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VI Competición Internacional para Bayan y Acordeón de Moscú
XVIII Festival Internacional de Acordeón de Vilnius – Lituania
Próximos eventos de la Confederación Internacional de Acordeonistas (CIA) – Finlandia
Nuevo CD de Sergey Osokin, Intérprete y Profesor – Moscú – Rusia
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Juha and Janne Silfverberg perform at Kansas City Gala - USARenzo Ruggieri 'Real Drums Patterns' Android App - ItalyVideo: Valerio Russo (Italy) 2015 Junior Virtuoso Entertainment winner - ItalyJeff Lisenby and ‘Intersection’, Nashville - USAOutstanding Performance by Accordion Virtuosi of Russia - USA‘14 Years Ago’: "Fiesta del Accordeon" in Argentina in November 2001
Future events |
Auckland Accordion Symphonietta Concert - New ZealandAccordion Workshop Weekend, Philadelphia - USAStephen Best & Crawley AO Concert, Surrey – UKNihad Hrustanbegovic Radio Broadcast, Amsterdam - NetherlandsJoao Gentil Concerts – Portugal, ArgentinaKaren Tweed & Timo Alakotila Gigs, Midlands, Newcastle - UKKlaus Paier Master Class, Rheintal – AustriaNAO North Central Area Festival, West Yorkshire – UKVivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’, Stellenbosch - South AfricaLondon Accordion Orchestra’s Winter Concert, London – UK
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New CD and eTracks Album "Appliques" Released by Yuri Shishkin - RussiaNew Mika Väyrynen CD, Danse Macabre - Finland Accordeon InstituteNew CD/Site page: Balin-Vioyan Duo Auslese CD - ChinaUpdated Site: Franco Cambareri 3 New Works Released - AustraliaUpdated Site: Renzo Ruggieri "Up To Christmas" €10 CD Special - ItalySite Update: Gary Dahl Newly Engraved 'Indifference' - USAUpdated Site: Arseniy Strokovskiy International Successes and Videos - RussiaUpdated Site: Semion Shmelkov 4 CD's, Moscow - RussiaJoan Grauman CD "Accordion Potpourri" Released, Washington DC - USA
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X JinZhong Chinese Golden Bell Award For Music, Acccordion Competition – Chinaby Harley Jones |
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 El X JinZhong Chinese Golden Bell Award For Music, será celebrado en Guangzhou del 17 al 25 de noviembre de 2015. Contaremos con reportajes diarios a partir del 21 de noviembre en: 2015GoldenBellEl Chinese Golden Bell Award For Music está copatrocinado por la Federación China de Literatos y Círculos Artísticos y la Asociación China de Músicos para hacer énfasis en la autoridad profesional de estos premios. Imágen adjunta: Jurado (desde la izda.): Liu Wenlin, Chen Jun, Du Ning, Wang Shusheng, (Chairman) Li Cong, Cao Xiaoqing, Zhang Huan, Yang Guoli, Zhang Guoping. Reportajes diarios online desde el 21 de noviembre en: 2015GoldenBell |
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VI Competición Internacional para Bayan y Acordeón de Moscúby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
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 La VI Competición Internacional de Bayan y Acordeón y el 27º Festival Internacional “The Bayan & Accordion Players” será celebrada en el Grand Concert Hall de la Academia Gnesin de Moscú del 13 al 20 de diciembre de 2015.Hay dos principales categorías de competición: Música Académica: 3 rondas Música Varieté: 2 rondas Reglamento y programa de la competición en inglés en: 2015Moscow Artistas invitados: 13 de diciembre: Friedrich Lips y Svyatoslav Lips (piano) junto con la Orquesta Sinfónica de la Academia Gnesin. También el mismo día actuarán allí los ganadores de la competición en el año 2010: Iosif Purits, Semion Shmelkov, Tian Jianan (China). 15 de diciembre: Vladimir Volkov, Mikhail Burlakov, Semion Shmelkov, Alexaner Selivanov, Petr Babin, Eugeny Krasheninnikov, Vitaly Bogolyubov, Iosif Purits, Angelina Koznova, Artem Kriklivy, Tolegen Kakimov. 17 de diciembre: Iñaki Alberdi (España), Geir Draugsvoll (Dinamarca). 19 de diciembre: Vladimir Murza, The Academic Big Band Anatoly Kroll, segunda ronda de la categoría Música Varieté. 20 de diciembre: Cierre del Festival, entrega de premios y concierto de los galardonados. Los patrocinadores son: Ministro de Cultura de la Federación Rusa, Academia Gnesin y la Fundación Friedrich Lips. |
XVIII Festival Internacional de Acordeón de Vilnius – Lituaniaby Harley Jones |
