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Maria Vlasova Concert Tour, November 10th to 18th - Austria
Sir Jimmy Shand (1908-2000) Tops The Charts Again – Germany
Pascal Savard Presents Au Bonheur de Nacre TV Show, 28 September - France
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Petar Maric Tour to Portugal and Upcoming Concerts - Portugal, Denmark, Belgium
‘14 Years Ago’ – Accordionists in World War Two
Future events |
Pascal Contet Dates – France, Argentina
Santa Maria Accordion Band Perform at Mass, Attard - Malta
34th Autumn Accordion Day at Acme Accordion School, New Jersey - USA
Delphine Lemoine Plays for Dancing, Paris – France
Petar Ralchev and Jovan Pavlovic Balkan Music Accordion Workshop – Serbia
Jovan Rnjak Concert @ Harlow AC, Essex – UK
Accordion and Keyboard Continental Music, Pretoria – South Africa
All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival, Perth – UK
Tomasz Drabina Recital, Krakow – Poland
Igor Outkine Accompanies 1922 Horror Classic ‘Nosferatu’, London – UK
The 5th Encuentro Mundial de Musicas de Acordeon, Valledupar – Colombia
Claudio Jacomucci Contemporary Accordion and Multimedia, Grenoble - Italy
New and Updated Sites |
Franco Cambareri new music
Charnwood Publications composer Sue Coppard has updated sites
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6th Roland International V-Accordion Festival Finalists Announced, Rome - Italyby Harley Jones |
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| Roland EU have released the names of contestants who have qualified as finalists for the 6th Roland International V-Accordion Festival in Rome, 2nd & 3rd November. The first round of the competition is being held at the Cicerone Hotel, Rome with the second/final round, being held at the prestigious Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome. Contestants in country alphabetical order are: Rafael Petry (Brazil), John Lettieri (Canada), Qian He (China), Netta Skog (Finland), Guillaume Clerget (France), Michael Rettig (Germany), Paolo Forte (Italy), Tsuyuko Mirin (Japan), Pawel Janas (Poland), Klavdia Tarabrina (Russia), Javier Arocena (Spain), Larysa Bodell (UK), Svetlana Ivanchenko (USA). Daily Reports will be online at 2012 Rome Festival with photos and live online video. The performance schedule will be released this weekend. Read in detail about the upcoming event, the competitors, the jury at: 2012 Rome Festival. Jury in country alphabetical order are: Wang Han Zhi (China), Toni Perttulla (Finland), Uwe Steger (Germany), Pietro Adragna (Italy), Grayson Masefield (New Zealand), Viatcheslav Semionov (Russia), Vojin Vasovic (Serbia). For further information email Alessandra Curzi, Roland EU: acurzi@rolandeur.com |
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Maria Vlasova Concert Tour, November 10th to 18th - Austriaby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
 From November 10th to 18th Russian accordionist Maria Vlasova will be touring Austria, giving solo recitals and double concerts together with Stas Venglevski (USA) and Misha Litvin (domra) in cities: Bad Tatzmannsdorf, Leobendorf, Hochegg, Graz, St. Stefan, Neunkirchen, St. Paul, and Hermagor. Her program will include works by Mozart, Scarlatti, Paganini/Liszt, Mendelssohn, Tschaikowsky, Stravinsky, Albeniz, Bronner, Berinsky, Piazzolla,Murena, Visso, and Na-Yun Kin. Maria Vlasova belongs to a generation of extremely gifted young Russian accordionists and from 1999 to 2004, she studied with Prof. Friedrich Lips at the Russian Gnessin Academy of Music in Moscow where she also finished her postgraduate course in 2007. Maria Vlasova is a multiple winner of prestigious international competitions and has toured extensively to Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Denmark, Poland, England, USA, Germany, China, and many Russian cities. In 2011 Maria Vlasova recorded and released 4 solo CD's and currently, is soloist for the Moscow Philharmonic Society as well as organizer and artistic director of two international music festivals. For further information about the Austrian Tour, email Dr. Herbert Scheibenreif. |
Sir Jimmy Shand (1908-2000) Tops The Charts Again – Germanyby Rob Howard |
The original ‘The Linton Ploughman’, played by Jimmy Shand and his Band.
