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Weekly News from Around the World - 22-Jun-2018
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Entries Closing for 2018 China Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week - China
Akkordeon Musik Preis 2018 in Bruchsal - Germany
Mika Väyrynen to perform with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
The 2nd 2018 Asia Pacific International Accordion Festival - China
Guardia Nueva Orchestra Announces Two Concerts - Finland
Accordion Museum Ceremony, Recoaro Terme – Italy

Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc.

10th Anniversary Concert of the Shanghai Normal University Accordion Orchestra - China
Accordion Music Festival Zurich-East Switzerland
Visit to Tianshan No. 1 Primary School, Shanghai - China
Honouring Eugene Ettore, Virginia – USA
Adam Perry, Maia Perry and Yvonne Jin Success - New Zealand
8th European Forum on Music in Oslo/Norway

Future events

UMKC Community Accordion Ensemble in Concert
Lucineide Do Acordeon Concert, São José de Piranhas – Brazil
Nihad Hrustanbegovic Concert, Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina
Erika plays for a Tea Dance, Floreffe – Belgium
Alan Crookston Ceilidh @ Forfar Accordion & Fiddle Club, Scotland – UK
Altamira and Mancini @ Festa di Sa Castanza, Olbia – Sardinia
Fabien Perez Orchestra Dance Date, Chavannes – France
Alicia Baker and Michael Bridge Concert, Milwaukie – USA
Crawley Accordion Orchestra Concert, Surrey - UK
CT Tango Ensemble to perform ‘Four Seasons’, Nelspruit – South Africa
Josephine Marsh ‘Music in the Frame’ Concert, Dublin – Irish Republic
Iain MacDonald Concert, Scotland – UK

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Updated: Accordion: A Pictorial History by Rob Howard - UK
Updated: Vintage Accordions by Rob Howard with Ken Hopkins and Caroline Hunt - UK

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Entries Closing for 2018 China Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week - China

2018 Harbin China Summer International Accordion Art Week
Prof. Wang Hongyu2018 Harbin PosterEntries for the 2018 China Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week (7 - 11 August) competitions are closing on 30th June 2018.

Full Accommodation and Food for Foreign Candidates - The Harbin 2018 Art Director is Prof. Wang Hongyu (picture left), Dean of the Music College of Harbin Normal University invites all foreign candidates and informs them, that the Harbin Organising Committee offers full accommodation and food during the competition for foreign candidates.

Updated Chinese language rules, updated entry form in Chinese and English and poster download at: 2018Harbin
Entries closing: 30th June 2018

Prof. Wang Hongyu and the Harbin Organising Committee ran the very successful Harbin 2010, Harbin 2012, Harbin 2014, Harbin 2016 Summer International Accordion Art Week and Competitions which attracted over 500 entrants with many competitors from outside China.

The 2018 China Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week is hosted by the Peoples Republic of China Culture Ministry and the Harbin Municipal People's Government, undertaken by Harbin Normal University, Harbin, China and is part of the 34th China Harbin Summer Music Festival. Harbin was named a UNESCO City of Music in 2010.

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Akkordeon Musik Preis 2018 in Bruchsal - Germany

Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e.V. (DHV) logoPictures above: 1. Forró de KA 2. Group prizegiving picture

The Deutsche Harmonika-Verband (DHV) welcomed around 250 participants to its final competition for the Accordion Music Prize from 31 May to 3 June 2018 in Bruchsal / Baden Württemberg.

Participation was possible in the categories for accordion solo and duo, accordion ensemble and chamber music with at least one accordion in the cast, as well as for harmonica in different age groups up to maximum 27 years. The competition spanned 2 1/2 days and an attractive supporting program accompanied the event in the evenings.

The gala concert on Friday evening was arranged by the 1st orchestra of the Harmonikaring Berghausen under the direction of Ralf Schwarzien and the young winning duo from Poland of the International Accordion Contest 2017: Aldo-Duo.

