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Carmen Carrozza (1921-2013), New York - USAFergie McDonald Tops the ITunes Charts!!, Scotland – UKJay Landers Performs With Danville Symphony Orchestra, Illinois – USAVideo: Jiachen Xue (China) Popular Performer at AATA - Australia
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Video: Accordion Ensemble "Concertino" - MoldaviaIan Watson Interviewed by Romano Viazzani, London - UKVideo: Chenghan Liao (China) Under 20 years AATA Champion - Australia‘14 Years Ago’ – The Faroe Islands welcomes Icelandic accordionists in 1999
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Beltango Concert and Milonga, Feldkirchen – AustriaLong Island City Ceili, New York – USARoland V-Accordion Festival, Calabria – ItalyErika & Jean-Marie play for dancing, Hamme-Mille – BelgiumNihad Hrustanbegović Concerts, Zenica, Tuzla, Mostar - Bosnia and HerzegovinaPearl Fawcett-Adriano Concert, West Midlands – UKDave Munnelly Accordion Master Class, Dublin – Irish RepublicAn evening of accordion and violin music at Atrium, Prague – Czech RepublicSeamus Shannon @ Dublin Accordion Club, Dublin – Irish RepublicMazaika Orchestra @ Russian Summer Ball, London – UK‘Carrefour des Accordeons’, Quebec - Canada
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 USA classical accordionist Carmen Carrozza passed away on June 17th 2013, at the grand age of 91. Carmen Carrozza, born in Solano, Calabria, Italy, on July 20th 1921, emigrated to New York, USA, with his family in 1930. Carrozza studied the violin, piano and accordion, specialising in the latter. In 1937 he graduated from the Pietro Deiro Accordion Conservatory in Greenwich Village, New York, and he then continued his education at the New York Academy of Music, majoring in theory, harmony, counterpoint and composition. Carrozza made his professional debut in 1947 at the Philadelphia Academy of Music, launching what was to become an outstanding career as a classically inclined concert accordionist. Over the years Carrozza performed with great distinction at many of America’s premier concert halls, including Carnegie Hall, New York City Town Hall, Times Hall, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, and the Philadelphia Academy of Music. He also performed internationally, visiting the UK, Canada, Russia, Italy, France, Germany, Sweden, and Finland. Carrozza performed as featured soloist with many symphony orchestras, such as The Boston Pops Symphony Orchestra, the National Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Cincinnati Orchestra, The Buffalo Symphony Orchestra, The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and The Philadelphia Pops Orchestra. On March 17th 2002 Carmen Carrozza was honoured by the American Accordionists' Association, becoming the first recipient of the prestigious ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’. Carmen Carrozza was a Past President and a governing board member of the American Accordionists' Association (AAA). Also an accomplished composer and arranger, Carrozza did much to promote the accordion his teaching and through educational workshops at schools, universities and private music studios. His most accomplished student was Beverly Roberts, who in 1965 in Malta became the CIA World Champion. In 2002 he set up the ‘The Carmen Carrozza Scholarship Fund’ - a fund for the advancement of promising young accordionists and the commissioning of new works for the accordion. Carmen Carrozza passed away a few weeks short of his 92nd birthday. He is survived by his wife Jean, and two grown children, Carmen and Marianne, and two grandchildren. |
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 The popular 2-row diatonic button accordionist Fergie McDonald has caused a considerable surprise in Scotland by topping the ITunes ‘World Music’ chart with the song, ‘The Shinty Referee’, available as a downolad single.For further information email: support@allcelticmusic.com |
by Rob Howard
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 On May 11th accordionist Jay Landers was a guest soloist with the 60-piece Danville Symphony Orchestra at the magnificent auditorium of Danville High School, Illinois, for a performance of ‘My Paris’, a one-hour symphonic concert piece, arranged by the late Peter Matz. The work is based on the book of the same name by the legendary French entertainer Maurice Chevalier. ‘My Paris’ creates a unique opportunity for the accordion and the player as there are 20 sections to the piece and the accordion is scored in more than half of them. French melodies featured in ‘My Paris’ include ‘Under Paris Skies’, ‘Louise’, ‘Gigi’, ‘Paris Canaille’, ‘April in Paris’, ‘I Love Paris’, ‘Mon Plus Vieux Copain’, ‘La Seine’, ‘Speak to Me of Love’, and ‘La Vie En Rose’. Jay Landers plays with LMMMH (5) sets of reeds in the treble. The middle reeds are tuned higher. A single mic on a floor stand was positioned over the treble grille of the instrument. The score is primarily for right-hand only. Jay Landers commented, “I’ve had the opportunity to play in pit orchestras over the years for musical theatre productions of ‘Cabaret’, ‘Fiddler on the Roof’, and others. This is the first time I’ve found myself onstage with a full symphony orchestra playing from a score written for the accordion. It was exhilarating. My family and friends said the audio mix was superb and the accordion came through clean and strong. The orchestra was electrifying!” For further information email: jllanders5214@msn.com |
