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2015 Asia Pacific Accordion Festival 'Rockn' - China, South Korea2015 Coupe Mondiale Entries Closing, 31st August - FinlandCotati Accordion Festival, California – USAAkkordeon-Orchester Wesseling 50th Anniversary, Rhineland – Germany
Отчеты для концертов, мастер-классов, конкурсов, фестивалей и т. Д. |
Klaus Paier & Asja Valcic New CD ‘Timeless Suite’ - AustriaAngelica Bargou Passes Peacefully, Virginia - USARaimo Vertainen Talks To 100 Finnish Senators - FinlandFarfisa Day, Camerano – ItalyAntique Accordion Display @ Auchtermuchty Festival, Scotland – UK‘14 Years Ago’: Mikhail Gorbachev receives an Accordion, Italy, August 2001
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Festival De L’Accordeon, Beaufortain – FranceGerman Orchestra Accollage Concert, Scotland – UKChamberlain & Haywood ‘Tangos For Tea’ Concert, Edinburgh – UKNihad Hrustanbegovic performs ‘The Four Seasons’, Auvergne – FranceDavid Vernon & Dick Lee Concerts, Edinburgh – UKSteve Normandin ‘Belle Époque’ Concert, Quebec - CanadaPierpaolo Petta Quartet Concert, Sicily – ItalyKsenija Sidorova and Thomas Gould Concert, Liverpool – UK
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New CD Valentino è Tango by Renzo Ruggieri - ItalyCharnwood Publish New Douglas Ward Compositions - UKNew Site: Claudio Azzaro 'Walking in My World' CD - ItalyUpdated Site: Peter Wilk Site Updated With Sound Files - Canada
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by Harley Jones
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  The 2015 Asia Pacific Accordion Festival was 'rockn' from the 15th to 18th August as the Costa-Victoria cruise ship departed Shanghai for Jeju Island South Korea and after a shore visits, cruised back to Shanghai. The Picture Report is online at: 2015AsiaPacific Organised by the China Accordion Association (CAA), the event has attracted a total of 2,177 people, 903 candidates, 968 parents and family and 306 teachers. This was a real fun event with music all over the ship, especially with many competition venues happening at once. A wonderful fun cruise full of enjoyable accordion activity, meeting accordionists and making new friends. Picture below: The large "Jinyun" Accordion Orchestra from Henan Province. Teacher: Jinming Ding View the picture report at: 2015AsiaPacific |
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by Raymond Bodell, President, Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA)
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 This year as the CIA celebrates its 80th anniversary, it is particularly exciting as we return to Finland for the first time in 40 years for the 68th Coupe Mondiale and 134th CIA International General Assembly of Delegates Congress!CIA President Raymond Bodell and Kimmo Mattila (pictured left), President of Finnish Accordion Association (Suomen Harmonikkaliitto SHL), the Finnish CIA Premiere member and host organizer warmly welcome guests, competitors and supporters to enjoy the prestigious Coupe Mondiale at the superb LOGOMO Centre (picture below). The 2015 Coupe Mondiale features 8 international accordion categories of competitions including classical, virtuoso entertainment, ensemble and digital. The entry system for competitors for the 68th Coupe Mondiale is online – so make your entries NOW! at: Coupe Mondiale Entries must be received by 31st August 2015. The 68th Coupe Mondiale is sure to be a very exciting event and all information can be found online at: Coupe Mondiale The 2015 Coupe Mondiale will also feature Finnish performers in concert including Mika Väyrynen, Maria Kalaniemi & Timo Alakotila, Kimmo Pohjonen and Guardia Nueva with soloists. 'Full Access Badge' being entry to all competitions categories and all concerts for the excellent value of only €80,00. http://bookings.coupemondiale2015.fi/en/ |
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by Rob Howard
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 The 25th annual Cotati Accordion Festival takes place this weekend, August 22nd and 23rd, at La Plaza Park, Cotati, California. The festival features many accordion soloists and all sorts of bands and from many parts of the USA, including Cory Pesaturo, Ginny Mac, Stas Venglevski, Those Darn Accordions, The Great Margani, Motordude Zydeco, Il Sole, the Johnny Koenig Polka Band, and many more.Marion Jacobson will be speaking and signing her award-winning book about the cultural history of the accordion, ‘Squeeze This!’, on Saturday at 1.30 pm, and moderating a panel discussion on Sunday at the same time. This non profit multi cultural festival has over the years, raised a lot of money for charity and promoted strongly the accordion as well. For further information email: info@cotatifest.com |
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by Rob Howard
