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COPA MUNDIAL 2012. REGLAMENTO ONLINE - ITALIAby Harley Jones |
Las normas y reglamentos para la edición 2012 de la Copa Mundial, que se celebra en Spoleto, Italia, a partir del 21 de Agosto de 2012, están subidas en la Web de la Copa Mundial. Existen 8 categorías - 64th Coupe Mondiale - Masters Coupe Mondiale - Junior Coupe Mondiale - International Virtuoso Entertainment - Junior International Virtuoso - Entertainment - International Competition for Ensemble Music - International Competiton for Digital Accordion - Best New Original Work (classical) El mayor cambio para la presente edición es la ampliación de la categoría de acordeón piano, para incluir a todos los acordeones y la reinstauración de la categoría Masters Coupe Mondiale. La Copa Mundial 2012 está siendo organizada por la Italian Accordion Culture (IAC) en la bonita ciudad cultural de Spoleto, famosa por sus festivales anuales de música. El evento cuenta con alojamiento a un precio muy atractivo para los competidores y simpatizantes. Todos los detalles estarán colgados en la página del concurso. Las suscripciones estarán subidas online desde el 1 de Mayo hasta el 15 de Julio 2012. El presidente de la CIA, Raymond Bodell espera poder darle la bienvenida a la 65 Edición de la Copa Mundial y la 128th CIA International General Asssembly of Delegates Congress en Spoleto, Italia se organizó por la IAC, liderada por Mirco Patarini, Gianluca Bibiani, Federica Celesti y Ilaria Bellini. Todos los detalles del concurso están en la página Web de la Copa Mundial. |
EL ACORDEONISTA JOHN JONES EN LA LISTA DE HONOR DEL NUEVO AÑO, MACCLESFIELD, REINO UNIDOby Rob Howard |
El acordeonista John Jones a sido galardonado con el M.B.E. (Member of the British Empire) en la lista de honor del nuevo año por los “servicios de caridad”. Jhon Jones a pasado más de los últimos 20 años tocando en los hogares de caridad del Hospital General de Macclesfield, y hasta la fecha ha recaudado más de 200,000 libras para el East Cheshire Hospice, Macclesfield Hospital Scanner Appeal, Macmillan Nurses, Cancer Research UK, Alzheimer’s Society y muchas otras buenas causas. Nacido en 1942, Jones era un ingeniero civil, construía puentes durante el día y tocaba el piano en un pub por la noche. Es miembro del Stockport Accordion Club, ha demostrado ser un gran embajador del acordeón en y ha entretenido a innumerables audiencias. |
CONCURSO INTERNACIONAL DE ACORDEÓN DE CASTELFIDARDO, COMPETICIÓN Y FESTIVAL- ITALIAby Harley Jones |
El 37 Concurso Internacional de Acordeón de Castelfidardo será celebrado a partir del 23 de Septiembre de 2012 en la Administración Municipal de Castelfidardo en colaboración con la Pro-Loco Tourist Association con Paolo Picchio (Director Artístico) y Ideazione Eventi. El festival comienza con la Gran Gala de Apertura en el Teatro Astra y terminará con una Fiesta de Clausura el domingo 23 de septiembre. El programa del festival incluye interpretaciones de gala en el Teatro Astra, conciertos en directo durante el día y la noche, El Baby Club Music para entretener a los niños, clases magistrales, presentaciones de CDs, exhibiciones y un nuevo Reality Show Musical retransmitido en vivo por televisión a través de la streaming Web TV. La Competición Internacional de Acordeón “Città di Castelfidardo” está abierta a solistas y bandas de acordeón tanto para música clásica como para música ligera. Descarga las reglas y reglamentos en: 2012castelfidardo Entry closing date is 26 August 2012. Entry form download: 2012castel_entry. Sección de Música Clásica: Cat. Premio para concertistas-solistas de acordeón (sin límite de edad) Cat.A Solistas menores de 12 años Cat B Solistas menores de 15 años Cat. C Solistas menores de 18 años Cat. D Solistas (sin límite de edad) Cat. E orquestas de acordeón de entre 2-9 miembros. Sección de música ligera. Cat. G Solistas menores de a 18 años Cat. H Solistas (sin límite de edad) Cat. I Orquestas y grupos sin límite de edad, con un repertorio predominantemente de música ligera, jazz y composiciones de Astor Piazzolla. Para más información consulta la Web de Castelfidardo. |
PÁGINAS AMARILLAS DEL ACORDEÓN. LISTA GRATUITA DE EVENTOS ACORDEONÍSTICOS EN INTERNETby Harley Jones |
