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25th Accordion Winter Cruise with 2,000 Guests - Finland
AAA to Honor Mario Tacca with 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award - USA
V Stockholm International Music Competition (SIMC) - Denmark
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Jack Black to put on Accordion for Polka Movie, Hollywood - USA
Mie Miki ‘Accordion JS Bach’ CD Re-issued, Tokyo – Japan
Brooklyn Accordion Club News Article, New York – USA
Sur POING Release New CD, Oslo - Norway
14 Years Ago: Six Accordionists Perform with Halle Orchestra in 2002 - UK
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Christina Felder and Mihajlo Rajkovic Concert, Marbach - Germany
Balkan Music Night, Massachusetts – USA
Milltown Accordion Band Gospel Concert, Northern Ireland – UK
Stanislav Angelov Concert, Cape Town – South Africa
Tribute Concert to Gervasio Marcosignori, Ascoli Piceno – Italy
Karen Street & Andy Tweed Concert, Somerset – UK
Marcelo Caldi Concerts, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
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New CD and eTracks Album 'Bach Sonatas', Yuri Medianik & Boris Andrianov - Russia
Karthause Schmülling Publications Reopens - Germany
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Accordion Plus Concerts, Rostov-on-Don - Russiaby Alexander Poeluev |
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 The 2016 International Competition and Festival "Accordion Plus" takes place from 26th to 30th March 2016 in Rostov-on-Don, organised by the International Music Centre "Harmony". Each night features a major concert:26th March - Opening Concert will feature the 2013 Accordion Plus winner Peter Yarinenko solo, in duet with the famous Yuri Shishkin, virtuoso accordionist international prize winner Pavel Masyuk with accompaniment by the orchestra of Russian folk instruments. 27th March - "Beyond the Accordion" is "one of the most unique and biggest concerts we have ever organized." IMC "Harmony" has for 10 years presented "the bright, non-standard and memorable" of concerts and this time, the organizers of the festival "Accordion Plus" have gone even further! Alexander Poeluev and other accordionists will perform with unique ensemble with "New Centropezn" jazz quartet, dance theater "Galatea" who are in the Guiness book, circus studio "Rian", Strongman show by Yuri Alekhin and others. Book at: https://radario.ru/events/54037 28th March - A concert dedicated to the 70th birthday of renowned Viatcheslav Semionov, at the Rostov State Theatre. A rare opportunity to hear Semionov and a star cast of famous performers from the classes of Semionov. The participants include: Rostov Theatre Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra "Don", Viatcheslav Semionov, Yuri Shishkin, Alexander Poeluev, Mikhail Zatsepin, Anatoly Zaikin, Vladimir Murza, Lion Trio (Lev Lavrov, Alexey Mykitenko, Simon Golikov), S. Duo (Kirill Rusinov, Denis Koptelov), Eduard Akhanov, Danil Stadnyuk, Peter Yarinenko, Rostislav Mudritsky, Vyacheslav Bondarenko, Daniel Akifyev. 29th March - Celebrate the real birthday of Viatcheslav Semionov with him present, in the Great Hall of the Rostov State Philharmonic. Honored Artist of Russia Yuri Shishkin, "with love to his teacher", will perform works of Semionov in the 1st part of the concert. In the 2nd part, Yuri Shishkin will perform transcriptions of piano and orchestral music, some of which will be performed for the first time. There are international competitions from the 26th March and the competition winners will be announced on the 30th March. Winners will be performing at a prize giving concert 30th March 15:00 in the Conference Hall of Rostov Music College. Concert tickets: http://erostov.ru/theatres/Rostovskiy_muzikalniy_teatr/seance/887709 |
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25th Accordion Winter Cruise with 2,000 Guests - Finlandby Kimmo Mattila |
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  The famous and super popular 23-hours Winter Accordion Cruise from Finland to Sweden last week was once again a very big success. This years cruise was the 25th time, that some 2,000 accordion players and enthusiasts meet on board for concerts, performances, playing, dancing and singing. The cruise ship ”Baltic Princess” was loaded with 2000 accordionists, their families and friends. The highlight of the cruise is the Semifinals of the Golden Accordion and Silver Accordion competitions for young players. The boat cruise is organised annually in March by the Sata-Häme Soi Accordion Festival and Finnish Accordion Association. The finalists of the Silver Accordion (up to 10 years) are: Aleksanteri Avdouevski, Helmi Hyrske, Johannes Koivisto, Seela Rekola, Lumia Sairberg, Anna Tukkimies, Ville Vehkalahti and Eelis Vuorela. The finalists of the Golden Accordion are:Jegor Aleksejev, Ella Elomäki, Iikka Korpela, Anniina Luukkainen, Oskari Pukkala and Lauri Tuomisto. The jury on the boat: Markku Lindeman, Sirpa Kainulainen, Niko Kumpuvaara and Viivi Maria Saarenkylä. |
