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Dos exitosos Guiness Records en el último mes - Austria, China
42º Festival Internacional de Acordeón "Citta di Castelfidardo" - Italia
Fleadh Cheoil, Ennis - República de Irlanda
Ksenija Sidorova ilumina Lincoln Center, NY - Estados Unidos
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Video: Now Released, Duet Paganiniana Music by Ivano Battiston - ItalyKaren Tweed CD ‘Midsummer May Monday’, Roscommon – Irish RepublicVideo: Gustavo Almeida at Closing Concert 2017 Shenzhen Festival - ChinaSanta Maria Accordion Band Invited to Treviso - ItalyVideo: Xu Xiaonan at Closing Concert 2017 Shenzhen Festival - ChinaTrifilio Tango Trio at Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society (WMAS) - USAVideo: Young Duet Winners, Closing Concert 2017 Shenzhen Festival - ChinaVideo: Wang Dantong Junior Virtuoso Knockout winner, (17 years under) - China
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VIII Festival Internacional - PortugalRoman Jbanov and Marie-Noelle Cros Concert, Auvergne – FranceIain McPhail @ Glasgow Accordion Fiddle Club, Scotland – UKWorld Café performs Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’, Western Cape – South AfricaMarco Lo Russo performs ‘Ave Maria’ for Pope Francis, Krakow – PolandLydie Auvray Concerts – Austria, GermanyCraven Accordion Orchestra and Orchester Musika Akkordia Concert, Skipton - UK‘Gala d’Accordeon Dansant’, Vouleme – FranceCotati Accordion Festival, California – USA
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New Music: Gary Dahl Has Over 200 Individual Arrangements and 10 eBooks - USABugari-evo New Colors Release, Castelfidardo - ItalyNew Site: Ignacio Hernández, Conservatorio Nacional de Acordeón - ChileVideo: Music Released, Ples Composed by Ivano Battiston - ItalyHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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100 concursantes de 27 países se inscribieron para la Coupe Mondiale 2017 - Italiaby Harley Jones |
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  El presidente de la CIA, Raymond Bodell, escribió: "Estoy encantado de dar la bienvenida a concursantes de todos los rincones del mundo para participar en la 70ª Copa Mondiale que se celebra en Osimo, Italia, desde el 5 al 10 de septiembre".Hay registrados exactamente 100 concursantes de 27 naciones diferentes para participar en las siete categorías de la competencia, incluyendo 20 inscritos en cada una de las categorías de solista clásico, por lo que todos los asistentes tendrán un trato de espectáculos competitivos. El Presidente Raymond Bodell agregó: "Durante el Coupe Mondiale 2017, habrá conciertos emocionantes y únicos, la ‘"World Accordion Orchestra IX" y los delegados de la CIA celebrarán su 138 Asamblea General en la que se discutirán varios asuntos internacionales incluyendo la elección de un nuevo presidente de la CIA. Para aquellos que no puedan asistir a la Coupe Mondiale 2017, habrá extensos Informes diarios, imágenes e información, además de un video de cada competidor, incluyendo el concierto final de los ganadores del premio el sábado 10 de septiembre, todo en Coupe Mondiale. En nombre de la CIA, espero dar la bienvenida a los miembros del jurado internacional y delegados de todo el mundo y deseo que todos los concursantes estén bien en estas últimas semanas de preparación". Detalles completos en: Coupe Mondiale |
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Dos exitosos Guiness Records en el último mes - Austria, Chinaby Harley Jones |
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 Cory Pesaturo estableció un nuevo Guiness World Record de 33 horas y 14 minutos tocando el pasado fin de semana en Graz, Austria, con el patrocinio de Red Bull y Scandalli. Un informe con imágenes y video está en línea en: CoryWREl otro Guiness Record que tiene que ver con el acordeón se logró el 24 de julio, cuando exactamente 2.260 acordeonistas en Shenzhen, China, formaron un conjunto enorme bajo dos directores, el profesor Li Cong (Presidente de la Asociación de Acordeón de China) y Tong Jianhua (Presidente de la Asociación de Acordeonistas de Shenzhen) para establecer un nuevo Guiness Record. Informe completo en: 2017 Shenzhen Felicitaciones a todos por la exitosa divulgación acordeón. |
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42º Festival Internacional de Acordeón "Citta di Castelfidardo" - Italiaby Harley Jones |
