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Report: Internationale Musikmesse 2018 Frankfurt - Germany"Philharmonika 2018", estrellas del acordeón y su orquesta de cuerdas en el Philharmonie Berlin Chamber Music Hall - Alemania
XXVI Concurso Internacional de Acordeón “Arrasate Hiria”, Arrasate-Mondragón – País Vasco
XXI edición del Concurso Internacional de Música Val Tidone, Piacenza - Italia
La Orquesta de Acordeón de Londres en el Royal Academy of Music, Londres
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Renzo Ruggieri Releases La Vita Delle Cose for Symphonic Orchestra and String Orchestra - ItalyA Brief History of the American Accordionists’ Association Composers’ Commissioning Committee - USAAccordionist Ivan Filipchyk Performed in Brooklyn Concert on April 15 - USAJoey Miskulin Article Erratum, Nashville – USA2nd Accordion Festival, Attard - MaltaRonald Chesney (1920-2018), Surrey – UK
Future events |
Volodymyr Kurylenko Concerts – Switzerland, Belgium, NetherlandsXXVII Gala Internacional do Acordeão, Albufeira - PortugalBig Squeeze 2018 Finals, Austin, TX - USADjordje and Andrea Gajic Concert, Glasgow – UKVivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’, Cape Town - South Africa1st Festival De L’Accordeon Et Repas Dansant, Montbelliard – FranceGordon Pattullo @ Banff Accordion & Fiddle Club, Scotland – UKClaudio Jacomucci Concert, Villeurbanne – France2nd International Accordion Week, Nocera Terinese (CZ) – ItalyConcours International du Mont-Dore, Auvergne - France43rd International Accordion Competition, Pula – CroatiaBudapest Café Orchestra Concerts, England – UK
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Updated Site: Video of Popular Libertango Arrangement - ItalyUpdated site: Competition Information Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration (LIAC) - USAUpdated Site: The Art of Arranging Classical Music for Accordion by Friedrich LipsUpdated Site: Remembering Gary Dahl (1937 to 2017), Seattle - USAKarthause-Schmülling Publications Added To Online Catalog - Germany
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 Photo Report online at: Frankfurt2018Musikmesse in Frankfurt is the worlds largest international trade fair for musical instruments, sheet music, music production and marketing. Accordion factories exhibiting include: Beltuna Accordions S.r.l. Hall 8.0 E10 Bugari Armando and Bugari Evo Hall 8.0 F20 Cagnoni Srl Hall 8.0 F11 Dino Baffetti di Baffetti G. & C. snc Hall 8.0 G19 Dallape in visit Excelsior Hall 8.0 G14 Harmonikas s.r.o. Hall 8.0 E15 Italcinte in visit Mengascini in visit mengascini@tiscalinet.it MusicTech di Sabbatini Claudio & C. snc Hall 8.0 E20 Orla Srl Hall 11 C80 Pasco Italia Srl Hall 8.0 G15 Pigini Srl Hall 8 G14 Scandalli Accordions Srl Hall 8.00 E21 Zero Sette Hall 8.0 F20 Next years Musikmesse is planned for 2nd to 5th April 2019. Photo Report online at: Frankfurt2018 |
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 Arriba: Video de Demostración 2018 por "Philharmonika 2018" Traducción de la Deutsche Harmonikaverband e.V. (DHV) sitio web de Alemania: Un festival como una declaración de amor al acordeón. El 26 de mayo de 2018, a las 6pm, el concierto de Philharmonika de este año tendrá lugar en la sala de música de cámara de la Philharmonie Berlin. Pero el concierto de este año no terminará allí, una clase magistral con la estrella de acordeón Grayson Masefield, y varios conciertos más pequeños en instrumentos variados se combinarán para formar un festival de música de acordeón completo. Lo más destacado del festival será el Concierto Philharmonika. Virtuoso interpreta a su manera, obras de tres siglos y composiciones originales contemporáneas para acordeón y orquesta de cuerdas. El cinco veces campeón mundial de acordeón Grayson Masefield de Nueva Zelanda, el precursor alemán del acordeón digital y ganador del premio múltiple Matthias Matzke (que sin embargo eligió el instrumento clásico para el concierto), la brillante y joven virtuosa rusa Anna Kryshtaleva y su maestra Yuri Shishkin, quien inspira a una audiencia internacional con sus interpretaciones musicales-pictóricas. Con el dúo 'Accosphere', Alena Budzinakova y Grzegorz Palus y el dúo 'con: trust', Daniel Roth y Marius Staible, dos jóvenes dúos de acordeón internacionalmente exitosos presentarán sus habilidades al público en el escenario de la sala de música de cámara. La orquesta de cuerdas será dirigida por el director de orquesta, compositor y virtuoso del acordeón ucraniano Vladimir Zubitsky. Habrá otros conciertos