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_5. Internationale Akkordeon Tage in Prag - Tschechische Republikby Elisa Lanari, Scandalli Accordions |
Vom 31. Oktober bis 3. November 2019 fand im Prager Konservatorium der 5. Internationale Akkordeon Tage Wettbewerb statt, der von der Club Tours Agentur Praha in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Tschechischen Akkordeon Verband und der Akkordeon Abteilung des Prager Konservatoriums organisiert wurde. Das Hauptziel dieser Veranstaltung ist es, die Kontinuität und Entwicklung der starken Tradition des Akkordeonspiels in der Tschechischen Republik aufrechtzuerhalten. Mirco Patarini, (Bild oben links) Präsident der CIA (Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes), war bei dieser Gelegenheit auch der Präsident der internationalen Jury, die sich zusammensetzte aus: Jörgen Sundeqvist, Stefan Hippe, László Ernyei, Jiri Teml, Ladislav Horák, Josef Hrebík, Anibal Freire und Olivier Douyez (Einige Jurymitglieder im Bild unten). Während der Preisverleihung hielt Mirco Patarini im Namen der CIA eine Rede, um dem Prager Konservatorium für die Organisation einer so wichtigen und hochrangigen Veranstaltung zu danken. Über 300 Teilnehmer aus der Tschechischen Republik, der Slowakei, Polen, Ungarn, Kroatien, Slowenien, Norwegen und Spanien nahmen an Wettbewerbskategorien für Solisten, Kammerensembles und Akkordeonorchester teil. Bild unten links: Siegerin der Kategorie VI Jessica Winterholler (Deutschland) mit Lehrer Andreas Nebl. Klicken Sie hier für die vollständigen Ergebnisse: 2019PragueResults.pdf |
Besondere Anerkennung von außerhalb der Akkordeonwelt - Russlandby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
Im Rahmen des Internationalen Preises "Pure Sound" für die beste Audioaufnahme eines Werkes russischer akademischer Musik in der Kategorie "Konzert für Soloinstrument und Orchester", wurde die Aufnahme von Efrem Podgaits Konzert "Double Mirror" für Bajan, Cello und Sinfonieorchester ausgezeichnet. Dieses Werk wurde vom Russischen Nationalorchester unter seinem Dirigenten Michail Pletnew aufgeführt. Solisten waren Friedrich Lips (Bajan - Bild rechts) und Aleksandr Buslov (Cello) mit Sounddirektor Viktor Osadtchev. Die Aufnahme fand am 4. Oktober 2018 in der berühmten Moskauer Tschaikowsky-Halle statt. Am 28. November 2019 wird Lips bei einem Konzert in Moskau erneut "Double Mirror" aufführen. Für weitere Informationen senden Sie bitte ein Email an: herbert@accordion-cd.co.at |
XXII Internationales Akkordeon Festival Vilnius 2019 - Litauenby Christine Johnstone |
Das XXII Internationale Akkordeon Festival Vilnius 2019 begann am 12. November in Vilnius und wird bis zum 20. November dauern. Das Festival wird vom litauischen Akkordeonistenverband mit dem künstlerischen Leiter Raimondas Sviackevicius organisiert. Am 12. November fand im Staatlichen Jüdischen Museum von Vilna Gaon ein Eröffnungskonzert mit einer Aufführung der "Philharmonie de poche" (Pocket Philharmonie, Bild unten), Marie-Andrée Joerger Akkordeon, statt. Weitere Konzerte geben Mika Väyrynen, das Duo Klaus Paier & Asja Valcic, das Charm Trio, Radu Ratoi, „Orchestras Fiesta - LMTA Student und Absolventen“. Meisterkurse finden wie folgt statt: 15. November: 10 bis 18 Uhr Alexander Dmitriev (Staatliches Konservatorium von St. Petersburg Russland) 14. November Marie-Andrée Joerger (Musikakademie Straßburg, Frankreich). 16. November: 13 bis 17 Uhr Mika Väyrynen (Sibelius Music Academy, Finnland) 16. November: 13 bis 17 Uhr Alexander Dmitriev (Staatliches Konservatorium von St. Petersburg, Russland) 17. November: 12 Uhr bis 15.30 Uhr Eduardas Gabnys (LMTA Akkordeon Kathedrale) 17. November: 12 Uhr mittags bis 15.30 Uhr Raimondas Sviackevicius (LMTA Akkordeon Kathedrale) Für weitere Informationen senden Sie bitte ein Email an: info@akordeonofestivalis.lt |
Mika Väyrynen kehrt mit Weltpremiere und Meisterklassen in Litauen auf die Konzertbühne zurückby Christine Johnstone |
