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Guardia Nueva joue pour le president finlandais & 100,000 personnes - Finlande
Clôture des inscription pour la Coupe Mondiale - Chine
Nouveau CD "Non c'è Tempo" par Antonio Spaccarotella et Alberto La Neve - Italie
“Carnaval des animaux” au Palais Bolongaro, Francfort – Allemagne
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Petar Maric’s International Travels – Finland, Portugal, Italy, Greece, ChinaYavaBand Accordion Duo at International Festival, Palanga - Lithuania‘And The Accordions Played - Isles FM’ CD, Edinburgh – UK‘14 Years Ago’ – James Stewart, Hollywood Legend and Accordionist
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Accordion Documentary to be screened at Cotati Festival, California - USAMilos Miliojevic Concerts, Dorset, Powys - UK‘Jazz at the Nassau’ with CT Tango Ensemble, Newlands - South Africa5th International Accordion Festival, Udine – ItalyNew Accordion & Fiddle Club Opens, Northern Ireland – UKCarrefour de L’Accordeon, Quebec – CanadaCesare Chiacchiaretta ‘Italian Sounds’ Concert, Helsinki – Finland‘Thinking Outside the Squeezebox’ Symposium, Iowa – USA
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Nouveau film ‘Higher Ground’ mettant en scène un accordéoniste, New York – USAby Rob Howard |
 L’accordéoniste Matthew Dubas, du groupe Svitanok (a.k.a. Liquid Gypsies), a un petit rôle dans le film ‘Higher Ground’, il joue le rôle d’un vendeur d’accordéon, dans une scène de flashback, qui essaie de convaincre un personnage de 8 ans que l’accordéon est le sien.Avec les têtes d’affiche Vera Farmiga, Donna Murphy et John Hawkes, ‘Higher Ground’ est décrit par un critique comme étant une magnifique histoire personnelle au sujet d’une femme qui, après avoir grandi dans une église chrétienne, se pose des questions sur ce qui lui a été enseigné. ‘Higher Ground’, une production indépendante dirigée par Vera Farmiga, et produite par Sony Pictures Classics, sort le 26 août à New York et Los Angeles, puis les semaines suivantes dans le reste du pays. Matthew raconte : « cela a été une grande expérience. L’accordéon utilisé dans le film est un Titano Grand blanc. C’était un véritable défi de s’habituer à un clavier plus petit, que j’ai essayé pour la première fois le jour même du tournage. |
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Guardia Nueva joue pour le president finlandais & 100,000 personnes - Finlandeby Harley Jones |
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 L’orchestre populaire fanlandais de tango Guardia Nueva a joué en juillet au Festival de Tango Seinäjoki. Ce grand festival de tango, avec un public de plus de 100000 personnes, est devenu un évènement exceptionnel.Le directeur de Guardia Nueva, Raimo Vertainen (image de droite), était enchanté de jouer pour cette foule énorme, comprenant la présidente finlandaise Tanja Halonen. L’invité d’honneur pour le concert était le chanteur-compositeur Horacio Ferrer (image ci-dessous). Guardia Nueva a joué un arrangement finlandais de Balada para EI, une pièce de Piazzolla/Ferrer. Leur programme comprenait également des tangos finlandais et des pièces de tango-techno. Le concert du 10ème anniversaire de Guardia Nueva aura lieu au Ice Hall de Kokkola et seras diffuse sur la TV finlandaise TV2, les 17 et 24 septembre 2011. Guardia Nueva est honorée de passer en prime time sur trois différents programmes TV. For further information email: raimo.vertainen@pp.inet.fi |
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Clôture des inscription pour la Coupe Mondiale - Chineby Harley Jones |
  On rappelle aux enseignants que la clôture des inscription pour la Coupe Mondiale est le 20 août 2011. Les inscriptions peuvent être faites en ligne sur le site de la Coupe Mondiale.La 64ème Coupe Mondiale a lieu pour la première fois en Chine, du 1er au 6 octobre à Shanghai City, organisée par l’association d’accordéon de l’association des musiciens chinois (CAA) et l’association des musiciens de Shanghai. Contacts Prof. Li Cong et Assoc. Prof. Crystal Wang (images de droite). La Coupe Mondiale 2011 à Shanghai propose également des prix très intéressants d’hébergement pour les candidats et leurs supporters. Les accordéonistes de tout âge sont également invités à s’inscrire à l’ Orchestre mondial d’accordéon V et à participer à cet évènement plaisant et de haute qualité musicale. Inscrivez-vous maintenant, car le nombre est limité. Toutes les infos sur le site de la Coupe Mondiale. Toutes les informations concernant les hotels et les réservations sont sur le site web de la Coupe Mondiale. |
