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13-Jan-2017
by Rob Howard
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| Picture above: Roman Jbanov, Gary Blair, Domi Emorine Scottish accordionist Gary Blair has travelled to Siberia be a competition adjudicator and to perform in concerts at a traditional music festival in Novosibirsk. Also adjudicating and performing is Roman Jbanov, who is one of the festival organisers. Gary Blair will perform in a concert on Friday January 13th with Emy Dragoï, and again on Sunday January 15th. Gary Blair is celebrating his 40th year in teaching, and is also a world travelled player and workshop leader, having performed in the USA, Canada, Russia, China, India, UAE, Qatar, Italy, France, Portugal, Spain, Ireland, etc. He is also the musical director of the Jimmy Blair Accordion Orchestra. This will be the 30th year of the festival, which celebrates the 120th anniversary of the birth of the famous Siberian accordionist Ivan Malanin, on what would be the 120th anniversary of his birth. This bi-annual festival has around 960 participants from different parts of Russia and ex-Soviet countries, including Belorussia, Ukraine, Kazakstan and Tatarstan. This year, for the first time, the festival will have guests from Spain, France, Portugal, Scotland, and Romania. It takes place at the Centre Palace, Jeleznodorojnikov of Novosibirsk and will attract thousands of people. The aim of the festival is to bring together traditional music from around the world and to forge cultural friendships. Gary said, “I am delighted to be invited to perform at such a prestigious event in the accordion calendar. It is such an honor to have been invited by one of my musical heroes, Roman Jbanov, one of the finest players in the entire world! I am really excited and looking forward to representing Renfrewshire and Scotland on the world stage. I hope that this will help in some small way to promote and support Paisley’s bid for City of Culture”. He later added “Siberia, where the warmth of the people makes up for the cold of the weather!” |