On Saturday evening, followed by an open air concert with the Brazilian bandForró de KA with their own compositions and musical surprises. Also on Saturday there were accordion sounds in the entire city center of Bruchsal.

Around 30 of the young participants had agreed to play music as street musicians on the different squares of the city center.The highlight of the event was on Sunday afternoon, the final concert and award ceremony in the Bürgerzentrum Bruchsal. There were several special prizes awarded for extraordinary musical achievements.

The list of results is available for download at 2018MP-Results.pdf
General event information: 2018Musik-Preis.pdf
Supporting program flyer: 2018AMP.pdf

Pictures below: 3. Orchestra Berghausen 4. Duo Aldo 5. Street music

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Mika Väyrynen to perform with the BBC Symphony Orchestra

Erkki-Sven Tüür (composer), Olari Elts (conductor), Mika Väyrynen (accordionist)
Picture: Erkki-Sven Tüür (composer), Olari Elts (conductor), Mika Väyrynen (accordionist)

Finnish accordionist Mika Väyrynen will be the featured soloist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Estonian Maestro Olari Elts on 4 July 2018 at the BBC Maida Vale Studios in London. Together they will perform fellow Estonian Erkki-Sven Tüür´s Concerto "Prophecy" for Accordion and Symphony Orchestra for an invited audience in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Estonian independence.

Erkki-Sven Tüür is one of most renowned composers of today. He composed this Concerto 2006-2007 on request of Mika Väyrynen, as a joint commission between the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra (Turku, Finland) and Orchestra de Bretagne (Rennes, France). The World Premieres took place the same year in Turku and Rennes and also with the Estonian State Symphony Orchestra in Tallinn, Estonia.

Each of the concerts was under the direction of Maestro Olari Elts, the 2000 winner of the International Sibelius competition for conductors. In 2014 the Ondine recording label published a recording with Mika Väyrynen as soloist and Olari Elts conducting the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

For further information, please visit the site of: Mika Väyrynen

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The 2nd 2018 Asia Pacific International Accordion Festival - China

The 2nd 2018 Asia Pacific International Accordion Festival
From 19 - 24 July 2018, the ship Costa Serena will host more than 3,000 accordionists and supporters for a cruise of 6 days and 5 nights! from China to Fukuoka and Kagoshima, Japan and back.

The 2018 Asia Pacific International Accordion Festival is an international accordion arts event. Accordion competitions, accordion concerts, accordion themed evenings, cruise deck accordion music parties, Asia-Pacific Accordion Development Exchange and Dialogue Forum, with visits and excursions to Fukuoka and Kagoshima in Japan during the event.

Directed by:
Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China
Chinese Musicians Association Accordion Association

Organizer:
Asia Pacific International Accordion Festival Organizing Committee

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Guardia Nueva Orchestra Announces Two Concerts - Finland

Guardia Nueva
Raimo VertainenVideo above: Guardia Nueva Concert at the 2018 Kokkola Festival. Opening piece Copacabana composed by Barry Manilow, Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman. Director of Guardia Nueva is Raimo Vertainen (picture right).

Two concerts are:
29 June 2018
Guardia Nueva Orchestra concert at the summer theatre in Lappajärvi, solist Teemu Roivainen.

30 June 2018
Guardia Nueva Orchestra concert at the Haapavesi Folk-festival, solist Arja Koriseva.

Haapavesi Folk Music Festival is a special summer event held every year at the end of June, just after midsummer. The festival consists of a five day folk music course followed by the actual folk music Festival spanning four to five days.

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Accordion Museum Ceremony, Recoaro Terme – Italy

Accordion Museum CeremonyOn June 17th there was a ceremony at the Accordion Museum (Museo Impronte Fisarmonicisti), Casetta del Parco, Recoaro Terme to prepare for the opening of the museum’s new headquarters. Pictured in front of two prototypes of new windows are Svetlana Skorobogataia (Belorussian dulcimer player), and accordionists Giancarlo Caporilli and Cinzia Tarditti.