en las sedes de Berlín: el 24 de mayo de 2018 en la Escuela de Música Joseph Schmidt Treptow-Köpenick, y el 27 de mayo en el Centro de Exposiciones Pyramid en Berlín Hellersdorf. Como punto culmine, el Pantonale e.V. ofrece una clase magistral con Grayson Masefield el 27 de mayo. De cinco a siete participante pueden experimentar de cerca a la virtuosa estrella, trabajar con él e inspirarse en él. La interesada mirada del público. La clase magistral merece sin duda un viaje a Berlín. Compra de entradas 26 de mayo: 2018PhilTickets Programa completo 26 de mayo: 2018PhilProgram Descargar poster: 2018Philharmonika.pdf Conciertos 24 de mayo y 27 de mayo. Programa e información, entrada gratuita: 2018PhilOther Concerts 24th May and 27th May, Program and Information, Free Entry: 2018PhilOther |
XXVI Concurso Internacional de Acordeón “Arrasate Hiria”, Arrasate-Mondragón – País Vascoby Harley Jones |
 'Hauspoz' Euskal Herriko Akordeoi Elkartea, el Ayuntamiento de Arrasate y la Diputación de Gipuzkoa, organizan conjuntamente el 26º Concurso Internacional de Acordeón 'Arrasate Hiria', que se celebra en Arrasate-Mondragón, País Vasco, del 6 al 9 de diciembre de 2018. El concurso está abierto a solistas de cualquier edad y nacionalidad. Las reglas y los formularios de inscripción (en inglés, español y vasco) e información de música de prueba ahora están disponibles en: 2018Arrasate.pdf Los premios incluyen: 1ero - € $4.000 y una gira de conciertos; 2do - € $2.000; 3º - € $1,000 menos impuestos con monedas. La fecha de cierre para las entradas es el 30 de septiembre de 2018. Toda la información de la entrada en: 2018Arrasate.pdf |
XXI edición del Concurso Internacional de Música Val Tidone, Piacenza - Italiaby Harley Jones |
  El Concurso Internacional de música de Val Tidone se celebra anualmente y tienen las normas y regulaciones en italiano e inglés. Descargar: 2018ValTidone.pdf Imagen a la izquierda: ganadora del acordeón 2017 Michele Bianco (Italia). El evento se llevará a cabo en Val Tidone del 7 al 17 de junio de 2018. El Director Artístico es Livio Bollani y el evento está organizado por la Fondazione Val Tidone Musica. El evento ofrece premios en dinero y conciertos (el monto total en premios asciende a más de 20.000 euros más 10 conciertos), grabaciones, publicación y desempeño de los puntajes seleccionados. El jurado de la sección de acordeón 'Jóvenes talentos' es: Mirco Patarini (Italia), Alexander Selivanov (Rusia), Antonio Spaccarotella (Italia) y Raimondas Sviackevicius (Lituania), Oscar Van Dillen (Holanda). Hay premios individuales, competencia de jóvenes para instrumentos incluyen acordeón, música de cámara y otras clases donde los acordeonistas pueden tocar con otros instrumentos en grupos. La fecha de cierre de la inscripción es el 30 de abril. Para más información escribir a: info@valtidone-competitions.com |
La Orquesta de Acordeón de Londres en el Royal Academy of Music, Londresby Kevin Friedrich |
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 La Orquesta de Acordeón de Londres (LAO) bajo la dirección de Ian Watson actuó un público cercano en el reconocido Duke's Hall en la Royal Academy of Music (RAM) en Londres, presentando cinco estrenos mundiales y dos obras originales adicionales para orquesta de acordeón. El profesor Philip Cashian, jefe de composición de la Royal Academy of Music, trabajó con Ian y LAO para desarrollar una colaboración basada en proyectos que permitiera a cuatro estudiantes de postgrado y uno de bajo grado de composición RAM escribir para la orquesta. Las nuevas obras incluyen 'Lost Tango' de Austin Leung, 'Lullaby' de Louise Drewett, 'Screaming Clowns' de Roy Watkins, 'En el punto muerto del giro mundial' de Robert Laidlow y 'The Day does not Pass' de Marco Galvani. En consonancia con uno de los objetivos de la orquesta de promocionar nuevas obras para el acordeón, The London Accordion Orchestra también interpretó "Rhapsody" de Stuart Hancock, un trabajo incluido en su grabación del CD Abbey Road 2017 y un magnífico nuevo trabajo de Ian Watson llamado "Peace", inspirado por su visita a las Playas del Día D en Normandía durante una gira de conciertos en Francia. El próximo concierto de LAO será en el Philharmonic Hall en Ljubljana, Eslovenia el 6 de mayo de 2018. Para más información sobre LAO, sus grabaciones y próximos conciertos, visite su sitio web en: LAO |
