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11th Accordion Art Festival, Roseto degli Abruzzi (TE) - Italyby Harley Jones |
The 11th Accordion Art Festival will be held on the 17 & 18th June 2017 in Roseto degli Abruzzi, TE 64026. Guest artsts are: - Sergio Scappini (Italy), who has performed concerts throughout the world often promoting the Bugari-evo digital accordion. - Valerio Russo, international competition winner, will perform a virtuoso music repertoire and will premiere his new "Accordion Puzzle" CD. - Folklore Ensemble "Kankliai" (Lithuania) winner of international folk competitions, participating in many folk music festivals. The Accordion Art Festival features: - Italia Award 2017 International Contest - Orpheus Award 2017 (Italians only) - Italian Selections CMA 2017 President: Claudio Azzaro and Artistic Director: Renzo Ruggieri. The event is organized by the Associazione Promozione Arte (APA), with the support of the City of Roseto degli Abruzzi and private sponsors. The Orpheus Award 2017 is a critics prize, similar to Academy Award (OSCAR), dedicated to productions by Italian accordionists only. Orpheus Artistic Director is Gerlando Gatto. There are international solo competition categories for all ages and types of music, as well as categories for concert performers and for group or accordion soloist with new original project. Rules and entry applications for all awards and competitions at: 2017ArtFestival.pdf |