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Le compositeur et chef d’orchestre finlandais Veikko Huuskonen a fêté son 85ème anniversaire - Finlande
Un prix du Mérite de la CIA à Vincenzo Canali (Italie) à Turku - Finlande
Tournée de Mirco Patarini à Kolkata et Pune - Inde
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CIA Honored Friend of the Accordion Award to Bete Ilin (Macedonia) in Turku - FinlandVideo: 2015 Coupe Mondiale Masters Category Winners - FinlandTwo New Accordion Compositions by Peter Machajdík, Berlin – Germany1965 Coupe Mondiale Champion Roberts Curnow Performs for WMAS - USACory Pesaturo Performing for the Coupe Mondiale Social Evening - Finland‘14 Years Ago’: 3,500 at Shanghai Accordion Examinations, October 2001
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Rob Curto Workshop @ Brooklyn Accordion Club, New York – USAKaren Tweed’s Ceili Dates, Longford – Republic of IrelandQuartet Recital, Stuttgart – GermanyWorld Premiere of ‘Podoba, jaz in sanje’, Ljubljana – SloveniaBrent Buswell Concert @ NHAA, New Hampshire – USA‘Accordion Showcase’ Concert in Glasgow, Scotland – UKSqueez-in Orchestra, Minneapolis – USA
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Résultats, reportages et vidéos de la Coupe Mondiale, Turku - Finlandby Harley Jones |
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 L’énorme succès de la 68ème Coupe Mondiale accueillie par la Finnish Accordion Association (Suomen Harmonikkaliitto) fait l‘objet de volumineux reportages en ligne : http://coupemondiale.org/2015/fi_coupe_main.htm Les résultats complets à : 2015CoupeResults. Et une palette de musique en vidéo par de nombreux concurrents et concertistes ici : 2015CM-Video - enfin le programme de 44 pages couleurs : 2015Program.pdf Ont été photographiés et enregistrés au concert des vainqueurs (vidéos à 2015CMwin) de la 68ème Coupe Mondiale: 1er Lev Lavrov (Russie); Masters Coupe Mondiale: 1er Aleksandr Komelkov (Russie); Junior Coupe Mondiale: 1st Artyom Tretyakov (Russie); Variété senior : 1st Mahatma Costa (Brésil); variété junior : 1er Valerio Russo (Italie); Concours international de musique d’ensemble, musique classique : 1er Lion Trio de Lev Lavrov, Alexey Mykitenko et Simon Golikov (Russie); Concours international de musique d’ensemble, musique du monde : 1er Virtuosity Duo de Andrea Di Giancomo & Lorenzo Bosica (Italie); Concours international d’accordéon numérique : 1er Netta Skog (Finlande). A côté des concours, la Coupe Mondiale proposait des concerts dont le concert de Mika Väyrynen (vidéo) : http://www.coupemondiale.org/2015/video09concert.htm Vidéo: Guardia Nueva t: http://www.coupemondiale.org/2015/video08concert.htm La chaine privée finlandaise Channel Alfa TV a réalisé chaque jour 8 heures d’émissions en direct, du mardi au samedi, qui seront visibles prochainement sur le site d’Alfa TV. Nous indiquerons les liens dès qu’ils seront disponibles. Dans tous les cas, la Coupe Mondiale fut une magnifique promotion TV pour l’accordéon en Finlande. |
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Le compositeur et chef d’orchestre finlandais Veikko Huuskonen a fêté son 85ème anniversaire - Finlandeby Kimmo Mattila |
  L’accordéon a tenu une place très importante dans la vie musicale de Veikko Huuskonen qui a fêté ses 85 ans le 15 octobre.Il a remporté par deux fois le championnat d’accordéon finlandais dans les années 1950 et il fut le tout premier candidat finlandais de la Coupe Mondiale en 1955 à Brighton, UK. Voyez la photo dédicacée (à droite) issue des archives de la CIA, programme de la Coupe Mondiale 1955, qui fut aussi la première année où furent représentés les Etats-Unis (par Joan Sommers and Lou Coppola). Huuskonen a étudié la direction d’orchestre et la composition à la Sibelius Academy de 1947 à 1951. Il a écrit des centaines de compositions et arrangements pour ensembles variés, choeurs et orchestre symphonique. Il a composé deux concerti pour accordéon et orchestre symphonique, le No. 1 ”Baltic” et le No. 2. ”Aurora Borealis”. En 1955, il a publié une méthode d’accordéon pour le petit accordéon piano. Cet ouvrage pédagogique (photo de la couverture à gauche) fut un livre important pendant plusieurs décades pour les jeunes accordéonistes en Finlande. J’ai moi-même (Kimmo Mattila) commencé avec cette méthode mon apprentissage de l’accordéon. La voile a été le hobby d’ Huuskonen pendant de nombreuses années et il avait coutume de faire de longs voyages sur la mer baltique durant