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Los Tigres del Norte Performs for Immigration Reform - USAVideo: Historical Performance by Luigi Bruti, Los Angeles - USAVideo: Accordion and Dog Duo - Perfect Accompaniment!!!?Video: "Next Year" Performed by Victor Derenboim New Accordion Orchestra - IsraelVideo: "Lullabies for Eliana" Artem Nyzhnyk - UkraineVeselje kod Tine iz Djurinca - Slovenia
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| From October 18-19 will be the finals of the 7th Roland V-Accordion International Festival for Digital Accordions, sponsored by Roland Europe. Read in detail about the upcoming event, the competitors, the Jury at: 2013 Rome Festival. This superbly organized international event will have Daily Reports online from Thursday evening, 17th October linking from this page. If you cannot be in Rome, you can read the Accordions Worldwide Daily Reports and photos plus live video supplied by the Deschamps Channel. The live streaming starts on Friday at 3 pm Rome time. See competitor and video timetable for Friday and Saturday at: 2013 Rome Festival Contestants for 2013 in country order are: Mahatma Costa (Brazil), Michael Bridge (Canada), Matthias Matzke (Germany), Simone Sciammarella (Italy), Kyoko Hayashibara (Japan), Stanislav Malyshev (Russia), Petar Maric (Serbia), Thomas Hardaker (UK), Sergei Teleshev (USA). Jury members in country order are: Walter Bigler (Austria), Kimmo Mattila (Finland), Frédéric Deschamps (France), Christos Kalaitzopoulos (Greece), Renzo Ruggieri (Italy), Viatcheslav Semionov (Russia), Zoran Zorko (Slovenia). After the event, recorded video will be available for viewing online at: 2013 Rome Festival |
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by Harley Jones
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 The 2013 Strumenti & Musica Festival for accordion and piano took place in the beautiful cultural city of Spoleto, from the 1st to 6th October and follows on from the most successful 2012 Coupe Mondiale held in Spoleto, also hosted by the Italian Accordion Culture (IAC), Italian member of the CIA-IMC.Photos of the event at: 2013SpoletoPhotos The results for the accordion categories were: Category A Senior Classic, 1st Ghenadie Rotari, 2nd Samuele Telari, 3rd Andrey Vasilyev; Category B Junior Classic, 1st Michele Toppo, 2nd Giancarlo Palena, 3rd Yuanyi Zhong; Category C Senior Virtuoso, 1st Matteo Petronio, 2nd Aleksander Kolovski, 3rd Simone Sciammarella; Category D Junior Virtuoso, 1st Andrea di Giacomo, 2nd David Kolesnikov; Category H Ensemble 1st Spirit Duo, 2nd Duo Insolito No. 1, 3rd Accoensemble Quartet; Category E 15 Years & Under, 1st Danil Loginov, 2nd Karolina Desyatkova, 3rd Edoardo Dominici; Category F 12 Years & Under, 1st Manuel Piccioni; Category G 9 Years & Under, 1st Deborah Moriconi; An important innovation for 2013 is the organization of master classes at the highest level, for both accordion and piano, taught by the important tutors Alexander Selivanov (Russia, accordion) and Denis Chefanov (Russia, piano) plus tutors from Italy which at times combine both piano and accordion. As well as the competitions and masterclasses there were other pedagogical seminars plus three major concerts. For further information email: gianluca.bibiani@arspoletium.com Photos of the event at: 2013SpoletoPhotos |
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by Kevin Friedrich
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 The upcoming Las Vegas International Accordion Convention will feature four fun filled nights with two "themed nights" with prizes at this year’s event! Held at the Gold Coast Hotel from October 28-31st, 2013, the event stars Joey Miskulin (pictured right), Gee Rabe, Dick Contino, Stas Venglevski, and Jeff Lisenby. Guest artists also include Peter & Mady Soave, Mary Tokarki, Gordon Kohl, Gina Brannelli, Liz Finch, Pete Barbutti and many more. If you would like some hands-on experience, attendees are invited to participate in the Sixth Annual Las Vegas International Accordion Orchestra conducted by Prof. Joan Sommers. Wednesday evening, October 30, will feature the Venetian Costume Party in the Italian Venetian tradition! Attendees are invited to plan their attire accordingly, as prizes will be awarded for the best costume! Thursday, to continue the celebration, will be the fancy Gala dress night. Winners of the Accordion Star Search will be announced, and featured in concert. The evening will come to a spectacular Italian crescendo with the performance of the International Accordion Orchestra under the direction of Joan Sommers! Among the many featured guests this year will be Hall of Fame accordionist & Grammy Award-winning Producer Joey Miskulin. Joey is a true legend whose career has spanned more than four decades. Joey has collaborated and performed with Paul McCartney, Ricky Skaggs, Andy Williams, John Denver, Ricky Van Shelton, Emmylou Harris, and many others. He is a performer, studio musician, producer and pedagogue. Joey’s legendary music history starts at age