Sponsors
Books (Text)
eSheet (pdf file)
eTracks sound files
Sponsors
Free Services
Books (Text)
Statistics
Sponsors
Highlights |
Un accordéoniste de rue se voit offert un nouvel accordéon par Giansandro Breccia de Pasco Italia - Italie / Irlande
Nouvel opéra de chambre à l’Académie estonienne de musique et de théâtre, Tallinn - Estonie
23èmes Journées de l’accordéon Rheinsberg, février 2022 – Allemagne
1er Festival international d’accordéon d’Istanbul – Turquie
Récital de Ratoi Radu à Chișinău - Moldavie
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Piero & Horacio Entertain at Palacio Legislativo - UruguayVIII International Festival Competition of Keyboard Accordion Performers "Accordionissimo" - RussiaGorka Hermosa Entertains at Chillida Museum – SpainVideo: Castelfidardo Between History, Music & Nature - Italy2021 Trophée Mondial Results to be Announced Online - FranceVideo: “Ghost Riders in the Sky” – New Zealand2021 Fortissimissimo Firenze Festival - Italy
Future events |
Klaus Paier Duo "Vision for Two" Concerts - GermanyØivind Farmen and Håvard Svendsrud 2021 “Trekkspillcafe” Accordion Tour - NorwayAccordionists Entertain at 10th Annual Fairfax Irish Festival, California - USA"Sinfonisches Akkordeon Orchester Hessen" Concert Weekend - GermanyAccordion Dancing Gala - FranceOnline: “Squeeze This!: A Cultural History of the Accordion in America” with Dr. Marion Jacobson – USA
Childrens Corner |
10 Year Old Colin Kennedy Wins Scholarship at Cotati Accordion Festival - USA
New and Updated Sites |
Concert de charité de l’Orchestre d’Accordéon de Londres, Angleterre - Royaume-Uni
Updated Site: Accordion Russia NewsHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
Random video 4UWatch the video |
Highlights |
Rapports quotidiens, 2021 Coupe Mondiale, se termine dimanche, Munich - Allemagneby Harley Jones |
 |
 Vidéo ci-dessus : Naoko & Andreas Nebl au concert d’ouverture de la Coupe Mondiale.Les rapports quotidiens de vidéos et d’images ont commencé le mercredi 13 octobre avec le concert d’ouverture. Des vidéos des performances et des concerts de tous les participants de la Coupe Mondiale seront fournies par la CIA Video Archive and Education Project. Résultats en ligne avec la remise des prix le 17 octobre 2021. Vidéo Page d’accueil & Vidéo Horaire à : 2021CM-Vidéo Rapports quotidiens, photos, résultats à : 2021CM-Report |
 |
Share
Un accordéoniste de rue se voit offert un nouvel accordéon par Giansandro Breccia de Pasco Italia - Italie / Irlandeby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 |
 Vidéo : « C’est mon bébé! » : s’extasie Tom pour son nouvel accordéon. Tom a remercié le président de Pasco Italia en disant : « Je suis ravi de lui et de tout le travail de l’usine. J’aimerais vous dire merci beaucoup. »Dans une belle touche, l’entreprise a personnalisé l’instrument avec le nom de Tom. Nick Rabbitts, journaliste au journal Limerick Leader, à Limerick, en Irlande, a récemment inclus un article en ligne sur le célèbre musicien de rue local Tom McNamara jouant de l’accordéon dans l’un de ses endroits habituels dans le centre-ville. « Pendant des décennies, Tom McNamara, qui a 84 ans, a joué de la musique dans toute la ville. Mais inévitablement, sa presse-papiers a subi un peu d’usure à cette époque. Le mois dernier, un de ses voisins a souligné au Limerick Leader que le musicien avait besoin d’un nouvel instrument. Giansandro Breccia, Président de Pasco Italia (photo de gauche), basé à Castelfidardo dans le centre-est de l’Italie, a déclaré qu’il souhaitait faire don d’un tout nouvel instrument à Tom S’adressant au journal Limerick, il a dit : « J’ai lu votre article sur Tom sur Internet. Certains de mes amis irlandais m’ont confirmé qu’il est très populaire non seulement à Limerick, mais partout en Irlande. Mon idée est venue immédiatement, pourquoi pas [faire un don]? « J’ai 60 ans et j’ai passé ma vie dans l’industrie de la musique. Je sais que pour tout musicien, son instrument est comme un enfant. Je comprends donc que Tom cherche un nouveau bébé depuis longtemps », a ajouté le président de l’entreprise. L’accordéon, un tout nouveau modèle élite de Paolo Soprani, le plus populaire d’Irlande, a maintenant trouvé son chemin de l’Italie à Limerick, et Tom s’est dit « ravi ». |
