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Weekly News from Around the World - 20-Oct-2017
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BREAKING NEWS: Castelfidardo Mourns the Passing of 4 Personalities of the Accordion - Italy
Festival Mundial de Música, mayo 30 a junio 02, Innsbruck - Alemania/Austria
Suomi 100 - Väyrynen 50 - Finlandia
67th CMA Trophée Mondial de l'Accordéon 2017, Onet le Chateau - Francia
Dos Tesis de estudio de música de Renzo Ruggieri - China, República Checa

Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc.

Music China 2017, 11-14 October, Shanghai - China
Raymond and Anna Bodell, First Husband and Wife to Receive CIA Awards - Italy
New Album by Arseniy Strokovskiy & Ivan Dyma - Russia
World Premiere and Scandinavian Music, Espoo - Finland
Video: Winners, International Competition for Chamber Music, Classical Music - Italy
Lucky things that happened on 'unlucky' Friday the 13th
Video: Adelphai Quartet Perform Impasse (II) by Franck Angelis

Future events

Finbarr Dennehy Dance Gigs, Cork, Laois – Irish Republic
Milos Milivojevic performs in Brett Dean's Opera ‘Hamlet’, England – UK
6th Raduno Nazionale, Seren del Grappa – Italy
Stas Venglevski Concert, Texas – USA
Walter Di Girolamo and Johnny Di Girolamo Duo Concert, Laterza – Italy
Ksenija Sidorova Piazzolla Concerts, Paris – France, Monaco
Martynas and Chamber Orchestra Concerts – South Korea
19th Return to Camden Town Festival, London – UK
All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival, Perth – UK
Kungsbacka Annual Accordion Concert - Sweden

New and Updated Sites

Giemme Bellows "Know the People" Interview, Castelfidardo - Italy
Updated Site: Gary Daverne New Email and New CD - New Zealand
Renzo Ruggieri New Release: Accordion Kids (ten pieces) eBook - Italy
Updated Site: Charnwood Publishing - UK

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BREAKING NEWS: Castelfidardo Mourns the Passing of 4 Personalities of the Accordion - Italy

Nazzareno Carini, Elio Gabbanelli, Armando Bugari, Pippo di Filippucci
Bugari Armando – founder of the accordion factory Bugari Armando on Monday 23rd October 2017 at the age of 81;
Nazzareno Carini – founder of the one and only place for accordion parts and accessories, on Tuesday 17th October 2017 at the age of 84;
Elio Gabbanelli – producer of the Gabbanelli/Italy accordions on Saturday 21st October 2017 at the age of 58;
“Pippo” – Pippo di Filippucci, mythical founder of the well known restaurant “da Pippo” now beside the Theater Astra, on Saturday 21th October 2017 at the age of 87.

Condolences to the families from Accordions Worldwide.

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Festival Mundial de Música, mayo 30 a junio 02, Innsbruck - Alemania/Austria

World Music Festival 2019
Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e.V. (DHV) logoLa Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e.V. (DHV) ha establecido las fechas, desde el 30 de mayo al 2 de junio de 2019, para el Festival Mundial de Música, que se realizará nuevamente en el Centro de Congresos de Innsbruck.

¡El Festival Mundial de Música se celebra cada tres años y es el concurso más grande para las orquestas y conjuntos de acordeón y armónica en el mundo!

Acordeón diatónico y Steirische jugadores, así como los jugadores de bandoneón están invitados a participar y el objetivo de tocar música juntos, en diferentes combinaciones, es el principal objetivo e intención del festival.

Las reglas del concurso e información de entrada se darán a conocer en breve.

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Suomi 100 - Väyrynen 50 - Finlandia

Composers
Mika Väyrynen with Finnish General Pasi VälimäkiEl 11 de octubre de 2017, el acordeonista finlandés Mika Väyrynen presentó un monumental concierto en Helsinki titulado 'Suomi 100 - Väyrynen 50' en honor al 100° aniversario de Finlandia y celebración de su 50° cumpleaños. Compuesto por varios estrenos mundiales, el programa mostró a algunos de los compositores más famosos de Finlandia que asistieron.

