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Sad News: Alexander Sevastian Fatal Heart Attack - MexicoReportages quotidiens : 20ème festival hivernal de Kokkola et congrès d’hiver de la CIA – Finlande
Jacques Pellarin enregistre pour la TV japonaise, Tokyo – Japan
Championnats Open d’accordéon NAO d’Irlande du Nord, Carrickfergus – UK
Remise des prix par Ezequiel Tatich, Mar del Plata – Argentine
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Video: Opening Concert, Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival - FinlandAdmission Examination, Conservatoire l'HEMU de Lausanne - SwitzerlandVideo: Opening Concert, Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival - FinlandPetosa Accordions Moves To New Premises, Washington – USAVideo: Pascal Contet & Wu Wei Concert in Kokkola, FinlandVideo: 2018 XX Kokkola Daily Reports Young Performers Concert - FinlandVideo: 2018 XX Kokkola Daily Reports Young Performers Concert - Finland
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Petar Maric Concert, Belgrade – SerbiaMarko Kassl Diary Dates – GermanyErika & Jean-Marie Tea Dance, Aisne – FranceJoanna Strand and Jacqui Tate in Cabaret, London – UKAccordionaires’ Pops Orchestra Concert, California - USANY Klezmer Series Concert & Jam Session, New York - USAPre-NAO Northern Ireland Open Championships Concert, Northern Ireland – UKFerran Martínez Concert, Barcelona – SpainSy Kushner’s Klezmer Afternoon @ Brooklyn Accordion Club, New York – USAVivaldi Four Seasons Revisited, Western Cape – South Africa
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Updated Site: Mika Väyrynen, Enrollment Deadline for Zurich Classes is 15th MarchRenzo Ruggieri New Accordion Duo Composition 'Lo Scuro e il Chiaro', ItalyNew Douglas Ward Compositions Now Online - UKHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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 Le jour du nouvel an lunaire chinois est le vendredi 16 février, débutant l’année du Chien et entraînant une des plus grandes fêtes populaires du monde.À Accordions Worldwide, nous sommes conscients de l’importance de cet évènement et nous aimerrions saisir cette occasion d’adresser à nos nombreux lecteurs chinois nos meilleurs voeux d’une fête joyeuse et pour le reste de l’année. Rob Howard |
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 Alexander Sevastian (October 2, 1976 to 16 February 2018) has died in Mexico suddenly of a heart attack, while touring South America with Quartetto Gelato. He is survived by his wife Anna, a 14 years old son (Vova) and 4 year old daughter.Alexander Sevastian was a winner of the 2007 Coupe Mondiale in Washington, DC, a prominent musician and ambassador for the accordion. Full details of his musical achievements are listed at: Alexander Sevastian Alexander was a much loved musician and will be greatly missed. |
Reportages quotidiens : 20ème festival hivernal de Kokkola et congrès d’hiver de la CIA – Finlandeby Harley Jones |
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 Le 20ème festival d’accordéon de Kokkola, directeur artistique Raimo Vertainen, court du 11 au 18 février et les reportages quotidiens proposeront de la musique issue des 100 ans d’histoire de la de la Finlande, riche d’activités accordéon. L’édition 2018 comprendra aussi le congrès d’hiver de la CIA avec des délégués de nombreux des 43 pays membres. Voir les reportages quotidiens en vidéos et photos à : 2018KokkolaReports Télécharger l’affiche : 2018Kokkola.pdf |
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Jacques Pellarin enregistre pour la TV japonaise, Tokyo – Japanby Harley Jones |
 Vidéo ci-dessus : “Fleur de bossa" composé par Jacques Pellarin et interprété par le Jacques Pellarin quartet.L’accordéoniste et compositeur Jacques Pellarin a enregistré deux titres ‘Resistango’ et ‘Melody of the day’, pour la NHK, la télévision publique japonaise. Ces enregistrements étaient supervisés par le produteur de TV basé à Tokyo Aya Ito. La musique sera ajoutée comme générique à un prochain documentaire. Jacques Pellarin et sa femme chanteuse Corinne forment le duo ‘Jac & Co’, et ils ont interprété les chansons françaises de toujours comme celles d’Édith Piaf, Yves Montand, Francis Lemarque, etc. dans de nombreux pays dont les Etats-Unis où ils se rendent fréquemment. Les deux plus récents CDs de Jacques Pellarin’s sont ‘My French Cinema’ et ‘Paris Ma Jeunesse’, disponibles via son site Web. Pour plus d’information email: jacques.pellarin@wanadoo.fr |
