Recordings (CD, DVD, Video)
Mika Väyrynen actúa en primicia Mundial, Ikaalinen – Finlandia
4º Festival Musical Astor Piazzolla “Libertango”, Lanciano - Italia
Richard Galliano Aparece en el Festival de Jazz de Nueva York – EEUU
Festival Internacional de Acordeón Sata-Häme Soi, Ikaalinen – Finlandia
Un Acordeón construido especialmente para la Selección de Fútbol Nacional, Sint-Michielsgestel - Holanda
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Slee Sinfonietta Concert, Ohio – USA
2nd ‘Olimpo Musicale’, Prienai – Lithuania
ATG Festival in Nashville a Success, Tennessee - USA
Festival della Fisarmonica, Pescantina – Italy
Those Darn Accordions in Concert, Wisconsin – USA
Shakespeare’s ‘Richard 111’ features Lisa-Lee Leslie, Shropshire – UK
Emir Bosnjak plays for Opera, Aarhus – Denmark
International Accordion Festival, Lorraine – France
Castelfidardo Folk Festival, Ancona - Italy
Gary Dahl releases new music
Peter Piccini releases new music
Angel Luis Castano release 1 new CD
Angel Luis Castano release 1 new CD
Angel Luis Castano release 1 new CD
W A Mozart
Mika Väyrynen actúa en primicia Mundial, Ikaalinen – Finlandiaby Kevin Friedrich
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 El acordeonista Mika Väyrynen estrenará la nueva Sonata de Paavo Korpijaakko Ultra el 26 de junio a las 20h en la iglesia de Ikaalinen como parte del anual Festival Internacional de acordeón Sata-Häme Soi en Ikaalinen, Finlandia. También estrenará el último trabajo de Kusjakov, la Sonata No.7, que fue dedicada a Mika.
El 29 de junio tocará en el festival “Music Ruovesi” junto a Virtuosi di Kuhmo, haciendo música de cámara – “Barabbas Variations”, de Aulis Sallinen, bajo la dirección de Okko Kamu.
Accordions Worldwide realizará reportes diarios del Festival Internacional de acordeón Sata-Häme Soi en www.accordions.com/finland que empezará el miércoles 25 de Junio de 2008. |
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4º Festival Musical Astor Piazzolla “Libertango”, Lanciano - Italiaby Rob Howard
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 El 4º Festival “Libertango” tiene lugar en Lanciano del 7 al 9 de octubre, y todas las piezas obligadas son obras compuestas por Astor Piazzolla. La competición está propuesta para solistas – piano, violín, violonchelo, flauta, saxofón, guitarra, domra, balalaika, bayán, acordeón y bandoneón, para formaciones de 2 a 8 personas, sin restricciones de edad. Los participantes realizan la actuación, pero en el caso de empate en la puntuación total, la preferencia será dada a aquellos participantes que hayan tocado de memoria.
El presidente del jurado es Vladimir Zubitsky, y la invitada de honor y juez de la competición será Laura Piazzolla (Argentina).
Los patrocinadores del festival son: Fundación Astor Piazzolla (Argentina), la asociación internacional “Libertango” (Alemania), la Asociación Rusa de Competiciones Musicales y L’Associazione Gruppo Tradizioni Popolari Lanciano (Italia). Las inscripciones se cerrarán el 18 de Septiembre.
Más información en el e-mail: cesaremagnum@hotmail.com |
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Richard Galliano Aparece en el Festival de Jazz de Nueva York – EEUUby Kevin Friedrich
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 Nueva York es una celebración de dos semanas que llena las salas de concierto, clubs, parques, escuelas y museos de la ciudad de Nueva York con algunos de los talentos musicales más destacados del mundo actualmente.
Empezó en 1972 con George Wein en el Newport Jazz Festival de Nueva York, festival que desde 1984 ha sido patrocinado por JVC y se ha convertido en una famosa institución en Nueva York. Richard Galliano actuará con Tangaria el sábado 28 de Junio a las 20h en el Zankel Hall del Carnegie Hall. Sacando al acordeón de las salas de baile y metiéndolo en el mundo del jazz, Richard Galliano ha creado el Nuevo Musette, una seductora fusión de estilos desde de la samba, la salsa y el reggae al vals, el tango y el bolero.
Su cuarteto, que recientemente ha grabado el CD “Tangaria” en Saõ Paulo, Brasil, con los venezolanos Alexis Cárdenas y Rafael Mejías con violín y percusión, el belga Philippe Aerts al contrabajo, y un invitado especial desde Brasil, Hamilton de Holanda a la mandolina. |
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Festival Internacional de Acordeón Sata-Häme Soi, Ikaalinen – Finlandiaby Kevin Friedrich
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 El anual Festival Internacional de Acordeón Sata-Häme Soi tendrá lugar del 24 al 29 de Junio en Ikaalinen, Finlandia, con una diversa variedad de estilos de acordeón durante la larga semana de concierto, competiciones y diversión.