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 The Akkordeon-Orchester Wesseling, founded on March 28th 1965, this year celebrates its 50th anniversary. Herbert Bolduan was elected Chairman by the parents of the 19 girls and boys aged nine to 14 years at the inaugural meeting in 1965 to found the orchestra. All were students of Michael Frank, music director from Brühl. Gottfried Weber, also from Brühl, became the Musical Director. Both Herbert Bolduan and Gottfried Weber are still active in the club. In 2010, after 45 years service, Gottfried Weber was succeeded as Musical Director by Anita Brandtstäter (picture left). He continues to play the bass in the orchestra. In 2003, for outstanding service to the accordion, Weber was awarded the Rudolf-Würthner medal, one of the highest awards of the German DHV, and in 2011 was appointed by the Association Honorary Conductor. He also received in 2012 the Cultural Medal of the City Wesseling. There are three original members from 1965 in the orchestra: Wolfgang Kursawe, Doris Kursawe, and Dorit Wadehn. On Saturday November 21st, 6.30pm, the orchestra will hold a gala anniversary concert in the auditorium of the Gartenstraße school. The concert will begin with three original compositions: the classically composed ‘Festival Overture’ by Rudolf Würthner, the Hungarian Fantasy ‘Tihany’ by Johan de Nijs, and the bravura piece ‘Variations on a Russian folk song’, also by Rudolf Würthner, in arrangements for solo and orchestra. There will also be the fiery ‘Rojo Tango’ by Pablo Ziegler, hit medleys of Abba and Udo Jürgens through to the symphonic rock ‘Silence and I’ by The Alan Parsons Project. Guest singer is Thorsten Eckhardt. There will also be some surprises on the night. For further information email: a.brandtstaeter@netcologne.de |
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 On August 28th the accordion/cello duo Klaus Paier and Asja Valcic release a new CD, ‘Timeless Suite’, which is a cross-genre recording of music involving various influences.Tracks: ‘Incontro Con Stravinsky’ (Igor Stravinsky/Klaus Paier), ‘Inside A Flower’ (Klaus Paier), ‘Saskia’s Dance’ (Asja Valcic), ‘Amelie’s Fairy Tale’ (Asja Valcic), ‘Vocalmente’ (Klaus Paier), ‘Sarabande’ (JS Bach/Asja Valcic), ‘Ibiza At Noon’ (Asja Valcic), ‘Dramatique’ (Klaus Paier), ‘Green Rondo’ (Klaus Paier), ‘Maestoso & Melodioso’ (Asja Valcic), ‘Oblivion’ (Astor Piazzolla) Klaus Paier, Austrian accordionist, bandeonist and composer, studied the accordion, jazz and composition at Klagenfurt conservatory. He became interested in other genres, from tango to jazz and world music, in order to fuse them into his own personal style. He works with various ensembles, including as a duo with the accomplished Croatian cellist Asja Valcic. For further information email: info@actmusic.com |
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by Harley Jones
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 Picture above: Faithe Deffner, Pietro 'Lee' Diero, Elsie Bennett and An BargouPicture left: Faithe Deffner, Joan Sommers and An Bargou Around 1960, Angelica Bargou became a trusted life-long friend to the Deffner family and for the next 50 years travelled extensively with Faithe Deffner to accordion events all over the USA and the globe. Angelica was widely known in the accordion world and being quite a personality, was well liked and had many accordion friends. Angelica had recently contracted cancer and became unable to walk, so at 88 years of age she needed care. An's friend Evelyn, in Virginia Beach visited regularly and told An's German family, that An was at peace when she died. An had told me in a very nice phone conversation recently, that she was "ready", and had enjoyed a "great life". If you would like to send a note to the family of Angelica Bargou, please airmail her nephew: Mark Habel, Dagelfinger Str. 102, 81929 Munich, Germany. |
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by Rob Howard
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 Raimo Vertainen founded Guardia Nueva in 2001. Since its inception, Guardia Nueva has been the musical backbone of the Argentine Tango and in particular the music of Astor Piazzolla in Finland. Raimo Vertainen has also promoted Finnish tango music extensively and is the musical director of the Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival.Guardia Nueva plus some soloists, directed by Raimo Vertainen, will be performing a concert at the 2015 Coupe Mondiale. On the 15th August, Raimo Vertainen was invited to speak at very important meeting in his hometown Kokkola to 100 Senators from all over the Finland at a annual meeting in the Kokkola city hall. Raimo writes: "I was asked to make a lecture about: 'Can the business world learn something concerning the orchestration of Guardia Nueva and our musical work". I spoke about the mental values in art and music. Also speaking was the former director of Pori Jazz Festival, Harri Kainulaine and talking about motivation in the business world were Pekka Nokso-Koivisto and Janne Ylinen." Three CD's available online at: Guardia Nueva |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 Picture above of Farfisa name on an 1960's organ. Following the success of the previous editions of the Farfisa Day in Camerano, Ancona, the 4th edition took place at the end July and was organized by its founder, Claudio Capponi of Osimo, the town of Camerano, and the Pro Loco. Claudio has collaborated for 22 years with the company Farfisa, which was founded in 1946 and closed in 1998. After creating the website www.capponiclaudio.it, which to date has exceeded 600,000 visits, the idea was born to organize an annual meeting for all friends of this historic factory that produced very high quality musical instruments and employed thousands of people in the territory