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Richard Galliano Concert, St Petersburg – Russia
Milos Milivojevic’s Tour Schedule – England, Australia
Lunch and Concert Honoring Faithe Deffner - USA
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Future events |
Rafael Luc Charity Concert, London – UK
Mika Väyrynen Master Class, Frosinone - Italy
Lydie Auvray Tour Dates - Germany
Edmonton Accordion Extravaganza, Alberta – Canada
Bernadette Conlon-Zabawa Concert, Milwaukee - USA
Walter Perrie Concert, Ellesmere Port – UK
‘Echoes of Erin’ Tour – Canada
Pärnu Accordion Music Festival, Pärnu - Estonia
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Available 2009 Coupe Mondiale Video Download
2009 Coupe Mondiale Results Online
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1st International ‘Accordions on the Sea’ On Line Competition – Italyby Rob Howard |
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 Photos: Frank Marocco, Romano Viazzani, Gennaro Ruffolo and Giancarlo Caporilli.The first International ‘Accordions on the Sea’ On Line Competition is an international accordion competition for solo players, chamber ensembles, and accordion orchestras. This competition has two solo age categories for acoustic accordions and MIDI accordions, under 17 and over 18 years, with entry by video. This competition will only take place if there is a minimum of 50 candidates! The award ceremony will take place during the ‘Accordions Cruise Festival’, on board the liner Costa Victoria, from April 17th to 24th 2010. The competition winners, if they are present, can receive the award directly on the ship. The ‘Accordions Cruise Festival’ sails from Venice (Italy), and visits Ancona (Italy), Santorini (Greece), Mykonos (Greece), Atene/Pireo (Greece), Corfu (Greece), Dubrovnik (Croatia), returning to Venice. The organiser is Donato Di Tullio. The guest artists on board include Frank Marocco, Romano Viazzani, Giancarlo Caporilli, Heather Smith, Riccardo Taddei, Gianni Mirizzi, and Gennaro Ruffolo. The floating festival includes concerts every day, workshops, master classes, a trade show involving product presentations by MusicTech, Vignoni Accordions and Beltrami Accordions, etc. For further information email: redazione@accordionplanet.net |
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Richard Galliano Concert, St Petersburg – Russiaby Rob Howard |
 Leading French accordionist Richard Galliano is in concert at the Maestro Yury Temirkanov Grand Philharmonic Hall, St Petersburg, on October 2nd, 7pm.Richard Galliano (born 1950) is one the most accomplished accordionists of international renown, and performs to full houses in concert venues around the world. An innovative musician, Galliano devised ‘New Musette’ some years ago that is often said to be to musette music what Astor Piazzolla’s ‘Tango Nuevo’ was to traditional tango music. This venue, which opened in 1802, has seen performances by many famous musicians, including Franz Liszt, G. Berlioz, Richard Wagner, Gustave Mahler Arturo Rubinstein, P.Viardo, P. Sarasate, and others. For further information email: info@BalletAndOpera.com |
Milos Milivojevic’s Tour Schedule – England, Australiaby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Milos Milivojevic performs three concerts at venues in and near London, and then heads off on a tour of Australia. Audience reports of the last tour to Australia were excellent so highly recommended to our Australian readers. The tour schedule is: September 18th – with the Kosmos ensemble, ‘Music in Quiet Places’, as part of the Oundel Festival, Northamptonshire 19th, 6pm – with Paprika Balkanicus, at the WOMAD Festival, Tower of London, London 23rd, 7.30pm - Concert with Taro Hakase (violin) and Maciej Janas (piano) at the Cadogan Hall, London 28th/29th, 7pm - QUT Spiegeltent, Brisbane Festival October 1st, 7pm - QUT Spiegeltent, Brisbane Festival 2nd, 6pm - Coorabell Hall, Coorabell, NSW 3rd, 8pm - Global Carnival, Bellingen, NSW 4th, 5pm - Global Carnival Bellingen, NSW 6th, 8.15pm - The Clarendon Theatre, Katoomba, Blue Mountains, NSW 7th and 8th, 8pm – The Studio, Sydney Opera House 9th, 8pm - Lizotte’s, Kings Theatre Newcastle, NSW 10th, 8pm - Heritage Hotel, Bulli, NSW 11th, 6pm - The Street Theatre, Canberra 15th, 9pm - Forum Theatre, Melbourne International Arts Festival For further information email: milosmusic@hotmail.com |
Lunch and Concert Honoring Faithe Deffner - USAby Rob Howard |
