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Breaking News: Carmen Carrozza Passes Away - USANUEVO CD DE MIKA VÄYRYNEN Y ÁNGEL LUIS CASTAÑO – FINLANDIA
INTENTO DE RÉCORD GUINNES INTERNACIONAL EN CASTELFIDARDO – ITALIA
TED DWANE (MUMFORD & SONS) EN EL HOSPITAL, TEXAS – EEUU
MLADEN VUKMIR (SERBIA) OBTIENE EL PRIMER PREMIO EN EL AATA OPEN INTERNACIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – AUSTRALIAN
GARY BLAIR EN ORIENTE – WASHINGTON, OREGON – EEUU
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Ksenija Sidorova CD ‘Fairy Tales’, London - UKAcoustic Acrobats Karol Śmiałek, Widymo - "Beograd" (official video) - PolandVideo: Impasse by Franck Angelis Continuing International Popularity - FranceBrandon McPhee Teaching Diatonic Accordion, Scotland – UKVideo: Xu Cheng, 2nd Placegetter, 2013 AATA Open Int. Championship - AustraliaVideo: Accordeonorkest REL Performing at Innsbruck - AustriaVideo: MDA 1 van de Muziek en Dansschool Amstelveen at Innsbruck 2013 - Austria‘14 Years Ago’ – Bernadette Conlon Contest Success in New Zealand
Future events |
Marko Kassl Performances – Netherlands, GermanyJoão Gentil and Emiliano Faryna Tango Concert, Coimbra – Portugal‘Music & Merlot’ Concert, Kansas City – USAStanislav Angelov Concerts – South AfricaKarntnerland Harmonika Festival, Opgrimbie-Maasmechelen - Belgium‘Meeting of Polish and Ukrainian Music’, Warsaw – PolandVictor Prieto Trio Concert, New York – USAJack Emblow & Tony Compton Concert, Essex – UKFestival International Accordeon, Galgon - FranceZoltan Orosz Concert, Budapest – HungaryMarco Lo Russo Concert, Bologna - Italy
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Charnwood Publications releases new eSheetsGary Dahl Site eBook 5 Collection, Easy Listenng Jazz - USAJohn Raczka release 4 new musicCharnwood Publications releases new eSheetsFranco Cambareri Releases Two New CompositionsJohn Raczka release 4 new music
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Dragonfly CD by Klaus Paier TrioHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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by Harley Jones
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 Carmen Carrozza passed away early this morning (June 17th). Details of the funeral and service will be forthcoming. We are asked to please respect the privacy of the family at this time and not contact them directly. Full article about Carmen Carrozza at: www.accordionusa.com/default.aspx?d=01-June-2013#art1433 |
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NUEVO CD DE MIKA VÄYRYNEN Y ÁNGEL LUIS CASTAÑO – FINLANDIAby Kimmo Mattila |
 Una gran noticia nos aguarda esta semana: la colaboración entre el español Ángel Luis Castaño y el finlandés Mika Väyrynen, dos de las grandes referencias en el mundo del acordeón a nivel internacional. El trabajo ha sido respaldado por el Finnish Accordion Institute, puedes acceder al catálogo aquí: Finland RecordingsAmbos son conocidos por sus trabajos como solistas, su amplio repertorio y su apoyo a la música de nueva creación, pero en esta ocasión unen sus fuerzas para dar a conocer algunos aspectos del acordeón en formato dúo, a través de un variado repertorio nutrido tanto por transcripciones como por obras originales: J.S.Bach: Toccata en FaM BWV 540; Bach-Vivaldi: Concerto en lam BWV 593; Lundquist: Ballad: Vaclav Trojan: Tarantella; y por primera vez en formato dúo para acordeones el célebre Adagio del Cuarteto de cuerda en si menor del compositor estadounidense Samuel Barber, más conocido por el arreglo orquestal encargado por Arturo Toscanini (Adagio for strings). Tanto este CD como muchos otros de gran calidad pueden ser encargados a través del Finnish Accordion Institute: Finland Recordings |
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INTENTO DE RÉCORD GUINNES INTERNACIONAL EN CASTELFIDARDO – ITALIAby Rob Howard |
