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Janne Valkeajoki (Finlande) remporte le XXIIIème Concours International "Arrasate Hiria" - Spain
Festivals locaux de la NAO, championnats du Royaume-Uni 2016
VIème concours International des Bayanistes et accordéonistes de Moscou
Emilio (Accordéoniste) et Gloria Estefan décorés de la Médaille Présidentielle de la Liberté - USA
William Schimmel tient l’accordéon sur l’Album nommé pour les Grammy 2016 - USA
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Passing away of Alexander Nikolayevitch Cholminov (1925 – 2015) - RussiaGorka Hermosa’s Compositions, Santander - SpainVideo: Tony Lovello, About to Celebrate 83rd Birthday - USANicholas Smith (1934-2015), Surrey – UKVideo: Luciano Gentili on Canale Italia - ItalyJudith Williams at the C.C.A. DVD, Glasgow – UK
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Schlüchttal-Akkordeon-Orchester Year End Concert 2015 - GermanyErika Dance Date, Dinant – BelgiumThe Henry Girls ‘Tracks in the Snow’, Dublin – Republic of IrelandStockholm Accordion Club Christmas Party, Stockholm - SwedenStriCat Concert, MK Twello - NetherlandsAvsenik Brothers - SloveniaWest Sussex AC Christmas Party, England – UKDebra Peters and Jhan Dudley Concert, Vancouver – CanadaRockorchester Akonima Concert, Wehr – Germany
New and Updated Sites |
Updated Site: Gary Daverne Site Updated and New Navigation - New ZealandNew and Updated Site: Sergey Osokin, New CV, Performer and Teacher, Moscow - RussiaUpdated Site: Franco Cambareri 2 New Works Released - Australia
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CD Review: “So Far, So Close” CD by Incoerente DuoHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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Janne Valkeajoki (Finlande) remporte le XXIIIème Concours International "Arrasate Hiria" - Spainby Harley Jones |
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 Photo ci-dessus de la remise des prix aux participants de "Arrasate Hiria" 2015 organisé par Hauspoz (Euskal Herriko Akordeoi Elkartea). Les résultats sont : 1er Janne Valkeajoki (Finland) – Photo de gauche 2nd Shen Wang (China) 3ème Arseniy Strokovskiy (Russia) Téléchargez le programme 2015 de 56 pages à : 2015AHiria.pdf La Finlande est un petit pays avec une grande tradition d’accordéon et Janne Valkeajoki est le troisième finlandais (Janne Rättyä 1996, Ari Lehtonen 2007) à remporter ce concours. Dans la grande catégorie solo, il y avait des candidats d’Autriche, Chine, Finlande, Allemagne, Pologne, Russie, Serbie, Slovaquie et Slovénie. Voir le profil des concurrents dans le programme. Une des belles histoires de la manifestation s’est passée dans la catégorie junior "Competition Gipuzkoa". Dans cette catégorie réservée aux candidats de moins de 14 ans, des frères jumeaux, Luis and Juan Arenosa, venus de Santander, ont remporté le 1er prix ex-aequo. XXXVIème Concours national Certamen Gipuzkoa : les gagnants des trois catégories du concours sont : Catégoríe Senior 1er Queralt Morral (Barcelona) 2nd Vera Drazic (Zaragoza) 3e Amaia Zubimendi (Zumaia) Catégoríe Junior 1er Juan Matías (Santander) 2nd = Sota (Donostia) y Ainhoa Quintana (Pamplona) Catégorie enfants 1er Luis and Juan Arenosa (Santander) 2nd Leire Alonso (Irún) 3e Ainara Galán (Irún) |
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Festivals locaux de la NAO, championnats du Royaume-Uni 2016by Anna Bodell, Past NAO Chairperson |
  La saison des festivals locaux de la NAO continue par un mois de février chargé avec trois concours qualificatifs pour les championnats NAO 2016.Voici les dates : 7 février, festival NAO de la Tamise (région de Londres); 20 Février, festival NAO d’Irlande du Nord qui se tiendra à Larne. 