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| Video: Jiachen Xue (China) was a very popular performer and winner with his virtuoso entertainment program for the 20 years and under category of the AATA Australian International Accordion Championships. In May, 15 year old Jiachen Xue achieved an amazing success when he won 2nd place in the senior category for Virtuoso Entertainment at the prestigious Klingenthal International Accordion Competitions in Germany. Jiachen Xue is a student at Yan Sheng Li’s school in Beijing and returned to the CNIMA J.Mornet school in France to finish his preparation for the Klingenthal competition. Daily Reports of the Australian event including photographs, video, the program and results are be online at: Australian International Championships |
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| Accordion Ensemble "Concertino" was founded on 18th October 2003 in Moldavia and since then has become popular with audiences in many countries. Concertino was recently performing at the 50th Anniversary Klingenthal Competitions and Festival and also the World Music Festival in Innsbruck, each time, to enthusiastic applause from the audiences. A wonderful group of very talented young performers and very nice people too. Above is the 3rd video sent to us by the Accordion Ensemble "Concertino". Enjoy the fine music. |
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 The very busy UK professinal accordionist Ian Watson was recently interviewed by Romano Viazzani, reproduced here with permision for your interest:Ian Watson is representative of a new generation of accordionists in the UK. He is extremely busy working not only with orchestras, chamber ensembles, and in theatre, but also with pop stars too. These are the demands of a professional accordionist in 21st Century Britain. Ian, before we ask you about your busy career could you give us some background on how you came to play the accordion as well as your educational background? Sure. My mother was an accordionist, teacher and conductor and when I was five years old she gave me a small piano accordion for Christmas. She taught me initially before later taking me to London for lessons with John Leslie. It was at this time, aged 11, that I changed to playing a button accordion. Eventually I discovered that there was an accordion department at the Royal Academy of Music in London and I auditioned for the Junior Academy (Saturday school) and I started having lessons there with Owen Murray. I stayed at the Academy for 7 years in total with Undergraduate and Post Grad studies. I had a fairly normal state school education but having decided aged 14 that I was going to be a professional accordionist I didn’t really work very hard at anything other than music! You also teach now. Is the teaching situation in the UK encouraging with more people wishing to learn or is it stagnating? To be honest Romano I don’t have much to do with general accordion scene in the UK. I know there are some people out there trying hard to raise standards but at the moment there is no forward looking organisation to really galvanise what I believe is a growing interest in the instrument. This may well change in the near future though so ‘watch this space!’… You are heavily involved with Morley College too along with Julie North your long-time duet-partner. Tell us a bit about Morley as well as your partnership with Julie North. Julie and I have been playing Duos together for 20 years now – where does the time go!? We were working at an accordion festival demonstrating instruments for potential buyers when we first met. We have played concerts all over the UK and Europe and really enjoy playing together. When I left the Academy I was asked to start an accordion group at Morley College for adults who want to improve their playing. When Julie and I started the group we had around 4 students. We grew each year and eventually founded Morley Accordion Orchestra, which now has 30 members and is conducted by me. Julie leads the orchestra and also teaches the beginner and elementary classes during the week as part of the college’s core curriculum. She also takes the Intermediate Accordion Group on Sundays. In total there are more than 50 different accordionists attending the college. They are all incredibly dedicated to the instrument and are always supporting the huge array of concerts featuring accordionists in London. Duo Esprit is one group we associate you with in the Accordion World as well as the Czardas Duo. You are also part of Icebreaker, and a regular with the London Sinfonietta and with Sophie Solomon amongst other ensembles. Tell us a bit about the huge variety of projects you have been involved with and the countries/venues you have toured in. Even from my student days I’ve been keen to be involved with as many different styles of music as possible. I believe that musicians never stop learning and each new experience feeds into all aspects of my playing. I get to premiere lots of influential new works with London Sinfonietta, Icebreaker and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, which really keeps me on my toes! Recording and touring with Sophie Solomon (violinist) and her ‘gypsy pop’ band playing