 El domingo 7 de julio a las 4.30 de la tarde, en la Piazza della Repubblica, Castelfidardo, Ancona, se intentará establecer un nuevo récord mundial: lograr el mayor número de acordeones sonando a la vez. Los organizadores necesitarán a 1.200 acordeonistas para tocar el Cumpleaños Feliz, en conmemoración del 150 aniversario de Paolo Soprani, fundador de la industria del acordeón en la ciudad en 1863. |
TED DWANE (MUMFORD & SONS) EN EL HOSPITAL, TEXAS – EEUUby Harley Jones |
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| Ted Dwane del grupo Mumford & Sons ha sido ingresado en el hospital por un coágulo de sangre en el cerebro. El bajista, de 28 años fue ingresado el 10-06-13 en Texas durante su gira en EEUU, una prueba determino rápidamente la gravedad de su estado. La banda publica en su web oficial la noticia, informando de que Ted hacía días que se encontraba mal hasta que fue llevado al hospital donde recibe actualmente los mejores cuidados posibles y confían en que rápidamente se recuperará y podrá continuar con su labor en la banda. Desde aquí le deseamos una pronta recuperación y mucho ánimo. Deseamos volverte a ver completamente recuperado. |
MLADEN VUKMIR (SERBIA) OBTIENE EL PRIMER PREMIO EN EL AATA OPEN INTERNACIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP – AUSTRALIANby Harley Jones |
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2. Mladen Vukmir: V. Vlasov - Temptation, Inferno (Concerto triptych)
3. Mladen Vukmir: J.F. Rameau - Les Cyclopes
4. Mladen Vukmir: E. Granados - Oriental
5. Mladen Vukmir: A. Kusyakov - Tornado (Images of the passing time).
  Mladen Vukmir original de Serbia se ha alzado con el primer premio en el AATA Open International Championship. El segundo puesto fue para Xu Cheng y el tercero para Xi Wang, ambos de China. Arriba: vídeo del programa de Mladen Vukmir. Adjunto: Vídeo de Xu Cheng. Desde la dirección del festival internacional agradecen la participación y entrega del público allí habido, por el éxito del evento. Toda la información disponible en: Australian International Championships |
GARY BLAIR EN ORIENTE – WASHINGTON, OREGON – EEUUby Rob Howard |
 El popular accordeonista y profesor escocés Gary Blair, ha regresado de su gira por China, a donde regresará pronto como concertista de primer orden.El 16 de julio vuela a EEUU donde interpretará y enseñará en el Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration, Washington. Posteriormente el viajará a Portland, Oregon, para un concierto el domingo día 30 de unio, en el Portland Community Music Centre, seguido de un concierto el Lunes 1 de julio, a las 19.00 en el Veteran's Memorial Building, Eugene, Oregon. Para más información: gary.blair@ntlworld.com |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
by Rob Howard
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 On July 1st UK-based Latvian accordionist Ksenija Sidorova releases a new CD, ‘Fairy Tales’, featuring old and new repertoire, transcriptions and orginal works. Ksenija Sidorova performs on the recording with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Clark Rundell. The CD appears on the Champs Hill Records label, serial number CHRCD055.The CD tracks are: 1) ‘Caprice Espagnol’ - Moskowski 2 – 8) ‘Fairy Tales, a Concerto for Accordion’ - Vaclav Trojan 9) ‘Who's the Puppet?’ - Artem Vassiliev 10 – 14) ‘Holberg Suite’ - Grieg 15) ‘Scherzo - Midsummer Night's Dream’ - Mendelssohn 16) ‘Scherzo – Toccata’ - Petr Londonov Ksenija was recently awarded the Latvian Grand Music Award 1212 'Outstanding Performance' prize. She combines a busy international concert schedule, including performances with guitar star Milos Karadaglic, with outreach and education work. Ksenija plays a Pigini accordion. For further information email: ksenijasidorova@yahoo.co.uk |
by Harley Jones
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| "Beograd" official video. Accordionist Jacek Holubowski plays an important part in this video by Acoustic Acrobats with the music, music production and playing accordion. Music: Jacek Holubowski Words: Damian Rekas Music Production: Damian Rekas, Jacek Holubowski Realisation, mix, mastering: Leszek Luszcz (07 Studio Tarnów) Jacek Holubowski - accordion Piotr Skupniewicz - clarinet Bartek Rojek - drums, percussion Kuba Dworak - bass Karol Smialek -- vocalist Widymo -- vocalist |
