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XXII ième festival d’accordéon d’hiver de Kokkola - Finlande
Concerto nr. 1 de bandonéon de Paolo Russo - Italie/Serbie
Black Pencil joue à la Borusan Music House - Turquie
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Video: Arseniy Strokovskiy Performs World Premiere by Roman Galiev, Moscow - RussiaEntry Deadline for 2020 VAMÖ Accordion Competition – AustriaRita Davidson Barnea to Receive Honorary ATAM Award - USATom Alexander MBE (1934-2020), Glasgow – UKAccordionist Massimo Signorini Performs in Livorno - Italy
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Regional Open Competition of Young Artists "New Names of Yakutia" - RussiaAccordionist Lionel Suarez Performs with Vocalist Jehan - FranceChaika Band Fundraising Concert in Sydney – AustraliaMichael Bridge to Perform in Ladom Ensemble, Toronto – CanadaHonky-Tonk Jump Dance Night, Minneapolis – USAAlex Meixner Band 2020 Polish Performances in Florida - USAIgor Zavadsky January 2020 Concerts in Kiev - Ukraine“Trio Unkaputtbar” Perform in Dortmund - GermanyTransatlantic Sessions at Bridgewater Hall - England
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Updated: Accordion Russia News, New Articles Online - RussiaUpdated Site: 2020 Coupe Mondiale Rules and Regulations Released, Castro Marim - PortugalSite mis à jour: Prospectus pour les Championnats et festival du Sud Pacifique 2020 – Nouvelle Zélande
Updated Site: New Album release: "MARY plays GARY" - USAHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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Bonne année à tous les accordéonistesby Christine Johnstone |
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  Bonne année et bienvenue en 2020 pour une année pleine de perspectives exaltantes. L’année à venir sera remplie de merveilleux concerts d’accordéon, festivals, parutions de cds et compétitions à travers le monde. Nous nous réjouissons de partager nouvelles et reportages à ce sujet, tout au long de l’année. Si vous souhaitez que l’on vous insère dans nos nouvelles, contactez-nous à : cjmusic@outlook.co.nz avec l’information sur votre évènement à venir Meilleurs voeux de toute l’équipe d’Accordions Worldwide. |
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XXII ième festival d’accordéon d’hiver de Kokkola - Finlandeby Christine Johnstone |
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 Le XXII ième festival d’accordéon d’hiver de Kokkola aura lieu dans divers salles de spectacle à Kokkola, en Finlande, du 9 au 16 février 2020. Le directeur artistique depuis la création du festival est Raimo Vertainen.Parmi les évènements prévus, une large variété de concerts, défilés, animations pour les enfants, impromptus pour célébrer le 400 ième anniversaire de la ville, concerts à l’heure du déjeuner, descentes en luge, chansons pour le 3ième âge et musique jazz. Un temps fort sera la première mondiale de la nouvelle composition d’Aulis Sallinen, un des compositeurs finlandais les plus en vogue et mondialement connu. Duo concertante pour deux accordéons avec l’orchestre de musique de chambre Ostrobothnian, dirigé par Anna-Maria Helsing avec, comme solistes, Sonja Vertainen et Janne Valkeajoki. Le concert sera retransmis en direct sur Radio 1 YLE. En photo ci-dessous Guardia Nueva, avec le directeur musical Raimo Vertainen, qui se produira en soirée de clôture. Dépliant du festival : 2020Kokkola.pdf |
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Concerto nr. 1 de bandonéon de Paolo Russo - Italie/Serbieby Diatonic News |
| Le premier concerto pour bandonéon et musique de chambre a été enregistré à Novi Sad en Serbie (les 15 et 16 novembre 2019). La vidéo promo de 3 minutes (ci-dessus) vous donnera une idée générale du morceau. Paolo Russo est un bandonéiste et compositeur et a composé cette pièce en trois mouvements (durée approximative de 24 minutes). Le concerto a des consonances tango post Piazzola teintées de classique, folk, jazz et musique de film. L’idée générale est de transcender les limites imposées par la tradition dominante du tango afin d’explorer d’autres horizons musicaux et proposer des scénarios alternatifs sans pour autant renoncer au langage spécifique et caractéristique du tango. Le bandonéon peut trouver ainsi une nouvelle vie en tant qu’instrument soliste combiné avec un orchestre dans un dialogue structuré et à bon escient. Les parties prenantes au projet sont les musiciens du Zrenjaninski Kamerni Orkestar, toute l’équipe du studio d’enregistrement de Studio M et l’équipe video de Srecko Milosavljevic. Chef d’orchestre : Thommy Andersson Producteur exécutif : Lelo Nika Directeur de l’orchestre : Roman Bugar Assistante : Katrine Krog Russo. |
