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Video: Weltakkordeonorchester VIII, Salzburg - Österreich
Dokumentarfilm "ein Wort" v. Roberta Cantow in Kürze veröffentlicht - USA
Video - "Ich liebe dich, Leben" Konzert mit Shishkin & Poeluev - Russland
Don Lipovac Hall of Fame, 51. Erntedankfest Polka WE Ohio - USA
Akkordeon Festival Briefmarke, Salto - Uruguay
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Video: Beltango Quintet Accompany Fabian and Michaela, Munich - GermanyInternet Spoof: Pope Francis Absolves Accordion Players! - CyberspaceVideos: Coupe Mondiale Masters Category Winners - AustriaMilos Milivojevic Granted Permanent Residence in the UKVideo: Motion Trio Perform "The Heart" - PolandVideo: International Competition for Ensemble Music Winners - AustriaVideo: Petar Maric’s Autumn Tour - USA, Canada, Portugal, and NorwayVideo: Artem Nyzhnyk Performs La Nativité du Seigneur - Netherlands‘14 Years Ago’: Caister Accordion Festival Success in November 2000
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St Andrew’s Ball, Bangkok – Thailand30th Nuit de Accordion, Andreze - FranceErika & Jean-Marie Bal Populaire, Rochefort – BelgiumMarco Lo Russo Concerts, Latina, Rome - ItalyNAO North Central Championships, West Yorkshire – UKAnnual Charity Concert, Macclesfield – UKEdo and Dina Krilic Concert, Ancona - ItalyLondon Accordion Orchestra's Winter Concert, London – UK
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Joan Cochran Sommers CIA Ehrenmitglied - Österreichby Harley Jones |
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 Während des 2014 Coupe Mondiale’s in Salzburg, haben die Mitglieder der 132. CIA International General Delegiertenversammlung einstimmig entschlossen, Joan Cochran Sommers (USA) als CIA Ehrenmitglied zu honorieren.Rauschenden Beifall gab es von den Delegierten für Joan Sommer nicht nur für Ihre Dankesrede, sondern auch für eine unglaubliches Leben mit Musik und so vielen Jahren Service in der Akkordeon-Community. Dazu gehörten Aktivitäten mit der CIA seit 1955, zunächst als Kandidat, dann Delegierter und Jury, und in verschiedenen anderen Ämtern wie zum Beispiel dem Weltakkordeon Orchester. Director 2007-2014 und Vizepräsident der CIA bis zu ihrem Rücktritt in 2014. Das Ehrenmitgliedszertifikat wurde Joan am Samstagabend während des Coupe Mondiale Prize Giving Konzerztes überreicht. Joan Sommers sagte: "Als ich erfuhr, dass die Delegierten für mich als Ehrenmitglied abgestimmt hatten war ich voller Tränen und ich akzeptierte diese Auszeichnung in großer Ehre. Ich werde weiterhin di e Akkordeonwelt verfolgen, soweit ich kann, denn es gibt nichts Schöneres als Akkordeon Freunde, sie sind deine besten Freunde. Allen jungen Musikern hier möchte ich sagen: bleibt dem Akkordeon imm treu – es gibt so viele Möglichkeiten Musik zu machen - auch ohne Konzert Künstler zu sein oder werden. Musik ist so vielseitig und es wird die Liebe Ihres Lebens sein. vielen Dank. " |
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Video: Weltakkordeonorchester VIII, Salzburg - Österreichby Harley Jones |
Video 2: A Tribute to Bernstein conducted by Werner Weibert
Video 3: Let There Be Peace on Earth conducted by Joan Cochran Sommers
| Video 1: The Sound of Music dirigiert von Jacob Noordzij Video 2: A Tribute to Bernstein dirigiert von Werner Weibert Video 3: Let There Be Peace on Earth dirigiert von Joan Cochran Sommers Bilder, Videos und einen vollständigen Bericht des Weltakkordeonorchesters VIII ist online unter: http://www.coupemondiale.org/2014/at_report_wao.html Bild unten: CIA Präsident Raymond Bodell präsentiert Gedenk Trophäen an den Weltakkordeonorchester VIII Dirigent Jacob Noordzi, Joan Cochran Sommers und Werner Weibert. |
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Dokumentarfilm "ein Wort" v. Roberta Cantow in Kürze veröffentlicht - USAby Rob Howard |
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 "Die Ein Wort: Akkordeons Live and Kickin" ist ein neuer Dokumentarfilm über das d Akkordeon und wird in Kürze veröffentlicht. Laut seinem Schöpfer, Filmemacherin Roberta Cantow, ist es "ein Film über eine geschmähtes Musikinstrument. Für manche ist es sogar das Verbotene. Für andere wieder eines mit vielen Gesichtern und Facetten - eine Explosion des Interesses . Lassen Sie die Akkordeonmusik Geschichte beginnen! |
