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Normas Online para la Copa Mundial Competición Internacional de Acordeón Digital – China
3a Competición Internacional ‘Olimpo Musical’, Prienai - Lituania
2011 Festival y Competición Internacional de Acordeón de Australia
XIII Festival de Acordeón de Invierno Kokkola - Finlandia
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Frank Marocco’s 50th Anniversary CD, California - USAAlpengold Blaskappeller Reunion – UKConcert in Rostov - Russia‘Accordion Uprising’ Blog, Vancouver – Canada‘14 Years Ago’ – Malcolm Gee (1940-97)
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Jean-Marc Marroni Courses - FranceAAA Presents the 2011 Seminars, New York – USAMilos Milivojevic Concerts, London – UKFrédéric Deschamps Masterclasses and Courses - France, Spain, Finland, China, USA, CanadaJoe Natoli in Concert, Ohio – USADeclan Gaynor at Club Accord, Birmingham – UKCamille Privat’s CD Launch, Rennes – FranceMarco Lo Russo’s News, Rome, Latina – ItalyChiz Bishop Recordings Sought, Derbyshire – UK
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The Accordion Russia News 1st February edition, now online.Soundwear Dimbath e.K., Accordion Bag Manufacturer - GermanyFebruary 2011 Diatonic News Now OnlineFebruary Accordion USA News Now OnlineViacheslav Bondarenko New Website - RussiaJean-Marc Marroni New Website - France
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Nota del Editorby Rob Howard |
 El 14 de febrero de 1997 Accordions Worldwide informaba de la triste e inesperada muerte de Malcolm Gee, a la edad de 57 años, después de un derrame cerebral (ver ‘14 Years Ago’, más abajo). Desde mediados de los 70s Malcolm Gee fue un incansable promotor de actividades acordeonísticas en Inglaterra, y sus innovaciones como por ejemplo los festivals de acordeón no competitivos y su Accordion Record Club le dieron una inyección de ánimo al acordeón del Reino Unido cuando más lo necesitaba. Extrañandole todavía con tristeza, su influencia vive hoy en muchos clubes de acordeón y festivales inspirados en su liderazgo y su presencia.Rob Howard |
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Normas Online para la Copa Mundial Competición Internacional de Acordeón Digital – Chinaby Harley Jones |
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 La categoría de la Copa Mundial Competición Internacional de Acordeón Digital esponsorizada por Roland es una de las categorías de la Copa Mundial del 2011. Las normas y regulaciones ya estan disponibles en Internet en la página web de la Copa Mundial. El evento tendrá lugar en Shanghai, entre el 2 y el 6 de octubre del 2011.Roland ha renovado su esponsorización para el 2011 después del éxito de la competición del 2010 dónde el excelente nivel de las actuaciones y el disfrute de la audiencia confirmaron la decisión de la CIA de añadir la categoría de Acordeón Digital en 2009. El 2010, los concursantes tocaron una selección musical extremadamente variada y las puntuaciones del jurado oscilaron en un margen muy pequeño. Esta nueva categoría muestra una promesa de futuro interesante y confío en que más países incluirán la categoría de Acordeón Digital en sus calificaciones nacionales de la Copa Mundial del 2011. La Copa Mundial de 2011 en Shangai también dispone de acomodaciones para competidores y seguidores a muy buen precio. Todos los detalles estarán en Internet más adelante. El acceso online estará abierto del 1 de mayo al 20 de agosto de 2011. 3a Competición Internacional ‘Olimpo Musical’, Prienai - Lituania Kaunas Accordion Society, Mindaugas Labanauskas La 3a competición internacional ‘Olimpo Musical’ tendrá lugar del 2 al 5 de junio del 2011 en Prienai, Lituania. El evento está organizado por la Kaunas Accordion Society (cuyo presidente es Mindaugas Labanauskas) juntamente con la Veiveriai Art School. La competición es inusual en el sentido de que está abierta a todo tipo de instrumentistas jóvenes, solistas y grupos (excepto dos pianos). La ceremonia de clausura será en el Prienai Cultural Centre Concert Hall. Se puede descargar la normativa en: 2011 Olimpo. Para más información enviar un e-mail a: mindaugas@akordeonas.lt |
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3a Competición Internacional ‘Olimpo Musical’, Prienai - Lituaniaby Mindaugas Labanauskas, President, Kaunas Accordion Society |