Fotos arriba: Helsinki Music Hall con el concierto de Mika anunciado.

Mika es retratado con compositores (desde la izquierda) Eero Hämeenniemi, Juha Salmesvuori, Harri Wessman, Paavo Korpijaakko y Veli Kujala.

Imágenes a la derecha: Mika Väyrynen en concierto, Mika con el general finlandés Pasi Välimäki.

Mika Väyrynen ha dado cientos de recitales en Finlandia, Europa, Asia y Estados Unidos. Es uno de los acordeonistas más conocidos de Finlandia y ha aparecido con casi todas las orquestas finlandesas. Para honrar el centésimo aniversario de Finlandia, Mika realizó los siguientes trabajos finlandeses:

Lamento (2017) de Harri Wessman (nacido en 1949). Cuando Mika le encargó a Wessman que escribiera una pieza para su concierto, solicitó una hermosa pieza que podría servir como memoria para su amigo Jouni Kaipainen. Lamento refleja la intensidad estructural de Kaipainen en el estilo, mientras que en espíritu refleja una verdad melancólica de cómo todos dejaremos este mundo en algún momento, sin embargo, en el caso de Jouni Kaipainen, demasiado pronto.

Gena, Op. 31 (1987), “Vento, op. 58” (1998) y Plácido, op. 68 (2003) de Jouni Kaipainen (1956-2015). Gena era la primera composición de acordeón de Kaipainen, pero afirmó que escribir fue una experiencia tan agradable, que sabía que no sería la última. Vento (viento) inspiró a Kaipainen a pensar en cosas que nunca antes había podido escribir y Plácido (en calma), también escrito para Mika.

“Memories and friendship” (2017) de Juha Salmesvuori (nacido en 1965). Los 20 años de amistad de Salmsvuori con Mika se reavivó después de una ausencia y esto lo motivó a componer Memories and Friendship. La parte central "Lullaby of Space" está dedicada a aquellos amigos que ya han fallecido, mientras que la parte final te lleva a "casa" de nuevo, reflejando los dos motivos que se presentaron en la primera parte.

Sonata No. 2 - "Dead on Time" (2017), de Paavo Korpijaakko. Este trabajo es la culminación de la larga y fructífera cooperación de Paavo y Mika. Dedicado a Mika, e Velocita (2017) de Eero Hämeenniemi (nacido en 1951). Dedicado a Mika con sinceras felicitaciones por su 50 cumpleaños, Hämeenniemi se propuso formar un patio de recreo para la musicalidad enérgica y dinámica de Mika.

El nombre se refiere a los tiempos despiadados y la tristeza común de las personas. En tres movimientos, (1) “Toccata” es dinámica y rítmica llena de vida, mientras que (2) “Meditación'” tiene una estructura de movimiento lento, mientras (3) "Burning Papyrus" explica el nombre de la composición donde el intérprete seguiría jugando, ya que el conocimiento se desvanece a medida que las llamas se hacen más grandes y la música escrita se consume.

Velocita (2017) de Eero Hämeenniemi (nacido en 1951). Dedicado a Mika con sinceras felicitaciones por su 50 cumpleaños, Hämeenniemi se propuso formar un patio de recreo para la musicalidad enérgica y dinámica de Mika.

Mika presentó dos platos, incluido el estreno mundial de La Storia Della Squolo Della Mia Vita, de Veli Kujala, y su propio arreglo del conocido Nuoruusmuistoja, de Lasse Pihlajamaa.

Coincidiendo con el concierto fue el lanzamiento del último CD de Mika mostrando las obras completas de acordeón solo de Jouni Kaipainen.

Después del concierto, los invitados se sumaron a Mika en una recepción y cena. Rodeado de sus amigos, los compositores y otros dignatarios como el general finlandés Pasi Välimäki y el ex ganador del concurso Karajan Maestro Okko Kamu, Mika recibió el Premio al Mérito de la CIA por parte de los funcionarios de la CIA Kevin Friedrich (Embajador-EE.UU.), Herbert Scheibenreif (Vicepresidente - Austria) y Kimmo Mattila (Secretaria General de Finlandia).