 On Sunday, September 20th, 12.30pm, at the Tavern on the Green, Central Park West and 67th St, New York City, the American Accordionists' Association will honor long-time member and former AAA president Faithe Deffner for her extraordinary contributions to the accordion world with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The event planning committee, headed by Dr. Salvatore Febbraio, includes Frank Busso, Sr., Dr. Joseph Ciccone, Kevin Friedrich, Joan Grauman, Marilyn O'Neil, Dr. William Schimmel, and AAA President Linda Soley Reed. The committee is organizing a star-studded concert that will start immediately following lunch. Concert performers will include The Busso Trio, Beverly Roberts Curnow, Karen Fremar, Guy Klucevsek, Dee Langley, Alexander Poeluev - 2004 World Champion from Russia, Dr. William Schimmel, Mary Tokarski, a Strolling Trio from Washington, DC featuring Frank Busso, Jr. on accordion and others to be announced. Faithe Deffner served as AAA president from 1985 to 1986 and again from 1995 to 2000. Most recently she coordinated the 2007 Coupe Mondiale, held in Alexandria, Virginia. This year also marks the 75th anniversary of Ernest Deffner Inc, manufacturers of Titano and Pancordion and the North American distributor for Pigini Accordions. In addition, the firm maintains a catalog of accordion parts, accessories, and accordion music. There will be a full report of this event with photos attached to the news for next week. |
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The Occasionals ‘The Full Set’ CD and DVD, Scotland – UKby Rob Howard |
 The Occasionals, led by accordionist Freeland Barbour, are one of Scotland’s most admired ceilidh bands. ‘The Full Set’ is a combined CD and DVD package, featuring Scottish dance music plus a booklet providing complete dance instructions. Included on the CD/booklet: 12 Dance Sets & 4 Bonus Tracks (CD of the music features ‘Alec & Hazel Barbour’, ‘Tinker's House’, ‘Nineteenth Century Set’, ‘American Set’, ‘Old Victoria’, ‘Dashing White Sergeant’, ‘Soor Milk Cairt’, ‘Wild Colonial Boy’, ‘Lake Louise’, ‘Soldier's Dance’, ‘John MacDonald & Old Favourites’; bonus tracks include ‘The Friendly Waltz’, ‘The Russian Ballet’, ‘The Full Set Polka’, and ‘The Orkney Eva Three Step’. The DVD includes demonstrated instructions for 12 of the dances Set plus a one hour documentary of The Occasionals on tour. For further information email: info@concordemusic.com |
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David Yengibarjan at the MOL Jazz Festival, Budapest – Hungaryby Rob Howard |
 The 6th MOL Jazz Festival takes place from September 17th to 21st. The Big Tent and the jazz-boat, anchored at the Nehru Embankment, are the main venues, although the opening and the final concerts will be staged at Budapest’s state-of-the-art Palace of Arts (MÜPA). Other performances will take place in the Ráday Street cafés and the Pinceszínház (Cellar Theatre), the Sanyi és Aranka Theatre and at the Hotel Ibis.Amongst the many guest artistes will be the virtuoso Armenian-Hungarian accordionist David Yengibarjan. David Yengibarjan (born 1976) moved from Armenia to Hungary in 1995, and is one of the most well-known and sought-after accordionists. He has participated in a great number of theatrical and film productions both as a performer (Bertold Brecht: ‘Jungle of the Cities’, Andor Lukáts: ‘Portugal’, Joye Sergent: ‘Crime and Punishment’) and as a composer (Ferenc Molnár: ‘Liliom, András Szoke’: ‘Three’, György Farkas: ‘Blood Line’, András Fésos: ‘Street Heart Beat’, Zoltán Egressy: ‘Blue, Blue, Blue’, Tamás Sas: ‘Struck by Love’, Kinga Rófusz: ‘Harlequin’, Andor Szilágyi: ‘Letters Unsent’). He has played in Paris, London, Amsterdam, Vienna, and Edinburgh. He founded his own group, the Trio Yengibarjan, in 1999, after recording the film music of ‘Holstein Lovers’ (which has a tango theme). His aspiration is to create a fusion of the Argentinean tango, the ‘New Tango’ of Astor Piazzolla, and various types of folk music. On his CD, ‘Tango Passion’, he plays with József Horváth Barcza (bass) and Gábor Juhász (guitar. |
Rafael Luc Charity Concert, London – UKby Rob Howard |
 Polish accordionist Rafael Luc, a student at London’s Royal Academy of Music, and the Brooks Quartet, a string quartet (also students at the RAM), are in concert at Lauderdale House, Highgate Hill, London, on September 20th, 11.30am. Rafael, aged 22, from Wroclaw, Poland, began performing concerts when he was 10, and had given over 200 recitals by the time he was 13. He has since performed in recitals and with orchestras in Poland, the Czech and Slovak Republics, Hungary, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Switzerland and England. The concert is to raise funds for the Elias Fawcett Trust. The trust was set up by the family of Elias Fawcett, a promising guitarist, after his death at the age of 18. The trust uses its funds to create concert opportunities for promising young musicians. |
Mika Väyrynen Master Class, Frosinone - Italyby Kevin Friedrich |
 Finnish accordionist Mika Väyrynen will conduct a Master Class at the “L. Refice Conservatory of Music” in Frosinone, Italy from September 21st – 24th. The Master Class is in conjunction with the accordion program at the Conservatory under the direction of Adriano Ranieri. In recent months, Mika has conducted Master Class sessions in Spain, Serbia and France, in addition to his regular teaching position at the Sibelius Academy of Music in Helsinki. For more information, please visit the Mika Väyrynen website. |
Lydie Auvray Tour Dates - Germanyby Rob Howard |