  La 3a competición internacional ‘Olimpo Musical’ tendrá lugar del 2 al 5 de junio del 2011 en Prienai, Lituania. El evento está organizado por la Kaunas Accordion Society (cuyo presidente es Mindaugas Labanauskas) juntamente con la Veiveriai Art School.La competición es inusual en el sentido de que está abierta a todo tipo de instrumentistas jóvenes, solistas y grupos (excepto dos pianos). La ceremonia de clausura será en el Prienai Cultural Centre Concert Hall. Se puede descargar la normativa en: 2011 Olimpo. Para más información enviar un e-mail a: mindaugas@akordeonas.lt |
2011 Festival y Competición Internacional de Acordeón de Australiaby Tania Lukic-Marx |
 Organizado por la Asociación Australiana de Profesores de Acordeón (Australian Accordion Teachers Association) Inc, el 18o Festival y Competición Internacional de Acordeón de Australia tendrá lugar el 11 y 12 de junio en el espléndido local del Club Marconi en Sydney's West.Tradicionalmente, la parte de competición del evento se celebra el sábado, junto con las master clases, y el Concierto de Gala de Acordeón se celebrará el domingo 12 de junio. El evento promete ser un emocionante suceso acordeonístico, con interés para Europa, Nueva Zelanda y China. Entre los artistas invitados internacionales se encuentran los acordeonistas Nueva Zelandeses Tracey Collins y Rebekah Greig, y otros reconocidos acordeonistas, grupos y orquestras australianos. Informes Diarios de acontecimientos pasados en: Australian International Championships Las inscripciones a la competición cierran el 1 de mayo. Para obtener más información y la normativa escriban a : www.aata.org.au |
XIII Festival de Acordeón de Invierno Kokkola - Finlandiaby Raimo Vertainen |
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 ¡Bienvenidos al XIII Festival de Acordeón de Invierno! Este año, entre nuestros artistas destacados estan Jari Sillanpää, Jorma Hynninen, Jorma Uotinen, Pekka Kuusisto, Janne Rättyä, Susanna Haavisto, la orquesta de cámara Ostrobothnian, Kristiina Kuusisto, Mari Mäntylä, Snekka , Matti Korkiala, y muchos más instrumentistas memorables.Como gran final, tenemos el espléndido concierto del 10o aniversario del GNX en el Kokkola Ice Hall, con la orquesta Guardia Nueva tango, que cautiva audiencias. La televisión finlandesa emitirá este concierto. ¡Este es el evento! Os prometemos a vosotros y a vuestra familia un festival lleno de experiencias para disfrutar toda la semana invernal. ¡Bienvenidos a Kokkola! Para más información escriban a: raimo.vertainen@pp.inet.fi |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
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 Frank Marocco has a new 2 CD set, ‘Traveling “in time” with Frank Marocco’, produced by Elke Ahrenholz, includes 38 tracks recorded by this outstanding USA accordionist between 1960 and 2010, plus a 16-page booklet.Described as ‘The Ultimate Collection’, this compilation was launched at Frank’s recent 80th birthday party, and allegedly, he had no idea that this project was taking place! Frank Marocco, apart from his own recordings, has played on over 500 movie soundtracks, and has recorded for and/or worked with musicians ranging from Richard Galliano, Brian Wilson, Pink Floyd and Madonna to Luciano Pavarotti, conductor Maxim Shostakovich and composer John Williams. Upcoming concert dates for Frank Marocco include: February 13th - Jazz Vespers, Northridge United Methodist Church, Los Angeles, USA February 19th - Giannelli Square, Record release "Giannelli´s Square" March 8th – solo concert and with Concertino, ‘Martisor’ festival, Republic of Moldova March 9th, 9.15pm – concert in Rome, Italy For further information email: frankmarocco@yahoo.com |
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| Derek Jenner, from Bournemouth, an ex-Guardsman, has retired from running a Bavarian style band called the ‘Alpengold Blaskappeller’. Over the years he has employed a variety of accordion players, and all got together with other musicians that have played for the band over the years to celebrate Derek’s retirement. The evening, held at the Laguna Hotel, Bournemouth, on January 29th, was planned and coordinated by Andrew Hague, the band’s last regular accordionist. As well as wishing Derek all the best, the musicians played some of the pieces from the band’s repertoire. At a certain point in the evening there were no less than six accordionists, trumpet, two clarinets, two trombones, four tubas, and two drummers. Pictured at the get together are Andrew Purkiss, Karen Street, Sandra Evans, Tracy Goldsmith, Mike and Andrew Hague. For further information email: purkies@hotmail.com |