four when he picked up a 12-bass accordion and began playing simple melodies. At five, he began formal music training, and at ten, Joey was performing publicly. At eleven he joined the Ronnie Lee Band, and at age twelve he made his first record album with Chicago’s Roman Possedi. At thirteen, Joey met and began performing with “America's Polka King," Frank Yankovic, thus beginning an association lasting over 35 years. Yankovic, who had a contract with Columbia Records,took a chance insisting that Joey be allowed to record with the band. "It was that first recording session with Frank that made up my mind. I wanted to make music my career." During this period he met many of the biggest names in the music world, all of whom encouraged the young lad to pursue his musical dream. At nineteen, Joey left Yankovic to tour with the Hawaii Internationale Revue, entertaining throughout Hong Kong, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, and Okinawa. A call from Yankovic brought Joey back to the band where he recorded five albums for RCA Records. Throughout the 70’s and 80’s, Joey’s reputation as a studio musician and producer grew. He recorded with celebrities such as Andy Williams, Doc Severenson and Charlie Daniels, as well as with many bands throughout the U.S., Canada & Europe. In 1985 Joey produced the first record to win a polka Grammy: "70 Years Of Hits" with Frank Yankovic. Since moving to Nashville in 1987, his recording projects included U2, Johnny Cash, Alan Jackson, Shania Twain, Alison Krause, Hank Williams Jr., John Prine, Alabama, Garth Brooks, and Emmylou Harris, to name a few. After recording and becoming a regular on NPR’s "Rider’s Radio Theater," he became a member of Riders In The Sky. He produced their multiple Grammy-award winning recordings and performed an average of 185 shows each year, including the"Grand Ole Opry." In addition, he oversees other studio and production projects as a respected and soughtafter member of the music industry community. Some of Joey's movie projects include writing, producing, and/or performing songs appearing in Disney's "The Wild", Disney/Pixar's "Cars", "Rattle and Hum" with U2, and Disney/Pixar's "Toy Story 2". We’re thrilled to have Joey with us performing, teaching, and as the recipient of the 2013 Honorary Directors Award! Come join this once in a lifetime opportunity to celebrate and be a part of hearing and learning from the legendary Joey Miskulin! For full details of this exciting annual Las Vegas event, please visit www.accordionstars.com for the latest guest artists, registration and contact information. |
by Martin Frey, Schweizer Generalvertretung für Pigini und Excelsior Akkordeons
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 Video 1. Timbre Russian Accordion Group Performs Blossoming May by A.PolonskiyVideo 2. Timbre Russian Accordion Group Performs Granada by Lara Once more, I am very pleased to organise some concerts in Switzerland for the famous Timbre Russian Accordion Group of Moscow. If you would like to host a concert, please contact: Martin Frey (picture right) at: akkdino@yetnet.ch Mobile: +41-79-239 77 94 Current concert schedule is: 19th November, Ravensburg, Germany, Accordion Orchestra Ravensburg 21st or 24th November, Urnaesch (near St. Gallen), Switzerland, Church of Urnaesch 22nd November, Ebikon near Lucerne, Switzerland, Accordion Orchestra Ebikon 24th November Orbe (French part near Lausanne), Switzerland, Accordion Club of 100 The Timbre Russian Accordion Group was founded in Moscow in 1982 with five musicians still in the group until today: Paul Zaytsev, Viacheslav Stoma, Alexey Kochurov, Michail Dmitrokopulo, Viacheslav Kuzminskiy (Artistic Director from 1991). This is the only professional group in Russia, which plays the unique instruments made by the Russian engineer Nikolai Kosorukov and called timbre accordions. These instruments don’t have any equivalent in the world. Their sound quality closely resembles that of symphonic wind instruments made of brass or wood so they were called “oboe”, “clarinet”, “French horn” and “tuba”. The traditional multitimbral accordion is also used in the Group. The Timbre Russian Accordion Group has made many CD's, radio and TV appearances and concerts in many parts of the European continent and in 2008 were granted the Title of Honoured Artist of Russia by President Putin. For further information email: akkdino@yetnet.ch |
