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V International Competition of Bayan and Accordion Players – Russia
XIV ‘Young Talents’ Festival, Montrond les Bains – France
Guy Klucevsek receives United States Artist Fellowship Award - USA
Mogens Ellegaard: A 75th Anniversary Tribute, London – UK
Xmas Gift Suggestions for Family and Friends
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Peter Soave Presents USA Premiere of Bandoneon Concerto - USA
2011 Accordion Calendar, Quebec - Canada
Günther Stoll Conducts Orchestra Concerts, Stuttgart Area – Germany
North Shore Accordion Orchestra at Santa Parade, Auckland - New Zealand
‘14 Years Ago’ – Carmelo Pino’s Presidential Appointments
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Erika, ‘Princess of the Accordion’, Plays for Dancing, Incourt - Belgium
Mazaika’s ‘Music Variety Show, London – UK
The Musical Adventure Calendar 2010, Vienna - Austria
Marco Lo Russo’s December Dates – Italy
Accordion Variety Evening - with American Supper, Bucks – UK
Jelena Milojevic and BC Orchestra Concerts, Vancouver – Canada
Paris Moscou Duo Concert, Landogne – France
Djordje Gajjic’s ‘Winter Night in Paris’ Concert, Glasgow - UK
Accordionaires Holiday Party, California – USA
Paris Moscou Duo Accordion Course, La Bourboule – France
New and Updated Sites |
December Accordion USA News Now Online
Herbert Scheibenreif Production releases 4 new music
MusicForAccordion.com releases 4 new music
NAA Publications new music releases
Zevy Zions Releases New Arrangement
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Coupe Mondiale 2010 Video Archive and Education Project - Finlandby Harley Jones |
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| The Coupe Mondiale Video Archive and Education Project is a new project initiated by the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) with assistance from sponsor Pigini Accordions and Accordions Worldwide. The project includes: (i) A video of all the Coupe Mondiale categories and their contestants to be kept in the CIA archives in Finland, which over the coming years will become a wealth of historical recordings. (ii) Free downloads of the performances by the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prize winners of each Coupe Mondiale category. These will be placed online as free downloads for the educational benefit of accordion teachers and students. The purpose is to enable the free spread of knowledge and information and through that to raise the levels of accordion performance and musicianship internationally. We thank Pigini srl for their sponsorship which this week makes available the Coupe Mondiale category performances of 1st place Petar Maric (Serbia), 2nd place Milan Vidovic (Bosnia & Herzegovina) and 3rd place Petar Mirkov (Serbia). The full performances of all three rounds of these laureates are now online at 2010 Archives. Further Coupe Mondiale category winners video will be released over the coming weeks on the Coupe Mondiale website at 2010 Archives. |
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V International Competition of Bayan and Accordion Players – Russiaby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
 The 5th International Competition of Bayan and Accordion Players is to be held in Moscow from December 12th to 19th 2010. It will be open to musicians aged between 18 and 32 years at the time of the Competition. The Competition will be held in three rounds - two preliminary and the final.The two main categories of competition are 'Academic Music' and 'Variety music'. The festival programme includes: The festival programme includes: December 12th: A. Cholminov: ‘Concert for Bayan and Symphony Orchestra’ (world premiere) - Friedrich Lips (bayan), Symphonic Orchestra of the Gnessin Music Academy, Timur Mynbayev, conducting Prize-winners of the International Bayan Competition in Moscow, 2005: Maria Vlassova (accordion), Aleksandr Selivanov (bayan) - members of F. Lips’ class December 14th: Damir Sultanov (bayan, Kasachstan), Teodoro Anzelotti (accordion, Switzerland) December 16th: Bayan Orchestra of the Gnessin Music Academy, Michail Archipov and Oleg Tarasov, conducting. Aydar Gaynullin (bayan) and ensemble ‘Euphoria’ December 18th: 2nd round of the category ‘Variety Music’ Duet ‘Bayan-Mix’ - Sergey Voitenko and Dmitry Chramkov December 19th: Prize-giving concert of the V International Competition of Bayanists and Accordionists Closing of the XXII International Festival ‘Bayan and Bayanists’ For further information email: herbert@accordion-cd.co.at |
XIV ‘Young Talents’ Festival, Montrond les Bains – Franceby Gérard Chassagneux |