in underground Eastern European venues late at night was also fantastic. I’ve played in some amazing venues. I suppose the concerts in New York (my second favourite city after London!) at Carnegie Hall and the Lincoln Centre are amongst the most memorable. I am the accordionist for most of the London orchestras and obviously this means I regularly play in great venues in London (Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Barbican etc.). I love touring in Europe and remember particularly the Opera House in Prague and Ghent Cathedral as being inspiring places to perform. You have also worked with artists from the world of Rock and Pop. I’ve played with lots of bands over the years but two really stick out for me. Blur and The Divine Comedy. Both bands have talented and very creative musicians at their core. Neil Hannon (The Divine Comedy) is a really interesting person to work with. His musical influences are so wide you really never know what he will come up with next! I’ve done so many fantastic gigs with the band but particularly Glastonbury Festival playing to tens of thousands of people was incredible. You also get involved with Accordion Orchestras and have also led workshops of your own making as well as Dartington Summer School. I think I’m in the minority amongst my fellow professional accordionists as regards Accordion Orchestras, I love them! The thing is they have to be good… Most big towns and cities across the UK have amateur Symphony orchestras that people can just play in for fun and enjoy music making with a large group of like minded musicians. The accordion can be a very solitary instrument and I see the accordion orchestra as another way (along with solo concerts and all the other genres I’ve already mentioned) in which to reach people who don’t yet know enough about the instrument. I’ve played in accordion orchestras since I was 7 years old and have been conducting them since I was 16. This meant that by the time I entered the undergraduate programme at the Royal Academy of Music I had 11 years experience of working with conductors. Most other instrumentalists of course get this from youth orchestras but most accordionists never get this experience. Yes, I do run workshops of all sorts. I conduct the ‘Bellows and Waves’ accordion orchestra course in Devon (UK) every year and recently restarted the ‘Graham Romani’ orchestral days – now called ‘Super Accordion Orchestra Days’ which last year attracted 75 accordionists playing interesting modern repertoire together, learning new techniques and generally increasing their enthusiasm for our fantastic instrument. Julie North and I regularly give workshops on Duo playing and I have taught at the Dartington International Summer School for 5 years coaching solo players. What music or which artists have really inspired you? In the accordion world I’m always very inspired by the playing of Mie Miki and Matti Rantanen. They are both virtuosic players but are so expressive with the bellows and share my love of chamber music. Away from the accordion I adore the music of Rufus Wainwright. His songs are always thought provoking and his phrasing when he sings is mesmerising. I could also say exactly the same about Jacques Brel. Mainly though I get inspired by the amazing musicians I work with every day, on every different instrument, and I try to find ways to achieve techniques and articulations that they use with my accordion. Will you be tempted one day to record a solo album? It’s not on my radar at the moment! I rarely perform solo recitals because I am so busy with all of the other projects I am doing and it’s not like we are short of people playing solo accordion concerts…! I would very much like to do an album of chamber pieces I have premiered as there are some great works there that need more exposure. I think I’ve appeared on about 20 albums over the years for different artists / orchestras/ bands and that is the variety that I really enjoy. What are the projects that excite you most? What do you enjoy playing most? I see your current diary is brimming with variety. Yes I’ve got a busy schedule these days but that’s great. As you say it is an extremely varied diary, which I’m very grateful for! Yesterday I recorded ‘Anamorphoses’ by Schöllhorn with the Philharmonia Orchestra. It’s a great and challenging accordion part but the real joy is getting to play with such great musicians. Instinctive chamber music playing is such an art and in a way much harder than getting your fingers around a technically difficult solo piece. The variables when playing, in this case, with 14 other players are huge. In the summer I’m going to Aix in Provence, France to play with the LSO. We will be there for 5 days rehearsing for 2 concerts. I’m really excited about performing with the world famous soprano ‘Rene Fleming’ whom I’m a massive fan of. I’m also premiering Simon Bainbridge’s new piece ‘The Garden of Earthly Delights’ at the BBC Proms in August. 