Con la cercanía de las Navidades, todos los conciertos, competiciones y festivales serán remitidos a la lista de Futuros Eventos para el 2012 en el sitio Web Accordion-YellowPages.com. Subir los eventos es gratis y tú mismo puedes hacerlo. Un gran número de lectores (más de 50.000 por semana), ven el calendario de futuros eventos, por lo que instamos a todos los organizadores de eventos acordeonísticos que mantengan a la comunidad informada. |
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Lácides Romero Broadcast TV, Bogotá - Colombiaby Rob Howard |
El próximo 31 de diciembre a las 23 h será transmitido por Televisión canal CITY TV el CONCIERTO DE AÑO NUEVO en el Teatro de Bellas Artes de Bogotá. El Acordeonista Colombiano Lácides Romero ha sido invitado como solista de la Orquesta Sinfónica del Teatro de Bellas Artes, dirigida en esta oportunidad como invitado especial por el Maestro UROS LAJOVIC de Eslovenia. El Maestro Romero interpretará: Vals de la película Amelie de Yann Tiersen - Czardas de Vitorio Monti- Brisa Napolitana de Guerino y Peyronin (arreglos para acordeón y Orquesta del maestro Corado Marrugo ) y será estrenada la obra De Paseo ( para Acordeón y Orquesta Sinfónica ) del compositor Colombiano Juancho Valencia. |
Italy's Accordion Industry: Tiny And Thriving, Syndicated News Report - Italyby Harley Jones |
‘Italy's Accordion Industry: Tiny And Thriving’ is a syndicated news article written by Christopher Livesay, published on January 9th 2012, and reproduced here for your interest. … 2012Tiny |
Rita Davidson Leads Pleasantdale School International Festival with Accordion - USAby Harley Jones |
Photo above of Rita Davidson (accordion) and Deborah Rees (guitar). On December 15th, 2011, 56 fifth graders, members of the Pleasantdale School Chorus, New Jersey, presented their Annual Fifth Grade International Festival for family, friends, and members of the West Orange, New Jersey, public school system. The annual Fifth Grade International Festival is a Pleasantdale tradition that goes back about 15 years. Read the full article by Rita Davidson at 2011Pleasant. |
Merv Conn Passes Away, Maryland – USAby Rob Howard |
Washington-based veteran accordion entertainer Merv Conn died aged 91 on December 20th at the National Lutheran Home in Rockville, Maryland. Merv Conn was born Mervin Aaron Cohen on Febuary 19th 1920 in Washington DC. He took the Conn surname later as a musician. He began playing the accordion as a teenager, and started as a professional musician playing local events and on radio programs. His repertoire was enormous, and he could play just about any kind of gig - bar mitzvahs, Oktoberfest fetes, Washington Senators baseball games, weddings, dances, concerts on cruise ships, Christmas parties, etc. His fame was such that he performed private recitals for US Presidents Truman, Johnson and Nixon. From the mid 1940s, Merv Conn gave accordion lessons, and his students included President Richard M. Nixon’s daughters. At one point he employed five instructors who taught more than 300 students a week. During World War II, he worked as an auditor for the Treasury Department. It was there he met Rhoda Silverman, whom he married in 1942. She died 1989. Merv Conn is survived by two children, Robert Conn of Silver Spring and Maria Cohen of New York. AAA Historian Joan Grauman has written a very nice article for the Accordion USA News titled "Memories of Merv Conn". http://www.accordionusa.com/default.aspx#art948 Washington Post obituary: MervConn |
Marco Lo Russo’s New CD ‘Modern Accordion’, Rome – Italyby Rob Howard |
The very accomplished accordionist Marco Lo Russo, in collaboration with pianist Simone Sciubata, has released ‘Modern Accordion’, a CD featuring 17 of his compositions, published by Flippermusic. The tracks on ‘Modern Accordion’ are: Moments in Life, Taksim Accordion, Solemn Promises, Big Fun, Dernière Valse, Flamentango, Bajo La Piel, Eastern Fiesta, Dreamers, Moon Over Catarmarca, Luces De La Ciudad, Deep Tango, Obscurity, Pulaciones, Evoluciones, Morning Star, Punjab Tango. For further information email: stampa@marcolorusso.com |
Argentine Tango Milonga, Axiouploi – Greeceby Rob Howard |
A Tango Trio from Macedonia, with Toni Pecanov (accordion), Plamenka Trajkovska (violin), and Ajhan Kibord (piano), played for a highly successful and well supported annual milonga in Axiopoli, Polikastro, Greece on January 7th. The event took place at the Taste Archontaki restaurant in Axiopoli, and involved members of the local Argentinean Tango Club plus visitors from Thessalonika and other areas. Present was the Deputy Mayor Anastasios Derventis and municipal consultant Elena Liakopoulou. The highlight of the evening was a dance display by Diego Mastrantzelo and Evi Risen. For further information email: tpecanov@yahoo.com |
