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La touchante histoire de Noël de Dietrich Mateschitz, Salzburg – Autriche
‘AccoHoliday’ Competition, Kiev – Ukraine
Yaniv Gershon rencontre Yehuda Oppenheimer, Jerusalem – Israel
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Young Accordionists Perform ‘Take on Me’, Pyongyang – North KoreaWalter Kasprzyk Performs with Charlotte County Symphony, Florida - USAVariety Artists Club, Auckland - New ZealandHåvard Svendsrud and the Bærum Symphony Orchestra Concerts - Norway‘14 Years Ago’ – Coba’s Unusual Recording Project
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Alexander Sevastian and Michael Bridge Performances - USA, CanadaRob Howard Interview on ‘Take the Floor’, BBC Radio Scotland - UKVenez retrouver le duo Paris Moscou en concert !
Duo Accordeon Melancolique Concerts – NetherlandsRichard Tyce’s Valentine’s Day Concert, Richmond B.C. - CanadaVictor Prieto Trio Concerts, Madrid, Vigo, Asturias – SpainCompetition ‘Trofeo Città di Greci’ - Italy‘A Celebration of Latin American Music’, London – UKMarco Lo Russo Live in Latina - ItalyJack Emblow & Tony Compton @ Eastbourne Accordion Festival – UK
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Site web du Trophée Mondial 2012 en chinois, français et – USAby Harley Jones |
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 La Confédération Mondiale de l’Accordéon (CMA) s’étend constamment et fait de nombreux effort pour être global depuis la réorganisation du Bureau Exécutif en 2005. La CMA a mis à jour son site web en français, anglais, chinois et russe, et donne toutes les informations concernant le Trophée Mondial 2012 qui aura lieu à Spokane, Etat de Washington, du 23 au 27 octobre 2012. C’est la première fois que le Trophée Mondial aura lieu en Amérique du Nord. Le site web, traduit en 4 langues, contient toutes les informations, règlements de concours, délai d’inscription, planning provisoire, formulaires de demande de visa, informations sur le logement, les transports, ainsi que les contacts des membres du comité exécutif. Pour plus d’informations, consultez le site de la CMA. |
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La touchante histoire de Noël de Dietrich Mateschitz, Salzburg – Autricheby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| Un article du journal “Kleine Zeitung” relate une histoire touchante, qui s’est passée vers Noël dans l’entreprise du fabriquant d’accordéon Peter Müller à Bad St Leonhard, en Autriche. Stefan Wallner, de Dellach, avait terminé son apprentissage de mécanicien à Salzbourg et voulait acheter un accordéon diatonique, en compagnie de son père, chez l’entreprise Mueller. Une fois que Stefan, qui joue du diatonique depuis l’âge de 5 ans, eut choisi l’instrument qu’il allait acheter, deux hommes et une femme sont entrés dans l’espace de vente de Müller. Ils voulaient acheter un accordéon diatonique, mais ne pouvaient se décider à cause du grand choix proposé. Ils ont donc demandé à la vendeuse, Margit Mellunig, si elle pouvait jouer quelques morceaux sur les différents accordéons. La vendeuse demanda alors à Stefan de jouer sur les différents instruments, ce qu’il fit merveilleusement bien. Le plus âgé des deux hommes était tellement impressionné par la prestation de Stefan qu’il a acheté deux accordéons diatoniques. Quand Stefan a voulu passer à la caisse pour payer son instrument, la vendeuse lui montra la facture de 4600 Euros et lui annonça qu’elle avait une bonne nouvelle pour lui : L’homme pour qui il avait joué avait payé le tout ! Stefan et son père tombaient des nues, surtout quand ils apprirent qui était cet homme. C’était Dietrich Mateschitz, le propriétaire de l’empire « Red Bull » ! Quel généreux et merveilleux cadeau de Noël ! |
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‘AccoHoliday’ Competition, Kiev – Ukraineby Harley Jones |
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 Le 7ème festival et concours international d’accordéon “AccoHoliday” aura lieu à Kiev en Ukraine, du 26 au 29 avril 2012. Des musiciens d’Ukraine, des pays voisins et étrangers (y compris des lauréats de compétitions nationales et internationales) seront invités à se produire durant le festival et les concours. Catégories : Catégorie A : musiciens académiques entre 18 et 32 ans Catégorie B : musiciens de concert pour la musiques folklorique, populaire et le jazz (sans âge limite) Le délai d’inscription est fixé au 1er mars à l’adresse suivante : 8 Ilinskaya St, “Ilinskiy” business centre, 2nd stairwell, Kyiv, 04070. Les bulletins d’inscription doivent être écrits en ukrainien, russe ou anglais. Pour plus d’informations: ark@ksg.kiev.ua or elenaluchyk@mail.ru |
