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XII Concurso Internacional de Acordeonistas “Ascoltate 2017”, Kaunas - Lituania
54 Concurso Internacional de Acordeón de Klingenthal 2017, Mayo - Alemania
El informe final del Frankfurt Musikmesse 2017 está en línea en: Frankfurt2017
Exitoso concierto y clase magistral en Sofia - Bulgaria
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Video: Mahatma Costa (Brazil) at Frankfurt Musikmesse - GermanyOsvaldo (AKA Ossie) Mazzei (1913 - 2017), Brisbane - AustraliaVideo: Excerpt from new CD ‘ELE, Lorca-Lauxeta’ featuring Gorka Hermosa - SpainGary Dahl New Arrangement of Domino, Popular Musette - USAVideo: Paolo Miles Demonstrates MusicTech DigiBeat at Frankfurt Musikmesse - GermanySharon Shannon’s New CD, County Galway – Irish RepublicVideo: Matthias Matzke Demonstrates Bugari Evo at Frankfurt Musikmesse - Germany
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The Wurzels Concert, Devon – UKPierre Andre Tea Dance, Saint Sornin – FranceRandy Krajewski and Badinov @ ‘Dyngus Day Toledo’, Ohio – USAInternational Open Accordion Contest, Trossingen – GermanyKsenija Sidorova Concert, Istanbul – TurkeyInternational Accordion Week, Amantea (Cs) – Italy‘Jonas and Friends’ Concert, Mažeikiai - LithuaniaAccordionaires Pops Concert, California - USABudapest Café Orchestra on BBC Radio 3, London – UKUxbridge Accordion Band Charity Concert, Buckinghamshire – UKJose Valadez Accordion concert, Monterrey – Mexico
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Feliz Pacua de Resurrección desde el Accordions Worldwideby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| Deseándote alegría, felicidad, paz y éxito esta Pascua y en lo sucesivo. |
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XII Concurso Internacional de Acordeonistas “Ascoltate 2017”, Kaunas - Lituaniaby Harley Jones |
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  Esta fue mi primera visita a la hermosa ciudad de Kaunas y Lituania, en donde asistí al XII Concurso Internacional de Acordeonistas "Ascoltate 2017".La Sociedad de Acordeones de Kaunas y la Unión Nacional de Acordeonistas de Lituania patrocinan "Ascoltate 2017", que se celebra en la ciudad de Kaunas, J.Gruodis Conservatory Concert Hall. Aproximadamente 400 concursantes participaron ante un jurado internacional que incluyó (en orden por país) Roman Pechmann (Austria), Vladislav Pligovka (Bielorrusia), Mirco Patarini (Italia), Antonio Spaccarotella (Italia), Tatjana Saratova (Letonia), Vladimir Orlovas (Rusia) con destacados profesores de Lituania, Kazys Stonkus, Nerijus Bakula y Gintaras Mameniskis. El concierto final incluyó un estreno mundial y los destacados solistas Laimonas Salijus y Antonio Spaccarotella con la VDU Kamerinis Orkestras. Información completa incluyendo el concierto final y video están en línea en: 2017Ascoltate |
54 Concurso Internacional de Acordeón de Klingenthal 2017, Mayo - Alemaniaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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  El 54 Concurso Internacional de Klingenthal se celebrará desde el 14 al 21de mayo de 2017. Destacan las categorías de competencia internacional para solistas y grupos de acordeón, para conciertos y música de entretenimiento, para niños a través de categorías abiertas. El evento también cuenta con conciertos. Descargue el programa de color de 44 páginas en: 2017KProgram.pdf Conciertos: 14 mayo: Concierto de primavera de Stadtorchester Klingenthal con los acordeonistas locales Richard Wunderlich y Samuel Horn. 16 mayo: “Acordeón Virtuoso” Galina und Wladimir Artimowitsch (Bielorrusia). 17 mayo: Musical Paseo en tren (Musikalische Bahnfahrt). 17 mayo: Sergey Osokin (Rusia), ganador del concurso internacional y profesor en el Instituto Estatal de Música Schnittke de Moscú. 18 mayo: Concurso de Música del Entretenimiento, categoría virtuoso. 19 mayo: Espectáculo de la banda Bryats (Ucrania), de Mozart a Scorpions, - crossover clásico, mundo, rock y música pop. 20 mayo: Mirjana Petercol, "Hildegard von Bingen & nueva música”. 20 mayo:Fiesta del concurso Party to the competition, "Rock-Tigers" (Alemania) y “Bryats Band” (Ucrania) desde las 9 pm. 21 mayo: Final solista en la categoría IV con Vogtland Philharmonie Greiz / Reichenbach. Klingenthal, es conocida como ciudad de la música al pie de la montaña de Aschberg en la hermosa región de Vogtland. El alcalde de Klingenthal, Thomas Hennig (foto a la derecha) invita a acordeonistas de todas las nacionalidades y países, y a numerosos amigos al tradicional Concurso Internacional de Acordeón de Klingenthal. |