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 El XVIII Festival Internacional de Vilnius tuvo lugar del 11 al 20 de noviembre en Vilnius, Lituania. Los eventos fueron celebrados en la Iglesia de Santa Catherina, Vilnius Town Hall, el Gran Hall de la Academia Lituania de Música, Gediminas y la Academia de Música de Gediminas. El Director Artístico del Festival como viene siendo habitual en los últimos años es Raimondas Sviackevicius.Artistas invitados: Raimondas Sviackevicius, Sergey Osokin (Rusia), Janne Ratya (Finlandia), Hanzhi Wang (China), Geir Draugsvoll (Noruega), Antonello Messina (Italia), Gianni Iorio (bandoneon, Italia) and Jedrzej Jarocki (Letonia). Puedes descargar el programa completo en: 2015laas.pdf |
Próximos eventos de la Confederación Internacional de Acordeonistas (CIA) – Finlandiaby Harley Jones |
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 La Conferderación Internacional de Acordeonistas (CIA) recientemente ha actualizado su página web anunciando sus futuros eventos:2016 Congreso de Invierno: del 18 al 20 de marzo de 2016, Calabria, Italia, patrocinado por la Italian Accordion Culture (IAC). 2016 Coupe Mondiale: 11 al 17 de septiembre de 2016 en Rostov-on-Don, Rusia, patrocinada por el Centro Internacional de Música “Harmony” 2017 Congreso de Invierno: cambiado para diciembre de 2016 para hacerlo coincidir con la celebración del aniversario del acordeón en Nuremberg, Alemania del 2 al 4 de diciembre de 2016, patrocinado por Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e.V. (DHV). 2017 y 70ª Coupe Mondiale, Reggio Emilia, patrocinado por la Italian Accordion Culture (IAC). Fecha por confirmar. 2018 Congreso de invierno en el Este de Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina patrocinado por la Muzicka Akademija Istocno Sarajevo. 2018 71ª Coupe Mondiale, Kaunas, Lithuania patrocinado por Lithuanian National Accordionist's Union. 2019 Congreso de Invierno, Tallin, patrocinado por la Estonian Accordion Society2019 72ª Coupe Mondiale, Algarve, Portugal patrocinada por Mito Algarvio - Associação de Acordeonistas do Algarve Para más información, contacta con la Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) Secretario General, Kimmo Mattila E-mail: secretariat_cia@harmonikkaliitto.net |
Nuevo CD de Sergey Osokin, Intérprete y Profesor – Moscú – Rusiaby Harley Jones |
 El nuevo CD Dolce Dolore, Catalog os603 por Sergey Osokin (acordeón) incluye cuatro grandes obras interpretadas con la violnisita Nadezhda Tokareva y Andrey Berezin (violoncello).1. Trio No. 1 Op. 9 for violin, cello and accordion (1986) Timo-Juhani Kyllönen 21:38 2. Dream Garden for Violoncello and bayan (1997) Mikhail Bronner 10:28 3. Fantasy in the Memory of Alfred Schnittke (1998) Efrem Podgaits 10:10 4. Il Dolce Dolore for violoncello and bayan (1990) Sergey Berinsky 10:40 Duración Total: 54:19 Sergey Osokin es tutor en el Schnittke's Moscow State Institute of Music, ganador de numerosas competiciones internacionales y artista invitado en muchos países, incluyendo recientemente China y Lituania. También un prestigioso profesor, con su estudiante Arseniy Strokovskiy quien ha recogido sendos galardones en distintas competiciones internacionales durante el 2014 y el 2015. Il Dolce Dolore está disponible como CD o eTracks mp3 listo para descargar en: Catalog: os603 |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
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| Kansas City based Finnish accordionist Juha Silfverberg (accordion), along with his son Janne (trombone) were guest artists performing traditional Finnish Folk Music at the Gala VIP opening of the new exhibit 'Dark Days, Bright Nights: Contemporary Paintings from Finland' at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City. ‘Dark Days, Bright Nights: Contemporary Paintings from Finland’ gathers together and investigates the inspirations, methods, and practice of Finnish painters. ‘Dark Days, Bright Nights’ presents 43 works of art - stylistically disparate and often visually dazzling - from 13 artists ranging from the post-WWII generation to those who have come of age squarely in the 21st Century. The 13 artists represented in ‘Dark Days, Bright Nights’ were all born in Finland, and now work in locations including the city and countryside of Finland as well as Berlin, New York City, and Stockholm. Artists include Jani Hänninen, Heikki Marila, Marika Mäkelä, Jarmo Mäkilä, Rauha Mäkilä, Reima Nevalainen, Leena Nio, Vesa-Pekka Rannikko, Mari Rantanen, Mari Sunna, Nanna Susi, Sirpa Särkijärvi, and Anna Tuori. The artists selected represent a wide