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  Renzo Ruggieri released La Vita Delle Cose (The Life of Things) for accordion and symphonic orchestra in November last year. The work is "not classic, not jazz and not world... it's crossover music" according to Renzo Ruggieri. Video above.Because it is sometimes very difficult to have a full symphonic orchestra, Renzo Ruggieri has now made available, the parts for a string orchestra, so the player, without changing his accordion part, can perform with a string orchestra (smaller ensemble) or symphonic orchestra. Catalog rrenzo514 - La Vita Delle Cose sheet music is available in eSheet pdf format, previously 82 pages - now 150 pages, able to be emailed to you. Full score and single parts for: accordion solo (for free bass but adaptable for standard bass), 2 flute, 2 oboe, 2 clarinet, 2 french horn, 2 Cornet, 2 trumpet, 1 trombone, 2 percussion, Ist Violin, 2nd Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass. Renzo Ruggieri writes: "The composition has been dedicated to Marco Gemelli who was soloist in world premiere of International Accordion Week, Conservatory Nocera Terinese, 24 April 2017 with the Calabria Philharmonic Orchestra." "La Vita Delle Cose (The Life of Things): Things do not have life. But things tell of life by their existence and through this they acquire it. Five moments built with solutions that combine the composer's jazz, world and classical experiences and which need the sonority of the solo accordion also called upon to improvise. The flow of life is symbolised by a march increasingly rich in melodic-rhythmic events (things), up to the final climax." Available online, view sample pages, Catalog rrenzo514, purchase with credit card, amazing value, only Euro 50 or USD$ equivalent. |
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  Just added to the new AAA website. Dr. Robert Young McMahan (picture left), Chair, AAA Composers’ Commissioning Committee writes about Elsie M. Bennett (nee Blum, picture right) and the history of AAA Commissioning. Over 60 new works have been commissioned by the AAA over the years to make an important contribution to accordion repertoire. Click here for full article: AAA Composers’ Commissioning History. |
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 Video1: Classic accordion and paintingVideo 2: "J.S. Bach. Sheep May Safely Graze. BWV 208". Ivan Filipchyk Accordionist/pianist Ivan Filipchyk (picture right with USA News Editor Rita Barnea) presented a program including both J.S. Bach’s and his own original piano compositions on April 15, 2018 in Brooklyn at the South Oxford Space. Ivan’s performance was sensitive, displaying a virtuosic and accurate technique on both instruments. He offered interesting and enlightening comments before each selection and displayed an emotional and dynamically diverse expression in his music. The audience was mesmerized by the feelings conveyed in the music. Ivan, spoke sensitively and modestly from the heart and his music conveys these feelings. He received a well deserved standing ovation at the conclusion of the program. The program included: 1. J. S. Bach. "Sheep May Safely Graze" from the "Hunting" cantata 2. J. S. Bach. "Come, Sweet Death" from the book of sacred songs and areas 3. J. S. Bach. “Three Chorale Preludes” (BWV 639, 727, 745) 4. J. Pachelbel. “Chaccone in F Minor” 5. I. Filipchyk. “Prelude and Fugue for Piano” 6. I. Filipchyk. “Three Musical Moments for Piano” 7. I. Filipchyk. “Romantic Tryptic for Piano” Ivan Filipchyk (born 1991), is a New York-based artist and musician. He graduated from Russian Gnesin Academy of Music in Moscow with a Master's degree in music. He acquired , his music foundation in Belarus and Russia, countries with rich musical history, traditions and well-established education in music and arts. As a musician (accordion, piano) he has performed in some European countries, Russia, Japan, USA and Canada. I highly recommend that you attend the next concert of Ivan Filipchyk which will be announced in future publications. For further information email: ivanfilipchyk91@gmail.com |
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 In the Accordions Worldwide news on March 9th it was incorrectly stated that US accordionist Joey Miskulin (picture right) would be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. This year’s three inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018, to be inducted later this year are: Dottie West, Johnny Gimble, and Ricky Scaggs. Joey Miskulin, member of the band Riders in the Sky and a prolific session musician, was in fact honored on April 14th by the ‘Nashville Cats’ in the Ford Theater of the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville. The ‘Nashville Cats’ is a collective group of session musicians, and Joey Miskulin was interviewed about his career before performing. Sincere apologies to our readers and to Joey Miskulin for this confusion. To date the only accordionist to have been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville is Pee Wee King (1914-2000), whose induction took place in 1974. |