 Sir Jimmy Shand's 1960's recording of the ‘The Linton Ploughman’ set of jigs – ‘The Muckin' O' Geordie's Byre’, ‘Lady Nellie Wemyss’, ‘Braidley’s House’, ‘Major Mackie’, has been remixed into a Dance Track by DJ Stevie Lennon from Bellshill in Scotland. The Dance Remix of ‘The Linton Ploughman’ set, renamed ‘Shander’ is now number 1 in Germany's Top 100 Download Chart. DJ Stevie said "It puts a bit of fun back into clubbing and it's brilliant bringing Jimmy Shand to modern audiences." This is not the first time that Jimmy Shand has entered the charts. In 1955 Jimmy made the UK Top 20 with his single recording ‘The Bluebell Polka’ To watch the BBC Scotland report on the Dance Track and hear the 'Shander' track, click the top video link above. To hear the original ‘The Linton Ploughman’, played by Jimmy Shand and his Band, click the lower video link above. Sir Jimmy Shand (1908-2000) was Scotland’s most recorded accordionist, with a recording career that began in 1933 and went on into the 1990s. |
Pascal Savard Presents Au Bonheur de Nacre TV Show, 28 September - Franceby Harley Jones |
 Accordion TV program 'Au Bonheur de Nacre' (26:45 mins) presented by Pascal Savard (picture left) and TV station LM tv Sarthe (http://www.lmtv.fr), was broadcast on 28th September 2012. This program features accordionists: Kevin Monnier and Anthony Gilbert.LM tv - Sarthe is a local television, news, culture and entertainment TV station, located in Le Mans. Le Mans is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. The LM tv station covers Maine, Anjou and Touraine on channel 23. On the 13th November, the TV program Au Bonheur de Nacre and presenter Pascal Savard will celebrate their 10th Anniversary and with them, Frederic Deschamps will celebrate his 20th Anniversary as an accordion teacher. That anniversary TV program will be available on this news. |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
‘Guinguettes & Accordéon’ Compilation CD, Paris – Franceby Rob Howard |
 ‘Guinguettes & Accordéon’ is a modestly priced double CD compilation featuring a mixture of instrumental tracks and songs by some of the great names of the 1930s to 50s in French entertainment. The 50 tracks include accordion tracks by the likes of Emile Vacher, Andre Verchuren, Emile Prud’homme, Frehel, Jo Basile, Marcel Azzola, Aimable, Louis Ledrich, Yvette Horner, Tony Murena, Gus Viseur, and others, and songs by Edith Piaf, Maurice Chevalier, Mistinguett, Mouloudji, and more. The CD is available via amazon.france. |
Petar Maric Tour to Portugal and Upcoming Concerts - Portugal, Denmark, Belgiumby Harley Jones |
 Petar Maric (Serbia) shortly after the winning 2012 Coupe Mondiale Digital Accordion category went to Portugal for a concert tour where he performed four concerts:Lourinha, 5th October Serpa, 6th October Torres Vedras 7th October Cartaxo 8th October. Audiences were very impressed with the new sounds he created and the new electronic music performed using the Roland instrument. Petar Maric is now preparing for two important concerts. He will perform in Norway (2nd November) and the following month, will perform in Brussels, Belgium (5th December) with a philharmonic orchestra as one of the events for the final meeting of European Union delegates. Soon, Petar Maric will be releasing his new CD which will feature the disco electronic music he has recently composed. |
‘14 Years Ago’ – Accordionists in World War Twoby Rob Howard |
 It is a fact that accordions were frequently played by many soldiers, sailors and airmen in both the Allies and Axis forces in World War Two, in all theatres of the conflict. The Accordions Worldwide news for October 23rd 1998 included a true story about accordionist Arthur Oldfield, who was rescued at Dunkirk in June 1940 minus his accordion.ENEMY AIRCRAFT ATTACKS ACCORDIONIST - ENGLAND The Nottingham Evening Post included an article recently about "Arthur and the Songsters". 80 year old accordionist Arthur Oldfield has entertained for over 65 years and has some interesting tales to tell about his younger days. As a soldier he was stranded on the beach at Dunkirk as bullets rained down from enemy aircraft. Arthur was faced with a tricky decision - Should he leave his prized accordion behind or attempt to take it with him? Arthur survived the ordeal but his accordion wasn't so lucky! After returning to safety, he bought another accordion to entertain the troops at air bases and army barracks all over the country. He has performed with Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Reginald Dixon, George 'I'm proper poorly' Williams, Neville King and the legendary Gracie Fields in 1941. |
Future events |
LATE NEWS: Stefan Andrusyschusyn & Denise Leigh on the Alan Titchmarsh Show - UKby Rob Howard |