 The next ‘Young Talents’ accordion festival and competition will be held on March 16th and 17th 2011, and features:- an International Accordion Competition for Variety Accordion and for Classical Accordion - a 5,100 euros grant will be allocated to the laureates of the competition - accommodation organized for foreign candidates - two concerts, one of them with the Paris-Moscou Duo, Domi Emorine and Roman Jbanov - evening performance with the four laureates of the 2011 International Grand Prix for Variety Accordion. The audience will be able to vote and award the ‘2011 Audience Prize’ to the best performer. No fewer than 24 countries from all over the world were gathered during the 2010 ‘Young Talents’ Festival. Some brilliant and highly-talented accordion players have won the Grand Prix, including Grayson Masefield (New Zealand), Camille Privat (France), Barbara Slawinska (Poland), Dimitri Bouclier (France), Katsiaryna Taras (Byelorussia), and Dragan Vasiljevic (Yugoslavia). All have since pursued very successful careers in music. The closing date for registration is January 1st 2011. For further information, email Music Director Gérard Chassagneux: jeunes-talents@montrond-les-bains.fr |
Guy Klucevsek receives United States Artist Fellowship Award - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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| Accordionist and composer, Guy Klucevsek, has been awarded a $50,000 United States Artist Fellowship grant. These unrestricted grants are awarded to "artists of all career stages who demonstrate artistic excellence, unique artistic vision, and significant contributions to their fields." This year's 52 USA Fellows represent some of the most innovative and diverse creative talents in the country. They include cutting-edge experimenters and traditional practitioners from the fields of architecture and design, crafts and traditional arts, dance, literature, film and media, music, theater arts, and visual arts. This marks the fifth year of the USA Fellows program and brings the total that USA has invested in living artists to $12.5 million since 2006! Guy Klucevsek performed "Chez Sechelles" composed by the fiddler, Michael Doucet on December 7,2010 at the "Live from Jazz at Lincoln Center" program. It was broadcast online live and viewed across the USA. The group Guy performed with was made up of previous United States Artists Fellows and Guy as the most recent awardee. Members of the band were: Guy Klucevsek (accordion), Cyro Baptista (percussion), Michael Doucet, (fiddle), Wu Man (pipa), Evan Ziporyn (clarinet). |
Mogens Ellegaard: A 75th Anniversary Tribute, London – UKby Roland Williams |
 The lecture and concert at the Royal Academy of Music on November 25th 2010 celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the birth of the late Mogens Ellegaard was a most moving occasion. In his opening address Owen Murray declared that without Ellegaard’s pioneering work neither he nor the students would be here and the same would be true for students and teachers in a number of other conservatoires across Europe. “Mogens’ untimely death at 60 years was a devastating blow to his family, friends and accordionists worldwide”. Owen spent eight years in Denmark between 1974 and 1982, studying music under Ellegaard at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen. Owen’s talk was illustrated with personal stories and CD recordings as well as Ellegaard himself talking in a BBC broadcast, and with notes and music scores projected for the audience on a screen. Owen reminded the audience of Ellegaard’s frequently told story of how he began playing the accordion at the age of eight after an accident had hospitalised him. “He fell off a balcony. Fortunately for him, his parents and future generations of accordionists, it was close to the ground. His parents gave him an accordion to cheer him up”. Full text online - Ellagaard 75 |
Xmas Gift Suggestions for Family and Friendsby Harley Jones |
 There are new additions to the exciting Christmas Gift ideas at: 2010 Xmas Gift Ideas.These ideas have been compiled to hopefully attract your Xmas gift money to be spent with accordion artistes, composers, arrangers and businesses. Please support the accordion industry and choose from over 1,896 eSheet pieces, 352 CD/DVD’s, 1,700 plus printed works and numerous books (text) to choose from. 2010 Xmas Gift Ideas |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Viennese Accordion Chamber Ensemble Annual Concert – Austriaby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
