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2020 celebra el 40 aniversario de Musikmesse - Alemaniaby Christine Johnstone |
Este año, el Musikmesse en Frankfurt celebrará su 40 aniversario del 1 al 4 de abril de 2020 e invita a visitantes profesionales de todo el mundo a una reunión internacional llena de negocios, emoción e inspiración en Frankfurt. La feria internacional es para instrumentos musicales, partituras, producción musical y marketing, y estará abierta diariamente para visitantes comerciales y privados. Además, habrá representaciones teatrales, talleres, demostraciones y eventos de discusión. Los viernes y sábados, 3 y 4 de abril, darán la bienvenida a músicos y amantes de la música a la Plaza Musikmesse, donde puede esperar un programa complementario de eventos, un mercado emergente con ventas directas, una variedad de talleres, conciertos , entretenimiento y mucho, mucho más. Las fábricas de acordeón 2019 que exhiben incluyen: Beltuna Accordions S.r.l. Bugari Armando y Proxima Srl Cagnoni Srl Dino Baffetti di Baffetti G. y C. snc Dallape en visita Virutas de embalaje Fismen Harmonikas s.r.o. Italcinte en visita Mengascini en visita mengascini@tiscalinet.it MusicTech di Sabbatini Claudio & C. snc Orla Srl Pasco Italia Srl E Soprani Moreschi Pigini Srl Scandalli Accordions Srl Sette cero Un informe completo del Frankfurt Musikmesse 2019 está disponible en: Frankfurt2019 Un informe completo del 2020 Frankfurt Musikmesse con fotos estará disponible después de la apertura. |
Programa de acordeón y becas planificadas en Alabama, EE. UU.by Harley Jones |
El Dr. Craig Funderburg, (foto a la izquierda), Director Ejecutivo de la Asociación de Acordeón de Alabama, ha creado un sitio web para aceptar promesas de dotar al Presidente del Acordeón y 15 Becas. Al dotar al acordeón mayor, los fondos permanecen intactos a perpetuidad, mientras que sus ganancias proporcionarán becas, cátedras, cátedras académicas, bibliotecas y el acordeón mayor. El Dr. Craig Funderburg y la Asociación de Acordeón de Alabama están pidiendo a los acordeonistas que apoyen esta oportunidad para establecer un Programa de Acordeón en una universidad importante en los Estados Unidos. Craig escribe: "Alabama ya se conoce como la" Banda del millón de dólares ". El programa de acordeón podría ser el "acordeón de millones de dólares". El programa necesita "promesas" de $ 3.5M. Eso equivale a aproximadamente 7,000 entusiastas que prometen $ 500 cada una. No se están recolectando fondos en este momento. La Universidad no comenzará a aceptar fondos hasta que se hayan hecho suficientes promesas para garantizar el éxito del Accordion Major . Ya se han recibido compromisos verbales de destacados acordeonistas como Grayson Masefield, Cory Pesaturo y Michael Bridge, que podrían participar como profesores activos o visitantes para el Currículum de acordeón. Aquí hay una oportunidad filantrópica para generar interés público en el acordeón y proporcionar educación avanzada en acordeón para los aspirantes a músicos de acordeón. Puede conmemorar a un cónyuge, familiar o colega con un legado vivo. De nuevo, en este momento, solo se necesitan promesas. Por favor haga promesas en https://www.accordionpledgeua.net. Ningún monto de compromiso es demasiado pequeño. Agradecemos sinceramente su apoyo y consideración ". Esta propuesta también se discutirá durante la convención de la Asociación Nacional de Acordeón (NAA) en Dallas, Texas (del 18 al 20 de marzo de 2020). Sharon Seaton, Ed.D, servirá como moderadora de un panel de discusión especial que expresará sus opiniones relacionadas con el futuro de la música, incluido el acordeón. Para más detalles, escriba a: csfunder@gmail.com |
Future events of Friedrich Lips for 2020 – Russia, China & Germanyby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
