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2014 “Hohner Cup” National Championships, Guiness World Record Attempt - Chinaby Prof. Li Cong, President, China Accordion Association |
The program and concert posters are online now at: 2014HohnerReport In order to popularize and raise the level of diversification of teaching and playing the accordion, accordion experts and scholars from around the world will gather for the 2014 “Hohner Cup” National Accordion Championships, 18th to 21st July in BaoAn, Shenzhen, Guangzhou (near Hong Kong). Accordionist enthusiasts from all over China and internationally will enjoy in BaoAn, superb diversified accordion performances, accordion lectures, master classes and seminars as well as concerts and competition performances of the highest level by young Chinese and international contestants. Ding Peng, Manager of Hohner China reports: "We have arranged more than 1,300 accordionists to play together at 10:30 am, 20th July 2014. The aim is to make a new Guinness World Record for Largest Accordion Ensemble. An official of Guinness Records, Mrs Lisa Hoffman will attend the event and confirm the numbers participating." The current Guiness World Record "largest accordion ensemble" consisted of 1,137 participants conducted by Martin Tezak at the 2011 Panonika Harmonika Festival in Cerklje ob Krki, in Slovenia on 8 August 2011. 2014 "Hohner Cup" Organizers: Society of Chinese Musicians Association, Accordion Musicians Association, Shenzhen Primary Sponsors: - Hohner Accordion Company - Accordion Musicians Association, Shenzhen. - Shenzhen City Xixiang Valley Cultural Development Corporation Other Sponsors - Bao'an District, - Shenzhen Bao'an District of Shenzhen City Musicians Association - Art Gallery of Mass culture, Baoan - Shenzhen Sports Center Media Support: China Central People's Broadcasting Station reported Xinhua People's Music Rules and information in Chinese language at: 2014Hohner The program and concert posters are online now at: 2014HohnerReport |