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| La edición 42 del Concurso y Festival Internacional de Acordeón "Citta di Castelfidardo", desde el 10 al 17 de septiembre, ha lanzado sus concursos y programa de conciertos: desde el 13 al 17 de septiembre. 2017Concorso El “Castelfidardo Premio e Concorso Internazionale di Fisarmonica 2017” está organizado por la Administración Municipal de Castelfidardo, el Castelfidardo Pro Loco encabezado por Rubén Cittadini y el director artístico del evento, Christian Riganelli. Hay muchos acordeonistas bien conocidos que actúan como solistas o con sus grupos incluyendo (por orden de la fecha) a Danilo Di Paolonicola, Alessandro Gaudio, Marc Berthoumieux, Pitocco Massimiliano, Dario Flammini, Antonio De Luca y Damiano Ragnini. Los informes diarios de imágenes, videos y resultados de la competición estarán en accordions.com en: 2017Concorso |
Fleadh Cheoil, Ennis - República de Irlandaby Rob Howard |
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 El 2017 All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil, organizado por Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCE), tiene lugar en la ciudad de Ennis, Condado de Clare, en el oeste de la República de Irlanda, desde el 13 al 21 de agosto.El Fleadh Cheoil es un gran festival competitivo de música irlandesa, canto y danza con aproximadamente 10.000 competidores e intérpretes, incluyendo secciones con gran número de acordeonistas, melodeon, concertina y armónica, así como muchas bandas de ceili, acordeón y bandas de música. Además de las competiciones, el Fleadh Cheoil incluye conciertos, bailes, conferencias, talleres, sesiones y clases de aprndizaje para todas las edades y habilidades en acordeón piano, acordeón de botón diatónico, acordeón anglo y muchos otros instrumentos utilizados en la música tradicional irlandesa. Se espera que cerca de 400 mil visitantes asistan durante el evento de nueve días. Los interpretes de acordeón incluyen Sharon Shannon, Andrew McNamara, Danny O'Mahony, Mary McNamara, The Mairtin O'Connor Trio, Noel Hill, Chris y Francis Droney, Donal Murphy, Liam O'Brien, la banda Kilfenora Ceili, ala de Stockton y muchos más. Para más información: info@fleadhcheoil.ie |
Ksenija Sidorova ilumina Lincoln Center, NY - Estados Unidosby Frank Busso, Jr., Director of Ernest Deffner, Inc., USA Distributor for Pigini |
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 El sábado 5 de agosto de 2017, Ksenija Sidorova debutó con "Principalmente Mozart" en el Penthouse Stanley H. Kaplan del Lincoln Center.El Festival Mostly Mozart es un festival de música clásica de una semana que tiene lugar en la ciudad de Nueva York cada verano. La actuación de Sidorova fue calificada como el primer concierto de solistas de acordeón en la historia del festival de 51 años. Su programa incluyó las siguientes selecciones: -Scherzo-Toccata (Londonov). -Variaciones sobre "Ah vous dirai-je, maman", K. 265 (Mozart). -Paisajes otoñales (Kusyakov). -Barcarolle, op. 10, Nº 3 (Rachmaninoff). -Revelación (Voitenko) -Tanti Anni Prima (Piazzolla) -Sentido Único (Piazzolla) -S.V.P. (Piazzolla) La mayoría de los arreglos son de Ksenija Sidorova. El evento tal éxito que las entradas se agotaron y la audiencia fue encantada por el arte de Sidorova, capacidades técnicas, el showmanship, y la simpatía. Ella explicó magistralmente las capacidades del acordeón como instrumento solista de la música clásica a los entusiastas de la música clásica con la experiencia mínima del acordeón. Algunas de sus próximas actuaciones en festivales incluyen el Festival Jurmala de Letonia, el Rheingau Musikfestival en Alemania, el Festival del Mar Báltico en Suecia y el Festival MITO en Italia. Ksenija Sidorova volverá a Nueva York en 2018 para una serie de conciertos en el famoso Carnegie Hall. |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
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| Catalog: battiston104 Paganiniana is a series of variations on Nicolò Paganini's Capriccio for violin number 24 and is written as a duet for two accordions. Paganini's theme does not appear at the beginning of the song but at the center! The video above is Paganiniana for two accordions played by duo dissonAnce (Roberto Caberlotto e Gilberto Meneghin) in Perugia, University for Foreigners, Italy. Published July 2009. Ivano Battiston recently released Catalog: battiston101 Libertango composed by Astor Piazzollo, arranged by Ivano Battiston for solo accordion. Catalog: battiston102 Postcards composed by Ivano Battiston for sax (both soprano and baritone) and accordion. |
