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LA “DEUTSCHE AKKORDEON-MUSIKPREIS (DAM)”, BRUSCHAL - ALEMANIA
SQUEEZE & QUEEN? - ALEMANIA - REINO UNIDO
National Accordion Organisation of the UK (NAO) Championships 2012 - UKPLAZO DE INSCRIPCIÓN FINALIZADO PARA EL 2012 SOUTH PACIFIC. 40º MUESTRA NZAA - NUEVA ZELANDA
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Ascoltate 2012, Kaunas - LithuaniaHottest New Accordion Product!!!! - USAAleksandar Kolovski Performances, Skopje - Macedonia‘14 Years Ago’ – Another Festival Success for Tom Duncan
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Baillies Mills Accordion Band Concert, Northern Ireland - UKClinic, Concert and Roland V-Accordion Festival Auditions, Las Vegas – USA2012 Texas Folklife Big Squeeze Accordion Competition Semi-Finals and Finals - USAVictor Prieto Concert, New York - USAPearl Fawcett-Adriano @ Guildford Accordion Club, Surrey – UKSqueezebox Mania V, Texas – USARoyal Academy of Music (RAM) Accordion Concerts, London – UKPascal Contet @ CNIMA J.Mornet, Auvergne - FranceAccordion Pops Orchestra Concert, New Jersey – USAWorld Accordion Day Concert, Philadelphia – USAVAV’s 10th Anniversary Concert, De Glind – Netherlands
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TERCER FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL “ACCORDION PLUS” 2012 ROSTOV-ON-DON - RUSIAby Elizaveta Sedlova & Anastasia Mogucheva |
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 El tercer festival internacional “Accordion Plus” se llevó a cabo en Rostov-on-Don del 31 de marzo al 2 de abril. El evento contó con concursos y conciertos, y fue organizado por el Centro Internacional de Música “Harmony” el cual ha organizado conciertos previos con acordeonistas como Art Van Damme, Alain Musicini, Renzo Ruggieri, Viatcheslav Semionov, Yuri Shishkin y muchos más.Fotos arriba: Top, Rostov Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Debajo, Alejandro Poeluev le da la mano a Krikor Hurdayan, director de la Orquesta Folklórica del Estado de Rostov. El público para el concierto de apertura llegó más de una hora antes para disfrutar de la exhibición de acordeones antiguos, nuevos y demostraciones varias. El concierto de apertura, con más de 1.300 personas, contó con Slavko Mitrovic y el Serbian Folk Music Ensemble (foto abajo). La orquesta folk rusa "Don", bajo la dirección de Krikor Hurdoyan contó con solistas bien conocidos como Slavko Mitrovic, Poeluev Alexander y Shalygin Alexey. En el día siguiente tuvieron lugar las competiciones, en las que se registraron numerosas inscripciones, por ejemplo, la modalidad junior tenía más de 60 participantes. El presidente del jurado fue Alexander Poeluev. Al final del evento, la Orquesta Filarmónica de Oblast celebró un concierto titulado "Cine y Tango". Roberto Molinelli (Italia, director) y Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi (imagen inferior derecha, Italia, bandoneón y acordeón) fueron los encargados de presentar el concierto. Las salas de conciertos estaban llenas de gente de pie y en varias ocasiones la multitud solicitó amplios bises. El presidente del Centro Internacional de la Música “Harmony” y el famoso artista Yuri Shishkin (foto derecha), pronunció un discurso de despedida en la más exitosa edición de “Accordion Plus”. Imágenes de abajo: El acordeonista Slavko Mitrovic y el grupo folclórico serbio. Debajo, la multitud en la exposición de acordeones antiguos raros. |
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LA “DEUTSCHE AKKORDEON-MUSIKPREIS (DAM)”, BRUSCHAL - ALEMANIAby Harley Jones |
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 El Premio Nacional de Acordeón (Deutsche Akkordeon-Musikpreis) para solistas, dúos, tríos, música de cámara y conjunto (hasta 11 instrumentos) tendrá lugar en Bruschal, del 07 al 10 de junio de 2012.El evento es organizado por la Deutscher Verband Harmonika eV (DHV) y los participantes ya se han clasificado en las competiciones estatales que están abiertas a todos los estudiantes alemanes. Los concursos de música de cámara se celebran cada 3 años. Por primera vez la competición se llevará a cabo en Bruchsal, con su magnífico palacio barroco que cuenta con mucho espacio para las competiciones. Un folleto sobre el evento (en alemán) se puede descargar en: 2012Bruschsal Además de las competiciones se habrá también un Concierto de Apertura por la Akkordeonorchester Untergrombach (Director Wolfgang Pfeffer), el grupo Quadro Nuevo se presentó la noche siguiente, noche de discoteca en una carpa con Matthias Matzke, conciertos almuerzo y una fiesta musical callejera en la ciudad de Bruschsal. Para más información e-mail la DHV: info@dhv-ev.de |
