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分享20-Apr-2018
by David Attard
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 For the second time, the Accordion Festival was held in Malta on April 3rd and 4th.The participants of the festival included the Akki Harmonists e.V. Orchestra (39 members) from Potsdam, Germany, the Santa Maria Accordion Band from Malta, and a number of local accordionists and one foreign soloist. The venue for the festival was the Corinthia Palace Hotel and Spa, Attard, Malta. The management kindly allowed us the use of one of their main halls on both days. The choice of venue, the advertisements and the varied music played has made this year’s festival a resounding success. On both days, the venue was full. The festival was compèred by Ms Antonella Vassallo and Ms Marvic Doughty. Picture left: Emily Mizzi (6 years old) was the youngest performer. Akki Harmonists e.V (MD Mro Ellen Feist), played a selection of numbers that included ‘Game of Thrones’ theme, ‘Let it Go’ (with vocalist), ‘Second Waltz’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (with vocalist), and more. The Santa Maria Accordion Band, (MD Mro Marthese Busuttil Cassar), played a selection of numbers that included ‘Libertango’, ‘Danza Kuduro’, ‘La Cumparsita’, and more. The solo performances and composers were: ‘Let’s Swing Again’ by Henry Vels; ‘O Sole Mio’ by E. Di Capua; ‘Romagna Mia’ by Secondo Casadei; ‘Reginella Campagnola’ by Eldo Di Lazzaro; ‘Maltese Dances’ (Medley) by Charles Camilleri; ‘Perfect’ by Ed Sheeran, ‘Vampire Waltz’ by Peter Gundry; ‘Xemx’ by The Tramps; ‘Hernando’s Hide Away’ by Jerry Ross, ‘Perfidia’ by Albert Dominguez Borrás; ‘Hymn A L’Amour’ by Margherite Monnot; ‘Cheap Trills’ by Sia; ‘Oblivion’ by ‘Astor Piazzolla’; ‘Tonnerre de Musette’ by Yvette Horner; ‘Atlantic Express’ by Henri Coene; ‘Caruso’ by Lucio Dalla, ‘Moonlight Serenade’ by Glenn Miller; ‘Czardas’ by V Monti; ‘Flight of the Bumble Bee’ by Rimsky-Korsakov; ‘Four Hearts’ (a Russian Song); ‘Cerkesko Horo’ (Bulgarian dance); ‘Once upon a Time in America’ by E. Moriconi; ‘Lullaby of Birdland’ by G.Shearing; ‘Piece Dans Le Style Ancien’ by Andre Astier; ‘L’Aquilon’ by Andre Astier and Jacky Mallerey; ‘Corinho Pra Ele’ by Hermeto Pascoal; ‘Texas Story’ by Maurice Larcange. For the finale the Akki Harmonists e.V. and the Santa Maria Accordion Band played two numbers together. The numbers were ‘Sound of Silence’, directed by Mro Ellen Feist, and ‘Conquest of Paradise’, directed by Mro Marthese Busuttil Cassar. The Santa Maria Accordion Band, the organiser of the festival, would like to thank their main sponsors. These were Valletta 18, the Arts Council Malta (ACM) and Corinthia Palace Hotel and Spa, Attard, Malta. The organiser would also like to thank Dr Philippe Agius. Ph.D. Art. Ariz., MA, Baroque Melit., BA., Melit., FIPD, Lond, for his selfless help in organising this event. Dr Agius was the main driving force in organising the first Accordion Festival in Malta last year. This year’s success has encouraged Santa Maria Accordion Band to organise the 3rd Accordion Festival, Malta, in 2019. |
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