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 On December 18th 2010, in the Great Hall of the Rostov State Philharmonic was held a concert titled ‘Parade of the Ensembles!’ The concert featured popular ensembles of folk instruments of southern Russia: ‘Doncy’, ‘Divo’, ‘Fun’, and an Irish folk music ensemble ‘Foggy Dew’, and ‘Gala Trio’. The concert also starred Honored Artist of Russia, one of the finest accordionists in the world, Yuri Shishkin (picture right).The concert hall was packed, and more than 700 people attended the Yuri Shishkin concert, which ended with a standing ovation and was a great success. The organizers were the International Center for Music ‘Harmony’ of Rostov - a non-profit public organization. During its existence the Centre has organized a number of significant activities in the field of musical culture in southern Russia. Among them are concerts with the legendary American accordionist Art Van Damme, the Frank Morocco Quartet, Vladimir Danilin, Festival ‘100 years of accordion’, and the French accordionist Alan Musichini. All these events were very successful, reported by the media, and attracted the widespread interest of amateur and professional accordionists. A major accordion event will be organised in December 2011, to be announced shortly. |
by Rob Howard
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 Bruce Triggs, from Vancouver, BC, Canada, has started up a regular accordion discussion blog at www.AccordionUprising.org He'll be posting mostly for a popular audience about the general squeezebox/free-reed family. He's working on a book on the topic, mostly about Anglo North-American squeezebox history. He's interested in why the accordion got left out of rock and roll (and the blues and most jazz), tracing that back through American popular music starting with the instrument's appearance in minstrel shows in the 1840s. The ‘Accordion Uprising’ will also cover music – "classical to punk rock" – from his Accordion Noir radio show. Accordion Noir has been broadcasting for some four years, with old shows available on-line in case you've got a few hundred hours to spare. For further information email: accordion.noir@gmail.com |
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 This week 14 years ago Accordions Worldwide reported the breaking news of the death of Malcolm Gee, a unique figure in the accordion scene in Britain through his ‘Pied Piper’ lead, initiatives and drive. We may never see his like again!CLUB ACCORD PRESIDENT PASSES AWAY - UNITED KINGDOM Contributed by Tracey Middleton Malcolm Gee, President and founder of Club Accord, passed away on Tuesday 11th February 1997 at Law Hospital in Lanark, Scotland. He had suffered a stroke whilst on holiday. This has come as an enormous shock to all in the accordion world and he will be greatly missed. Malcolm founded Club Accord along with many other people almost exactly 21 years ago. Not long after starting Club Accord, he launched a club newsletter, which grew to become the Accordion News. He started the National Autumn Accordion Festival which has found its home at Caister and attracts nearly 1000 accordionists each year. He toured Australia and New Zealand with Helen Kemp and spread the accordion movement around the globe. He then started the Summer Accordion Festival at St. Audries Bay and the Spring Accordion Camp by his pub, The New Inn, Pound Green Bewdley. He has promoted the accordion and supported accordion clubs tirelessly. He threw himself into the accordion world whole heartedly. If it wasn't for Malcolm, the accordion "society" in the United Kingdom would not be as successful as it is today. We owe him a great deal. Who knows what will happen to the Accordion "world" now that he has left us. I only hope that we will continue what he has started. We can not let all his ideas and enthusiasm die with him. Although Caister was almost entirely a "one man" organised event, I hope that a committee can be formed to continue it for years to come, as a tribute to Malcolm. I also hope that Club Accord will continue to thrive and see new members, and artists, enjoy the friendly atmosphere of the club, and use the opportunity to meet fellow enthusiasts and to spread the word of the accordion as Malcolm would have wished. He leaves behind a lot of friends who will miss him greatly. |