2013 is also an exciting year. In the spring I will be playing in the premiere of a new opera by David Bruce – ‘The Firework Makers Daughter’ at the Royal Opera House. It’s based on the fantastic book by Philip Pullman. I’ll also be taking Morley Accordion Orchestra to the Innsbruck Accordion Orchestra competition. We have commissioned Tony award winner ‘Jason Carr’ to write us a new piece to premiere there and it looks fantastic – a really great addition to the repertoire for accordion orchestra. What would you like to see happen to the accordion in the UK and beyond in the next 20 years? I think we need steady and sustained progress on all fronts. Those of us working in the wider musical world (as opposed to in education or in accordion only organisations) are the ones that really can tell if progress is being made. I certainly think it is. When I first started going into orchestras and chamber ensembles I used to get very strange comments from musicians who were not used to working with accordion. I know various accordionists have been into those groups over the years but not nearly as frequently as I’m doing now, and it’s the frequency that moves us from a novelty inclusion in a particular piece to a fairly common sight in contemporary music. Now hardly any of my colleagues think it is unusual to have an accordion in an ensemble. The general public and audiences are another matter altogether and that will take many more years but just as the saxophone and the guitar did before us we will get there. In the UK we need more children playing the instrument and teachers equipped with the repertoire, technical knowledge and enthusiasm to bring through more talented youngsters. I know from talking to many of my colleagues who teach various instruments that it is not just the accordion that is struggling with getting the numbers in at an early age. Numbers of students are falling on most instruments. As the accordion is starting from a low base anyway it is even harder for us. I really think Gustavo Dudamel (the Venezuelan conductor) has the right idea with his program ‘El Sistema’ (The system). After school ‘clubs’ for children – all playing together. It’s the togetherness that children really enjoy. Of course some ‘one to one’ time is needed eventually but to start off I think learning and more importantly having fun with your friends through music is key. In general I feel the accordion in the professional music scene is in great shape with many opportunities in virtually every genre of music making open to us. For this we should be very grateful. Many musicians on other ‘older’ instruments are very jealous of the variety of work that exists for accordionists. Interview provided for you by Strumenti & Musica |
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| Chenghan Liao (China) won 1st = prize for his classical playing in the under 20 years AATA Australian International Championships. Here are two selections from his program. |
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 The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending June 18th 1999 reported that members of the Reykjavik Accordion Club in Iceland had recently been playing a venues on the Faroe Islands. For those of us who live in cities in larger countries, it is easy not to realise that there are many far flung islands around the world where the accordion is played and appreciated. This report of a trip to the Faroe Islands is a reminder of such places. Icelandic Accordionists Visit Faroe Islands Contributed by Ingi Karlsson The Reykjavik Accordion Club (Iceland) has just returned from a 6 day trip to the Faroe Islands, where they received a terrific welcome from the Faroe Islands Accordion Association. The Faroe Islands are situated in the North Atlantic Ocean, 430 km south-east of Iceland. The visitors performed at daily concerts and dances and made many friends on these small Islands. |
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| The highly accomplished quintet Beltango, from Serbia, perform in concert on Friday June 21st, 9pm, at Feldkirchen, Karnten, Austria. The following day, Saturday June 22nd, Beltango will play for a ‘Gran Milonga’ in Feldkirchen. Video above is from their performance at Aix les Bains Festival, September 2012. The members of Beltango are Aleksandar Nikolic (bandoneon, accordion), Ivana Nikolic (piano/vocals), Jovan Bogosavljevic (violin), Bogdan Pejic (electric guitar) and Ljubinko Lazic (double bass). Triple CD Pack available online at: Beltango |
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 An Irish ceili takes place on Saturday June 22nd, 8pm until 11.30pm, at the New York Irish Center, 10-40 Jackson Avenue, Long Island, New York, featuring the Ceol na gCroi Ceili Band, featuring accordionist John Nolan.For further information email: john@accordionwizard.com |
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| The 7th Roland V-Accordion National Festival takes place in Grotte Naturali del Green Park, Cetraro Porto, Calabria, on Sunday June 23rd at 9.30pm. This festival will select the Italian entry for the V-Accordion International Festival to be held 18-19 October, at the prestigious Parco della musica in Rome. |
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 On Sunday June 23rd, 12noon, Erika, known as ‘The Princess of the Accordion’ and her keyboard accompanist Jean-Marie play for dancing at Hamme-Mille, Belgium. |