The museum is well-known for its exhibition of hand imprints of many famous accordionists. Recoaro Terme is a town and comune in the province of Vicenza, Veneto, northern Italy.

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10th Anniversary Concert of the Shanghai Normal University Accordion Orchestra - China

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Crystal Wang, Prof Li Cong, Jessica Shi XuanVideo above: Anatango composed by Gorka Hermosa, arranged and performed by Wang Xiao (accordion), Liu Jiayi (violin) and Dai Jianxin (double bass). Wang Xiao was placed 3rd, 2016 Castelfidardo Senior Entertainment category, teacher Prof. Li Cong.

Pictures and video of each performance at the 10th Anniversary Concert of the Shanghai Normal University Accordion Orchestra is online at: 2018SHNU-Concert

Art Director is Prof. Li Cong
Artistic Supervisor: Crystal Wang and Jessica Shi Xuan

Grateful thanks to the sponsorship by Shanghai Miao Ke Information Technology Co. Ltd.

The video is from the televised concert with light show, sound and full TV production team.

Download 16 page color program: 2018SHNUProgram.pdf

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Accordion Music Festival Zurich-East Switzerland

Reception Rapperswil, Accordion Orchestra Schwamendingen
For the second time, the Zurich Cantonal Harmonica Music Association and the East Swiss Accordion Music Association, both sub-associations of Accordion Switzerland, have joined forces for a music festival.

Coming from the canton of Zurich and whole East Switzerland, the music lovers met at the College of Technology in Rapperswil-Jona, to make a point of reference in their performance and to cultivate socializing and camaraderie at the festival.

A duo as well as a total of 22 orchestras presented themselves in the categories "entertainment" (middle and upper level) and "concertante" (middle, upper and highest level) to two juries formed by Thomi Widmer, Herbert Scheibenreif and Roger Gisler as well as Brigitte Meier-Egloff and Sylvain Tissot.

The overall very appealing performances were consistently rated "very good" and "excellent", with the Accordion Ensemble St. Gallen (picture below) and the Accordion Orchestra Schwamendingen (picture above) receiving an additional award.

The organizing committee under the Cantonal president Bruno Sommer is to be thanked for the smooth process and to congratulate to the great success of the event!
Accordion Ensemble St. Gallen

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Visit to Tianshan No. 1 Primary School, Shanghai - China

Tianshan No. 1 Primary School students
In the classroom

Teachers Wang Yujia and Chang Xiao performing at the concert.
A visit to the Tianshan No. 1 Primary School in Shanghai to view their accordion teaching program by CIA President Mirco Patarini, CIA Ambassador Kevin Friedrich and CIA Public Relations Harley Jones and famous Chinese accordion teachers.

An amazing school program for young children learning accordion included a concert by the students and teachers before hundreds of enthusiastic parents.

View the whole report, pictures and video at: 2018Tianshan
Thank you to accordion program directors Prof. Li Cong and Crystal Wang and all the teachers.
Tianshan No. 1 Primary School students

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Honouring Eugene Ettore, Virginia – USA

Eugene EttoreThe accordionist and composer Eugene Ettore (1921-85) was the son of Italian immigrants to the USA. A man of many interests and talents, Ettore as a composer was an heir to the tradition of Pietro Frosini and the Deiro brothers, Guido and Pietro. AWW US Editor Rita Barnea, who was once a student of Ettore, will present a lecture/concert workshop, ‘The Life and Music of Eugene Ettore’, at the 2018 AAA Festival in Alexandria, Virginia, on Friday July 13th, at 10am.

Rita Barnea writes: “June 2nd 2018 would have been Eugene Ettore’s 97th birthday. In honor of his birthday, I am posting the link to the website I created to educate all about a unique, versatile and talented individual who made great contributions to the accordion world and musical world in general. I encourage you to visit this page: Eugene Ettore

I was extremely fortunate to be his student. He prepared me for my long career as a music teacher in the public schools. Eugene Ettore inspired all of his students with an approach which included discipline, encouragement, and kindness. Those of you who had a music teacher as a guiding light in their lives will understand the importance of having a teacher/mentor. The positive lifelong benefits and influence branch out into so many other areas of life.

