the accordion not only as a performing and recording artist, but in working with and commissioning some of the world's most well known composers to include the accordion in their work. with worldwide performances as a soloist, a chamber musician and with symphony orchestra, his recording work, his teaching at the elite academic institutions Finland, his global Master Classes and working with some of the world's leading and most well known composers, inspiring them to create valuable new repertoire for the accordion. For more information at https://www.zhdk.ch/en/classical-music-2445 or you may contact the head of the Master's Department Prof. Cobus Swanepoel at e-mail: cobus.swanepoel@zhdk.ch or Mika directly at e-mail: mikaaccordion@gmail.com. |
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 National Accordion Association (NAA) President Norman Seaton (picture right) has written that the "NAA has oversold their Hotel Accordion Block for March 7 - 10, 2018 for the NAA Convention. The exciting list of performers and clinicians has attracted the accordion fans.If you cannot book direct with the hotel (information on NAA site), then please contact me and we will manually book the rooms." For further information about the event and my contact details are at: NAA |
by Minna Plihtari
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 For the first time in Finland, The Finnish Accordion Association made the award "Accordion Artist Of The Year". Legandary Finnish accordionist Veikko Ahvenainen handed out this award to Viivi Maria Saarenkylä.Viivi Maria Saarenkylä has found her own music style and genre. She has studied abroad after her basic music studies and she has achieved international successes in many international accordion competitions all over the world. She has now become a full-time musician and is also studying at the international Glomas Programme at Sibelius Academy. Viivi has represented her country with great success and has also been an excellent role model for other young accordionists as well as demonstrating just how versatile and modern sounding the accordion can be. Viivi is an important public relations person for the future of Finnish accordion music and its continuity which is also very important to the Finnish Accordion Association. |
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 One of the UK’s favourite accordion players, Harry Hussey, became unwell last week. After consulting with his GP he promptly drove himself to hospital and an operation was performed later that evening. We can report that Harry is now sitting up in bed (asking for his accordion) and feeling much better with the world. His operation does mean that he will not be able to perform at next week’s Eastbourne Accordion Festival and all further gigs over the next few weeks have been cancelled whilst he is recuperating. It is hoped that he will be back on his feet for the Blackpool Accordion Festival in early March. Harry Hussey (born 1929) has long been one of Britain’s busiest and most popular accordionists, well known for his spontaneous jazz performances at accordion clubs and festivals. His hugely successful musical career has seen Harry playing for and alongside some of the biggest names in show business including George Chisholm, Matt Monro, Alan Littlejohn (who once introduced Harry by saying “Here is a man on the squeezebox & wireless set” referring to his amplifier), Norman Wisdom, Jack Emblow, Frank Marocco, Rolf Harris, and Anthony Newley. |
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 Spanish accordionist and composer Gorka Hermosa has released a new CD of his compositions, ‘ELE, Lauaxeta – Lorca’. He describes this recording as “the most biographical CD that I have done: - ‘Ode to grandmother Josefa’ is about the misfortunes of my family in the Spanish Civil War; - ‘Belarri Motzak’ is about the immigration of my parents; - Gernika (Guernica) ... South and North, Lorca and Lauaxeta. I hope that you feel goosebumps at least half more than me...fff!!... how many emotions together...” For further information email: elkar@elkar.eus |
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 The quintet ‘Tango Sensations’, featuring accordionist and bandoneonist Stéphane Chapuis, performs ‘Misa Tango’, by the Argentinean composer Martin Palmeri, at l'Université de Fribourg, Switzerland, on Sunday February 11th, 8pm.Stéphane Chapuis teaches at the Conservatoire de Lausanne - HEMU (Haute Ecole de Musique University), the Conservatoire cantonal de musique de Sion, l’EJMA - VS (Ecole de Jazz et Musique Actuelle), and the Conservatoire de Musique Montreux. |
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 Israeli mandolin player Alon Sariel leads a quartet, featuring accordionist Sergio Zampolli, for a Valentine’s Day Concert of famous Neapolitan Café Music on Wednesday February 14th, 7pm, at the Brooklyn Theatre, Pretoria, South Africa.For further information email: info@brooklyntheatre.co.za |
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 Accordionist Iñigo Mikeleiz-Barrade performs, as follows:February 15th, 7.30pm - Royal Academy of Music, London (David Josefowith Recital Hall). An evening of chamber music by Dvorák, Mozart, and Efrem Podgaits, as well as Václav Trojan’s beautifully descriptive and poetic ‘The Emperor’s Nightingale’ for violin, guitar and classical accordion. February 27th, 10.45am - Diphonon Duo (accordion and viola duo), The Faversham Assembly Rooms, Faversham, Kent. Repertoire includes from original contemporary works to transcriptions from baroque and classical music. March 6th, 11.30am - Concordia Foundation Solo Recital @ UCH Macmillan Cancer Centre, London. Concordia encourages excellence in both performance and technical musicianship. There is a focus on developing the whole artist, illustrating the benefits of giving back to the community and helping to foster a well-rounded personality able to surmount the challenges of a life in the Arts. Born in 1994 in Navarra, Spain, Iñigo Mikeleiz Berrade, studied at the Conservatory of Music ‘Pablo Sarasate’, the Superior Conservatory of Music of Navarra, graduating with Bachelor of Music with honours, and moved to London for postgraduate studies with Professor Owen Murray at the Royal Academy of Music. He has attended masterclasses with, among others, Anne Landa, Javier López Jaso, Miguel Ituarte, Alexey Artemyev, Antonio Serrano and Javier Colina. For further information email: info@zzmusic.uk |
