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Concursos Internacionales de Música Val Tidone - Italia
PIF Castelfidardo Categoría clásica Composición - Italia
Concurso de Acordeón Konkursas Vilnius 2019 - Lituania
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Auditions: Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne (Lausanne University of Music) - SwitzerlandVideo: Phileas Rogue Performs Theme from "Black Sails"Yllas National Park Concert – FinlandVideo: Sergey Petrov Performs Sambaleiro - Russia
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“The Eight Seasons” Concert - South AfricaJazz at the Goldenhill Workingmens Club – UKUniversity of Music and Performing Arts Concert in Germany and Vienna Museum Concert in AustriaArgentinian Accordionist Visits USA2019 Australian International Accordion Championships and Festival – AustraliaArtAccA Europa Concert – GermanyPoblado Accordion Tour - SpainAccordions: Expanding Voices in the USA Exhibition - USAAccordion Masterclass with Alfred Melichar – England
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2019 South Pacific Accordion Championships & Festival Prospectus – New ZealandGary Daverne New Releases of Rhapsody for Accordion and Orchestra
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Eventos de 2019 en el museo A World of Accordions, Wisconsin - Estados Unidosby Rita Davidson Barnea |
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 Por favor, marque estas fechas en su calendario del 2019 para el Museo A World of Accordions (World of Accordions Museum) en Superior, WI (Wisconsin):4 de mayo - Día Mundial del Acordeón: Joan Sommers, Stas Venglevski, Mary Tokarski, Betty Jo Simon, Murl Allen Sanders, (UMKC), grupo de la Cámara de Acordeón Comunitario. 5 de mayo: Festival de Willard Palmer: Dee Langley, Aydar Salahof, Stas Venglevski, Mike Middleton, Paul Vargason, ACM Band World Accordion Music. Otros artistas están pendientes y serán anunciados en futuros artículos. El MC de los eventos será Kevin Friedrich. Además, habrá un video del sitio de la CIA, el reconocimiento de los principales donantes y más. El Dr. Helmi Harrington (en la foto a la izquierda) fundó el Museo de Un Mundo de Acordeones y el Centro de Artes de Harrington. También fundó y estableció el plan de estudios y enseña la Escuela de Técnicos y Reparadores de Acordeón-concertina en Duluth, MN. Helmi Harrington ha sido reconocida en varios listados de Who's Who, a través de premios regionales, y ha sido galardonada con el reconocimiento de Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA), Honour Friend of the Accordion en 2006. Los horarios de apertura programados son los sábados, domingos y lunes de 10:00 a 14:00. Otras veces son posibles con cita previa. Imagen de abajo: 2018 World Accordion Day Para más información, escribir a: accordion@sprynet.com |
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Concursos Internacionales de Música Val Tidone - Italiaby Christine Johnstone |
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 Los 22º Concursos internacionales de música de Val Tidone se llevarán a cabo del 7 al 16 de junio en Val Tidone. El evento de este año incluirá seis competencias internacionales de música para una variedad de instrumentos que incluyen acordeón, solo y grupo y categorías como clásica y contemporánea, pop, rock, mundial y jazz.El jurado internacional incluirá a acordeonistas como Teodoro Anzellotti, Radzap Shaykhutdinov, Jacques Mornet (foto abajo a la derecha, Vojin Vasovic, Ricardas y Raimondas Sviackevicius (imagen a la derecha). El director artístico es Livio Bollani (foto abajo a la izquierda). Descargar las reglas del concurso: 2019ValTidone.pdf |
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PIF Castelfidardo Categoría clásica Composición - Italiaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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 Con el fin de fomentar la creación de un nuevo repertorio de acordeones, se invita a los compositores a componer una obra para Acordeón y Orquesta, inspirada libremente en el tema del Festival PIF de 2019: "Érase una vez ... el acordeón".Instrumentación: Acordeón, Violines I, Violines II, Violas, Violoncelos, Contrabajos, Flauta I-II, Oboe I-II, Clarinete Bb I-II, Fagots I-II, F Horn I-II, Trompeta I-II Bb, Trombón, Percusión 1 (2 Timbales, C Glockenspiel), Percusión 2 (Plato suspendido, Trampa, Pandereta). Otros requisitos de la competencia son: - La composición nunca debe haberse realizado en público, bajo pena de exclusión de la competencia. - El compositor debe recordar que la pieza ganadora será interpretada por los candidatos admitidos en la tercera ronda de la categoría de competencia clásica Premio PIF (2019). La duración total será de 5 a 8 minutos como máximo.La composición debe contener al menos una parte "solista" para el acordeón. Los solistas interpretarán "solo un ensayo" con la orquesta antes de la presentación final. Registro gratis. Los compositores están invitados a entrar en línea en el sitio de PIF. Para más información por correo electrónico: info@pifcastelfidardo.it |
