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Video: Volodymyr Runchak, Concerto Piccolo for Accordion and String Orchestra - Italy
Tournée de Richard Galliano « Piazzolla Jazz Trio » - Japon
« Duo Accosphere » en première mondiale avec Airis String Quartet - Pologne
« Black Pencil » au Prix Annelie de Man 2021 - Pays-Bas
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Results: 3rd All-Russian Competition of Performers on Folk Instruments – Krasnoyarsk - RussiaVideo: Results of Online CMA Trophée Mondial De L'accordéon - FranceAccordionists Entertain at Festivals – ArgentinaNew CD: Italian Folk Collection Vol 1, Spoleto - ItalyPassing of Donna Dee (Anderson) Ray (March 13, 1947 to November 09, 2021)New CD “Morning Birds” - ItalyAdelaide Accordion Orchestra Entertains - AustraliaVideo: "Waves of the Danube" - Ukraine
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Fofa Nobre Entertains at Virada Sustentável 2021 - BrazilVictor Prieto Trio at “Terraza 7”, New York - USAAccordion Club Oedheim 30th Anniversary Celebrations – GermanyGarry Alexander Performs at “Tavern 1843” - Scotland15th World Accordion and Tango Festival – CanadaDr William Schimmel Performs with Boston Symphony Orchestra - USAAccordion Weekend at Conservatoire du Calaisis - FranceDuo Fuoco/Pardino Chamber Concert - ItalyAndreas & Naoko Nebl Perform at Benefit Concert - GermanyAlex Meixner Band Performs at Rock’n River Walk - USASharon Shannon 2022 Concert Tour - Ireland
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Histoire des commandes musicales AAA par le professeur Robert McMahan - États-Unis
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Concert de Noël du 20ème anniversaire de Guardia Nueva, Kokkola - Finlandeby Christine Johnstone |
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| Guardia Nueva célèbre son 20ème anniversaire avec une série de concerts en 2021 et 2022. Le 11 décembre à 19 h, cet orchestre à grand succès dirigé par Raimo Vertainen donnera un concert spécial de Noël d’une version remaniée de « Four Seasons » de Vivaldi à l’église Kokkola, en Finlande. Cette nouvelle œuvre « Recomposed Four Seasons » du compositeur allemand Max Richter comprend de la danse et des animations, a été orchestrée par Raimo Vertainen et arrangée pour Guardia Nueva. Une partie essentielle de l’œuvre est la danse, qui dépeint le changement des saisons, et en même temps le cycle de la vie humaine. Printemps-été-automne-hiver : des symboles de la nature de la naissance à la mort. Les animations projetées sur le mur de l’église complètent l’ensemble. Tous les détails des concerts du 20ème anniversaire de la Guardia Nueva sont à : 2021DiamondJubilee |
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Video: Volodymyr Runchak, Concerto Piccolo for Accordion and String Orchestra - Italyby Harley Jones |
 Video: Denis Snigiryov (accordion) soloist and the Calabria Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by the composer Volodymyr Runchak (Ukraine), at the 2021 PIF Castelfidardo. The performance was at the Teatro Astra, 1st October. |
Tournée de Richard Galliano « Piazzolla Jazz Trio » - Japonby Christine Johnstone |
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| La tournée japonaise « Piazzolla Jazz Trio » de Richard Galliano aura lieu ce mois-ci. Le Jazz Trio comprend Richard Galliano (accordéon - photo ci-dessus de J.B.Millot), Sebastien Giniaux (guitare et violoncelle) et Diego Imbert (contrebasse). Leur programme comprendra des œuvres de Piazzolla et Galliano. Dates de la tournée : 21 novembre : Shirakawa 22 novembre : Tagasaki 25 novembre : Kanagawa 26 novembre : Osaka 27 novembre : Gifu 28 novembre : Mishima 30 novembre : Tokyo Pour plus de détails, envoyez un courriel à solathierry@gmail.com |
« Duo Accosphere » en première mondiale avec Airis String Quartet - Pologneby Christine Johnstone |
  « Duo Accosphere » (photo ci-dessus à gauche) qui se compose des accordéonistes Alena Budzináková et Grzegorz Palus, interprétera la première mondiale de « Sux pour Six » du compositeur Milosz Bembinow avec le Quatuor à cordes Airis (photo ci-dessus à droite) à la Salle de Chambre de Kielce, Pologne le 30 novembre 2021 à 18h30.La pièce a été écrite spécialement pour deux accordéons et un quatuor à cordes et a été créée grâce au cofinancement du ministère de la Culture, du Patrimoine national et du Sport du Fonds de promotion de la culture – un fonds d’État à vocation spéciale, dans le cadre des « contrats de composition ». programme mis en œuvre par l’Institut national de musique et de danse. Le Quatuor à cordes Airis se compose d’Aleksandra Czajor (1er violon), Grazyna Zubik (2e violon), Malwina Tkaczyk (alto) et Mateusz Manka (violoncelle). Leur programme inclura également des musiques de la période baroque à nos jours telles que Concerto pour deux clavecins et orchestre en ut mineur (Bach), String Quartet No 4 (Laks), Jazz Etude pour quatuor à cordes (Czyz), Six Characteristic Dances from the Suite The Nutcracker (Tchaïkovski) et de Sisyphe et Prométhée — deux mythes instructifs (Runczak). Pour plus de détails, envoyez un courriel à info@duoaccosphere.com |