Championnats Open d’accordéon NAO d’Irlande du Nord, Carrickfergus – UKby Rob Howard |
  Les 21èmes Championnats Open d’accordéon NAO d’Irlande du Nord, organisés par Clyde Johnston (photo de droite) se tiendront au Loughshore Hotel, Carrickfergus, le samedi 24 février 2018 de 9h00 à 17h00, la remise des prix ayant lieu le soir-même lors d’un gala dansant à l’hôtel.Tous types de musique pour acordéon avec des sections Solo, Duo, Groupe, Orchestre et Déambulation ouvertes à tous âges et niveaux et couvrant les styles de classique à variété et traditionnel : tout cela promet une nouvelle grande fête musicale avec trois halls utilisés toute la journée. Ces championnats sont organisés selon le règlement de la National Accordion Organisation du Royaume-Uni (NAO) et ils sont qualificatifs pour les championnats UK 2018 qui se tiendront à Liverpool du 27 au 29 avril 2018. A côté des sections NAO ont été ajoutées nombre de sections différentes. Pour plus d’ information email: clyde.johnston@hotmail.co.uk |
Remise des prix par Ezequiel Tatich, Mar del Plata – Argentineby Rob Howard |
 L’accordéoniste Ezequiel Tatich a été invité à remettre les prix du ‘Faro de oro vip’ (‘Phare d’Or’) le 15 février à Mar del Plata, ville au sud-Est de la province de Buenos Aires. Il représentait la musique traditionnelle chamamé. Ezequiel Tatich, connu comme ‘El Gringo del Acordeon’, est l’un des jeunes accordéonistes argentins les plus populaires se produisant à Buenos Aires et alentour. |
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| Left to right: Sonja Vertainen, Sari Viinikainen and Raimo Vertainen perform at the Opening Concert, the Bach Trio Sonata No. 2 in Cm, BMV 526 by J S Bach. Other videos of Opening Concert and pictures can be viewed at: 2018KokkolaReports (11th February). |
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 Stéphane Chapuis is the teacher of accordion at the Conservatoire l'HEMU (Haute Ecole de Musique) de Lausanne.The University of Music is located in French-speaking Switzerland and is renowned for its highly qualified staff, its challenging and comprehensive program of studies, and its firm commitment to music on the regional, national and international levels. Stéphane Chapuis wishes to inform that the admission examination for the accordion classes will take place on 2nd May 2018. The deadline for registration 1st March 2018. Courses are: - Bachelor - Master of Pedagogy - Concert Master - Soloist Master Further information and a list of successful Swiss and international students is at: 2018HEMU.pdf Stéphane Chapuis asks potential students to contact him and he will answer your questions and provide you full information about l'HEMU de Lausanne University accordion courses. The HEMU’s Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees are accredited by the Swiss Confederation and the “Musique et arts de la scène” division of the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES -SO), Switzerland’s largest professional training network. |
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| Video: Sonja Vertainen is studying at the Sibelius Music Academy, University of the Arts, Helsinki, with tutor Matti Rantanen. Sonja Vertainen performs 'Ikonit', a major work by Einojuhani Rautavaara, who is possibly the most performed composer of Finland, after Sibelius. Apologies for the first bars missing due to the camera operator error. The names of the movements are: - Jumaläidin kuolema - Kaksi maalaispyhimystä - Blakernajan musta Jumalanäiti - Kristuksen kaste - Pyhät naiset haudalla - Arkkienkeli kukistaa Antikristukse Other videos and photos of Opening Concert can be viewed at: 2018KokkolaReports (11th February). |
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  Petosa Accordions have moved to new premises, and are based at 19503 56th Ave W, WA 98036. Their new business hours are Wednesday 10am-8pm, Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm; Tuesdays by appointment.Petosa Accordions have moved to new premises, and are based at 19503 56th Ave W, WA 98036. Their new business hours are Wednesday 10am-8pm, Thursday to Saturday 10am-5pm; Tuesdays by appointment. The new premises has a large accordion display, an enlarged museum with instruments dating back to the early 1800s, acoustically isolated demo studios, Roland V Accordion station, a workshop, and free parking. |