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 Jean-Marc Marroni, 1985 Coupe Mondiale World Champion and today the Prof. Accordion at the Conservatoire d'Aix-en Provence, France, leads his annual accordion course, April 23rd to 30th, at Serre-Eyraud, Hautes-Alpes, France. These Courses with Jean-Marc Marroni are organized by Europe Accordion Arts and Cultures. Tuition includes preparation for final examinations later in the year, national with international and competitions, study of world music, tango, baroque music, etc. For further information email Veronica Marroni: veronique.marroni@wanadoo.fr |
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 Dr. William Schimmel, moderator/curator, will direct the American Accordionists' Association (AAA) 2011 Seminars: ‘Walton the Imperial: Crowned!’, on July 29th and 30th. The master classes are at 3 pm, and concerts take place at 7 pm. All events will be at the Tenri Cultural institute, 43a West 13 St. – between 5 and 6 Ave, New York. The weekend also includes afternoon workshops, discussions, and informal performances.All events will be at the Tenri Cultural institute, 43a West 13 St. – between 5 and 6 Ave, New York. The weekend also includes afternoon workshops, discussions, and informal performances. Download the reservations form: 2011Walton.pdf Accordion philosopher Dr. William Schimmel will be the guide throughout, supplying commentary, giving interviews as well as lecturing and performing. The weekend will cover literally every aspect of the accordion and its various dimensions – classical, jazz, ethnic, avant garde, and world music. Anyone interested in performing at one of the afternoon master classes – to receive advice, encouragement and constructive criticism from the participants, the audience, and Dr. Schimmel may contact him at 212-876-0827 – the same number for all reservations concerning the entire weekend events. The master classes on July 29th include: ‘The accordion in ordinary life’, ‘Twelve ordinary notes’, ‘The non narrative life’, ‘The accordion and FDR’, ‘More is better’, ‘Simplicity born of an inner complexity’, ‘The art of disappointment’, and ‘Turn your garbage heap into a pop art statement’. The master classes on July 30th include: ‘Performing for the homeless’, ‘Tea and tango’, ‘The tango and shopping’, ‘Glasgow – the Tokyo of the north/Tokyo of tea rooms’, ‘The art of boredom’, ‘The 400 club’, ‘The tango and how to dance it’, and ‘The house of the ordinary/ordinary people’. Admission: $20 per master class, $40 per day, $25 per concert, and $110 entire weekend. For reservations: 212- 876-0827 or download the eservations form: 2011Walton.pdf |
by Rob Howard
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 Accordionist Milos Milivojevic performs as follows:February 14th, 7.30pm - Valentine's Gala Concert performances, with Taro Hakase (violin), Corentin Chassard (cello), and Maciej Janas (piano), at the Cadogan Hall, London. February 21st, 8pm - All Saints Church, Lovelace Road, West Dulwich, London SE21 8JY, with the Kosmos Ensemble, performing Classical, Tango and Eastern European music. For further information email: milosmusic@hotmail.com |
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| Photo above: Previous VIP Masterclass in preparation for TV, concerts and international competitions in 2011. The month of March see the resumption of intense full time educational activities by Frédéric Deschamps as he travels to Spain (March 1 to 4), Finland (March 4 to 8, Winter Congress of the CIA), USA (March 20 to 26). In between, is a course in France (March 8 to 15) which is a special preparation VIP Master Class with 14 artists from 14 countries including (China, Canada, USA, Serbia, Macedonia, Macedonia, New Zealand, Russia, and of course, some European countries - Switzerland, Italy, Finland). The VIP Master Class is preparatory to the various TV, international competitions and concerts for 2011. The next teaching courses open to all enthusiasts and young students too, is April 17 to 23 and April 24 to 30. Number of places are limited to 12 students each week. Information and registration: Frederic Deschamps 06 17 85 38 19 or frederic.deschamps @ wanadoo.fr |