Video - "Ich liebe dich, Leben" Konzert mit Shishkin & Poeluev - Russlandby Harley Jones |
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| Video vom "Ich liebe dich, Leben" Konzert am Sonntag, den 16. November in Rostow-am-Don mit Yuri Schischkin, Alexander Poeluev, Preisträger des "Akkordeon Plus" Wettbewerbes, Folk-Ensemble "Die Dontsy" und "Alle" und des herausragenden Baritons Wassili Pianoff aus Moskau. Alle Videos des Konzerts (14 Video-Boxen) auf: |
Don Lipovac Hall of Fame, 51. Erntedankfest Polka WE Ohio - USAby Rob Howard |
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 Das Erntedankfest Polka Wochen-Ende mit dem Polka Hall of Fame Künstler Awards Show findet vom Donnerstag 27. November, bis Samstag, den 29. im Cleveland Downtown Marriot Hotel, Key Center, Cleveland, Ohio statt.Der beliebte Akkordeonist Don Lipovac (3. April 1935 - 26. April 2014) wird posthum in den Polka Hall of Fame aufgenommen. Don Lipovac war Amerikas Akkordeonchampion im Jahr 1958 und leitete die bekanntesten Polka Orchester in Kansas City. Er schrieb und arrangierte mehr als 500 Lieder und lehrte zwei Generationen das Akkordeon und Tamburitza. Don Lipovac wurde einst als "Kulturschatz" vom Kansas Art Council beschrieben und wurde von den Mitgliedern und dem Vorstand der Polka Hall of Fame für sein musikalischesLebenswerk einstimmig in die Polka Hall of Fame aufgenommen.. Die Veranstaltung beinhaltet drei Tage Tanz und Musik mit Top-Cleveland-Style und slowenischen Polka Bands und Interpreten. |
Akkordeon Festival Briefmarke, Salto - Uruguayby Rob Howard |
  Diese Woche hat der uruguayischen Mail-Dienst eine spezielle Briefmarke zum Gedenken an die 5. Internationale Tagung des Akkordeons Festival in Salto diesen vergangenen Sommers heraus gegeben.Die Briefmarke ist eine Anerkennung für die langfristige Arbeit im Namen des Akkordeons und des Festivals für Organisatoren Silvio Previale und seinem Sohn gleichen Namens. |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
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| Published on Nov 5, 2014. An improvisation by dancers Fabian and Michaela with the Beltango Quintet, "Milonga Del 900" at the 2014 Einstein Kultur, München, Germany. Triple CD Pack available online at: Beltango |
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| There is a story currently circulating on Facebook and Twitter, almost certainly a spoof, concerning the Pope. It reads: In breaking news, Pope Francis absolves all accordion players. In a statement to the press, Pope Francis said, "It's time to forgive them for all the past suffering they have inflicted - as long as they play something cool, like Zydeco or Tex-Mex." An official ceremony will be held at "Our Lady of Spain Catholic Church". |
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J.-P. Rameau La Villageoise
J.-P. Rameau Le Rappel Des Oiseaux
K. Aho Black Birds Movs. 1, 3
S. Voitenko Revelation
M. Moszkowski Tarantella
Coupe Mondiale Masters Category 2nd Place: Knezevic, Aleksandar (Serbia), Program:
J.P. Rameau l'Egyptienne
J. Ganzer Passacaglia
A. Kusyakov Partita
C. Bom Perpetuo Mobile
Coupe Mondiale Masters Category 3rd = Place: Bendas, Vasil (Ukraine), Program:
J.P. Rameau Le rappel des oiseaux
S. Rachmaninoff Barcarolle Op.10 No. 3
G. Hermosa Fragilissimo
V. Semyonov Caprice No. 1
Coupe Mondiale Masters Category 3rd = Place: Lazic, Nikolas (Austria), Program:
J.S. Bach French Suite No. 1 Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Gigue D Minor BWV 812
S. Haapamäki Power
F. Angelis Intérieur
| Coupe Mondiale Video Archive and Education Project is sponsored by Pigini srl, with the assistance of Accordions Worldwide and the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA). |
