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2017 Coupe Mondiale, 5th to 9th September, Osimo (AN) - ItalyDuo “Una Sinistra” Yulia Amerikova & Alexander Selivanov is Now Three! - RussiaAkordioM Played the Opening Concert, 10th Festival "Zlatna Lira", Skopje - Macedonia‘Accordion Anthology’ Now Available From MusicForAccordion.com - UKRenzo Ruggieri Release Two New Jazz eBooks - Italy
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New CD and eTracks Album "Space" by Sergey Osokin - RussiaRenzo Ruggieri Art Exhibition Performances, Treviso - ItalyVideo: Anita Collins, What if every child had access to music education from birth? AustraliaMidland Accordion Festival Success, Dudley – UKVideo: Two Videos Featuring Iryna Serotyuk - UkraineSalvatore Cauteruccio and Danilo Guido Musical Project, Cosenza – ItalyVideo: Orchestre Didier Laurent Paso Doble Medley - France
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Jorgen Sundeqvist Premiere, Stockholm – SwedenMazaika Concerts, London - UKKsenija Sidorova Concerts – Latvia, Canada, GermanyNo 1 Ladies Accordion Orchestra Concert, Oxfordshire - UKLydie Auvray Concert, Leverkusen - GermanyKilfenora Ceili Band Concert, Waterford – Republic of IrelandParis-Moscow Duo Concert, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - FrancePeter M. Haas Trio Concert, Berlin - GermanyGiorgio Dellarole Seminar, Milan – Italy
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New Compositions: Franco Cambareri "Crystal Dreams and Brazilian Sunset"Updated Site: Video of Disco Medley Added to Site - ItalyUpdated Website: Gary Dahl Arranges Wienerschnitzel Polka, Polka Book Coming - USAHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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by Mirco Soprani
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  The 2017 Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships is back in Italy again, returning 5 years after the CIA Member, the Italian Accordion Culture (IAC), hosted very successfully the 2012 Coupe Mondiale, in the beautiful city of Spoleto. The IAC extends a warm welcome to accordionists from around the world to come to Osimo (AN), 5th to 9th September. The Mayor of Osimo Simone Pugnaloni (picture right), "is happy to host an event that will bring worldwide attention to the cultural attactions of the City of Osimo." Osimo, an ancient city with excellent halls renowned for good acoustics, has regularly hosted international cultural events including a major international piano competition just one week before the 2017 Coupe Mondiale. The entire area of Southern Ancona (we are talking of the towns of Camerano, Castelfidardo, Filottrano, Loreto, Numana, Sirolo) will also be involved, and a series of promotional concerts is planned in co-ordination to promote extensively the accordion and the 2017 Coupe Mondiale. Detailed information: 2017presentation.pdf Further information at: Coupe Mondiale |
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by Harley Jones
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 Video: "Russian accordion day" 2012 concert in 'Gnessins Academy of Music' Hall performing Little Story by J. Wojtarowicz (Motion Trio).Superb "Una Sinistra" (Yulia Amerikova and Alexander Selivanov) are proud to announce their son was born early morning, 29th October 2016 in Moscow. Pictured above is Lev Alexandrovich Selivanov leaving hospital with proud parents Alexander and Yulia. Picture left, not long before the baby was born. The sounds of baby Lev will indeed be a very different addition to the lovely music of "Una Sinistra"!!!!! Accordions Worldwide wishes them very best wishes and a lifetime of happiness. |
by Anica Karakutovska
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 The Festival "Zlatna Lira" organized by the Music Artists Association of Macedonia, had its 10th Jubilee in 2016. AkordioM (Zorica Karakutovska and Filip Stamevski) had the privilege to play the opening concert which was held on October 18th at the Museum of the City of Skopje. The concert program included works by Bach-Vivaldi, Derbenko, Bete Ilin, Semionov, Piazzolla, Galliano and others. A part of the program AkordioM performed with their friends, renowned artists from Macedonia: Marija Gjoshevska (piano), Zoran Dzorlev (violin), Aleksandra Kocevska (vocal), Biljana Petrovska (piano), Petar Kolevski (clarinet), Kosto Todorovski (accordion) and Filip Petreski (accordion). The concert list of AkordioM is considerable, with performances in USA, Italy, Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, etc. Their latest repertoire has added new works by composer Bete Ilin, showcasing the complex rhythmic structures in Macedonian folklore (5/8, 7/8, 9/8). These compositions are inspired by traditional Macedonian songs and are composed in a contemporary style. The festival "Zlatna Lira" finished on November 1st, successfully fulfilling the main task, promotion and great presentation of Macedonian artists and art. |