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 ‘Midsummer May Monday’ is the title of a new CD by Irish-based accordionist Karen Tweed and pianist Timo Alakotila (Finland), featuring compositions by both musicians and music from Ireland and Finland.Karen Tweed won five All Ireland titles on the piano accordion and melodica in the 1970s and 80s, and has since featured on a large number of recordings. Tracks: Planxty Parr (Karen Tweed)/Dickeystown Hop (Francis Ward)/Ruane The Man (Thomas McElvogue); Helen Turner’s Textet (K. Tweed); Amicum AMICUM (Timo Alakotila)/Valke (Elina Sipilä); Lovely Lorraine (K. Tweed)/Rosa Kvint (Mattias Pérez); Tangue Purple (T. Alakotila); Pilvi and Eskos Brudvals (Roger Tallroth)/The Diamond (Billy McComiskey)/Manuka Cottage (K. Tweed); Snowflake (K. Tweed); Roots (Juuret) (T. Alakotila); Terry’s Tango Painting (K. Tweed)/Rannala (Vesa Tuomi); MNÁ NA hÉireann (Séan Ó Riada)/Richie Dwyer’s (A Minor) (Richard Dwyer)/Trip to Galway (Noel Sweeney)/Col Sig of the 2-2-6 (Eilidh Shaw); Prolapsus (T. Alakotila); Jill Walden’s Meringues (K. Tweed)/Black and White (K. Tweed); 13 – Ta Da Tweedie (K. Tweed). Between Monday to Friday August 14th and 18th Karen Tweed will be teaching accordion at the Bath Folk Festival Summer School in Somerset. From August 18th to 20th Karen Tweed and Timo Alakotila will be performing at the folk festival KAUKAS EloFolk. For further information email: info@karentweed.com |
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| Gustavo Almeida, winner of the Entertainment Knockout Competition performing at the recent Shenzhen Closing Ceremony and Awards Concert. Video of all this concert is online at: 2017 Shenzhen (27 July). |
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 Picture above: Both orchestras and conductors. Download full size picture: 2017Malta.jpgThe Santa Maria Accordion Band was invited by the Fisorchestra Armonia of Treviso, Italy to perform thee concerts on the occasion of the 25 years of the Rassegna Internazionale di Fisorchestra. Santa Maria Accordion Band is also celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. The band was given an official welcome by the Mayor of Treviso at Palazzo Rinaldi. The concerts took place at Villa Napoleon, at the prestigious Teatro Comunale 'Mario del Monaco' and at Marcon. It was a beautiful and unique experience for both bands in sharing our musical talents and friendship. Picture left: Conductors: Marthese Busuttil Cassar and Mirko Satto The Santa Maria Accordion Band, under the direction of Mro. Marthese Busuttil Cassar, performed in the first part of the concert while the Fisorchestra Armonia, under the direction of Mirko Satto, performed the second part. For the grand finale, the two bands played together the Radetzky March. The first part of this march was directed by Mro Marthese Busuttil Cassar while the second part was under the direction of Mro Mirko Satto. Picture below: Mayoral Welcome |
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| Xu Xiaonan, winner of international competitions including the 2012 Coupe Mondiale and the 2015 Gold Bell Award in China, performing at the recent Shenzhen Closing Ceremony and Awards Concert. He performs his own composition, "The Jasmine Cappriccio". Video of all this concert is online at: 2017 Shenzhen (27 July). |
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 The Trifilio Tango Trio dazzled an audience of 120 at the July meeting of the Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society (WMAS). The Trio, consisting of Devree Lewis (cello) and Argentinians Emmanuel Trifilio (bandoneon), and Cristian Perez (Guitar) performed some of Emmanuel Trifilio’s original compositions, such as Milongacha, Una Noche en la Habana and La Holy Milonga, as well as “old standards”, such as Libertango. The Washington based Trifilio Tango Trio got several standing ovations and sold out of the CDs that they brought with them, something that rarely happens. The size of the audience was a pleasant surprise, especially for a beautiful summer afternoon. For further information or to make a booking Phone: 424-235-5673 or email: trifiliotango@gmail.com |
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| These two young duet winners performing at the recent Shenzhen Closing Ceremony and Awards Concert. Video of all this concert is online at: 2017 Shenzhen (27 July). |
