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Resultats : 5ième édition des « Journées internationales de l’accordéon à Prague – République Tchèqueby Elisa Lanari, Scandalli Accordions |
La compétition de la 5ième édition des “journées de l’accordéon” s’est tenue au conservatoire de Prague du 31 octobre au 3 novembre 2019, sous l’égide du “Club Tours Agentur Praha” en partenariat avec l’association tchèque d’accordéon et le département d’accordéon du conservatoire de Prague. Le but principal de cet évènement est de maintenir et développer la forte tradition de l’accordéon en république tchèque. Mirco Patarini, (photo en haut à gauche) président de la CIA (Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes) fut aussi à cette occasion le président du jury international composé de: Jörgen Sundeqvist, Stefan Hippe, László Ernyei, Jirí Teml, Ladislav Horák, Josef Hrebík, Anibal Freire et Olivier Douyez (Quelques membres du jury en photo ci-dessous). Durant la cérémonie de remise des prix, Mirco Patarini fit un discours au nom du CIA, pour remercier le conservatoire de Praque d’avoir organisé un évènement aussi important et d’un tel calibre. Plus de 300 compétiteurs de République tchèque, Slovaquie, Pologne, Hongrie, Croatie, Slovénie, Norvège et Espagne prirent part à la compétition dans les catégories solistes, ensembles de musique de chambre et orchestres d’accordéon. Photo en bas à gauche : La vainqueur de la catégorie VI, Jessica Winterholler (Allemagne) avec son professeur Andreas Nebl. Cliquer ici pour les résultats complets : 2019PragueResults.pdf |
Reconnaissance importante au-delà du monde de l’accordéon – Russieby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
L’enregistrement du concerto d’Efrem Podgaits « Double Mirror » pour bayan, violoncelle et orchestre symphonique a reçu le prix international « Pure Sound », comme meilleur enregistrement audio d’une œuvre musicale académique russe, dans la catégorie « concerto pour instrument solo et orchestre ». Cette oeuvre fut jouée par l’orchestre national russe sous la direction de Mikhail Pletnev. Les solistes sont Friedrich Lips (bayan – photo à droite) et Aleksandr Buslov (violoncelle) et l’ingénieur du son Viktor Osadtchev. L’enregistrement a eu lieu dans le fameux auditorium Tchaikovsky de Moscou, le 4 août 2018. Le 28 novembre 2019, Lips joua “Double Mirror” en concert à Moscou. Pour plus d’info émailez : herbert@accordion-cd.co.at |
Le XXIIième festival international d’accordéon de Vilnius 2019 - Lithuanieby Christine Johnstone |
Le XXIIième festival international d’accordéon de Vilnius 2019 a débuté à Vilnius le 12 novembre et se déroulera jusqu’au 20 novembre. Le festival est organisé par l’association lithuanienne des accordéonistes avec comme directeur artistique, Raimondas Sviackevicius. Le 12 novembre, un concert d’inauguration a eu lieu au musée juif de l’état de Vilna Gaon, avec une prestation du « Philarmonie de poche » (photo ci-dessous) et de l’accordéoniste Marie-Andrée Joerger. D’autres concerts auront lieu avec Mika Väyrynen, le duo Klaus Paier & Asja Valcic, le trio Charm, Radu Ratoi, “Orchestras Fiesta - LMTA etudiants et diplomés”. Des masterclasses auront lieu selon le calendrier suivant : 15 novembre : de 10am à 6pm Alexander Dmitriev (Conservatoire d’état de St Petersbourg, Russie) 14 novembre : Marie-Andrée Joerger (Académie de musique de Strasbourg, France). 16 novembre : de 13h à 17h Mika Väyrynen (Académie de musique Sibélius, Finlande) 16 novembre : de 13h à 17h Alexander Dmitriev (Conservatoire d’état de St Petersbourg, Russie) 17 novembre : de midi à 15h30 Eduardas Gabnys (LMTA Accordion Cathedral) 17 novembre : de midi à 15h30 Raimondas Sviackevicius (LMTA Accordion Cathedral) Pour plus de details émailez à : info@akordeonofestivalis.lt |
Mika Väyrynen retourne sur scène avec une première mondiale et des masterclasse en Lithuanieby Christine Johnstone |
L’accordéoniste finlandais Mika Väyrynen revient sur scène après deux années sabbatiques bien méritées. Son retour était à l’origine programmé pour un concert à Castelfidardo, mais à cause d’un grave accident de la route d’un de ses proches, il n’a pu être present. Son concert de retour aura lieu au festival d’accordéon de Vilnius en Lituanie, le 15 novembre. Il jouera une première mondiale de la version accordéon de la pièce “Childhood Whims” de Nicolas Economou, écrite en 12 mouvements. Nicolas Economou (1953-1993) fut un pianiste virtuose et compositeur chipriote qui étudit la composition avec de Vladislav Zolatariev. Parmi les autres pièces du concert, on compte la sonate nr.2 de Paavo Korpijaakkos "Dead on Time" (première lituanienne), la "Velocitá" de Eero Hämeenniemi´s (première lituanienne) et des compositions de Ravel, Shurbin, Podgorny ainsi que des arrangements de 5 mélodies finlandaises. Suivront les évènements suivants : Les 19 et 30 novembre : masterclass à Dunajska Streda, en Slovaquie Le 13 décembre: concert au fameux auditorium de l’académie russe Gnessin de musique. Le concert s’inscrira dans le festival international "Bayan et Bayanistes". En 2020 aura lieu la première mondiale de la sonate nr. 3 du compositeur Paavo Korpijaakko "Testament". Ce travail monumental est peut-être la sonate la plus importante écrite pour l’accordéon – durée approximative 45 minutes. Paavo Korpijaakko est bien connu dans le monde de l’accordéon. Parmi ses oeuvres précédentes "Metamorphoses" pour accordéon et cordes, Sonata nr. 1 "Ultra", Sonata nr. 2 "Dead on Time", La fantaisie de Peer Gynt, "Niin kauan minä tramppaan" pour accordéon et quartet à cordes. Toutes ces pièces ont été inaugurées par Mika Väyrynen qui collabore avec Korpijaakko depuis 15 ans, depuis que le professeur de composition de Paavo Korpijaakko´s, Jouni Kaipainen (1956-2015) les présenta. Pour plus d’infos, émailez : mikaaccordion@gmail.com |
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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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Nouvelle composition de Franck Angelis "valse du clown" - Franceby Harley Jones |
La vidéo ci-dessus est une première mondiale de « valse du clown » au PIF 2019Castelfidardo . Le concert s’intitulait "Christina Rossi (France) interprè!te Angelis". Ce concert fut unique en son genre e,t à sa manière, historique, du fait de la présence du compositeur, Franck Angelis (photo à gauche). Angelis parla durant le concert, présentant deux nouvelles compositions en première mondiale. Voir vidéo du concert à : http://www.accordions.com/pifcastelfidardo/2019/21.htm La partition en format pdt de "valse du clown" qui est dédié "A mon ami Jacques Mornet", catalogue ang570, est maintenant disponible en ligne pour seulement 9 euros. Des extraits sont visibles. Franck Angelis et Jacques Mornet, de la fameuse école de musique CNIMA J.Morne,t ont une étroite relation musicale depuis longtemps et de nombreux étudiants de Jacques Mornet présentent avec succès des pièces d’Angelis, aux compétitions internationales. Le Catalog ang571 Romance No. 2 de Franck Angelis est aussi maintenant disponible. |
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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