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| The 2018 NY Klezmer Series begins on Thursday February 15th, 7pm, at FUNKY JOE'S!, 455 West 56th St. (near 10th Ave.), Manhattan, New York. There is ample free street parking after 7pm near Columbus Circle subway). The evening timetable is: 7pm - Instrumental Klezmer Workshop, 9pm - Short Concert set and Tantshoyz (Dance Party), and 10.30pm until 11.30pm - Jam Session. The musicians are Lauren Brody – accordion, Alicia Svigals – violin, and Aaron Alexander – drums, and the dancing instructor is Sarah Myerson. For further information email: newyorkklezmer@gmail.com |
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 The Akkordeon-Orchester Wesseling (MD Anita Brandtstäter, picture left) is, for the 6th year running, presenting a series of workshops, ‘Playing together with a pinch’, for accordion students to experience the interaction with others in an orchestra. The workshops are on consecutive Thursday evenings, 6.15pm, February 15th, 22nd, March 1st, March 8th, and March 15th. On the final date, March 15th, the workshop is planned as part of an accordion concert.The rehearsal schedule and for the concert program of the workshop orchestra are new pieces like ‘Wusel's Adventure in the Zoo’, by Sebastian Klein, ‘Anton’s Tango’, by Tobias Dalhof, the Russian ‘Song of the Crocodile Gena’, by Vladimir Shainsky, arranged by Elena Taran, and the suite ‘Blues, Ballad and Boogie’, by Peter Martin, arranged by Ronny Fugman The Akkordeon-Orchester Wesseling is based near Cologne, Germany. For further information email: a.brandtstaeter@netcologne.de |
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 Lithuanian accordion virtuoso Martynas Levickis performs a free solo lunchtime concert at the famous St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, London, on Friday February 16th, 1pm until 1.45pm. The concert programme will include transcriptions of Baroque masters and much-loved classics, inspiring contemporary works, beautiful arrangements of traditional Lithuanian folk melodies, and new Lithuanian compositions.From the age of three Martynas Levickis began to teach himself the traditional folk music of his home country Lithuania. At eight years old he started to learn formally at the S. Sondeckis School of the Arts in his hometown of Šiauliai, and then went on to study with Owen Murray at the Royal Academy of Music in London followed by postgraduate studies with Iñaki Alberdi at Musikene in Spain. In 2013 he became the first accordionist to be signed to Decca Classics, a Universal Classics label. His debut album achieved great success going straight to the top of the UK Classical Album Charts. Martynas Levickis has performed on tour in China, Germany, South Korea, Spain, the UK and the USA. He enjoys a busy and varied international career, performing at venues and major festivals across the globe. This season he will direct his ensemble Mikroorkéstra in various projects including his own vibrant arrangement for accordion and chamber orchestra of Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’. Martynas Levickis is the Artistic Director of Vilnius Accordion Music Week and of Composers+ Summer Academy. He is an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music and a member of the Advisory Board of the Lithuanian World Arts Council. He plays a classical accordion Pigini NÒVA thanks to the generous support of The Lady R Foundation. |
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 On Friday February 16th, 7.30pm to 11.30pm, the Jimmy Blair Accordion Orchestra Concert (MD Gary Blair) performs a fund raising ceildhs at the Masonic Hall, Queen St, Renfrew PA4 8TR, Scotland.The Jimmy Blair Accordion Orchestra has a history dating back to the early 1970s. During the 1970s, the orchestra was a dominant force in the All Britain Accordion Championships, winning competitions in all orchestra sections and many of the band members won group, duet and solo sections. The band also played many concerts, including visits France, Belgium and Canada. With the untimely death of Jimmy Blair in 1981, the band was taken over by his wife Lola, until she also died a few years later. In 2009 their son Gary Blair revived the JBAO, which has won first prizes at NAO local and UK Championships. |
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| The East Antrim Seniors Accordion Orchestra (MD Clyde Johnston) performs in concert on Friday February 16th, 8pm, for the Tobermore Boys Brigade at the McKinney Hall, Main Street, Tobermore, Maghera, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. For further information email: clyde.johnston@hotmail.co.uk |
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 Spanish accordionist, composer and teacher Gorka Hermosa is holding a master class on Sunday February 18th at the Szkola Muzyczna Fryderyk Chopin, Opole, Poland.Gorka Hermosa was the first Spanish accordionist to play as soloist with a symphonic orchestra, and has since performed all around Europe. He plays in various musical styles including flamenco, fado, folk, pop-rock, jazz, techno, fusion, etc. As a classical composer, his works are frequently performed around the world. He recorded 3 CDs, written 4 books about the accordion, and has given conferences about the history of the accordion in Macedonia, Italy and Spain. He is currently the Professor of Accordion at the ‘Jesús de Monasterio’ Conservatory in Santander. For further information email: gorka@gorkahermosa.com |
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 UK composer Douglas Ward and Charnwood Publishing have released 6 new compositions. Click the links to learn more about each work and see a sample page.DW944 - Bananas for Two DW945 - Countryside March DW946 - Emergency Tango DW947 - Chasing Rabbits DW948 - Mosaic Waltz DW949 - Forest Waltz |
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