Yaniv Gershon rencontre Yehuda Oppenheimer, Jerusalem – Israelby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 Ce n’est pas souvent que nous pouvons raconter deux histoires si touchantes durant la même semaine !Yaniv Gershon, un ancien étudiant de Yehuda Oppenheimer, a entendu parler du nouveau livre « The Man, The Accordion and Legend » (Catalog No: oybook) , mais également des problèmes de santé de Yehuda Oppenheimer. Yaniv a decidé de faire un voyage de deux jours depuis les USA pour aller rendre visite à Yehuda au centre hospitalier de Jerusalem. Il est passé chercher un des accordéons de Yehuda chez son épouse Adina, et est allé à l’hôpital pour divertir son grand professeur, Yehuda Oppenheimer. La bonne nouvelle est que la musique a dû aider Yehuda à se rétablir, puisqu’il est rapidement sorti de l’hôpital et que son état de santé s’est grandement amélioré ! Accordions Worldwide remercie Yaniv Gershon pour son beau geste envers un tel musicien et souhaite un bon rétablissement à Yehuda, afin qu’il soit prêt à recevoir la récompense Lifetime Achievement Award, le 14 février ! Disponible en ligne sur le site de Yehuda Oppenheimer : deux CD, des compositions, arrangements, musique folkloriques et des grands classiques. |
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by Rob Howard
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 In December 2011, Norwegian artist and film director Morten Traavik (pictured) travelled to North Korea looking for musicians to play in a forthcoming music festival. On a visit to the Kum Song School of Music in the capital Pyongyang, he met with pupils and presented them with a CD of the Norwegian pop band A-ha. http://www.accordion-space4u.com/user.aspx?user=14&item=6&id=316 Two days later, an accordion quintet of three boys and two girls surprised him with their own excellent arrangement of A-ha’s 1985 hit song ‘Take on Me’. Western pop music is little known in North Korea, and the music of A-ha was completely new to the quintet. Morten Traavik has tried hard in recent years to build a relationship with North Korean culture officials, musicians and artists, and is one of the few outsiders to attempt such boundary-crossing exhibitions and performances. |
by Rita Davidson Barnea
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 On February 4, accordionist Walter Kasprzyk performed with the Charlotte County Symphony in Punta Gorda, Florida. The program under the direction of T. Francis Wada included the best of Mantovani. Mantovani had an arranger who was an accordionist and often included prominent parts for the accordion in his arrangements. The concert was at the symphonies permanent performance venue at the Charlotte Performing Arts Center, located in Punta Gorda on the campus of Charlotte High School. Walter Kasprzyk is part of the famous K Trio (with his sisters Mary Tokarski and Julie Cardona) and he studied at University of Bridgeport, Connecticut. Over the years, Walter has been a regular performer for the Florida Accordion Association SMASH, various functions of the Southeast Accordion Association, and at the American Accordionists' Association (AAA) events. Walter has previously performed Dominick Argento's "Valentino Dances" with the Charleston Symphony Orchestra. |
by Heather Masefield
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  On Monday February 6th a showcase of top variety artists was held by the Variety Artists Club of New Zealand to celebrate the National Holiday of Waitangi Day. This was hosted by Variety Artist Club committee member, international accordion composer, conductor and arranger Gary Daverne ONZM (picture left). Multi world champion for concert and variété music, Grayson Masefield (picture right) was in New Zealand, and was invited to perform a variété program for the audience of performers, concert artists, actors, and industry employers. Other guests on the program were producer/singer song writer Larry Killip, Dance talent Show Planners, Band leader and crooner Grant Chilcott, TV personality Max Cryer, cellist and guitarist Natarani & Sasha Witten-Hannah, and Piano Man (piano & vocals) Deryn Trainer. For further information email: ghia@ihug.co.nz |
by Karen Svensrud