around Ancona. The program of this day was: welcome of all participants by the city administration with the screening of two historical films from the early sixties, guided tour of the caves located under city of Camerano; lunch at The Three Oaks with small presents for all participants, and finally a visit to the exhibition of historical instruments made by Farfisa. Amongst the many instruments on display was the historic ‘Compact Duo’ used by Richard Wright of Pink Floyd in live concert in Pompei (without public). This exhibition will soon will become a museum curated by Claudio Capponi and Professor Sandro Strologo. The meeting ended with a concert by the group Farfisa Vintage Quartet, conducted by Maestro Pino Gulizia, former demonstrator Farfisa, and with the singers Angela Ricciardi and Patrizia Giardini. 150 participants attended with event and came from Piedmonte, Emilia Romagna, Lazio, Umbria, and Marche. For further information email Claudio Capponi: info@capponiclaudio.it |
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 A highlight of the Auchtermuchty Festival this year was a fabulous exhibition of 60 historic accordions, and related original catalogues, in the Victoria Hall on Saturday August 8th. Caroline Hunt (picture left) brought them along, from the 300 in her Antique Accordion Museum, Scotland, collection, to put them on display. There was a great deal of interest from both old and young, with lots of discussion, reminiscences and questions being asked, and various players, notably Harry Hussey, Bruce Lindsay, and Jock the Box, trying out some of the fine old instruments from Caroline's collection - and their music even inspired a spontaneous display of dancing! Some of these accordions were previously on display at Bogbain Farm, near Inverness, and Caroline would love to find a permanent home for them all, where they can be enjoyed like this all the time by people. |
by Rob Howard
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 The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending August 17th 2001 featured a report that former USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev had been given an accordion on a visit to Italy. More recently current Russian President Vladimir Putin has been pictured holding a bandoneon on a visit to Argentina. Will this trend continue? Can we expect to see US President Barack Obama with an accordion anytime soon?!!Mikhail Gorbachev and the Accordion – Italy Contributed by Holda Paoletti-Kampl During a recent visit to the Marche region to present the Earth Charter, Mikhail Gorbachev, former leader of the Soviet Union, Nobel peace prize recipient and current president of Green Cross (a non-governmental organization for the support of the poor), visited the town of Loreto. On this occasion the town of Castelfidardo, represented by Deputy Mayor Mirco Soprani, presented him with its new tourist guide and with an accordion. Needless to say, Mr. Gorbachev appreciated the gift. "I will put it in my private study, it's beautiful", he said upon receiving the accordion. |
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by Rob Howard
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 The 5th Festival De L’Accordeon takes place this weekend, August 20th to 23rd, in Beaufortain, Savoie, France, featuring Andre Loppe (Belgium), Cyril and Virginie Danrey, Marie-Andree Joerger and Angeline Veron (accordion/clarinet duo), Jac & Co (Jacques and Corine Pellarin), Lucien Chambet, Raphael Cachet-Mauroz, Joel Girard-Bon, Patrick Deglise, and the diatonic accordion trio La Boite a Boutons. The festival includes concerts and dancing. |
by Harley Jones
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| Accollage, an accordion orchestra from Lower Saxony, northern Germany, who have been performing at the Edinburgh Fringe, are performing in concert at the bandstand, Mugdock Country Park, Milngavie, on Saturday August 22nd, from 2-4pm. This is their first Scottish tour and they will be aiming to get toes tapping with a mix of accordion-based soul, pop and rock. Musical Director Ralf Schwarzien says: “As a group we have always liked to push the boundaries of what people traditionally think of accordion music and we can’t wait to enjoy a big garden party with Scottish music fans.” Accollage was founded in 1985 as the National Youth Accordion Orchestra of Lower Saxony and was open solely to young talented accordionists. It has since progressed to include accordion players, drummers and bassists of all ages. “Concerts like this and the recent MugStock festival will hopefully lead to more events taking place within the breathtaking grounds of Mugdock Country Park - with resulting benefits for the park and the East Dunbartonshire economy.” |
by Rob Howard
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| Accordionist Paul Chamberlain and Michael Haywood (sax, violin, clarinet and whistle) perform together as the duo Chamberlain & Haywood on Sunday August 23rd, 4pm, at the Royal OverSeas League, Princes Street, Edinburgh. The duo will be performing an eclectic range of music inspired by different world music traditions, billed as Tangos For Tea’. The concert is an Edinburgh Fringe event. For further information email: paul@theaccordionist.com CD's and compositions available online at: Paul Chamberlain |
by Rob Howard