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by Harley Jones
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  ‘Accordion Anthology’, written and published by Rob Howard in 2016, is now available from MusicForAccordion.com. This book, a high quality near A4 sized hardback, contains a variety of accordion related articles and biographies, including some autobiographical articles by Pearl Fawcett-Adriano, Jack Emblow, Paul Chamberlain, Gordon Pattullo, Freeland Barbour, David Vernon, John Jones MBE, Rob Howard, and Stewart Walker. There are tribute articles to the late Joe Cooley, William Hannah, John Leslie, Andre Verchuren, and Gervasio Marcosignori. Biographies include Ksenija Sidorova, Martynas, Leonard Brown, and more. The articles include ‘Getting to Know the Accordion’, ‘The Accordion Concerto’, ‘The accordion and popular music’, ‘Accordion Dynasties’, ‘Polka and the Accordion’, and many more. The articles section includes contributions from Rosemary Wright – ‘Be a Better Player’ and ‘Playing For Others’, Steve Roxton – ‘Accordion Tips and Hints’, and James Sexton - ‘Use of the Couplers’. ‘Accordion Anthology’ is fully illustrated throughout with 320 mainly colour photographs. Purchase ‘Accordion Anthology’ online at Catalog: robaccord07 Other Rob Howard books are: ‘An A to Z of the Accordion’ Volume 1 Catalog: robaccord01, Volume 2 Catalog: robaccord02, Volume3 Catalog: robaccord03, Volume 4 Catalog: robaccord04. ‘Vintage Accordions’, Catalog: robaccord05 ‘Accordion: A Pictorial History’ Catalog: robaccord06 All are in hardback, and all are aimed at accordion enthusiasts, including those who are new to the instrument. For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
by Harley Jones
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  Renowned Jazz accordionist Renzo Ruggieri has released two eBooks (.pdf format) able to be sent to you by email. English: 10 Approaches to Jazz Improvisation eBook - Catalog: rrenzo401 Italian: Dieci Approcci All’Improvvisazione (Jazz) eBook - Catalog: rrenzo421 Renzo Ruggieri wrote: "Originating from the need of outlining a practical method for improvisation (not only intended for jazz performers), this book is designed for those who can already master the basics. Jazz classes most of the times primarily focus on theory as well as on its application, often neglecting or putting aside practice. But the theoretical framework can sometimes be perceived as overwhelming by students to such an extent that they may find it hard to get the major element of improvisation, that is the creation of a personal language which must include an appropriate assimilation. Knowing what to do (or not to do) is not enough. In order to perform a true improvisation one must first of all know a large number of pieces, but also be good enough as to forget them - in a sort of brainstorming – so as to avoid any remains of seduction left behind and create an empty space to be filled with their own creativity. In this book I am going to explain in detail the procedures allowing a student to be introduced to the pragmatic ways of creativity." Purchase online. English: 10 Approaches to Jazz Improvisation eBook - Catalog: rrenzo401 Italian: Dieci Approcci All’Improvvisazione (Jazz) eBook - Catalog: rrenzo421 |
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by Harley Jones
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 Sergey Osokin, famous accordionist, winner of international competitions, university teacher and composer, has released a new CD titlted "Space". The composer of each track is Sergey Osokin. Space album is of interest to all lovers of music, with its different styles of music such as jazz, academic, rock, world music, to give a new and unexpected fresh look to compositions featuring accordion. Sergey Osokin is accompanied by well known jazz musicians, Alexei Zavolokin (bass-guitar), Peter Ivshin (drums). Electic, bold, colorful and intriguing are just some of the words written about this new CD Catalog: os604 (€15 plus postage) and eTracks mp3 album (€9 sent by email). Other CDs by Sergey Osokin are: Catalog: os601 Eternal Returning Catalog: os602 IL Cinema Per Sempre Catalog: os603 IL Dolce Dolore |