El informe final del Frankfurt Musikmesse 2017 está en línea en: Frankfurt2017by Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| El informe final del Frankfurt Musikmesse 2017 está en línea en: Frankfurt2017 |
Exitoso concierto y clase magistral en Sofia - Bulgariaby Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dobromir Mitev, National Music Academy "Prof. P. Vladigerov" Sofia |
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 Desde el 4 al 8 de abril, en Sofía, fue un acontecimiento muy significativo en la historia moderna del acordeón búlgaro, con la visita del maestro Yuri Shishkin para un concierto y una clase magistral.El concierto tuvo lugar en uno de los salones más prestigiosos de Bulgaria (construido en el siglo XIX), la Universidad de Sofía “St. Kliment Ohridski”. La audiencia, en la sala repleta de personas, tuvo el placer de escuchar el excepcional arte, el perfeccionismo y la brillante individualidad de interpretación de Yuri Shishkin. El público vino de todo el país para escuchar las composiciones de V. Semionov, S. Rahmaninov, N. Rimsky-Korsakov, P. Tchaikovsky, V. Vlasov, E. Lekuona. La clase magistral provocó un enorme interés de los participantes activos y profesores / profesores de las universidades búlgaras, escuelas de música y clases de música. Asistido por colegas de otras disciplinas, así como el liderazgo de la Academia de Música, Yuri Shishkin compartió con éxito su enorme conocimiento. Con habilidad y demostraciones mostró temas específicos de obras, métodos y medios para lograr la perfección: la posición de los brazos y el cuerpo, fueron algunos de los temas principales. Los asistentes encontraron enormes beneficios en el profesionalismo y la información de Yuri Shishkin. Creo que la primera visita de Yuri Shishkin a Bulgaria creará nuevas encuentros, contactos y mejorará el desarrollo del acordeón en nuestro país. 7 álbumes de discos compactos de CD's y eTracks (sólo € 9) disponible en: Yuri Shishkin |
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| Mahatma Costa of Brazil, the 2015 Coupe Mondiale Virtuoso Entertainment winner (Turku, Finland) was attending the Frankfurt Musikmesse to pick up his new accordion. He performs: Billie Jean by Michael Jackson. Other videos by Mahatma Costa are in the Frankfurt Musikmesse General Report at: Frankfurt2017 date, 8th April. |
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 Ossie Mazzei at 103 years of age passed away on 13th April 2017 in Brisbane. Picture above at 100 years. Picture left was signed to his friend, Australian composer/accordionist, Peter Piccini in 1959.Ossie Mazzei was born 10 June 1913 on the "Island of Elba", Tuscany, Italy. It was there that he had his first introduction to music with a chromatic button accordion. On his arrival to Australia in 1930 he switched to the piano accordion. In the absence of music for the accordion, Ossie had to rely on arranging piano music. He soon attained recognition as one of Australia's leading accordionists. Ossie was a guest performer with Jim Davidson A.B.C. Dance Band for several months in Sydney and was later with the Tivoli Circuit performing in all major Australian Cities. During World War II, Ossie served with the Australian Army entertainment unit. After discharge from the army he started teaching the accordion and soon had two other teachers helping out. In 1948 Ossie formed an orchestra from his more advanced pupils and toured North Queensland, playing at every major town and receiving standing ovations at most concerts. All members of this orchestra were taught by Ossie Mazzei at his successful accordion school in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane. In 1962 Ossie gave a concert at the Brisbane City Hall which was filled to capacity. The Orchestra presented this time comprised of 80 players and the program included quite a large variety of music. Ossie's successful work in furthering the promotion of the accordion has won him citations from world wide organizations including the Confederation Mondiale De Accordion. In 1996 at the request of Gunther Zeilenger, conductor of the Hofer Akkordeon Symhoniker, Germany, Ossie toured with his accordion orchestra to Germany and Austria where they received standing ovations throughout their tour. His orchestra was formed of past pupils of his school. A total of nine concerts were performed, receiving fantastic receptions at every concert. Funeral service will be held at Little Flower Church, 80 Turner Road, Kedron, Queensland on Thursday, 20th April 2017 at 10:00am. |
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| Last week, we reported that Gorka Hermosa has released a new CD ‘ELE, Lorca-Lauxeta’, and the information about the promotional concerts. http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=07-Apr-2017&lang=en&s=12933 Above is a video excerpt. For further information email: gorka@gorkahermosa.com |