Eugene Ettore was well known as a fabulous composer for the accordion. He performed as both soloist and in the duet team, ‘Concert Duo’ with Carmen Carrozza, his great friend. As a Renaissance man, Eugene Ettore also played the French horn, and wrote method books for the accordion and French horn. He was an artist, inventor and Braille transcriber etc. He was President of the AAA (American Accordionists’ Association) three times!

In honor of Eugene Ettore’s birthday, I am offering a free download of the recording of his original compositions: Ettore Album

If you would like to see recent performances of some of his works, please visit:
1. Rita Barnea Workshop "Prelude & Scherzo”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etP04Tf6rQc
2. Eugene Ettore: Spanish Holiday, for Accordion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFhxhXcb7pQ
3. Rita Barnea Workshop "Accordion Miniatures”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPyCpSxiT8E
4. Rita Barnea Workshop "Five O'Clock Rush”:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-7JMjGdU1c

If you wish to learn his music, please email me and I will send it to you as a free download also. Ritabelll@aol.com

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Adam Perry, Maia Perry and Yvonne Jin Success - New Zealand

Yvonne Jin, Adam & Maia Perry
Lionel ReekieAdam Perry (accordion), Maia Perry (accordion) and Yvonne Jin (piano) of St Kentigern's School represented their school in the NZCT (New Zealand Coummunity Trust) Chamber Music Contest.

Due to the quality of their competition performance, they were invited to play at the NZCT Chamber Music Contest Auckland Finals as guest performers while the adjudicators were deliberating on the results at the conclusion of the evening.

The trio also received the NZCT Award for "Most Engaging Performance", a very proud moment for their parents. The group wanted to thank their teacher, well know accordion teacher, performer and vocalist Lionel Reekie (picture right).

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8th European Forum on Music in Oslo/Norway

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Herbert ScheibenreifDr. Herbert Scheibenreif - CIA Vice-President (picture left), was the CIA delegate attending the 8th European Forum on Music in Oslo/Norway. This is his report.

The European Forum on Music (EFM): Looking Back – Looking Forward. The Future of Europe’s Musical Roots took place from Thursday, 7 June until Sunday, 10 June 2018 in Oslo/Norway. The EFM, annual conference of the European Music Council (EMC), a member of the IMC, Official NGO partner of UNESCO, was hosted by the Norwegian Music Council and is part of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018.

With this edition of the EFM, we looked at the importance and the value of musical heritage for our future European society. Music and intangible heritage in general are confronted with a variety of challenges: from participation and access to music to environmental threats. What is needed today to make sure that we can still enjoy Europe’s musical roots in the future?

The session on oral transmission demonstrated that traditional music throughout Europe is kept alive and further developed by new adaptations through live electronics, choir arrangements, DJ adaptations, and many more. The session on the future of recent musical repertoire had a look at inspiring and sometimes very pragmatic programming strategies of radios and concert halls for what is often called “classic contemporary music” – and how to overcome obstacles.

The future is not imaginable without an awareness on environmental issues – therefore one of the panels looked at how musicians and music activities such as festivals can become “greener.” And there are also other reasons for musicians to travel far – when being prosecuted in their home countries some need to seek refuge and Safe Havens, such as the musicians from the SafeMuse project.

In the panel on freedom of expression the speakers agreed that we want all to be able to express ourselves freely whether we agree on it or not, because we are a plural society. Further to these more contextual perceptions on the future of music in Europe, a joint session with the European Theatre Convention presented the EU’s policy for culture which is incorporated in the new edition of the European Agenda for Culture which will consequently bring about EU funding programmes for music and culture, such as the preparatory action “Music Moves Europe” and the potential continuation of the Creative Europe programme as of 2021.