AAA to Honor Mario Tacca with 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award - USAby Harley Jones |
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 The American Accordionists' Association (AAA) Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Mario Tacca on Sunday, April 17, 2016 from 1- 6 pm at Cortlandt Manor, New York. Booking Form: 2016TaccaLAA.pdf Guest artists include: Emilio Magnotta, Beverly Roberts Curnow, Mary Tokarski, Frank Toscano, Manyy Corallo, and special guest, Uncle Floyd Vivino and Mario Tacca and Mary Mancini. Mario Tacca was born in Italy and during his childhood the family moved to France where he began his musical studies. He grew up in France and was the winner of regional and national accordion competitions. Among his many accomplishments during his long professional career, Mario has twice been the guest of the Chinese Minister of Culture, touring several cities in China (along with his wife Mary Mancini, and tenor Douglas Song) and performing with several symphonies. Mario is very active in the accordion community and is on the Board of the AAA. Mario spends about 200 days out of the year touring and performing with his wife, internationally acclaimed vocal artist Mary Mancini. He also maintains a very active recording career. The New York Times wrote that he makes the instrument “sound like a gift from heaven.” Booking Form: 2016TaccaLAA.pdf For further information, email: ameraccord1938@gmail.com |
V Stockholm International Music Competition (SIMC) - Denmarkby Rob Howard |
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 The V Stockholm International Music Competition (SIMC) is held 16th to 19th June and competition categories include accordion solo:A: Up to 9 years B: 10 years -12 years C: 13 years -15 years D: 16 years -18 years E: 19 years - 25 years and Ensemble category for: Other instrumental and vocal ensembles of any type. Age is determined by the age of the contestant on 16th June 2016. Entry closing date is: 10th May The Organizing Committee is: Galina Ehrngren (Sweden), Anna Sundin (Sweden), Dmitry Mikhaylov (Lithuania), Peter Shadenko (Russia). For further information email: savshinsky@gmail.com |
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“Childlike & Dream Loving” Accordion Concert, Youth Center, Minhang District - Chinaby Dora Lu, Shanghai Accordion Association |
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 On 12th March, a concert titled “Childlike & Dream Loving” was held demonstrating the accordion achievements of young students of Minghan District.Helping make the concert successful was the full support of the Education Bureau of Minhang District, the Youth Center in Minhang District, Xinzhuang Primary School and Xindu Primary School. Success was also attributed to the efforts of the teachers and students from the Shanghai Accordion Association of Shanghai Musician Association and the accordion majors at Shanghai Normal University (SHNU). With the lead and guidance of Assoc. Prof. Crystal Wang, Chairman of Shanghai Accordion Association of Shanghai Musician Association, guiding tutor for the SHNU accordion majors involved, plus all the teachers and students who rehearsed overtime, a most successful concert was assured. Our little friends, Ding Liao and Zhu Lingjia (picture left) were invited to be the little presenters of the concert. Their childlike voices became the key to open the door of accordion music. The performance of our accordion teachers was like a wonderful sight. The performance of the children from Xinzhuang Primary School and Xindu Primary School was filled with passion. The musical compositions were very attractive, such as “Clog Dancing”, “The Dawn”, “Emily Waltz”, “On the Banks of Lake Baikel”, “Katyusha”, “Paso Doble” and so on. These children are the new hope for the development of the accordion. Prof. Li Cong, President China Accordion Association of Chinese Musician Association and Vice-President, Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA), was invited to speak. Professor Li emphasized that he was deeply touched three times in this concert. Firstly by the good planning of the organizers and the well painted artistic bags and the autograph books, presented to every honored guest. The autograph books were thick enough to keep every splendid moment of the accordion teaching achievements of the Youth Center in Minhang District. Secondly is the successful development of the accordion in Minhang District. The accordion family here is becoming bigger and bigger and Professor Li was looking forward to the future accordion development very much. Thirdly he was deeply touched by the many kinds of accordion music, especially new compositions, performed so well in the concert, and so well accepted by the audience. This concert fully reflected the guiding ideology and diversified development of the last 10 years. Note: In 2014, Italians Renzo Ruggieri and Lorenzo Bosica performed at, and viewed the exciting Xinzhuang Primary school program. Report at: 2014Minghang |