Nouveau CD "Non c'è Tempo" par Antonio Spaccarotella et Alberto La Neve - Italieby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| Le nouveau CD “Non c’è tempo” (pas de temps) est un nouveau développement de design entre deux musiciens. Ils ont créé de nouvelles idées, un style unique et original marqué de leur sceau, et un son personnel qui relie différents styles d’ethnique, de tango et de jazz. Le duo d’Antonio Spaccarotella (accordéon) et Alberto La Neve (soprano sax) a joué lors de nombreux évènements internationaux, tels que le Pepper Jazz Festival 2011, la Foire de la Musique de Francfort 2011, Castelfidardo International Festival 2011, Paola in Jazz 2011, Spoleto Festival 2011, Campus International MIUR AFAM-Santa Severina, Nijcamp Accordion Festival (Hollande), Sata-Häme Soi Festival (Finlande) 2011. Déjà bien connu en Italie et en Europe, ce nouveau CD reçoit de très bons échos des critiques internationaux. Ils sont en train de commencer un nouveau programme de concerts, proposant les titres originaux et sophistiqués du nouveau CD. Pour plus d’informations email: antonio.accordion@alice.it |
“Carnaval des animaux” au Palais Bolongaro, Francfort – Allemagneby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
 “Le Carnaval des Animaux”, écrit par le compositeur romantique français Camille Saint-Saens en 1896, est une suite de 14 mouvements qui parle à un public de tous âges.Une nouvelle version, dirigée par l’acteur Michael Quast et arrangée par le directeur musical Rhodri Britton pour ensemble de musique de chambre de 7 instruments, comprenant l’accordéoniste Mirjana Petercol, a ravi le public au Palais Blongaro, Francfurt, avec ses mélodies et son humour. La première a été donnée le vendredi 12 août, et il y aura d’autres représentations les 19, 20, 26, 27 août, 3 septembre, toutes commençant à 15h. Il y a aussi des représentations les 14 et 21 août, ainsi que le 4 septembre à 11h. Pour plus d’informations, email mirjanapetercol@gmx.de |
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 Following a recent concert appearance at the Ikaalinen Festival, Finland, Serbian accordionist Petar Maric next traveled to perform a concert tour in Portugal. The dates there included:August 4th - Lourigna August 5th - Praia da Areia Branca August 6th - Sao Pedro do Sul August 7th - Souto da Carpalhosa August 8th - Santa Cruz. The current CIA Coupe Mondiale double champion (classical and virtuoso), Petar Maric impressed his audiences and he will return to Portugal again in October (13th to 17th). Petar is currently preparing for concerts in Spoleto, Italy, to be followed by a performance in Santorini, Greece, and as the winner of the last year’s competition he will perform in a concert of previous Coupe Mondiale winners at the 2011 Coupe Mondiale in Shanghai. For further information email: maestromaric@gmail.com |
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| In July 2011, the YavaBand Accordion Duo performed at the International Accordion Festival in Palanga, Lithuania, organized by Raimondas Sviackevicius. Their unique music was greeted enthusiastically by their audience. Their program included mainly compositions by Vladimir Popolzin, ‘Prelude and Allegro’, ‘Summer Evening in Palanga’, ‘Côte d'Azur’, and ‘Al and Bobby’, as well as a jazz arrangement of the Italian song ‘Volare’, by Modugno, the Gypsy romance ‘Long is the way’, by Fomin, the classic tango nuevo ‘Vuelvo al sur’, by Piazzolla, and the hit ‘Tequila’, by Rio. The audience shouted enthusiastic bravos to the mix of popular themes and jazz improvisations. Formed in 2009, the YavaBand Accordion Duo are Vladimir Popolzin and Yana Fedoruk from St. Petersburg, Russia. They have a modern and distinctive sound, and released ‘YavaBand - Beyond the Ocean’, their debut CD in 2010, featuring compositions and arrangements for solo and duo by Vladimir Popolzin. Successful at international accordion competitions, the duo have toured Germany in 2009 and 2010. In October 2010, the duo won first prize at the International Festival in Castelfidardo, Italy. In September and October the duo are on tour in Germany again, primarily in the Rhine-Main area. For further information email: a.brandtstaeter@netcologne.de |