The musical programme of the Forum was a true celebration of diversity: with "From the Vastland” a black metal band was included in the Forum programme, complemented by the Norwegian Girls’ Choir and Swedish Sami singer Katarina Barruk and Sarah-Jane Summers & Juhoni Silvola.

The next edition of the Forum from 27 September to 1 October 2019 in Paris/France will coincide with the IMC World Forum on Music, celebrating the IMC’s 70th anniversary.

Following the EFM the Annual Meeting of Members of the EMC took place on 10 June 2018, where a new EMC Board was elected at the EMC Annual Meeting:
Ian Smith, President (United Kingdom)
Victoria Liedbergius, Vice-President (Norway)
Willem van Moort, Treasurer (The Netherlands)
Eirik Birkeland (Norway)
Joanna Grotkowska (Poland)
Audrey Guerre (France)
Michalis Karakatsanis (Cyprus)
David Zsoldos (Hungary)

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UMKC Community Accordion Ensemble in Concert

UMKC Community Accordion Ensemble
Leading up to their performance at the AAA 80th Anniversary Celebrations, The University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) Community Accordion Ensemble will perform two concerts in the Kansas City area this weekend.

The two concerts will be Friday 22nd June (Private Concert) and Saturday 23 June at 2:30 PM (Free Public Concert), both held at the Global Montessori Academy, NW corner of 75th Street & Belinder in Prairie Village, KS.

The concert will feature works by Borodin, Castelli, Debussy, Menken, Piazzolla, Rota, Saint-Saëns, Venglevski and Watson performed by ensemble members Kevin Friedrich, Cathy Sue Weiss, Ronald Barrow, Ron Dake, Betty Jo Simon, Samantha Wagner, Joyce Davis, and Joan C. Sommers.

All players are alumni of the University of Missouri - Kansas City, and former members of the renowned UMKC Accordion Orchestra. The players make their living in various careers, but each have remained devoted to promoting the accordion and its varied repertoire, which includes transcriptions, commissions and other original works.

The UMKC Chamber Accordion Ensemble performs under the direction of Joan C. Sommers who also plays as a member of the group. Joan C. Sommers was awarded the title of Professor Emerita upon her retirement from the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music (USA), where she established and taught the accordion degree program since 1961. She has arranged innumerable pieces for both Accordion Orchestra and Chamber Ensemble over many years, works that have been performed around the globe.

The UMKC Chamber Accordion Ensemble will next appear in concert on Thursday, July 12th, 2018 at the AAA 80th Anniversary Festival. For more information please contact: joansommers@kc.rr.com.

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Lucineide Do Acordeon Concert, São José de Piranhas – Brazil

Lucineide Do Acordeon ConcertBrazilian accordion entertainer Lucineide Do Acordeon performs on Saturday June 23rd, 10pm, at the Sitio Barra, São José de Piranhas, a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil.

Lucineide Do Acordeon is a popular accordionist and singer from the Forro traditional folk music style of northeast Brazil. She has many recordings to her credit, including many YouTube videos and TV appearances.

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Nihad Hrustanbegovic Concert, Sarajevo - Bosnia and Herzegovina

Nihad HrustanbegovicOn Sunday June 24th, 8.30pm, the Dutch-based Bosnian accordionist Nihad Hrustanbegovic performs a ‘Summer Concert’ at the Atelje Figure in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The concert is dedicated to the International World Day of Music (Fête de la Musique) held on June 21st, heralding the beginning of the summer.

Nihad’s programme includes: Antonio Vivaldi – ‘Summer’; Isaac Albéniz – ‘Asturias’ (Leyenda); Erik Satie – ‘Gymnopédie I & III’; Astor Piazzolla – ‘Escualo’, ‘Milonga del angel’, ‘Fracanapa’, ‘Oblivion’, ‘Libertango’; Dougie MacLean (Jones & Edelman) – ‘The Gael’/’Promentory’; Yann Tiersen - ‘Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain’; Hans Zimmer – ‘Chevaliers de Sangreal’; Nihad Hrustanbegovic – ‘Stork suite’ (World promenade, Sevdah, Jazz Balade, Flamenco wals, Balkan soul); Nihad Hrustanbegovic – ‘Breath of Life’ (World premiere); George Gershwin – ‘Summertime’.