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Jack Black to put on Accordion for Polka Movie, Hollywood - USAby Rob Howard |
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| Jack Black will produce and star in ‘The Man Who Would Be Polka King’, a movie about the polka musician named Jan Lewan who “unwittingly brought a town to its knees in a Ponzi scheme.” Black’s film will be based on Joshua Brown and John Mikulak’s documentary of the same name, but it’ll now have the added benefit of Jack Black’s unique brand of zany energy. The real Jan Lewan may not have screamed and done karate moves very often, but that’s why people turn documentaries into normal movies. It lets them add the stuff that’s missing from real life. Anyway, the gist of Lewan’s story is that he was born in Poland, he moved to America in the 1980s, and he eventually became a Grammy-nominated musician. At some point, he started buying cheap souvenirs on trips back to Poland that he would then sell to his fans for more money, “turning a major profit.” To make more money he “started offering unregistered promissory notes at guaranteed 12 percent interest,” which is a fancy way of saying that he took money from people and told them he’d give them more money in return, but a series of setbacks prevented him from ever actually doing that. He declared bankruptcy and later went to jail for “fleecing millions of dollars from investors in multiple states.” This movie will presumably follow that basic story, but with more screaming and karate moves. |
Mie Miki ‘Accordion JS Bach’ CD Re-issued, Tokyo – Japanby Rob Howard |
Video 2: Libertango, Mie Miki and Hideki Ikegami
3. Mie Miki plays Rameau Tambourin from her French Baroque Music Album
 Videos and sound file above: View/listen to the superbly versatile Mie Miki performing three different genre of music. In 1996 Japanese accordion virtuoso Mie Miki recorded many of the works of JS Bach, and this album has been re-released on CD, available via various internet sources. The tracks include: French Suite No. 5 in G major BWV.816, French Suite No. 6 in E major BWV.817, French Overture (Partita) in b minor BWV.831, Anna Magdalena Bach Music book (1725) from Musette in D major BWV Anh.126, Polonaise in G minor BWV Anh.119, minuet I (G major) BWV Anh.114, Minuet II (G major) BWV Anh.116, Minuet III (G minor) BWV Anh.115, March (D major) BWV Anh.122. Mie Miki started playing the instrument at the age of 4. At the age of 8, she made her first radio broadcast for NHK in Tokyo. At the age of 16, she moved to Germany to study at the Trossingen Academy of Music. After completing her studies and winning some competitions, Mie Miki started her active performing career in Europe and Asia. In the 1980s, she was invited to introduce the classical accordion for the first time in the People’s Republic of China. Mie Miki has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras. A concert series ‘Mie Miki Accordion Works’, featuring numerous premières, takes place every year in Tokyo and more than 60 works have been dedicated to her by composers. Currently Mie Miki is a Professor for Accordion and Vice-President at the Folkwang Universität der Künste Essen in Germany, and Honorary Professor at the Xinjian Arts College in China. |
Brooklyn Accordion Club News Article, New York – USAby Rob Howard |
 Brooklyn Accordion Club were the subject of the following article published this week in The Village Voice, written by Jessica Leigh Hester.A drum and tambourine keep time, a banjo player starts plucking, and two fiddlers raise their bows. The stars of the afternoon, though, are the rest of the musicians, who shrug on their shoulder straps and, some more gracefully than others, lift their accordions. "That instrument is so nice, it's making my eyes water," one player murmurs to himself as he ogles his neighbor's souped-up, 23-pound "Cadillac" machine. And then they're off, alternating between galloping hora rhythms and tinkling melodies. "Make it pretty now," says Sy Kushner. The 72-year-old leading today's ensemble picked up the accordion as a kid in the Bronx, where it starred in his neighborhood synagogue — not exactly the coolest place for inspiration, but inspiration nonetheless. After a lifetime pressing keys, he's not letting his eager students off easy. "Relax. Take a few deep breaths." He swoops his hands through the air in big arcs. "I want to squeeze more out of you." The players have hauled out their instruments for a klezmer workshop hosted by the Brooklyn Accordion Club, which since 2013 has convened about once a month above Cobble Hill's Local 61 café. The late risers brunching downstairs can hardly hear the exuberant tunes wheezing above their heads. Right now it's klezmer, but before too long it might be Jimmy Buffett — the open-mic portion of the afternoon. |
