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11-Dec-2009
CIA Winter Congress, Arrasate - Spainby Kevin Friedrich |
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 The (CIA) held their 123rd General Assembly of Delegates in Arrasate, Spain, from December 5th – 6th 2009. The 2009 Winter Congress was hosted by CIA member ‘Hauspoz’ Euskal Herriko Akordeoi Elkartea, who were holding both their annual ‘Arrasateko Akordeoi Lehiaketak’ International Accordion Competition as well as their own national competitions. Newly elected CIA President Raymond Bodell (UK) welcomed delegates to a weekend of activities including meetings, informal working sessions, musical performances and social functions. The General Assembly included the release of the 2009 CIA International News, Volume 8, the acceptance of two new Voting Members to the CIA from January 2010, the Lithuanian Accordion Association, Lithuania and the Associação de Acordeão de Alcobaça, Portugal. The CIA will implement a new ‘Masters Category’, beginning in 2012. Enhancing the current International Competition for Piano Accordion, this renamed ‘Masters’ Category, offering a bridge between the current Junior Coupe Mondiale and the Senior Coupe Mondiale, and like all other CIA Categories, it will be opened to include all keyboard systems (such as piano, button and kratskov). Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) Merit Awards in appreciation for outstanding contributions to the International accordion movement were approved to be presented to Luu Quang Minh (Vietnam), Fritz Dobler (Germany) and Yury Ivanovich Kazakov (Russia). Around 10th May 2010 will be the second annual World Accordion Day, to which accordion associations, clubs, orchestras, groups, teachers and performers are invited to register participation on the World Accordion Day website and promote the accordion in their part of the world. CIA President Raymond Bodell thanked Iñigo Aizpiolea and Iñaki Alberdi for their work in preparing the Winter Congress on behalf of Hauspoz. For detailed information visit the webpage 2009 Winter Congress. |