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| Excerpts from an article by David Montgomery, Washington Post newspaper. The rally for immigration reform became a singalong Tuesday afternoon for thousands on the otherwise shutdown Mall. Los Tigres del Norte — the biggest, most beloved band that many English-speaking Americans have never heard of — were onstage, and almost everyone in the audience seemed to know every word. Which is basically the message of the Tigres song “The Cage of Gold” — a story of that bittersweet sense of accomplishment in a new land at the cost of losing connections in the old one. Los Tigres del Norte — four brothers and a cousin — looked like businessmen in their dark suits at breakfast in a downtown hotel Tuesday. They maintain courtly, old-world manners. They had played shows in three towns in Mexico on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, finishing between 3 and 5 each morning. Shows usually end that late in order to satisfy all fans’ requests for songs and photos. Los Tigres are scheduled to perform and be honored Wednesday at the Billboard Mexican Music Awards in Hollywood. Then they are off to perform in Bogota, Colombia’s capital. The logistics are staggering. They have a Mexican set of equipment — for shows in that country and internationally — and an American set of equipment. The Mexican gear was pressed into service for Washington, because the American set was needed in Hollywood. Both sets include drums, accordions, electric bass, saxophone and three bajo quintos or bajo sextos, which are 10- and 12-string guitarlike instruments. Usually the band members come in for breakfast after a show, then sleep until late afternoon. This time, they were due for a sound check on the Mall at 9 a.m. |
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| This historic video was released and published on Sep 29, 2013 and just before the 7th Roland V-Accordion Festival in Rome next weekend. Luigi Bruti (Marketing Director of Roland Europe SpA, a pioneer developer of the Roland V-Accordion), in 2007 with the Roland FR-7 V-Accordion, made a debut at "Carpenter Performing Arts Center", the theater in Long Beach, Los Angeles, where Luigi Bruti introduced the first V-Accordion (FR-7) during the "Organ Power" concert. This was at the time of the NAM Show where the V-Accordion was being displayed to the first time to the industry and the public. |
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| The dog owners family did not say the country, or ANY information!!!!! but its a video sure to bring a smile. |
by Harley Jones
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| "Next Year" is a popular Israeli song performed at the accordion concert by the Victor Derenboim New Accordion Orchestra, in Beer-Sheva, Israel. Published on Oct 5, 2013. |
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| Published on Sep 24, 2013. Artem Nyzhnyk composition "Lullabies for Eliana". Suite in four movements for violin, bayan (accordion) and harp. Performed by: Lidiya Futorska (violin), Zuzanna Federowicz (harp), Iryna Serotyuk (accordion - http://www.serotyuk.com), Artem Nyzhnyk (http://www.nyzhnyk.com ) |
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| Orkestar Skorpioni - Slovenia Published on Sep 28, 2013 Veselje kod Tine iz Djurinca. Performers: Dragan Todorovic Bugarin, Milan Limun, Saska i Zijada Audio & Video Recording by Dj.Koksi, Avgust 2013 |
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by Harley Jones
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 The All-Ireland Accordion Festival by the Irish Accordion Association will be held on April 12, 2014 at the Castle Arch Hotel, Trim County Meath, Ireland. Irish Accordion Association Secretary Yvonne Chilton (picture right) has made available the rules, regulations and test music lists and you can download them: 2014Irish The closing date for entries is 28th February 2014. For any further information, email Yvonne Chilton at: chilton_accordion@hotmail.com |
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 Lower East Side Accordion Arkestra is part of the "Lost & Found" Music Series. The accordion concert is at the Museum at Eldridge Street, Sunday, October 27, 2013 from 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM.Come hear the music of the immigrants who made the Lower East Side their home and whose cultures merged into the rich soundscape of New York City. This joyous concert features accordion virtuosi Lou Fanucchi, Cory Pesaturo, Peter Stan, and Lower East Sider Walter Kuhr, with accompaniment by violin and bass, as well as two original accordion compositions by Yale Strom. |
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by Donald E Grzanna
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 Don Grzanna - accordionist, composer, performer, releases 4 new composition for accordion available for purchase online.'Argentine Tango For Accordion', catalog: grza180, 'Argentine Tango Advanced Accordion', catalog: grza181, 'French Tango Advanced Accordion Solo', catalog: grza182 The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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 Klaus Paier has just released ‘Das Akkordeon Buch’ / ‘The Accordion Book’, a 3 volume set of accordion technique books. The text is in both German and English, and published by jova-music of Munich, Germany.Purchase with credit card. |
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by Joan C. Sommers
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of Logos Futura CD by N. Antonio Peruch, in English language, reviewed by Joan C. Sommers. |
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