Concurso de Acordeón Konkursas Vilnius 2019 - Lituaniaby Christine Johnstone |
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 El Concurso de Acordeón Konkursas Vilnius 2019 se llevará a cabo del 21 al 23 de marzo en Vilnius, organizado por la Asociación de Acordeón de Lituania.Este evento nacional incluirá 12 categorías para solistas, conjuntos y orquestas, con competidores internacionales y miembros del jurado de Finlandia, Dinamarca, Italia, China, Eslovaquia, Alemania, Portugal, Estonia, Polonia, Rusia, Ucrania, Austria, Serbia, Letonia, Montenegro, Croacia, Bielorrusia, República Checa, Bosnia y Herzegovina y Lituania. Haga clic aquí para ver las reglas de la competencia: 2019VilniusRules.pdf Para mayor información contactar al director artístico del concurso Raimondas Sviackevicius email: konkursas@laas.lt |
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 The entrance exam of the accordion class at Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne (Lausanne University of Music, Switzerland) will take place the 30th of April, 2019. The application deadline is 1st of March 2019. If you are interested in studying at HEMU to obtain: - Bachelor's degree - Master's degree in concert interpretation - Master's degree in pedagogics - Master of soloist you can contact me directly and I will be able to reply to all your questions and to provide any information concerning our university. Contact : Stéphane Chapuis The HEMU accordion class 2018-2019 is composed by: - Shiyi Zhang (China) Master of concert 2 - Anja Jagodic (Serbia) Master of concert 2 - Valentin Claivoz (Switzerland) Master of concert 1 - Augustinas Rakauskas (Lithuania) Master in pedagogics 2 - Lauréne Dif (France) Master in pedagogics 2 - Laure-Lyne Richard (France) Master in pedagogics 1 - Jean-Baptiste Baudin (France) Bachelor 3 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. Studies at the HEMU lead to Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, which in turn lead to a professional career. Additional continuing education courses for advanced students are also offered. For further information (in French and English): 2019HEMU.pdf |
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| Main Theme from the original STARZ TV show "Black Sails". This composition by Bear McCreary, arranged for accordion and performed by Phileas Rogue. |
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 Concert accordionist and composer, Veikko Ahvenainen and his wife Carina Nordlund performed a variety of duets at the Yllas National Park in Ylläs recently. Their program included a Shostakovich Valse, Trish Trash Polka (Johann Strauss), Finlandia Hymn (Sibelius), Finnish tangoes and polkas, plus Veikko Ahvenainen’s own compositions.During his career, Veikko has played in numerous famous concert halls and theatres. He began his concert performances as a soloist in the 1950´s and has played about 5,000 concerts round the world. He is well known in the USA, England, Japan, China, throughout Europe and Scandinavia. Since 1955 he has recorded over 1,000 pieces and has written hundreds of compositions and arrangements for the accordion, including orchestral works for symphony and numerous books for the accordion. For details on future concerts email: veikko.ahvenainen@nic.fi |
by Christine Johnstone
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| Enjoy the Sambaleiro dance music performance by composer Sergey Petrov. Published 09 January 2019 |
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by Christine Johnstone
