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Iosif Purits remporte le 50ème concours international d’Accordéon de Klingenthal. Allemagneby Harley Jones |
Le tour final du meilleur soliste (catégorie IV) du 50ème festival d’accordéon a eu lieu dimanche dernier. Les quatre finalistes ont alors joué avec le Vogtland Philharmonie Greiz/Reichenbach dirigé par Stefan Fraas. Le vainqueur Iosif Purits (photo ci-dessous) a interprété avec l’orchestre "Impromptu" du compositeur Wolfgang Jacobi. Voici les résultats de la catégorie IV : 1er Iosif Purits (Russie), 2nd Marko Sevarlic (Serbie), 3èmeHanzhi Wang (Chine) 4ème Maciej Frackiewicz (Pologne). A noter le succès des compétiteurs chinois qui se sont placés aux 1ères, 2émes ou 3émes places dans la plupart des catégories. Les résultats dans toutes les catégories, photos et vidéos sont dans le compte-rendu de l’évènement : 2013 Klingenthal La manifestation proposait également des concerts d’artistes tels que : Friedrich Lips, Juan José Mosalini, Stefan Hussong, Bayan-Mix, Beltango, Elsbeth Moser, Tobias Morgenstern, Concertina, Matthias Matzke, Victor Hugo Villena etc, et l’accompagnement du Symphony orchestras Stadtorchester Klingenthal et du Vogtland Philharmonie Greiz/Reichenbach. Vous pouvez télécharger le programme complet à: 2013KProgram Résultats, photos et vidéo sont en ligne à : 2013 Klingenthal |
Le Akud Sonja Marinkovi Orchestra, vainqueur du 11ème Festival de musiques du monde 2013 d’Innsbruck - Autricheby Harley Jones |
Un reportage photo avec les résultats est en ligne ici : 2013InsbrReport Le Akud Sonja Marinkovi Orchestra de Novi Sad, Serbie, dirigé par Goran Penic (photo ci-dessous) a remporté la catégorie majeure du 11ème Festival de musiques du Monde 2013, d’Innsbruck, Autriche. Il est le premier ensemble non allemand a avoir remporté ce prestigieux concours pour orchestres d’accordéons et il l’a fait a l’issue d’une interprétation magistrale qui a suscité une standing ovation du nombreux public présent. Les résultats ont été annoncés le dimanche matin lors de la remise des prix au stade olympique d’Innsbruck, le seul lieu assez vaste pour accueillir tous les participants et le public. Voir les photos et vidéos des milliers de spectateurs. Félicitations au DHVev pour cet évènement superbement organisé. Reportage photo avec les résultats complets ici : 2013InsbrReport |
IV Festival et concours "Accordéon Plus" - Russieby Harley Jones |
Reportage vidéo ci-dessous par la chaine de TV de Rostov DON-TR. Reportage intégral en langue russe par Mikhail Imkhanitskycan à: 2013Plus Le 4ème festival et concours international « Accordéon Plus » s’est tenu du 29 mars au 1er avril à Rostov-sur-le-Don. L’association du centre international de musique « Harmony », organisateur, a vu les inscriptions passer de 43 la première année, à 65 l’année dernière puis à 115 cette année, des candidats de Russie et d’Ukraine. Le concours s’inscrit dans le système russe de sélection des accordéonistes qui représenteront la Russie lors de la "Coupe Mondiale 2013" et du "Trophée Mondial 2013". Téléchargez la liste des catégories et le règlement à : 2013Rostov L’événement présentait de célèbres artistes tels que : : (List of people to be added) Le festival et concours international « Accordéon Plus »2014 de tiendra du 27 au 31 mars. |
” L’accordéon au XIXème siècle” par Gorka Hermosa est maintenant disponible en version imprimée - Espagneby Rob Howard |
“L’accordéon au XIXème siècle” travail de recherche écrit par Gorka Hermosa, Professeur d’accordéon au Conservatoire de Santander, Espagne, est une étude et analyse dans le style académique sur les origine de l’accordéon et des instruments à anches associés au 19éme siècle. Ce sérieux travail de recherche avec texte en anglais est une référence importante pour tous les professeurs et étudiants en accordéon. L’auteur, Gorka Hermosa souhaite la plus large diffusion possible de son travail, aussi, grâce à lui, vous pouvez télécharger l’ouvrage gratuitement à : 19thCentury. “L’accordéon au XIXème siècle”, toujours accessible en téléchargement au format PDF et maintenant également disponible sous forme de livre imprimé. email: gorka@gorkahermosa.com |