Der finnische Akkordeonist Mika Väyrynen kehrt nach einem wohlverdienten zweijährigen Sabbatical auf die Konzertbühne zurück. Seine Rückkehr war ursprünglich für einen Auftritt bei dem PIF Castelfidardo geplant, doch aufgrund eines schweren Verkehrsunfalls eines nahen Familienmitglieds konnte er nicht teilnehmen. Sein Rückkehrkonzert wird am 15. November beim Vilnius Akkordeon Festival in Litauen stattfinden. Er wird die Weltpremiere der Akkordeonversion von Nicolas Economous Werk "Childhood Whims" mit 12 Sätzen aufführen. Nicolas Economou (1953–1993) war ein zyprischer virtuoser Pianist und Komponist, der Kompositionsunterricht bei Vladislav Zolatariev erhielt. Weitere Werke im Konzertprogramm sind Paavo Korpijaakkos Sonata nr. 2 "Dead on Time" (litauische Erstaufführung), Eero Hämeenniemis "Velocitá" (litauische Erstaufführung) und Werke von Ravel, Shurbin, Podgorny und Bearbeitungen von 5 finnischen Melodien. Zukünftige Auftritte sind: 29. und 30. November: Meisterkurs in Dunajska Streda, Slowakei 13. Dezember: Konzert in der berühmten Konzerthalle der Russischen Musikakademie Gnessin. Dieses Konzert wird Teil des internationalen Festivals "Bayan and Bayanists" sein. Im Jahr 2020 wird die Sonate Nr. 3 des finnischen Komponisten Paavo Korpijaakko - "Testament" uraufgeführt. Dieses monumentale Werk ist möglicherweise die größte Sonate, die jemals für das Akkordeon geschrieben wurde - Dauer ca. 45 Minuten. Paavo Korpijaakko ist in Akkordeonkreisen bekannt. Zu Korpijaakkos früheren Werken für Akkordeon gehört "Metamorphos" |
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Franck Angelis New Composition Romance No. 2 - Franceby Harley Jones |
The video above is the world premiere of "Romance No. 2" at the PIF 2019Castelfidardo. The concert was titled "Christina Rossi (France) Plays Angelis". This concert was quite unique and historical with composer Franck Angelis (picture above) attending and also speaking at the concert, including introducing two new compositions world premieres. View video of all the concert at: http://www.accordions.com/pifcastelfidardo/2019/21.htm Catalog ang571 Romance No. 2 by Franck Angelis is also now available, only €8.00 |
Closing Date for 100th Edinburgh Competition & Festival - Scotlandby Christine Johnstone |
The closing date for the 100th Edinburgh Competition & Festival is November 30th, 2019. The festival will be held from March 3rd to 15th, 2020. Accordionist and teacher Paul Chamberlain will again adjudicate the 2020 competition accordion classes which were introduced by the Edinburgh Competition Festival for the first time this year. There are four levels for solo accordion players age 17 and under as well as an Open Class for any age, including adults. Traditional or classical pieces are welcome - all at the performer's own choice. As part of the 100 year celebrations, a 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 on Sunday March 15th at The Queen’s Hall. The syllabus for the Centenary Festival has just been published and is available online. Download 2020 Syllabus: 2020ECFestRules.pdf |
Hank Thunander Performs at A World of Accordions Museum - USAby Rob Howard |
Hank Thunander (picture left) took the stage at A World of Accordions Museum on October 27th and thrilled the audience by performing over 3 hours of music. His program included a number of popular medleys including a tour of European and American favorites, especially Big Band pieces. Accordionist Paul Vargason (picture above) also joined Hank in a few duets. The event was sponsored by Barbara and Dennis Vargason, long standing friends of AWAM and admirers of Hank. The Vargasons wanted to do something special for the museum and this was a most generous decision. |
Duo Paris Moscow Tours Canadaby Christine Johnstone |
Video: Duo Paris Moscou of Domi Emorine and Roman Jbanov perform a Russian medley. Duo Paris Moscow (which includes Domi Emorine and Roman Jbanov) have just completed a tour of Canada. The duo entertained in Vancouver, Nanaimo, Salt Spring Island and Victoria from November 8th to 11th. They also took part in the World Accordion Tango Festival in Victoria where they played “Moscou-Paris” by Franck Angelis. They also gave a workshop at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on November 11th. |
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Chaika Band Perform in Sydney – Australiaby Christine Johnstone |
Chaika Band (which includes accordionist Emily-Rose Šárkova) will perform at a concert with the Broadland Trio to celebrate the launch of their debut album “Airs of Places Passed”. The concert will be held at The Newsagency in Sydney, NSW on November 15th at 7pm. Chaika’s latest album “Arrow” launched this year (recorded and produced by ARIA) has received heartfelt reviews. Their music is influenced by Bulgarian Womens Choir, Folk, Jazz, Traditional and Celtic. The following day, November 16th, accordionist Emily-Rose and the Wild Things (Emily-Rose's new jazz quintet) will perform at the Sydney Women's International Jazz Festival held at Foundry 616 in Ultimo, Sydney. For further concert information email: info@chaikaband.com |
Akkordeon-Orchester Wesseling Annual Concert – Germanyby Christine Johnstone |