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Erika plays for a Tea Dance, Floreffe – Belgium

ErikaOn Sunday June 24th, 3pm, accordionist Erika plays for a Tea Dance at 17B Rue Riverre, 5150 Floreffe, Belgium. The dancing is accompanied by lunch from 12noon.

Erika Honorez comes from a musical family, and received her first accordion at the age of 5 years. Erika's teacher was Mr Franz Lebrun from the Brussels Conservatory, and she studied the theory of music and classical music, and then specialized in the musette genre. Since 1981 Erika has been performing, composing, and recording. She has appeared on radio and TV in Belgium and France. Erika has recorded many CDs and DVDs, which are available through her website.

For further information email: erika@erika.be

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Alan Crookston Ceilidh @ Forfar Accordion & Fiddle Club, Scotland – UK

Alan CrookstonOn Sunday June 24th, 7.30pm, the Alan Crookston Ceilidh Band performs as guests at the Forfar Accordion & Fiddle Club. The venue is the Forfar Royal British Legion, Forfar, Angus DD8 2HA.

The Alan Crookston Ceilidh Band, based in West Lothian and Central Scotland, performs throughout Scotland, including appearances at several festivals including the Shetland Accordion and Fiddle Festival and The Mull Music Festival. The band have also recorded four BBC Radio Scotland ‘Take The Floor’ broadcasts to date which have been popular with both listeners and fellow musicians.

For further information email: a.crookston@sky.com

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Altamira and Mancini @ Festa di Sa Castanza, Olbia – Sardinia

Accordion entertainers Bachisio Altamira and Giuseppe Mancini perform together on Sunday evening June 24th, 9pm, at the Festa di Sa Castanza, Berchiddeddu, Nazionale 10, Olbia 07026 (OT), on the Italian island of Sardinia.

For further information email: bachisio.altamira@virgilio.it

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Fabien Perez Orchestra Dance Date, Chavannes – France

Fabien Perez Orchestra DanceOn Monday June 25th, 2.30pm, the Fabien Perez Orchestra plays all afternoon for dancing at Dancing de Chavannes – Drôme, 11 grande rue, Chavannes, Rhone-Alpes, France 26260. Full meal with entrance to the dancing hall costs 25 Euro.

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Alicia Baker and Michael Bridge Concert, Milwaukie – USA

Alicia Baker and Michael BridgeAccordionists Alicia Baker and Michael Bridge perform in concert on Monday June 25th, 7pm, at Milwaukie Lutheran Church, 3810 SE Lake Rd, Milwaukie, Oregon, OR 97222.

Alicia Baker began studying the piano at age 4, the accordion at age 6, and singing at the age of 14. She graduated from Oregon State University, and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music Education, Piano Performance, and Vocal Performance.

She has won several accordion competitions, including the Happy Hans award at the Kimberley International Old-Time Accordion Championships, the Leavenworth Open, and achieved third place at the CIA Coupe Mondiale Digital category in Victoria, BC, Canada, in August 2013.

Aside from competitive events, Alicia has performed solo accordion concerts at many festivals, such as the AAA Convention, Cotati, the Accordionists and Teachers Guild International Festival, KIOTAC, Leavenworth Old-Time Accordion Festival, and the NAMM show.

Michael Bridge, from Toronto, Canada, began playing the accordion at the age of five, and later studied at the University of Toronto with Joseph Macerollo. He has won several competitions, toured internationally, led master classes across the USA and Canada, and performed and adjudicated at festivals. Lauded as “a wizard of the accordion," Michael Bridge is renowned for his stage presence and virtuosity.