range of experiences and painting styles, but are connected by the Kemper Museum’s philosophical focus on investigating the history of the gesture in painting and in creating a conceptual and art historic bridge from the 20th to the 21st Century in both exhibition program and the Permanent Collection. Born into a musical family in Helsinki, Finland, Juha began his accordion studies at the age of seven with Lasse Pihlajamaa, a pioneer in the accordion field. Playing the Finnish C System button accordion, he was both Finnish National Accordion Champion and Scandinavian Accordion Champion, earning the right to represent Finland when the Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships were held in Helsinki. Later, he moved to the United States to study accordion performance at the University of Missouri - Kansas City. Juha performs regularly in a variety of musical settings from Cajun to Tango ensembles, from private parties to large corporate and community events. Juha's son Janne's passion for all things musical started at age seven. First it was the accordion, then at age 10, the trombone which later led to his B.M. in trombone performance at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, graduating in 2010. Janne also performs with the Kansas City based accordion ensemble Vivant, of which his mother and Juha's wife Julie Silfverberg is one of the featured accordionists. The exhibition featuring 41 two-dimensional paintings, a sculptural installation, and a projected video installation and will run until February 21st 2016 at the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art in Kansas City. |
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 Famous Jazz accordionist and teacher Renzo Ruggieri has developed this simple but useful APP for Android phones/tablet, to help jazz students to develop a better swing performance. Renzo tested this for a considearable time including with students and it really works. The mood of a real drummer cannot be replaced by machines and study voicings, scales, patterns for many hours with a simple metronome does not help. Playing with the new app 'Real Drums Patterns' improves timing without realizing .... Its a super price - check it out at: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=rr.realdrumspatterns |
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| Valerio Russo (Italy) won the Junior Virtuoso Entertainment category at the recent 68th Coupe Mondiale in Turku, Finland. This video was published on Oct 27, 2015 by Serenellini Accordions promoting Valerio playing a Serenellini Cassotto Imperator model accordion. |
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| Jeff Lisenby was the featured accordion soloist with a new experimental chamber ensemble in Nashville called ‘Intersection’. They performed an accordion concerto entitled ‘True Love’ by Pulitzer prize winner Julia Wolfe, and Tina Tallon's ‘Pneuma Mekhanes’, in Nashville at the Musicians' Hall of Fame & Museum on October 29th. The program called ‘Sea Of Tonality’ was conducted by Kelly Corcoran, a past associate conductor of the Nashville Symphony. The accordion part on the Wolfe score featured abundant bellows shakes, multiple pages of glissandi and some very difficult poly-rhythmic and technical passages while the Tallon work featured long passages of rhythmically-challenging amplified air button and some very technically difficult note passages. Jeff reported that both pieces utilized the accordion very well, and both of the composers were in attendance at the event, which ended with a standing ovation. Jeff Lisenby has music directed, arranged, and performed in the Broadway version of ‘RING OF FIRE’, played keyboards on the Cast album, and was in many subsequent versions of the show, as well as on the Today Show and was nominated for an Ovation Award in 2012 as the show's musical director. He has played keyboards and accordion with the touring shows of ‘Wicked’, ‘City Of Angels’, and ‘Jersey Boys’, and has accompanied Brenda Lee, Pavarotti, Chip Esten, Blake Shelton, Mel Tormé, Dolly Parton, Lee Greenwood, and Donna Summer. He has also been blessed to get to play in Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Ryman Auditorium. Jeff has won silver and bronze medals for the U.S. at the CIA Coupe Mondiale representing the ATG, and currently works with the singers on cruise ship production shows, so he gets to travel all over the world doing what he loves. Jeff also teaches adjunct in the School of Music at Belmont University, and plays keyboards on many Nashville recordings, including the Grammy-winning CD, ‘Songs from the Neighborhood - the music of Mister Rogers’, and his own ‘A Spy in Tortuga’ (jazz accordion with a band) and ‘Walkin’ The Winter Wonderland’ (solo piano holiday music). Pictured left to right are composer Tina Tallon, conductor Kelly Corcoran and composer Julia Wolfe with Jeff Lisenby, and Kelly Corcoran conducting Julie Wolfe's work 'True Love'. |