El CIA Merit Award reconoce la carrera de Mika como uno de los acordeonistas más destacados de la actualidad como solista, músico de cámara y con Symphony Orchestra, su trabajo como artista de grabación.

Las grabaciones de video y una transmisión de radio archivada del concierto estarán disponibles pronto.

Imagen a continuación: Mika recibe el Premio al Mérito de la CIA de manos de Kevin Friedrich y Herbert Scheibenreif.
Mika Väyrynen, Kevin Friedrich, Herbert Scheibenreif

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67th CMA Trophée Mondial de l'Accordéon 2017, Onet le Chateau - Francia

Trophée Mondial de l'Accordéon 2017
Bugari-evoScheduleEl Trophée Mondial 2017 se celebrará del 23 al 29 de octubre en Onet-le-Château, Francia. El evento se celebró por última vez en Francia en La Bourboule en 2005.

Además de las categorías tradicionales de: Senior Classique, Junior Classique, Senior Variété, Junior Variété y Masters, existen nuevas categorías para 2017: categoría de Jazz (para 1 a 8 personas), Festival Digital patrocinado por Bugari-evo y un clásico en la categoría de Música de Cámara.

También son importantes las categorías de trofeos nacionales con programas cortos de elección propia, con categorías para diferentes edades, desde los 10 años hasta las personas mayores. El Trophée Mondial se transmitirá en vivo en un Web TV, y después del evento, todos los videos se subirán al CMA Youtube Channel. Además de las competiciones, hay 5 conciertos y 2 veladas de baile (noches de baile).

También son importantes las categorías de trofeos nacionales con programas cortos de elección propia, con categorías para diferentes edades, desde los 10 años hasta las personas mayores.

El Trophée Mondial se transmitirá en vivo en un Web TV, y después del evento, todos los videos se subirán al CMA Youtube Channel.

Además de los concursos hay 5 conciertos y 2 veladas de baile (noches de baile).

Descargue el cronograma en: 2017CMA.pdf

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Dos Tesis de estudio de música de Renzo Ruggieri - China, República Checa

Renzo RuggieriLa carrera musical de Renzo Ruggieri ha generado tanto interés, que dos estudiantes han hecho de su música una parte de su tesis universitaria.

1. David Lomic (estudiante de Ladislav Horák - Conservatorio Jaroslav Ježek, Università Prague) ha estudiado a fondo el estilo compositivo y de ejecución de 'Absolventska Prace' de Renzo Ruggieri.

2. Xinyi Liu (estudiante de Bolong Jang - Beijing Capital Normal University Music College, China) estudia en profundidad las habilidades de interpretación y las características artísticas de la disposición / composición de Renzo, Variations on Sakkijarven Polka - Catálogo: rrenzo507.

Renzo Ruggieri acaba de lanzar el catálogo "Accordion Kids (10 piezas) composiciones simples y modernas": rrenzo512

Otra música disponible en línea en: Renzo Ruggieri.

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Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc.


Music China 2017, 11-14 October, Shanghai - China

Shanghai
Now in its 16th edition, Music China is Asia's leading fair for musical instruments and accessories.

Pictures above: Manager Alessio Gerundio of Zero Sette pictured at the display with many well known Chinese accordionists. Mengascini Nello stand performance. Scandalli display with Crystal Wang, Mirco Patarini and Zhang Guoping. MusicTech Owners Claudio Sabbattini and Maria Rita Bartomeoli with demonstrator Gennaro Ruffolo in the middle.

For 2017, there were many Italian accordion factories exhibiting include:
Beltuna
Bugari Armando and Bugari-evo digital accordions
Excelsior Accordions
Mengascini Nello Srl
Moreschi
MusicTech
Pasco Italia Srl
Pigini Srl
Scandalli Accordions Srl
Zero Sette

Moreschi accordions were exhibiting at Music China in Shanghai for the first time. Their booth was amongst a strong Italian accordion presence at the show. Asked whether they would be back next year, sales manager Fausto Fabi said they had a “sell-out“ show and therefore certainly yes. Other manufacturers also seemed happy with their business.

