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22-Sep-2017
Mirco Patarini Elected Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) President, Osimo - Italyby Kevin Friedrich, CIA Ambassador |
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 Mirco Patarini (Italy) has become the 12th President of the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA), the first Italian President in the organization's 82 year history. PastPresidents.pdf Patarini assumes the role from immediate past President Raymond Bodell (United Kingdom) who completed his two (4 year) terms of office, leading the CIA (photos right). Mirco Patarini was born in Spoleto (Italy) on 26 May 1966. In 1978 he began to study music at the CDMI (Italian Musical Didactic Centre) in Spoleto. He went on to compete in international competitions, taking first place in the Trophée Mondial de l'Accordéon in La Caux-de-Fonds (Switzerland). In 1988 he began to collaborate with the company “Farfisa-Bontempi” as musical manager, and here he started his evolution through the world of electronic music. In a collaboration with manufacturers Scandalli, Paolo Soprani and Menghini, he worked hard on the development of new musical instruments with increased sound quality and mechanics. During this time his work as a concert artist transitioned from classical repertoire to modern music. With brothers Leonardo and Luciano Menghini, he is the owner and President of Scandalli Accordions S.r.l. Today, working alongside his fellow manufacturers in the small but renowned city of Castelfidardo, he works to promote excellence in accordion manufacturing. As an accordion concert artist, Mirco performs worldwide as both a soloist, with symphony orchestras and with internationally recognized musicians, having performed in Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Holland, Great Britain, Egypt, Brasil, U.S.A, Russia, Norway, Sweden, Luxembourg, Japan, China, Sweden, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ukraine and more. Having served as a Delegate and Jury member for Italy, Chairperson of the CIA Music Committee and twice as organizer of the Coupe Mondiale in recent years, as President, Mr. Patarini brings to the CIA a diverse wealth of expertise from many aspects of the accordion world. From manufacturing and production through to the concert stage, from his national CIA Premiere Voting member the Italian Accordion Culture to organizing both national and International festivals, to the print and online publications of Strumenti & Musica, to his work collaborating with musicians of all ages and genres of music, he looks forward to working on behalf of the 43 CIA members in their future endeavors as well as promoting the important collaboration with the UNESCO based International Music Council. CIA Picture below: Harley Jones (Public Relations Manager - New Zealand), Kimmo Mattila (General Secretary - Finland), Herbert Scheibenreif (Vice President - Austria), Raymond Bodell (Immediate Past President - United Kingdom), Mirco Patarini (CIA President - Italy), Li Cong (Vice President - China), Viatcheslav Semionov (Vice President - Russia) and Kevin Friedrich (Ambassador - USA). |
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