SQUEEZE & QUEEN? - ALEMANIA - REINO UNIDOby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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 Si crees haberlo visto y oído todo tal vez te ocurra lo mismo que me ocurrió a mi misma.Paseando en la Frankfurt Musikmesse de este año, tuve el placer de ver maravillosos nuevos instrumentos y equipos MIDI, grandes artistas en todos stands de la exposición, pero me pareció ver algo que no había visto antes, o vamos a decir mejor “escuchado antes”. Dos chicos altos y bien parecidos, uno de ellos muy particularmente disfrazado, (me hace levantar las cejas) y el otro, con un acordeón glamurosamente decorado, ambos despertaron mi curiosidad. Me detuve y tenía razón: yo no había escuchado eso antes… una voz extraordinariamente fuerte que mira a escondidas entre la gran audiencia, sin ningún tipo de amplificación, en perfecta armonía con el acordeón. Imagen de la derecha la autora de este texto en el centro. Un fondo musical muy sólido para Roman D. Metzner (acordeón, voz) y Aaron Perry (cantante clásico profesional) han formado un dúo “The Royal Squeeze Box”, encantaban a su audiencia y traían de vuelta a los escenarios los recuerdos de Queen con un homenaje al legendario Freddie Mercury. Nos mostraron como con un acordeón y dos voces podían reemplazar a toda una banda de rock, orquesta, coro, siendo capaz de realizar en cualquier lugar en todo momento en cualquier etapa, desde actuaciones en la calle a enormes escenarios. "Living on My Own", "Bohemian Rhapsody" sin olvidarse por supuesto del mítico "We Are the Champions" - son las palabras justas para esta nueva y fresca formación, donde se reúnen clásicos del pop y las voces complementan al acordeón, donde la memoria tiene presencia y donde los sueños se encuentran con la realidad. Puedes verlos en Frankfurt_Musikmesse_2012_Accordion_Live_Report. www.accordions.com / royalsqueezebox Escúchalos en http://www.accordion-space4u.com/user.aspx?user=5&item=6&id=326 (My Bysicle) http://www.accordion-space4u.com/user.aspx?user=5&item=6&id=327 (Bohemian Rhapsody) http://www.accordion-space4u.com/user.aspx?user=5&item=6&id=328 (We are the Champions) Write to them at http://www.royalsqueezebox.de or email: mail@royalsqueezebox.de |
by Anna Bodell of Charnwood Publications
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| The NAO UK Championships 2012 this year has moved to a new venue – the Adelphi Hotel in Liverpool. The event is to be held from 27th – 29th April and NAO Chairperson, Anna Bodell is pleased that it has attracted some 250 entries from across the United Kingdom including Orchestras from Northern Ireland, Scotland and England. This year, as well as the Instrumental and Music Trade exhibitions, the festival will incorporate the UK Qualifying sections for the CIA Coupe Mondiale 2012 to be held in Spoleto Italy in August, the National Finals of the Roland V Competition in conjunction with Roland UK in which the UK Representative for the 6th International Roland competition will be selected, the NAO Composers’ Competition as well as the diverse Solo, Duo and Ensembles categories which go to make up this renowned UK competition. Saturday will also feature the traditional Scottish Celidh and Annual General Meeting of the Organisation. International guests include Pietro Adragna (picture middle, Italy), the current CIA Digital and CIA Virtuoso Entertainment Champion as well as 5th International Roland Champion, Julien ‘Speedy’ Gonzales (picture top, France) himself a Past Solo and Ensemble CIA Champion and Antonio Spaccarotella (picture lower), former winner of Castelfidardo Variete category and university tutor. For further information email: naouk@btinternet.com |