Nouvel opéra de chambre à l’Académie estonienne de musique et de théâtre, Tallinn - Estonieby Christine Johnstone |
 |
 Un nouvel opéra de chambre intitulé « Minnie » composé par Tze Yeung Ho sera présenté au Concert and Theatre Hall de l’Académie estonienne de musique et de théâtre de Tallinn le 20 octobre 2021 à 19 h.« Minnie » a été écrit par Tze Yeung Ho dans le cadre de son concert de doctorat, en collaboration avec Opera Veto, l’Académie estonienne de musique et de théâtre et AccordionFest Estonia. L’opéra est généreusement soutenu par Norsk kulturråd (Arts Council of Norway), Nordic Culture Point, Nordic Culture Fund, Estonian Cultural Endowment, Norwegian Society of Composers, Music Norway / The Foreign Ministry of Norway et The Royal Norwegian Embassy à Tallinn. Les accordéonistes Kristel Laas (Estonie), Mikk Langeproon (Estonie), Momir Novakovic (Estonie), Sini Ström (Finlande), Sonja Vertainen (Finlande) et Theodore Parker (guitariste électrique/improvisateur - Estonie) seront accompagnés de solistes norvégiens, Finlande et Estonie. L’opéra est basé à Nanking, qui a été la capitale de la Chine entre 1927 et 1937. Nankin est dévasté par l’armée impériale japonaise pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale et abrite le Ginling College, l’école où Wilhelmina « Minnie » Vautrin enseigne aux jeunes filles. Minnie, une missionnaire et fervente chrétienne, a écrit de nombreux souvenirs de guerre dans son journal qui sont dépeints dans l’opéra. Tze Yeung Ho (né en 1992) est un compositeur norvégien-canadien basé à Helsinki, directeur de festival, chercheur en art et passionné de langue d’origine cantonaise. Pour plus de détails, envoyez un courriel à info@eamt.ee |
23èmes Journées de l’accordéon Rheinsberg, février 2022 – Allemagneby Christine Johnstone |
 |
 Les 23e Journées de l’accordéon de Rheinsberg se tiendront du 18 au 20 février 2022 à la Music Academy Kavalierhaus de Rheinsberg, en Allemagne, à la suite de l’annulation de l’événement de 2021 en raison de la COVID-19.La German Harmonica Association (DHV Brandenburg) invite les jeunes et adultes accordéonistes de toute l’Allemagne – élèves, étudiants, enseignants, musiciens et chefs d’orchestre – à faire de la musique ensemble pendant trois jours et à apprendre les uns des autres. La manifestation comprendra des ateliers organisés par: • Lars Holm - cours de musique solo et de musique de chambre • Hans-Günther Kölz - cours d’orchestre • Sabine Kölz – Atelier « Ran an die Tasten und Knöpfe » Les inscriptions sont maintenant ouvertes. Téléchargez les règles et les informations d’inscription ici : 2022RheinsbergRules.pdf |
1er Festival international d’accordéon d’Istanbul – Turquieby Christine Johnstone |
 |
| Le 1er Festival international d’accordéon d’Istanbul se déroulera du 28 octobre au 1er novembre 2021, au Mustafa Saffet Cultural Center, en collaboration avec l’Akorder Accordion Association, l’Université d’Istanbul Okan et la municipalité du district d’Atasehir à Istanbul, en Turquie. L’événement comprendra un atelier et des concerts. Pour plus de détails, envoyez un courriel à info@akorder.com |
Récital de Ratoi Radu à Chișinău - Moldavieby Christine Johnstone |
 |
| L’accordéoniste Ratoi Radu donnera un récital à la Sala cu Orga (salle d’orgue) à Chisinau, en Moldavie, le 19 octobre à 18h dans le cadre du Festival « Zilele Muzicii Noi » (Festival « New Music Days »). Son programme comprendra S.Gubaidulina - De profundis, Gh.Ciobanu - Expanding Spaces (premier), L.Berio - Sequenza XIII, M.Lindberg - Jeux d’Anches, S.Haapamaki – Power, A.Kusyakiv - Sonata nr.6, B.Lorentzen – Tears et T.Hosokawa – Melodia. Pour les détails téléphone : 022 22 25 28 |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