« Black Pencil » au Prix Annelie de Man 2021 - Pays-Basby Christine Johnstone |
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 Vidéo : Extrait du nouveau CD de Black Pencil "Come Out, Caioni!" intitulé Three Dances.Le Prix Annelie de Man 2021 aura lieu du 1er au 5 décembre 2021 à la salle de concert Orgelpark à Amsterdam, aux Pays-Bas. La Fondation Annelie de Man organise le festival international Prix Annelie de Man et un concours pour les compositeurs et clavecinistes pour promouvoir et soutenir le répertoire contemporain du clavecin. « Black Pencil » (photo ci-dessous), qui comprend l’accordéoniste Marko Kassl, Jorge Isaac (flûte à bec), Matthijs Koene (flûte traversière), Esra Pehlivanli (alto) et Enric Monfort (percussions) sont les membres de l’Ensemble en résidence à l’événement. Au programme : Hierarchie (composé par Moritz Eggert en 2019) pour Black Pencil et clavecinistes : Jane Chapman, Gosia Klajn, Kristian Nyquist, Victoria Lerche, Silvia Marquez, Ere Lievonen (orgue), ensemble Conservatorium van Amsterdam. Black Pencil interprétera également des morceaux de leur nouvel album "Come Out, Caioni!" (photo ci-dessus à gauche). Pour plus de détails, envoyez un courriel à info@marko-kassl.de |
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  Video: Final gala concert and prizewinner announcementThe III All-Russian Music Competition for Performers on Folk Instruments including Bayan and Accordion was held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia from November 3rd to 9th, 2021, organised by FGBUK - "Federal Directorate of Music and Festival Programs Rosconcert". Results: 1st: Alexey Pankratov (Moscow) – picture below 2nd: Artem Malkhasyan (St. Petersburg – picture above left), Robert Alevetdinov (Moscow) 3rd: Ruslan Kochkin (Moscow – picture above right), Sergey Pavin (Krasnoyarsk), Pavel Masyuk (Rostov-on-Don). The event finished with a gala concert at the Small Concert Hall of the Krasnoyarsk Regional Academy along with the announcement of the laureates. Performances were given by competition and diploma winners. The concert featured works by Russian composers as well as works by Domenico Scarlatti. |
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| CMA President, Frederic Deschamps has announced the winners of the CMA Online 2021 Trophée Mondial De L'accordéon categories. CMA Masters 1. Danil Sharavyev (Russia) 23.53 2. Viacheslav Moseichuck (Ukraine) 23.46 3. Egor Shapovalov (Russia) 23.32 CMA Junior Classique 1. Mykola Synyahivskiy (Ukraine) 23.88 2. Naixin Zhang (China) 23.71 3. Zhouyang Zhai (China) 23.58 CMA Junior Variete 1, Matteo Tortora (Italy) 23.68 2. Mathias Rugsveen (Norway) 23.49 3. Emanuel Viti (Italy) 23.34 CMA Chamber Music Senior 1. Maksym Melnychenko and Pavlo Arkhypenko Fiery Expression (Ukraine) 23.76 2. Duo Black and White (Portugal/Ukraine) 23.18 3. Accordion Ensemble of Shenzhen University (China) 22.43 CMA Chamber Music Junior 1. Yiwei Liu (China) 23.54 2. Matejková & Breuerová (Czech Republic) 22.85 3. Ottich - Duo (Russia) 22.80 CMA Composition 1. Julien Beautemps (France) 23.71 2. Sergey Lugovskoy (Russia) 22.48 3. Patrik Kotlár (Czech) 22.13 CMA Senior Variete and Senior Classique categories final rounds yet to be completed. |
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  Accordionists Miguel Figueroa and his Conjunto ensemble plus the Antonio Figueroa Trio have been entertaining at festivals in Argentina this week.On November 9th, they performed at the Grand Closing Party of the Las Juntas Guasayán in Santiago del Estero. See poster above left. On November 11th, they had a busy schedule performing at the Brea Pozo Festival (see poster above right), followed by a performance at the Arraga Festival (see poster below), both in Santiago del Estero, Argentina. |
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 A new CD entitled “Italian Folk Collection Vol 1” includes 9 pieces for accordion you can dance to, by a variety of different artists.All pieces on the CD have been composed by Gianluca Bibiani and the album features various accordionists including Bibiani himself, Massimo Fabiani, Federico Bianchetti and Ivano Pescari. Tracks include “Blu Fox” (Quickstep), “Riflessi nella Notte” (Musette Waltz), “El Niño” (Tango), “Burlona” (Polka) and “Tormento” (Beguine) etc. For details contact: Ars Spoletium Publishing |