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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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 Ronald Chesney, once Britain’s leading British chromatic harmonica soloist, was born Rene Cadier to French parents in 1920 in the UK. After a high profile musical carer he gave up playing in the early 1960s to become a very successful comedy script writer for radio, TV and films.Chesney’s first public performance was at the age of 17, and following a cinema variety tour, he made his first radio broadcast in 1937 on the BBC's ‘Palace of Varieties’ programme. With the outbreak of war he was asked by the BBC to give harmonica lessons to the troops over the radio. The programme ran for 42 weeks and he had over 10,000 letters from around the world. At the end of the war he developed a classical repertoire that included pieces by Debussy, Chopin, Heifetz and DeFalla, and toured the concert halls, including a two hour recital at the Royal Albert Hall in London. It was very well received and was followed over the next few years by appearances at the London Palladium and the Paris Lido, concert tours with Gracie Fields, and overseas visits to South Africa and Australia. Ronald played with Duke Ellington, The Suisse Romande Orchestra, and George Melachrino and his Orchestra, amongst others. He also made recordings for REX, HMV and EMI. Chesney became President of the National Harmonica League League in 1951, and in the 1950s had a regular musical spot on the Archie Andrews BBC radio show. This was a great period for lovers of the harmonica, with both Larry Adler and Tommy Reilly also enjoying much success. In the early 1960s Chesney decided on a career change, and became comedy script writer, and with his partner Ronald Wolfe, became one of the most successful comedy writing teams with TV series ‘On the Buses’, Meet the Wife’, ‘The Rag Trade’, and ‘Romany Jones’, which led to follow-ups on films and in versions for many other countries. Ronald's show stopper in his stage performances, and probably his most famous recording, was ‘The Flight of the Bumble Bee’ by Rimskij-Korsakov. Because of the speed at which he played it - and the difficulty of the piece - he developed a variation to please the musical audience and make it last longer. Although he gave up the harmonica professionally in the 1960s, he continued to play jazz on the piano as recreation. Ronald Chesney, a much loved father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on April 12th at the age of 98. |
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 Ukrainian bayan player Volodymyr Kurylenko performs concerts this month, as follows:April 20th, 8pm – concert with Duo FINKpsitiv, Maison de Paroisse, Rue Pestalozzi 6, 1400 Yverdon-les-Bains, Switzerland April 21st, 8.15pm - concert with Duo FINKpsitiv, Kapelle St Blasius, Burgrain 9, 6248 Alberswil, Switzerland April 22nd, 10am - concert with Duo FINKpsitiv, Alters-und Pflegeheim Schpfen, Sägestrasse 10, 3054 Schüpfen, Switzerland April 22nd, 5pm - concert with Duo FINKpsitiv, Kath. Kirche ‘Maria Geburt’, Oberfeldweg 26, 3250 Lyss, Switzerland April 26th - concert and master class, Stedelijke Academie voor Muziek en Woord, Lakenmarkt 4, Tielt, Belgium April 28th - concert and master class, Genk, Belgium April 29th - concert with Anna Janssen (violin), Nijmegen, Netherlands Volodymyr Kurylenko studied at the Sumy musical college in the late 1980s, and in the 1990s at the Donetsk Conservatoire in the Ukraine. In 1991 he won first prize at the regional competition for Bayan and Accordion players in Belgorod, Russia, followed by other completion successes. In 1996-1998 he took part in International Accordion Competitions in Klingenthal, Germany. In the period 1998-2001 he studied at Kyiv National University, Institute of Foreign Affairs, gaining a degree of Master of International Law. Since 1995 Volodymyr Kurylenko has been frequently visiting the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium for taking part in international competitions and for concerts. Mostly he performs pieces by Soviet, Ukrainian and Russian composers specially written for bayan. For further information email: michelmaesen@yahoo.co.uk |