Named one of CBC’s “30 Hot Classical Musicians Under 30”, he made his solo orchestral debut with the Boston Pops Orchestra and gives over 100 concerts per year in North America and Europe. His debut solo album, ‘Overture’, was recently released and named CBC ‘Album of the Week’.

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Crawley Accordion Orchestra Concert, Surrey - UK

Crawley Accordion Orchestra
On Tuesday June 26th, 8pm, the Crawley Accordion Orchestra, will perform in concert at Merstham Hub Community Centre, 2a Portland Drive, Merstham, Surrey RH1 3HY. Tickets are £5 each and can be bought on the door. Nigel Pasby will be conducting. 

Merstham is a village in the borough of Reigate and Banstead in Surrey, north of Redhill.

The Crawley Accordion Orchestra meets for rehearsals every Thursday from 7.45 to 10pm at Ockham Parish Rooms, Ockham Lane, Ockham, Woking, Surrey GU23 6NP. New members always welcome, with or without band experience. They have a large repertoire of music from marches, waltzes and tangos, to music from the shows and light classical pieces.

For further information email: b.snook@tiscali.co.uk

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CT Tango Ensemble to perform ‘Four Seasons’, Nelspruit – South Africa

CT Tango EnsembleOn June 26th, 27th and 28th, 6pm-9pm, the CT Tango Ensemble performs Antonio Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ at Church Unlimited, 30 Brown St, Nelspruit, a city in northeastern South Africa.

The members of the CT Tango Ensemble are Stanislav Angelov – accordion, Petrus de Beer – violin, and Albert Combrink - piano.

Stanislav Angelov studied the accordion in his native Bulgaria, and received a degree in accordion in 1991, after which he taught at the ‘Constantine Preslavsky’ University, Shumen. In 1992 he moved to Cape Town, South Africa, where he performs, records and teaches.

For further information email: music@goodmusic.co.za

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Josephine Marsh ‘Music in the Frame’ Concert, Dublin – Irish Republic

Josephine MarshOn Friday June 29th, 9pm until 12.30am, diatonic button accordionist Josephine Marsh performs in concert at The Cobblestone, 77 North King Street, Dublin. Joining Josephine on the night will be Mick Kinsella on harmonica/concertina and Seamus Cahill on guitar/vocals. The concert marks the release of Josephine Marsh’s new CD, ‘Music in the Frame’, featuring eleven of her compositions plus lots of traditional music.

Josephine Marsh, from a musical family, is featured on a regular basis on local, national, and international radio stations such as Clare FM, RTÉ One/RTÉ Two, BBC World Service, and in February 2000 she recorded for the Garrison Keillor programme, 'A Prairie Home Companion'. She has travelled extensively over the years both as a performer and music teacher. Her travels have taken her to Australia, Europe and America. Josephine is also a composer of note and her compositions have been recorded by many artists/bands over the years such as Cherish the Ladies, Mike McGoldrick, The London Lassies, Liadain, etc.

For further information email: info@cobblestonepub.ie

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Iain MacDonald Concert, Scotland – UK

Iain MacDonaldThe versatile accordion entertainer Iain MacDonald performs at The Grog & Gruel, Traditional Alehouse & Restaurant, Fort William, on Saturday June 30th. 9pm until midnight.

Iain MacDonald is currently recording his first solo album, containing Scottish and Irish dance music, and country and 1960s pop songs.

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Accordion: A Pictorial History book coverPrint copies are sold out and now this book has been made available in eBook format (.pdf format) able to be sent to you by email.

Accordion: A Pictorial History by Rob Howard Only €6.00 or the US$ equivalent.
Read all about the book at: robaccord06

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Updated: Vintage Accordions by Rob Howard with Ken Hopkins and Caroline Hunt - UK

Vintage Accordions book coverPrint copies are sold out and now this book has been made available in eBook format (.pdf format) able to be sent to you by email.

Vintage Accordions by Rob Howard with Ken Hopkins and Caroline Hunt is only €6.00 or the US$ equivalent. Read all about the book at: robaccord05

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