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Weekly News from Around the World - 17-May-2019
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13 ° Festival Mundial de Música de Innsbruck - Austria
Día Mundial del Acordeón, 6 de mayo de 2019 Actividades e informes
"El año del dúo" al 79 ° ATG Accordion Festival - USA
Reportaje fotográfico y resultados: Klingenthal 2019 - Alemania
Concierto de gala para el Día Mundial del Acordeón, Skopje - República del Norte de Macedonia

Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc.

Poland Golden Cross Award Presented to Ricardas Sviackevicius

Future events

Dick Contino Tribute Show at Chicago Accordion Club - USA
Ludovic Beier Ultimate Masterclass - France
Cody McSherry Performs for the Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society - USA
NZAA Concert Poster for South Pacific Accordion Championships - New Zealand
Ærø Harmonika Festival, Sejlmagervej - Denmark
“From Myth to Masterpiece” by Vardos Trio - Australia
Registration Closing Date for 13th Annual Accordion Art Festival – Italy
Carismàtico Tango Band Concert - UK
Video: George Lambie Promotional Video - UK

New and Updated Sites

AAA 2019 Flier Updated Online
Updated Site: Yehuda Oppenheimer (1925 - 2012), MusicForAccordion.com
Updated Site: Accordion Examination Board of New Zealand (AEBNZ)

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13 ° Festival Mundial de Música de Innsbruck - Austria

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Akkordeonorchester Baltmannsweiler e. V.El 13º Festival Mundial de Música se llevará a cabo en Innsbruck, Austria, del 30 de mayo al 2 de junio, organizado por el Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e.V. (DHV). Varios miles de participantes y visitantes se emocionan cada tres años cuando el Deutscher Harmonika-Verband celebra este festival.
 
El evento incluirá un concurso para orquestas, conjuntos y grupos de acordeón, más las categorías de solistas para acordeones armónicos y diatónicos. Además, en el Congresshaus Innsbruck se celebrará una serie de conciertos y el evento "Noche de las Naciones" para celebrar este festival único en todo el mundo.
 
Los artistas incluyen a los ganadores de la última competencia del festival Akkordeonorchester Baltmannsweiler e. V. (en la foto, dirigida por Thomas Bauer), The Guardia Nueva Tango Orchestra (Finlandia) dirigida por Raimo Vertainen, el dúo Joe Kenney (marimba) y Felix Fritschi (acordeón), 1. Kölner Akkordeonorchester 1935 e. V. (dirigida por Hans-Günther Kölz y Matthias Henneck), Southern Cross Accordion Ensemble (especialmente formada para este evento de Australia y Nueva Zelanda) y Fireworks of the Styrian Harmonica: los jóvenes ganadores Michael Rettig, Alexander Pamer y Mattia Demetz .
  
Los grupos del jurado son:
- Prof. Bogdan Dowlasz (POL), Johannes Baumann, Hans Barten (NLD), Ladislav Horák (CZE), Heidrun Neugebauer.
- Hedy Stark-Fussnegger, Volker Gerlich, Dr. Jörg Mehren, Lutz Stark.
- Wolfgang Russ, Fabian Dobler, Christine Fischer-Fahs, Werner Osten.
- Kimmo Mattila (FIN), Gerhard Koschel, Alfred Melichar (AUT).
- Mirco Patarini (ITA), Alma Flammersberger, Werner Glutsch, Jörgen Sundeqvist (SWE).
- Andreas Nebl, Kathrin Gass, Konstantin Ischenko (RUS).
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Día Mundial del Acordeón, 6 de mayo de 2019 Actividades e informes

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World Accordion Day logoIl sito Web della Giornata Mondiale della Fisarmonica riporta eventi di 14 paesi. Il report include 20 video, immagini e molti poster. World Accordion Day

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"El año del dúo" al 79 ° ATG Accordion Festival - USA

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Joan Cochran SommersEl 79º festival anual de ATG incluirá "El año del dúo" y habrá algunos duetos excepcionales para deleitar, entretener e hipnotizar. El evento de este año se llevará a cabo en Denver, Colorado, del 24 al 27 de julio en el Double Tree Hotel, 7801 E. Orchard Rd, Green-Wood Village, Denver, Colorado, bajo la dirección del Presidente de ATG Joe Natoli .
 
Kim y Dan Christian darán las actuaciones en dúo, quienes traerán su marca especial de entretenimiento técnico y artístico con arreglos originales y picantes por los que son bien conocidos.
 
John y Madalynn Neu te deleitarán, Jamie Maschler y Gabe Hall-Rodrigues jugarán con su pasión fresca y enérgica, y Augustinas Raukauskas (acordeón) y Greta Staponkute (viola), son los ganadores de Coupe Mondiale que te sorprenderán con una increíble musicalidad.
 