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 Tonight the event is at Loulé (Loulé City Hall Ballroom) at 21:30.The Gala, sponsored by the Municipality of Albufeira, has performing three world champions Mário D'Amaro, from Italy, Jérémy Lafon from France, and Luís Mira from Portugal. Rodrigo Maurício, Jorge Alves and Francisco Sabóia will also perform on this night dedicated to the accordion. |
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 Texas Folklife and the Bullock Texas State History Museum are pleased to announce that the Finals for the annual Big Squeeze Accordion Contest and concert will take place at the museum on Saturday, April 21, 2018, 1 pm to 5pm. The event is free and open to the public and will take place inside the museum on the first floor lobby, under the grand rotunda. Address is: 1800 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701. Big Squeeze finalists will perform before the judges and the public accompanied by house band Conjunto Los Pinkys, followed by showcase performances by: - Grammy-nominated musician and producer Alex Meixner, - Los Fresnos High School Conjunto Halcon and - Conjunto Los Pinkys |
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 Djordje Gajic – accordion and Andrea Gajic – violin perform in concert together on Saturday April 21st, 1pm, at St Stephen’s Church, 260 Bath St, Glasgow G2 4JP.Djordje Gajic, from Serbia, has won many international competitions, amongst them the CMA Trophee Mondiale in 1988 and the Grand Prix, France, in 1987. He has performed with the Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, BBC Scottish Orchestra, as well as many solo recitals throughout Europe. Now based in Glasgow, he has given solo recitals in London, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Manchester, Blackpool, and Birmingham. He also performed at international music festivals in Dartington, Norwich, Salisbury and Birmingham, and is an Accordion Professor at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and St Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh. Andrea Gajic, from Edinburgh, studied violin at the Gnessin Institute in Moscow and at the Royal College of Music in London. She has performed as soloist in the UK, USA, Russia, Lithuania, Finland, Germany and France, and regularly gives recitals and masterclasses in Serbia. She teaches the violin, one of her students was the singer Madonna. |
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| On Saturday April 21st, 7pm, Antonio Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ will be performed by Stanislav Angelov – accordion, Petrus de Beer - violin, and Schalk Joubert – bass, at the Kronendal Music Academy, 153 Empire Avenue, Hout Bay, Cape Town, South Africa. This concert is part of KMA Intimate Soirees. Stanislav Angelov was born and educated in Bulgaria with a conservatory degree in accordion, before he came and settled in Cape Town in 1992. Since then he has appeared on the CDs of many South African artists like Valiant Swart, Koos Kombuis, Daniel Pascal, and many more. He has released 3 CDs with his CT Tango Ensemble with one SAMA nomination, as well as another 2 CDs with other projects. In 2003 he appeared at the first Nelson Mandela Concert at old Green Point Stadium in a song together with Brian May, Roger Taylor (from Queen) and Dave Stewart (from The Eurythmics) and in another song accompanying Bob Geldof. He performed Piazzolla’s ‘Accordion Concerto’ with CPO in 2004 and with ECPO in 2012. His repertoire is as versatile as his instrument, ranging from Classical to Jazz, to Tango, to French Cafe, Balkan etc. |
by Rob Howard
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 The 1st Festival De L’Accordeon Et Repas Dansant takes place on Sunday April 22nd, 12noon onwards, at La Roseliere, Rue du Champ de Foire, Montbelliard. This is an afternoon of dining and continuous dancing to the music of the musette accordionists Gilou, Dany Moureaux, Caroline and Frederic, Claudine and Didier, plus 10 local accordionists. Dinner costs 30 Euro.Montbéliard is a city in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France, about 13 km from the border with Switzerland. |
by Rob Howard