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 ‘And The Accordions Played - Isles FM’ is a compilation CD featuring accordionists and accordion-led bands who have appeared on the Scottish radio station ‘Isles FM’. Isles FM is the volunteer run community radio station for the Scotland's Western Isles, founded in 1998. It broadcasts 24 hours a day and plays a varied mix of music and chat. The CD includes tracks by Tommy Darky, Blair Douglas, Meantime, Fergie MacDonald, Wolfstone, Face The West, Iain Angus MacLeod, John MacDonald, Donald Black, Lindsay Weir, Lismore Ceilidh Band, Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham, Christophoer Robertson, The Occasionals, Skerryvore ,The Vatersay Boys, Donald Black and Malcolm Jones. For further information email: info@footstompin.com |
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| Picture above, Jimmy Stewart playing in movie Night Passage (1957). The Accordions Worldwide news for August 15th 1997 reported that the Hollywood actor James Stewart (1908-97) had recently died. Stewart was one of most prominent people of his time to play the accordion, not only recreationally, but also semi-professionally and in three of his movies. (James Stewart’s biography is in ‘An A to Z of the Accordion, Volume 2’) JIMMY STEWART REMEMBERED AS AN ACCORDIONIST IN LIFE MAGAZINE Contributed by Faithe Deffner, President of the American Accordionists' Association When actor Jimmy Stewart passed away last month, Hollywood lost one of its foremost leading men of the golden age of film and the accordion world lost a great exponent of our favourite instrument. Life magazine said it all in a double-page spread photograph of the late star playing his accordion. Some of the actor's biography speaks of the role his accordion played throughout his long and colourful life. "While in college, he went on the road with a magician. It was Jimmy's job to play the accordion during awkward moments." "At Princeton University, his ability to play the accordion helped him win a role in a Dramatic production. After graduating, he accepted an offer from Josh Logan to join the University Players, a summer stock group. It was his job to play the accordion in the tea room next to the theatre and do some small walk-on parts". Alluding to Stewart's lifelong interest in the accordion, "He obviously did much more than just tinker with the instrument." Jimmy was often photographed with his accordion and sometimes played it in his films. |
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| The 21st annual Cotati Accordion Festival will be held on August 20th and 21st, 9.45 am to 8.30 pm both days, in La Plaza Park, Cotati, Northern California. An extra feature of this year’s festival is ‘Behind the Bellows: A Documentary About the Accordion’, which will be screened both days, at 1pm and 5pm at the Lions Club Building, directly across the street from the main event. Admission is free. The hour long movie features commentary and performances by accordion legends such as Anthony Galla-Rini, Dick Contino, Frank Marocco, Art Van Damme, Carmen Carrozza, Stefan Hussong, Guy Klucevsek, and many others. The film traces the history and the variety of the accordion family of instruments and their impact on popular culture. All welcome. The Cotati Accordion Festival has many guest accordionists and bands, including The Golden State Accordion Club Band, Tangonero, Ramon Trujillo & Mariachi Los Caporales, Amber Lee & the Anomalies, Alicia Baker (sponsored by Roland), The Great Morgani, Limpopo, Guy Klucevsek, The Georges Lammam Ensemble, Ginny Mac, Cory Pesaturo, The Mad Maggies, Nada Lewis, Polkacide, Jim Gilman, Chuck Berger, Steve Balich Sr. Polka Band, The Creole Belles, Sweet Penny Royals, Simka, Bella Ciao, Mary Tokarski, Murl Allen Sanders, Culann's Hounds, Those Darn Accordions, and MotorDude Zydeco. Other features of the festival include The Accordion Babes Pagent, Lady of Spain-A-Ring Audience Participation, Cajun/Zydeco Dance Party, and the Polka Dance Party. For further information email: info@cotatifest.com |