Future events of Friedrich Lips for 2020 as follows: February 14th to 19th: Masterclass at Bashmet-Festival in Sotshi (Russia) February 26th to March 1st: Masterclass in Barnaul (Russia) March 21st: All Russian Day of bayan, accordion and harmonica in Moscow. First performance of A. Tchaikovsky: Sonata April 12th: Concert with Piazzolla-Studio in Conservatory in Moscow May 3rd to 10th: Klingenthal Competiton in Germany May 12th to 16th: Head of jury at competition “Friend of Bayan” in Kurgan (Russia) July 27th to 31st: Competition and masterclass in Harbin (China) On December 12th to 16th, the 2018 Bayan and Bayanists Festival dedicated to Friedrich Lips was held in the concert hall of the Russian Gnessin Academy of Music in Moscow. Videos of all 5 major concerts and a report written by Dr Herbert Scheibenreif is at: 2019Moscow An updated biography for the 70th birthday by Herbert Scheibenreif is online at: Lips Biography This updated biography details the lifetime of achievements by Lips and the home page of the site at: Friedrich Lips lists his 30 CD's - an incredible musical history. Below: graphic of 30 CD covers |
Proxima Srl, compañía de acordeón digital recién formada - Italiaby Harley Jones |
Una nueva empresa Proxima Srl. fue formado este mes por el ex equipo de Bugari Evo. Esta empresa ofrece diseño, producción, desarrollo e investigación de partes electrónicas de acordeón digital. Proxima Srl. Está dirigido por tres personas que aman el acordeón y creen que el acordeón tendrá cada vez más importancia en el entorno digital y tecnológico. Son: Fiorino Capriotti - Ingeniero mecánico Andrea Capriotti - Músico, probador, ensamblador Marco Cinaglia - Especificaciones técnicas, ventas y comercialización de productos (foto a la izquierda) Sus productos tendrán el mismo proceso de producción adoptado para el Bugari Evo y serán un producto completamente "Hecho en Italia" utilizando todos los materiales italianos de las empresas Castelfidardo, tales como: gabinete de madera, teclado de acordeón mecánico real ensamblado por los finos artesanos de Castelfidardo, fuelles, accesorios de acordeón (correas, correa de bajo, etc.) y pintura del producto. Tienen un equipo dedicado para el desarrollo tecnológico electrónico, por lo que sus nuevos productos tendrán un nuevo "corazón digital" nacido de la experiencia adquirida a lo largo de los años. El propósito de esta nueva compañía es enfocarse en el acordeón digital y sus accesorios. La compañía estará presente en Frankfurt del 1 al 4 de abril, amablemente organizada por la compañía Bugari, donde Proxima mostrará sus nuevos productos: - Modelo de piano MIA P37 con 96 bajos y acordes y - Modelo cromático MIA B46 con 96 bajos y acordes. Ambos modelos tendrán nuevas especificaciones técnicas e innovaciones tecnológicas. Para más información, envíe un correo electrónico a Marco Cinaglia: marco.proxima@gmail.com |
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13th Annual Afternoon of Music with Kevin Friedrich and Friends – New Zealandby Heather Masefield Secretary, New Zealand Accordion Association |
New York based accordionist Kevin Friedrich (picture left) will return to Dargaville, New Zealand to host ‘An American Journey’, on 29th March 2020 at 1pm. Presented by The Dargaville Museum - Te Whare Taonga o Tunatahi, the 13th Annual Afternoon of Music with Kevin Friedrich and Friends will feature an array of American themed music and finish with an American themed Sing Along. American music covers a diverse array of genres, including Vaudeville to Vegas, Ragtime to Rock n' Roll, Cajun to Country, Broadway to Bluegrass, the Golden Oldies to Gospel, music inspired by American and much more! Moving to the United States in 1980 to study accordion at the University of Missouri, Kansas City (UMKC) with renowned accordionist and teacher Joan Cochran Sommers, Kevin’s concert will showcase a variety of musical styles and some of the popular pieces that pertain to his country of residence, the USA. Guest artists will include Auckland Accordion Symphonietta conducted by Lionel Reekie, Roslyn Gilmore, Jone Yelcich, Colin Horsefall and his accordion group from Keri Keri, Martin Rhodes, pianist Thomas Koloi, Lionel Reekie, Dargaville’s very own songsters, the Rivertown and Take 6 Singers and additional artists as they are confirmed. The Concert will be a wonderful Variety Show for all ages, bringing the community and guests together for an afternoon of music and friendship. Available at the Dargaville Museum, tickets are $25 for Adults and $10 for Children and include Afternoon Tea. All proceeds will be donated to the Dargaville Museum in support of their efforts to showcase the history of the community for future generations to enjoy. For ticket information phone: (09) 439 7555 |