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| “The Eight Seasons” concert - Vivaldi vs Piazzolla will be held at the Oude Libertas Amphitheatre in Stellenbosch on January 27th. “The Eight Seasons” is a compilation of Antonio Vivaldi’s Four Seasons Concertos (Le Quattro Stagioni) for violin & string orchestra, together with Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires (Cuatro Estaciones Porteñas). These would be normally played with a solo violin & string orchestra which is the original intention of Vivaldi, but not of Piazzolla. Piazzolla’s original version was for his Tango Quinteto. Instead the performers will be the Cape Town Tango Ensemble which includes Stanislav Angelov (bandoneon and accordion), Petrus De Beer (violin), Albert Combrink (piano) and Charles Lazar (double bass) who will play Piazzolla’s Four Seasons version for a Tango Quartet, combined with an arrangement of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons played by the World Café Trio which includes Stanislav Angelov (accordion), Petrus de Beer (violin) and Schalk Joubert (bass guitar). For concert details email: info@ctconcerts.co.za |
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by Christine Johnstone
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 The North Staffs Accordion Club will host their Post Christmas Jazz event at Goldenhill Workingmens Club in Stoke on Trent on January 22nd at 7.30pm. This concert will feature Glasgow jazz accordionist Harry Hussey and local traditional jazz band Lily's Weepers. Entry fee includes a glass of sherry, mince pie and Christmas cake! For ticket details phone Steve on 01782 787935 or email: stevehg0@gmail.com |
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 Accordion students of Krassimir Sterev will perform at the Reaktorhalle, University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich on January 23rd at 8pm. This concert will include 4 world premier pieces by Dorothea Hofmann, Sarah Nemtsov, Ventzislav Dikov and Maximilian Zimmermann.Accordion performers include Maria Dafka, Aleksandar Popovic, Marko Trivunovic, Georgios Lolas and Djordje Njedic. On January 27th, Krassimir Sterev (picture right) will perform 2 x solo works at the Vienna Museum in Vienna, Austria. The first piece by Rebecca Saunders is “Flesh”. It has just been announced that Rebecca has been awarded the Siemens Stiftung Prize for 2019, one of the most important prizes in Europe for this composition. The second piece is “Play on Words” by Greek composer Michalis Lapidakis. For further details on these concerts email: krassimir.sterev@gmail.com |
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 Argentinian accordionist Ezequiel Tatich will perform in Miami and New York from January 14th to 27th. Ezequiel, who is known as ‘El Gringo del Acordeon’, is one of Argentina’s most popular young accordionists, entertaining the public in and near Buenos Aires. |
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  The 2019 Australian International Accordion Championships and Festival will be held on June 8th and 9th at Club Marconi in Bossley Park, Sydney organised by the AATA led by their President Tania Lukic-Marx (picture right). 2019 guest performers are the "Modern Trio Band" (picture left) from Poland featuring accordionist Elwira Sliwkiewicz-Cisak. Their program will include Bulgarian Suite (Siemionov), Czardas and the world premiere of a composition specially written for them by Volodymir Runchak. The weekend concludes with the AATA Gala Concert at the Marconi Club. The closing date for entries is 1st May 2019. Rules and regulations at: www.aata.org.au For further information email: tats64@gmail.com |
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 The ArtAccA 40 piece accordion orchestra (conducted by Tobias Dalhof) will perform their ArtAccA Europa concert at the Theater Marl on February 10th. The concert is dedicated to the creation of Europe and will include songs from different European countries. The aim is to show the different genres that can be played on the accordion.Works include 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky), Finlandia (Sibelius), Live and Let Die from the James Bond film (McCartney) plus many others. For details email: karten@artacca.de |
by Christine Johnstone
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 Basque accordionist and composer Gorka Hermosa will take part in a Poblado Tour from January 26th to April 13th. Tour details are:26 January: Barañain (Bertso Eguna) 15 February: Zumaia (Aita Maria Aretoa) 21 February: Bilbao (Kafe Antzokia) 23 February: Azpeitia (San Agustin KG) 12 April: Durango (Plateruenea) 13 April: Pamplona (Civibox) For details email: gorka@gorkahermosa.com |