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| The Accordion Virtuosi of Russia, an energetic and incredibly talented group of young musicians, is once again touring the United States. If they are performing in your area, make it a point to go see them! The ensemble, consisting of 35 young accordionists, percussionists, string players and a pianist from St. Petersburg, Russia, performed at the beautiful Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC on November 8. The audience, many from the local accordion and Russian communities, was mesmerized as these amazing teenagers and young adults performed two 45-minute segments of classical, contemporary, folk and rock music -- totally without sheet music. Their musical selection, consisting of music by J. Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Bizet, Joplin, Bernstein, Copeland, traditional Russian folk tunes and more, could not have been more perfect. The audience was on its feet cheering for this happy, delightful group until they sat down and played for us again. Founded in 1943 by Prof. Pavel Smirnov, the ensemble was invited, within its first six months, to record on the state radio. Since its inception, Accordion Virtuosi of Russia has been led by three generations of the Smirnov family: first by its founder Pavel Smirnov, and now by his sons Yuri and Vladimir, as well as his grandson, Yaroslav. They have performed at some of the most prestigious venues in the world including the Gewandhaus, Verona’s Arena, Olympia Hall in Paris, and the Great Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg. Kudos to the Smirnov family for the fantastic work preparing these gifted young people to perform with such skill and total joy! |
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| The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending November 16th 2001 included an item about the "Fiesta del Accordeon" in Argentina. Can anybody tell us if this event is still being held? "Fiesta del Accordeon" – Argentina Contributed by Angel Russo The A.I.D.A. (International Association of Accordionists) held a "Fiesta del Accordeon" to celebrate the "Day of the Accordion" on November 15th. As part of the celebrations, a longer than usual parade was held through the streets of Capital Federal along Calle Florida from Cordoba to Avenida de Mayo with over 40 accordionists playing popular songs. As a continuation to these celebrations, a lunch will be held on November 25th in Capital Federal with accordion entertainment all day long. |
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| Auckland Accordion Symphonietta conducted by Lionel Reekie will perform at St Georges Church, Takapuna, 28th November 6-7 pm. |
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| An Accordion Workshop Weekend for all levels, led by Victor Prieto and Dallas Vietty, takes place on November 21st and 22nd at Liberty Bellows Accordion Shop, Philadelphia, PA. The workshop provides an insight into the best approaches and tools to play the accordion in a contemporary style, chords, harmony, rhythms, technique. This workshop takes place at one of the largest accordion shops in the US, offering the opportunity to explore the huge stock of instruments, accessories and learning materials at the three storey Liberty Bellows Accordion Shop. For further information email: dallasvietty@gmail.com |
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 Accordionist and multi-instrumentalist Stephen Best performs as special guest with the Crawley Accordion Orchestra at St Joseph’s Church Hall, 12 Eastgate Gardens, Guildford, Surrey GU1 4AZ, on Saturday November 28th, 7.30pm. The programme includes music by Michael Legrand, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Richard Galliano, and others. Free admission.For further information email: mr.musicman@hotmail.com |