27 Février festival NAO de Ouest-Ecosse à Glasgow. Des festivals locaux NAO se tiendront aussi en mars dans le Nord-Ouest et l’Est-Anglia (Colchester). Les Championnats NAO du Royaume-Uni 2016 se tiendront du 22 au 24 avril, à nouveau à l’Hôtel Adelphi de Liverpool. En même temps que les finales nationales, les Championnats NAO du Royaume-Uni accueilleront des catégories internationales soliste en classique et variété et une catégorie internationale Orchestre. Téléchargez réglements et modalités : 2016NAO-UK.pdf Clôture des inscriptions: 28 février 2016 Le président de la NAO et président de la CIA Raymond Bodell (photo de droite) déclare « Les festivals locaux de la NAO continuent d’attirer un bon nombre d’inscriptions et je suis sûr que les championnats UK vont recruter à travers tout le Royaume-Uni et s’assurer une participation internationale » Pour toutes informations sur La saison des festivals locaux et sur les Championnats du Royaume-Uni, voir le site : National Accordion Organisation of the United Kingdom (NAO) ou email : naouk@btinternet.com |
VIème concours International des Bayanistes et accordéonistes de Moscouby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
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 Le VIème concours International des Bayanistes et accordéonistes et le 27ème Festival International "Le Bayan & les bayanistes" se tiendra dans la grande salle de concert Gnessin, Moscou, du 13 au 20 décembre 2015. Le directeur artistique est Friedrich Lips (Photo de gauche).Des reportages seront ajoutés à mesure de leur disponibilité. Règlement du concours et affiche/programme en anglais et russe à : 2015Moscow |
Emilio (Accordéoniste) et Gloria Estefan décorés de la Médaille Présidentielle de la Liberté - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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 Photo ci-dessous : le jeune Emilio Estefan joue de l’accordéon pour sa mère, Carmen, à Cuba. L’accordéon est l’instrument de Emilio et Gloria Estefan. Saviez-vous qu’Emilio Estefan a commençé sa carrière musicale par l’accordéon ? J’ai découvert cela en lisant le Wall Street Journal l’autre jour. Lisez l’article complet ici : Estefan.pdf Gloria Estefan a rencontré Emilio alors qu’il jouait de l’accordéon dans un groupe pour mariages et fut subjuguée. La suite appartient à l’histoire ! Gloria Estefan, 58 ans, et Emilio Estefan, 62, ont remporté 26 Grammy Awards. Emilio dit que l’accordéon est son trésor le plus cher, aujourd’hui encore ! Le 24 novembre, ils ont reçu la Médaille Présidentielle de la Liberté pour leur contribution à la musique. La comédie musicale “On Your Feet!” est basée sur leur vies. Photo : Emilio and Gloria Estefan chez eux à Star Island, Miami. |
William Schimmel tient l’accordéon sur l’Album nommé pour les Grammy 2016 - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
  Le célèbre accordéoniste Dr. William Schimmel tient l’accordéon sur la bande originale de "An American in Paris" qui vient d’être nommé pour un Grammy Award 2016.An American in Paris est l’histoire romancée d’un jeune soldat américain, d’une jolie jeune française et d’une indomptable ville européenne qui constituent la trame d’une nouvelle comédie musicale à couper le souffle. An American in Paris est une production qui a remporté quatre fois un Tony award et a aussi gagné le prix de la meilleure comédie musicale de l’année à la fois de l’Outer Critics Circle et de la Drama League. Christopher Wheeldon dirige et a chorégraphié une remarquable compagnie de 25 virtuoses de Broadway et de l’étranger qui met en parfaite harmonie la romance de Paris avec des orchestrations couronnées de prix et l’oeuvre éternelle de Georges et Ira Gershwin, comprenant des classiques comme “I’ll Build A Stairway to Paradise,” “I Got Rhythm” et “The Man I Love.” Le spectacle se joue maintenant au Palace Theatre, 1564 Broadway, New York, New York. |
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by Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions
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 Video 1: 2011 XXIII International "Festival Bayan and Accordion" in Moscow attended by A. Cholminov. Suite for Accordion performed by Sergey Osokin. Link at bottom of this article has a photo of Cholminov congratulating Sergey Osokin for this performance.Video 2: Kholminov Nocturn & Finale performed by Alexandr Hrustevich Alexander Nikolayevitch Cholminov, one of Russia’s first rank composers, passed away on 26th November, 2015. Besides his works for bayan he has created many operas including "Optimistic Tragedy", "Greatcoat", "Anna Snegina, "The Karamazov Brothers", "The Carriage". Additionally, there are 8 symphonies, 8 cantatas, vocal cycles by such poets as A. Pushkin, A. Block, A. Akhmatova, S. Kaputikyan, M. Karim, I. Takuboku, etc. His works also include 10 instrumental concertos (for flute and string orchestra, for cello and chamber choir, for cello, brass quintet and 3 timpani, for 2 violins and chamber orchestra. etc.), 4 string quartets, music for films, including the "Chairman" (epochal in the history of Russian cinematography), songs and instrumental miniatures. For many years, Alexander Cholminov has been engaged in creative and public activities. In 1959 he became a member of the Organizing Committee of the Union of Composers of the RSFSR, for a long time (1968-1990) he was the Secretary of the Board of Directors of the USSR Union of Composers. 1973-1990 he was a member of the RSFSR Commission on State Prizes. A.N. Cholminov is a People's Artist of the USSR, Order Holder of Merits for the Motherland (4th Degree), of The Red Banner of Labor of Honor. He has also been awarded by Gold Medal named after A.V. Alexandrov and other distinctions. Especially for the bayan he wrote "Suite" (1951), "Concert Symphony" (1998), "Autumn Melody" (2005) and "Moment" (2013). His "Concerto" for Bayan and Symphony Orchestra was completed in 2009 and dedicated to Friedrich Lips. Previous news items about Cholminov: Alexander Cholminov – 85th Birthday on September 8th, Moscow - Russia http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=10-Sep-2010#art2819 Cholminov congratulates - 6th picture down: 2011Moscow Concerto CD by Friedrich Lips features Concert for Bayan and Symphony Orchestra by Cholminov. Catalog CD025 IL Cinema Per Sempre CD by Sergey Osokin features Cholminov works, Cat: os602 |
by Rob Howard
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  Spanish accordionist, teacher, historian and composer Gorka Hermosa is very happy and gratified to have discovered that two extremely talented young accordionists have been playing his compositions in concerts in many parts of the world in the last year: Grayson Masefield (New Zealand) has played ‘Ka Mate’ in the USA, Canada, Chile, Belgium, France, Switzerland, and Italy, and Pietro Roffi (Italy) has played ‘Gernika, 26/4/1937’ in China, Argentina, Rumania and Italy, and next year he will do the same in Australia, South Africa, China, USA, and Portugal. Gorka Hermosa is Professor of Accordion at the Conservatorio de Santander, Spain. He was one of the earliest composer/accordionists to perform in Spain as a soloist with a symphony orchestra, and his compositions are performed by accordionists in many parts of the world. Gorka Hermosa compositions are available online free of charge by this very generous and highly talented composer. |
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| Tony Lovello plays his beautiful arrangement of "Bei Mir Bist du Schon." For this old time favorite, Tony is using his flash drive arrangement as the background music. Tony Lovello prepares to celebrate his 83rd birthday in just ten days, 18th December, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Tony Lovello. |
by Rob Howard
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  Nicholas Smith, the actor who played the Grace Brothers department store manager Mr Cuthbert Rumbold in the popular BBC comedy ‘Are You Being Served?’, which aired from 1972 to 1985, has died aged 81. The show regularly had audiences of 20 million viewers, and became popular in many countries, especially the USA. In an interview with American chat show host Ed Sutkowski, Nicholas Smith described that ‘Are You Being Served?’ got its chance only because of the chaos caused by the terrorist attacks at the 1972 Munich Olympics. He said that the show had been recorded as a one-off for the BBC ‘Comedy Playhouse series’ but had not been shown because the BBC thought it "too trivial". But when the live Olympic feed had to be cancelled the BBC showed the episode, and "the public reaction was so enormous" the BBC commissioned a whole series, and the show went from success to success. Also a musician Nicholas Smith played the accordion, organ and piano, wrote music, was a trained singer, and was featured playing the accordion and the piano in episodes of ‘Are You Being Served?’. He played the accordion mainly for recreation, and especially enjoyed playing Swiss, Tyrolean and Austrian folk dance music. |
