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13. internationale Las Vegas Akkordeon Jahrestagung – USA
All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil, Cavan – Irland
AAA Valtaro Feier zu Ehren der Familie Magnanini – USA
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Emmanuel Gasser Wins 16 Trophies in Three Competitions - Canada, USAJukka-Pekka Kuusela at Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival – Finland‘14 Years Ago’ – Henry Doktorsi Recording Marks Gershwin Centenary - USA
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João Gentil Concerts - PortugalAccordions Now! 2012 on August 17-18 in New Hampshire - USAQuadro Nuevo Concert, Cento (FE) – ItalyPolland’s ‘Akordissimo’ @ Twin City Polish Festival, Minnesota – USAErika & Jean-Marie Play for Dancing, Honnelles – BelgiumLecture Demonstration, Durbanville - South AfricaVictor Prieto Trio Jazz Concert, New York – USA7th International Avsenik Music Workshop, Begunje - SloveniaVirginie and Cyril Danrey: DVD filming, Bourgneuf - France
New and Updated Sites |
Don Grzanna updated his siteGary Dahl New and Updated Music - USACharnwood Publications Releases New Pieces
CD Reviews |
Richness of the Tones CD by Esra Pehlivanli (Viola) and Marko Kassl (Accordion)Help Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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Tägliche Berichte online vom 6. bis 10. August 2012 Harbin International – Chinaby Harley Jones |
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 Tägliche Berichte einschließlich der Wettbewerbsergebnisse der internationalen Sommer Akkordeon Art Week sind online auf Harbin 2012.Dieses große internationale Akkordeon-Festival inklusive der Wettbewerbe hatte enorme Unterstützung durch die Sponsoren. Sponsoren: Das Kulturministerium von China, der Volksrepublik China Stadtverwaltung von Harbin Bildungsministerium der Provinz Heilongjiang Veranstalter: Universität von Harbin Hauptplaner: Zhang Yongzhou, Fu Junlong Organisationskomitee und Organisation künstlerischer Leiter Prof. Wang Hongyu (Bild links). Lesen Sie die täglichen Berichte auf der website Harbin 2012. |
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13. internationale Las Vegas Akkordeon Jahrestagung – USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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| Die 13. internationale Akkordeon Jahrestagung wird vom 24. bis 27. September 2012 im Gold Coast Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, stattfinden. Viele prominente Akkordeonisten werden an der Veranstaltung teilnehmen. Darunter: Dick Contino, Jeff Lisenby, Stas Venglevski, Mary Tokarski, The Accordion Kings, Amy Jo Sawyer, Peter & Mady Soave, Mario Pedone, Gordon Kohl, Gina Brannelli, Liz Finch, Pete Barbutti und das Akkordeon Orchester der fünften Las Vegas Jahrestagung geleitet von Prof. Joan Cochran Sommers. Gründe für die Teilnahme: 1. Genießen Sie den Spaß und finden Sie neue Freunde aus der ganzen Welt. 2. Sehen Sie die neuesten Fabriksausstellungsstücke von Akkordeons 3. Das Hotel ist sehr preiswert. 4. Lassen Sie sich von den Besten inspirieren. 5. Lernen Sie von den Meistern. 6. Beteiligen Sie sich am internationalen Las Vegas Akkordeon Orchester und treten Sie beim großen Finale der Veranstaltung auf. Zimmer im Gold Coast gibt es ab $ 29/Nacht (So-Do), wenn Sie LVAC erwähnen. Telefonnummer (USA intern): 800-472-1695 Telefonnummer (aus dem Ausland): +01 801-486-1695 Ausführliche Informationen, online-Anmeldung und Bezahlung ist online verfügbar unter: Las Vegas Accordion Convention |
All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil, Cavan – Irlandby Rob Howard |
