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30-я Конференция Национальной Ассоциации Аккордеона (NAA)... Большой успех! - СШАby Rita Davidson Barnea |
Доктор Norman Seaton, президент Национальной Ассоциации Аккордеона (NAA), и совет директоров: Nick Ballarini, Nancy Bernstein, Rebecca Ratcliff и Sharon Seaton организовали тридцатилетнюю годовщину конференции NAA. Весьма успешная конференция включала в себя множество прекрасных семинаров и концертов с участием уникальных талантов, которые могли вызвать любопытство, просветить и развлечь как посетителей, прибывших на конференцию впервые, так и тех, кто посещает ее ежегодно. Большая теплота и одобрение всех уровней игры прошли красной нитью через всю конференцию. Прочесть полный отчет с фото от новостного редактора Rita Barnea вы можете на сайте в разделе: 2017NAAReport |
Обширный тур квинтета Beltango 2017 - Европаby Harley Jones |
На видео: Beltango & AGBU Sofia Chamber Orchestra под управлением Bedros Papazyan представляет Balkango (композитор Nikolic), 5 июня 2015, Концертный Зал Болгарии, София, Болгария. Опубликовано 16 января 2017. Очень популярный квинтет Beltango активно гастролирует в ближайшие месяцы и собирается посетить множество стран. Beltango возглавляет Aleksandar Nikolic (бандонеон/художественный руководитель - фото слева), а другими членами ансамбля являются: Ivana Nikolica (фортепьяно и вокал), Antonija Barna и Vladimir Nikolic (скрипка), Bogdan Pejic (гитара), Petar Holik и Ljubinko Lazic (контрабас). Beltango - это страстные музыканты и любители танго из Сергии, которые обожают свою музыку и играют вместе вот уже почти 20 лет. Даты концертов: 17 марта: Любляна, Словения 18 марта: Марибор, Словения 20 марта: Белград, Сербия 14 апреля: Базель, Швейцария 16 апреля: Брегенц, Австрия 19 апреля: Болонья, Италия 21 апреля: Варесе, Италия 22 апреля: Брунико, Италия 13 мая: Тулуза, Франция 24 мая: Мангейм, Германия 25-26 мая: Эйндховен, Нидерланды 28 мая: Дортмунд, Германия 31 мая: Милан, Италия 2 июня: Турин, Италия 4 июня: Бонн, Германия 19 июля: Цюрих, Швейцария 28-29 июля: Бад-Вальдзе, Германия 23 августа: Нови-Сад, Сербия 8 сентября: Цойленрода-Трибес, Германия 9 сентября: Ганновер, Германия 10 сентября: Фирзен, Германия 1 октября: Ровинь, Хорватия CD доступны онлайн на сайте Beltango |
Аккордеонные классы от Jon Persson для китайских мореплавателей - Тихий океанby Rob Howard |
Видео выше: Londonderry Air ("Danny Boy") Jon Persson с The MiniSymphony (аккордеонный/струнный квинтет). Классы аккордеона для начинающих были недавно предложены китайским путешественникам на борту пассажирского лайнера на три тысячи человек, принадлежащего Princess Cruise Line, одной из самых больших круизных линий в мире. Классы ограничивались двадцатью учениками, открыты были для людей от 8 до 88 лет, и проводились американским пианистом/аккордеонистом, а также музыкантом Princess Cruises, работавшим в компании долгое время, Jon Persson (фото слева). Поскольку классы длились только 30 минут и проходили дважды в день все 5 дней круиза, то не слишком много времени уделялось глубокому погружению в технику аккордеона. Уроки были больше сконцентрированы на очень легкой мелодии, которая узнаваема во многих странах, и для китайских пассажиров тоже: ‘Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star’. Более того, аккордеоны, купленные круизной линией для уроков, были, по существу, игрушечными, но прекрасно подошли для цели уроков! Сеансы были шутливыми и нравились всем посещавшим их, а таких было немало, так что все двадцать аккордеонов, подготовленных для уроков, быстро расхватывали пришедшие пораньше. Для дальнейшей информации можете писать на email: jon@jonpersson.com |
Попытка побить рекорд из книги Гиннеса, март 2018, Лондон – Великобританияby Rob Howard |
Обосновавшийся в Лондоне русский аккордеонист Nikolai Ryskov (фото слева) организует в следующем году попытку побить рекорд из книги рекордов Гиннеса. Он намерен собрать вместе побольше аккордеонистов, играющих легкую версию ‘Libertango’ Astor Piazzolla. Мероприятие будет проводиться в день рождения Ryskov, 11 марта 2018 года, в месте в центре Лондона, которое будет объявлено позже. Запланирована большая музыкальная и танцевальная программа, еда, напитки и демонстрации аккордеонов. Попытка будет проводиться под наблюдение книги рекордов Гиннеса и это не самый легкий для достижения рекорд. 20 июля 2014 установленный рекорд книги Гиннеса составил 1361 аккордеониста, играющих одновременно в Шэньчжэнь, Китай. 2014HohnerReport Потом, 20 августа 2016 в Чугучак (Тачэн), Китай, новый рекорд составил уже 1517 аккордеонистов, играющих вместе. 2016Tacheng Планируется очень интересное мероприятие, которое также служит цели повышения популярности нашего инструмента. Для дальнейшей информации пишите на email: nryskov@gmail.com |