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| The Viennese Accordion Ensemble, directed by Werner Weibert, celebrated its annual festival concert in the newly opened concert hall of Perchtoldsdorf Castle, near Vienna, on Friday, November 12th. Their program included works by Clarke, Bach, Mozart, Dvorak, Strauss, Moszkowski, Strauß, Bernstein and Piazzolla. Ulrike Reinthaler, together with dancing partner Gerhard Krypl, were the special attraction of the evening by performing ‘Oblivion’ and ‘Fuga Nueve’ with the Viennese Accordion Ensemble. As usual, the concert was closed with some famous songs, very popular and well acclaimed by the public. |
Peter Soave Presents USA Premiere of Bandoneon Concerto - USAby Francesca Pigini, Pigini Accordion Factory |
 On November 8, 2010, renowned accordionist Peter Soave performed the USA Premier of Duilio Dobrin's "Concerto for Bandoneon" in Dallas, Texas.Argentine-born composer, Dr. Duilio Dobrin, Chair of Music Theory and Composition at BTWHSPVA, recorded his concerto for Bandoneon and Orchestra, “Of All Things Lost”, with an ensemble comprised of Dallas Symphony Orchestra strings and the renowned art magnet’s top string players, on November 8, 2010, at the Winspear Opera House, Nancy Hamon Hall. International bandoneon virtuoso Peter Soave, was the soloist. Recognized worldwide as a master of the bandoneon and concert accordion, Peter Soave has established himself as one of the leading soloists of his generation. This performance was made possible through a grant from the Esping Foundation. Dr. Dobrin joined Dallas ISD after serving 8 years as Resident Conductor of the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra. |
2011 Accordion Calendar, Quebec - Canadaby Rob Howard |
| A 2011 Accordion Calendar?, which will make a perfect Christmas gift, is now available. Produced by CyberMusette.com, the calendar is easy to buy via secure server online, and can be delivered to the purchaser or directly to the recipient of the gift's address. The calendar is composed of photos collected by French Canadian accordionist, composer and accordion lecturer Mario Bruneau during his visits to Castelfidardo, Italy, the world's accordion capital. For further information email: mb@mariobruneau.com |
Günther Stoll Conducts Orchestra Concerts, Stuttgart Area – Germanyby Harley Jones |
| Well known conductor Günther Stoll has had a busy November with concerts on the 6th, 13th and 20th November with the Handharmonika-Club Nufringen and his new orchestra of nearly 3 years, from Rutesheim-Flacht. "The Handharmonika-Club Nufringen concerts featured the premiere performance of 'Abschied von Camelot' written by Hansjörg Staudacher. The work had some very difficult rhythms!! but was a delightful composition, well appreciated by the audience." In the other concerts the orchestras played with different choirs such compositions as Johann Strauss and more modern works from Michael Jackson, Sister Act and Gospels. The contrast was “Drei Madrigale” from Wolfgang Jacobi. Very exciting performance music. Günther Stoll writes that “my work goes really well with enthusiastic audiences and enough students to make planning for the 2011 years concerts quite exciting work.” |
North Shore Accordion Orchestra at Santa Parade, Auckland - New Zealandby Heather Masefield |
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| Players of all ages from the North Shore Accordion Orchestras conducted by Christine Adams performed before the start of the Farmers Santa Parade, in Auckland on Sunday November 28th. This parade attracts a huge crowd of children and parents who lined the streets to see the bands, floats and clowns bringing Santa to town. The picture shows the group whilst they are performing. The Orchestra played Christmas carols and some other popular pieces. For further information email: ghia@ihug.co.nz |
‘14 Years Ago’ – Carmelo Pino’s Presidential Appointmentsby Rob Howard |
 On December 13th 1996 Accordions Worldwide reproduces a report about American accordionist Carmelo Pino’s extraordinary record of performing at successive inauguration balls for incoming U.S. presidents, from Lyndon B. Johnson to Bill Clinton.CARMELO PINO TO PLAY AT BILL CLINTON'S INAUGUARAL BALL, WASHINGTON - USA Contributed by Faithe Deffner, President of the American Accordionists' Association When U.S. Presidents win an election, they celebrate at an Inaugural Ball. One of the most prominent bands at these state balls is Gene Donati's 18-piece group, of which accordionist Carmelo Pino is an often-featured member. Pino also serves as the band's assistant conductor. On 20th January, 1997, it will be the ninth such event at which Pino will be featured on accordion, beginning with the 1965 Lyndon Johnson Inaugural, followed by those of '69 and '73 (Richard Nixon), '77 (Jimmy Carter), '81 and '85 (Ronald Reagan), '89 (George Bush) and '93 when Clinton was elected for his first term. In addition, Carmelo Pino is a frequent entertainer at the White House where he has been called to play at festive occasions during the administrations of several Presidents. |