 LATE NEWS: Stefan Andrusyschusyn & Denise Leigh are performing on the Alan Titchmarsh Show this Monday, October 22nd, 3pm on ITV1 in the UK. |
Pascal Contet Dates – France, Argentinaby Rob Howard |
 French accordionist Pascal Contet performs as follows:October 20th, 8pm – Cité de la Musique, Paris, world premiere (with France Musique recording), of ‘Cantata no 4’, by Bruno Mantovani, for choir, cello and accordion, featuring cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton November 12th, 2pm until 5pm – master class, Conservatory, Perpignan November 16th – broadcast of ‘Cantata no 4’, by Bruno Mantovani on Radio France November 17th, 9pm - first performance of ‘Blaze’, by Benjamin Ellin, for accordion and chamber orchestra, with the Orchestre d'Auvergne, directed by Roberto Forès Veses, Chapelle des Cordeliers, Clermont Ferrand November 18th, 11am – ‘Something out of Apocalypse’ - for accordion and soundtrack, Musiques Démesurées Festival, Le Velo, Clermont Ferrand November 19th, 8.30pm – ‘Karl Koop Konzert’ for accordion and orchestra, by Bernard Cavanna (1951), Orchestre Perpignan Méditerranée, MD Daniel Tosi, Festival Musique Aujourd'hui, Théâtre de l'Archipel, Perpignan November 21st, 8,30pm – accompanying Japanese silent movie ‘Les Gosses de Tokyo’ (1932), Festival Jazz d'Or Salle du Cercle, Bischheim, Strasbourg December 4th and 5th – with the Ensemble Ars Nova, MD Philippe Nahon (soloists Isabelle Soccoja , Rodolfo de Sousa, Pascal Contet), Teatro Côlon, Buenos Aires, Argentina For further information email: pascalcontet@wanadoo.fr |
Santa Maria Accordion Band Perform at Mass, Attard - Maltaby Rob Howard |
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| On Saturday October 20th the Santa Maria Accordion Band will be celebrating its 20th Anniversary. For this occasion, the Band will be animating the 6.30pm mass at the Attard Parish Church. The Santa Maria Accordion Band was formed in 1992 by its Musical Director Mrs. Marthese Busutill Cassar L.B.C.A. The Band has performed at a variety of events, including concerts, private parties, and national festivals. The Santa Maria Accordion Band is the only one of its kind on the Island! The Band's music varies from classical pieces to folkloristic songs, to more modern music. For further information email: josephpgrima@gmail.com |
34th Autumn Accordion Day at Acme Accordion School, New Jersey - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea |
 The versatility of the accordion will be celebrated at the 34th Autumn Accordion Day Free Concert and Festival on November 4th at the Acme Accordion School, Westmont, New Jersey. This event is open to the public and free of charge. Stanley and Joanna Arnold Darrow invite you to enjoy a day of music, from Classical to Baroque, Jazz, Show Music, Ethnic-Pop, Contemporary, Romantic and more. Guest soloists include: Tom Groeber, Dr. Lou Persic, Bernie Gardzalla, and others. The program will begin at 10am informally with various soloists performing. The Annual Accordion Day Photograph will be at noon. Remember to bring your accordion! The goal is to have 100 accordionists in the photo. The event also features an accordion mart where anyone who books in advance can display. In the afternoon, ensembles from the Acme Accordion School will perform concluding with the well known Westmont Philharmonia Accordion Orchestra. For further information email: acmeaccordionschoolmusikgarten@verizon.net |
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Delphine Lemoine Plays for Dancing, Paris – Franceby Rob Howard |
 On Sunday October 21st, 12.30pm until 7pm, musette accordionist Delphine Lemoine and her orchestra play for dancing at la sale des fetes de Pontoise, Paris. |
Petar Ralchev and Jovan Pavlovic Balkan Music Accordion Workshop – Serbiaby Rob Howard |
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| An accordion workshop for Balkan ethic music and jazz led by Petar Ralchev (Bulgaria) and Jovan Pavlovic (Serbia) takes place, October 24th to 27th, at the Tutti World Music Center, Belgrade, Serbia. The workshop offers the opportunity to learn compositions from Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania as well as "jazz standards". There is a focus on ornaments from different Balkan regions, rhythmic variety, improvisation in folk music and improvisation, rhythm and harmony in jazz music. There is no age limit but an high level of playing is requested. The workshop is open to participants from all over the world and therefore a knowledge of English is advisable. For further information email: office@tuttiserbia.rs |
Jovan Rnjak Concert @ Harlow AC, Essex – UKby Rob Howard |