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| Milos Milivojevic, from Serbia, has been granted permanent right to residence in the UK. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London, Milos Milivojevic has been a first prizewinner at international competitions in Germany, France, Italy and Denmark. In July 2007 he became the first accordionist ever to win the RAM Club Prize at the Royal Academy of Music. After completing his studies in Kragujevac Music School in Serbia with Vojin Vasovic, in 2002 he moved to London to study at the RAM with Owen Murray where he obtained the Postgraduate Diploma in July 2009 and was awarded with Dip RAM. Since graduation Milos has performed with distinction in many parts of the UK, and is well-known as a first rate ambassador for the accordion. Miloš has performed in venues such as the Wigmore Hall, St Martin in the Fields, National Portrait Gallery, Colston Hall Bristol, Keble College Oxford, and has performed at the Foundation Day awards ceremony in front of HRH The Princess Royal. Appearances at festivals include Cheltenham International Festival of Music, Aldeburgh Festival, Oxford Chamber Music Festival, Berio Festival, Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Chichester, Swaledale, Hexham, and Grad Teatar Festival. He has premiered works by Anthony Gilbert, Howard Skempton, Elena Firsova, Stephane Altier, Patrick Nunn, Ben Foskett, Tom Lane, Elena Vorotko, Carlos Duque, Mark Bowden, Emily Hall, Chris Mayo, Anna Meredith, Philip Venables, and Robert Percy and has given the UK premiere of ‘Sequenza No.13’ by Luciano Berio. In master classes he has received guidance from many distinguished musicians, including Nicholas Cleobury, John Williams, Steven Isserlis and Gorgy Kurtag. Miloš is also a keen chamber musician. He is a member of the London Tango quintet, Kosmos Ensemble and AccordDuo. Internationally, he has performed in Russia, Slovenia, Hungary, Italy, Iceland, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain and the Canary Islands, Malta, Australia and New Zealand. He also performed live broadcasts on BBC Radio 3, Classic FM, ABC and the Serbian National Radio and TV network. |
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| Motion Trio perform "The Heart". Published on Oct 8, 2014. Formed in 1996, the highly successful Motion Trio are Janusz Wojtarowicz, Pawel Baranek, and Marcin Galazyn. They continually explore the new possibilities of the accordion in their performances and recordings, changing the way that it is perceived. Their concerts are musical performances that contain action and drama. The group has worked with such artists as Bobby McFerrin and Michal Urbaniak, and won such prizes as the grand prix 4th Edition of the Krzysztof Penderecki International Contemporary Chamber Music Competition. Its members consist of accordionists Janusz Wojtarowicz, Pawel Baranek, and Marcin Galazyn. |
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Program:
G.F. Händel Concerto grosso B Minor Mov. 2 Allegro
A. Marcello Oboe Concerto D Minor Mov. 2
A. Beloshitsky Spanish Tryptich
B. Precz Toccata
2nd International Competition for Ensemble Music, Duo Jedynecki-Mikolajczyk (Poland), Jedynecki, Iwo (Accordion)Mikolajczyk, Karolina (Violin)
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B. Kaszuba Humoresque for violin and accordion
G. Finzi Impression Tango
Y. Takahashi Le double de Paganini
R. Shedrin Imitating Albeniz
3rd International Competition for Ensemble Music, Fantazy (Russian Federation), Mikhalev, Pavel (Accordion) Zhebrovskaia, Antonina (Domra)
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A. Tsigankov Padespania
B. May Green Hornet
M. Fuchsmann Last Farewell
S. Dzen China Fantasy
| Coupe Mondiale Video Archive and Education Project is sponsored by Pigini srl, with the assistance of Accordions Worldwide and the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA). |
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 Video: Petar Maric, performing at the 2nd Festival Acordeão in Tomar, Portugal. Published on Oct 8, 2014.Petar Maric, from Belgrade, Serbia, has recently finished his autumn tour of the USA, Canada, Portugal, and Norway. For a month and a half in the USA and Canada from the middle of August until the end of September Petar played a total of 35 concerts all over the East Coast region. He had a unique opportunity to present a solo accordion recital at the Kennedy Opera House in Washington DC. Early in October he went to Portugal for full week of a master class and several concerts. His Fall Tour finished in Norway at a popular accordion festival that has been organized for the last 40 years. Petar Maric – a competition winner at the Coupe Mondiale, Trophee Mondiale, Klingenthal and Castelfidardo - is currently preparing for a two months long Hawaiian and American tour starting early in December. |