PLAZO DE INSCRIPCIÓN FINALIZADO PARA EL 2012 SOUTH PACIFIC. 40º MUESTRA NZAA - NUEVA ZELANDAby Heather Masefield |
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 El plazo de inscripción para el 2012 South Pacific Campeonato y Festival finalizó el 15 de abril, éste se celebrará en Auckland el sábado 02 y el domingo 03 de junio de 2012. Descargue el Folleto NZ 2012. 2012 NZ Prospectus.Hay varias categorías individuales para los competidores internacionales y actuaciones en festivales disponibles para todo tipo de combinaciones incluyendo orquestas de acordeón. El destacado Raye Freedman Arts Centre es un lugar ideal, con una excelente acústica, iluminación y todas las facilidades para el arte. El NZAA También quiere dar a conocer la inauguración de la exposición magnífico museo 'De Wakefield a Masefield. Esta es la historia del acordeón en Nueva Zelanda, desde 1839 cuando el explorador y acordeonista Edward Wakefield llegó a Nueva Zelanda, a Grayson Masefield quien se ha convertido en la primera persona de Nueva Zelanda en ganar la codiciada Copa Mundial de Acordeón. La muestra fue creada por Kevin Friedrich para celebrar el 40 Aniversario de la Asociación de Acordeón de Nueva Zelanda (NZAA) e incluye información histórica y la muestra de 40 años de actividades NZAA. Se complementa con la exposición permanente de acordeón histórica titulada “Accordion Gems - A Master Collection of Accordions Through Time” en el Museo de Dargaville. Un autobús lleno de acordeonistas de Auckland visitó la Gran Inauguración, y entre los asistentes había muchos que habían sido importantes contribuyentes al éxito de la NZAA durante los 40 años de historia. El corte de cintas se llevó a cabo por el actual presidente NZAA Sonja Palinich NZAA y miembro fundador de Marie Jones. La apertura VIP fue organizada por Kevin Friedrich, con la asistencia de Su Señoría el Alcalde y Alcaldesa del Neil Kaipara Distrito y Catherina Tiller, pasando por el presidente John Statham y Harley Jones - Gerente de Relaciones Públicas de la Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes, IMC-UNESCO, así como muchos otros invitados. La exposición permanecerá abierta hasta noviembre de 2012. |
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by Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions
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 Photo above: top row is the competition winners, lower row the jury.lower photo is duet winners Gytis Kaušius and Egle Bartkeviciute (Lithuania). From April 3rd to 5th the international accordion competition ‘Ascoltate’ was held, for the 10th time, in Kaunas, Lithuania. In various categories (solo for classical and entertainment, duo, ensemble, orchestra and chamber music) candidates from 7 countries - Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Bosnia-Herzegovina - faced an international jury consisting of K. Stonkus, E. Gabnys (Lithuania), H. Scheibenreif (Austria), D. Rakic (Bosnia-Hercegovina), V. Pligovka (Belarus) and S. Kacans (Latvia). In particular the younger participants performed with much devotion and enthusiasm, and the level of their presentations was really astonishing, and in addition the programs (usually a polyphonic work, an original and a virtuoso piece) were played exclusively by heart. The winner of each category was rewarded the ‘Grand Prix’, which had to be divided in the highest category: both V. Bendas (Ukraine) and S. Petuch (Belarus) charmed both jury and public by their presentations. In an evening concert Vladislav Pligovka (picture right), winner of several international competitions, showed his outstanding abilities not only as a classical accordionist but also on the musette accordion. All in all, M. Labanauskas and G. Lukošiene as organizers of ‘Ascoltate 2012’ were delighted about the huge success of their event. Grand prix winners ‘Ascolate 2012’: A1 Faustas Labanauskas (picture right lower, Lithuania) A2 Ignat Guliuta (Belarus) A3 Lukasz Filipiuk (Poland) A4 Gytis Kaušius (Lithuania) A5 Siniša Ljubojevic (Bosnia and Hercegovina) A6 Vasyl Bendas (Ukraine) and Stanislav Petuch (Belarus) B3 Vilius Mažeika (Lithuania) B4 Egle Bartkeviciute (Lithuania) B6 Jevgenij Vashilo (Belarus) C1 accordion duet Gytis Kaušius and Egle Bartkeviciute (picture above, Lithuania) E accordion orchestra ‘Grand accordeon’ (Ukraine) In the autumn 2014 the Trophée Mondial of the CMA will take place in Kaunas. For further information email: herbert@accordion-cd.co.at |