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| Wang Dantong Junior Virtuoso Knockout winner, (17 years under) performing at the recent Shenzhen Closing Ceremony and Awards Concert. Video of all this concert is online at: 2017 Shenzhen (27 July). |
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 The 8th VIII Festival Internacional takes place between August 10th and 20th at several towns and cities in Portugal. There are concerts featuring guest Portuguese accordionists on each evening, and this year’s special international guest is Julien Gonzales, from France, winner of both the Junior and Senior Entertainment categories at the CIA Coupe Mondiale.For further information email: geral@rodrigomauricio.com |
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 The soprano Marie-Noelle Cros and accordionist Roman Jbanov perform together in concert on Saturday August 12th, 6.30pm, at the church of St Jean-Baptiste, Olmet, Auvergene.Ukrainian-born Roman Jbanov achievements include Grand Prize Beloborodov in Tula (Russia), Scholarship of the President of the Russian Republic, and in 1997 winning the CMA Trophée Mondial. |
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 The Iain McPhail Scottish Dance Band are the guests at the Glasgow Accordion Fiddle Club on Monday August 14th, 7.30pm. The venue is the Scotstounhill Bowling Club, 633 Anniesland Rd, Glasgow G14 9AD.The recently formed Glasgow Accordion Fiddle Club has announced its programme for the 2017/2018 season, as seen on the poster. For further information email: info@gaafc.com |
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 On Saturday August 12th, 9.30am, the trio World Café performs Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ at Klein Karoo Klassique, Oudtshoorn, Western Cape, South Africa. This performance is special as the musicians have adapted the piece for 3 instruments only. The sound and mood quality of these 3 instruments alongside each other, together with the reading of Vivaldi’s poems – describing the intent behind his music – creates an amazing ambiance and captures audience members’ imaginations quite magically.The members of World Café are Stanislav Angelov – accordion, Petrus de Beer – violin, and Schalk Joubert - double bass. Stanislav Angelov studied the accordion in his native Bulgaria, and received a degree in accordion in 1991, after which he taught at the ‘Constantine Preslavsky’ University, Shumen. In 1992 he moved to Cape Town, South Africa, where he performs, records and teaches. For further information email: music@goodmusic.co.za |
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 Italian accordionist and composer Marco Lo Russo perform his composition ‘Ave Maria’ during the event ‘The Sacred Night of Krakow’, on August 15th, 7.30pm, for Pope Francis, at the Diocesan Shrine of St. John of God, Church of the Fatebenefratelli (Bonifratrzy) ul. Krakowska 48, Krakow. Krakow is the city of which Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, was Archbishop and for centuries called "Altera Roma". For this performance Marco Lo Russo will be accompanied by Sicilian pianist Giulio Vinci and soprano Martina Mannozzi in a concert titled ‘Sacra Armonia’. Their programme will also include classical music by JS Bach, Caccini, Marcello, Vivaldi, Rossini, Satie, Pergolesi, and compositions by the contemporary composers Nicola Piovani (with whom Marco Lo Russo has a long professional collaboration), Ennio Morricone, and Luis Bacalov. |
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 Lydie Auvray performs in concert twice next week, as follows:Friday August 18th, 8pm – solo, Theresien-Dom, Austria Saturday August 19th, 8pm – solo, Nordstrand, northern Germany Lydie Auvray, from Normandy, is a French accordionist, composer and singer. She lives in Cologne, Germany, and has performed with many musicians and has recorded at least 20 albums. In 2003 she published her autobiography, ‘Jubiläum’. For further information email: lydieauvray@netcologne.de |