by Harley Jones
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 Renzo Ruggieri was an artist amongst artists in Treviso from 29th to 31st October.At the Auditorium Santa Caterina in Treviso, was the important international art exhibition "Stories of Impressionism" featuring over 140 paintings by Van Gogh, Gauguin, Renoir, Manet, Cézanne, etc. This extraordinary exhibition is curated by Marco Goldin on the occasion of 20 years of his organisation Linea d'Ombra. This year, Renzo Ruggieri has been involved in the shows as a composer and accordionist, writing many of the arrangements for the orchestra directed by Paolo Troncon. Guests included Mauro Martelllo, Anna Campagnaro, Piero Salvatori, Sandro Buzzatti, Gilberto Colla, loriano Della Rocca. On the stage of the Festival were also nationally known names of music such as Franco Battiato, Giovanni Caccamo, Massimo Bubola and Antonella Ruggiero with which Renzo Ruggieri collaborates and for these concerts performed songs in duo getting rave reviews from the audience. All the concerts were sold out. In the first two days, 5,000 visitors already visit the exhibition. The exhibition will be in Treviso, Museo di Santa Caterina until 17 April 2017. |
by Harley Jones
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| This talk was given at a local TEDx event. Anita Collins shares how learning music influences our brain development, and what this means for musical education. Published on Oct 27, 2014. View another video by Anita Collins titled "How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain" http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=28-Oct-2016&lang=en#art12339 TED is a nonpartisan nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks. TED began in 1984 and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 110 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world. |
by Rob Howard
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| This year’s Midland Accordion Festival, held at The Quality Hotel, Dudley, November 4th to 7th, was a great success, with large numbers enjoying a weekend of varied accordion entertainment from Jean Dauvin (France), Steve Roxton, Bruno Continenza (Italy), David Lukins, Jovan Rnjak, Helen Rich, Rosemary Wright, Nigel Pasby & Helen Newton, Alan Young, Harry Hussey, Malachy Cairns, The Kennet Accordion Orchestra (MD Nigel Pasby), and the Master Butchers Band. There were many highlights, such as Jean Dauvin’s musette music, David Lukins’ accordion specialities performed in his very individual style, the ever popular Harry Hussey’s jazz, and a superb concert from the Kennet AO, whose performance of ‘Skyfall’, ‘Thunderbirds March’, ‘Field of Gold’, and ‘Intermezzo Sinfonico’ (from the opera ‘Cavalleria Rusticana’), all arranged by Nigel Pasby, were exceptional. The festival workshops included: Rosemary Wright - Intermediate Orchestra, Elementary Orchestra – Jean Hanger, Vintage Orchestra – Jean Hanger, Scottish Orchestra – Angie Lukins, and Sue Bennett - One to One tuition. The weekend orchestras gave excellent performances on Sunday afternoon, all achieving good results from their limited rehearsal time. The trade show includes the Birmingham Accordion Centre, Rob Howard Publications, Alan Shute – accordinas, accordions and extras, Roy Hendrie – MIDI, and Harry Kipling’s accordions and souvenirs. Trade was brisk, and many sales deals were done. The festival was exceedingly well organised by accordionist Barry Smith, whose Master Butchers Band closed the festival on Sunday evening with an hour of joyful lunacy. The dates for next year’s festival are November 3rd to 5th 2017. For further information email: bsentmusic@gmx.com |
by Harley Jones
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Video 2: 2016 Coupe Mondiale in Rostov-on-Don, Russia
| Two videos featuring the beautiful music of Iryna Serotyuk in duo with Daniil Buchka (guitar) and in duo with Vladimir Gitin (clarinet). Video 1: Iryna Serotyuk (accordion) & Daniil Buchka (guitar) perform "Pirotango". This piece was composed by Matteo Falloni (for bandoneon & guitar) for Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi and Luca Lucini. Edited for bayan by G. Seredin. Published on Nov 10, 2016. The performance was in the Big Hall, The Odessa National A.V. Nezhdanova Academy of Music. Video 2: Serotyuk & Gitin Duo (Ukraine) at the 2016 Coupe Mondiale in Rostov-on-Don. This performance by Iryna Serotyuk and Vladimir Gitin (clarinet) won 2nd place in the Coupe Mondiale International Competition for Chamber Music - Classical Music. |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 Accordionist and composer Salvatore Cauteruccio and clarinet player Danilo Guido have formed a duo to pursue a musical project they call ‘South’, featuring unreleased songs and a Mediterranean sound, linked to the origins of the two musicians. This will be a personal musical style and interplay influenced by jazz and tango: two great stylistic currents that give the interplay magic, elegance and passion.For further information email: salvatorecauteruccio77@gmail.com |