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by Harley Jones
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| Quirky of New York, USA, has designed a collapsable accordion toaster what can save precious counter space. Like the accordion bellows, it can be squeezed down to a mere 2.5-inches wide so it's easy to store. See pictures above. With the toaster fully expanded you get your standard pair of toasting slots big enough to handle even bagels. Is there a failsafe to stop the toaster being used in the closed position? If not, it could well become one super hot accordion product, if turned on while closed! Another new product is the gama-go.com accordion file (pictured right). The company text reads: "Bring Harmony to your filing with the Accordion File! This letter-sized accordion folder puts a melodic spin on an office classic." Who would have thought of "melodic spin" text! |
by Harley Jones
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 Aleksandar Kolovski, born 1990 in Skopje, Macedonia, has had a number of competition successes in the last two years. Aleksandar Kolovski? has enjoyed several high profile concerts in Skopje, including the 65th IASTE Conference, the opening of a new French Institute, and for the Macedonian Olympic Committee. During the latter concert, Aleksandar was introduced to the the President of Macedonia George Ivanov and the Macedonian Minister for Culture Elizabeta Kanceska–Milevska, who congratulated him on his international competition successes in 2011 and offered assistance for his future competition plans. For further information email: akolovski@yahoo.com |
by Rob Howard
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| The Accordions Worldwide news for April 10th 1998 included a report on the recent accordion festival in Blackpool, organized by Tom Duncan. One of the British accordion scene’s great unsung yet most prolific festival organizers, Tom Duncan, a retired Police Chief Superintendent, presented many top national and international accordionists at his festivals, such as Frank Marocco, Peter Soave, Barbara Ann Martindale, Gervasio Marcosignori, Jorgen Sundeqvist, Oivind Farmen, David Lukins, Dermot O’Brien, Seamus Shannon, and many more. INTERNATIONAL ACCORDION FESTIVAL - ENGLAND Contributed by David Batty The International Accordion Festival was held from March 26th to 30th at Pontins Holiday Centre, Lytham St Annes, Blackpool, Lancashire, England. There was a great variety of accordion entertainment including Steve Roxton (Jersey) who also demonstrated the accordion at Trade stalls. Barbara Ann Martindale (Canada) played a selection of classical pieces and presented a master class. Also performing were The Alexander Brothers, Alexander Korbakov (Russia), Roberto Enzo (Italy), Johnny Duncan and various accordion orchestras. Gary Blair (Scotland) with his ceilidh dance band provided dance music every evening. George Hicks organised a buskers workshop and the accordion auction included the sale of a 156-year-old instrument. |
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by Harley Jones
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| The Baillies Mills Accordion Band perform in concert with the local Harmony Ladies Choir on April 14th, at the Island Hall, Lisburn, Northern Ireland. The local choir will be joined by German Choir FrauenTerz from Ladenburg, Germany. The Baillies Mills Accordion Band, from Cargycroy, Lisburn, County Antrim, was founded in June 1939 to provide music for a fete. The band was formed by four local brothers named Campbell, aided by the local families of Patterson, Hilland, Pettigrew and Mackin, each of whom had two members each in the band. By 1977 band funds were so low that a meeting was called to discuss the seriousness of the situation, and