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‘Accordion Hero’ Contest, Sata-Häme – Finlandby Rob Howard |
| The organisers of the annual Sata-Häme Soi Accordion Festival have announced a fun contest via their Facebook page. Entrants can participate by videoing themselves playing the accordion, and performing their own version of a familiar rock, pop, hip hop, or R&B piece, which no-one could possibly think would be played on an accordion. The video should be uploaded in the Videos section on the Sata-Häme Facebook page with the label ‘Accordion Hero’. Anyone can participate by voting for any of the videos – simply by clicking on the thumbs up sign. The winner will be the maker of the most voted for video, and will be awarded a Roland FR-2, or an FR-2b digital accordion. The contest ends on December 31st 2010. The winner’s name will be published in the Sata-Häme Soi community page. The organizers have the right to remove any videos that are in bad taste, racist or otherwise inappropriate. For further information email: juhlat@satahamesoi.fi |
Erika, ‘Princess of the Accordion’, Plays for Dancing, Incourt - Belgiumby Rob Howard |
 On, Musette accordionist Erika, often called the ‘Princess of the Accordion’, plays for dancing at Spr (RIANFRA) Incourt, on Sunday December 12th, 6pm, and on December 19th, 5pm, at Le Calypso, Losange N4, Belgium. |
Mazaika’s ‘Music Variety Show, London – UKby Rob Howard |
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| The duo Mazaika perform their unusual, exciting and inspirational concert ‘Music Variety Show’, featuring classical and opera favorites, Argentine tango, Russian gypsy songs, Hot Club Jazz, French, Latin and English songs on Thursday December 16th, 8pm, at Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, London, NW1 7AY. Mazaika are Russian-born accordionist/vocalist Igor Outkine and Sarah Harrison - violin, vocals, and domra. The concert programme includes: ‘Winter’ – Vivaldi, ‘La Donna e mobile’ – Verdi, ‘Zigeunerweisen’ – Sarasate, ‘Oblivion’ – Piazzolla, ‘Libertango’ – Piazzolla, ‘Un Compromiso’ (bolero) - Antonio Machin, ‘Czardas’ – Monti, ‘????? ???????? (Blue Rhapsody)’ (tango) - Oskar Strok, ‘??? ????????? (Moya Marusechka)’ - P. Leschenko/G .Vilnov, ‘??? ??? (Kay yone)’ – Russian gypsy traditional, ‘???? ????(Nane Tsokcha)’ - Russian gypsy trad, ‘?????? (Rucheyok)’ - Russian gypsy trad, ‘Lark’ – Rumanian trad, ‘Adagio’ – Albinoni, ‘Giazotto’ – Remo, ‘Minor Swing’ - Django Reinhardt, ‘Milord’ – Georges Moustaki/Marguerite Monnot, ‘?????? ?????? (Une Vie D'amour)’ – Charles Aznavour, ‘My milonga’ – I. Outkine, ‘Nights in White Satin’ - Justin Hayward (Moody Blues), ‘Tainted love’ – Ed Cobb (Soft Cell), ‘? ????????? – Ya vspominayu’ - Yuri Antonov, ‘Pala Tute’ – Gogol Bordello, ‘Kalashnikov’ – Goran Bregovich, and ‘Dark Eyes - ??? ??????’ - Russian gypsy traditional. |
The Musical Adventure Calendar 2010, Vienna - Austriaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 Concerts in the Der Musikalische Adventkalender 2010 series include:December 10th, 7.30pm – Das Halbe Quartett and Zwielicht at Alxinger Stuberl, Alxingergasse 24, 1100 Vienna December 11th, 7.30pm - Die Mondscheinbruder and Alp Bora Trio, Gasthaus Stern, Braunhubergasse 6, 1110 Vienna December 12th, 7.30pm – Esmeralda Taxi and Des Ano, Zum Alten Pelug, Khleslplatz 4, 1120 Vienna |
Marco Lo Russo’s December Dates – Italyby Rob Howard |
| Italian accordionist Marco Lo Russo performs next week as follows: December 11th, 6pm – ‘Christmas in Motion’ concert, with students from the Music Center di Sermoneta, Abbazia di Valvisciolo, Sermoneta, Latina December 15th, 8pm – duo Ichnos concert, presenting their new CD ‘Accordion and Violin dances from the world’, Palazzo Regio, Cagliari December 19th, 6.30pm - Lupigiada, via tor de conti, 15-17, Rome As the duo Ichnos, Marco Lo Russo teams up with violinist Guido Felizzi. Their first CD ‘Accordion and Violin dances from the world’ has been described as “An imaginary journey for violin and accordion in which the visual depiction of memories, colors and landscapes is the dominant theme of this eclectic duo”. The CD is also available as a download. |
Accordion Variety Evening - with American Supper, Bucks – UKby Rob Howard |
 An ‘Accordion Variety Evening with American Supper’ takes place on December 15th, 8pm, at the Iver Village Junior School, Main Hall, High Street, Iver, Bucks SL0 9QA. The concert includes Rajinder Singh Suthar (All Britain Virtuoso Accordion Champion 1977 and 1978), The Uxbridge Accordion Band - (MD Angie Lukins), Andrew Lukins on xylophone, and Ghost Busters - Accordion Trio - featuring Rajinder S. Suthar, David and Angie Lukins. For further information email: david.lukins@btinternet.co.uk |