by Rita Davidson Barnea, Editor USA Accordion News
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 Video from 2018 ATG Festival, July 25 - 28 in Lisle (Chicago), Illinois.AWW is shocked and very sad to inform you of the sudden passing of Donna Ray Anderson from a fall. Donna Dee was a highly respected accordionist, friend, teacher, wife, mother, and grandmother, beloved by all who were fortunate enough to experience her warm smile and gentle, friendly personality. Donna Dee (Anderson) Ray began studying accordion with Joan Cochran Sommers at age six. Excerpts from the Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International (ATG) website: She became concert mistress of the University of Missouri at Kansas City Accordion Orchestra at age fifteen. At age sixteen, Bill Palmer awarded her a score of 108 on her choice piece in the virtuoso division at the Mid-America Music Association festival. At age seventeen, Donna Dee won the American Accordionists' Association Virtuoso Championship. Her intent was to enter UMKC as an Accordion Performance major. Instead, at age eighteen, she began touring with Fred Waring and the Pennsylvanians playing Cordovox in the orchestra. It was there that Donna Dee met her husband, Dennis Ray, a singer in the group. Dennis, her husband, hails from Nashville, Tennessee. He is a self-taught musician playing 5-string and tenor banjos, guitar, and upright rhythm bass. His biggest musical inspiration during his youth was The Kingston Trio from the American Folk Era. He grew up singing their songs in three-part harmonies with his brother and friends and later formed a trio in college while attending the University of Tennessee. Fred Waring’s Pennsylvanians did a concert at UT. Dennis’s trio performed backstage after the show. Mr. Waring invited them to attend Shawnee Press summer workshops for teachers and students and also perform at his Shawnee Inn golf resort for the summer. At the end of that summer, they were invited to join the concert tour. Donna Dee and Dennis have three children. When the children were young, The Ray Family performed for community events, and toured summers appearing at state and county fairs and amusement parks. Donna Dee and Dennis performed as a duo for many years while also pursuing teaching careers. Both have Master’s degrees and were classroom teachers for over thirty years. Donna Dee taught elementary school Music. Through a rigorous year-long multi-evaluation process, she earned National Board Certification the first year it opened for Music teachers. Dennis, a journalism graduate of UMKC, taught Television Production in high school. Dennis and Donna Dee started a business, 3D Video Productions, videotaping weddings on weekends when not in their classrooms teaching. This business eventually squeezed out opportunities to play music gigs. They enjoyed their busy careers but are happy to be recently retired. Both are loving having time to practice and perform music again. Condolences to Dennis Ray, her family, friends and accordion friends who loved her so much. Further videos at: http://www.accordionusa.com/#art4664 |
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  Video: Morning Birds – track one from the CD.A new CD “Morning Birds”, which features Alessandro Sbordoni (bayan), Roberto Fabbriciani (flute) and Giuseppe Silvi (electronics - all pictured above right) has just been released on EMA Vinci records. The CD includes a variety of pieces such as “Morning Birds” (Alessandro Sbordoni) for piccolo, bayan, sax and live electronics, “Maknongan” (Giacinto Scelsi) for bayan solo, “Rag Free 1” and “Rag Free 2” (Alessandro Sbordoni) for flute, bayan, live electronics and “Two” (John Cage) for flute, bayan etc. For details email: email@emavinci.it |
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| The Adelaide Accordion Orchestra entertained diners at the German Club in Brooklyn Park, Adelaide, South Australia last week. Attendees enjoyed German food and drink while listening to a variety of accordion entertainment. |
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| We hope you enjoy this lovely version of "Waves of the Danube" waltz composed by Iosif Ivanovici in 1880. This piece is one of the most famous Romanian tunes in the world. Performed by Sergey Gusachenko and Sergey Kondramashin (Ukraine). |