Entre los artistas invitados se incluyen Quadro Nuevo Quartet, The Unelmavävyt Dance Orchestra, Veli-Matti Järvenpää Tex-Mex Band, Mika Väyrynen, Renzo Ruggieri y Mauro de Federicis, Ludovic Beier, Tiit Kalluste Jump Band, Viatcheslav Semionov Duo, Viva Tango Baltango Quintet junto a Alexandar Nikolic, and more.
Muchas competiciones tendrán lugar en el festival incluyendo las competiciones de acordeón diatónico finlandés de 2 y 3 filas, las competiciones nacionales oro y plata de acordeón serán emitidas por televisión en directo, la competición Roland V-Accordion para decidir el finalista finlandés para el concurso de Roland que se celebrará en Italia en Noviembre, y la IV Competición de acordeón Primus Ikaalinen show televisivo en directo.
Accordions Worldwide realizará reportes diarios del Festival Internacional de acordeón Sata-Häme Soi en www.accordions.com/finland que empezará el miércoles 25 de Junio de 2008. |
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Un Acordeón construido especialmente para la Selección de Fútbol Nacional, Sint-Michielsgestel - Holandaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 El FVB-Music Store, Sint-Michielsgestel, ha construido un acordeón especial en su color nacional, el naranja, con la intención de apoyar a la selección holandesa de fútbol en la Eurocopa 2008. Y este apoyo es necesario… ¡como que gane Holanda!
Holanda fue campeona de la Copa de Europa en 1988, y actualmente está en cuartos de final. La final tendrá lugar en Viena el 29 de Junio.
Para más información contactar con Jesper en info@fvb-music.nl |
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Slee Sinfonietta Concert, Ohio – USAby Henry Doktorski
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 Henry Doktorski recently performed with the Slee Sinfonietta, a professional chamber orchestra in residence at the University at Buffalo, in the world-premiere performance of ‘Opening Veins’ by the award-winning American composer Andrew Rindfleisch. The concert, at the Drinko Recital Hall at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio, featured contemporary works by composers David Felder, Morton Feldman, and Rindfleisch.
The Cleveland ‘Plain Dealer’ music critic Donald Rosenberg wrote about Rindfleisch's ‘Opening Veins’: “Composers often go to extremes as they explore expressive ideas and sonic colors…. The last work [Opening Veins] is a gripping journey into the high anxiety of the creative process. Piercing clarinet and saxophone riffs lead to frenetic rhythms, wind and brass screams and percussive clamor. The Varese-like din occasionally relaxes into troubled tranquillity, with an accordion adding mysterious shadings. Rindfleisch has a whale of a time teasing the listener with uproarious sonic gestures and rhythmic vivacity. Even when strings play soft harmonics, a flute ruminates and a double bass and trombones rumble, something is stirring. An ensemble exclamation point brings the piece to a brilliant close. The performance, led by the composer, was a thriller”.
Doktorski said, "I had a great time working with the Slee Sinfonietta under the direction of conductor/composer Andrew Rindfleisch. Everything was extraordinary: the musicians; the staff and the composer/conductor and the audience response. I hope Andrew Rindfleisch will write more music for accordion" |
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 From June 3rd to 8th, in the town of Prienai, the event ‘Olimpo Musicale’ took place. This 2nd International Competition for Young Musicians is a unique event in Lithuania.
The headmaster of the Veiveriai A.Kucingis Art School of the Prienai region, Mindaugas Labanauskas, was Director of the competition. The piano teacher of the same school Rasa Blebaite acted as Artistic Director.
About 200 young musicians playing various musical instruments participated in the competition. Many came from abroad: Latvia, Estonia, Belarus, Russia and Poland. The participants - from 6 to 17 year old - played 22 various different musical instruments: including accordion and bayan. The international jury included: Professor Eugenijus Ignatonis (Chairman, Lithuania), Prof. Andris Baumanis (Latvia), Prof. Bohdan Lukaszevicz (Poland), Mirco Patarini (Italy) and Vytautas Alenskas (Lithuania). The most important criteria were talent, musicianship and artistry.
5 Grand Prix were awarded in the competition, and the prizes were donated by Lithuanian and Italian companies: Scandalli, Paolo Soprani, Pasco Italia, Voci Armoniche.
The third International Competition ‘Olimpo Musicale’ will be held in 2011.
For further information email: mindaugas@dakra.lt |
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The Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International (ATG) 68th Annual Festival was held in Nashville, TN and featured three days of concerts and workshops. International guest artist Alexander Shirunov, from Russia, received two standing ovations for his spectacular performance, and he also presented an informative workshop about his musical career and the various aspects of his musical education.
Also appearing at the ATG festival were Nashville recording artiste and accordionist Jeff Lisenby, who performed with the NashVegas Jazz Players with vocalists Abby Burke and Jeff's daughter Jaclyn Brown (picture above).