Black Pencil joue à la Borusan Music House - Turquieby Rob Howard |
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 Black Pencil (qui inclue l’accordéoniste Marko Kassl) jouera “Sit Fast” à la the Borusan Music House à Istanboul en Turquie le 21 février 2020.Le nom “Sit Fast” est inspiré du travail du compositeur Christopher Tye qui vécut au 16ième siècle. Le projet au lieu de s’intéresser à la vitesse, nous invite à nous asseoir et à écouter. Tye invite les fans de musique à plonger dans le monde imaginaire inhérentes à ses oeuvres. Black Pencil interprétera des oeuvres de Klaas De Vries, Martijn Padding, Klas Torstensson, Roderik De Man, Wim Henderickx et Louis Andriessen, apportant un soufflé nouveau aux oeuvres contemporaines avec une diversité de style et techniques de composition. C’est une interprétation nouvelle et différente d’oeuvres renaissance et baroques. Pour plus de détails emailez à : info@blackpencil.org |
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| The XXXI 31st International Festival "Bayan and Bayanists" featured some world premieres, among them being two works by the Moscow composer Roman Galiev. Video above: The composition “Portrait” is a three movement work for solo accordion by Roman Galiev and dedicated to his friend and colleague Arseniy Strokovskiy. As the composer himself says: “The best memory that remains after him - this is his music, and the best gift that a composer can give to his friend and the performer - is his own composition dedicated to him ... " “Portrait” is the fruit of many years of friendship. In this composition, the composer tries to address the issue of not only the external order, but first the internal. Reveal the depth of heart experience and quest with your close friend. No wonder this composition is for a solo accordion without any accompaniment or ensemble, as through the interaction of the performer and instrument, the listener, the veil of the human soul is opened. |
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by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 Entry deadline for the 38th VAMÖ Accordion Competition 2020 for soloists from EU-countries and foreigners living in Austria is 1st February 2020.The competition will take place at the Waldmüllerzentrum in Vienna Austria on March 15th 2020, organised by the Verband Der Amateurmusiker und Vereine Österreichs (Association of Amateur Musicians of Austria), Honorary President Prof. Hermi Kaleta (picture left). Competition programs must consist of different styles with at least one original composition and be performed by memory. The event will conclude with a final festive concert with prizes awarded and performances by successful contestants. Admission is free. Click here for competition information and rules: 2020VamoRules.pdf Registrations can be sent by email to: akkordeon@vamoe.at |
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 Video: AAA 80th Anniversary Workshop performanceThe Accordion Teacher’s Association of Massachusetts (ATAM) is proud to bestow Honorary Membership upon Rita Davidson Barnea at the 58th Annual New England Festival sponsored by the “Accordion Teachers Association of Massachusetts. The event will be held at the Boston Marriott Newton, Mass. from March 27th to 29th, 2020 and is an annual musical competition. The event averages more than 3000 entries and 800 contestants from all across New England. Rita has been the National Editor of the Accordion USA News for the past eleven years. This online monthly publication covering North American continent accordion events, artists, concerts, including video etc. has a huge readership of some 95,000 page views per month. She is on the Governing Board of the American Accordionists' Association (AAA) and has been attending accordion festivals and competitions for years where she judges both piano and accordion categories. |
by Rob Howard