Pictured below is a happy new owner of a Moreschi accordion with Fausto Fabi and Company president Giansandro Breccia. Below that is the Mengascini Accordions display and the Bugari Armando and Bugari-evo display.

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Raymond and Anna Bodell, First Husband and Wife to Receive CIA Awards - Italy

Ann BodellAt the recent Coupe Mondiale in Osimo, Italy, Raymond Bodell, retiring President of the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) was awarded the CIA Merit Award for his 8 years of Presidency and his many years of service in other CIA positions.

The same evening, Anna Bodell was presented the CIA Honored Friend of the Accordion Award for her national and international service.

The presentation took a very romantic turn when Raymond made a very loving and romantic thank you to his wife Anna. Who said the age of love and romance was no longer alive! as a tear came to my eyes.

This is the first time in the 82 year history of the CIA that a married couple have been honored by the CIA for their important contribution to the accordion.

New CIA President Mirco Patarini also made a presentation to Raymond Bodell of a beautiful accordion artwork and in reply, Raymond Bodell made a good humoured presentation to Mirco Patarini, of the official CIA gavel, used at each CIA International Congress.

The good work of Raymond and Anna Bodell will not cease, with Anna Bodell continuing as Chairperson of the NAO and Raymond Bodell being appointed to the new CIA Advisory Council with Kevin Friedrich and Joan Sommers.
Raymond Bodell and Mirco Patarini

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New Album by Arseniy Strokovskiy & Ivan Dyma - Russia

Arseniy Strokovskiy
SaxAkkord album coverArseniy Strokovskiy, is the winner of 2016 Klingenthal and Laureate of Coupe Mondiale, Castelfidardo, Rostov-on-Don, Vivat Bayan in Samara and many other international competitions.

Arseniy Strokovskiy has teamed up with Ivan Dyma (saxophones) to form the Duo SaxAkkord with a very distinctive sound.

They have now released their first mp3 download album. The tracks are:
1. Prelude No. 1 G. Gershwin
2. Prelude No. 2 G. Gershwin
3. Prelude No. 3 G. Gershwin
4. Metamorphoses Lundquist
5. Sempre Majore S. Berensky
6. Sonata No. 2 A. Shcnittke
7. Sonatina I. Tamarin
8. Sabre Dance A. Kachaturyan

The album is available as an online download for only € 9.00 - Catalog: SaxAkkord You can also purchase individual tracks and listen to sound samples of each track at: SaxAkkord.

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World Premiere and Scandinavian Music, Espoo - Finland

Jukka-Pekka Kuusela and Kalle VälimaaOn October 14th Finnish accordionist and composer Kalle Välimaa conducted a concert with his accordion class and another Finnish accordionist Jukka-Pekka Kuusela to great acclaim in the well-known Alberga Mansion at the ZoConKlaFi Festival. (Picture right, Jukka-Pekka Kuusela and Kalle Välimaa).

The program consisted on works by Leif Kayser (including all ‘Confetti’), Heikki Valpola, Toni Edelmann, and Astor Piazzolla. The culmination of the concert was the world premiere of ‘Two in One - Finnish Folk Songs, after visiting the great...Koli’ by Kalle Välimaa, who also conducted the performance with Koli-ensemble, and Jukka-Pekka Kuusela featuring as soloist.

The festival will continue until November 15th with music by Asko Vilén, W.A. Mozart and Igor Stravinsky, and Henrik Sandås featuring as guest soloist.