Gary Dahl (1937 to 2017) eBook Special Price - USAby Leesa Dahl |
The home page of Gary Dahl (1937 to 2017) has been updated and for the first time, a special price is offered for the complete collection of Gary Dahl eBooks #1 to #10. The 10 eBooks worth USD $335 with 156 titles is emailed to you for the special price of USD$220, catalog DH01-10eB. DH01-eB Latin Spectacular! DH02-eB Favorite French Standards DH03-eB The American Songbook DH04-eB Favorite Waltzes & Polkas DH05-eB Easy Listening Variety DH06-eB Easy Listening Variety DH07-eB Traditional Polish Carols DH08-eB Italian Collection DH09-eB Traditional Christmas Carols DH10-eB Polka! Click DH01-10eB to purchase the 10 Gary Dahl eBooks for US$220 |
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6th Annual Love Folk Festival, Southport - Englandby Christine Johnstone |
Video: Granny's Attic at the Beardy Folk Festival in 2018 The 6th Annual Love Folk Festival will be held at “The Atkinson”, Lord Street, Southport, England on February 14th and 15th. There will be accordion performances on February 15th as follows: Andrew Waite, accordionist and composer from the Scottish Borders will entertain at 12.30pm with his variety of Scottish, Irish and English Trad music along with Jazz, Gypsy Jazz, Bluegrass, Funk and Classical music. This will be followed by “Granny’s Attic” (picture below) which includes Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne (melodeon, concertina & vocals), George Sansome (guitar & vocals) and Lewis Wood (violin, mandolin & vocals) will play English traditional and original music from 2.15pm. For details phone: 01 704 533 333 |
“Duo Ichnos” Live Concert in Reggio Emilia - Italyby Rob Howard |
Video: Duo Ichnos perform Schindler' List by John Williams. Duo Ichnos, which includes Marco Lo Russo (accordion) and Guido Felizzi (violin) will perform a live concert at Bagnolo in Piano, Reggio Emilia, Italy on February 16th at 7.15pm. The concert is the final of a series entitled “Apertivi in Duo” (Music Aperitifs) organised by the Associazione Corale S.Francesco da Paola. Their program will include pieces from the two albums “Ichnos” and “Dances from the World” - musical compositions ranging from world music, to jazz influences, soundtracks, reinterpretations of classic music and original songs by Marco Lo Russo and Guido Felizzi. Admission is free. See poster for details. |
2020 Northern Ireland Open Accordion Championships – Northern Irelandby Christine Johnstone |
The 23rd annual Northern Ireland Open Accordion Championships will be held on February 22nd at the Loughshore Hotel, Carrickfergus in Northern Ireland organised by Clyde Johnston (picture right). This year’s event, which will incorporate an NAO Area Festival has attracted over 200 entries from as far afield as England, Scotland, Irish Republic and Germany as well as a strong local entry. The event will include competition classes for solo, duet, group, orchestral and marching band sections, in a variety of age groups and abilities as well as a number of Trade Exhibitors. A free and easy concert will be held in the Glendun Suite on the Friday night featuring accordionists Nigel Black, Gary Arnold, Tom Cruickshank, Sean O'Neill & Anne-Marie Devine, Nigel Pasby & Helen Newton and Helen Rich. A prize presentation will take place later that night at a Gala Dance in the Hotel with entertainment by The Keith Dickson Scottish Ceilidh Group. In addition guests will be treated to a 45 minute concert featuring accordion duettists Julie Best and Jean Corrighan together with a number of prize winners from previous years. These exciting accordion championships promise to deliver an extravaganza of accordion music catering for all tastes and have been recognised by the National Accordion Organisation of the United Kingdom (NAO) as a qualifying heat for the British Championships. Daytime admission is free. For details email: clyde.johnston@hotmail.co.uk Picture below: 2019 orchestra performer |