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 Photo above: Håvard Svendsrud and Bærum Symphony Orchestra in Modum Culture Hall in Vikersund.February 4th and 5th 2012, Håvard Svendsrud and the Bærum Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jon Terje Svendsen, performed two concerts in Norway. The concerts were at Ridehuset at Akershus Fortress in Oslo and at Modum Culture Hall in Håvard Svendsrud's hometown, Vikersund. Vikersund is later this month, the venue for the Ski Flying World Championships. In the concerts the Bærum Symphony Orchestra played music by the Norwegian composers Johan Halvorsen, Fritz Austin and Ole Olsen. Håvard Svendsrud had some solo pieces - Prelude, Op.31 by Adamo Volpi and the Italian Fantasy by Pietro Frosini. Svendsrud was also the accordion soloist in the following works: Toralf Tollefsen (1914-1994): Ski Jump Pietro Frosini (1885-1951) Arr. Alf Blyverket: La Mariposita Pietro Deiro (1888-1954): Concerto in E for accordion and orchestra Instrumentation: A.A. Gregory - Allegro non troppo - Largo - Allegro Vivace - Allegro Moderato Encore: Hora staccato (Dinicu - Heifetz). |
by Rob Howard
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 Coba, alias Yasuhiro Kobayashi (born 1959) is a Japanese accordionist, composer and arranger, with CD sales in excess of 1,000,000. Coba studied the accordion in Italy, and graduated with honours. He has performed in numerous countries, and considers that his music doesn't belong to any genre. The Accordions Worldwide news for February 6th 1998 included an item about a most unusual recording project Coba had embarked upon. COBA TO RELEASE NEW TYPE OF RECORDING - JAPAN Next spring, accordionist Yasuhiro Kobayashi (Coba) will release his latest recording in two albums. "One will be 'Positive' and the other will be 'Negative'," he explained. "The songs will be the same and have the same name, but the arrangements and the atmosphere will be different, like two sides of the face, or person". |
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by Rita Davidson Barnea
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  Canadian accordionist, Michael Bridge (picture right), will perform on February 11th at 7 PM with the highly regarded Quartetto Gelato who include 2007 Coupe Mondiale World Champion accordionist, Alexander Sevastian (picture left), in Santa Barbara, California. Classic in training and eclectic by design, Quartetto Gelato thrills audiences with its multi-instrument mastery. They play a mixture of tangos, gypsy and folk songs. The concert is at the Lobero Theatre, 33 East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, California. For tickets, please call: 805-963-0761 Alexander Sevastian has a CD available from his website. Michael Bridge has recently represented Canada with distinction placing 4th in the 2011 Junior Coupe Mondiale in Shanghai and 4th in the 2011 Roland V-Accordion International Festival competition in Rome. Michael will also perform with clarinetist Kornel Wolak at the University of Toronto on Sunday, February 12, at 7 PM at Fellowship Towers, 877 Younge Street, Toronto. For further information: michael@michaelbridgemusic.com |
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 Rob Howard will be interviewed by host Robbie Shepherd on the BBC Radio Scotland show ‘Take the Floor’, discussing his most recent book, Vintage Accordions (picture right, catalog: robaccord05). The interview will be broadcast on February 17th, 7.05pm and repeated on February 18th at 1.05pm.Vintage Accordions is an illustrated history of the accordion, in its various forms, going right back to its origins in the 19th Century. There are 300 color pictures and info, plus some related articles. The majority of accordions featured are from the magnificent collections owned by Ken Hopkins in Northern Ireland and Caroline Hunt in the Scottish Highlands, as featured in her accordion calendars. Vintage Accordions (catalog: robaccord05) by Rob Howard is a limited edition, A4 sized hardcover printing and is available online at the Rob Howard website. |
Venez retrouver le duo Paris Moscou en concert !by Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 Paris Moscou duo, Domi Emorine et Roman Jbanov, nous vous attendons- le 11 février à Courcôme (16) - le 19 février à Montceau les Mines (71) - le 24 février à Nantes (44) - le 26 février à Rennes (35) N’hésitez pas à nous contacter pour tous renseignements complémentaires Au plaisir de vous rencontrer ou vous revoir Domi et Roman www.accordeon.com/duo |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 The accordion duo Accordeon Melancolique, Jean-Pierre Guiran and Cherie de Boer, perform as follows: February 12th, 11.30am – concert, Doopsgezinde Kerk, Zoutsloot 50, Aanvang February 19th, 3pm – concert, Doopsgezinde Kerk, Buorren 1, Aanvang February 26th, 3pm – concert, Thomaskerk aan de Kerkelaan 20, Katlijk March 4th, 3pm – concert, Stolphoevekerkje, Burg. Kolfschotenplein 1, Aanvang, Volendam Accordeon Melancolique’s varied repertoire includes original compositions, French musette, Italian folk tunes, Antillean waltzes, Indonesian kronchong melodies, Argentinean tangos, Jewish and Greek folk music, Swing standards, film music, Gypsy music, Classical, Merengues, Tex-Mex, and Mediterranean accordion music. For further information email: cheriedeboer@acmel.nl |