For further information email: herbert@accordion-cd.co.at

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Video: Winners, International Competition for Chamber Music, Classical Music - Italy

2017 Video Archive and Education Project.
1st Chamber Music Classical, Charm (Russia)

2nd Chamber Music Classical Lecce Accordion Project (Italy)

3rd Tutto A Dio (Lithuania)
The 2017 Coupe Mondiale International Competition for Chamber Music, Classical Music category results were:
1st. Charm (Russia) of Adrshin, Artur (Accordion), Shkvorov, Arkady (Accordion), Stupnikov, Vladimir (Accordion).
2nd Lecce Accordion Project (Italy) of Fanizza, Giovanni (Accordion) Bianco, Michele (Accordion) Coluccia, Francesco Antonio (Accordion).
3rd Tutto A Dio (Lithuania) of Rakauskas, Augustinas (Accordion) Staponkute, Greta (Viola).

This competition category is in one round. Above is video of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed players. You can view all the competitors in the Coupe Mondiale International Competition for Chamber Music, Classical Music videos at: 2017ChamberCM

The Scandalli Accordion Factory is the sponsor of the 2017 Video Archive and Education Project.

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Lucky things that happened on 'unlucky' Friday the 13th

World Accordion Day logoExcerpt from an article by Brian Hickey, PhillyVoice.com

Lucky things that happened on 'unlucky' Friday the 13th:
The accordion was patented on a Friday the 13th in January 1854 right here in Philadelphia! (Editor: original patent date in the USA). And, say what you will – the accordion is gonna have a birth of coolness, just you wait and see.

(Editor: further background) Since 2009, each May 6th, the CIA has been promoting World Accordion Day. The first World Accordion Day was held on 6th May 2009, marking the 180th birthday of the accordion - May 6th 1829, was the date the accordion was first patented, in Vienna, Austria, by Cyrillius Demien.

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Video: Adelphai Quartet Perform Impasse (II) by Franck Angelis

F.Angelis : Impasse (II) , Adelphai Quartet, released October 2017, Pieve di Cavriana (MN)
Arrangement by the Adelphai Quartet of "Impasse" for solo accordion.

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Finbarr Dennehy Dance Gigs, Cork, Laois – Irish Republic

Finbarr Dennehy and Chloe DennehyButton accordion entertainer Finbarr Dennehy and his fiddle playing daughter Chloe play for dancing this weekend, as follows:

Friday October 20th - Killbrittain Hall (with Chloe), County Cork
Saturday October 21st - Midleton Pavilion (with Chloe), County Cork
Sunday October 22nd - Durrow afternoon dancing (with Chloe), County Laois
Monday October 23rd - (solo), Riverside Park Hotel, Macroom, County Cork

Finbarr Dennehy plays for adult dancing, weddings, and all social occasions. Finbarr has released a number of very popular albums. He is often joined on stage by daughter Chloe, especially during school holidays. Finbarr plays a Shand Morino 3-row British chromatic accordion, while Chloe is proficient in the stringed instruments; violin, mandolin and banjo.

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Milos Milivojevic performs in Brett Dean's Opera ‘Hamlet’, England – UK

Milos MilivojevicAccordionist Milos Milivojevic will be performing in Brett Dean's Opera ‘Hamlet’ (based on the play by William Shakespeare) with a wonderful new cast for Glyndebourne-on-Tour! Brett Dean’s richly atmospheric and deeply dramatic music captures the essence and timelessness of Shakespeare’s story, in which Hamlet navigates a maze of love and madness, murder and revenge, on his quest for the truth. The dates include:

October 21st, 24th, 27th - Glyndebourne
November 3rd - The Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury
November 17th - Norwich Theatre Royal
November 24th - Milton Keynes Theatre
December 1st - Theatre Royal Plymouth

Serbian born Milos Milivojevic is a first prize winner at international competitions in Germany, France, Italy and Denmark. In Serbia he studied with Vojin Vasovic, and with Owen Murray at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he graduated and was awarded with Dip RAM. In 2007 he became the first accordionist ever to win the RAM Club Prize at the Academy and in 2008 was the Winner of the prestigious Derek Butler London Prize at the Wigmore Hall, London.

For further information email: milosmusic@hotmail.com

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6th Raduno Nazionale, Seren del Grappa – Italy

6th Raduno Nazionale PosterThe 6th Raduno Nazionale - “Raduno degli amici della fisarmonica” – is a one day accordion event on Sunday October 22nd, from 9am until 11pm, at Seren del Grappa in the province of Belluno, Veneto, northern Italy.