Jelena Milojevic and BC Orchestra Concerts, Vancouver – Canadaby Rob Howard |
 Accordion virtuoso Jelena Milojevic (winner of several prestigious international competitions) performs in a Christmas concert on December 17th, 7.30pm, at the Mary Winspear Centre, 2243 Beacon Ave, Sidney, Vancouver, BC. The concert also features the BC Accordion Orchestra.The following evening, December 18th, 7.30pm, sees a similar performance, this time at the Alix Goolden Hall, 907 Pandora Hall, Victoria. |
Paris Moscou Duo Concert, Landogne – Franceby Rob Howard |
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| The Paris Moscou Duo, Domi Emorine and Roman Jbanov, perform in concert on Sunday December 19th, 4pm, at the church in Landogne, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne. |
Djordje Gajjic’s ‘Winter Night in Paris’ Concert, Glasgow - UKby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Djordje Gajjic performs seasonal melodies with a continental flavour, in a concert billed as ‘A Winter Night in Paris’, on December 19th, 9pm. The performance takes place in the Russian Café - Gallery Cossachok, ground floor, at Trongate 103, Glasgow G1 5HD, Scotland.Djordje Gajic began his musical studies in Yugoslavia at the age of 6, finally graduating from the Russian Academy of Music in 1995. He has won many International Competitions, amongst them the CMA Trophee Mondiale in 1988 and the Grand Prix in 1987, and has performed with the Russian State Symphony Orchestra, as well as many solo recitals throughout Europe. |
Accordionaires Holiday Party, California – USAby Rob Howard |
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| The Accordionaires Club’s next meeting is a ‘Holiday Party’ on Tuesday December 21st, 7pm, at Victorio’s Restaurant, 10901 Victory Boulevard, N. Hollywood, CA 01606. The guests will be the highly accomplished Martin Music Center Accordion Orchestra (MDs Randal and Sandra Martin), whose credits include appearing at the White House for three different presidents, the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington DC, and at the CIA coupe Mondiale in 2007 and 2009. For further information email: ronkfb@yahoo.com |
Paris Moscou Duo Accordion Course, La Bourboule – Franceby Rob Howard |
 Domi Emorine and Roman Jbanov, known professionally as the Paris Moscou Duo, will lead an accordion training course in La Bourboule, July 31st to August 5th. Places are limited, and the recommended place to stay is the Hôtel de Florence in La Bourboule. La Bourboule is a ski resort in the Massif Central, a few kilometres west of Mont-Doré.For further information email: duopm@sfr.fr |
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December 2010 Diatonic News Now Onlineby Werner Weibert |
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| The December 2010 Diatonic News is now online. |
December Accordion USA News Now Onlineby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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| The December Accordion USA News is now online. |
Herbert Scheibenreif Production releases 4 new musicby H S Productions |
 Herbert Scheibenreif Production releases 4 new music of 'Cheerful Mood', catalog:hs172, 'At The Gate, The Gate', catalog:hs410, 'Moldavian Folk Dance - II', catalog:hs584 and 'Adagio', catalog:hs590. Samples of the music are available online. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
MusicForAccordion.com releases 4 new musicby MusicForAccordion.com |
 MusicForAccordion.com site releases 4 new music 'Die Fledermaus', catalog:mfa7007, 'A Song Of India', catalog:mfa7032, 'Hail! Hail! The Gang's All Here', catalog:7062 and 'La Donna E Mobile', catalog:7086. Samples of the music is available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
NAA Publications new music releasesby National Accordion Association |
 National Accordion Association releases 4 new pieces, 'Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?', catalog:naa176, 'Open Up Your Heart', catalog:naa178, 'Frosty, Etude In C—G--Bb', catalog:naa180 and 'Wheel Of Fortune', catalog:naa181. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
Zevy Zions Releases New Arrangementby Zevy Zions |
 Zevy Zions releases 1 new arrangement, 'William Tell', catalog:zzions013. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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Lydie Auvray Trioby Roberto Lucanero |
 CD Reviews Index for the Review of "Lydie Auvray Trio" by Roberto Lucanero. Performer is Lydie Auvray. |
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