l’été. La mer lui a également inspiré de nombreuses compositions. Veikko Huuskonen vit à Kirkkonummi, près d’Helsinki, et il est encore actif, écrivant de nouvelles compositions et arrangements. Il a récemment assisté au concert d’ouverture de la Coupe Mondiale à Turku, Finlande. Il a remporté par deux fois le championnat d’accordéon finlandais dans les années 1950 et il fut le tout premier candidat finlandais de la Coupe Mondiale en 1955 à Brighton, UK. Voyez la photo dédicacée (à droite) issue des archives de la CIA, programme de la Coupe Mondiale 1955, qui fut aussi la première année où furent représentés les Etats-Unis (par Joan Sommers and Lou Coppola). Huuskonen a étudié la direction d’orchestre et la composition à la Sibelius Academy de 1947 à 1951. Il a écrit des centaines de compositions et arrangements pour ensembles variés, choeurs et orchestre symphonique. Il a composé deux concerti pour accordéon et orchestre symphonique, le No. 1 ”Baltic” et le No. 2. ”Aurora Borealis”. En 1955, il a publié une méthode d’accordéon pour le petit accordéon piano. Cet ouvrage pédagogique (photo de la couverture à gauche) fut un livre important pendant plusieurs décades pour les jeunes accordéonistes en Finlande. J’ai moi-même (Kimmo Mattila) commencé avec cette méthode mon apprentissage de l’accordéon. La voile a été le hobby d’ Huuskonen pendant de nombreuses années et il avait coutume de faire de longs voyages sur la mer baltique durant l’été. La mer lui a également inspiré de nombreuses compositions. Veikko Huuskonen vit à Kirkkonummi, près d’Helsinki, et il est encore actif, écrivant de nouvelles compositions et arrangements. Il a récemment assisté au concert d’ouverture de la Coupe Mondiale à Turku, Finlande. |
Un prix du Mérite de la CIA à Vincenzo Canali (Italie) à Turku - Finlandeby Harley Jones |
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| Le prix du Mérite de la CIA, a été remis par le président Raymond Bodell à Vincenzo Canali (né à Castelfidardo, Italie, en 1937). Vincenzo Canalia a voué une grande partie de sa vie à l’accordéon, à son histoire et à son développement. Le musée international de l’accordéon de Castelfidardo et le PIF, prix international d’accordéon de la ville de Castelfidardo, ont été créé avec le soutien, l’aide et l’influence de Vincenzo Canali. Il est depuis 2007 le président du musée international de l’accordéon de Castelfidardo et il continue à ce poste à promouvoir la forte position de l’accordéon dans cette ville. Depuis quelques vingt années, Vincenzo a organisé en collaboration avec les ambassades d’Italie et les institutions de la région de La Marche, une série de tournées dans plusieurs pays et continents, promouvant la musique pour accordéon et l’export vers l’Asie, l’Australie, l’Amérique du Nord et du Sud, la Scandinavie et le Moyen-Orient. En 2012, la Ville de Castelfidardo remettait à Vincenzo Canali l’important "Sigillo di Castelfidardo", prix du mérite d’un citoyen de la ville et la même année, le président de la République italienne lui conférait le titre de "Cavaliere dell'Ordine al merito della Repubblica Italiana". |
Tournée de Mirco Patarini à Kolkata et Pune - Indeby Lorenzo Baiocco |
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 Les indiens aiment l’accordéon. La preuve en est le grand succès du soliste Mirco Patarini lors de trois récitals dans les villes de Kolkata et Pune.Cette tournée indienne était sponsorisée par le Consulat Général d’Italie à Calcutta, en collaboration avec l’école de musique de Calcutta et le Mumbai Italian Cultural Institute. Le premier récital avait lieu le 24 septembre à Calcutta. 200 invités participèrent à l’évènement dont l’invité d’honneur était le Consul Général d’Italie Cesare Bieller. Cesare Bieller a tant apprécié le concert d’accordéon qu’il a invité Mirco Patarini pour de futurs concerts. Le second concert se tenait le 25 septembre et était organisé par la Calcutta School of Music. L’auditorium affichait complet. Un autre grand succès pour Mirco patarini dont le talent était ainsi reconnu par tant de musiciens indiens. Le troisième et dernier concert, le 27 septembre, était organisé par le Mumbai Italian Cultural Centre. Il se tenait à Pune. « Je suis très heureux de cette tournée » a déclaré Patarini, spécialement de ce que les gens ont vraiment beaucoup apprécié ma musique et l’accordéon. J’aimerais revenir bientôt et collaborer avec les musiciens indiens ». Pour les trois concerts Patarini a donné un programme virtuose : ‘10 km al finestrino’ (L. Fancelli), ‘Danza delle spade’ (A. Katchaturian), ‘La Cumparsita’ (Rodriguez-Fancelli), ‘Suite Bulgara’ (V. Semjonov), ‘Dark Eyes’ (arr. C. Magnante), ‘Valzer in D# op. 64’ (F. Chopin), ‘Capriccio n. 24’ (N. Paganini), ‘Ottobre dalle Stagioni’ (P. Tchaikovsky), ‘Concerto Rondò’ (N. Tschaikin), ‘Finale della Sonata III’ (V. Zolotarjow), ‘Barcarola’ (S. Rachmaninov), ‘Don Rhapsodie’ (V. Semjonov), ‘Il Volo del Calabrone’ (Korsakow). |