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| Rade Mijatovic - 1st Prize winner of senior Coupe Mondiale 2005, in Castelo Branco, Portugal performs Impasse III and IV movement. This video put online on Nov 18, 2011. The composition Impasse by (available online at) Franck Angelis was the test piece for the 2004 Coupe Mondiale in Pontarlier, France. Contestants could choose any 2 movements of this work. I - Allegro Ritmico II - Andante Doloroso III - Adagio Sostenuto IV - Vivace Finale Since that time, the work has proved popular with many competitors in international competitions performing the work and also many concert performances around the world. Music available at: Franck Angelis |
by Rob Howard
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 Brandon McPhee, the outstanding young player from the north of Scotland, is now teaching diatonic button accordion, BC and BCC# systems, at the Pentland Music Shop, Thurso. Enquiries to the shop on 01847 890 566. The shop also offers lessons on piano accordion, piano, keyboard, guitar, bass guitar, and other instruments. For further information email: brandon.mcphee.351@facebook.com |
by Harley Jones
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Serenata by Stravinsky
| Video: Two pieces from the program of Xu Cheng, 2nd placegetter at the 2013 AATA Open International Accordion Championships in Sydney, Australia. Daily Reports including photographs, video, the program and results are be online at: Australian International Championships |
by Harley Jones
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| Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor, BMV582 by J S Bach performed by the Accordeonorkest REL, Netherlands conducted by Tim Fletcher at the 2013 Innsbruck World Music Festival, Austria. |
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| Performance of MDA 1, an 11 member group of the Muziek en Dansschool Amstelveen, Netherlands, playing the Ballet Tango by Astor Piazzolla at the 2013 Innsbruck World Music Festival. |
by Rob Howard
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 The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending June 11th 1999 reported that Bernadette Conlon, from Australia, had the recently become the South Pacific Solo Champion in New Zealand, adding another title to her long list of successes in accordion competitions. Since then, Bernadette has married, becoming Mrs Zabawa, and moved to Chicago, USA. Conlon Does It Again - New Zealand Contributed by Wayne Knights The 1999 New Zealand Accordion Championships and Festival were held from June 4th to 6th in Auckland. The event opened on Friday evening with a ‘Mix & Mingle’ to welcome overseas competitors and visitors. Adjudicators included many well known New Zealand accordion teachers and entertainers as well as overseas guests such as Professor Li Wei Ming from China. Winner of the South Pacific Piano Accordion Solo Competition was Bernadette Conlon (Australia) who also won the International Australian title last weekend. Guest performers included Tracey Collins, Lian Huang, North Shore Accordion Orchestra (conducted by Lionel Reekie and Heather Masefield) and SCWALT quintet. Special guest artist John MacDonald entertained an enthusiastic audience on the Saturday evening, after which he was honoured for his enormous contribution towards the popularity of the accordion with a New Zealand Accordion Association Life Membership presentation. Results: South Pacific Solo Champion: Bernadette Conlon (Australia) New Zealand Solo Champion: Paula Harris (NZ) South Pacific 15 years & under: Carol Yan (NZ) South Pacific 12 years & under: Campbell Hill (NZ) |
Future events |
by Rob Howard