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 Accordionist Milos Miliojevic performs in concert, as follows:August 19th, 7pm - Paganini (1782-1840) ‘Caprice no 24, Op. 1’, arranged for accordion and orchestra, Orchestral Gala Concert, St Mary's Church, Burton Bradstock Festival, Dorset August 22nd, 7.30pm - Machynlleth Festival, Powys, Wales. Milos Milivojevic is joined by David Juritz and friends for performance of original music and transcriptions for classical accordion and string quartet: David Juritz, Naomi Thomas – violins, Martin Kegelmann – viola, Rosie Biss – cello; the programme includes: George Frederick Handel: Accordion & String Quartet: Organ Concerto ‘The Cuckoo and the Nightingale’, HW295 Viktor Vlasov – ‘Five Views on Country Gulag’ Morfydd Owen – Accordion, Violin & Cello: ‘Trio’ (first modern performance) (1) ‘The Cathedral at Liege’; (2) ‘The Cathedral at Rheims’ Rhian Samuel - Accordion & String Quartet: ‘Mist on the Hills’ (first performance) i) ‘Settling’; (ii) ‘Lingering’; (iii) ‘Swirling’ Mendelssohn - Chorale and Variations from ‘Organ Sonata No.6 in D minor’ (1809 – 1847) Astor Piazzola: Accordion & String Quartet: ‘Three movements from Five Tango Sensations’ For further information email: milosmusic@hotmail.com |
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| On Sunday August 28th, 7.30pm, the quartet CT Tango Ensemble perform in a concert in the ‘Jazz at the Nassau’ series at the Nassau Centre Groote Schuur High School, Palmyra Road, Newlands, South Africa. Also appearing will be the jazz quartet Babu. The CT Tango Ensemble perform music by A. Piazzolla, C. Lazar, S. Angelov, and others. Their line-up is Stanislav Angelov - bandoneon and accordion, Willie van Zyl - saxophones and clarinet, Albert Combrink – piano, and Charles Lazar - double bass. CT Tango Ensemble and Kesivan Naidoo, from Babu, shared the sound track of the South African-made film ‘Visa Vie’, released in March 2011. For further information email: music@goodmusic.co.za |
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| The 5th International Accordion Festival takes place on Sunday September 4th, with competitions from 3pm to 6pm, followed by an evening concert, at the Casasola di Majano, Udine, Italy. The concert features the Ipavec Accordion Orchestra. For further information email: info@biasin.com |
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 A new music club, the Northern Box & Fiddle Club, opens at the Hilton Hotel & Country Club, Templepatrick, County Antrim BT39 0DD, Northern Ireland (Junction 5, M2), on Wednesday September 7th, 8pm. The Grand Opening Night is a concert featuring the popular Irish accordionist Seamus Shannon. The Northern Box & Fiddle Club, organized by accordionist Amanda Robinson, will meet on the first Wednesday of the month, and all musicians are welcome. For further information email: northernboxandfiddle@hotmail.co.uk |
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| The 23rd annual Carrefour de L’Accordeon festival, Montmagny, Quebec, takes place from September 1st to 5th. There will include traditional music from England, Brazil, Spain (Catalan and Basque Country), the USA, France, Italy, Portugal, the Dominican Republic and Sweden. Making his debut at this festival will be well known USA accordionist Cory Pesaturo. The list of other performers will be released later. For further information email: accordeon@montmagny.com |
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 Italian accordionist Cesare Chiacchiaretta performs in a concert, ‘Italian Sounds’, on September 13th, 6pm, at the Language Centre, Fabianinkatu 26, University of Helsinki. The program includes music by Scarlatti, JS Bach, Rachmaninov, Vivaldi, Fancelli, and others. For further information email: cesaremagnum@hotmail.com |
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 An accordion symposium, ‘Thinking Outside the Squeeze Box’, will take place from September 23rd to 25th at venues in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The symposium will celebrate the way accordionists have been mixing traditional music with new approaches. There will be jam sessions, dance parties, and workshops on topics ranging from ‘Techniques of Rock Accordion’ to ‘Stretching the Horizons of the Button Box’. Presenters and performers are coming from across the USA, and include Paul Rogers (of ‘Those Darn Accordions’), Maggie Martin, Renee de la Prade, Roxanne Oliva, Ron Borelli, and others. For further information email: new.bohemia@gmail.com |
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