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25º CRUCERO DE INVIERNO DEL ACORDEÓN 2000 INSCRITOS – FINLANDIA
LA AAA OTORGA EL HONOR DEL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD A MARIO TACCA – EEUU
V COMPETICIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE MÚSICA DE ESTOCOLMO (SIMC) – DINAMARCA
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
“Childlike & Dream Loving” Accordion Concert, Youth Center, Minhang District - ChinaJack Black to put on Accordion for Polka Movie, Hollywood - USAMie Miki ‘Accordion JS Bach’ CD Re-issued, Tokyo – JapanBrooklyn Accordion Club News Article, New York – USASur POING Release New CD, Oslo - Norway14 Years Ago: Six Accordionists Perform with Halle Orchestra in 2002 - UK
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Scottish Music Weekend, Cairngorm National Park - UKChristina Felder and Mihajlo Rajkovic Concert, Marbach - GermanyBalkan Music Night, Massachusetts – USAMilltown Accordion Band Gospel Concert, Northern Ireland – UKStanislav Angelov Concert, Cape Town – South AfricaTribute Concert to Gervasio Marcosignori, Ascoli Piceno – ItalyKaren Street & Andy Tweed Concert, Somerset – UKMarcelo Caldi Concerts, Rio de Janeiro – Brazil
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Newly Released Yehuda Oppenheimer Compositions - IsraelNew CD and eTracks Album 'Bach Sonatas', Yuri Medianik & Boris Andrianov - RussiaKarthause Schmülling Publications Reopens - GermanyHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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CONCIERTOS EN EL ACCORDION PLVS DE ROSTOV DEL DON – RUSIAby Alexander Poeluev |
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 La 2016 Competición Internacional y Festival “Accordion Plvs” tiene lugar del 26 al 30 de marzo de 2016 en Rostov-on-Don, organizado por el Centro Musical Internacional “Harmony”. Cada noche se ofrecerá un nuevo concierto:26 de marzo- concierto de apertura que incluirá al ganador de la edición del 2013 Peter Yarinenko solo, en dúo con el famoso Yuri Shishkin, Pavel Masyuk y el acompañamiento de la Orquesta de Instrumentos Rusos. 27 de marzo- “Beyond the Accordion” es “uno de los mayores conciertos que jamás hemos organizado”. IMC “Harmony” ha presentado durante 10 años “un altísimo standard de calidad” en los conciertos organizados, pero este año han ido un paso más allá. Alexander Poeluev y otros acordeonistas actuarán con una agrupación única “New Centropezn” cuarteto de jazz, la compañía de danza “Galatea” la cual se incluye en el libro Guinnes de los Records, el estudio de circo “Rian”, el show de Strongman por Yuri Alekhin ¡y muchos más! Puedes reservar entradas aquí: https://radario.ru/events/54037 28 de marzo- Concierto homenaje al legendario Viatcheslav Semionov, en su 70 cumpleaños, en el Rostov State Theatre. Una oportunidad única para escuchar a Semionov acompañado de una selección de estrellas de entre sus alumnos. Entre los participantes se incluye: 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. 29 de marzo- Celebración del día del cumpleaños de Semionov con él a la cabeza de la mesa en el Great Gall del Rostov State Philharmonic. Yuri Shishkin (Honored Artist of Russia) “con cariño hacía su profesor” interpretará obras de Semionov en la primera parte del concierto. En la segunda parte, Shishkin ofrecerá un concierto de transcripciones de piano y reducciones orquestales, algunas de ellas serán escuchadas por primera vez. Habrá como es habitual competiciones internacionales desde el 26 de marzo y los galardonados se anunciarán el día 30. Los ganadores actuarán el 30 de marzo a las 15:00 en el Conference Hall del Rostov Music College. Entradas para los conciertos: http://erostov.ru/theatres/Rostovskiy_muzikalniy_teatr/seance/887709 |
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25º CRUCERO DE INVIERNO DEL ACORDEÓN 2000 INSCRITOS – FINLANDIAby Kimmo Mattila |