it was agreed that a concert should be planned, to be held in Carryduff Unionist Hall in February, 1978. This concert was so successful that it continues annually to the present day, now held in Ballynahinch Leisure Centre every November. To celebrate its 60th birthday in 1999 the Baillies Mills Band played at the Belfast Waterfront before a capacity audience, with several supporting artists. They returned again to the Waterfront to celebrate 70 years in existence, in 2009. Since 1978 the Band has made 5 albums and a DVD which recorded the Band's visit to Bergen, Norway, in 2010. Other visits include 4 trips to Scotland, and shorter tours for weekends to Fermanagh, and several locations in Donegal. In November, 9th to 11th, the Baillies Mills Accordion Band will visit London, and will perform in The Lord Mayor’s Show. Informaiton: bailliesmills.com |
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by Rob Howard
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 On April 13th and 14th, Southern Nevada Music, 1881 S. Rainbow Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89146 is the venue for a Clinic, Concert and V-Accordion Festival auditions, with Steve Albini and Tatiana Semicahastnaya. The time schedule includes: April 13th, 2pm until 6pm - V-Accordion clinic and V-Accordion Festival competition auditions April 14th, 1pm until 5pm - Concert and V-Accordion Festival competition auditions The Roland-USA V-Accordion Festival finals will be held on Sept. 29 in Los Angeles, CA. For information regarding the Roland-USA V-Accordion Festival please visit: http://www.rolandus.com/go/v-accordion_festival/ or email: steven.albini@rolandus.com |
by Rita Davidson Barnea
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| Texas Folklife is pleased to announce the names of the eight young squeezeboxers who will advance to the semifinal stage of the sixth annual Big Squeeze accordion contest: Peter Anzaldua, 15, of Brownsville; Candice Cerda, 17, of San Benito; Omar Garza, 17, of Mission; Luis Gonzales, 16, of Grand Prairie; Zeth Lara, 12, of San Benito; Juan Longoria III, 11, of Brownsville (son of 2007 champion!); Michael Ramos, 16, of Dallas; Isaiah Tellez, 13, of Pasadena. The Big Squeeze 2012 semifinals for up-and-coming musicians will be held in Austin at The Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum on Saturday, April 28. Emceeing this year’s semifinals contest will be Joe Nick Patoski, iconic Texas author and Texas Folklife’s emcee for the annual Accordion Kings & Queens Festival. Each semifinalist will play two songs and the judges will choose up to four finalists afterward. Finalists will then compete before the large, enthusiastic audience of accordion fans at the Accordion Kings & Queens Festival on June 2. This is the 23rd annual "Accordion Kings & Queens," and it just might be the very best, ever! So put on your dancing shoes and bring your friends, family and a picnic to Miller Outdoor Theatre in Houston for the best, free squeezefest on the planet! The finals and the Accordion Kings and Queens Festival is on 2nd June. For further information, email: info@texasfolklife.org |
by Rob Howard
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| Jazz accordionist Victor Prieto, with Chris Cheek (sax), Peter Slavov (bass) and Fernenc Nemeth (drums), performs at Terraza 7, 40-19 Gleane St, Elmhurst, New York 11373, on April 19th, 9.30pm. For further information email: victorprieto2001@yahoo.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Pearl Fawcett-Adriano is in concert at Guildford Accordion Club on Friday April 20th, 7.30pm. Guildford AC, formed in 1990, meets at Ripley Village Hall, High St, Surrey GU23 6AF.For further information email: myra@guildford-accordion-club.org.uk 8 CD's available at Pearl Fawcett-Adriano |
by Rob Howard