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| Published 6 November 2014. Artem Nyzhnyk performs La Nativité du Seigneur (The Birth of the Saviour) by O. Messiaen at Musica Sacra Maastricht Art Festival, the Netherlands on 21 September 2014. Artem Nyzhnyk, is a performer, teacher and composer from Ukraine. He has been a Laureate of international competitions in various countries. Since 2006, he has been the leading teacher at Donetsk State Music Academy. |
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  The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending November 17th 2000 included a report by Mike O’Regan about that year’s Caister Autumn Accordion Festival, and praising its success. Founded by the late Malcolm Gee (1940-97) in 1986, Caister proved to be a popular and prestigious annual event. Many well-known international accordionists appeared at Caister, which eventually moved location several times until it finished up at nearby Mundesley, where the final festival was held last month. We may never see its like again in this part of the UK. Something for Everyone at Caister Accordion Festival – England Contributed by Mike O'Regan From November 10th to 13th the Haven Holiday Camp in Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England, became the focus of accordionists and accordion fans from the UK and abroad. The Caister Accordion Festival is fast becoming a major world event, and this year certainly added to its fame. The weekend was a mixture of contrasts. At one time the stage was occupied by Serge Duchesne (Canada), playing the latest in technology, an electronic, radio-controlled accordion, while later a band solely consisting of “vintage” accordions performed. There were numerous concerts by international competition winner Frédéric Langlais and Italian Vincenzo Abbracciante and later the same stage was used by amateur players, some of whom were playing for the first time in public! The “age” contrast came from 5 year old Andrew Lukins, playing with his mother and father (both professional accordionists). Andrew’s grandfather was a very well-known broadcasting accordionist in the 40’s and 50’s. At the other end of the time scale was “Mister Jimmy”, at the age of 88 and still a performing professional. On Saturday morning an attempt was made to break the Guinness Book of Records figure for accordionists playing simultaneously. A group of 201 played a short medley of Scottish Airs. The weekend had something for everyone, with workshops, impromptu bands and orchestras and even meals were eaten to the accompaniment of Harry Hussey. Guest of honor was Giancarlo Borsini, head of the Italian firm that bears his name. |
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  Video: Graham Geddes and Dave Morrice (violin) filmed for a Limex video demonstration. Published 2013.Accordionist Graham Geddes and his Scottish Dance Band have travelled to Thailand to play for the annual St Andrew’s Ball on Saturday November 22nd, 6.30pm until 2.30am, at the Amari Watergate Hotel, Bangkok. Graham and the band, from Aberdeen, will spend a week in Thailand, combining work with a holiday. This will be their 19th year in Bangkok for this dance. |
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 Accordionist Jerome Richard and his orchestra perform at the 30th Nuit de Accordion on Saturday November 22nd, 7pm, at the Salle Omnisports, Andreze-Jub-Jallais FC, Andreze. Andrezé is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Also performing are accordionists Mickaël Vigneau and Fred Langlais. Admission is 25 € (including Apéritif, Assiette Anglaise, Pâtisserie, Café). This event has featured some of France’s leading accordionists, such as André Verchuren, Louis Corchia, Bruno Lorenzoni, Angelique, Sylvie Pulles, Emilio Corfa, etc. This year the organizers have entrusted the coordination of this event to Richard Jerome. |
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| On Saturday November 22nd, 2pm, Erika, known as ‘The Princess of the Accordion’ and her keyboard accompanist Jean-Marie play for dancing (un bal populaire) at the Salle le Velodrome, Rochefort, Belgium. |