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| Picture above: CIA President Raymond Bodell making the presentation to Bete Ilin. Elizabeta Ilievska (popularly known as Bete Ilin) was born in 1982 in Skopje Macedonia and graduated in Pedagogy in 2005, Composition in 2008 and Master of Arts in 2011. Currently she works as a professor at the State Music and Ballet School Center Skopje, Macedonia. Bete Ilin's opus comprises of over 50 compositions, vocal works (solo songs and choir) and amongst the instrumental music are compositions for accordion solo, accordion group and accordion with other instruments. Bete Ilin's accordion compositions have been widely performed both in Macedonia and in many other countries in Eastern and Western Europe and also Eastern USA. Bete Ilin has received many positive reviews for her work and has won national and international awards. |
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2nd. Marko Lukic (Serbia)
3rd. Giancarlo Palena (Italy)
| Videos of the Coupe Mondiale Masters Category. 1st. Aleksandr Komelkov (Russia) Program: 1. Prelude And Fugue G Major WTC I, J.S. Bach 2. Ghost A. Letunov 3. Divertimento Mov. 2,3 A. Kusyakov 4. Perpetuo Mobile V. Subitsky 2nd. Marko Lukic (Serbia) Program: 1. Sonata D Major K 435 L 361 D. Scarlatti 2. Barcarolle G Minor Op. 10 No.3 S. Rachmaninov 3. Sonata No. 4 (1. And 2. Movement) A. Kusyakov 4. Toccata Op.2 Z. Bozanic 3rd. Giancarlo Palena (Italy) Program: 1. Sonata B Flat Major K 551 L 396 D. Scarlatti 2. Sonata No. 2 Basqueriad Mov. 2 Carnaval V. Semyonov 3. Nimrod Enigma Variations For Orchestra Op. 36 No. IX E. Elgar 4. Toccata Fanfare A. Pushkarenko The music requirements of the Coupe Mondiale Masters category are: Own Choice Program consisting of three (3) or more pieces including one from the Baroque era, one piece to be of a slower, lyrical style and one piece of a technical virtuosic style. It must contain at least one Original Work but transcriptions may also be used. Single movements from cyclic works are acceptable. Competitors must present themselves as artists to an audience; presentation, dress and stage-craft all being important. Playing time: suggested minimum of 15 minutes to maximum 20 minutes playing time. The Scandalli Accordion Factory and Accordions Worldwide sponsor the 2015 Video Archive and Education Project which places online videos of competitors in each Coupe Mondiale category for the educational benefit of accordion teachers and students around the world. |
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by Rob Howard
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  EFFUGIUM and GREEN are the titles of two new accordion compositions by Peter Machajdík.Peter Machajdík is a composer of a wide range of chamber, orchestral, electronic and multimedia works. His music has been commissioned and performed by celebrated soloists, orchestras and ensembles, including accordionists Boris Lenko, Peter Katina, Jerry Rocco, harpist Floraleda Sacchi, the Janácek Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak Chamber Orchestra, Lugansk Symphony Orchestra, Elina Mustonen, I.J.Paderewski State Philharmonic Orchestra, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Camerata Europea, Carson Cooman, and Arte Quartett to name just a few. He has also worked with David Moss, Nicolas Collins, Malcolm Goldstein, and the rock singer Jon Anderson. Heard in a diverse array of venues ranging from classical to experimental to jazz, Peter Machajdík's works have been featured in festivals such as Early Music Festival in Boston, Inventionen in Berlin, New Work in Calgary, LakeComo Festival, Nuovi Spazi Musicali in Rome, Young Euro Classic in Berlin, Melos-Ethos and the Bratislava Music Festival as well as in music series set in modern art galleries. He has also composed scores for feature films and documentaries, theatre and radio plays. Once of the central figures in the avant-garde and contemporary music scene in former Czechoslovakia for over 25 years, Peter Machajdík has been awarded a 1992 DAAD artist residency in Berlin, a 2011 International Visegrad Fund individual artist grant, and the Ján Levoslav Bella Composition Prize. Download sample pages of EFFUGIUM and GREEN at: Machajdik.pdf The complete scores are available on Weebly. For further information email: mango@machajdik.de |