‘14 Years Ago’ – Joan Sommers in Puerto Ricoby Rob Howard |
Towards the end of 1997 Professor Joan Sommers, from the USA, visited Puerto Rico. The first news on Accordions Worldwide for January 1998 included a report of her visit to a place we rarely hear from in terms of accordion activity. JOAN C. SOMMERS, GUEST OF HONOUR - PUERTO RICO Contributed by Kevin Friedrich Joan Sommers, professor of Accordion at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, recently returned from San Juan, Puerto Rico where she directed a series of accordion orchestra workshops and master classes for the Puerto Rican Accordion Association. The accordion in Puerto Rico has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity and they were keen to benefit from the expertise of Joan Sommers. During her visit, Joan met with the Chancellor of the Casals Conservatory in San Juan, to discuss the importance of the Accordion in the music field today and was received with great enthusiasm. While a guest of the Puerto Rican Accordion Association, Joan delivered master classes, private lessons and lectures on the accordion related activities found at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Conservatory of Music. Joan Sommers was recently pictured in newspapers across the world when she conducted an accordion orchestra on the steps of the Capitol building in Washington, DC during the AAA (American Accordionists' Association) National Festival. |
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Roland V-Accordion - Check it out at NAMM 2012by Luigi Bruti Roland V-Accordion Division & Marketing Director |
Roland V-Accordion - Check it out at NAMM 2012 |
10th ‘Ascoltate 2012’ International Competition, Kaunas - Lithuaniaby Rob Howard |
The 10th International Accordion Competition ‘Ascoltate 2012’ takes from April 3rd to 5th at the Kaunas J.Gruodis Conservatory concert hall, J.Gruodis str. 6, Kaunas, Lithuania. The organizers are the Kaunas Accordion Society, Kaunas Music School, and the Kaunas J.Gruodis Conservatory. The competition is open for young accordionists of different ages, as soloists or as the members of an ensemble or an orchestra. There will be Classical and Variete categories. The number of the participants will be limited. The organizing committee will admit the first 100 application forms of the candidates in both categories. Entries close 15 February 2012. For the Classical sections, competitors must perform not less than 2 compositions: a) Baroque, classical or classical style composition(s); b) Free choice program. The program should consist of pieces reflecting different moods. The competitors in the Variete sections must perform not less than 2 compositions in variete style. Rules and Regulations: 2012ascoltate For further information email: mindaugas@akordeonas.lt |
‘Accords des Montagnes’ Festival, La Bresse – Franceby Rob Howard |
The ‘Accords des Montagnes’ accordion festival takes place from January 15th to 20th at La Bresse, Vosques. Guest accordionists include Jacques Besset, Phil Bouvier (picture left), Dorothée Lhoir, Sylvie Pulles, Jérémie Buirette and Frédéric Buch, The festival organizer is Frédéric Buch. For further information email: accordsdesmontagnes@gmail.com |
RAM Accordion Students Perform, London – UKby Rob Howard |
Lithuanian-born Martynas Levickis (picture left) is one of several young instrumentalists performing in concert at the Purcell Room, Southbank Room, on Friday January 13th, 7.45pm. Polish-born accordionist Bartosz Glowacki, also presently a student at the Royal Academy of Music, is in the final of the RAM Patrons Wigmore Award competition on January 17th, 1pm, in the Wigmore Hall, London. Accordion students from the RAM (accordion tutor Owen Murray) have participated in this event for the last 4 years. |
Entries Closing for Montrond les Bains International Competition – Franceby |