The Akkordeon-Orchester Wesseling will hold their popular annual concert at the Aula Gartenstraße in Wesseling on November 16th at 4.30pm. Their program will include original compositions as well as well-known melodies from operetta and musical, dance music, world hits and rock-pop songs. Performances will also be given by young players and the Akkordeon-Trio Plus. For details phone: +49 2236 61 503 |
London Accordion Orchestra Concert and Calendar Release - UKby Christine Johnstone |
The London Accordion Orchestra will entertain at the Norwich Accordion Club’s 50th anniversary at Hellesdon High School, Norwich, Norfolk on November 17th at 3pm. Their program will include many classical favourites including the Suite from Masquerade by Khachaturian and the much loved Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky. On the following day (November 18th) the orchestra will officially release their 2020 calendar. The calendar includes photos of the past 5 years in concerts, recording in studios and having fun together. They will be available to buy at the concert on November17th or from their online store from November 18th. For details email: mail@londonao.co.uk |
“Puritz Band” Plays Tchaikovsky to Piazzolla Concert in Moscow – Russiaby Christine Johnstone |
Video: Jewish melodies. The Puritz Band will perform a concert in the Chamber Hall of the International House of Music in Moscow on November 20th at 7pm organised by GBUK Moscow. The band consists of leader Joseph Puric (bayan), Michael Mering (clarinet), Igor Nikiforov (double bass) and Alexey Budarin (drums). These players are all young virtuosos, winners of international competitions, pupils of the International Charitable Foundation Vladimir Spivakov, who have achieved recognition both in Russia and abroad. Their program will include works by Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Prokofiev, Piazzolla, Schnittke, Diniku, Vlasov as well as some Klezmer music. |
Accordionist Bartosz Glowacki, New Album Launch Concert - Englandby Christine Johnstone |
Accordionist Bartosz Glowacki will hold a concert to launch his new album “Genesis” on November 29th at 7.30pm. This concert will take place at The Old Church, Stoke Newington in London. The album includes works by Scarlatti, Bach, Pärt, Gubaidulina and the recording concludes with the Double Concerto by Astor Piazzolla, featuring the guitarist Rob Luft and Elias Peter Brown conducting the chamber orchestra. “Genesis” will be released worldwide on November 22nd, 2019 by the record label DUX. Bartosz is very grateful for the generous support of the City Music Foundation who funded the recording of the album. For details phone: +44 7414 693 123 |
Auckland Accordion Symphonietta Concert - New Zealandby Christine Johnstone |
The Auckland Accordion Symphonietta, conducted by Lionel Reekie will perform their final 2019 concert at St Georges Church in Takapuna, Auckland on November 24th at 6pm. Their program is entitled "Own Choice" as it is made up of favourite pieces chosen by orchestra members. The audience will also be entertained by guest tango dancers, vocalists and five times World Accordion Champion, Grayson Masefield who will play with a newly formed concert group of well known professional musicians, this being their debut performance. For details email: heathermasefield@yahoo.com |
Accordionist Geoff Berner Tours Austria then Germanyby Christine Johnstone |
Accordionist Geoff Berner (Canada) will perform at the Vienna Klezmore Festival at Sargfabrik in Vienna, Austria on November 19th before touring Germany during November and December 2019 with his klezmer band. As a musician, Berner is mainly known as a practitioner of the “klezmer-punk” style, which combines the traditional folk music of Eastern European Jews with punk’s aggressive energy and disdain for slick perfection. He has just released his 8th studio album entitled "Grand Hotel Cosmopolis" with Producer Josh Dolgin, on COAX Records - GiveUsYourGOLD (Orchard Distribution). Geoff's last album with Josh Dolgin was awarded the German Critics Circle Bestenlist prize. Germany concert schedule: November 20th: Viechtach - Altes Spital November 21st & 22nd: Augsburg - Grandhotel Cosmopolis November 24th: Mainz – Hafeneck November 25th: Aachen - Domkeller November 26th: Cologne - Hängende Gärten von Ehrenfeld November 27th: Speyer – Eckpunkt November 28th: Stuttgart – Laboratorium November 30th: Munich - Bellevue di Monaco December 2nd: Mannheim - Brandherd Germany December 3rd: Erfurt - Offene Arbeit December 4th: Dusseldorf - Kit Café December 5th: Hannover - Feinkost Lampe December 7th & 8th: Kiel - Hansa48 December 9th: Bamberg - Gaststätte Stilbruch December 10th: Dresden – Societätstheater December 11th: Bremerhaven – Pferdestall December 12th: Hamburg – Betahouse December 13th: Bremen - Creative Hub (Bundeswehrhochhaus) December 14th: Berlin – Supamolly For details email: bernergeoff@gmail.com |