Para seguir brindando apoyo al "Año del dúo", Joe Natoli interpretará una nueva canción para el dúo de acordeón titulada "Amistad" con Kenn Baert.
 
También actuará la solista Betty Jo Simon (ex presidenta de ATG y actual miembro de la junta directiva). ¡No será un "dúo" pero puede hacer que su acordeón digital de Roland suene como toda una orquesta!
  
Además, el viernes 26 de julio también se realizará un nuevo trabajo de Joe Natoli encargado por la AAA este año en el ATG. Se llama "Juego de niños (un tributo)" y está escrito para 2 acordeones, cello y un gran contingente de percusión, dirigido por Joan Cochran Sommers. Joan también dirigirá la popular Orquesta ATG y todos los acordeonistas presentes en el festival serán invitados a participar.
 
El evento también incluirá un concierto musical original el viernes por la tarde (26 de julio) y una serie de talleres sobre una serie de temas importantes. Además, se llevará a cabo un concurso con categorías de solistas como American Salute, Jazz, Polka, Tango, Pop, Entretenimiento y lecciones a dúo, conjunto y orquesta.
 
Descargue o imprima las reglas de competencia, categorías e información de participación de 2019 ATG: 2019ATGCompetitionRules.pdf

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Reportaje fotográfico y resultados: Klingenthal 2019 - Alemania

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Klingenthal logoHolda Paoletti-Kampl estuvo presente en los últimos dos días. Las imágenes y resultados están en línea en: 2019 Klingenthal

Categoría IV Concierto solamente
1er Radu Ratoi (Moldavia - imagen de arriba)
2 * Tian Jianan (China)
3 de Julio Schepansky (Alemania)
 
Categoría VI solo entretenimiento
Gustavo Aliandre de Almeida (Brasil - imagen de abajo)
Dantong Wang (China)
Diego gatte (francia)
Gustavo Aliandre de Almeida (Brazil)

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Concierto de gala para el Día Mundial del Acordeón, Skopje - República del Norte de Macedonia

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PosterEl proyecto internacional "6 de mayo, Día Mundial del Acordeón" cuenta con el apoyo de la Asociación de Acordeonistas de Macedonia (MAA). El concierto fue apoyado por el programa nacional del Ministerio de Cultura de la República de Macedonia del Norte.
 
El 6 de mayo, el Concierto de Gala del Día Mundial del Acordeón se celebró en la Filarmónica de Skopje. Reportaje fotográfico: 2019 República de Macedonia del Norte.
 
Asistieron al concierto artistas de renombre y estudiantes de acordeón de la clase de la profesora Zorica Karakutovska y realizaron obras de Zolotaryov, Derbenko, Bete Ilin, Franck Angelis, Piazzolla, Gorka Hermosa y otros. En el concierto de este año, la composición "Sunrice" de Bete Ilin tuvo su primera actuación de "AkordioM" (Zorica Karakutovska y Filip Stameski) con una orquesta de cuerdas (imagen de abajo).
 
La sala de conciertos estaba completamente ocupada por un público muy entusiasta. El nuevo edificio de la Filarmónica ofrece una ubicación de alta calidad que los artistas han explotado por completo y que el público apreciaba cuando el público recompensaba a los artistas con merecidas ovaciones (en la foto de arriba).

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Poland Golden Cross Award Presented to Ricardas Sviackevicius

Ricardas SviackeviciusAccordionist, teacher and conductor Ricardas Sviackevicius (Lithuania) has been awarded the Poland Golden Cross for merit in developing the culture of Lithuania and Poland. The Cross of Merit (Polish: Krzyz Zaslugi) is a Polish civil state decoration established on June 23, 1923, to recognize services to the state.

At the time of its establishment in 1923, the Cross of Merit was the highest civilian award in Poland. It was awarded to citizens who went beyond the call of duty in their work for the country and society as a whole.

Ricardas Sviackevicius is a professor at LMTA Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Accordions Worldwide congratulates Ricardas for being the recipient of this award.

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Dick Contino Tribute Show at Chicago Accordion Club - USA

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Dick ContinoThe Chicago Accordion Club will host a Dick Contino Tribute Show on May 20th at 310 W. Butterfield Rd, Elmhurst, Illinois 60126.

The event will begin with pre-meeting music by accordionist Bob Hoge who is a member of the “Snowbird Polka Band” in Florida and also “The Bruce Korosa Band”.

This will be followed by a performance by Lenny Leto, who will dazzle everyone with his own well-known style of playing some of Dick’s most popular tunes!

Then Judy Contino will take the main stage and present the “Dick Contino Celebration”. Judy will deliver an audio-visual presentation and celebration of the life of Dick Contino (picture left). She will share her collection of many of Dick’s most memorable performances.