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 The Museum of Making Music’s special exhibition, “Accordions: Expanding Voices in the USA,” will run until August 31st, 2019 in Carlsbad, CA. The event will include an accordion exhibition concert series which will begin on February 21st with a performance by Banda Magda.The group is led by Greek-born composer, orchestrator, singer, and accordionist Magda Giannikou. They play a variety of samba to French chanson, from Greek folk tunes to Colombian cumbia and Afro-Peruvian lando, and combine South American rhythms with jazz improvisation, cinematic arranging, audience participation, mid-century classics, and world “chansons” sung in 6 languages. Banda Magda has toured in more than 22 countries and on five continents. For details email: museum@museumofmakingmusic.org |
by Christine Johnstone
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 Accordionist Alfred Melichar (Professor of accordion at Bruckner University in Linz, Austria) will give a masterclass to Academy accordion students on January 24th from 10am to 1pm at the Concert Room of the Royal Academy of Music, London.The masterclass will include a talk about accordion development in Austria and is free of charge. For details phone: +44 (0)20 7873 7373 |
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 The Prospectus (Rules and Regulations) for the 2019 South Pacific Accordion Championships & Festival, to be held in Auckland on Saturday 1st June and Sunday 2nd June 2019, are now available at: 2019 NZ ProspectusThe rules for the international categories closely follow the rules of the Coupe Mondiale. The South Pacific international concert music category has exactly the same rules as the Coupe Mondiale Masters category and the South Pacific entertainment category has exactly the same rules as the Coupe Mondiale Virtuoso Entertainment category. Similarly Junior (under 18 years) South Pacific entertainment category. The South Pacific Junior solo concert category has the same rules as the first round of the Coupe Mondiale Junior category. Entry closing date is 14th April 2019. NZAA President Sonja Palinich writes: “The NZAA will be celebrating the 10th Anniversary since hosting the 2009 Coupe Mondiale in New Zealand and we are delighted to once again have the use of the Raye Freedman Arts Centre (picture below). This outstanding modern venue is ideally suited to our requirements with excellent acoustics, lighting and full facilities all under one roof.” Past events reports at: South Pacific Daily Reports |
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 Gary Daverne New Releases include the Rhapsody for Accordion and Orchestra I orchestra parts and score fully typeset and the piano accompaniment.This work was commissioned by New Zealand accordionist, Harley Jones, for performance in New York, August 1988, but was premiered in Auckland in 1987 with the Auckland Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer. In the first two years, the work received 36 performances worldwide and was recorded by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra with Harley Jones as soloist. Harley was soloist with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra on a C.D. of symphony orchestra works composed by Gary Daverne, recorded in 1992 that was released internationally by EMI. Harley Jones also performed "Rhapsody" at the AAA International Piano Accordion Competition and Festival in New York (August 1988) and at the Prize Giving of the 1990 Coupe Mondiale held in Trossingen Germany. ED00031A_D Rhapsody for Accordion and Symphony Orchestra, Score ED00031B_D Rhapsody for Accordion and Symphony Orchestra, Parts ED00031C_D Rhapsody for Accordion and Orchestra, Solo Accordion Part ED00031D_D Rhapsody for Accordion and Orchestra, Piano Accompaniment ED00031E_D Rhapsody for Accordion and Accordion Orchestra, Parts ED00031F_D Rhapsody for Accordion and Accordion Orchestra, Score |
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by Joan C. Sommers
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of Hymn to Aphrodite CD by Friedrich Lips. Review by Joan Cochran Sommers.Recent years Lips CD's: CD028 Hymn to Aphrodite CD CD027 Fachwerk | Kapote CD CD026 Night Flowers CD CD025 Lips Concerto CD CD024 Under The Sign of Scorpio CD CD023 Cocktail "Rio Rita" CD & eTracks mp3 album CD022 Viva Voce CD & eTracks mp3 album CD021 ecLipse CD & eTracks mp3 album CD020 ¡Buenos Dias, Astor! CD & eTracks mp3 album |
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