by Rob Howard
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 Joe Natoli will be performing a special concert for WWII veterans and other members of the armed services on Sunday February 13th, 2pm, at Westerville Central High School, 7118 Mount Royal Ave, Westerville, near Columbus Ohio. Joe will be using the Roland FR7X, and one of the pieces he will be playing in the service veterans’ honour is Aaron Copland's ‘Fanfare For the Common Man’, which was commissioned from Copland for the WWII armed services. For further information email: jnatoli_yh@yahoo.com |
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| Irish accordion entertainer Declan Gaynor makes a return visit as the guest at Club Accord on Monday February 14th, 8.30pm. The venue is Catshill Social Club, 13a Meadow Road, Catshill, near Bromsgrove, Birmingham B61 0JJ. Declan is a fast-fingered accordionist and a singer with a rich deep voice who specialises in Irish dance music and ballads. For further information email: catshillwmc@tiscali.co.uk |
by Rob Howard
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 Camille Privat launches her new classical accordion CD on Saturday February 12th, 8pm, with a concert at the Salle des Associations ‘Le Champs de Mars’, 6 cours des Alliés, Rennes, Brittany. Her CD includes music by Mozart, Brel Bach, Franck Angélis, Oleksiv, and others. Also performing in the concert, as soloists, are two of Camille’s students, Sébastien Taillard and Maryll Abbas. Free entry, and a glass of wine for attendees. The concert sponsored by ‘La maison de l'accordéon’ and the association Atoût Vent. For further information email: atout.vent@yahoo.fr |
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 Marco Lo Russo performs in a show titled ‘Les Femmes d’Or’ at the Teatro Orologio, Rome, February 8th to 13th. On February 26th, 9pm, Marco Lo Russo performs at the Teatro Cafaro, Latina, in a concert titled ‘Mediterranean Accordion... Future Tango’. For further information email: stampa@marcolorusso.com |
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| Alex Cadogan, based in Derbyshire, UK, has recently acquired the personal career scrapbooks and the 1961 CIA competitors’ medal previously belonging to Charles ‘Chiz Bishop’ (1927-2000), one of Britain’s greatest competitive accordionists. Chiz Bishop became the All Britain Advanced Solo Champion in 1937 at just ten years of age, then after a fourteen year hiatus due to World War Two and army service, won two more Advanced titles and an incredible seven All-Britain Virtuoso titles, spanning a period of 25 years, 1937 to 1962. Chiz went on to became a professional accordionist and organist. Alex is seeking recordings made by Chiz Bishop, and would be grateful for any assistance. For further information email: Aibattuta@aol.com |
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| The Accordion Russia News 1st February edition, now online. |
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 Updated site by Soundwear Dimbath e.K., Accordion Bag Manufacturer of Germany. The makers of soundwear products have been designing and producing cases and accessories for musical instruments for over 50 years. Purchase online with credit card, shipping all over the world. |
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| The February 2011 Accordion USA News is now online. |
by Viacheslav Bondarenko
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 A new website in Russian and English for Viacheslav Bondarenko, the 2010 winner of the XXV International Competition "Citta di Castelfidardo" (Castelfidardo, Italy) in the top solo concert category. |
by Jean-Marc Marroni
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 Jean-Marc Marroni, 1985 Coupe Mondiale World Champion and today the Prof. Accordion at the Conservatoire d'Aix-en Provence, France. Advertising his four CD's with sound samples. |
CD Reviews |
by Joan C. Sommers
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of Duo MARES CD by Joan Sommers. Performer are Duo MARES, Esra Pehlivanli (Viola) and Marko Kassl (Accordion). |
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