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AAA 70eme anniversaire Festival un énorme succès, Washington DC - États-Unis
Kaunas accordéon association, Kaunas - Lituanie
Accordéon Cours IMAC 2009, Dolomites - Italie
Entries Closing for 61st CIA Coupe Mondiale - Scotland
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"Accordions Now!", New Hampshire - USAAidar Gaynullin and the Jourist Quartett, Hamburg - GermanyBrandon McPhee: ‘A 'Starr' Is Born’, Caithness – UK
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Phil & Aly Scottish Tour! – UKJanina Rüger and Massimo Signorini in Colognole & Livorno - Italy18th Cotati Accordion Festival, California – USA‘Mie Miki Accordion Works 2008’ - JapanEastbourne Music Festival, Sussex - UKLeonard Cohen’s Tour 2008 - EuropeLes AMIS Ensemble Concerts European Tour 2009
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Veli Kujala effectue Concerto en Premiere, Amsterdam - Pays-Basby Rob Howard |
 Le 1er Septembre, l’accordéoniste finlandais Veli Kujala se produira à l'ouverture du concert nuit au Gaudeamus Music Week à Amsterdam un nouveau concerto par le compositeur finlandais Sampo Haapamäki avec des néerlandais en ensemble de musique contemporaine Insomnio, menée par Ulrich Pöhl. Le concerto intitulé "Velinikka» a été commandé par le Gaudeamus Music Week, et est écrit pour Veli Kujala, qui va jouer avec un nouvel instrument, un accordéon quartertone. L'instrument est accordéon de concert normal avec une exception: les blocs de lamelles sont remplacés par des blocs de lamelles ¼ de ton afin qu'elles puissent produire un échelle chromatique de ¼ de ton qui va près de cinq octaves. L'instrument a été inventé et développé par Veli Kujala et construit par Pigini Accordions avec un soutien financier de la Fondation Wihuri. Son réglage et afination est fait par Tapio Peltola. Sampo Haapamäki (né en 1979) est une des plus réussies de jeunes compositeurs finlandais et a reçu par exemple le Prix Gaudeamus en 2004, ISCM-CASH jeune compositeur Award en 2005 et finlandais Teosto Prix en 2006 avec ses compositions. Pour de plus amples informations email: veli.kujala@gmail.com |
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AAA 70eme anniversaire Festival un énorme succès, Washington DC - États-Unisby Kevin Friedrich |
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 La 70eme anniversaire de l’ Association Américaine d’accordéonistes (American Accordionists' Association AAA) et la compétition Festival qui s'est tenu à Alexandrie, VA (Washington DC) a attiré des participants d'aussi loin que la Chine et la France ainsi que dans les États-Unis.Trois compétitions internationales ont eu lieu pendant le festival avec des résultats comme suit: AAA International Piano accordion competition 1er prix - 3,500.00 $: Non attribué 2eme prix - 1,000.00 $: Nie Qian (Chine) 3eme prix - 500,00 $: Anthony Falco (États-Unis) AAA Vivian Vivio Stolaruk International Entertainment Competition 1er prix - 3,000.00 $: Jérémie Buirette (France) 2e prix - 1,500.00 $: Nie Qian (Chine) 3e prix - 500,00 $: Anthony Falco (États-Unis) AAA Maddalena Belfiore Entertainment Competition for Female Accordionists 1er prix - 1,000.00 $: Nie Qian (Chine) 2e prix - 500,00 $: Danielle Renzi (États-Unis) 3e prix - 350,00 $: Sun Liqin (Chine) 4e prix - 150,00 $: pas de participant En plus des compétitions et des ateliers, le festival aura en vedette plusieurs artistes, dont AAA membre du conseil d'administration et de concert artiste Mary Tokarski avec le pianiste Dessie Vaughan, artiste de jazz Joe Cerrito, ainsi que l'AAA conseil d'administration et l'Ensemble AAA 70eme anniversaire Festival Orchestra. L’artiste International invité Alexander Poeluev de la Russie a reçu plusieurs ovations et Encores pour son spectacle. Le festival a attiré la couverture par la presse avec de longs rapports de journaux comme le New York et Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post et le USA Today et bien d'autres encore. Pour de plus amples renseignements sur l'AAA, s’il vous plaît, visitez le site: www.ameraccord.com |
Kaunas accordéon association, Kaunas - Lituanieby Fausto Fabi |
 Le Kaunas Accordéon est une association jeune et ambitieuse organisation. Plus de 500 enseignants d’accordéon et les étudiants sont membres de l'association. Sur la photo sont Grazina LUKOSIENE Président (assis à droite), vice - présidents: Mindaugas Labanauskas (debout à gauche) et Birute Ruseniene (assis à gauche) et certains étudiants.Le 4 août, les membres de l’ association ont joué au XIV Festival d'été international à Palanga (Lituanie). Le concert a été un grand succès et a une grande ovation du public. Participant dans le concert ont été Daucianskas A., A. Petraitis, I. Andriukevicius, L. Salijus (enseignants LUKOSIENE G. et B. Rusienene). Pour de plus amples informations sur l'association et ses activités avec: mindaugas@dakra.lt |