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  Scottish accordionist Tom Alexander, (picture top) one half of the internationally famous Alexander Brothers, (picture above) died this week. He leaves behind his widow Betty and was pre-deceased by his son.The Alexander Brothers – vocalist and pianist Jack (1935-2013) and accordionist Tom (1934-2020) - turned professional in 1958 after winning a talent competition, and went on to national and international fame through their many successful recordings, DVDs, tours, radio, and television appearances. In 1964 their best selling single ‘Nobody’s Child’, actually outsold the Beatles in Scotland, where the duo had become a household name. The brothers’ act did much to popularize the traditional songs and music of Scotland, and they were inspirational for many acts who followed them, most notably Foster & Allen. The Alexander Brothers were both awarded the MBE in 2005 for their contribution to the world of music. After the brothers retired as a duo in 2012 Tom, an All Scotland Champion in the early 1950s, continued as a solo accordionist, recorded several excellent solo CDs, and was a popular guest in accordion clubs throughout Scotland and England. He was recognised by his peers as one of the finest and most admired accordionists of his era. Tom Alexander passed away on January 8th in a care home in Glasgow after suffering with dementia for a few years. He was widely mourned in Scotland and beyond. |
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by Christine Johnstone
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 Accordionist Massimo Signorini (picture left) performed a concert at the Museo di Storia Naturale del Mediterraneo (Mediterranean Natural History Museum) in Livorno, Tuscany, Italy on January 4th, 2020.The concert entitled “Je T’aime” was held to celebrate the continuance of a musical and historical partnership with the Academy of Avvalorati, since 16 85. Massimo was accompanied by vocalists Maria Salvini (soprano) and Sergio Panajia (tenor). Their popular program included music by Leoncavallo, Mascagni, Rossini, Weill, Bovio, Schubert, Bizet among others. |
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by Arseniy Strokovskiy
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  The Yakutia Graduate School of Music are currently hosting the 20th anniversary Regional Open Competition for Young Artists "New Names of Yakutia" in Yakutsk, Sakha Republic, Russia. Organizers of the competition are the Ministry of Culture and Spiritual Development of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and HBOU "Higher School of Music of the Republic of Sakha, Yakutia, Va. A. Bogonova".The event began on January 9th with a grand opening in the Concert Hall of the Children's School of Arts No.2. The competition is held in order to find, select and support talented children and young people of the Far East region. The competition program includes not only the competitive numbers of children and young people, but also a program to improve the skills of teachers, master classes of leading musicians of educational institutions of culture and art of Russia and Yakutia, holding "round tables" in which leading specialists, analysts, representatives of other humanitarian spheres, philosophy, psychology, pedagogy, cultural scientists, art studies, and sociology take part. The competition is held in two stages. The first was held at the participants' place of study and decided on December 1st, 2019. The second stage - a competitive audition before the jury will be held at the Yakutia Graduate School of Music. V.A. Barefootova in Yakutsk until January 12th. Competition categories include Instrumental Performance: Bayan, Accordion, Ensemble Music "Teacher and Apprentice" (joint ensemble - teacher with pupil). The ceremonial closing of the competition will take place on January 12th at the Concert Hall of DSI No. 1, beginning at 3pm. |
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| Video above includes excerpts from their album “Leprest – Pacifist unknown” released in January 2016. Accordionist Lionel Suarez began a concert tour of France with vocalist Jehan on January 7th. Future concerts will be held on January 11th at Le Bouche a Oreille in Simorre and on January 12th at the Salle de la Mairie in Castelnau Montratier. See poster below for further dates. The concerts will feature pieces from their album “Leprest – Pacifiste inconnu” (Leprest – Pacifist unknown). For details email: contact@lionelsuarez.com |
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by Christine Johnstone