Accordion Masterclass with Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi in London - UKby Christine Johnstone |
Accordionist Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi (Professor of accordion at the Conservatorio Torrefranca, Vibo Valentina in Italy - picture right) will hold an accordion masterclass at the Angela Burgess Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music, Marylebone Road, London on February 24th from 2.30pm to 5.30pm. Mario, who is a classical accordionist and bandoneonist will cover the tango repertoire with students of the Royal Academy of Music accordion department. For details phone: +44 (0)20 7873 7373 |
2020 Edinburgh Centenary Competition & Festival - Scotlandby Christine Johnstone |
The 2020 Edinburgh Centenary Competition & Festival began with the first round of the Edinburgh Concerto Competition, held from January 31st to February 1st organised by the Edinburgh Competition Festival Association. After 2 very full days of entries, accordionist Alena Bulatetskaya (picture left) playing Galliano Opale Concerto for Accordion is one of the finalists. Further competitions for a variety of instruments and vocalists will be held from March 3rd to 14th in Edinburgh. Admission is free to over 100 classes, competitive and non-competitive, with 940 entries this year. The accordion solo class will be held on March 4th at St. Mark's Unitarian Church adjudicated by Paul Chamberlain. The Final Concert of Highlights of the 2020 Festival, followed by the Final of the Concerto Class, accompanied by the Orchestra of the Friends of the Festival (conducted by Gordon Bragg), will be held at The Queen’s Hall on March 15th. As this is their centenary year, organisers have planned special events and celebrations, together with normal festival classes. These special events include: February 1st to 28th: Exhibition in the Music Library, George IV Bridge – 100 years of the Edinburgh Competition Festival March 15th: Highlights Concert & Concerto Final to be held in The Queen’s Hall. This will include a special Centenary Choir performance March 29th: St Giles’ at Six - performances by some of the 2020 15 minute recital winners May 17th: Centenary Concert at St Cecilia’s Hall - performances by distinguished former Festival winners For details email: email@ecfest.org.uk |
Duo Vilda Concerts in Sweden and Denmarkby Christine Johnstone |
Video: Duo Vilda - Skállovárri (Live) Recorded at G Livelab, Helsinki April 2019. Duo “Vilda” which includes accordionist Viivi Maria Saarenkylä and indigenous Samí singer Hildá Länsman (Finland) will perform concerts in Sweden and Denmark next month. The duo play original music, composed and written by themselves, influenced by the northern nature, traditional Samí joik and Finnish folk, and pop music! Concert dates are: March 6th: Husets Café in Aalborg, Denmark March 7th: Moriska Paviljongen in Malmö, Sweden March 8th: Alice in Copenhagen, Denmark For details email: viivi@saarenkyla.fi |
6th Annual St Patrick’s Day Festival, California – USAby Rita Davidson Barnea, Editor USA Accordion News |
Seven piece Celtic punk band “Flogging Molly will entertain at the 6th annual St Patrick’s Day Festival at The Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California on March 17th, presented by KLOS 95.5 and sponsored by Breckenridge Brewery's Nitro Irish Stout. The group includes Matt Hensley (accordion, concertina, vocals) along with players of a variety of instruments such as guitar, bodhran, violin, tin whistle, bass guitar, mandolin, banjo, drums, percussion and vocalists. Leading up to this event, the band will be making the following appearances during March: March 12th: Harrah's Resort SoCal in Funner, CA March 13th: Harrah's Ak-Chin in Maricopa, CA March 14th: Morongo Casino in Cabazon, CA March 15th: Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, NV - For details email: floggingmolly@5bam.com |