by Harley Jones
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| The Orchestre Didier Laurent performs a Paso Doble Medley. Published on May 11, 2016. This video was made available by Guillaume Forest who has other Orchestre Didier Laurent videos online. |
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by Rob Howard
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| On Saturday November 12th, 6pm, at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, accordionist Jorgen Sundeqvist and organist Håkan Dahlén give a premiere performance of ‘Fantasia Drammatica’, composed recently by the Czech composer Eduard Douša. This new work is written for accordion and pipe organ, and the premiere is part of Accordeon Festivalen 2016, which runs from November 11th to 13th, in Stockholm. Jorgen Sundeqvist is one of Sweden’s leading classical accordionists. He studied in the USA with Anthony Galla-Rini, where he later toured. Eduard Douša teaches at the Prague Conservatory. He has composed extensively for many instruments and orchestras. |
by Rob Howard
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 The duo Mazaika – Igor Outkine (accordion, vocals) and Elizabeth Harrison (violin) – perform this month, as follows:November 12th, 6.30pm – the compositions of the Russian composer Arkady Ostrovsky played by Igor Outkine (solo performance), Pushkin House, 5A Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2TA November 18th, 7pm – ‘Night of Russian and gypsy music’ by Mazaika, Zima Russian Food and Bar, 45 Frith St, London W1D 4SD For further information email: igor.outkine@yahoo.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Latvian accordionist Ksenija Sidorova performs this month, as follows:Saturday November 12th, 7pm - with the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Great Amber Concert Hall, Liepaja, Latvia Thursday November 17th, 8pm – with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (conducted by William Eddins), Enmax Hall, Edmonton, Canada Friday November 18th, 9.30pm – with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (conducted by William Eddins), Enmax Hall, Edmonton, Canada Tuesday November 22nd, 7.30pm – with the Goldmund String Quartet, Dortmund, Germany Ksenija Sidorova, since graduating from the Royal Academy of Music in London, UK, has pursued a hectic international concert career, performing around Europe, USA, Brazil, Israel, Senegal, and other countries. For further information email: ksenijasidorova@yahoo.co.uk |
by Rob Howard
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 The No 1 Ladies Accordion Orchestra (MD Jane Ward) performs in concert on Saturday November 12th, 7.30pm, at Islip Village Hall, Church Lane, Islip, Oxfordshire OX5 2TA. Tickets cost £7.50, and accompanied under 16s are free. Founded in 2010 by Karen Tweed, The No 1 Ladies Accordion Orchestra has 16 members, all passionate accordion players from around the UK, with a shifting line-up of up to sixteen performers. This all-squeezing, cake-loving, tea-drinking band of lovely talented ladies has enthralled audiences across the country, in village halls, ballrooms, festivals, fetes, parties, piers and pavilions. With the unexpected sounds of multiple accordions played with sensitivity, versatility and a unique style of charming idiosyncrasy, many an accordion-phobe has been made to think twice! For further information email: no1ladiesaccordion@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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| Lydie Auvray performs in concert on Saturday November 12th, 8pm, at the Scala Club, Uhlandstraße 9, 51379 Leverkusen, Germany. Lydie will be backed by Eckes Malz – piano and percussion, and Markus Tiedemann – guitar. German-based French accordionist, singer and composer Lydie Auvray has been performing since the mid-1970s, and has made numerous recordings, some solo and many with other musicians and singers. Her latest album, ‘Musetteries’, features musette music performed in her own individual style. In 2003 she published her autobiography, ‘Jubiläum’. For further information email: lydieauvray@netcologne.de |