Entry Closing Date is Saturday 14 January 2012. The 15th edition of the International Montrond baths (France) will be held this year on 14 and 15 March. Photo left: Alexander Kolovski (Macedonia - left) Pavel Zyabko (Russia - right) along with Frédéric Deschamps, who had prepared for the event the first and second places of the 2011 Concours International de Montrond classic category. A total of € 5,100 will be divided between the junior and senior classic and variety categories. New for 2012, is the very international jury composed of Crystal Wang (China), Gorka Hermoza (Spain), Alexander Selivanov (Russia), Grayson Masefield (New Zealand), Andreas Nebl (Germany), Franck Angelis and Albenach Bernard (France). The International Concert includes a new work "Ka Mate Ka Ora" composed by Gorka Hermoza (composer of the first successful "Fragilissimo") on the theme of Haka New Zealand which will have its world premiere by Grayson Masefield (picture right) at this concert, with the composer in attendance. Andreas Nebl lead the World Hohner Accordion Orchestra and Alexander Selivanov interpret some great works of classical repertoire. The entire event will be broadcast live on the CMA Channel, and Mike Rossi, son of the famous French accordonist "Joé Rossi" will be responsible for producing and broadcasting the event on the Web. With the new formula for the jury, we know that many candidates have already sent their entries to participate in this major event that aims for accordionists of the highest level. This is the first competition of the year in the international calendar. The deadline for entries is January 14: Download 2012 Montrond Rules and Entry Form For further information email Gérard Chassagneux: jeunes-talents@montrond-les-bains.fr |
VAMÖ Accordion Competition, Vienna – Austriaby Rob Howard |
This year’s VAMÖ Competition for solo accordionists of various age categories takes place on February 26th at the Waldmüllerzentrum, Hasengasse 38, 1100 Vienna. The closing date for entries is January 14th. For further information email: kaleta.hermi@aon.at |
Guy Klucevsek and Alan Bern Concert, New York – USAby Rob Howard |
Guy Klucevsek (accordion - picture left) and Alan Bern (accordion and piano) perform in concert together on January 15th, 8pm, at The Stone, Ave. C/2nd Street, New York. Their program will include selections from their 2008 CD ‘Notefalls’. For further information email: gklucevsek@mac.com |
SAO Gurtweil Concert, Höchenschwand – Germanyby Rob Howard |
The Schlüchttal Accordion Orchestra Gurtweil perform in concert on January 22nd, 10am, in Höchenschwand, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Above is the very nice New Year message from the Schlüchttal Accordion Orchestra, artwork by Uli Ebner. For further information email: vorstand@sao-gurtweil.de |
Balkan Accordion Workshop Afternoon, Istanbul – Turkeyby Rob Howard |
A Balkan music workshop involving accordions and other instruments featuring Fati Fehmiju and Ertigul Senturk takes place on Sunday January 29th, 2pm. The venue is Caferga Mh, Agabey Sk No: 12, A Kadikay, Istanbul. For further information email: ibeka@mynet.com |
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Orchestra Lad Updated Website - Belarusby Orchestra Lad (Belarus) |
Orchestra Lad (Belarus) for talented youth with artistic director and conductor Galina Anikeeva, winner of the Belarus Special Presidential Fund has an updated website. |
Karen Fremar - accordionist, composer releases three new compositionsby Karen Fremar |
Karen Fremar - accordionist, composer, releases 3 new compositions for accordion, available for purchase online. ''That's The Limit', catalog:kfremar305, 'Vast Mountain', catalog:kfremar306 and 'Whatever You Do', catalog:kfremar307. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
Gary Dahl updated musicby Gary Dahl |
Gary Dahl - Author, composer, arranger, recording artist and music educator announces the following updated music titles for purchase on-line. 'Tea for Two (Virtuoso Grade)', catalog:DH0101 and 'Lover', catalog:DH0157. Samples for this music is now available at the Music For Accordion web site. The music is in eSheet format e-mailed directly to your computer. Easy purchase with credit card. |
Paul Chamberlain selling his new CDby Paul Chamberlain |
Paul Chamberlain selling his CD titled 'Classical Accordion', catalog: cpaulCD201 with sound samples. Music performed by Paul Chamberlain. Purchase online. |
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Accordéon liturgique CD by Philippe Borecekby Alessandro Mugnoz |
CD Reviews Index for the Review of Accordéon liturgique CD, reviewed by Alessandro Mugnoz. Artist is Philippe Borecek. |
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