by Christine Johnstone
|
 Video: “Piero & Horacio” performing at the 2020 Grand Final of Got Talent UruguayPopular accordion and violin duo “Piero & Horacio” entertained at the Palacio Legislativo in Montevideo this week on October 14th. The Palacio Legislativo was built between 1908 and 1925 in Montevideo and was inaugurated on August 25th, 1925 as a tribute to the 100 years of the Declaration of Independence. The duo also have a busy weekend with wedding and 80th birthday performances on October 15th and 16th. “Piero & Horacio” were popular finalists in the 2020 grand Final of Got Talent Uruguay and gained a third placing from hundreds of artists. For details phone: +598 98 975 384 |
by Arseniy Strokovskiy
|
 |
 The VIII International Festival Competition of Keyboard Accordion Performers "Accordionissimo" will be held in Ufa, Russia from December 1st to 3rd, 2021.This year’s event is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Ufa College of Arts in Russia and will include the competition, concerts, master classes, scientific and practical conference, courses of professional development of teachers, excursions and round table. Due to Covid-19, the competition will be held in two stages: Stage one – online video competition with applicants performing 50% of their program Stage two – live performance of finalists at the Ufa School of Arts. Competitors will perform their entire program. Time line of events as follows: • November 1st: Applications close • November 10th: Round 1 results announced • November 10th to 15th: Invitations for Stage 2 will be sent • December 1st: Stage 2 begins with participant registrations and press conference from 12 midday and participant auditions from 2pm. • December 1st: Opening ceremony concert "The Magic of the Accordion" at 7pm • December 2nd: Competitive auditions begin at 10am • December 2nd: Scientific and Practical Conference "Accordion and Modernity" at 3pm • December 2nd: Evening concert by laureate of international competitions Radu Ratoi at 7pm. • December 3rd: Competitive auditions of participants at 10am. • December 3rd: Master classes. Round table. Sightseeing tour of the city of Ufa (for those who wish) at midday • December 3rd: Closing ceremony of the festival-competition, announcement of results, awarding, concert of laureates at 4pm. Download competition rules here: 2021AccordionissimoRules.pdf |
by Christine Johnstone
|
  Photos by: Mikel Mtnez Lezea.Gorka Hermosa entertained last weekend at a "Witches and Witchcrafts" event at the Chillida Museum in Hernani, Spain. He was accompanied by Toti Mtnez de Lezea and Edurne Zabalo. |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
|
  Video: Davide Rampello takes us to the discovery of Castelfidardo, a few kilometers from Ancona: a medieval village surrounded by hills and woods and where ancient history and tradition can be breathed in every corner. The video in Italian language, includes information on accordion artisan manufacturing in Castelfidardo including Fratelli Alessandrini and featuring Tonino Alessandrini and sister Daniela Alessandrini, showing a little of how accordions are made and some music. |
by Christine Johnstone
|
 Confederation Mondiale de l'Accordéon (CMA) President Frederic Deschamps has announced that the results of the 2021 Trophée Mondial video competition will be announced online in October (from 22nd to 24th) and November (from 5th to 14th) this year.The online category judging began in September and winners of each category will have the privilege of participating in the creation of an original recording in duo with Richard Galliano (a new World Premiere composition by Richard Galliano for each category). Due to the current Covid-19 situation in Ukraine, further details regarding the Trophée Mondial Premium, due to be held at the end of November, 2021 will be announced as soon as possible. |
by Christine Johnstone
|