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  Gary Dahl has released a new arrangement of Domino, the beautiful valse musette composed by Louis Ferrari. Gary writes "try it ....its a beautiful arrangement". Click the link below to see the sample pdf page: DH0009 Dominio arranged Gary Dahl |
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| Paolo Miles demonstrates MusicTech DigiBeat digital accordion performing Accordion Jolly at the MusicTech stand. Other videos by Paolo Miles are in the Frankfurt Musikmesse General Report at: Frankfurt2017 |
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 Diatonic accordionist Sharon Shannon’s latest CD, ‘Sacred Earth’, is an eclectic recording of arrangements of traditional Irish tunes and Irish-influenced compositions, cheerfully mixed in with often unexpected styles from around the world, including Blues, North and West African music and reggae, exploring new styles. On this recording she works with various other musicians such as Finbarr Furey – vocals on ‘He'll Have to Go’, six Shetland fiddlers on ‘Frenchie’s Reel’, and kora player Seckou Keita on ‘Sea Shepherd’. Tracks: Rusheen Bay, Sacred Earth, The Machine, Bas Pelles, Pull Out the Stops, He'll Have to Go, Frenchie's Reel, The Merry Widow, Let’s Go, Sea Shepherd, The Bull Fiddle Sharon Shannon, from County Clare but now living in Galway, plays the diatonic 2 row button accordion, melodeon, fiddle, and tin whistle. Originally a competitive show jumper, she switched to playing music professionally in the mid-1980s, and has since enjoyed a very successful international career. She was briefly a member of The Waterboys, but plays mainly as a soloist with her own backing musicians. Sharon Shannon is especially popular with younger audiences, and is well-known as an innovator who incorporates other styles such as French-Canadian, Portuguese, Cajun, and Reggae into Irish traditional music. |
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| Matthias Matzke was performing at the Bugari-evo stand and here he performs La Campanella. Apologies for the noisy background in quiet playing sections. Other videos by Matthias Matzke are in the Frankfurt Musikmesse General Report at: Frankfurt2017 |
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 The Wurzels, featuring Scottish accordionist Tommy Banner, perform their comedy songs and tunes in a concert on Saturday April 15th, 7pm, at The Wharf, Tavistock, Devon.Formed in 1966, The Wurzels are often referred to as a ‘Scrumpy and Western’ band from Somerset, best known for their number one chart hit ‘The Combine Harvester’ and number three hit ‘I Am A Cider Drinker’ in 1976. The name of the band was dreamt up by founder and original lead vocalist, the late Adge Cutler. For further information email: sil@cruisin.co.uk |
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| Accordionist Pierre Andre and his orchestra play for dancing on Easter Monday April 17th, 2pm, in Saint-Sornin, a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. Pierre Andre is a very busy dance musician, with many CDs and DVDs to his credit. For further information email: pierreandre-music@sfr.fr |
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| ‘Dyngus Day Toledo’ – an annual celebration of Polish culture - takes place at The Distillery, 4311 Heatherdowns Blvd, Toledo, Ohio, on Monday April 17th, 6pm-10pm. Entertaining with polka music are Randy Krajewski and Badinov, featuring accordion and bandoneon. There will be Polish food and drink specials available. |
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 An ‘International Open Accordion Contest’ for soloists and ensembles, for various ages, takes place from April 18th to 22nd at the Accordion Conservatory in Trossingen, Germany. The solo categories include ‘Classical’ and ‘Popular’, and the ensembles category is for ‘World’ music.The jury for this new competition includes Matthias Anton (Germany), Ladislav Horak (Czech Republic), Wolfgang Russ (Germany), Hans-Günther Kölz (Germany), Fréderic Deschamps (France), Werner Glutsch (Germany), and Miljan Bjeletic (Serbia). For further information email: info@hohner-konservatorium.de |
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 Ksenija Sidorova performs with the Presidential Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Rengim Gökmen, on Wednesday April 19th, 8.30pm, at the Sanat Concert Hall, Istanbul, Turkey.Latvian virtuoso accordionist Ksenija Sidorova, now based in Spain, started to play the accordion aged eight under the guidance of Marija Gasele in her hometown of Riga. She later studied in London at the Royal Academy of Music under Professor Owen Murray. She subsequently received her Masters Degree with Distinction, and has since pursued a highly successful international career. |