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 On Sunday November 22nd, 10am, accordionist Nihad Hrustanbegovic performs a live broadcast on Dutch Radio 4 at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, in The Hall of Mirrors. His programme includes ‘Ave Maria’, composed by Bach/Gounod and transcribed by Nihad Hrustanbegovicfor the classical accordion. Wake up, have a coffee, and listen. For further information email: info@nihad-accordeon.com |
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| Portuguese accordionist Joao Gentil performs a series of concerts in Argentina, following an appearance at the V1 Gala Eugenia Lima festival in Portugal this Sunday. November 22nd, 5pm – V1 Gala Eugenia Lima, Serta, Portugal November 30th, 8pm – Ciudad Cultural Konex, Buenos Aires, Argentina December 2nd, 8.30pm – Casa del Tango, Rosario, Argentina December 3rd, 6pm – San Jorge, Santa Fe, Argentina December 5th, 8pm – Auditorio Asociasion Medica, Rosario, Argentina December 6th, 1pm – Nogoya, Argentina December 7th, 8pm – El Cairo, Rosario, Argentina Joao Gentil, born in Portugal, was brought up in Switzerland where he began his musical studies. On returning to Portugal he began performing in public, and studied the accordion at conservatory level with Paulo Jorge Ferreira and Jose Antonio Sousa. His varied professional career has included teaching, performing in several countries, demonstrating Roland V Accordions, and learning the bandoneon in Buenos Aires. For further information email: joaogentil@gmail.com |
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 Accordionist Karen Tweed performs some gigs with visiting Finnish pianist, harmonium player and composer Timo Alakotila next week, as follows:November 26th, 7.30pm - Wylde Green United Reformed Church, Britwell Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands B73 5SW November 27th, 7.30pm – Tradfest event, Ulster Suite, Irish Centre Birmingham November 28th, 7.30pm - Elmslie House, 8 Avenue Road, Malvern, WR14 3AG November 29th, 7.30pm - Greenfield House, St Cuthbert's Road, Marley Hill, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE16 5EB November 30th, 7.30pm - The Old Church, Coquetdale Music Trust, Thropton, Northumberland NE65 7LR Karen Tweed, born in England but now living in Ireland, is steeped in Irish traditional music and has recorded and performed in this genre for many years. She also performs in other genres, and has featured on over 30 CDs. She won 5 All Ireland titles on piano accordion and melodica in the late 1970s/early 80s, performed with the Poozies, and is the main piano accordion tutor at the World Music Centre, University of Limerick, and a regular tutor for the Bmus Degree in folk and traditional music at Newcastle University and at The Sage, Gateshead. |
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 Austrian accordionist Klaus Paier holds a master class on Thursday November 27th, 6pm until 9pm, at the Musikschule Mittleres Rheintal, Austria.For further information email: office@musikschulwerk-vorarlberg.at |
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| The NAO North Central Area Accordion Championships / Yorkshire Accordion & Music Festival, hosted by the Craven Accordion Orchestra, take place at Beckfoot School, Wagon Lane, Bingley, West Yorkshire BD16 1EE, on Saturday November 28th, from 9am until 4pm. In previous years there have a fantastic total of over 230 entries, squeezed into one day, three competition rooms and four adjudicators. Yes, a very busy day was had by all! There are sections ranging from Solos, Duets, Groups and Orchestral, to suit all ages and abilities. The Championships are run under the rules of the National Accordion Organisation (NAO) and are a qualifying heat for the UK National Championships being held in Liverpool 2016. For further information email: info@cravenaccordionorchestra.co.uk |
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 On Wednesday December 2nd, 8.15pm, there is a performance by Stanislav Angelov accordion, Albert Frost - guitar, and Schalk Joubert on double bass, of Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ at the Oude Libertas Ampitheatre, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.For further information email: info@drostdyteater.co.za |