Broken Cross 2019 Charity Concert in Macclesfield - Englandby Rob Howard |
The Stockport Accordion Club will hold their 20th annual “Broken Cross 2019” charity fundraising concert in aid of the East Cheshire Hospice on December 6th at 7.45pm organised by John Jones MBE. This year’s event will be held at the Broken Cross Club in Broken Cross, Macclesfield. Entertainers include the Stockport Accordion Band, Walter Perrie, Helen Rich, Phil Watson, Accordion Spice, Scottish Quartet, and Pearl Fawcett-Adriano. Tickets are £8, and available from John Jones, phone: 07871 767708. All are welcome. |
Orquestra Basarab Concert in Barcelona – Spainby Christine Johnstone |
Video: Basarab Orquestra at the Festival de Mudehares "Teruel" 2015 Anatol Eremciuc (accordion), Joao Silva (violin), Juan Carlos Buchan (double bass) and Albert Enkaminanko (percussion). Orquestra Basarab will present their new album “Norock” at a concert at La Lleialtat Santsenca in brcelona, Spain on December 13th at 8pm. The group, which includes accordionist Anatol Eremciuc who is also the group founder, play a mix of differing styles of folk music such as klezmer, gipsy and Balkan. All group members are professional musicians with prolific careers. The objective of this project is to spread awareness of traditional folk music and all the different nuances of its many and varied styles. Album tracks include “Norock”, “Sanie cu zurgalaI”, “Apel in absenta” and “Basarab fusio”. For details email: orquestrabasarab@hotmail.com |
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Franck Angelis Neue Komposition "valse du clown" - Frankreichby Harley Jones |
Das obige Video ist die Weltpremiere von "valse du clown" auf der PIF 2019Castelfidardo. Das Konzert hatte den Titel "Christina Rossi (France) Plays Angelis". Dieses Konzert war einzigartig und historisch, da der Komponist Franck Angelis (Bild links) anwesend war und auch bei dem Konzert sprach, einschließlich der Vorstellung der beiden Weltpremieren der neuen Kompositionen. Sehen Sie sich das Video des gesamten Konzerts an unter: http://www.accordions.com/pifcastelfidardo/2019/21.htm Die PDF-Musik von "valse du clown", die gewidmet ist: "Für meinen Freund Jacques Mornet", Katalog ang570 ist jetzt online verfügbar, auch Online-Beispielseite, nur 9,00 € Franck Angelis und Jacques Mornet von der berühmten Musikschule CNIMA J.Mornet haben eine lange Geschichte der musikalischen Zusammenarbeit und viele Schüler führen erfolgreich Angelis-Kompositionen im internationalen Wettbewerb auf. Katalog ang571 Romanze Nr. 2 von Franck Angelis gibt es jetzt auch Invia commenti Cronologia Salvate Community |
Updated AAA Site: Historical Articles about the AAA by Joan Grauman, AAA Historianby Harley Jones |
Updated AAA Site: AAA History - A Series of Articles by AAA Historian Joan Grauman at: http://www.ameraccord.com/archival.php 1. What Events Led to the Formation of the American Accordionists’ Association? 2. Documenting the Fascinating History of the AAA 3. 80 Years of AAA Logos and Promotional Materials 4. Joseph Biviano and Charles Magnante – A Lifetime Commitment to the American Accordionists’ Association (AAA) 5. Growing up in the accordion schools: The 1950s through the 1970s 6. Women in the AAA Through the Decades, Beverly Roberts Curnow – Accordion Queen and World Accordion Champion still bringing joy with her beloved instrument! |
New Music by Gary Daverne - New Zealandby Harley Jones |
Gary Daverne ONZM has composed a new version of his popular Margarita duet, this time for accordion and piano. Catalog ED0050 - Margarita - accordion and piano Gary Daverne after several requests, has also composed the accordion solo with piano accompaniment for his 2nd Rhapsody for Accordion and Orchestra. Catalog ED0082d The 2nd Rhapsody for Accordion and Orchestra is composed for accordion solo with accordion orchestra or accordion solo with symphony orchestra. Full details at: Gary Daverne These new works can also be used for the "Teachers - Win a trip to New Zealand" competition. Full information at: http://www.accordion.co.nz/2020/VideoDaverneCompetition.htm Other Margarita duets are: ED0051 - Margarita - accordion duet ED0052 - Margarita - accordion & flute ED0053 - Margarita Revisited - accordion solo & piano accompaniment ED0054 - Margarita - accordion & soprano saxophone Bb ED0055 - Margarita - accordion & viola ED0056 - Margarita - accordion & violin |
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