CNIMA April 2020 Courses – Franceby Christine Johnstone |
Registrations are now open for CNIMA (directed by Nathalie Boucheix) accordion music courses and masterclasses to be held in April this year. Course dates as follows: April 14th to 17th: Tango Course with Louise Jallu (picture below), who won the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation Award for Jazz and Classical Music this year. She is currently currently preparing a new album on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Astor Piazzolla, which will be released in January 2021 at the Philharmonie de Paris. April 20th to 24th: Traditional Music course with Rémi Sallard (picture right) – diatonic and chromatic accordion, Rémi is a professor at the Conservatory of Tulle and inter-school music and dance Haute Corrèze. He will work on repertoire, technique and ornamentation. April 28th to 30th: Masterclass "Accompanying the accordion" with Patrick Brugalières (picture left). An accompaniment of a voice or a soloist means mastery of his instrument: technically, rhythmically and harmonically. The objective during this masterclass is to identify the different possibilities that the accordion offers us through listening, transcription and then original or original achievements in various styles. For further details email: cnima@orange.fr |
First International Competition of Performers "Alexander Skliarov Cup", Kazan - Russiaby Arseniy Strokovskiy |
The 1st International Competition "Alexander Skliarov Cup" for performers of bayan and accordion will be held from April 27th to 30th in Kazan, Russia, organised by the Municipal Budgetary Institution of Continuing Education of Kazan Children's Music and Choral School. This event will be held in four venues - Kazan State Conservatory (Academy) named after N.G. Jiganova: in the Rachmaninoff Hall and in the Chamber Hall, KDK in V.I. Lenin, "Polymer" Culture House and MBUDO Kazan "Children's Music and Choir School". Jury members are Alexander Skliarov (Chairman of the jury), Damir Sultanov, Alexander Protasov, Rinat Galyaveev and Anton Popov. The deadline for applications is March 30th, 2020. Download competition rules (Russian language) here: 2020KazanRules.pdf |
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Chinese Report Page Translation Now Completed: Oleg Sharov and Grayson Masefield at Zhongsin International Music Competition - Singaporeby Harley Jones |
Oleg Sharov (President of Committee, Zhongsin Int. Competition, picture above) and Grayson Masefield were performing and on the jury at the major Zhongsin International Music Competition. Picture left Xia Gang (Founder and Secretary-General of Committee of the Zhongsin International Competition). Chinese Report Page Translation Now Completed: Full report and many pictures at: English 2020Zhongsin Chinese: 2020-Zhongsin |
New Website: Ivan Dyma of SaxAkkord Duo - Russiaby Harley Jones |
New website for Ivan Dyma (saxaphone) of the SaxAkkord Duo with Arseniy Strokovskiy (accordion). Contact: Ivan Dyma, Professor of Saxophone, A. Schnittke Institute of Music, Moscow, Russia. Mobile: +7 9035821 529 E-mail: adyma@yandex.ru |
Páginas amarillas de acordeón, eventos futuros - Ciberespacioby Harley Jones |
Se recuerda a todos los organizadores de conciertos, competencias y festivales que enumeren sus eventos futuros en nuestro sitio web de páginas amarillas. Es gratis para enumerar y puedes hacerlo tú mismo. También puede cambiar y actualizar su listado usted mismo a medida que haya más información disponible. Las páginas amarillas del acordeón Calendario de eventos futuros se muestran en la parte superior derecha de las Noticias semanales de accordions.com en los 7 idiomas más otros sitios populares como USA News y Diatonic News. Un gran número de lectores cada año ven las páginas amarillas del acordeón Eventos futuros, por lo que se insta a todos los organizadores del evento a aprovechar al máximo este servicio gratuito para mantener informada a la comunidad del acordeón. |
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