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 Accordionist and composer Marco Lo Russo performs twice in the next week. On Sunday November 23rd, 4pm, during the celebrations of the feast of St. Cecilia, he will perform a short concert at the Loggia dei Mercanti in the centre of the medieval village of Sermoneta, Latina. Marco Lo Russo participates in an event to mark the 30th anniversary of the death of the writer and artist Giuseppe Fava, who was murdered by the Cosa Nostra. There will be readings by Ida di Benedetto, Ninni Bruschetta, Marta Bifano, Fabrizio Monaldi and Lorenza Sorino, accompanied by the improvisation of Marco Lo Russo, presenting the ideas of Giuseppe Fava. This takes place on Thursday November 27th, 8pm, at the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (Experimental Centre of Cinematography) in Rome. Admission is free. For further information email: dina@marcolorusso.com |
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 The NAO North Central Championships and Yorkshire Music Festival, a joint event, take place on Saturday November 29th at Beckfoot School in Bingley, West Yorkshire. The day includes a wide range of contest sections for accordion, plus competition classes for piano and guitar.Festival organiser Harry Hinchcliffe said: “The festival is in its 19th consecutive year and has grown over the years, providing a platform for musicians to experience the heart of playing live music at their respective level. Everyone is welcome to go along to listen to the soloists, groups and orchestras. Admission is free. Call 07749 76827 or 07749 76827 or visit cravenaccordionorchestra.co.uk for more details”. |
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 Since 1999 Stockport Accordion Club has performed a fund raising concert in aid of the East Cheshire Hospice at the Broken Cross Club, Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 8TU. The organizer is SAC member John Jones MBE. This year’s concert takes place on Friday December 5th, 7.45pm. The Stockport AC Band (MD Derek Stubbs) will perform, and there will be solo spots by soloists Pearl Fawcett-Adriano, Walter Perrie, and Helen Rich. For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
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| Video: Edo and Dina (violin) Krilic perform Tico Tico. Published 2013. Edo and Dina Krilic – an accordion/violin duo from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - perform in concert on Monday December 8th, 9pm, at the Church of St Andrea, Castelferretti, Ancona, Italy. Edo Krilic, is a Bosnian musician, accordionist, composer and educator. A versatile musician equally skilled in Eastern and Western musical traditions, he retains his love for the folk music of his people, often appears with many traditional music stars, and actively helps young, talented musicians seeking to take their places in the music world. |
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| The London Accordion Orchestra's Winter Concert takes place on Saturday December 13th, 5pm until 7pm, at St. Gabriel’s Church, Warwick Square, London SW1V 2AD. The LAO’s conductor is Ian Watson. The music will include everything from classical to jazz, with guest soloist Michael Atkinson, cellist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. For further information email: mail@londonao.co.uk |
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  Gary Dahl has released a new eBook titled Traditional Polish Carols which he has arranged in collaboration with Fr. Boleslaw Zadora, advisor. The book contains 28 Polish titles and you can see samples of many pieces at Catalog: DH07-eB eBook means that the book is emailed to you. Purchase online for only USD$16.50 or Euro equivalent at: DH07-eB This eBook Traditional Polish Carols is Collection #7 in a series of eBooks by Gary Dahl that have proved to be very popular. There is a special for clients wanting to purchase all 7 eBooks at: DH01-07eB |
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of Tango Dreams CD by Alexander Sevastian, Accordion, in English language, reviewed by Joan C. Sommers. |
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