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 German accordionist Marko Kassl performs during June, as follows:June 14th, 9pm - Opera ‘Constant TranZit’, Korzotheater, Prinsestraat 42, The Hague, Netherlands June 21st, 6pm – with Ensemble Black Pencil, Ensemblia Festival, Bettrather Str. 14b, D-41061 Mönchengladbach, Germany June 21st, 9pm – with _der_kapuvka "Sounds Of The Space Age", Ensemblia Festival, Bettrather Str. 14b, D-41061 Mönchengladbach, Germany June 24th, 8pm – Theater im Bautum, Aachener Str. 24-26, D-50674 Cologne June 25th, 8pm - Theater im Bautum, Aachener Str. 24-26, D-50674 Cologne June 30th, 11am until 9pm – Beethoven Bash, Schauspielhaus Bochum, Königsallee 15, D-44789 Bochum For further information email: info@marko-kassl.de |
by Rob Howard
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 João Gentil (accordion, vocals) and Emiliano Faryna (guitar) perform a wide range of tango music, everything from Rodriguez to Carlos Gardel to Piazzolla, in concerts at the Centro Cultural aCapella, Coimbra, Portugal, on June 14th and 15th, 11.30pm each evening. Entry 5 Euro.For further information email: geral@joaogentil.com |
by Rob Howard
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 If you want something fun to do this Saturday evening, then join us for a free concert. Vivant! will be featured on the Fremar Foundation for Accordion Arts Concert, ‘Music & Merlot’ on Saturday, June 15th, at 7 p.m. Two-time United States Champion, Mary Tokarski, of Connecticut will perform as guest artist. Karen Fremar will release a new CD of original works. The concert will be at All Souls Unitarian, Bragg Auditorium, 4501 Walnut Street, Kansas City, MO, 64111. A special collection of various types of accordions will be on display in the lobby, and CDs of guest artists will be available for purchase. Cocktails and appetizers begin at 6:30 p.m. in the lobby. The drinks, food and music are on us!! Further information at: Vivant! |
by Rob Howard
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 Bulgarian-born Cape Town-based accordionist Stanislav Angelov performs this month, as follows:June 15th, 10.30am – concert with pianist Liza Geldenhuys at a house in Brooklyn, Pretoria June 15th – performing at a wedding with violinist Mitko Tasev at the Aloe Ridge Hotel, Mulderift June 16th, 12noon until 4pm – Father’s Day Lunch, Black Horse Brewery & Restaurant, Magaliesburg; for bookings telephone 0824 535295 June 23rd, 2.30pm until 5pm – with violinist Mitko Tasev, Concert on the Deck, Gingko Restaurant, Johannesburg June 26th, 27th, 28th, 5.30 until 9.30pm – Brandy Festival, at the Richelieu Stand, Sandton Convention Centre, Sandton For further information email: music@goodmusic.co.za |
by Rob Howard
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 Video above: Loui HerinxThe 9th Karntnerland Harmonika Festival takes place on June 16th, 2pm, at Daalbroekstraat 76, Opgrimbie-Maasmechelen. Admission is free. This annual event is dedicated to the diatonic Steirische Harmonika and to music of the Alpine regions of Europe, and is organized and sponsored by the HarmonikaShop Simon Cardinaels, Heirstraat 34, 3630 Maasmechelen. |
by Rob Howard
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 The Polish Journalists Association and the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music organize the ‘Meeting of Polish and Ukrainian Music’ concert, held on June 16th, 5pm, at Dom Dziennikarza, Foksal 3/5, Warsaw. Admission is free. A quartet featuring Irina Serotyuk – accordion, Zuzanna Federowicz – harp, Khrystyna Andrukhiv – violin, and Lidiya Futorska – violin, perform music by BK Przybylskiego, W. Ciencialy, B. Dowlasza, M. Moszkowskiego, B. Kaszuby, A. Nyzhnyka, V. Vlasova, V. Zubytskogo BK songs Przybylski, W. Ciencialy, B. Dowlasza, M. Moszkowski, B. Kashubian, A. Nyzhnyka, V. Vlasova, and V. Zubytskogo. |
by Rob Howard