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 On Saturday August 19th, 8pm, the Craven Accordion Orchestra (MD Harry Hinchcliffe) and the Orchester Musika Akkordia from Berlin, Germany, perform in concert at Skipton Town Hall, West Yorkshire. The Orchester Musika Akkordia are on a UK tour. Both orchestras will entertain with a varied programme, to suit all tastes. Tickets £7/concessions £5.The Craven Accordion Orchestra was formed in 1995 by local accordion teacher Harry Hinchcliffe. Through the years the CAO has performed in regional and national NAO festivals, radio broadcasts, concerts, and as support artists to many visiting international accordionists. Successes include British Accordion Club Band Champions for a record seven times. For further information email: hincho1@hotmail.com |
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 A ‘Gala d’Accordeon Dansant’ takes place on Saturday August 15th, 2.30pm, at the Parc municipal, Vouleme. There will be dancing to accordionists Nono Maillet, Andre Loppe (Belgium), Damien Poyard, Nicolas Violet, Erika (Belgium), and others.Vouleme is situated in the Vienne, Poitou-Charentes region (part of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region), in the west of France at 54 km from Poitiers, the department capital. Vouleme is 345 km from Paris. |
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 This year’s Cotati Accordion Festival takes place on August 19th and 20th, 9.30am until 8pm each day, in La Plaza Park, Cotati, California. The organiser is Marjorie Konrad.The guest list includes: AlpenBand California, Amy Jo Sawyer, Big Lou's Dance Party, Cory Pesaturo, En Canto and Jamie Maschler, Future Accordion Stars 2017, Gail Campanella, Ginny Mac (Texas), Gordon Kohl, Jim Gilman, La Familia Peña-Govea, Lizeth Olivo, Ljubinka Kulisic - Serbia, Mark St. Mary, MotorDude Zydeco, Oddjob Ensemble, Royal Jelly Jive, Squeezy Peezy, T-Luke and the Tight Suits, The Golden State Accordion Club Band, The Great Morgani, The Mad Maggies, and there will be a free accordion jazz 101 workshop led by Paul Betken. The Cotati Accordion Festival is a non-profit organization established in 1991 to promote the love of the accordion and to support local youth service organizations, which have benefitted from contributions of over $320,000. For further information email: cotatiaccordionstudentstage@yahoo.com |
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 GaryvDahl has achieved a milestone of over 200 individual arrangements online as well as 10 eBooks.Gary began this mammoth arranging journey when he realised from his students and fellow accordionists, that there was a strong demand for arrangements of different styles and genre. Gary was one of the early pioneers, in 2002, of marketing accordion arrangements using the internet, and from that time, Gary has been steadily publishing new arrangements that have proved to be very popular with accordionists in all parts of the world. This week, there are two new releases: Catalog: DH0260 - Sweetheart of Sigma Chi composed by Vernor, lead sheet arrangement by Dahl Catalog: DH0261 - Tarantella Napoletana composed by Crisculo, arranged by Dahl Congratulations to Gary Dahl on reaching the milestone of over 200 individual arrangements online plus the 10 eBooks. View all at: Gary Dahl |
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| Marco Cinaglia of Bugari-evo released information about two new Bugari-evo color models with new grille design. Larger pictures of the new models are at: 2017Evo.jpg |
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 Ignacio Hernández has a new personal website outlining his accordion education and career performing with important artists and orchestras in Chile, notably the Chilean Folkloric Orchestra, the Chilean Symphony Chamber Orchestra and the Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra. Internationally, his participation with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra of the Czech Republic and in the Soundtrack of the Film "Salty", of Antonio Banderas. New website at: Ignacio Hernández |
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 Catalog: battiston103 Ples is a composition for solo accordion by Ivano Battiston which is inspired by the folklore of Macedonia. After a brief, expressive introduction, a brilliant dance is played using the bellows ricochet.The video above is Ivano Battiston performing Ples at the 40th PIF International Castelfidardo Festival, published on Sep 25, 2015. Ivano Battiston recently released Catalog: battiston101 Libertango composed by Astor Piazzollo, arranged by Ivano Battiston for solo accordion. Catalog: battiston102 Postcards composed by Ivano Battiston for sax (both soprano and baritone) and accordion. |
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