  All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil 2012 findet von 10. bis 20. August in der Stadt Cavan, Grafschaft Cavan, statt.Organisiert von Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Éireann (CCE) ist Fleadh Cheoil das weltweit größte Festival der irischen Musik mit Gesang und Tanz und mit weit mehr als 200.000 Teilnehmern aus Irland und vielen Teilen der Welt. Es werden ca. 10.000 Teilnehmer und Künstler auftreten, darunter eine große Zahl von Akkordeonisten, Melodeon-, Konzertina- und Mundharmonika-Spieler, sowie Ceili-Bands und Akkordeon-Bands. Die 170 Bereiche des Wettbewerb beinhalten alles Irische, vom Set Dancing bis zu Marching Bands - ein Festival von olympischem Ausmaß. Für viele ist das Fleadh die Musik-Session, die während des Festivals in jeder Kneipe, im Hotel, Café, auf der Straße und im Zelt stattfindet. Das diesjährige Festival umfasst Konzerte mit der Akkordeonistin Sharon Shannon begleitet von einem 40-köpfigen Orchester, und der irischen Band Altan. Weitere Veranstaltungen beinhalten die Veröffentlichung einer Doppel-CD von Piano Akkordeon-Spieler der irischen Tradition, es gibt einen Vortrag und eine Buchvorstellung: "Companion to Irish Traditional Music" von Dr. Fintan Vallely. Es wird geschätzt, dass das jährliche All-Ireland Fleadh 20 - 25 Mio € für die heimische Wirtschaft der gastgebenden Stadt erwirtschaftet. Für weitere Informationen mailen Sie an: info@fleadhcheoil.ie |
AAA Valtaro Feier zu Ehren der Familie Magnanini – USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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 Bild oben: Rachel und Rick MagnaniniBild rechts: Magnanini Weingut Gründer Galba Magnanini Bild unten: Valtaro Akkordeonisten Gelso Pelligrini, Willy Brunelli, Ugo Nati, Peter Spagnoli. Circa 1989 Reunion Die AAA Valtaro Feier am 8. September 2012 im Magnanini Weingut in Wallkill, NY, wird die Familie Magnanini für ihre kontinuierliche Unterstützung von Live-Akkordeonmusik geehrt. Ich interviewte kürzlich Rick und Rachel Magnanini über die Geschichte des Magnanini Weinguts. Tolles Essen, Wein, Unternehmen und gute Akkordeonmusik war die Vision von Ricks Vater, Galba Magnanini, was er auch erfolgreich realisierte. Heute wird die Familientradition mit Hingabe und Engagement von Rick und Rachel Magnanini zusammen mit ihren beiden Söhnen Robert und David fortgesetzt. Der familiäre Hintergrund ist faszinierend und ist ausführlich in den USA Akkordeon News nachzulesen: http://www.accordionusa.com/default.aspx?d=01-Jul-2012 # art1093 Akkordeon-Künstler im Laufe der Jahre sind: Galba und Gelso Pelligrini, Manny Carallo, Angelo Di Pippo, Charles Nunzio und Ray Oreggio. Rick sagte: "Die Leute mögen das Akkordeon wirklich und genießen den Fokus auf das Akkordeon beim Magnanini Weingut." Mario Tacca, zusammen mit Frank Carozza, Dominic Karcic und Frank Toscano spielen derzeit in dem Weingut. Informationen über die AAA Valtaro Feier am 8. September mit einem Buchungsformular sind online verfügbar: AAA oder E-Mail: AAA1938@aol.com |
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Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
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  15 year old Emmanuel Gasser returned home to St.Charles, Ontario, just recently after winning some 15 competitions during the last month. Emmanuel competed and entertained in Kimberley BC at the International Old Time Accordion Championships, where he won 5 first prizes in the following categories: Intermediate, Junior, Light Classical I, Jazz and Junior Duets with Sonja Hungerford. After this intensive competition week, he flew to Victoria BC to compete and entertain at the Victoria Accordion Festival where he won 1st prize in all four categories he entered: Category C (Classical) – 18 years old and younger, Category D (Open) – 18 years old and younger, Category E (Classical) – no age restriction and Category F (Open) – no age restriction. Following that busy week, he proceeded to compete and perform at Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International - ATG in Chicago where he won seven times 1st prize in the following categories: ATG US Solo Junior Championship, ATG Original Solo, ATG Open Solo, ATG Ethnic/Folk Solo, ATG Polka Solo, ATG Jazz Solo, and The 2012 Frank Marocco Competition. He also performed concerts in Edmonton, Alberta, and Eureka, Illinois. Emmanuel Gasser, in addition to playing, also composes music for the accordion music, and has to date written 36 pieces. He has also been taught to tune and repair accordions by the highly reputed accordion repairman and tuner, Leo Niemi of Sudbury, Canada. Emmanuel Gasser says “In Music Festivals, the object is not to gain a prize, nor defeat fellow competitors, but to pace one another on the the road to excellence, but that does not mean that the winner should not be happy about his accomplishments and share his joy with others”. |
by Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions
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| Recently Jukka-Pekka Kuusela had two important appearances at the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival. On July 25th he was conducting Astor Piazzolla’s famous opera ‘Maria de Buenos Aires’ with an outstanding Finnish bandoneonist, Henrik Sandas, and solo singers Angelika Klas and Martin Alvarado, with Daniel Bonilla-Torres as the narrator. Picture above from left: Daniel Bonilla Torres (narrator), Angelika Klas (mezzosoprano), Jukka-Pekka Kuusela (conductor), Martin Alvarado (tenor). On July 28th he performed Edison Denisov’s ‘Des ténèbres à la lumière’ as a solo accordionist. Both performances were very well acclaimed by the public with standing ovations. When he performed Denisov, the world famous string quartets Enesco Quartet and Danel Quartet were playing in the same concert. |
by Rob Howard
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 The centenary of the birth of the composer and pianist George Gershwin (1898-1937) came in 1998, and the Accordions Worldwide news for August 14th featured an article by the American accordionist Henry Doktorski announcing a new CD of Gershwin’s music. ACCORDIONIST CELEBRATES GERSHWIN'S CENTENNIAL Contributed by Henry Doktorski U.S. concert accordionist Henry Doktorski and eleven Duquesne University music students recently recorded a compact disc in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Gershwin's birth. Titled ‘A Ragtime Rendition of Gershwin's Rhapsody In Blue’, it includes a ragtime rendition of ‘Rhapsody in Blue’, selections from ‘Porgy and Bess’, as well as selections from his greatest Broadway shows and Hollywood films. The accordion has a long historical connection with Gershwin's music, from in the early 20th Century. In this CD Doktorski continues this tradition by making what is believed to be the first ever recording of the unabridged Rhapsody featuring accordion with chamber orchestra. |
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by Rob Howard
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 Accordionist João Gentil performs this weekend, as follows:August 10th, 11pm – Praia da Tocha, Piolho August 11th, 9pm - Grande Hotel Caldas da Felgueira August 12th, 4pm – Festas Seixo, Mira August 12th, 6.30pm – Sitio do Cartaxo, Lagoa, Mira For further information email: joaogentil1@gmail.com |
by Rita Davidson Barnea
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| ACCORDIONS NOW! Music Festival is proud and delighted to announce that Paul Ramunni and the New England Accordion Museum, which opened October 2011 in Canaan, have been added to the roster and will be a special part of the festival’s fifth annual celebration August 17-18 at the beautiful Courtyard Nashua, New Hampshire. ACCORDIONS NOW! 2012's roster is outstanding: Tony Lovello, Christopher Gorton, Brent Buswell, Jeremiah McLane & pianist Annemieke Spoelstra, the 40th anniversary Lowell Accordion Orchestra conducted by Donna Michael, the first ACCORDIONS NOW! Just-for-Fun Play-Along (No Rehearsal) Ensemble, Nancy Leonard, Sam Falcetti, Donna Maria Regis and the Accordions Now Festival Orchestra. To encourage broader public interest in the accordion, ACCORDIONS NOW! is offering a special 2-for-1 Friday Night Only admission $20. DEADLINE: Register no later than 11:59 PM EDT Monday, August 13. For further information phone: (603) 216-9582 or Email: AccordionsNow@yahoo.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Quadro Nuevo perform in concert on August 14th, 9.30pm, at the Piazzale della Rocca, Cento, Ferrara, Italy.Founded in 1996, Quadro Nuevo is a German quartet, composed of Andreas Hinterseher (accordion, vibrandoneon, piano), Robert Wolf (guitar), Mulo Francel (sax, clarinet, mandoline, vibraphone), and D.D. Lowka (acoustic bass, percussion). For further information email: ogiolda@quadronuevo.de |
by Rob Howard