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 The Victor Prieto Trio continue their popular long running jazz residency on Thursday June 20th, 9.45pm, at Terraza 7 Live Music, 40-19 Gleane Street, Elmhurst, New York. With accordionist Victor Prieto for this gig are Eric Doob – drums, and bass - TBA,. For further information email: victorprieto2001@yahoo.com |
by Rob Howard
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 The ever popular duo Jack Emblow & Tony Compton are the guests at Thurrock Accordion Club on Saturday June 22nd, 7.30pm. Thurrock AC meets at Socketts Heath Baptist Church, Grays, Essex RM16 2SB. Admission is £5, which includes light refreshments.For further information email: jon.polden@ntlworld.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Video above: Nathalie Boucheix performing at Rignac (12) with the Orchestra Jo Bernard. Nathalie Boucheix is also the Director of music teaching school CNIMA J.Mornet.The Festival International Accordeon takes place in Galgon, on Sunday June 23rd, 2pm. Accordionists Nathalie Boucheix, Stephanie Rodriguez, and the Alain Michel Orchestra will be performing, plus guest artists from Spain, Italy and Croatia. Galgon is situated in the Gironde department in southwestern France. |
by Rob Howard
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 Accordionist Zoltan Orosz performs a French repertoire with singer Attila Bardoczy at UTC+02, Benczúr Ház, Budapest, June 24th, 7pm. |
by Rob Howard
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 Italian accordionist Marco Lo Russo performs at the Basilica di San Bartolomeo, Bologna, on June 27th. For further information email: stampa@marcolorusso.com |
New and Updated Sites |
by Charnwood Publishing
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 Charnwood Publications releases 5 new eSheet pieces for accordion available for purchase online.'Lime Daiquiri', catalog: M682E, 'Belle Sourire', catalog: M658E, 'Swinging Safari', catalog: M602E, 'Heidi', catalog: M430E, 'Blog 27', catalog: DW904E The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
by Gary Dahl
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 This new eBook Collection of Easy Listenng Jazz has had some additional works added and the website updated. Catalog: DH05-eB Easy Listenng Jazz |
by John Raczka
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 John Raczka - accordionist, performer, arranger, releases 4 new music for accordion available for purchase online.'Gentle Rain', catalog:raczka225, 'In Dublin's Fair City', catalog:raczka226, 'Isn't It Romantic', catalog:raczka227, 'Jitterbug Waltz', catalog:raczka228 The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
by Charnwood Publishing
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 Charnwood Publications releases 5 new eSheet pieces for accordion available for purchase online.'At the Bar Flamingo', catalog: M640E, 'Pony Trot', catalog: M651E, 'The Princess Waltz', catalog: M348E, 'Lynnette', catalog: M401E, 'The Naughty Monkey', catalog: DW909E The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
by Franco Cambareri
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 Franco Cambareri - accordionist, composer, producer, releases 2 new composition for accordion available for purchase online.'Love Me Softly', catalog: cfranco174, 'Mystic feelings', catalog: cfranco175 The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
by John Raczka
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| John Raczka - accordionist, performer, arranger, releases 4 new music for accordion available for purchase online. 'Come To The Sea', catalog:raczka221, 'Danny Boy', catalog:raczka222, 'Emily', catalog:raczka223, 'Fly To The Moon', catalog:raczka224 The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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by Alessandro Mugnoz
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of Dragonfly CD by Klaus Paier Trio, in Italian language, reviewed by Alessandro Mugnoz. |
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