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| On September 20, 2015 members of the Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society (WMAS) and guests were treated to a dazzling concert by Beverly Roberts Curnow. A student of famous accordionist Carmen Carrozza, Beverly won the title of AAA Virtuoso Champion in 1965. Although she had a full schedule as a college student, dancer, gymnast and accordionist, Beverly practiced long hours on Liszt’s "Concerto #2 in A Major", arranged for her by Carmen Carrozza, for her Coupe Mondiale competition. The 28-page, 12 minute piece won her the world title that same year. Fifty years later, Beverly relearned and memorized this piece to play for us during her concert, which also included Pietro Deiro’s “Mimicri”, “Scherzo” by John Gart, “Malaguena” by Ernesto Lecuona and several other selections. The excitement in the room lasted throughout her very impressive performance culminating in a long standing ovation. |
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| Cory Pesaturo (USA) was performing for the late night social evening in the bar of the hotel where the 2015 Coupe Mondiale delegates and jury were staying. Above are two video clips showing Cory performing and improvising, especially in the 2nd video of Under Paris Skies. This was a social evening so you will hear background noise. On the ships cruise after the Coupe Mondiale, Cory gave a terrific entertainment performance of nearly 2 hours for the very appreciative accordionists. |
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| The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending October 12th 2001 reported that there were over 3,500 entries for accordion examinations in Shanghai, China, held over three days. The scale of the event is hard to imagine. Over 3,500 at Shanghai Accordion Examinations – China Contributed by Prof. Li Cong The 2001 Shanghai City Annual Accordion Examinations were held at the Fengyang Road Primary School from October 4th to 7th. Young accordionists gathered at this venue and spent four days testing their accordion progress and levels. Over 3,500 children and 5,000 parents made the school and surrounding areas looks like "Accordion Square"! The Shanghai Accordion Examination Board was set up in 1991 and have held 12 examinations. In recent years, the entries have increased steadily, but this year was an all-time record with over 3,500 entries. The exams have 10 grade levels with 91 entries in the top level, Grade 10. |
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by Rob Howard
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 Rob Curto leads a participatory workshop, ‘Brazilian Music and Groove Creation on the Accordion’, at Brooklyn Accordion Club on Sunday October 18th, 2-4pm. Brooklyn Accordion Club meets at 61 Local, 61 Bergen St., Brooklyn, New York. Admission: $3-$5 (Suggested. Pay what you can!). Open for all levels, bring your accordion! Rob Curto is a accordionist, composer, arranger and keyboardist based in New York City. He is a founding member of the band Matuto which was selected to showcase at WOMEX (world music conference) in 2011 and chosen to represent the United States State Department overseas as part of the American Music Abroad program in 2012. He has released 4 CDs as a band leader and is a prolific composer/arranger. His musical collaborations include performing and recording with Latin Grammy award winner Lila Downs, Klezmer clarinetist David Krakauer, trumpeter/composer Frank London, Punjabi Indian singer Kiran Ahluwalia, and Brazilian Forró accordionist Dominguinhos. Curto is widely regarded as forró’s foremost ambassador in the USA. An early devotee of North American swing music, bebop piano, funk, rock, and blues, he has combined these influences with his mastery of their Brazilian counterparts forró, chorinho, samba, maracatu, and frevo to produce stunning new results. He spent years living and playing in Brazil, completely absorbing and interpreting the country’s musical traditions. For further information email: brooklynaccordionclub@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Accordionist and teacher Karen Tweed performs next week, as follows:October 19th (and every 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month) - 6.30 to 7.30pm: SongWeavers Community Choir (no experience necessary / no auditions) 2€; 7.30 to 8.30pm: Ceili and Folk Dancing for the Terrified (but curious) 5€, Temperance Hall, Longford, Ireland For further information email: karentweedsmailinglist@gmail.com |