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 Netherlands-based Bosnian accordionist Nihad Hrustanbegovic, performs ‘The Four Seasons’ by Vivaldi music at Notre Dame Cathedral, Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, on Wednesday August 26th, 8.30pm, at the Eglise Sainte-Madeleine, Saint-Ilpize, France. Nihad Hrustanbegovic has recently recorded this work on a CD.Notre Dame Cathedral, Le Puy (Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy) is a Roman Catholic cathedral, and a national monument of France, in Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne, southern France. It has been a centre of pilgrimage since before the time of Charlemagne, and since 1998 it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For further information email: info@nihad-accordeon.com |
by Rob Howard
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 The highly versatile accordion/clarinet duo David Vernon and Dick Lee are back again at Valvona & Crolla (Edinburgh Fringe venue 67), 19 Elm Row, Edinburgh, Scotland, on Tuesday August 25th, Wednesday 26th, and Thursday 27th, at 5.45pm each day.For further information email: dvernon100@aol.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Singer/accordionist Steve Normandin, from Quebec, accompanied by Jean René - viola, performs songs from the Belle Époque era 1880-1914, on Saturday August 29th, 8pm, at Espace Félix-Leclerc, 682 Chemin Royal, Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, QC G0A 4E0, Canada.For further information email: stevenormandin1976@gmail.com |
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| The Pierpaolo Petta Quartet perform on Sunday September 6th, 8pm, at the restaurant pizzeria La Montagnola, Contrada Brigna, 90037 Piana Degli Albanesi, Sicily. |
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 Accordionist Ksenija Sidorova and violinist Thomas Gould perform in concert together on Tuesday October 13th, 7.30 pm, at the Concert Room, St George's Hall, Liverpool. Tickets £25.The program will include: JS Bach – ‘Violin Sonata No.6 in G major’ Piazzolla – ‘Café 1930’, ‘Oblivion’ Schnittke – ‘Suite in the Old Style’ Vittorio Monti – ‘Czárdás’ A quote from the 2013 review published in The Observer and The Guardian, written by Fiona Maddocks: “The glorious Latvian accordion player Ksenija Sidorova and the versatile Thomas Gould, whose violin playing reaches the parts few others do…Gould and Sidorova, sparks flying, introduced each piece. The audience chuckled and cheered in response…These two young musicians showed what they can do, and what can be done, with their instruments” |
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by Harley Jones
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 A new CD titled Valentino è Tango by Renzo Ruggieri has been released. Catalog: rruggieri11Renzo writes: "It's not jazz, tango and not even a play with music. In opera singing, drama/text steal the limelight from the music, hence the need to create a formula that would put the music in the foreground without losing the pathos of the story. The formula adopted is "Jazz Concert with a text comment,". It is structured in five scenes, introduced by a text with improvised music in the background (IG in titles means "Guided Improvisations"), followed by the music itself." For reprocessing of famous tangos, Renzo Ruggieri has followed a procedure, freely improvising variations for each song; and at a later stage, he has selected and assembled the music, while maintaining the spirit of the first improvisation. The CD Valentino è Tango is available online, Catalog: rruggieri11 |
by Anna Bodell of Charnwood Publications
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  Charnwood Publishing have released two new compositions by Douglas Ward titled: Catalog No. DW931 Exaggeration Waltz Catalog No. DW932 Into the Spice Market The homepage of Douglas Ward is also updated. Order from Charnwood Music Publishing using the high security eCommerce site provided by Worldpay. |
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 The CD 'Walking in My World' by Claudio Azzaro is now available online. Catalog: azzaro10eTClaudio performs a number of popular virtuoso entertainment pieces backed by drums, guitar and double bass. He has won a number of Italian competitions including Recanati, Morro D'Oro, Acquasparta, Ascoli Piceno, Piombino, Laina and has toured in Italy, France, Switzerland and Germany. Claudio Azzaro has been a jury member at important Italian competitions and was the founder and the artistic director with Renzo Ruggieri of the "Accordion Art Festival". Catalog: azzaro10eT Sound samples online. |
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 Peter Wilk has updated his site with sound files for his compositions and arrangements:View at: wp501 - Salut d'Amour wp502 - Ave Verum wp503 - Nimrod wp504 - Valse Romantique wp505 - Happy Poppa Polka wp506 - Days Gone By wp507 - Clair de Lune All are available for online purchase. Shopping basket links to the high security eCommerce site run by WorldPay.com, one of the world's largest payment processing system. |
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of Caleidoscopio by Riccardo Centazzo in English and Italian languages. Review by Alessandro Mugnoz. |
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