Accordéon Cours IMAC 2009, Dolomites - Italieby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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 Pour sa 10eme édition, International Music Accordion Camp a élu domicile à Sauris di Sotto, petit village situé à 1400m d’altitude, près d’Udine, au nord de Venise, dans la chaîne de montagnes des Dolomites. Un petit paradis où vacances et musique se conjuguent à merveille.Dans un charmant hôtel *** qui vit sa première expérience dans l’accueil d’un groupe entier de musiciens par lesquels il est entièrement occupé, le patron est aux petits soins autant pour les organisateurs que pour les accordéonistes. Ainsi, dans un cadre aussi agréable, entouré de Jean-Louis Noton, Mady et Peter Soave, pratiquer l’instrument n’est plus un travail mais un réel plaisir. De plus, les moyens de se divertir ne manquent pas, puisque massages, sauna, équitation, quad, tennis, randonnée et baignade au lac sont autant d’activités proposées sur place. Sans oublier que les participants avaient la chance de pouvoir assister aux concerts animés par Peter et Jean-Louis Pour les 90 passionnés de musique venus du monde entier (France, Italie, Allemagne, Suisse, Finlande et Croatie pour l’Europe, Oregan et Texas pour les Etats-Unis et Vancouver pour le Canada) qui se sont succédés du 26 Juillet - 2 Août et 2 - 9 Août 2009, ce séjour musical en Italie fut une réussite. Et pour oublier que la semaine est si vite terminée, tous parlent déjà de se retrouver ici l’an prochain pour le 10éme anniversaire de l’IMAC. For further information email: jl.noton@wanadoo.fr |
by Anna Bodell of Charnwood Publications
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 The prestigious Coupe Mondiale International Competition is to be hosted for the first time in Scotland with musical guests/performers from the four corners of the world, 21st - 26th October 2008.The CIA Coupe Mondiale, recognized as the most prestigious annual accordion competition of international scope, takes place in a different country every year, under the auspices of the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes. To be part of this great event as a competitor, you are reminded that the entry closing date is 31st August 2008 – have you completed your online entry submission at www.coupemondiale.org? Already the top Coupe Mondiale class has over 20 entrants with the 2008 Coupe Mondiale likely to break the previous record for entries. Its sure to be a hugely exciting event. If you are planning to attend the Coupe Mondiale, have you submitted your online submission to participate in the CIA World Accordion Orchestra II? Have you made your hotel reservation? More information about the Coupe Mondiale competitions and festival can be found on the website www.coupemondiale.org or contact Anna Bodell - e-mail: Ray.anna@btinternet.com |
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by Donna Maria Regis
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 Extra chairs were needed to accommodate the larger-than-anticipated crowd that turned out for the 1st annual "Accordions Now!" Festival held on Saturday August 2nd at the Radisson Manchester Hotel, New Hampshire.Intended to highlight the versatility of the accordion, this inaugural event was co-sponsored by the New Hampshire Accordion Association and Accordion Connection LLC of Gilmanton. The action-packed, music-filled day included concerts, workshops, an accordion orchestra, demonstrations, an open jam session, door prizes, vendor displays [Arthur Welch photo], and more. Special guest artist Tony Lovello widely known as “The Liberace of the Accordion," received multiple standing ovations with the audience’s warm enthusiasm extending to the other featured performers: Mary Tokarski, Gary Morin, Nils Lundin, Chad Huval, John Leeman, and the "Accordions Now!" Festival Orchestra, conducted by Donna Maria Regis. The latter, along with Peter Widmark, accompanied Nils Lundin in playing for the Scandi-Dancers’, emceed by Laurie Widmark. During the day, guest accordionists Mary Gail Duffy, Joe Maciejowski [photo], Bob & Anita Siarkowski, Jerry Tramontozzi, and Carmen Vitanza entertained in the public assembly area, where they drew favorable media coverage to the festival. For further information email: regisdonna@yahoo.com |
by Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions
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 Bayan player Efim Jourist was the leader of the Jourist Quartett (Mikhail Kibardin – violin, Andreas Hecht – guitar, Johannes Huth - double bass) until his death in 2007. After Jourist died, well-known accordionist Aidar Gaynullin took his position and became soloist with the quartet, which kept its name in the memory of its founder. The repertoire of the ensemble consists of Argentinean tangos of Piazzolla as well as compositions of Jourist and Gaynullin, and the quartet inspires the public with its ‘Russian interpretations’ of concert tangos, played on the highest artistic level. The Jourist quartet appeared at international music festivals such as Rheingau Musik Festival, Beethovenfest Bonn, Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival, Carinthian Summer and Delft Chamber Music Festival. On August 28th and 29th the Jourist Quartet will perform Russian and Argentinean tangos as well as film music by Aidar Gaynullin at the prestigious Schleswig-Holstein Festival in Germany. For further information email: herbert@accordion-cd.co.at |
by Rob Howard
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 Brandon McPhee, from Caithness in the north of Scotland, has just released his first CD: ‘A 'Starr' Is Born’. Brandon plays the 3-row diatonic button accordion, and the CD title pays homage to the memory of the late Will Starr, one of Scotland’s button accordion legends.Brandon, aged 13, already has that 'magic' in his music that captures people’s attention. Under the tuition of his uncle Daniel MacPhee, Brandon has been playing the button key accordion for only just over a year and has made phenomenal progress. The tracks on Brandon’s CD include: Scotland The Brave; Mhairi’s Wedding; Thistle Of Scotland/Donald MacLean’s Farewell to Oban, Inveresk House/The Road to Applecross/The Blue Bell Polka/The Shetland Two Step/The Jacqueline; Waltz/The Lewis and Harris Gathering; Laird Of Drumblair; John Keith Laing/Memories of Willie Snaith/Loch Ruan; Leslie Angus; Thomas Saunders/The Glens of Angus; Calin Mo Run Sa;The Road and the Miles to Dundee; My Mother/The Atholl Highlanders; Donald Iain Rankine/ John MacMillan of Barra; Jean’s Reel. For further information email: sales@panrecords.co.uk |
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by Rob Howard
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  Accordionist Phil Cunningham and fiddle player Aly Bain are currently touring Scotland, and their very extensive concert tour dates include:August 23rd - Arts Guild Theatre, Greenock 27th – Aros Theatre, Portree, Isle of Skye 28th - Sabhal Mor Ostaig, Sleat, Skye 29th - MacPhail Centre, Ullapool 30th - Eden Court Theatre, Inverness 31st - Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry September 2nd - An Tobar, Mull 3rd - Village Hall, Iona 5th - Public Institute, Fochabers 7th - Meldrum Academy, Old Meldrum 8th - The Carnegie Hall Blas Festival 2008, Portmahomack 9th - Strathy Village Hall Blas Festival 2008, Strathy 12th - Corran Halls, Oban 13th – ABC, Glasgow 14th - Regal Theatre, Bathgate 17th - The Sunart Centre, Strontian 18th - Craigmonie Centre, Glenurquhart 19th - An Lanntair, Stornoway 20th - The Carnegie Hall, Clashmore 21st - Arts Festival, Brechin 25th - Cumbernauld Theatre, Cumbernauld 26th - Queens Hall, Edinburgh 27th - Ritchie Hall, Strichen 28th - Music Hall, Aberdeen |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 Accordion duo Janina Rüger (Germany) and Massimo Signorini (Italy) together present a programme of transcriptions and contemporary works. The concert dates are:Friday August 22nd, 9.15pm – Church of the SS. Pietro and Paolo, Square of SS. Pietro and Paolo, Colognole (Li) Saturday August 23rd, 9.15pm – Waldensian Church, Via Verdi, 15 - Livorno For further information email: massimosignorini@alice.it |
by Rob Howard
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 The 18th annual Cotati Accordion Festival takes place on August 23rd and 24th at La Plaza Park, E Cotati Ave and Old Redwood Highway, Cotati, California. The Cotati Accordion Festival is a two-day event of nonstop accordion music to benefit local youth groups. Highlights include concerts, dance parties in the polka tent, Zydeco dancing, numerous accordion-related vendors, and the annual ‘Lady of Spain’ ring, including the releasing of the doves. Dick Contino is the festival’s special guest. Performers include The Golden State Accordion Club, Amber Lee and the Anomalies, The Hurricane, Hugh Morrison, Alex Meixner, The Great Morgani, Limpopo, Lady of Spain, Simka, Dick Contino, Polka Freakout, Vagabond Opera, Jessica Fichot, Brian Jack and the Zydeco Gamblers, Motordude Zydeco, The Wild Catahoula's, Steve Balich Band, Tango #9, The Internationals, Monterey International with guest tenor Oracio Aiello, The Georges Lammam Ensemble, Joe Domitrowich/Capricious Accordion, and Big Lou. For further information email: info@cotatifest.