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 On Wednesday April 23rd, 7.30pm, leading accordionist Gordon Pattullo is the guest at the Banff & District Accordion & Fiddle Club. The venue is the Banff Springs Hotel, Golden Knowes Rd, Banff, Aberdeenshire AB45 2JE, Scotland. Admission is £7, Musicians £3 - (Members free); admission includes Buffet Supper each month.Gordon Pattullo, from Coupar Angus, Perthshire, is equally at home as a solo accordionist or with other musicians. He has worked with many famous names in music such as Andy Stewart, Moira Anderson, Kenneth McKellar, Dana, Lulu, and George Himilton 1V. To date Gordon Pattullo has recorded over 20 albums and 2 DVDs. He also restores, repairs and tunes accordions and melodeons. |
by Rob Howard
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 Italian accordionist Claudio Jacomucci performs in concert on Monday April 23rd, 8pm, at the Salle Antoine Duhamel, 46 cours de la République, 69100 Villeurbanne, France. The concert is sponsored by the Institute Culturel Italien.Claudio Jacomucci, accordionist, composer, and Alexander Technique teacher, graduated with honours as a classical accordionist from Grenoble Conservatory, France, in 1992. He also graduated as an Alexander Technique teacher from the Alexander Technique Centre in Amsterdam in 2000. As a competitive accordionist he was the winner of international contests such as the Grand Prix International d’Accordéon in St. Etienne, France (1988), Trofeo Mundial de Acordeón (CMA) in Cuenca, Spain (1990), Premio Città di Castelfidardo, Italy (1990), and Arrasate Hiria, Spain (1994). He has performed concerts around Europe, USA, Mexico, China, and Russia. |
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 The second International Accordion Week takes place from April 24th to 28th at the P.I. Tchaikovsky Conservatory and in the Campus Theater F. Tonnara di Amantea, Nocera Terinese (CZ). This is a series of master classes, seminars and concerts featuring Anibal Manuel Freire, Renzo Ruggieri, Antonio Spaccarotella, Cesare Chiacciaretta, Alexander Dmitriev, and Marco Gemelli. There will be performances of compositions written for the accordion, both in chamber music and for soloist with orchestra. These compositions have been commissioned to internationally renowned contemporary composers who will be present at the initiative.For further information email: info@renzoruggieri.it |
by Rob Howard
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 The Concours International du Mont-Dore is an accordion competition on April 24th, 25th and 26th at the Hôtel de ville, Mont-Dore, in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. The event includes three concerts, as follows:Tuesday April 24th, 8.30pm - concert featuring the Trio Maulus: David and Lionel Maulus – accordions and Patrick Vassort – bass; free admission Wednesday April 25th, 8.30pm - concert featuring the Duo Douyez: Olivier Douyez - accordion and Loris Douyez - accordion and violin; free admission Thursday April 26th, 5pm - Laureates' Concert in the Mont-Dore Town Hall beginning with the competition awards ceremony followed by performances by the winners of the various categories; free admission |
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 Video above: Accordion orchestra HKUD "Dinara" Livno: Adolf Götz - Rhapsodia Andalusia, conductor Mladen Jelovic performing in 2016The 43rd International Accordion Competition, organised by Okud Istra, takes place from Wednesday April 25th to Saturday 28th at the Army House, Dom hrvatskih branitelja, Leharova 1, City of Pula, near city Theater and Post Office in the centre of Pula, Croatia. Solo categories from 9 to Concert level, chamber ensembles and orchestras of various ages. |
by Rob Howard
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 The Budapest Café Orchestra’s forthcoming concert schedule includes:April 25th, 8pm – Komedia, Brighton April 26th, 8pm - Corn Exchange, Dorchester April 27th, 8pm - St Mary's Hall, Overton, Hampshire April 28th, 8pm - David Hall, South Petherton, Somerset April 29th, 7.30pm - Village Hall, Lympstone, Devon May 10th, 7pm – Landmark, Teddington, London May 11th, 7pm - Market Theatre, Ledbury, Herefordshire May 12th, 7pm - Astor Theatre, Deal, Kent May 13th, 7.30pm - Assembly Rooms, Faversham, Kent May 14th, 9pm – Crooked Billet, Henley-On-Thames, Oxfordshire Line-up: Christian Garrick – violin, darabuka, Eddie Hession – accordion, Kelly Cantlon – double bass, and Adrian Zolotuhin – guitar, saz, domra. The Budapest Café Orchestra play traditional folk and gypsy flavoured music from across the Balkans and Russia, such as Klezmer, Romanian Doinas, Hungarian Czadas, and beautiful ballads. Evoking vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros, Budapest café life and gypsy campfires – plus a few surprises along the way – a show by the BCO is good enough to make you want to book that holiday down the Danube! For further information email: bco@budapestcafeorchestra.co.uk |