Doors open at 6pm. Everyone is welcome to come for some musical fun and relaxation! For further details phone: (847) 426-4718

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Ludovic Beier Ultimate Masterclass - France

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Video above of Ludovic Beier playing at Gregory’s Jazz Club.

The CNIMA directed by Nathalie Boucheix have organised an Ultimate Masterclass 2019 by Ludovic Beier from June 4th to 6th. The masterclass will include playing and improvisation in Manouche and Gypsy styles for accordion and all instruments.

For further details email: cnima@wanadoo.fr

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Cody McSherry Performs for the Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society - USA

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Cody McSherry is performing on Sunday May 19th, details on the poster.

Cody McSherry is fifteen years old and is a sophomore at Lancaster Catholic High School in Lancaster, PA. He has been playing accordion since the age of six. Cody also plays piano, pipe organ, hammered dulcimer, harp, and sings. He is currently studying accordion with Mary Tokarski (in Connecticut) and voice with Joanne Abrom.

n 2016, Cody won the Lancaster’s Got Talent competition held by Lancaster Newspapers and is a two-time winner of the Carmen Carrozza Scholarship, Junior Division, held by the American Accordionists’ Association. In November 2018 Cody performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage in Washington, DC.

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NZAA Concert Poster for South Pacific Accordion Championships - New Zealand

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2019 South Pacific Accordion Championships schedule online and new poster.

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Ærø Harmonika Festival, Sejlmagervej - Denmark

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Odd Arne HalassVideo: Norwegian singer Odd Arne Halaas singing the most famous song of Johannes Kleppevik, "No kjem ein vals".

The Ærø Harmonika Festival will take place at Sejlmagervej 7, 5960 Marstal, Denmark from May 24th to 26th. The festival will include a variety of performances by soloists and groups over the 3 day event including accordionist and vocalist Odd Arne Halass (picture right - Norway), ClassicRockAccordions, Langelands Harmonikaklub and Svetlana Stavitskaya & Vladimir Ushakov.

For further details email: info@harmonika-festival.dk

Click here for program details of over 50 performances: 2019Aero.pdf

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“From Myth to Masterpiece” by Vardos Trio - Australia

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Vardos Trio which includes accordionist Sophia Chapman, will present a concert entitled “From Myth to Masterpiece” at the Primrose Potter Salon, 31 Sturt St, Melbourne, Victoria. The event, which will take place on May 24th at 6pm will be presented by the Melbourne Recital Centre & Vardos.

Their program will include works by Bartok, Chopin, Brahms, Liszt and Dvorak as well as some Romanian Folk Dances, and gypsy-style classics that reflect ancient beginnings performed on early instruments such as the three-string viola and hurdy gurdy.

For further information email: vardos@hotmail.com

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Registration Closing Date for 13th Annual Accordion Art Festival – Italy

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Renzo RuggieriRegistrations close on June 10th, 2019 for the 13th Annual Accordion Art Festival which will be held from June 14th to 16th in Roseto degli Abruzzi, TE, directed by Renzo Ruggieri in collaboration with the Comune di Roseto degli Abruzzi.

The event will include the 2019 Orpheus Award and the Italia Award international competition with competitors from all over the world. Competition categories include classical accordion, virtuoso and diatonic for a variety of age groups.

For competition rules and entry form click here: 2019AAF_ItaliaAward_it.pdf

For any further information email: info@accordionartfestival.com

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Carismàtico Tango Band Concert - UK

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Video: “Ultimatum” composed by Saúl Cosentino & performed by Carismático which includes accordionist Karen Street.

The Carismàtico Tango Band will perform in concert at the Dorchester Corn Exchange in Dorchester on June 21st at 8pm organised by Dorchester Arts. The group includes Karen Street (accordion), Jonathon Taylor (piano), Andy Tweed (saxophone), Dave Manington (bass) and Rob Millett (percussion).

The will entertain with a mix of emotionally charged compositions of Argentinian composer Saúl Cosentino alongside music by his mentor Astor Piazzolla and Karen’s own creative and nuanced compositions.

For further details email: karen@karenstreet.com

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Video: George Lambie Promotional Video - UK

George Lambie Demonstrates the Musictech Reedless Digibeat accordion.

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New and Updated Sites


AAA 2019 Flier Updated Online

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The 2019 flier for the AAA Festival in July is updated on the site: American Accordionists' Association (AAA)

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Updated Site: Yehuda Oppenheimer (1925 - 2012), MusicForAccordion.com

Yehuda OppenheimerUpdated Site of Yehuda Oppenheimer has had added an obituary and generally updated site in preparation for some additional works that are being published shortly. View his works at: Yehuda Oppenheimer

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Updated Site: Accordion Examination Board of New Zealand (AEBNZ)

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The Accordion Examination Board of New Zealand (AEBNZ) has updated its website with the 2019 examination dates and 2019 entry fees and entry forms.

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