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 London Accordion Orchestra (MD Ian Watson) present their Winter Concert at the beautiful and intimate St. Gabriel's Church in Pimlico, supported by ‘accordion5’ and the London Intermediate Accordion Orchestra. This concert will showcase the most dynamic accordion collective in the UK. With over 50 musicians in the 3 ensembles, they will demonstrate the huge variety of repertoire they play. Modern folk music from Ireland and Eastern Europe, new wave Tango from South America and original works written specially for the players. LAO continue to grow and attract new fans with festival performances and radio appearances. Get your tickets now and tell your friends, this is a concert not to miss. This concert takes place on Saturday December 5th, 6pm until 8pm; admission £12/£10 concessions. The venue is St Gabriel’s Church, Warwick Square, London SW1V 2AD. For further information email: mail@londonao.co.uk |
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 The new Yuri Shishkin CD and eTracks Album titled "Appliques" is available online, Catalog: yshishkin07Appliques album contains 58:44 minutes of music and the insert says: "Appliques" is the rarest program I have ever performed. It is a classical musician's experiment. This experiments success is due to ...... Track list is: Polyphony Appliques (from Jazz History) by Oleg Gorchakov 1. Ragtime, Oleg Gorchakov 1:26 2. Fugue Blues, Oleg Gorchakov 2:31 3. Fugue Swing, Oleg Gorchakov 2:06 4. Prelude Be-bop, Oleg Gorchakov 1:20 5. Fugue Be-bop, Oleg Gorchakov 1:02 6. Ballade, Oleg Gorchakov 2:42 7. Fugue Jazz-rock, Oleg Gorchakov 2:11 8. Finale, Oleg Gorchakov 4:18 9. Valse-Caprice, Viatscheslav Semionov 5:12 Starotcherkassk's Suite by Galinka Gontarekno 10. Voiska Donskogo, Galinka Gontarekno 2:52 11. Conversation (Pereklichki), Galinka Gontarekno 1:27 12. Foxy Lady (Plutovka), Galinka Gontarekno 2:32 13. Suffering, Galinka Gontarekno 2:44 14. At Razin's Chains, Galinka Gontarekno 3:42 15. A Fair, Galinka Gontarekno 4:11 16 Hoe-Down Scene from the Ballet "Rodeo", Aaron Copland 3:12 17 Rhapsody in Blue, George Gerswhin 14:52 Appliques is the 7th album released by Yuri Shishkin. Other CD and eTracks albums are: - Towards The Sun, Catalog: yshishkin01 - Images, Catalog: yshishkin02 CD sold out - Favourites, Catalog: yshishkin03 CD sold out - Shishkin Plays Semionov, Catalog: yshishkin04 - Pictures at an Exhibition, Catalog: yshishkin05 CD sold out - Libretto, Catalog: yshishkin06 |
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 Finnish accordionist Mika Väyrynen has released his latest CD recording 'Danse Macabre', featuring a variety of works including original works he has commissioned for the accordion, transcriptions and original works. Tracks list: 1. Sonata in B Minor (from the Sonata Triad) Herman Galynin (1922-1966) 3.54 2. Adagio No.1, Op. 102 (2014) Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935) 4:38 3. Preludes and Fugues, Op. 95 (2009) Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935) 9:20 4. From Lyric Pieces Edward Grieg (1843-1907) 10:52 5. Peer Gynt Fantasy (2013) Paavo Korpijaakko (b.1977) 10:03 6. Three Finnish Folksongs (2011) Folk/Mika Väyrynen 7:38 - The Sky is Blue and White - Obtrobothnian Polska (in memoriam Juha Nikkola) - Little Folksong 7. The Sound of Ice (2013) Pasi Lyytikäinen (b. 1975) 9:34 8. Vocalise Op. 34, No. 14 Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943) 6:18 9. Danse Macabre Camille Saint-Saëns (1985-1921) / Vladimir Horowitz, arr. Mika Väyrynen 7:58 Picture left: CD cover, and below that, Mika Väyrynen recent recital at the 2015 Coupe Mondiale in Finland. The CD Danse Macabre, Cat No. faicd26 is available online. The Danse Macabre albums is also available as an eTracks mp3 download, Cat No. faicd26eT for only €9. Other Mika CD's and eTracks albums are available from the site: Finnish Accordeon Institute |
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 Balin-Vioyan Duo Auslese Album Cat No: tjianan04 has been released by the Tian Jianan (accordionist) and Gong Yuan (violinist).Balin-Vioyan Duo won 1st place in the chamber music category of “The 50th Klingenthal” International competition for accordion held in Germany and had another 1st place result at the 66th Coupe Mondiale” International Accordion Competitions in Victoria, Canada. These successes and their harmonious music resulted in the Balin-Vioyan Duo being featured on the cover of Issue 11 of the magazine 'Musical Instrument'. This CD includes the competition works of Balin-Vioyan, and adds 'Memento', the chamber music award-winning work for accordion, violin and bass that was composed by Tian Jianan. The CD also includes Beijing 2011 by Franck Angelis, a work that was composed for Tian Jianan, now in duet format. Track list: 1. Suite in Old Style, III - Minuet, IV - Fugue A. Schnittke 2. Beijing 2011 (I, II, III) F. Angelis 3. Profiles P. Busseuil 4. Five Spanish Pictures, II - Allegro, III - Adagio Cantabile A Kusjakov 5. Suite Italienne III - Tarantella I. F. Stravinsky 6. Memento T. Jianan 7. La Muerte del Angel A. Piazzolla, arr. T Jianan Order the Balin-Vioyan Duo Auslese CD online through secure server at: tjianan04 |