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 Grammy Winners Joel Guzman and Sarah Fox present Accordion Masters and Maniacs from around the world at Squeezebox Mania V on Saturday April 21st. This year's all day, cross-genre accordion festival will take place at Jovitas, 1619 South 1st Street, Austin, TX 78704. Patio stage runs from 5-8 pm, featuring Johnny Degollado y su Conjunto, Shawn Nelson and the Ramblers, the University of Texas Conjunto, plus many more of Austin's top squeezebox players. The 8 pm indoor show will feature Texas Accordion Kings, Santiago Jimenez Jr. & Chris Rybak, Debra Peters, Charles Thibodeaux, plus special performances by Joel Guzman and Sarah Fox. For further information email: squeezeboxmaniausa@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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  Ksenija Sidorova and Stefan Ciric's Easter concert at the Royal Academy of Music on Sunday, 15 April at 6pm. Tickets £15 (concessions £12.5) from the RAM's Box Office 020 7873 7300On Tuesday April 24th at 7.30pm in the David Josefowitz Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music, students will perform music featuring accordion, including works by Sofia Gubaidulina, JS Bach, Franck, Yuji Takahashi and Mozart. Tickets £7 (concessions £5) from the RAM's Box Office 020 7873 7300 For further information email: K.INGRAM@ram.ac.uk |
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 Pascal Contet leads an accordion course at CNIMA J.Mornet, Saint-Sauves d’Auvergne, central France, April 23rd to 25th. He concludes the course by performing in concert at the church in La Bourboule, near Saint-Sauves, on Wednesday April 25th.For further information email: pascalcontet@wanadoo.fr |
by Rob Howard
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| The Accordion Pops Orchestra (MD Al Terzo) perform in concert in aid of the Bergenfield Ambulance Corps on Sunday April 29th, 2pm, at Bergenfield High School, 80 S. Prospect Ave, Bergenfield, New Jersey. For further information email: webmaster@accordionpops.com |
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 A World Accordion Day concert takes place on May 6th, 2pm until 4pm, at the Philadelphia Protestant Home, 6500 Tabor Road, Philadelphia, PA 19111. Various players will perform.For further information email: thomasgroeber@hotmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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| The accordion orchestra Velpse Accordeon Vereniging (VAV) celebrate their 10th anniversary on May 12th, 7.30pm, with a concert at Dorpshuis De Glindster, de Rudolphlaan 2, De Glind. Also appearing will be the RAC from Bennekom and AVO from Oosterbeek. |
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 The eTracks part of the MusicForAccordion.com website starts its 2nd week and has already grown to over 730 MP3 tracks available. Priced at only € 0.70 a track with most albums costing € 8.00 or less its great value.New Albums this week are: 2 albums by Franco Cambareri Mystique A La Francois |
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  New eTracks MP3 Albums have been added this week:Yuri Shishkin has now 6 eTracks MP3 albums online. Friedrich Lips now has 22 eTracks MP3 albums online. Now over 730 eTracks MP3 available of all types of music from only € 0.70 for each track. Its great value. The advantage of eTracks is that you can download the MP3 files to your computer or other sound device such as ipod, iphone etc. You can purchase the sound files individually or as an album for a special price. There are no postage costs or delivery charges. You are sent the download code within 24 hours. |
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 A new eTracks Rita Davidson Album titled "The Music of Eugene Ettore" has been released. This coincides with the 90th anniversary of the birth of Eugene Ettore (1921-1985).Rita Davidson writes: “For the first time, the music of Eugene Ettore is available worldwide to accordionists. As you listen to these virtuoso selections, you will realize the great value and musical contribution that he made to accordion repertoire.” Click Rita Davidson Album to read the tracks list and hear sound samples. |
by Jacques Mornet
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 The CNIMA J.Mornet website has now been updated into 11 different languages. View the updated list of seminars, available with full board. |
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