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 Fofa Nobre will entertain at the Virada Sustentável 2021 event at Largo dos Acorianos in Porto Alegre, Brazil on November 13th, 2021. Virada Sustentável organizes one of the largest festival’s in Brazil involving the participation of civil society organizations, public agencies, cultural collectives, social movements, cultural equipment, companies, schools and universities, among others, with the aim of presenting a positive and inspiring view of sustainability. Their mission is to expand information about sustainability in society, using art and recreational activities as main tools, inspiring people to see sustainability as a collective value. Their festivals began in 2011 in São Paulo, with further events in Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Salvador and Manaus, among others. For further details phone: +55 51 99602-0302 |
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 The Victor Prieto Trio will perform at "Terraza 7" in Elmhurst, New York City on November 13th, 2021. The trio features Victor Prieto (accordion), Ricky Rodriguez (bass) and Juan Felipe Mayorga (drums).These free concerts are part of the "Terraza 7" Jazz Outdoor Concert Series. Their program “embraces Jazz, Tango, Classical and Celtic Roots enriched with new rhythms and colors”. For details email: info@victorprieto.net |
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 Picture above taken at the Accordion Club Oedheim 25th anniversary concert.Video: Pirates of the Caribbean Movie theme The Accordion Club Oedheim 1991 e.V. will celebrate their 30th Anniversary with a concert by their orchestra (conducted by Michael Ziegler) at the "Kochana" in Oedheim, Germany on November 14th at 4pm. Their exciting program will include pop music, an Argentinian tango, African sounds, inspirations from Poland and Slovenian folk music. For details email: info@avoe.de |
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 Video: Garry Alexander performing “Mason’s Apron” which he released as a single in April 2021.Accordionist Garry Alexander will entertain at “The Tavern 1843” in Perth, Scotland, UK on November 14th and 21st, 2021. Garry performs a mix of Scottish, Irish and Country music. For details email: thetavern1843@outlook.com |
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 The 15th edition of the World Accordion and Tango Festival will be held in Victoria, British Colombia, Canada, from November 17th to 21st, 2021. The event will include a variety of concerts and workshops.On November 19th, accordionist Jelena Milojevic (picture above) will perform a concert with the German-Canadian Bergmann Piano Duo (Elizabeth and Marcel Bergmann), entitled “From Bach to Piazzolla” at “First Met Victoria” in British Colombia. The ensemble will “celebrate the centenary of the iconic tango composer Astor Piazzolla in an exciting program of tango and more! Alongside the fiery and at times melancholic tango music specially arranged for the ensemble by Marcel Bergmann, they will present some works by Bach, highlighting his influence on Piazzolla's compositions.” Other festival performers include Ladom Ensemble (Michael Bridge pictured above - accordion), Bertram Levy (bandoneon), Jorge Lopez & Sandra Naccache (tango dancers) and many more. For further details email: contact@watf.ca |
by Rita Davidson Barnea, Editor USA Accordion News
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 Dr William Schimmel will perform with the Boston Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Andris Nelsons) at the Symphony Hall in Boston, Massachusetts, USA on November 18th, 19th, and 20th, 2021.These performances feature “Towards Paradise (Labyrinth VI) for Trumpet and Orchestra” by Jorg Widmann. Dr.William Schimmel’s versatility is evident by the many musical projects that he is involved in. He has devoted his life to musicianship utilizing the accordion. For further information email: accordionbill@gmail.com |
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 The Conservatoire du Calaisis in Calais, France will hold an accordion weekend this month which will include a concert, masterclass and accordion exhibition.On November 19th, Téodoro Anzellotti will perform a solo recital at the Didier Lockwood Auditorium at 8pm. His program will include works by J.S. Bach, J.P. Rameau, L. van Beethoven, B. Bartok and T. Hosokawa. See poster for details. On November 20th, Sergio Pétronio (picture right) will give a masterclass on "Air-Sound Balance" from 10am - Noon and 2pm - 5pm. Sergio Petronio studied with André Thépaz, creator of the ‘wind instrument accordion’ method with which he deepens the technique of the wind instrument for seven years. This master class is free and open to all and is aimed at students in training of all cycles (audience members are also welcome). For details email: lefebvre.romuald@sfr.fr During these two events, the Calais Conservatory will hold an accordion exhibition where attendees will be able to try an instrument, with Philippe Imbert and the Bugari brand. These events are subject to the Covid-19 health pass. |