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 Franco Cambareri has released three new works:Catalog No: cfranco196 - Nonno Ciccio's Tango (solo) Catalog No: cfranco197 - Gringo Vibes (solo) Catalog No: cfranco198 - Time 4 Salsa (solo) as an eSheet, able to be purchased online with credit card and sent to you by email. |
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  Famous Renzo Ruggieri is making an "Up To Christmas" special for all his CD's at the super price of only €10 each. This special includes his latest album Valentino è Tango.There are sound samples online so you can hear the vast array of music on these 11 CD's. If you buy all 11 CD's, the postage within Europe is for €11 and outside Europe €21 Euro. Email musicforaccordion@yahoo.com for how to order all 11 CD's. eTracks mp3 albums also available, download to your computer. These now include a pdf file of the CD booklet downloaded with the mp3 files. Full information and to purchase at: Renzo Ruggieri |
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  Popular arranger Gary Dahl announces the newly engraved and updated arrangement of "Indifference" Cat. No: DH0076, a popular work by Columbo & Murena that has been recorded by so many different performers. Gary Dahl writes: "This updated arrangement is now worthwhile for virtuoso performances." This arrangement by Gary Dahl has been popular too and is available online at: DH0076 |
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 Arseniy Strokovskiy has enjoyed major international competition successes in 2015 with:- 1st prize - The VI International Festival and Competition "Accordion plus" in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, March 2015. 1st prize - The XIII National Competition "Vivat, Bayan!" in Samara, Russia, May 2015. - 2nd place, September in the Castelfidardo Premio category. Video on his site of his performance with the symphony orchestra for the final round. - 3rd place, October in the 68th Coupe Mondiale category in Finland. Video on site of Arseniy Strokovskiy performing his 3rd round program. |
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  Semion Shmelkov 4 CD's and updated CV and site information. 4 CD's available at: shmelkovcd01 The Poem CD shmelkovcd02 Sempre Majore! (Flute and Bayan) CD shmelkovcd03 Evening Love Ditties (Bayan) CD shmelkovcd04 l'amour CD and eTracks mp3 album |
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 Over the years, Joan Grauman has been recorded often for documentary films, live concerts, accompanying other artists' CDs. Just recently, Joan decided to record her own CD "Accordion Potpourri". Joan's aim was to pick simple and beautiful melodies that sound so good on the accordion.The CD project has been a family affair with Joan doing the artwork for the CD cover, son-in-law Don as audio engineer, daughter Emily accompanying Joan on percussion for two of the tracks, and husband Dan doing layout. Joan Grauman, by the age of 22, had a degree in piano performance and music education, and was the director of the Columbia International Folk Dancers. She then learnt the accordion accompanying Balkan/Gypsy band, BAMCO for 18 years, and also performed in Klezmer and Bavarian groups. Since 2004, Joan has been the Vice-President and music director of the Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society (WMAS) and the director of its performing group, the Potomac Accordion Ensemble. She is on the Governing Board of the American Accordionists' Association (AAA) and is its Historian. The cost of the CD is $15 for orders from the US, Canada and Mexico or $19 for orders from all other countries. All proceeds from the sale of the CDs will go to support the youth orchestra and ensemble activities sponsored by the American Accordionists' Association. Further information to purchase is at: www.squeezinart.com/accordionpotpourri.html |
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