Sur POING Release New CD, Oslo - Norwayby Harley Jones |
 The Norwegian trio POING is one of Scandinavia's most interesting ensembles in the contemporary field. Known for their wild virtuosity, humor, seriousness and improving, POING is impossible to categorise.POING consists of Rolf-Erik Nystrøm (saxophone), Frode Haltli (accordion) and Håkon Thelin (double bass). They started playing together in 1999 and have played in clubs and concert halls in most European countries, the US as well as in China and Japan, with more than 100 first performances. Their constant touring has taken POING all over the world, including such festivals as Other Minds, Huddersfield and Klangspuren. 'sur POING' is the result of several years of collaboration with composers Richard Barrett and Helmut Oehring. The CD is available online through Grappa Musikkforlag AS, Norway. |
14 Years Ago: Six Accordionists Perform with Halle Orchestra in 2002 - UKby Rob Howard |
| The Accordions Worldwide News for March 15th 2002 included a report that no less than six accordionists had performed the previous week with the world famous Halle Orchestra at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. The Hallé Orchestra, founded in 1858, is resident at the Bridgewater Hall. It supports a choir, youth choir, youth training choir, children's choir and a youth orchestra, and releases its recordings on its own record label. Accordionists Perform with Halle Orchestra – England On March 7th accordionists Neil Varley, David Farmer, Nigel Waterhouse, Phuong Nguyen, Yao Yi & Li Nan took part in a performance of Prokofiev's epic ‘Cantata for the 20th Anniversary of the October Revolution’ with the Halle Orchestra. This concert was held at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester under the baton of Mark Elder CBE. The successful performance, which was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3, was the third time the work has been played in Britain in the last 5 years. |
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Scottish Music Weekend, Cairngorm National Park - UKby Rob Howard |
 A weekend of Scottish music and dancing takes place on Friday March 18th, Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th at the Carrbridge Hotel. Performing are accordionists Ian Cruickshanks, Marian Anderson, Sandy Lindsay, and Brandon McPhee, pianist Robert Lovie, the Kirkjuvagr Ceilidh Band, Country & Western band Manson Grant & The Dynamos, and the comedian Eddie Rose. The Carrbridge Hotel is situated in the Cairngorm National Park in the Scottish Highlands. For further information email: robertcameron29@hotmail.com |
Christina Felder and Mihajlo Rajkovic Concert, Marbach - Germanyby Rob Howard |
 On Saturday March 19th, 7pm, Christina Felder and Mihajlo Rajkovic, students of the class of Andreas Nebi at the Hohner Conservatory in Trossingen perform in concert at the Versöhnungskirche Marbach, Baden-Württemberg. The concert includes music by Haydn, Scarlatti, JS Bach, Piazzolla, and others. |
Balkan Music Night, Massachusetts – USAby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Lauren Brody (picture right) performs in a trio with singers Elitsa Stoyneva and Anci Stancioff Tatgenhorst in a Balkan Music Night concert on Saturday March 19th, 7pm. This show takes place at 51 Walden Performing Arts Center, 51 Walden Street, Concord, Massachusetts 01742.Other bands featuring accordionists performing at Balkan Music Night include Bulgarika, Gogofski, Kavala, and Skaros. |
Milltown Accordion Band Gospel Concert, Northern Ireland – UKby Rob Howard |
 The Milltown Accordion Band is hosting a Gospel concert on Saturday March 19th in Cullybackey College, Pottinger Street, Cullybackey, Ballymena. The concert starts at 7.45pm.The concert will feature the Montgomery Sisters, Portglenone Men’s Group, David, Edith, Frank, Neil, Lily-Mae Torrington and Milltown Accordion band. The concert will be compered by Jimmy Thompson. Tickets are £6 each or pay at the door. This concert has been made possible by the support of the Ulster-Scots Agency. Part proceeds of ticket sales will be donated to the Alzheimer’s Society. |
