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21-Jan-2011
CIA Winter Congress to be held in Ikaalinen - Finlandby Kevin Friedrich, CIA Ambassador |
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| The Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) will hold their Winter Congress and 125th General Assembly of Delegates in Ikaalinen, Finland from March 4 - 6, 2011. Delegates and attendees will stay at the beautiful Ikaalinen Spa Hotel, the largest Spa Resort in Scandanavia, which is located on the shores of what will be the very 'frozen' Lake Kyrösjärvi, the site of many spectacular winter activities and nature settings. Hosted by the CIA member, the Suomen Harmonikkaliitto (Finnish Accordion Association), Ikaalinen profiles some of the many accordion activities found in Finland such as the Finnish Accordion Association which has some 5,000 plus members and features a regular publication of their news, a 50 plus page high quality magazine entitled ‘Hanuri’, the Sata-Häme Soi Accordion Festival, attracting some 40,000 people offers performances and concerts covering a broad range of held in a variety of settings, as well as an all accordion winter cruise which attracts thousands. In addition, Ikaalinen is also home to the Finnish Accordion Institute which caters to academic accordion activities with the archives of accordion activities, publishing new and past accordion works, CDs and other important accordion projects and the CIA Archive Center featuring a tremendous array of historical material pertaining to the history of not only the CIA, but many of its member organizations. Ikaalinen is also home to an Accordion Museum showcasing over 100 instruments of various styles as well as an Accordion Making School where students learn the age old craft of making accordions from scratch. For more information on the 2011 Winter Congress, please visit the CIA website and follow the link to the Winter Congress. |