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 There will be a performance of ‘Schub’rdy G’rdy’ for soprano, percussion, accordion and piano, composed in 2014 by Vito Zuraj, on Monday October 19th at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende, Kunst, Stuttgart, Germany. The performers will be Alessia Park (soprano), Stefan Hussong (picture right - accordion), Robert Bärwald (piano) and Lucas Gérin (percussion). For further information email: contact@stefan-hussong.de |
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 On Friday October 23rd, 7.30, there will be a world premiere performance by the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra (conductor Beat Furrer) of ‘Round-robin for accordion and electronics’ (‘Podoba, jaz in sanje’), composed by Vito Zuraj, at the Marjan Kozina Hall, Ljubljana, Slovenia. The guest soloist will be accordionist Luka Juhart (picture left). The concert also includes ‘Strane Costellazioni’ (2013) - Beat Furrer (born 1954), ‘Six Pieces, Op. 6’ - Anton Webern (1883–1945), and ‘Symphony No. 4 in c-minor, D 417’ - Franz Schubert (1797–1828). This concert is an event in the Slowind Festival. For further information email: info@vitozuraj.com |
by Rob Howard
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 The New Hampshire Accordion Association monthly meeting on Saturday October 24th, 12.30pm until 4pm, features virtuoso entertainer Brent Buswell in performance. All are welcome, free of charge.A casual jam session from about 12.30pm will, as usual, precede the meeting's start at 1pm with Open Mike. All accordionists - members and non-members alike - as well as other instrumentalists and/or singers - are invited to perform solo or in ensemble. After a short break, Brent's concert will begin at 2pm. A reception with light refreshments will follow the performance. NHAA meets at Accordion Connection, LLC, 136 Route 106, Gilmanton, NH 03237. For further information email: regisdonna@yahoo.com |
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 ‘Accordion Showcase’ is a concert featuring a variety of styles, including Scottish, Irish, French, Jazz, Classical and Tango. The accordionists performing include Paul Chamberlain, Paddy O’Callaghan, John Burns, Iain MacPhail, Robert Black, and Liam Stewart. The MC is John Carmichael, and the organizer is Roy Hendrie. The concert takes place on Sunday October 25th, 7.30pm, at Renfield St Stephen’s Church, 260 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JP, Scotland. A trade show is also featured. For further information email: denton_dene@tiscali.co.uk |
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 This year’s Squeez-in Orchestra takes place on Sunday November 8th at Waite Park Recreation Center, Enter Door #2 (34th Ave.), 1810 34th Ave. NE Minneapolis, MN 55418. The running times are:10am until 10m - Squeez-in Orchestra rehearsal 1pm until 2pm - Pizza party 2pm until 3.30 (or 4pm) - Concert for friends and family featuring the Squeez-in Orchestra and any group or person who wants to perform. We'd love to have you play in the orchestra and/or come to the concert, it's great family fun! Orchestra participation, Concert and Pizza party $25 all ages. Concert only $10, ages 16 and under are free! To obtain music and further information email: squeezermn (at) yahoo.com |
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  Famous Renzo Ruggieri is making an "Up To Christmas" special for all his eSheet music (able to be sent to you by email) at the super price of only €10 each. The music includes compositions and arrangements by Renzo Ruggieri. Click the links below to view sample page and/or video and to order: rrenzo501 - Song For S.B (Solo) rrenzo502 - Volo Degli Angeli (Solo) rrenzo503 - Tango Italiano (Solo) rrenzo504 - Carnevale (Solo) rrenzo505 - Roma Tango Solo rrenzo506 - Cinema (for 4 parts and drums, electronic accordion) The online shopping basket links to the high security eCommerce site run by WorldPay.com, one of the world's largest payment processing system. |
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