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Video: Matthias Matzke Performs "La Campanella" - Germanyby Harley Jones |
Matthias Matzke performs the Paganini/Liszt - Etude No3 "La Campanella" by Rudolph Wurthner on the Bugari EVO digital accordion. |
Tamburitzans Celebrate 80th Season – USAby Joan Grauman Morse, AAA Historian |
Since 1973, I have been annually attending the mesmerizing performances of the Duquesne University Tamburitzans, the longest continuously running multicultural song and dance company in the United States. All of the members are full-time students who receive scholarships for their participation in this highly regarded troupe whose mission is to provide deserving students an education and to perpetuate the varying folk cultures and traditions of Eastern Europe. Picture left: Joan Grauman, Marko Maslakovic and Joe Cerrito. These young highly skilled musicians, dancers and singers have delighted audiences all over the world with beautifully choreographed dance sets, hauntingly beautiful music and intricately embroidered costumes for 80 years. On July 1, 2016, the Tamburitzans became an independent nonprofit organization, the “Pittsburgh International Folk Arts Institute”. Duquesne University gave the troupe their buildings, vehicles, instruments, costumes, equipment, as well as funding to help ensure their future success. Students may now attend other Pittsburgh-based universities as well as Duquesne. Each year, the Tamburitzans create a new program which they bring to appreciative audiences all over the country. This year, being their 80th anniversary, they “went all out” and the program is truly spectacular! It features the music and dances of Bulgaria, Macedonia, Serbia, Croatia, Armenia, Romania, Russia, Ukraine, as well as sets from France and India. There is still time to see the Tamburitzans perform during the current season, which ends on June 9 (see downloadable schedule below). Of course, we all took notice of the excellent and very personable accordionist, Marko Maslakovic from Belgrade, Serbia, who is studying for his Master’s degree in corporate communications. The entire ensemble is superb, as are the dancers and singers. A must see!! Picture below: Tamburitzan clarinetist & accordionist Marko Maslakovic. Future Performances. Full details at: 2017Tamburitzan.pdf Sunday 19 March Munster, IN Sunday 26 March Detroit, MI Saturday 1 April, Toms River, NJ Sunday 2 April Allentown, PA Sunday 9 April Ellwood City, PA Saturday 22 April Erie, PA Sunday 23 April Cleveland, OH Saturday 29 April Pittsburgh, PA Saturday May 20 – Dayton OH Sunday May 21 – Greendale WI Sunday May 28 – Mountain View CA Tuesday May 30 – Los Angeles CA Wednesday May 31 – Las Vegas NV Thursday June 1 – Mesa AZ Friday June 2 – Las Cruces NM Sunday June 4 – Pueblo CO Monday June 5 – Kansas City KS Tuesday June 6 – Indianapolis IN Friday June 9 – Pittsburgh PA |
Video: Claudio Constantini Performing With Bandoneon & Piano - Spainby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
Piano and bandoneon player Claudio Constantini performs both parts of the Brahms Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, Sonata op.120 no.1, II. Andante un poco Adagio using his bandoneon to perform the clariinet part. This work was composed in 1894 by the Romantic composer Johannes Brahms. Claudio Constantini writes that: Video and audio production is (humbly) made by myself... I am no pro but I enjoy doing it! I hope you enjoy watching and listening! Published on Mar 12, 2017 |
20th Northern Ireland Open Accordion Championships, Carrickfergus – UKby Clyde Johnston |