Many musicians are expected to perform at this event, which will also host an exhibition of over 100 instruments made available by Cooperfisa Cooperative of Vercelli and Stocco of Stradella, co-promoters of the event.

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Stas Venglevski Concert, Texas – USA

Stas VenglevskiAccordionist Stas Venglevski performs in concert on Sunday October 22nd, 6.30pm, at the St Matthew Lutheran Church, 5315 Main St, Houston, Texas.

Stas Venglevski, from Moldova in the former USSR, has lived in the USA since 1992. He is a graduate of the Russian Academy of Music in Moscow where studied with Friedrich Lips and received his Masters Degree in Music. His repertoire includes his original compositions, and a broad range of classical, contemporary and ethnic music. He has toured extensively as a soloist throughout the former USSR, Canada, Europe, and the USA. Additionally, he has performed with symphony orchestras throughout the USA. He performed the world premiere of ‘Concerto No. 2’ by Anthony Galla-Rini and also the world premiere of ‘Bayan and Beyond’, composed for Stas by Dan Lawitts.

For further information email: stas@stasv.com

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Walter Di Girolamo and Johnny Di Girolamo Duo Concert, Laterza – Italy

Walter Di Girolamo and Johnny Di Girolamo
The duo of Walter Di Girolamo and Johnny Di Girolamo perform in concert on Sunday October 22nd, 8.30pm, at the church Santa Maria La Grande (Assunta), Laterza, Taranto, southern Italy.

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Ksenija Sidorova Piazzolla Concerts, Paris – France, Monaco

Ksenija SidorovaTuesday October 24th - Ksenija Sidorova performs a programme of music by Astor Piazzolla at La Cigale, Paris, France
Friday October 27th, 8.30pm - Philharmonic Orchestra and Mihhail Gerts, Auditorium Rainer III, Monaco

Latvian virtuoso accordionist Ksenija Sidorova, now based in Spain, started to play the accordion aged eight under the guidance of Marija Gasele in her hometown of Riga. She later studied in London at the Royal Academy of Music under Professor Owen Murray. She subsequently received her Masters Degree with Distinction, and has since pursued a highly successful solo international career, often performing with orchestras.

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Martynas and Chamber Orchestra Concerts – South Korea

Martynas posterLithuanian accordionist Martynas travels to South Korea next week with his chamber orchestra Mikroorkéstra to perform four concerts. Martynas will be directing Mikroorkéstra in his own arrangement for accordion and string orchestra of Vivaldi's ‘The Four Seasons’ and other works.

Tuesday October 24th, 8pm – with Ahn Hyung Soo (guitar) and Mikroorkéstra, performing Vivaldi – ‘The Four Seasons’ (arr. Martynas Levickis), Tchaikovsky – ‘October: Autumn Song from The Seasons, Op. 37a’, and Piazzolla – ‘The Seasons of Buenos Aires’, Seoul Arts Center
Thursday October 26th – solo concert at a private event in Seoul
Friday October 27th – same programme as Tuesday, Ulju Arts Center, Ulsan
Saturday October 28th - solo concert, Lithuanian Day in Seoul

Martynas graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in London, and has since played at London’s Royal Albert Hall, the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico, Debussy's residence in Paris, the Berlin Waldbühne, and many more venues worldwide. In his home country he won ‘Lithuania’s Got Talent’ on national TV.

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19th Return to Camden Town Festival, London – UK

Poster 19th Return to Camden Town Festival
The 19th Return to Camden Town Festival takes place at venues in London, October 24th to 30th, and involves several accordionists and concertina players appearing in concerts, playing for dancing, sessions, and workshops. The festival website contains itemised details of the many events. Some highlights include:

Saturday October 28th, 9am - concertina workshop with Noel Hill
Saturday October 28th, 11am - button accordion workshop with Dan Brouder
Sunday October 29th, 11am - button accordion workshop with Andrew Mac Namara
Sunday October 29th, 11am - concertina workshop with Colm McGonigle
These workshops all take place at the London Irish Centre, 50-52 Camden Square, London NW1 9XB.