by Rob Howard
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 Accordionist and vocalist Richard Tyce performs in a special Valentine’s Day concert on February 14th, 7.30pm, at the River Rock Show Theatre, 8811 River Road, Richmond, B.C., Canada.Richard says, “I’m playing ‘Blue Tango’ on the accordion, to name a few, with the orchestra. Lots of fun! Singing with me are special guest singers Julie Duerichen, Rachel Steward and Peter Alexander, and featuring the 50 piece Solstice Symphony Orchestra. This is turning out to be a very exciting concert, so don't miss it. We will be performing pieces like ‘You Raise Me Up’, ‘My Heart Will Go On’, ‘Time to Say Goodbye’ (Con te partiró), ‘Pearl Fishers Duet’, and the newly orchestrated title track from my CD ‘Say You Love Me’, and some Mozart”. For further information email: s-bahn@shaw.ca |
by Rob Howard
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| The Victor Prieto Trio, based in New York, USA, visit Spain next week to play some dates: February 22nd, 10pm - Café Berlín, Madrid February 23rd, 10.30pm - Dado Dadá, Santiago de Compostela February 24th, 12.30am - XancaraJazz, Vigo February 25th, 9pm - Villaviciosa, Oviedo More dates are likely. The trio are Victor Prieto (accordion), Edward Perez (bass), Eric Doob (drums). For further information email: victorprieto2001@yahoo.com |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 The competition ‘Trofeo Città di Greci’ is held in Greci, Italy, from March 15th to 25th. There are sections for accordion and diatonic accordion, and for other instruments such as piano, violin, cello, guitar, saxophone, clarinet, and singing. The organizer is Vincenzo Norcia, and the closing date for entries is February 28th. For further information email: norcia.vincenzo@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 ‘A Celebration of Latin American Music’ is a concert by the band Machaca at the Wigmore Hall, London, on Wednesday February 22nd, 7.30pm.Machaca is led by Mexican award-winning guitarist Morgan Szymanski, and features accordionist Phuong Nguyen (picture left). They embark on a journey through the music of Latin America’s best known composers from Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, Mexico and Venezuela. For further information email: boxoffice@wigmore-hall.org.uk |
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| Marco Lo Russo will be performing Live, Sunday 12 February 7.00 pm at Foyer Teatro A. Cafaro, Latina, Italy. For further information email: stampa@marcolorusso.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Legendary jazz accordion entertainers Jack Emblow and Tony Compton are now booked for concerts and workshops at the Eastbourne Accordion Festival at The Cumberland Hotel, October 12 to 15th. The Festival Bookings Hotline is 01323-733700.For further information email: jr@carillonstudios.co.uk |
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 Klaus Paier selling new CD Packs, catalog: kpaier3Packs, catalog:kpaier6Packs and catalog:kpaier8Packs with sound samples. Music performed by Klaus Paier. Purchase online. |
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 Donato Santoianni selling new CDs titled 'That's Mine ', catalog: donato501 with sound samples. Music performed by Donato Santoianni. Purchase online. |
by Rebecca Oliver
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 Rebecca Oliver - accordionist, arranger, writer, releases 3 new pieces for accordion, available for purchase online. 'Brosna and Mary Willie’s Slide Set', catalog:ro402, 'Pigtown Fling and Ger the Rigger Reel Set', catalog:ro403 and 'Chief O’Neill’s and Sweep’s Hornpipe Set', catalog:ro404. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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  Klaus Paier selling new CDs titled 'Tango', catalog: kpaier101 and 'Accordion'. catalog:kpaier102 with sound samples. Music performed by Klaus Paier. Purchase online |
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of Kein Schöner Land CD, Italian and English, reviewed by Alessandro Mugnoz. Artist is Manfred Leuchter and Ian Melrose. |
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