Betty Jo Simon who performed the entire Galla-Rini ‘Concerto No. 1 in G Minor’, by the late ATG President Emeritus Anthony Galla-Rini, Jazz musician Murl Allen Sanders from Seattle, Washington, Roland artiste Don McMahon and his wife Lesley, Alexandra, Amy Jo Sawyer, Christine Jarquio, Mary Tokarski, the ATG 2008 Festival Orchestra conducted by Joan Sommers, Donna Dee Ray and Joanna Arnold Darrow.
ATG Historian Stanley Darrow received the ATG President's award for his many years of service to the ATG at the Gala Banquet.
For a full review of the event, please visit the ATG website and view the daily coverage. |
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 The annual Festival della Fisarmonica takes place on Saturday June 21st, with a concert at 9.15pm at the Parco Villa Bertoldi, featuring Marielle Roy – accordion, Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi – bandoneon, Luca Lucini – guitar, and the ‘Citta di Verona’ accordion orchestra – directed by Luciano Bruti.
For further information email: lucianobru@tele2.it |
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Those Darn Accordions in Concert, Wisconsin – USAby Rob Howard
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 The extrovert band from California Those Darn Accordions perform three times in Wisconsin next week, as follows:
June 19th, 7.30pm - Grand Hall, Turner Hall of Monroe, Monroe, WI
20th, 10.30pm - Polish Fest, Miller Stage, Henry W. Maier Festival Park, Summerfest Grounds, Milwaukee, WI
21st, 9pm – as above
For further information email: tdapublicity@yahoo.com |
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Shakespeare’s ‘Richard 111’ features Lisa-Lee Leslie, Shropshire – UKby Rob Howard
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  The annual Ludlow Festival this year includes a production of ‘Richard 111’, by William Shakespeare, directed by Ben Crocker, and featuring accordionist Lisa-Lee Leslie. This prestigious open air production takes place at Ludlow Castle in Shropshire from June 21st to July 5th, 8.30pm, except Sundays; matinees on Wednesday 2.30pm and Saturday at 4.pm
Lisa-Lee Leslie often works in theatrical productions, with previous plays most notably including ‘Mirandolina’ at The Royal Exchange, Manchester, and Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’, at the Wyndhams Theatre in London.
For further information email: lisasaccordion@hotmail.com |
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 The Festival International De L'Accordeon takes place from July 4th to 6th, and the guest artistes include Laurence Cavagnolo (France), Roman Jbanov (Russia), Tiziano Chiappeli (Italy), Giuseppe Grosso (Italy, Fred Bourland (Belgium), and the quintet Tutti (Belarus). |
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The Castelfidardo Folk Festival takes place from July 30th to August 2nd. This international event includes four evening concerts dedicated to traditional and folk music, performed by national and international guest artistes.
Events Calendar:
Wednesday July 30th, 9.15pm - Parco delle Rimembranze - concert by the Beltuner group in collaboration with the Festival Folk Concerto 11th edition – 2008, sponsored by the Centro Studi Oriente Occidente
Thursday 31st July 31st, 9.15pm - Piazza della Repubblica - concert featuring the Orchestra D’Accordéon de la Suisse Francophone, directed by Lionell Chapuis, in collaboration with the Festival Internazionale della fisarmonica “Guido Bogliolo”
Friday August 1st, 9.30pm - Piazza della Repubblica - Benni Madonia Blues Band in concert:
Saturday August 2nd, 9.30pm - Piazza della Repubblica – Roberto Lucanero Band |
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| ‘Por Una Cabeza’, catalog:DH0191, 'Clarinet Polka', catalog:DH0018, 'It Had Better Be Tonight', catalog:DH0206 and 'Vincin O Mare', catalog:DH0207. Samples of this music are available on the site. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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| Peter Piccini - accordionist, composer, arranger, performer, release 1 new work for accordion available for purchase online. 'Romantic Nights', catalog:pp268. Samples of theses music are available on the site. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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| A new site selling a CD titled "Encore!!", catalog:alcastano404, with sound samples. Music performed by Angel Luis Castano. Purchase online. |
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| A new site selling a CD titled "Perspectivas - Violonchelo y Acordeón Clásico", catalogo:alcastano405, with sound samples. Music performed by Angel Luis Castano. Purchase online. |
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| A new site selling a CD titled "Dúo D'Accord - Music For Two Accordions", catalog:alcastano406, with sound samples. Music performed by Angel Luis Castano. Purchase online. |
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Emir Bosnjak will play an entire opera on accordion: “I will be a one man symphonic orchestra!”, in a production of Donizetti’s ‘L'elisir d'amore’ at the Helsingør Theatre, Aarhus, from June 23rd to 27th. All 6 performances are already sold out! Emir has arranged the entire score for accordion.
CD Reviews Index for the Review of "W A Mozart" by Alessandro Mugnoz. Performer is Anne Landa.