| Video: Accordionist Annie Gong performs “Ghost Riders in the Sky” with New Zealand based international guitarist, Gray Bartlett. Annie Gong plays drum, bass & rhythm guitar as a backing band on a digital accordion. Filmed and recorded in their home studio. |
by Christine Johnstone
|
 |
  The 2021 Fortissimissimo Firenze Festival was held in Florence, Italy from September 13th to October 5th, 2021.The festival featured 14 concerts dedicated to young Italian musicians and opens the concert season of the Amici della Musica di Firenze. Accordion performances were given by students of the Scuola di Musica Sesto Fiorentino (picture below) which included Irene Squizzato (picture above left), Anna Bodnar (picture above right) and Antonio Saule on October 5th at the Conservatorio "L. Cherubini". |
 |
Future events |
by Christine Johnstone
|
 |
 Video: Klaus Paier & Asja Valcic - Vision for Two, 10 Years.Klaus Paier (accordion and bandoneon) & Asja Valcic (cello) will perform three concerts entitled “Vision for Two, 10 Years” (after their latest album) this weekend in Germany. “The pair have been making music as a duo for over ten years. Their journey together began in 2009 with their debut album “À Deux”, and since then Paier and Valcic have proceeded to make their unique accordion & cello sound into a thing of wonder.” Performance dates as follows: • October 15th: St Agathe Church in Schopfheim, Baden-Württemberg • October 16th: Forum Merzhausen in Merzhausen, Baden-Württemberg • October 17th: Heubacher Hauskonzerte, Weilheim For details email: klaus.paier@aon.at |
by Rob Howard
|
 |
| Accordionists Øivind Farmen and Håvard Svendsrud will begin a “Trekkspillcafe” (Accordion Café) tour of Southern Norway this month. The tour will begin on October 19th at the Tydal Museum in Trondheim, Trøndelag County. The duo will perform a program of pieces by Pietro Frosini followed by a mixed repertoire with impromptu interaction and audience requests. The concert tour will finish with a performance at the Systra Café in Ørskog on October 31st. The duo hope to meet many accordion and music enthusiasts on their way around southern Norway. See poster for performance schedule. |
by Rob Howard
|
 |
| The 10th Annual Fairfax Irish Festival will be held in Fairfax, Marin County, California on October 23rd, 2021. The event is free for all ages and will include a variety of musicians and dancers performing jigs, reels, hornpipes, polkas, waltzes and more. Performers include “The Gas Men” with Barry O'Connell (accordion & vocals), accordionist Renee de la Prade with “Culann's Hounds”, Erica & Friends (Charlie Hancock - accordion), The Ring Of Truth Trio (Roxanne Oliva accordion & vocals), The Pure Drops (Daniel Schoenfeld on accordion – picture below) plus soloists Felim Egan and Riggy Rackin (concertina). See poster for venue details. For further information email: fairfaxirishfestival@gmail.com |
 |
by Christine Johnstone
|
 |
| Video: Performance and information about the Sinfonisches Akkordeon Orchester Hessen (SAkkOH), produced by H-Da Studenten (Sound and Music Production, Motion Pictures). The Sinfonisches Akkordeon Orchester Hessen (SAkkOH) conducted by Thomas Bauer, will perform two concerts this month in Germany. “Under the title “Back in Concert”, the audience can look forward to an outstanding program packed with musical highlights and music that will quickly make you forget the break caused by the coronavirus.” Guest performers include pianist Erik Reischl, soprano Nora Friedrichs and American tenor Michael Porter. Concert dates are: • October 23rd, 2021 at 8pm at Congressforum in Frankenthal • October 24th, 2021 at 5pm at Kurhaus Wiesbaden, Hesse Their program will include works by Franz Liszt (First concert for piano and orchestra), Charles Gounod (from “Roméo and Juliette”), Gaetano Donizetti (from "L’elisir d’amore"), Giacomo Puccini (from “La Bohème”) and Franz Léhar (from “The Land of Smiles”). For details email: info@sakkoh.de |
by Christine Johnstone
|
 |