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 Duo Fuoco/Pardino (Pietro Pardino - accordion) and Debora Fuoco - violin) will perform a Chamber Concert at the "Regina Pacis" Hall of the Santuario del Carmine in Palmi, Reggio Calabria on November 20th at 7pm.The concert is part of the 5th Accordion Festival that takes its name from the town of Palmi. Their program will include the first public performance of "Anni di Anna" composed by Cesare Chiacchiaretta which he dedicated to his grandmother. Admission to the Concert is free upon presentation of the Green Certification in compliance with Covid-19 regulations. |
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  CONCERT POSTPONED DUE TO COVID.Accordionist Andreas Nebl and Naoko Nebl (harmonica) will perform a benefit concert at the St. Theresia Church in Trossingen on November 21st, 2021 at 5pm. Both are lecturers at the Hohner-Konservatorium Trossingen. Their program will include works by Handel, Mozart and Nielsen. Concert proceeds will go to the Okumenischen Kleider and Tafellden Trossingen. For details email: AndiNebl@gmx.de |
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| The Alex Meixner Band will perform at the Rock’n River Walk event in Stuart, Florida on November 28th from 1pm to 4pm. The event, which is organised by Stuart Main Street and Rock'n Riverwalk, is free to attend and is part of the Downtown Stuart Sunday Concert Series. For details email: info@alexmeixner.com |
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| Sharon Shannon has announced dates for her 2022 Concert Tour which will begin in Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland on January 1st, 2022. Special guests include vocalists Frances Black and Mary Coughlan. See poster for details. |
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| This 8 year old boy from Eastern Europe entertains with a folk song on his beautifully decorated small accordion. |
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ATG en ligne : Friedrich Lips Workshop - Etats-Unisby Christine Johnstone |
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 L’Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International (ATG) présentera un atelier en ligne spécial par le professeur Friedrich Lips (Moscou, Russie) le 12 décembre à 14h, heure du Centre, États-Unis.Le professeur Lips discutera du rôle de l’accordéon dans la culture musicale générale d’aujourd’hui. À l’échelle mondiale, comment interagit-elle avec d’autres instruments et groupes? Pour plus de détails, consultez le site Web ATG ou envoyez un courriel à : atg.accordioniststeachersguild@gmail.com |
Histoire des commandes musicales AAA par le professeur Robert McMahan - États-Unisby Harley Jones |
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 Dr. Robert Young McMahan, président du comité de la commission des compositeurs de l'American Accordionists' Association (AAA) (photo de gauche) a écrit un certain nombre d'articles très intéressants sur les œuvres contemporaines de concert pour accordéon qui ont été commandées par l'AAA au fil des ans.Robert McMahan est le professeur de musique récemment retraité au Collège du New Jersey et a également été le coordinateur régional de la musique et de la composition, ainsi qu'un artiste-professeur d'accordéon classique. Une liste complète des commissions musicales AAA est en ligne sur : http://www.ameraccord.com/aaacommissions.php Un bref historique du comité de commande des compositeurs AAA a été révisé et est en ligne à l'adresse : http://www.ameraccord.com/aaacommissions1.php Des articles sur les différentes commissions musicales AAA seront publiés au cours des prochains mois avec la liste des articles à publier sur : http://ameraccord.com/aaacommissions2.php Le premier article intitulé : « The First [AAA] Commission: Prelude and Dance, by Paul Creston » est en ligne sur : http://ameraccord.com/commissions/creston.htm Le comité de commande des compositeurs AAA accueille les dons de tous ceux qui aiment l'accordéon classique et souhaitent voir son répertoire de concert original moderne continuer à croître. L'American Accordionists' Association est une société 501(c)(3). Toutes les cotisations sont déductibles des impôts dans la limite de la loi. Ils peuvent être facilement réalisés en visitant le AAA-Store à l'adresse http://www.ameraccord.com/cart.aspx qui vous permet à la fois de faire votre don et de recevoir votre reçu fiscal déductible sur place. Pour plus d'informations, veuillez contacter le Dr McMahan à grillmyr@gmail.com |
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