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| Video: The opening piece in the program by Pascal Contet (accordion) & Wu Wei (Cheng). This composition by the two performers is titled "Introduction". Other videos and photos of this concert can be viewed at: 2018KokkolaReports (13th February). |
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| Video: The Young Performers Concert is to showcase the talents of the young students in solo, group and orchestra formats from the Ostrobothnia Conservatory. Johannes Koivisto performs Scherzo by Paul Norrback. Other videos and photos of the Young Performers Concert can be viewed at: 2018KokkolaReports (12th February). |
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| Video: The Young Performers Concert is to showcase the talents of the young students in solo, group and orchestra formats from the Ostrobothnia Conservatory. Vilma Wiren (accordion soloist) and the Conservatory Young String Orchestra conducted by Andrei Sytchak perform "Five Finnish folk songs for the accordion and string orchestra" composed by Matti Murto Other videos and photos of the Young Performers Concert can be viewed at: 2018KokkolaReports (12th February). |
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 Petar Maric performs in concert on Friday February 16th, 8pm-9.30pm, at the Kulturni Centar, Banski dvor, Trg Srpskih Vladara br.2, 387 Banja Luka, Belgrade, Serbia.Petar Maric, born in 1990, studied at the Belgrade State Music Conservatory ‘Vuckovic’ under Aleksandar Nikolic. He then spent one year in Paris, to improve his ‘variete’ style with Frederic Deschamps and Franck Angelis, and later also studied in Bratislava, Slovakia. His competition successes include winning the CIA Coupe Mondiale and CMA Trophee Mondial in various categories. He has also won many social awards, including the ‘Belgrade Angel’ by the Ministry of Culture of Belgrade, the Medallion of his local municipality for musical contributions, and the Charter of Crown Prince Aleksander Karadjordjevic. For further information email: maestromaric@gmail.com |
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 Austrian accordionist Marko Kassl has the following forthcoming dates in February and March:February 17th, 8pm – Duo Mares, 265 Dielenabend, Mauritiusstr 5, Enniger, Germany February 23rd, 8pm – Sternzeichen Mozart, Tonhalle, Ehrenhof, Dusseldorf February 25th, 11am - Sternzeichen Mozart, Tonhalle, Ehrenhof, Dusseldorf February 26th, 8pm - Sternzeichen Mozart, Tonhalle, Ehrenhof, Dusseldorf March 2nd, 7.30pm – Hof Junger, Marko Kassl is a member of the quintet Black Pencil Ensemble, whose latest concert show ‘La Volta’ has now been released as a CD. They have also recently recorded a CD, ‘KAISEKI’, published by the German label GWK-RECORDS. For further information email: info@marko-kassl.de |
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 On Sunday February 18th, 3pm, the popular Belgian accordionist Erika and her keyboard accompanist Jean-Marie play for a tea dance at ‘La Guinguette de Saint Quentin’, Avenue Leo Lagrange, Saint-Quentin, Aisne, in northern France. |
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 Vocalists Joanna Strand and Jacqui Tate, well-known for their roles in West End productions, perform a jazz cabaret program on Sunday February 18th, 7pm, at The Crazy Cogs, 20 Sherwood St, Soho, London W1F 7ED. The duo will be accompanied by Romano Viazzani (picture right - accordion), John Bailey (piano), Nick Pini (double bass), and Jason Reeve (drums). For further information email: romanoviazzani@hotmail.co.uk |
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| The Accordionaires’ Pops Orchestra (MD Janet Hane) performs in concert on Tuesday February 20th, 7pm, at Victorio’s Restaurant, 10901 Victory Blvd., North Hollywood, California. Admission is the suggested donation of $10 at the door. The concert will feature soloists Gail Campenella (accordion), Kocharyantsa (vocals), and Bob Rokos (trombone). The program includes the ‘Poet and Peasant Overture’ (Franz von Suppe/Herold), ‘Farandole’ (Georges Bizet), ‘Moulin Rouge Medley’ (arr. Desiderio); a tango ‘Por Una Cabeza’ (Carlos Gardel), and ‘Just Another Polka’ (Loesser- DeLugg/Desiderio). For further information email: accordionconnect@sbcglobal.net |