The 20th Northern Ireland Open Accordion Championships took place at the Loughshore Hotel, Carrickfergus, on February 25th. This festival was another huge success with reaction from spectators and competitors alike being very favourable towards the festival which ran like clockwork in a very relaxed and friendly spirit. The NI Championships are run under the rules of the National Accordion Organisation (NAO) of the United Kingdom and are a qualifying heat for the 2017 NAO UK Championships, held at The Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, April 21st to 24th. Organised by Clyde Johnston (picture right) it is the largest accordion festival in Northern Ireland and again attracted a good entry. Clyde was delighted to again welcome competitors from the Chilton School of Music in County Cavan and Gerry Kelly’s Accordion School from County Meath as well as other entries from County Meath, County Dublin, Southern England and Glasgow in addition to the local competitors. There were also trade stands on display by Alan Shute, Sean O'Neill, Rob Howard, Glitterbug Bagz, Frazer Mclellan, and Scotland Accordions, which added great interest and atmosphere to the festival. Clyde was also delighted to welcome surprise guests to the festival in the form of top UK duettists Nigel Pasby and Helen Newton, from Hungerford, Berkshire. They only decided to attend at the last minute but enthralled the audience by performing, on borrowed accordions, a few delightful duets in the afternoon. The adjudicators, Ivan Black, and Sarah McEvoy were greatly impressed not only by the high standard of playing but also with the smooth and efficient manner in which the Championships were run. Read the full report at: 2017NIreland |
Video: Stas Venglevski & Tatyana Krasnobaeva Perform - USAby Harley Jones |
Stas Venglevski & Tatyana Krasnobaeva perform Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso by Camille Saint Saens on March 5, 2017 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Milwaukee, WI. Presented by Accordion XXI, the video features virtuoso Stas Venglevski, blending his talent with Tatyana Krasnobaeva, cimbalom (dulcimer). Published on Mar 15, 2017. |
The Irish Examiner Newspaper Featured Jackie Daly - Irelandby Harley Jones |
Video: Jackie Daly and Seamus Creagh Sullivan's, Britches Full of Stitches. Some excerpts from the article about his 6 decades of music making. In Jackie Daly’s case, the title of laoch, or hero, is added to that of Gradam Ceoil winner, All-Ireland senior accordion champion — the only Corkman to win either award — and doyen of Sliabh Luachra box-playing. His anecdotes are as much a tradition of his performances as the tunes. He tells another anecdote about Galway accordion maestro Joe Burke, who visited Jackie in hospital in Cork after he suffered a brain haemorrhage. “The doctor was testing me and Joe said ‘Doctor I know what’s wrong with him. His head is full of slides and polkas rather than decent jigs and reels’. I said ‘Joe, thank you for visiting me. I’m going to compose a tune in your honour’. I did, and it’s Joe Burke’s polka. People say to him Joe, play your polka, so I definitely got my own back. He’s never played it.” |
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Paris Moscou Duo Concert, Montreuil-sur-Mer - Franceby Rob Howard |
The Paris Moscou Duo – Domi Emorine and Roman Jbanov - performs in concert on Saturday March 18th, 8.30pm, at the Conservatoire Marin Marais, La Licorne, Olonne-Sur-Mer, France. Free admission. Roman Jbanov and Domi Emorine began performing together in 1998, and have performed in France, Russia, Denmark, Italy, Poland, China, Portugal, Lithuania, Canada, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK. Domi Emorine’s achievements include winning the CIA Coupe Mondiale, CMA Trophée Mondial, Concours International de Klingenthal, and the Prix de la Sacem. Roman Jbanov achievements include Grand Prize Beloborodov in Tula (Russia), Scholarship of the President of the Russian Republic, and the CMA Trophée Mondial. For further information email: duopm@sfr.fr |
5th Concurso Nacional de Acordeon, Santiago - Chileby Rob Howard |
The 5th Concurso Nacional de Acordeon – the national accordion championships – take place on Saturday March 18th, 5.30pm, at the Centro Cultural, Escuela Moderna de Musica, Santiago, Chile. Entrance is free. The adjudicators include Frederic Deschamps (France), Kristap Ginters (Latvia), Byron Angel (Chile), Mario Braun (Argentina), Enrique Baeza (Chile), Bernardo Mosqueira (Chile), and Alfonso Mancisidor (Chile). The competition winners will be eligible to take part in the Torneo Sudamericano in Argentina and the CMA Trophee Mondiale 2017 in France. For further information email: gerenciaconservatorio@gmail.com |
Eric Bouvelle and Sandra Concert, Fontenay-sur-Loing – Franceby Rob Howard |