 Leading German accordionist Lydie Auvray performs as follows:September 30th - Rex-Theater, Wuppertal, Germany October 1st – Weberei, Gütersloh 2nd - KuZ Eichberg, Eltville (am Rhein) 3rd – Kaue, Gelsenkirchen 29th – Kammgarn, Kaiserslautern 30th – Museum, Helmbrechts For further information email: Scala.Weissenberger@t-online.de |
Edmonton Accordion Extravaganza, Alberta – Canadaby Rob Howard |
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| The 14th Accordion Extravaganza Festival runs from September 25th to 27th in Edmonton, Alberta, organised jointly by Enes Upright and Gloria Grainger. The main venues are the Central Lions Seniors Recreation Centre and the South East Edmonton Seniors Centre (SEESA). The festival includes competitions, and musical styles range from polkas to classical. "Our youngest person competing is six years old," Upright says. "Our oldest is in their 80s." Aside from the competitions, the Accordion Extravaganza Festival also features a trade show, open stage, a workshop, Saturday dance with The Cimarrons and a concert by the acclaimed Ulster Accordion Band (which has played at the Disney World Christmas Parade, Branson Missouri Veterans Concert and Juno Beach ceremonies, France). For further information email: accordion@gerl.ca |
Bernadette Conlon-Zabawa Concert, Milwaukee - USAby Rob Howard |
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 Bernadette Conlon-Zabawa, originally from Australia, now living in Illinois, is the guest at the Milwaukee Accordion Club on September 28th, 8pm. She was born with an eye disease and has achieved the status of a world class accordionist in spite of her visual handicap. She will be performing a Las Vegas style program with her husband, Ed Zabawa, at the September 28th meeting of the Milwaukee Accordion Club.For further information email: gsmeiska@wi.rr.com |
Walter Perrie Concert, Ellesmere Port – UKby Rob Howard |
 Ex-All Scotland Champion Walter Perrie is in concert at Chester Accordion Club on September 29th, 8pm. The venue is the Castro Sports & Social, Chester Road, Whitby, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire.For further information email: limccallum@dsl.pipex.com |
‘Echoes of Erin’ Tour – Canadaby Rob Howard |
| The ‘Echoes of Erin’ tour of Canada takes place from the end of September, through October. Organised by the Irish based Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann, the tour party includes players of the accordion, concertina, fiddle, banjo, flute and harp, plus singers and dancers. The accordionist is Darren Breslin, 2008 All Ireland Senior Button Accordion Champion. The concertina player, Aisling McMahon, is also one of the dancers. The tour dates are: September 30th, 7.30pm - Community Centre, Shannon, Quebec October 1st, 7.45pm - Centre for Performing Arts, Montreal 2nd, 8pm - National Library and Archives, Ottawa, Ontario 3rd, 7.30pm - Navy League Hall, Sudbury, Ontario 4th, 2pm - West Ferris High School, North Bay, Ontario 5th, 7.30pm - Bear Creek Sec. School, Barrie, Ontario 7th, 7.30pm - Holy Cross High School, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 8th, 7.30pm - Canadian Christian College, Regina, Saskatchewan 9th, 8pm - Manitou Opera House, Manitou, Manitoba 10th, 8pm - West End Cultural Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba For further information email: enquiries@comhaltas.com |
Pärnu Accordion Music Festival, Pärnu - Estoniaby Rob Howard |
 The 27th Pärnu Accordion Music Festival, originally a one day event, has over the years grown into an international festival held over several days. During the festival a competition for bands and orchestras takes place, and the number of contestants has grown to over 200.For further information email: onnelateearu@hot.ee |
New and Updated Sites |
Coupe Mondiale Daily Reports Onlineby Coupe Mondiale |
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| The Coupe Mondiale website has been updated to include full reports and results of the 2009 Coupe Mondiale event. The reports include extensive photos and information. |
Available 2009 Coupe Mondiale Video Downloadby MusicForAccordion.com |
 The Coupe Mondiale website has the 7 categories of the 2009 Coupe Mondiale available for video download. Every performance of every competitor. You download to your computer and you can watch it at your leisure as often as you like. |
2009 Coupe Mondiale Results Onlineby Coupe Mondiale |
| The 2009 Coupe Mondiale site has all the results of the 2009 Coupe Mondiale online. The marks of every adjudicator for every candidate are listed online. |
Coupe Mondiale Program Downloadby Harley Jones |
 Available for free download is the Souvenir Coupe Mondiale program. This full color high quality 60 page publication is available in two formats.Lower resolution (lo-res - 15MB) for viewing on your computer and high resolution (hi-res - 88 MB) for printing. Free from the Coupe Mondiale website. |
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"Tango Nuevo"by Alessandro Mugnoz |
 CD Reviews Index for the Review of “Tango Nuevo” by Alessandro Mugnoz. Performer is AusTrio. |
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