by Rob Howard
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| The Kilfenora Ceili Band performs in concert on Saturday November 12th, 8pm-10.30pm, at the Cappoquin Community Centre, Twig Bog, Cappoquin, County Waterford. Tickets cost €25. Founded in County Clare in 1909, the Kilfenora are Ireland’s longest established ceili band. The band’s latest CD ‘Now is the hour’ was released on March 13th. The current line-up is John Lynch (leader) – banjo, mandolin, Claire Griffin - button accordion, Tim Collins – concertina, flutes - Anthony Quigney, Garry Shannon, fiddles – Anne-Marie McCormack, Anne Rynne, Eimear Howley, Sinead Heagney, piano - Fintan McMahon, drums - Sean Griffin. For further information email: johnlynch1955@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 The Paris-Moscow Duo – Domi Emorine and Roman Jbanov - performs in concert on Saturday November 12th, 8.30pm, at Maison des Associations Jacques Gripel, Bromont-Lamothe, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Admission is free.Roman Jbanov and Domi Emorine have been working together since 1998 and have performed in France, Russia, Denmark, Italy, Poland, China, Portugal, Lithuania, Canada, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK. The duo have a truly astounding CV: Demi Emorine’s achievements include winning the CIA Coupe Mondiale, CMA Trophée Mondial, Concours International de Klingenthal, and the Prix de la Sacem. Roman Jbanov achievements include Grand Prize Beloborodov in Tula (Russia), Scholarship of the President of the Russian Republic, and the CMA Trophée Mondial. For further information email: lydieauvray@netcologne.de |
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| On Saturday November 12th, 9pm, the Peter M. Haas Trio performs once again in the beautiful Kleinkunstbühne, Flora Street 16, 13187 Berlin-Pankow. For further information email: zimmer16@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Accordionist Giorgio Dellarole will hold a seminar on Tuesday December 13th at the Milan Conservatory. The focus will be on playing classical pieces from the Renaissance to Baroque eras on the accordion. The deadline for applications is December 6th.If participation in the seminar proves to be significant, we will start to work for the opening of a Master's degree in accordion at the Conservatory of Parma, dedicated to the study of ancient music from Frescobaldi to Mozart. For further information email: giorgio.dellarole@gmail.com |
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by Franco Cambareri
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  Two new compositions released by Franco Cambareri. Brazilian Sunset, Catalog: cfranco216 Brazilian Sunset is a simple and easy tune with a Latin Touch Crystal Dreams, Catalog: cfranco217 Crystal Dreams is a Beautiful, Romantic and Sad piece of Music. These works are eSheet (pdf file, able to be emailed to you) and can be purchased online with secure server credit card. |
by Renzo Ruggieri
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  This superb arrangement by Renzo Ruggieri is available online, Catalog: rrenzo508Video of Grayson Masefield performing it has been added to the webpage. Other Renzo arrangements available are: rrenzo501 - Song For S.B (Solo) rrenzo502 - Volo Degli Angeli (Solo) rrenzo503 - Tango Italiano (Solo) rrenzo504 - Carnevale (Solo) rrenzo505 - Roma Tango (Solo) rrenzo506 - Cinema (for 4 parts and drums, electronic accordion) rrenzo507 - Variations on Säkkijärven Polka (Solo) rrenzo508 - Medley Disco (Solo) rrenzo509 - Acquarelli Italiani (Solo) |
by Gary Dahl
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  Popular accordion arranger and teacher Gary Dahl has just released an arrangement of Wienerschnitzel Polka (picture left), available in eSheet .pdf format, able to be emailed to you. Catalog: DH0256 Wienerschnitzel Polka $6. Gary Dahl has also announced: "My latest book of arrangements titled 'Polka!' is nearly ready for release. All 8 titles in eSheet .pdf format for only $18.50 is great value. Release date is 11th November in time for the Christmas Market for these quality arrangements." Titles will be: Ferryboat Serenade Achtung Los Beer Barrel Polka Beer Barrel Polka (Advanced) Champagne Polka Clarinet Polka Just Because Liechtensteiner Polka |
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