Stanislav Angelov Concert, Cape Town – South Africaby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Stanislav Angelov performs Tango music on Saturday March 19th and Sunday 20th, 8pm both evenings, for The Last Night of the Proms at Cape Town City Hall accompanied by the Eastern Cape Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Richard Cock. |
Tribute Concert to Gervasio Marcosignori, Ascoli Piceno – Italyby Rob Howard |
 On Sunday March 20th, 6.30pm, Renzo Ruggieri performs a concert in memory of Gervasio Marcosignori (1927-203), whose passing three years ago caused widespread mourning in the accordion world. The concert takes place at the Auditorium Emidio Neroni, Rua del Cassero, Ascoli Piceno.Gervasio Marcosignori, from Castelfidardo, Ancona, was one of the most universally esteemed accordionists of his generation. In the 1950s he emerged as a major concert artist, and in the 1960s was a pioneer of the electronic accordion. Awarded the ‘World Oscar’ in 1959, Marcosignori performed with distinction in many countries, and his performances and recordings were regarded by many as the epitome of good technique and musicality. |
Karen Street & Andy Tweed Concert, Somerset – UKby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Karen Street and her saxophonist husband Andy Tweed perform in concert together on Sunday March 20th, 5pm until 6pm, at Midsomer Norton Town Hall, Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset BA3 2HQ.Karen Street was the NAO All Britain Virtuoso Champion in 1982 and 1983, and competed in the 1984 CIA Coupe Mondiale, held in Folkestone (won by Peter Soave, from the USA). She later played the tenor saxophone in the all-female quartet Fairer Sax, then returned to the accordion, nowadays playing jazz and also writing and recording her own compositions. |
Marcelo Caldi Concerts, Rio de Janeiro – Brazilby Rob Howard |
 Video above: Los Pájaros Perdidos by Astor Piazzolla e Mário Trejo in concert at Teatro Rival Petrobras, Rio de Janeiro, 22nd January 2015. Performers are: Soraya Ravenle (voice), and Grupo LiberTango: Marcelo Caldi (accordion), Estela Caldi (piano), Alexandre Caldi (flute).Accordionist Marcelo Caldi and singer Soraya Ravenie perform together in concert at the BNDES Theatre, Avenida República do Chile, 100, Centro, 20031-917 Rio de Janeiro. The concert takes place on Thursday March 24th, 7pm. ‘Tangos Hermanos’ is a three day event, March 29th, 30th and 31st, 7pm each evening, celebrating 20 years of the group Libertango. Special guests: March 29th - Yamandú Costa (guitar), March 30th - Soraya Ravenle (voice), and March 31st - Hamilton de Holanda (mandolin). These concerts take place at the Teatro de Arena da CAIXA Cultural, Avenida Almirante Barroso, 25, Centro Rio de Janeiro. Libertango are Estela Caldi (piano), Marcelo Caldi (accordion), and Alexandre Caldi (woodwinds). For further information email: imprensa@bndes.gov.br |
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Newly Released Yehuda Oppenheimer Compositions - Israelby Harley Jones |
 This is the first of 25 works by Yehuda Oppenheimer that are now going to be available as eSheet music, pdf files able to be sent to you by email, with no postage costs or post delays. First being released is Catalog: OY611 Israeli Polka composed by Oppenheimer who has over 100 compositions and arrangements published online at: Yehuda Oppenheimer |
New CD and eTracks Album 'Bach Sonatas', Yuri Medianik & Boris Andrianov - Russiaby Harley Jones |
  A new CD & eTracks (mp3) album titled 'Bach Sonatas' by Yuri Medianik (accordion) & Boris Andrianov (cello) has been released. Catalog: YMCD004The album website has detailed information about Bach Sonatas. Yuri Medianik and Boris Andrianov are very experienced and qualified musicians who have performed with orchestras, ensembles and now together as a duo. Other Medianik CD's and albums available at: Yuri Medianik |
Karthause Schmülling Publications Reopens - Germanyby Harley Jones |
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  Karthause Schmülling Publications of Germany has reopened and all their accordion music will be online in the next 10 days.The first catalog item online is the very popular book. Catalog No: kslips00 The Art of Bayan Playing & Playing the Accordion Artistically by famed performer and teacher Prof. Friedrich Lips. Two other popular books from this large catalog are online now too. Catalog No: seidel Accordion Jazz Chords by Norbert Seidel, the first extensive instruction book for beginning and advanced players that describes in an easily understandable and yet extensive manner a method for playing free harmonics on the standard bass accordion. Catalog No: tomdevree Practising Music, Guidelines for Students and Teachers by Tom De Vree |
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