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| Luciano Gentili appears on the program "Cantando Ballando", Canale Italia performing 'La Zita' by Tony Santagata. Published on 7th December 2015. |
by Rob Howard
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 ‘Judith Williams at the C.C.A.’ is a full length concert (148 minutes) by Scottish jazz singer Judith Williams recently released on DVD. Judith has a pleasant and engaging voice, and works her way through some of what is often called ‘The Great American Songbook’, accompanied throughout by the amazing Harry Hussey on accordion, the mellow clarinet sound of Dick Lee, and the subtle guitar of Paul Tracey and smooth double bass of Cameron Maxwell. Harry, Dick and Paul add in classy solo riffs here and there to enhance the songs. The style is that of ‘late night jazz’, and there is a large and young audience lapping it all up at the Centre for Contemporary Arts in Glasgow. The concert, filmed in black & white probably to give the show a retro 1940s look, was the first night of the Glasgow Jazz Festival, recorded on July 28th 2012. If ‘late night jazz’ is your thing, you will surely enjoy this collaboration. Tracks: Secret Love, East of the Sun, Moon River, You’ve changed, The shadow of your Smile, All of me, The man I love, Blue Skies, Quiet night of quiet stars, Bewitched, bothered and bewildered, My funny valentine, But beautiful, Close your eyes, All the things you are, The more I see you, After you’ve gone, I thought about you, My foolish heart, Time after time, Stardust The DVD ‘Judith Williams at the C.C.A.’ costs £10 + £1.50p, and is available from Harry Hussey. For further information email: harry.hussey@btinternet.com |
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CNIMA stage d'accordéon de Noël paye que 97,00 € en pension complète !by Nathalie Boucheix, Director CNIMA J.Mornet |
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| Votre accompagnant(e) en pension complète à partir de 97,00 € Du samedi 26 décembre, 14h00, au mardi 30 décembre 18h00, dans l'ambiance conviviale et décontractée du CNIMA vous participez au stage d'accordéon de Noël (ouvert à tous âges, tous niveaux et tous styles) et lui/elle, à proximité du CNIMA, ... fait du ski de fond ou de piste, de la rando en raquette, de la photo animalière, des visites, etc. Partageant votre chambre, elle/il ne paye que 97,00 € en pension complète ! (Et Odile, chef de cuisine, s'est promis de se surpasser pour les fêtes). Appelez vite le 04 73 22 27 45 ou par mail :cnima@wanadoo.fr. (Découvrez le CNIMA sur www.cnima.com) |
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| Schlüchttal-Akkordeon-Orchester Year End Concert 2015, Gurtweil, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. 12 December 2015 at the Halle Gurtweil, 19.00 hours. |
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 Accordionist Erika, known as ‘The Princess of the Accordion’, and her keyboard accompanist Jean-Marie play for dancing on Saturday December 12th, 3pm, at the Café Ardennais, Dinant, Belgium. |
by Rob Howard
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 The Henry Girls perform their winter show, ‘Tracks in the Snow’ at The Ark, Temple Bar, Dublin, on Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm and 4pm until December 20th, and on Friday December 18th at 6pm. School performances are on from Wednesday - Friday. The Henry Girls are three sisters from Donegal, who all sing and play various instruments, including the accordion. For further information email: boxoffice@ark.ie |