Video: Patrick Harison Featured in Jack Klatt and the Cat Swingers "Life's a Drag" Hit - USA Vidéo: Patrick Harison en vedette dans le tube de Jack Klatt and the Cat Swingers "Life's a Drag" - USAby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
Le groupe « Jack Klatt and the Cat Swingers », basé dans le Minnesota, a enregistré un succès intitulé "Life's a Drag". Vidéo ci-dessous. Ce tube met en vedette l’accordéoniste Patrick Harison à travers de superbes interventions d’accordéon jazz. Patrick joue aussi dans des groupes comme Patty and the Buttons et également en solo. Il s’est produit en soliste avec le Minnesota Orchestra, le Florida Orchestra, le North Carolina Symphony et le Minnesota Opera. Pour plus d’information : Patrickharison@yahoo.com |
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ITV News Reports: Major Record Deal for Lady Gaga Covering Accordion Player - UKby Harley Jones |
ITV.com News reports on 16th May including the two videos above: A Lithuanian accordion player who covers Lady Gaga has landed a major record deal in the UK. Twenty-two-year-old Martynas Levickis, a world champion virtuoso accordion player, and graduate of London's Royal Academy of Music, has landed a classical deal. The Lithuania's Got Talent winner said he aims to bring the keyboard to a wider audience, as the first accordion player to be signed by Decca Classics. His album, which will be released this summer, includes classical standards such as Air On A G String, Hungarian Dance and Rondo Alla Turca, as well as Lady Gaga's chart-topper Telephone. Levickis' talent was developed after his godfather gave him a tiny accordion as a child in his native Lithuania. He studied with one of his country's leading teachers at the Saulius Sondeckis Music School before graduating from London's Royal Academy of Music. He said: "I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Decca and bring the accordion to an ever larger audience." Paul Moseley, managing director of Decca Classics, said: "Martynas is the master of an instrument lodged deep in most of our musical memories. His mission is to bring the accordion back into the mainstream where it belongs. His unstuffy virtuosity and showmanship are the advocacy this wonderful instrument needs and Decca is delighted to be breaking boundaries with him." |
‘Starr Music Box’ CD and Download, Edinburgh – UKby Rob Howard |
‘Starr Music Box’ is a compilation of tracks by Scottish diatonic accordionist Will Starr, and is available both as a CD and as a download. Will Starr (1922 - 1976), from Croy, Lanarkshire, has become a legendary figure amongst Scottish accordionists. He pursued a career as a concert player rather than a dance musician, and is one of the most influential and inspirational accordionists of his genre. Starr was a very successful composer, arranger, stage, radio and TV performer and recording artist. His musical range included traditional Scottish song, dance and pipe music, to the expressive French musette music. The tracks include: 1) Under The Double Eagle 2) Dundee Reel/Bonnie Dundee/Dovecot Park 3) Burns Waltz 4) Chilliwack Barn Dance 5) Highland Schottische: Monymusk/Lad Wi The Plaidie/Lord Lynoch 6) Les Triolets 7) The Household Brigade 8) Gaelic Waltz: Dearest My Own One/Leaving Barra/Morag of Dunvegan 9) Whistling Rufus 10) Atholl Highlanders/Rakes of Kildare/Teviot Bridge/Biddy the Bowl Wife/Biddy of Sligo/Roaring Jelly 11) Scottish Waltz: Crookit Bawbee/Rothesay Bay/Bonnie Wells O' Wearie/Auld Scots Mother Mine For further information email: info@footstompin.com |
Stas Venglevski Performed in New York City, May 3-12 - USAby Harley Jones |
Highly regarded Stas Venglevski, has been part of a chamber orchestra performing in the opera, "The Firework Maker's Daughter", playing at the New Victory Theater on 42nd Street in New York City, May 3-12 with matinee and evening performances. Above is a recent video featuring Stas Venglevski and soprano Anna Kryukovskaya. Stas Venglevski has toured extensively across the USA and in Russia to excellent acclaim. |