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| The Twin City Polish Festival takes place this weekend, August 11th and 12th, in Minnesota, Minneapolis. Special guests appearing this year will be ‘Akordissimo’, a classical accordion quintet from Poland, part of the larger, renowned Accordion Orchestra ‘CHORD’, of Koszalin. The award winning ‘Akordissimo’ has toured in Poland, Europe and China. This festival is a celebration of Polish culture and heritage. Entertainment involving accordion players include The Jolly Zuks Polka Band, Kid Polka, Live Wire, Mosaica Folk Ensemble, Polonia Polish Folk Dance Ensemble (Canada), Doctor Kielbasa, Craig Ebel & DyVersaCo, and the Dolina Polish Folk Dancers. For further information email: information@tcpolishfestival.org |
by Rob Howard
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 On Sunday August 12th, 7pm, ‘la princesse de l'accordéon’ Erika & Jean-Marie play for dancing at Honnelles, Belgium. For further information: 0032(0) 475.20.58.04 |
by Rob Howard
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 The Durbanville Music Society presents ‘The Accordion - the past, the present and the future’, presented by accordionist Stasnislav Angelov. This takes place at the Rust-en-viede, Restaurant, Durbanville, on August 13th, 7pm until 8.30pm.Bulgarian-born Stasnislav Angelov has been active in promoting the accordion in South Africa in recent years. For further information email: music@goodmusic.co.za |
by Rob Howard
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 The Victor Prieto Trio continue their long running jazz residency at Terraza 7 Live Music, 40-19 Gleane Street, Elmhurst New York, on Thursday August 16th, 9.45pm. With accordionist Victor Prieto for this gig are Scott Robinson - sax, Jorge Roeder – bass, and Clarence Penn – drums. Victor says, “Stop by Terraza 7 and enjoy the music of this powerful and unique project. The night will be full of intensity. I am featuring a different artist at Terraza 7 every month, and it is a pleasure and honor to share my music with them”. For further information email: victorprieto2001@yahoo.com |
by Rob Howard
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| The 7th International Avsenik Music Workshop takes place from August 22nd – 24th at 4275 Begunje na Gorenjskem, Begunje, Slovenia. The workshop includes tuition for piano and button accordion, including diatonic instruments, and other instruments. The event is run by the ethnic folk music organisation Zavod Glasbena Šola Avsenik. For further information email: gsa@avsenik.com |
by Rob Howard
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 The accordion duo Virginie and Cyril Danrey will be filming for a new DVD on Sunday August 26th, from 3pm until 6pm, at the Taverne de l'Arc à Aiton, ZI Arc Isère Rond Point d'Aiton, 73390 Bourgneuf, western France. Free admission. |
New and Updated Sites |
by Donald E Grzanna
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 Don Grzanna updated his site. Video was added to 26 of his music selections available online so you can see and hear the video of the music. |
by Gary Dahl
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 Gary Dahl - performer, composer, arranger, recording artist and music educator announces the following new music titles for purchase on-line. 'Clair De Lune', catalog:DH0233. Samples for these music are now available at the MusicForAccordion web site. The music is in eSheet format e-mailed directly to your computer. Easy purchase with credit card. |
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 Charnwood Publications releases 5 new pieces by composer Sue Coppard titled,'Carnival in Napoli', catalog:M680, 'If Only', catalog:M681, 'Lime Daquiri', catalog:M682, 'Lullaby for a Cool Babe in a Hammock', catalog:M683, 'Off to the Ball', catalog:M684. Samples of the music are available online. Purchase with credit card. |
CD Reviews |
by Joan C. Sommers
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of Richness of the Tones CD by Esra Pehlivanli (Viola) and Marko Kassl (Accordion), in English language, reviewed by Joan Cochran Sommers. |
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