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| The Stockholm Accordion Club hold their annual Christmas party on Monday December 14th, 7pm, at Arsta Folkets Hus, Artsa, Lake Malaren, Stockholm, Sweden. |
by Rob Howard
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 On Wednesday December 16th, 8pm until 9.30pm, the trio StriCat perform at Pigini Nederland, Rijksstraatweg 149, 7391 MK Twello, Netherlands.StriCat are a Dutch jazz trio who play Balkan music. Formed in 2006, the trio are trumpet player Gijs Levelt, accordionist Theo van Tol, and cymbalist Bokkie Vink. Their original and virtuoso mix of Romanian folk music and jazz attracts both jazz and world music audiences. StriCat's debut album ‘Rats & Gentle People’ in 2007 was highly praised by the Dutch music press. The trio performs at festivals, such as the North Sea Jazz Festival, Jazz on the Roof, Contraband Festival, ZomerJazzFietsTour, Karnatic Lab Festival, RASA, Paradox and Bimhuis. They toured Taiwan in 2008, and in 2009 released a second album ‘Jab’. For further information email: info@pigini.nl |
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| The Avsenik Brothers present a show featuring polkas and other ethnic music on Wednesday December 16th, 7pm, at the library Paul Golie in Trebnje, southern Slovenia. The evening also involves the publication of a book and extracts from a documentary about the 60 years old Avsenik musical tradition. |
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| The West Sussex Accordion Club Christmas 3 Hour Squeeze Party is on Saturday December 19th, from 1.30pm to 4.30pm. The venue is St Andrews Youth Centre, Burgess Hill, West Sussex RH15 0LG. The £4 admission includes Seasonal Refreshments, and there’s a Christmas Club Raffle. |
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 Accordionist Debra Peters and blues guitarist Jhan Dudley perform in concert on Saturday December 19th, 7pm to 9pm, at Cliff's, 2-868 Cassiar St, East End, Vancouver. Debra, from Texas, says “Bring your dancin' shoes. Jam/ party/ shenanigans afterwards”. |
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| The Rockorchester Akonima performs in concert on Saturday December 19th, 6pm, at St. Martinskirche, Wehr, Germany. The programme includes music from Chicago, Rod Stewart, Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Leonard Cohen, and more. |
New and Updated Sites |
by Harley Jones
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  The website of Gary Daverne, Accordion Composer, Music Director - Orchestral Conductor - Arranger - - Record Producer has been updated with new navigation and further information. The recently released book "From the Podium" by Gary Daverne is available on the site. All the accordion compositions and recordings of Gary Daverne are available online at: http://www.musicforaccordion.com/inform/daverne/index.htm |
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 Sergey Osokin has added an updated biography in English and Russian to his site. This performer and teacher from Moscow, tutor at Schnittke's Moscow State Institute of Music has been performing in many countries, including recently in China and Lithuania. The new Il Dolce Dolore CD by Sergey Osokin (accordion) features has recently been released and features four major works, Sergey Osokin performing with Nadezhda Tokareva (violin) and Andrey Berezin (violoncello). Site updates include the pages about three albums: os601 Eternal Returning CD and eTracks album os602 Il Cinema Per Sempre CD and eTracks album os603 Il Dolce Dolore CD and eTracks album |
by Franco Cambareri
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 Franco Cambareri has released two new compositions:cfranco201 - L'ultima Bachata cfranco202 - Samba Rumbesca as an eSheet, able to be purchased online with credit card and sent to you by email. |
CD Reviews |
by Alessandro Mugnoz
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of “So Far, So Close” CD by Incoerente Duo – Alessandro Tampieri (violin), Giorgio Dellarole (accordion). Review by Alessandro Mugnoz. |
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