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| The NY Klezmer Series continues on Thursday February 22nd, 9pm, at Funky Joe's, 455 W.56th St. (between 9th & 10th Ave), New York, with the London-Winograd-Zions-Confurius-Alexander quintet, performing traditional and new klezmer music. The concert is followed at 10.15pm by a jam session. The quintet line-up is: Zevy Zions (accordion), Frank London (trumpet), Michael Winograd (clarinet), Marty Confurius (bass), and Aaron Alexander (drums). Zevy Zions is one of the top accordionists in the klezmer world, and has recorded and performed with Andy Statman, Klezmerfest, and many others. He first played the piano, then moved on to the accordion, and was taught by Charles Nunzio. He has to date recorded 5 solo accordion CDs: ‘Olive Blossoms’, ‘Dizzy Accordion’, ‘William Tell’, ‘Bolero Fantaisia’, and ‘Valse Elena’. For further information email: kvetcher@oliveblossoms.com |
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 On Friday February 23rd, 8pm, there will be a concert at the Loughshore Hotel, Carrickfergus, featuring many leading accordionists, including Gordon Shand, Keith Dickson, Roy Hendrie, Nigel Black, Sean O’Neill & Anne-Marie Devine, Helen Rich, Nigel Pasby & Helen Newton, and Barry Smith. The concert precedes the NAO Northern Ireland Open Accordion Championships, organised by Clyde Johnston, in the Loughshore Hotel, Carrickfergus, on Saturday February 24th, from 9am until 5pm, with the Prize Presentation taking place that night in the hotel at a Gala Dance. The Championships are run under the rules of the National Accordion Organisation of the United Kingdom (NAO) and are a qualifying competition for the 2018 UK Championships being held in Liverpool, from 27th – 29th April 2018. For further information email: clyde.johnston@hotmail.co.uk |
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 Ferran Martinez performs in concert on Saturday February 24th, 7pm, at the Auditori Pepita Selles, Barcelona.The concert programme includes: ‘The Postman’ - L. Bacalov, ‘Moon River’ - H. Mancini, ‘Flick-Flack’ - A. Vossen, ‘L’Hivern’ - A. Vivaldi, ‘Dansa del sabre’ - A. Khatchaturian, ‘Impasse’ – F. Angelis, ‘Suite Hongaresa’ – V. Semionov, ‘Veus de primavera’ – J. Strauss, ‘Don Rhapsody’ - V. Semionov, and ‘Vals’ - popular. Ferran Martinez, born in 1971, is a graduate of the Barcelona Conservatory. He plays solo classical concerts and is a member of the Cavall Bernat group, performing Catalan popular music. He is also both an accordion and computer teacher. His latest CD, ‘Collage’, is available through his website www.ferranmartinez.net For further information email: ferranbayan@gmail.com |
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 On Sunday February 25th, 2-4pm, Brooklyn Accordion Club’s first meeting of the New Year features a presentation of klezmer music by accordionist Sy Kushner.Sy Kushner, from the Bronx in New York, has been immersed in klezmer and other forms of Jewish music throughout his life, and has played accordion and keyboard in variety of bands and as a soloist for many years. Please note that Brooklyn Accordion Club now meets at the Great Room at the LuEsther T. Mertz South Oxford Space/A.R.T., 138 South Oxford Street (between Atlantic Avenue and Fulton Street), Brooklyn, NY 11 217. Also note that meeting times have changed from 3-5pm to 2-4pm. For further information email: brooklynaccordionclub@gmail.com |
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| On Sunday March 4th, 5.30pm, and Friday March 9th, 8.30pm, the World Café trio performs ‘Vivaldi Four Seasons Revisited’ at the Kyknet Fismer Hall, Conservatorium, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa. The members of the World Café trio are Stanslav Angelov – accordion, Petrus de Beer – violin, and Schalk Joubert – guitar. Stanislav Angelov studied the accordion in his native Bulgaria, and received a degree in accordion in 1991, after which he taught at the ‘Constantine Preslavsky’ University, Shumen. In 1992 he moved to Cape Town, South Africa, where he performs, records and teaches. For further information email: music@goodmusic.co.za |