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by Harley Jones
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 The video of this very popular sheet music Libertango composed by Astor Piazzolla, arranged by Ivano Battiston has been updated.An extremely popular arrangement by Ivano Battiston Catalog: battiston101 7 Euro eSheet, sent to you by email about which Battiston writes: My Libertango arrangement wants to have the features of a concert piece. The accordion is used in many of its expressive and virtuous possibilities and this arrangement is also rich in quotes from Piazzolla himself (Adios Nonino, Que Vendré, Escualo, Angel's Muerte). |
by Harley Jones
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 Competitions information now online: 2018 is the 25th Anniversary of the Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration (LIAC) sponsored by the Northwest Accordion Society. The event is held, June 21 - 24 in picturesque Leavenworth.The competitions include categories for Classical, Old Time, Diatonic instruments, Bands, Duets, as well as a range of categories for amateurs only, from children to 19-45 and 46 plus. A total of $5,525 prize money is being offered. Rules and entry information at: 2018LIAC-Rules.pdf Entry closing date: 08 June 2018 So book your calendar to visit beautiful Leavenworth, 21-24 June for a fun event with lots of excellent music of all styles. For further information, visit the website: Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration |
by Harley Jones
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 Printed books are in stock. The site at kslips03 has been updated to include that printed copies are in stock and that a book review by Willoughby Ann Walshe has been added to the site. |
by Harley Jones
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 In the last 10 years, with the selling of music via the internet, and the production of eBooks, Gary Dahl has become one of the worlds most popular accordion arrangers. Sadly he passed away in December. Below is a few excerpts from the Gary Dahl Obituary by former student, then friend and teacher, Toby Hansen.On December 1, 2017 the accordion world lost one of its luminaries, Gary Dahl. Gary passed quietly at home in his sleep. During his lifetime he created a legacy of musical excellence? Gary Dahl also left all of us with a monumental legacy of musical arrangements, instructional materials, recordings, and well-trained accordionists. For me, though, Gary was more than just a giant of the accordion world; he was a friend, mentor, and someone that I will dearly miss. Read the full obituary and interesting life of this popular arranger: Gary Dahl |
by Harley Jones
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| Karthause-Schmülling publications are being added to the online catalog. Sheet Music Index List (Continued) Catalog - Name 1500 - Menuett (Partitur) 1501 - Menuett (Akkordeon 1) 1502 - Menuett (Akkordeon 2) 1503 - Menuett (Akkordeon 3) 1504 - Menuett (Akkordeon 4) 1505 - Menuett (Bass) 1506 - Gebet (Partitur) 1507 - Gebet (Akkordeon 1) 1508 - Gebet (Akkordeon 2) 1509 - Gebet (Akkordeon 3) 1510 - Gebet (Akkordeon 4) 1511 - Gebet (Bass) 1512 - Herbstlied (Partitur) 1513 - Herbstlied (Akkordeon 1) 1514 - Herbstlied (Akkordeon 2) 1515 - Herbstlied (Akkordeon 3) 1516 - Herbstlied (Akkordeon 4) 1517 - Herbstlied (Bass) 1518 - Introduktion (Partitur) 1519 - Introduktion (Akkordeon 1) 1520 - Introduktion (Akkordeon 2) 1521 - Introduktion (Akkordeon 3) 1522 - Introduktion (Akkordeon 4) 1523 - Introduktion (Bass) 1524 - Introduktion (Elektronium/Keyboard) 1525 - Menuett (Partitur) 1526 - Menuett (Akkordeon 1) 1527 - Menuett (Akkordeon 2) 1528 - Menuett (Akkordeon 3) 1529 - Menuett (Akkordeon 4) 1530 - Menuett (Bass) 1531 - Der Tanz (Partitur) 1532 - Der Tanz (Akkordeon 1) 1533 - Der Tanz (Akkordeon 2) 1534 - Der Tanz (Akkordeon 3) 1535 - Der Tanz (Akkordeon 4) |
CD Reviews |
by Alessandro Mugnoz
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  CD Reviews Index to read the Review of 1. "Bjarke Mogensen plays Domenico Scarlatti" CD and 2. "Mogensen – Lohse: Mobile, Works for Solo Accordion" CD Review in Italian and English languages. Review by Alessandro Mugnoz. |
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