| A Gala d’accordeon Exceptionnel (Accordion Dancing Gala) will be held at the Salle Limorin in Replonges, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France on October 24th, 2021 at 2pm. Performers include Stéphanie Rodriguez and her band, Jerome Baudoui, Frederic Buch and Myriam Thiebaut. The event will also include a special raffle with a prize of a “Dance Trip” for 2 people to win, offered by “Miléade”. Event proceeds will go to the Pauline Stepping Association. For details phone: 06 28 30 82 38 |
by Rita Davidson Barnea, Editor USA Accordion News
|
  The Brooklyn Accordion Club will present an online conversation with author Dr. Marion Jacobson (picture right) of "Squeeze This!: A Cultural History of the Accordion in America” on October 24th, 2021 from 2pm to 3pm.She will be interviewed by Dean Olshur, podcaster and BAC member. Dr. Marion Jacobson brings attention to the accordion with her book, "Squeeze This, A Cultural History of the Accordion in America". The University of Illinois Press calls it: "Everything you wanted to know about piano accordions in America--but were afraid to ask.” She is an ethnomusicologist, educator, and author who has written hundreds of reviews and features of live concerts and events of all the major world music traditions. Dr. Jacobson began digging for the fossilized remains of lost American accordion cultures in Brooklyn and Manhattan. Squeeze This! A Cultural History of the Accordion (University of Illinois Press, 2012/2015) is the first comprehensive scholarly book on the piano accordion, and winner of the Society for Ethnomusicology’s Klaus P. Wachsmann Prize for Outstanding Monographs in Organology (the historical study of musical instruments). Marion has sparked great interest in and brought much attention to the accordion with her book. Whether you agree or disagree with her thoughts or are reading it to learn about the accordion, it makes us all think about the accordion, how it has influenced our culture, our lives, and how it is part of a new generation of musicians who realize and greatly appreciate its value in the world of music. For further information: jerseyfolkarts@gmail.com |
Childrens Corner |
by Christine Johnstone
|
| Video: 10 Year Old Colin Kennedy plays his first ever accordion show at the Cotati Accordion Festival and was awarded a scholarship. This video shows clips of some of the festival performers including Colin playing "Echoes of Vienna" (waltz by Joseph Zampiceni). |
New and Updated Sites |
Rapports quotidiens, photos et résultats de concours, PIF Castelfidardo - Italieby Harley Jones |
 |
| Rapports quotidiens, photos, résultats, jury, concerts et informations en ligne à : 2021Castelfidardo sur la 46ème édition du PIF Castelfidardo qui se déroule du 27 septembre au 2 octobre. |
Concert de charité de l’Orchestre d’Accordéon de Londres, Angleterre - Royaume-Uniby Christine Johnstone |
 |
| Le London Accordion Orchestra présentera son premier concert en deux ans à l’église St. Gabriel de Pimlico, dans le centre de Londres, en Angleterre, le 23 octobre 2021, en même temps que son 2e orchestre, les « London Accordion Players ». Tous les profits du concert seront reversés aux « Friends of St. Gabriel’s ». La capacité d’audience sera plafonnée à 150 (50%) pour s’assurer que tout le monde a beaucoup de place pour profiter de la musique. Avec plus de 50 musiciens dans les deux ensembles, les participants auront droit à une grande variété de musique, y compris des pièces d’Astor Piazzolla, Stefan Hippe, Hans-Gunther Kolz, Adolf Gotz, Rudolf Wurthner et une première mondiale du chef d’orchestre principal d’AJO, Ian Watson. Le London Accordion Orchestra sera également rejoint par la violoniste soliste invitée, Sarah Crisp, pour une performance de 'Liebeslied' de Fritz Kreisler. Pour plus de détails, envoyez un courriel à : mail@londonao.co.uk |
 |
by Christine Johnstone
|
 |
| The Accordion Russia News has been updated with information on upcoming events. |
Help Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
Generated in 5.244085 / 0.0010024 / 0