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 “Chaika Band” (which includes accordionist Emily-Rose Šárkova) are currently touring NSW in Australia. Unfortunately they have had to cancel their performance in the beautiful town of Bundanoon due to the bushfires burning through the Southern Highlands. In light of this they have decided to put on a house concert in Engadine in Sydney's Sutherland Shire this Sunday January 12th at 4pm. All proceeds with be going towards the local RFS (Rural Fire Service) in the Southern Highlands. Their concerts in Armidale, Bellingen and Newcastle will still go ahead as well as their performance at the Illawarra Folk Festival from January 16th to 19th. For details email: info@chaikaband.com |
by Christine Johnstone
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| Video: Ladom Ensemble - “Raha” Raha means "Free" or "Release". It was composed almost 10 years ago by the pianist and co-founder of the group, Pouya Hamidi. It was inspired by Persian traditional music, chamber music, and Kurdish dances. Video by Thom Varey. Musicians: Michael Bridge, accordion Beth Silver, cello Adam Campbell, hand percussions Pouya Hamidi, piano and composer The Ladom Ensemble will perform at "Piano Fest" in Burdock, Toronto, Ontario on January 12th from 6.30pm. The ensemble, which includes Michael Bridge (accordion), Beth Silver (cello), Adam Campbell (percussion) and Pouya Hamidi (piano) play a unique blend of acoustic chamber and culturally diverse music that is passionate, sophisticated, and wild. Their all-original repertoire incorporates inspirations from Argentinean tango, Serbian folk and dance traditions, Persian classical repertoire, as well as classical music (Bach, Prokofiev) and progressive rock (Radiohead) worlds. For further information email: michael@michaelbridgemusic.com |
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by Christine Johnstone
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 Honky-Tonk Jump (which features accordionist Dan Newton - picture left) will entertain at a Dance Night with special guest Becky Thompson. The event will be held at the Hook & Ladder Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota on January 16th at 7.30pmAttendees can expect an upbeat night of classic honky-tonk and western swing Texas dance hall music in the tradition of Bob Wills, Milton Brown, Ernest Tubb and Spade Cooley with a sprinkling of Hank Williams. You can bring perishable/non perishable food items (except eggs) to donate to the Community Driven food share. For details email: honkytonkjump@gmail.com |
by Christine Johnstone
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| The Alex Meixner Band will entertain at a concert and Polka Party with Jan Lewan (Polish-American songwriter and polka band leader) on January 18th, 2020. The event will take place at the Polish Center of John Paul II in Clearwater, Florida at 6pm. The following day, January 19th, the band will entertain at the Polish American Social Club of Vero Beach in Vero Beach, Florida. The Alex Meixner Band play a mix of popular folk, jazz and polka music. For details email: info@alexmeixner.com |
by Christine Johnstone
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| Accordionist Igor Zavadsky will perform 2 concerts at the Actor's House concert hall in Kiev, Ukraine this month. Concert dates are January 20th and January 21st, both beginning at 7pm. The concerts are entitled "Triumf" and "Triumf-2" and will feature tracks from his latest album of the same name. His program will include works by Brahms, Verdi, Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky and Piazolla among others. Igor will also perform a trio with Sandra Vasilkov (violin) and Artur Vasilkov (piano). For details phone: 0730493848 |
by Christine Johnstone
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| “Trio Unkaputtbar” will perform at the Akkordeon Café Dortmund, Fritz Henssler Haus Cultural Centre in Dortmund, Germany on February 3rd at 7pm. The Dortmund Cafe holds an open stage event on the first Monday of each month to encourage accordion music performers. The “Trio Unkaputtbar” includes Fabian Plank (Styrian, button accordion, guitar, e-bass, contrabass), Dominik Focks (guitar, bass, contrabass, accordion), Alexander Weisbecker (accordion, Styrian, button accordion, guitar, bass, contrabass) who will be joined by guest Sebastian Lammerich (baritone, accordion, guitar, bass, contrabass). Attendees can expect an evening with original Styrian music. For details email: akkordeoncafedortmund@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 The 17th live edition of the Transatlantic Sessions will feature a fresh cross-generational array of Scottish, Irish and US special guests joining the regular all-star instrumental line-up.The event, which will be held at The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester, on February 5th will include accordionist Phil Cunningham (picture left) who plays with the accompanying instrumental dream-team. For details phone: 0161 907 9000 |