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  El superpopular crucero de 23 horas Winter Accordion Cruise de Finlandia a Suecia fue nuevamente un gran éxito.Este año era el número 25, en el cual sobre 2000 acordeonistas y entusiastas del instrumento se dan cita en el barco para conciertos, actuaciones, tocar, bailar y cantar. El crucero Baltic Princess está preparado para 2000 asistentes, sus familias y amigos. El evento estrella del crucero es las Semifinales del Golden Accordion and Silver Accordion, competiciones para jóvenes intérpretes. El crucero está organizado anualmente por Sata-Häme Soi Accordion Festival y la Asociación Finesa del Acordeón. Los finalistas para el Silver Accordion (hasta 10 años) son: Aleksanteri Avdouevski, Helmi Hyrske, Johannes Koivisto, Seela Rekola, Lumia Sairberg, Anna Tukkimies, Ville Vehkalahti and Eelis Vuorela. Los finalistas para el Golden Accordion son: Jegor Aleksejev, Ella Elomäki, Iikka Korpela, Anniina Luukkainen, Oskari Pukkala and Lauri Tuomisto. Jurado: Markku Lindeman, Sirpa Kainulainen, Niko Kumpuvaara and Viivi Maria Saarenkylä. |
LA AAA OTORGA EL HONOR DEL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD A MARIO TACCA – EEUUby Harley Jones |
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 La Asociación Americana del Acordeón (AAA) a través de su premio Lifetime Achievement Award rendirá honores a Mario Tacca el domingo 17 de abril de 2016 de las 13:00 a las 18:00 en el Cortlandt Manor, Nueva York.Reservas: 2016TaccaLAA.pdf Algunos de los artistas invitados son tan célebres nombres del gremio como Emilio Magnotta, Beverly Roberts Curnow, Mary Tokarski, Frank Toscano, Manyy Corallo y el invitado especial, Uncle Floyd Vivino con Mario Tacca y Mary Mancini. Mario Tacca nació en Italia y durante su infancia su familia se trasladó a Francia donde comenzó sus estudios musicales. Creció en Francia siendo galardonado en numerosos certámenes y competiciones regionales. Dada su importante trayectoria cabe destacar que durante su carrera profesional ha sido invitado en dos ocasiones por el Ministro Chino de Cultura, haciendo tour por variadas ciuades de China (acompañado de su esposa Mary Mancini y el tenor Douglas Song) y actuando con varias sinfónicas. A lo largo del año Mario emplea unos 200 días viajando y actuando con su mujer la genial vocalista Mary Mancini, la cual mantiene una importante carrera discográfica. EL New York Times escribió sobre ellos: “suenan como un regalo del cielo” Reservas: 2016TaccaLAA.pdf Para toda la demás información que necesites: ameraccord1938@gmail.com |
V COMPETICIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE MÚSICA DE ESTOCOLMO (SIMC) – DINAMARCAby Rob Howard |
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 La V Stockholm International Music Competition (SIMC) se celebrará del 16 al 19 de junio y las categorías de competición son:A: Hasta los 9 años B: de 10 a 12 años C: de 13 a 15 años D: de 16 a 18 años E: de 19 a 25 años También habrá categoría para agrupaciones: Agrupaciones de cualquier tipo vocal o instrumental. Fecha límite de inscripción: 10 de mayo Comité Organizador: Galina Ehrngren (Suecia), Anna Sundin (Suecia), Dmitry Mikhaylov (Lituania), Peter Shadenko (Rusia). Para toda la información que necesites: email: savshinsky@gmail.com |
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by 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 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. |
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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. |
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 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. |
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 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. |
by Rob Howard
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| 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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by Rob Howard
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 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 |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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. |
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 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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 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 |
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  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 |
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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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