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Mie Miki, born in Tokyo in 1956, studied accordion in Germany at the Trossingen Academy of Music. She won the first prizes at the International Accordion Competition, Klingenthal, and since 2000 she has been a Professor at the Detmold College of Music, Dortmund. Mainly setting her activities in Germany, Miki is invited often to many significant international music festivals.2008 marks number 20 in the ‘Mie Miki Accordion Works’ recitals that Mie Miki began performing in the 1980s. The sole standard for the repertoire of these special annual concerts is the music Ms. Miki happens to be most attracted to at the time. The theme of this year’s program is “Dreams, thoughts and horizons,” with works by Mozart, Astor Piazzolla, John Cage, music from the film ‘The Umbrellas of Cherbourg’, and the world premiere of a piece commissioned to world-renowned composer Takashi Yoshimatsu. Mie Miki’s performance schedule is: September 13th, 4.30pm - Hall Egg Farm, Space Who (Fukaya, Saitama); performing with Georg Friedrich Schenck – piano 20th, 6.30pm - Kosugi Hoan Museum of Art, Nikko 24th, 7pm - Okurayama Memorial Hall, with G. F. Schenck - piano 27th, 2pm - Hyogo Performing Arts Center, with G. F. Schenck - piano 28th, 2pm - Hamarikyu Asahi Hall; ’Mie Miki Accordion Works 2008’ - performing with G. F. Schenck - piano and Hideki Ikegami - marimba and percussion October 7th, 3pm and 7.30pm - Hakuju Hall 11th to 13th - Sendai Classical Music Festival 2008 |
by Rob Howard
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 The Eastbourne Accordion Festival takes place From October 10th to 13th at the Cumberland Hotel, Eastbourne, on the south coast of England. Organised by John Romero, the guest artistes include Marco Valenti - Italy, Pearl Fawcett-Adriano (picture right), Harry Hussey, Les Girls, and the Crawley Accordion Orchestra, conductor Shaun Hunter. For further information email: jr@carillonstudios.co.uk |
by Rob Howard
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 Canadian singer, songwriter, poet and novelist Leonard Cohen (picture right), whose work explores themes such as religion, isolation, sexuality, and complex interpersonal relationships, has been an international cult figure since the 1960s. Cohen’s backing band, which includes accordionist and keyboard player Neil Larsen, is currently on a European Tour, with dates including: September 21st – Arcul de Trumpf, Bucharest, Romania 24th and 25th – Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria 27th - HC Sparta Arena, Prague, Czech Republic October 4th – O2, Berlin, Germany 6th – Olympiahalle, Munich 10th - Hartwall Areena, Helsinki, Finland 12th – Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden 15th – Globen, Stockholm 17th – Forum, Copenhagen, Denmark 19th and 20th - Forest National, Brussels, Belgium 23rd - Teatro Degli Arcimboldi, Milan, Italy 25th – Hallenstadion, Zurch, Switzerland 27th - Seg Geneva Arena, Geneva 29th – Festhalle, Frankfurt, Germany 31st - Colorline Arena, Hamburg November 2nd - Konig-Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen 3rd – Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands 5th and 6th – Clyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK 8th - Cardiff International Arena, Wales 11th - Bournemouth International Centre, England 13th - The O2, London 22nd – NEC, Birmingham 24th, 25th and 26th – Olympia, Paris, France 28th - Centre, Brighton, England, UK 30th – MEN Arena, Manchester |
by Rob Howard
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 Les AMIS Ensemble is a group of Canadian-based classical musicians who often perform together as a group and in various combinations. The ensemble performs contemporary as well as traditional chamber music. Their members include accordionist Joseph Macerollo (picture left), Lynn Kuo – violin, Rachel Mercer – cello, Marianna Humetska – piano, The Penderecki String Quartet (Jeremy Bell – violin, Jerzy Kaplanek – violin, Christine Vlajk – violin and Simon Fryer - cello), Dennis Patrick – electronics, and Katarzyna Sadej - mezzo-soprano. In April 2009 Les AMIS Ensemble will visit Europe, and their tour dates include: April 12th, 3pm – fund raising concert, Gallery 345, 345 Sorauren Avenue, Toronto, Canada 20th - Pernik, Bulgaria 21st - Sofia, Bulgaria 23rd, 12noon, 5pm and 10pm – Canada Day at the 25th Music Biennale Zagreb, Croatia, part of the International Festival of Contemporary Music 25th - Bucharest, Romania 25th - International Festival of Modern Art - “Two Days and Two Nights of New Music”, Odessa, Ukraine 27th - Belgrade, Serbia (to be confirmed) For further information email: lesamisconcerts@sympatico.ca |
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by Confédération Mondiale de l'Accordéon (CMA)
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| The Confédération Mondiale de l'Accordéon (CMA) who run the Trophée Mondiale competition have updated their web site - entry closing date 1st September 2008. |
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