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Interview "Know the People" aux Soufflets Galassi, Castelfidardo - Italieby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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 Interview "Know the People" à : 2017GalassiAvec : Renzo Galassi (propriétaire) Producteur : Holda Paoletti-Kampl "Know the People" (Connaître les gens) de Castelfidardo qui ont rendu cette petite ville si célèbre dans le monde pour sa production d’accordéons de qualité. Interview à : 2017Galassi Photo ci-dessous : Renzo Galassi avec ses parents, Rino et Vanda qui ont créé l’entreprise en 1948 et travaillent encore aujourd’hui dans l’usine.Interview "Know the People" à : 2017Galassi Avec : Renzo Galassi (propriétaire) Producteur : Holda Paoletti-Kampl "Know the People" (Connaître les gens) de Castelfidardo qui ont rendu cette petite ville si célèbre dans le monde pour sa production d’accordéons de qualité. Interview à : 2017Galassi Photo ci-dessous : Renzo Galassi avec ses parents, Rino et Vanda qui ont créé l’entreprise en 1948 et travaillent encore aujourd’hui dans l’usine. |
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 Accordionists interested in enrolling at the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste/Zürich University of the Arts (ZHdK) in Zurich, Switzerland for the new accordion classes offered by Mika Väyrynen, are invited to apply by the March 15th, 2018 deadline. Entrance examinations will take place on May 3rd, 2018.Accordionists may take Bachelor, Master and Post Graduate studies and degrees studying under renowned Finnish accordionist Mika Väyrynen who will being the news courses in addition to his regular teaching at The Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and The Tampere University of Applied Sciences in Tampere, Finland. With around 2,800 students and 650 teaching staff, the Zurich University of the Arts is one of the major Universities of the Arts in Europe and easily accessible from all over Europe and abroad. The University Campus features many venues for exhibitions and performances, where the results of the education provided can be showcased to the public. Mika Väyrynen has distinguished himself as one of the world's leading exponents of the accordion not only as a performing and recording artist, but in working with and commissioning some of the world's most well known composers to include the accordion in their work. with worldwide performances as a soloist, a chamber musician and with symphony orchestra, his recording work, his teaching at the elite academic institutions Finland, his global Master Classes and working with some of the world's leading and most well known composers, inspiring them to create valuable new repertoire for the accordion. For more information at https://www.zhdk.ch/en/classical-music-2445 or you may contact the head of the Master's Department Prof. Cobus Swanepoel at e-mail: cobus.swanepoel@zhdk.ch or Mika directly at e-mail: mikaaccordion@gmail.com. |
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  This composition is taken from the OPERA? project, CD rruggieri09, for accordion, orchestra and reciting voice, which had the world premiere in Italy in 2008 in Pineto and in 2010 at the "State Theater" of Rostov-on-Don (Russia). This newly published version of 'Lo Scuro e il Chiaro' is a reduction for duo accordion and is very effective, usually used in international competitions as well as in concert repertoires. Video above: Performance of Lo Scuro e il Chiaro (accordion duo) by Lorenzo Bosica and Andrea Di Giacomo "Virtuosity Duo" who won the "World Music" category in CIA Coupe Mondiale, Turku (Finland) in October 2015. Purchase and view sample pages at: rrenzo516 |
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 UK composer Douglas Ward and Charnwood Publishing have released 6 new compositions. Click the links to learn more about each work and see a sample page.DW944 - Bananas for Two DW945 - Countryside March DW946 - Emergency Tango DW947 - Chasing Rabbits DW948 - Mosaic Waltz DW949 - Forest Waltz |
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