‘14 Years Ago’ – Domenic 'the Accordion Beatles guy' Amatucciby Rob Howard |
The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending May 21st 1999 reported news of a radio interview in Canada featuring Domenic Amatucci, the Toronto accordionist well-known for performing Beatles music. The intrepid Domenic has for years performed on the Toronto subways, and his specialized interest in Beatles music marks him out among accordionists. He has his own website, makes recordings, and is still very active. Accordion Beatles on CBC Radio One – Canada Domenic 'the Accordion Beatles guy' Amatucci appeared live on the Metro Morning show with host Andy Barrie on May 13th. Domenic performed ‘In My Life’ by the Beatles, his own composition ‘Wee Wool Cat’, and ‘Here, There and Everywhere’ (Beatles). He was also interviewed in between his musical performances. Andy Barrie asked questions regarding busking in Toronto's subways, which songs were most popular (‘Imagine’ and the ‘Titanic’ theme) and why some people were annoyed by buskers. They also discussed reasons why the accordion declined in popularity during the 1960s in North America and why it's becoming popular again. The Metro Morning show broadcasts all over the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's (CBC) southern Ontario network to a potential audience of 8 million listeners. |
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Dr. Robert Young McMahon Premieres New Work for Accordion, Chorus - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
AAA Board member, Dr. Robert Young McMahon, will premier his new work, "Time", for chorus, accordion, organ, and percussion. The poem was written by Valerie Bloom a Jamaican poet living in England. It is from a collection of children's poems by Bloom. It will be part of a concert by VOICES Chorale, Lyn Ransom, conductor, entitled "Time Passing, Time Standing Still: Musical Perception of Time". Dr. McMahan who was commissioned by VOICES will perform the accordion in it. The concert will take place on Saturday, May 18, 8:00 PM, at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 214 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ 08542. For further information: grillmyr@gmail.com |
‘Cricket & Snail’ Charity Concert, Seattle – USAby Rob Howard |
Both accordionist James Carlson (Snail) and violinist Lucile Carlson (Cricket) are composers and arrangers and are fond of great melodies that evoke street cafés, Celtic dances, Jewish weddings, opera scenes and sitting out on the porch in the summer. Combining sweetness, vivacity, humor and refined musicianship, their eclectic mix of music seeks to delight one & all! They perform together on Saturday May 18th, 6.30pm, at the OneLife Community Church, 3524 NE 95th St, Seattle, WA, at a dinner and concert event raising money for The Huntingdon’s Disease Society of America’ |
‘Accordéon Franco Belge’ Concert, Vlamertinge – Belgiumby Rob Howard |
A concert titled ‘Accordéon Franco Belge’ takes place on Sunday May 19th, 3pm, at the Lido, Vlamertinge, Ypres, Belgium. Accordionists performing include Marina Vanhee, Yves Laynaert, Albert Hennebel, and Anthony Basilico. |
Aleksandar Kolovski - Macedoniaby Harley Jones |
In early June Aleksandar Kolovski will perform three concerts in France and lead a master class. The first concert on June 1st is in the Val’Rhonne Theatre in the city of Moncé-en-Belin, north west France, at 8pm. The second concert will be in the town of Téloché at 8.pm. The third and last concert will be on June 8th, at 8pm, in the Coppélia Theatre in the city of La Flèche. Before the last concert on June 8th, in the afternoon, Kolovski will give a master class about tango to the students of the music academy in La Flèche. Aleksandar Kolovski (born1990), from Skopje, Macedonia, started playing the accordion at the age of 7, and he is currently a student at the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in the class of Professor Zlatko Madevski. Since 2009 he has attended master classes in France, where he is a student of one of Frederic Deschamps. Since 2010 Aleksandar has been a Hohner artist. In 2011 he won 4 prestigious world competitions C.M.A – Tropheé Mondial, Castelfidardo, Spoleto, and Montrond les Bains-Lyon, and since 2003 has won over 15 international competitions. Aleksandar has performed at festivals in Italy, France, Finland, Bulgaria, China, the Czech Republic, Germany, and Lithuania. For further information email: akolovski@yahoo.com |