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 ‘International Accordion Week’ takes place from Thursday April 20th to Tuesday April 25th at the Teatro Camous F. Tonnara, Amantea (Cs), Italy. This event includes master classes and concerts featuring Petri Makkonen (Finland), Renzo Ruggieri (Italy), Gorka Hermosa (Spain), and Claudio Jacomucci (Italy). Coordination by Marco GemelliThe organiser is Marco Gemelli, in conjunction with the Conservatorio di Musica ‘P.I. Tchaikovsky’.Amantea is a town and comune in the province of Cosenza in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is a tourist centre on the southern Tyrrhenian Sea coast. |
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| Accordionist Jonas Vozbutas and several musicians, including accordionist Vilius Mazeika, perform in concert on April 21st, 6pm at Mazeikiu Kulturos Centras, Mažeikiai, Lithuania. Jonas Vozbutas was the 1st Prize Winner of category A (under 10 years) at the International Accordion Competition Vilnius 2015. |
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 The Accordionaires Pops Concert takes place on Sunday April 23rd, 2pm, at the Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 909 N La Cumbre Rd, Santa Barbara, California 93110. A special guest player with the Accordionaires for this concert is Cory Pesaturo. The Accordionaires Orchestra concert is titled ‘Dedication to Desiderio’, featuring the arrangements and compositions of Dan Desiderio, including medleys from Moulin Rouge, Manha De Carneval and Americana. For further information email: telcsb@aol.com |
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| The Budapest Café Orchestra can be heard on the BBC Radio 3 programme ‘In Tune’ on Wednesday April 26th, 4.30pm. The Budapest Café Orchestra play powerful and driving folk-based music from Eastern Europe, including Balkan styles, Hungarian Czardas, tender Russian folk melodies, dances from Romania and Moldavia, bitter sweet Jewish laments, and compositions of the group’s own making plus a few surprises along the way… The music evokes vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros, Budapest café life and gypsy campfires – good enough to make you want to book a holiday along the Danube! The members of the Budapest Café Orchestra are Eddie Hession – accordion, Chris Garrick – violin, Adrian Zolotuhin – guitar, and Kelly Cantlon – bass. ‘In Tune’, presented every weekday by Sean Rafferty and Suzy Klein, offers news, views and an eclectic choice of live and recorded music, plus developments from the arts world. For further information email: bco@budapestcafeorchestra.co.uk |
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 The Uxbridge Accordion Band (MD Angie Lukins) perform in a charity concert on Wednesday April 26th, 8pm until 10.30pm, at The Tower Arms, 2 Thorney Lane South, Richings Park, Iver, Buckinghamshire SL0 9AE. Members of the band will also contribute solo and duet items to the concert. Admission is £4. For further information email: david.lukins@btinternet.com |
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 On Tuesday May 2nd, 7pm, accordionist Jose Alfonso Valadez Alanis performs works by Handel, Rossini, Vivaldi, etc, in concert with a string orchestra. This concert takes place at the Sala Chopin, Escuela Superior de Música y Danza de Monterrey, Padre Mier 1720 Pte., Col. Obispado, 64000 Monterrey, N.L.For further information email: joseavaladez@prodigy.net.mx |
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 Franco Cambareri has released two new compositions:cfranco224 - Happy Times Happy Times is a Happy and Easy Disco Dance. Sound sample .mp3 file and sheet music sample online. cfranco225 - Harbour Lights Harbour Lights is a nice and slow swing with feeling. Sound sample .mp3 file and sheet music sample online. These works are eSheet (pdf file, able to be emailed to you) and can be purchased online with secure server credit card. |
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Revisión de los eBooks Two Jazz Improvisation por Renzo Ruggieri - Italiaby Alessandro Mugnoz |
  CD Reviews Index con la revisión de los dos libros electrónicos escritos por Renzo Ruggieri, revisado por el profesor A Mugnoz en italiano e inglés.- Inglés: Ten Approaches to (Jazz) Improvisation por Renzo Ruggieri - Italian: Dieci Approcci all'improvvisazione (jazz), por Renzo Ruggieri CD Reviews Index |
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