Saturday October 28th, 8pm - Evening Céilí with the Star of Munster Céilí Band, Mazenod Hall
Sunday October 29th, 1pm - Matinée Set Dancing Céilí, Star of Munster Céilí Band, London Irish Centre

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All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival, Perth – UK

All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival, Perth
The 68th All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival takes place at The Salutation Hotel, Perth, on Saturday October 28th. This long running festival is a major occasion in the Scottish music calendar, incorporating the official and highly prestigious Scottish Accordion Championships for traditional music alongside fiddle competitions and a range of individual and group sections covering a variety of musical styles.

Events Include a Friday Night welcome ceilidh with Neil MacEachern and his Scottish Dance Band. On Saturday, from 9am, the competitions take place which includes sections for accordions, fiddles, bands and trios. Some sections take place in St. John’s Episcopal Church.

This year’s adjudicators include Jim Cleland, Colin Dewar, Sandy Lindsay, Leonard Brown (accordion) and Bryan Gear, Mary Small (fiddle).

On Saturday afternoon, 4.30pm until 6pm, the climax of the festival showcases a concert performance led by the brilliant Bryan Gear (fiddle) and Violet Tulloch (piano) from Shetland, accordionist Duncan Black and his Band, and accordionist Tom Orr, the 2016 All Scotland Senior Traditional Accordion Solo.

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Kungsbacka Annual Accordion Concert - Sweden

At the annual accordion concert in Kungsbacka, you will get well-known accordion artists in the top class like Sigmunds from Norway, Øivind Farmen from Norway (world champion 1994), world artist Ludovic Beier from France, Lars Karlsson Band and Malm Trekkspillklubb from Norway (who won the Norwegian Championship in the club / orchestra class).

Now is the 20th anniversary of the annual accordion gala in Kungsbacka. During these years, this has been held and invited the audience to a variety of high class performers. All the concerts are musically mixed to show how different accordions really can sound and this year it will be a mix between traditional, folk rock and classical.

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New and Updated Sites

Giemme Bellows "Know the People" Interview, Castelfidardo - Italy

Know the People Giemme Interview
Giemme Bellows logo"Know the People" Interview at: 2017Giemme
with: Giemme Bellows, Gianfranco Marincioni (Owner) and Sabrina Alba (Owner).
Editor: Holda Paoletti-Kampl

"Know the People" of Castelfidardo who have made this small city so famous around the world for their quality accordion products. Interview at: 2017Giemme

Picture below: Gianfranco Marincioni and Sabrina Alba.
Gianfranco Marincioni (Owner) Sabrina Alba (Owner)

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Updated Site: Gary Daverne New Email and New CD - New Zealand

Gary DaverneUpdated site of well known accordion composer Gary Daverne with a new email. garydaverne@gmail.com

Also a new symphony orchestra CD to celebrate over 16 million viewers on youtube of Gary Daverne conducting the Auckland Symphony Orchestra performing Pirates of the Carribean.

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Renzo Ruggieri New Release: Accordion Kids (ten pieces) eBook - Italy

Accordion KidsRenzo RuggieriRenowned accordionist, teacher and composer Renzo Ruggieri has just released a new eBook (.pdf file able to be sent to you by email) titled Accordion Kids Catalog rrenzo512

Renzo Ruggieri writes: "Accordion Kids features progressive songs for young accordion students. From first notes, to small imitations of animals, to singular genres such as Disco, Baroque and Blues. The use of the left hand loses regularity in the accompaniment (march / waltz / tango) to bring the young player closer to the new rhythms of the present times."

Price is only 10 Euro (or USD$ equivalent) for these exciting young childrens compositions that are a "must have", for every teacher of young children. Available online at Catalog: rrenzo512

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Updated Site: Charnwood Publishing - UK

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Charnwood eSheet Music (able to be sent to you by email) information page has been updated. There are now 22 original accordion compositions available as eSheet publications.

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