Pascal Contet Concerts, Paris, Berlin – France, Germanyby Rob Howard |
French accordionist Pascal Contet performs, as follows: May 22nd, 8.30pm – ‘L’Agité du Boca’ (Cavanna), with the Ensemble Ars Nova at the Théâtre Jean Vilar, Vitry-sur-Seine, Paris June 7th – as the Duo Iceberg, with sheng player Wu Wei, Jazz Festival, Berlin, Germany For further information email: pascalcontet@wanadoo.fr |
Helen Rich @ North Staffs Accordion Club, Staffordshire – UKby Rob Howard |
Helen Rich is the guest at North Staffs Accordion Club on Tuesday May 21st, 8pm. Her program will include music by Guido and Pietro Deiro, Pietro Frosini, G. Romani, Brahms, Ivor Beynon, etc, plus some Scottish dance music. North Staffs AC meet at the Holditch Miners Welfare Club, London Rd, Chesterton, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire S75 7PT. For further information email: accordions@northstaffsaccordionclub.co.uk |
‘Musea in Musica’, Castelfidardo – Italyby Rob Howard |
The 5th ‘Musea in Musica’ concert series takes place May 22nd, 23rd and 24th at the Teatro Astra, Castelfidardo, Ancona. The details are, as follows: May 22nd, 9pm – an evening dedicated to the Museum of Guitar ‘Oliviero Pigini’, Recanati May 23rd, 9pm – ‘History dedicated to the accordion in art’, concert featuring Francesco Palazzo (accordion) and Mauro Squillante (mandolincello); Sergio Scappini (accordion) and Mascia Foschi (singer and dancer); presentation of the Paolo Soprani Award by the Scandalli company May 24th, 9pm – an evening dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the founding of the accordion industry in Ancona with a concert featuring the Alain Musichini Quartet; twinning ceremony of the museums in Fabriano and Recoaro Terme |
1st International Contest of Classical Accordion "Città di Riccia" – Italyby Harley Jones |
The Municipal Music School "Pierino Mignogna" is glad to announce the 1st International Contest of Classical Accordion "Città di Riccia". The contest will take place in Riccia (CB) on June 29th and 30th, and has a range of age-denoted solo sections, with monetary prizes on offer for the winners of each section. Full details are now available on request. The closing date for entries is June 15th. The contest jury members are Massimiliano Pitocco, Francesco Palazzo, Alessandro Sbordoni, Angelo Miele, and Michele Genneralli. For further information email: angelomiele1@hotmail.it |
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John Raczka release 4 new musicby John Raczka |
John Raczka - accordionist, performer, arranger, releases 4 new music for accordion available for purchase online. '12 German Dances No.9', catalog:raczka209, '12 German Dances No.10', catalog:raczka210, '12 German Dances No.11', catalog:raczka211, '12 German Dances No.12', catalog:raczka212 The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
Franco Cambareri Releases Two New Compositionsby Franco Cambareri |
Franco Cambareri - accordionist, composer, producer, releases 2 new composition for accordion available for purchase online. 'Blue Belle Blues', catalog: cfranco168, 'Bolertango', catalog: cfranco169 The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
Gary Dahl Site Update for eBook Collection, Favorite Polkas and Waltzs - USAby Gary Dahl |
This new eBook Collection of Favorite Polkas and Waltzs has had some additional works added and the website updated. Catalog: DH04-eB Favorite Waltz and Polkas |
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Stories of Lucile CD by Murl Allen Sandersby Joan C. Sommers |
CD Reviews Index for the Review of Stories of Lucile CD by Murl Allen Sanders, in English language, reviewed by Joan C Sommers. |
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