Accordionist Eric Bouvelle and vocalist Sandra perform in concert together on Sunday March 19th, 2.30pm, at Theatro Montargis, ZA de la Foret, 54210 Fontenay-sur-Loing, France. Eric Bouvelle (b 1972), and married to Sandra, had many competition successes, including becoming CIA World Entertainment Champion in 1988 in Trossingen, Germany. He has since become one of the leading French dance music accordionists, and has many recordings and compositions to his name. |
Amaryllis @ North Staffs Accordion Club, Stoke-on-Trent – UKby Rob Howard |
The accordion duo Amaryllis perform at the North Staffs Accordion Club, Goldenhill Workingmens Club, Kidsgrove Road, Stoke-on-Trent ST6 5SH, on Tuesday March 21st, 8pm. Admission is £4. Amaryllis - Tracey Middleton and David Garwood – have been performing at accordion clubs and festivals since the 1980s, and have a repertoire that includes various types of folk dance music ranging from Playford to ceilidh tunes, and other kinds of music, including arrangements of popular music. For further information email: stevehg0@gmail.com |
‘Acordeones del Mundo’, Rosario – Argentinaby Rob Howard |
On Thursday March 23rd, 8pm, an international event titled ‘Acordeones del Mundo’ takes place at the Auditorio AMR, Espana y Tucaman, Rosario, Argentina. This event includes a master class led by French accordionist Frederic Deschamps, and a concert featuring Kristap Ginters (Latvia) and Ignacio Hernandez (Chile). Entrance is free but donations are invited. |
Shareena Sol Orchestra Concert, Cape Town – South Africaby Rob Howard |
On Thursday March 23rd, 8pm, the Shareena Sol Orchestra performs their programme of Gypsy Jazz, Balkan Swing, Klezmer and more, at The Crypt Restaurant in Cape Town. The members of the Shareena Sol Orchestra are Stanislav Angelov – accordion, Petrus de Beer – violin, Dave Ledbetter – guitar, Dave Ridgeway - double bass. 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 |
XXV1 Grande Gala Internacional do Acordeo, Algarve - Portugalby Rob Howard |
The XXV1 Grande Gala Internacional do Acordeo takes place from March 24th to April 2nd at venues in the Algrave, Portugal. Portuguese accordionists performing include Francisco Saboia, Pedro Goncalves, Jorge Alves, Rodrigo Maurício, Henido Goncalves, Joao Tomas, Concalo Justo, and Francisco Monteiro. Overseas guests include Pietro Adragna (Italy), Jeremu Lafon (France), and Michel Sapateado (France). For further information email: info.asacord@gmail.com |
Blackpool Accordion Festival, Lancashire – UKby Rob Howard |
The Blackpool Accordion Festival, organised by John Romero, takes place at The Carousel Hotel, South Shore, Blackpool, from Friday March 31st to Monday April 3rd. The guests include Gary Blair, Harry Hussey, Caroline Hussey, Thom Hardacre, and John Romero. The trade show includes The Accordion Shop, Acorn Accordions, Birmingham Accordion Centre, Harry Kipling's ‘Accordion Treasures’, Robaccord Publications, and Carillon Music. £225 per person (half-board, £80 deposit) - balance to be paid on arrival. Day passes are available. Further details, including the daily programme, are on the Carillon Studios website. For further information email: jr@carillonstudios.com |
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Updated Site: Franco Cambareri Two New Works Released - Australiaby Harley Jones |
Franco Cambareri has released two new compositions: cfranco220 - Bahian Samba Grade 3, 2 pages, Bahian Samba is a melodic Samba. cfranco221 - Danza Vittoriosa - mp3 sound file available Grade 4, 4 pages, Danza Vittoriosa (Victory Dance) is a Paso Doble with a Victory Marching Dance. These works are eSheet (pdf file, able to be emailed to you) and can be purchased online with secure server credit card. |
Gary Dahl Releases My Melancholy Baby - USAby Gary Dahl |
Gary Dahl has released "something new for solos...an educational lead sheet, Catalog: DH0258 My Melancholy Baby composed by Ernie Burnett". View the sample pages of over 200 plus high quality arrangements at: Gary Dahl |
New Site: Lars Ek Original Compositions - Swedenby Harley Jones |
Lars Ek, composer, arranger, performer and teacher of Sweden has now released his original compositions on the MusicForAccordion.com site. See samples of the music and further information at: ek151 - Ulla Martas Dance ek152 - Waltz from Drefviken ek153 - Waltz to Helmer Grundstrom ek154 - The Westerly Mountain ek155 - Visa till Ann-Marie ek156 - Voss on the Rocks |
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