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 Netherlands-based accordionist and composer Maestro Nihad Hrustanbegovic returns home this week to Bosnia and Herzegovina to perform concerts in Zenica, Tuzla and Mostar.Nihad Hrustanbegovic will perform in the Bosnian National Theatre, Zenica, on June 22nd, in the Music Centre Pavarotti on June 27th, Mostar, and on 4 July 4th at the International Gallery of Portraits in Tuzla. Hrustanbegovic (born in 1973) went live in the Netherlands in 1994, and recently he marked 30 years since he started playing accordion. He has performed in many European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, France, Finland, Spain, England, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, and Switzerland. The forthcoming concerts will be his first in his home country since he left 19 years ago. |
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 The ever popular accordion virtuoso Pearl Fawcett-Adriano is the guest at the Black Country Accordion & Music Club on Monday June 24th, 7.30pm. The venue is the Rowley Regis Disability Club, 43 Hickmans Avenue, Rowley Regis B64 5NH. For further information email: bsentmusic@gmx.com |
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 On Tuesday June 25th, 12 until 4pm, Dave Munnelly holds a diatonic accordion master class at the Unitarian Church, 112 St. Stephen's Green, Dublin 2.At 8pm, Dave Munnelly and fiddle player Mick Coneely perform in concert at the same venue. David Munnelly, from County Mayo, is known for his colourful style, with bold bass fingerings, complex arrangements and modern compositions. He has been a member of the band the Loose Connections, and has recorded and toured with The Chieftains, De Danann, Gerry O’Connor, Arty McGlynn, and Sharon Shannon. David formed the David Munnelly Band in1999 and began a 13 year journey with his own band touring Europe, America and Japan, and recording four critically acclaimed CDs. Recently David has expanded his repertoire to mainland Europe where he is currently working on several new projects. Along with the most respected accordion players in Europe, David currently performs with the ‘Accordion Samurai’. |
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| On June 26th, 7.30pm, the duo Cricket & Snail, from Nashville, USA, Lucie Carlsson (violin) and John Carlsson (accordion), perform music of many styles: classic, music of early 20th Century, and folk music of various cultures, at Atrium, Prague. |
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 Dublin Accordion Club celebrate their 21st anniversary with a concert starring 3-row button accordionist Seamus Shannon on Thursday June 27th, 8pm, at Ballinteer St John’s GAA Club, Grange Road, Dublin. |
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 The Mazaika Orchestra will be performing Russian folk, gypsy and Cossack songs at the 18th Russian Summer Ball, on Saturday June 29th, 7.15pm, at The Banqueting House, London. The guest of honour is Her Highness Princess Olga of Russia.For further information email: chairman@russiansummerball.com |
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 ‘Carrefour des Accordeons’ is a one day festival on Saturday June 29th, 2pm until 11.45pm, at the Hôtel de ville, 10 rue du 11 novembre 1918, Montmagny, Quebec. This festival, which features all types of accordions across a range of styles, precedes the much larger ‘Carrefour mondial de l’accordéon’ festival, August 29th to September 2nd.For further information email: carrefourdesaccordeons@ville-montmagny.fr |
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by Franco Cambareri
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 Franco Cambareri - accordionist, composer, producer, releases 2 new composition for accordion available for purchase online.'Samba del Fuego', catalog: cfranco176, 'Saudade', catalog: cfranco177 The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
by Donald E Grzanna
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 Don Grzanna - accordionist, composer, performer, releases 4 new composition for accordion available for purchase online.'Northern Lights', catalog: grza169, 'Bella Bocca Polka', catalog: grza170, 'Swingtime', catalog: grza171, 'Etude No. 1 In C', catalog: grza172 The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
by John Raczka
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 John Raczka - accordionist, performer, arranger, releases 4 new music for accordion available for purchase online.'La Vie En Rose', catalog:raczka229, 'Lonely Banna', catalog:raczka230, 'Lover', catalog:raczka231, 'Mary From Dungloe', catalog:raczka232 The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
by Charnwood Publishing
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 Charnwood Publications releases 5 new eSheet pieces for accordion available for purchase online.'Lime Daiquiri', catalog: M682E, 'Belle Sourire', catalog: M658E, 'Swinging Safari', catalog: M602E, 'Heidi', catalog: M430E, 'Blog 27', catalog: DW904E The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
by Gary Dahl
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 This new eBook Collection of Easy Listenng Jazz has had some additional works added and the website updated. Catalog: DH05-eB Easy Listenng Jazz |
by John Raczka
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| John Raczka - accordionist, performer, arranger, releases 4 new music for accordion available for purchase online. 'Gentle Rain', catalog:raczka225, 'In Dublin's Fair City', catalog:raczka226, 'Isn't It Romantic', catalog:raczka227, 'Jitterbug Waltz', catalog:raczka228 The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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