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| 10 new articles since 1st December 2019 are listed in the Accordion Russia News in Russian language. |
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 The 73rd Coupe Mondiale will be held from 05 - 11 October 2020 in Castro Marim, Portugal, hosted by the CIA member Mito Algarvio - Associação de Acordeonistas do Algarve, President: João Pereira.The festival with 20,000 Euro in prize money will feature competitions as follows: • 73rd Coupe Mondiale • Masters Coupe Mondiale • Junior Coupe Mondiale • International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music • Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music • Chamber Music - Classical • Chamber Music - World Music 2020 rules and regulations at: Coupe Mondiale The on-line entry system will open in Spring and the entry closing date is 31 August 2020. The Coupe Mondiale festival will also feature the magnificent World Accordion Orchestra XIII, to be held on Sunday, 11 October 2020 at the conclusion of the festival competitions. You will find a complete record of the 2019 Coupe Mondiale at: http://www.coupemondiale.org/2019/cn_coupemain.html In Chinese http://www.accordion-news.cn/news.aspx?d=20-Dec-2019&lang=cn |
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Site mis à jour: Prospectus pour les Championnats et festival du Sud Pacifique 2020 – Nouvelle Zélandeby Heather Masefield Secretary, New Zealand Accordion Association |
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 Le prospectus (règlement) pour les championnats et festival du Sud Pacifique 2020 auront lieu à Auckland le samedi 30 mai dimanche 31 mai Saturday 30 Mai 2020 et est maintenant disponible en ligne à: 2020 NZ ProspectusLes règles pour les catégories internationales suivent de près les règles de la Coupe Mondiale. La catégorie internationale « musique de concert » a exactement les mêmes règles que celles de la Coupe. La catégorie « mondiale masters » et la catégorie « variété sud pacifique » a exactement les mêmes règles que la catégorie « virtuose variété » de la Coupe Mondiale. De la même manière, la catégorie « variété sud Pacifique junior » (moins de 18 ans) et la catégorie « concert solo sud pacifique junior » a les mêmes règles que le premier tour de la catégorie « junior » pour la Coupe Mondiale. La date de clôture pour les inscriptions est le 17th Avril 2020. Le président du NZAA, Sonja Palinich écrit : “J’invite chaudement tous les accordéonistes, pas uniquement ceux de Nouvelle Zélande mais du monde entier, à participer aux championnats et festival international d’accordéon du Sud Pacifique de Nouvelle Zélande. Nous nous réjouissons d’avoir à nouveau à notre disposition le centre d’art Raye Freedman (photo ci-dessous). Cette salle de concert incroyablement moderne est idéale pour nos besoins, avec une acoustique excellente, et toutes les commodités sur place, dans un seul lieu’ Reportages d’évènements passés : South Pacific Daily Reports Le prospectus (règlement): 2020 NZ Prospectus |
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by Harley Jones
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 Released just before Christmas was the album titled "Mary plays Gary" with American accordionist Mary Tokarski playing the music of New Zealand composer Gary Daverne.The album features 12 tracks with tracks 1 to 6 being Mary Tokarski recorded with the Moravian Philharmonic and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestras. The other tracks are solos by Mary Tokarski and the album features compositions of many different styles. The album of 47 mins is available as mp3 tracks for only US$10. Full information about the album and the music including sound samples is online at Catalog: mary19eT "Mary plays Gary" |
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