 The versatile accordionist Jovan Rnjak is in concert on Thursday October 25th, 7.30pm, at Harlow Accordion Club, The Link Social Club, Parsloe Rd, Harlow, Essex CM19 4RT. The Harlow Accordion Band (MD Jean Hanger) will perform a supporting spot.For further information email: jeanhanger@ntlworld.com |
Accordion and Keyboard Continental Music, Pretoria – South Africaby Rob Howard |
 Theo Erasmus - accordion and Lieb Bester - keyboard perform Continental music at the La Fayette Restaurant Centurian Mall, Pretoria, on Saturday October 27th, 12noon until 3pm.For further information email: theo_erasmus@telkomsa.net |
All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival, Perth – UKby Rob Howard |
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 The 63rd All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival takes place on October 27th at The Salutation Hotel, Perth, Scotland. During the day there will be a range of competitions including traditional and classical accordion sections, fiddles, bands, and trios. The adjudicators are John Carmichael, Alan Gardiner, Graham Geddes and Gary Donaldson – accordion sections, and Marie Fielding – fiddle.The festival proceedings open with a dance in the Salutation on the evening of October 26th, 8.30pm, to the music of Alasdair MacCuish and the Black Rose Ceilidh Band. The following afternoon, 1.30 until 4pm, Alastair MacCuish and his band lead an informal session in the hotel bar. The Grand Finale concert takes place in the Salutation Hotel, 4.30 to 6pm, starring jazz accordion legends Jack Emblow (picture left) & Tony Compton, with performances by fiddle duo Marie Fielding & Alison Smith, and Gordon Shand & his Scottish Dance Band. For further information email: Audrey.Fenton@perthaccordionfestival.co.uk |
Tomasz Drabina Recital, Krakow – Polandby Rob Howard |
 Accordionist Tomasz Drabina performs a recital in the Malwa Club, 6 Dobrego Pasterza Street, Krakow, Sunday October 28th, at 4.30pm. |
Igor Outkine Accompanies 1922 Horror Classic ‘Nosferatu’, London – UKby Rob Howard |
 On Sunday October 28th, 7pm, Hither Green Cinema presents a candlelit screening of ‘Nosferatu’, a 1922 German-made silent horror film based on Dracula. Accordionist Igor Outkine provides the musical accompaniment throughout this classic horror movie. The venue is St Swithin’s Church Of England Church Hall, Hither Green Lane, London SE13 6QE. Cost: £8 adults, £5 concessions. For further information email: contact@hithergreenhall.org |
The 5th Encuentro Mundial de Musicas de Acordeon, Valledupar – Colombiaby Rob Howard |
 The 5th ‘World Meeting of Accordion Music’ takes place in Valledupar, capital of the province of Cesar, Colombia, June 19th to 23rd 2013. The festival includes competitions for solo and ensembles using accordions, and entries are invited before April 18th 2013.Artists and craftsmen whose theme revolves around the accordion are also invited to attend the festival. The event is organized by the Reyes Y Juglares Vallenatos Foundation. For further information email: eldiariovallenato@gmail.com |
Claudio Jacomucci Contemporary Accordion and Multimedia, Grenoble - Italyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| This event featuring Claudio Jacomucci and Kathleen Delaney (dance) will be held at the Salle Stekel, Conservatoire de Grenoble, 6 chemin de Gordes, 38100 Grenoble. |
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New Franck Angelis Work Titled 'Beijing 2011' - Franceby Franck Angelis |
 Franck Angelis has released a new work titled 'Beijing 2011'. Click the catalog link ang567 to see a video description of each movement of the new work by composer Franck Angelis. The description of each movement is followed by the movement being played. The video was recorded at a seminar in Tianjin China on 4th October 2012.'Beijing 2011', catalog: ang567 The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
Franco Cambareri new musicby Franco Cambareri |
 Franco Cambareri - accordionist, composer, producer, releases 3 new composition for accordion available for purchase nline.'Marching Parade, catalog:cfranco160, 'Papa's Blues' , catalog:cfranco161, 'Play 'n' Simple, catalog:cfranco162 and 'Samba De Rua (Street Samba), catalog:cfranco163 The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
Charnwood Publications composer Sue Coppard has updated sitesby Sue Coppard |
 Charnwood Publications composer Sue Coppard has updated her site with sound samples.Sound Samples and PDF Music Samples of the music are available online. Purchase with credit card. |
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Under the Sign of Scorpio CD by Friedrich Lipsby Joan C. Sommers |
 CD Reviews Index for the Review ofUnder the Sign of Scorpio CD by Friedrich Lips, in English language, reviewed by Joan Cochran Sommers. |
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