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Donald Balestrieri, Principal, Music Graphics Press, Passed Away, San Diego - USA
"Reedblocks VI" Thessaloniki Accordion Festival - Greece
2023 Midland Accordion Festival, England - UK
4 Helicopters Landing at Restaurant Osteria La Fisarmonica, 60022 Castelfidardo - Italy
2023 CNIMA Accordion Workshops for all Levels – France
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Grayson Masefield World of Accordions Museum Fundraising Concert - USA
2023 Black Pencil Composers Award - Netherlands
Martynas Levickis Appointed Visiting Professor at RAM - UK
Deadline Extended for CMA Online 2023 Competition - France
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Tracey Collins Performs at Bays Club – New Zealand
Stanislav Angelov Concert and Demonstration – South Africa
Accordionists Perform at Merode Festival - Belgium
Intocable Evolution Tour 2023 – USA
Romano Viazzani Ensemble Perform at Chester Cathedral - UK
Duo Paier – Dohrmann Tour - Austria
100 Accordions Perform at VI Contemporaneamentefisarmonica Festival – Italy
"World Hits" Concert, Moscow - Russia
Stefan Hussong Masterclass – Germany
Frans Tromp Morris Dance Workshop - Netherlands
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Daily Reports: 48th International "PIF Citta di Castelfidardo" Accordion Prize & Festival - Italyby Harley Jones |
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 Daily Reports online at: 2023CastelfidardoThe Daily Reports include pictures and video and results. The Daily Reports video pages include a very large list of concerts as well as music competitions. Enjoy. |
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Donald Balestrieri, Principal, Music Graphics Press, Passed Away, San Diego - USAby Harley Jones |
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  Donald Balestrieri, a noted music editor and publisher, accordionist and former faculty member of San Diego State University in California has passed away. Donald Balestrieri, Principal, Music Graphics Press (formerly named Ars Nova) published many Anthony Galla-Rini accordion arrangements during the last 60 years and also published an accordion course by Donald Balestrieri and considerable music for accordion arranged by Donald Balestrieri. Donald Balestrieri had suffered poor health for some time and was 87 years of age. CV and obituary at: Donald Balestrieri |
"Reedblocks VI" Thessaloniki Accordion Festival - Greeceby Christine Johnstone |
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| The Reedblocks VI Thessaloniki Accordion Festival will be held in Thessaloniki, Greece from September 22nd to 24th, 2023. The festival will feature concerts, workshops, seminars and an exhibition and aims to “present to the general public, students, and professional musicians of Thessaloniki and Greece the multifaceted nature of the instrument and contemporary trends regarding its role in Music Education and artistic creation.” “Through actions such as instrument exhibitions, open seminars, activities for preschool-aged children, organizing conferences with guests from Greece and abroad, and film screenings, the festival seeks maximum exposure to a wide audience.” Download festival program in Greek language here: 2023Reedblocks.pdf For further information email: info@reedblocks.com |
2023 Midland Accordion Festival, England - UKby Rob Howard |
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| The 2023 Midland Accordion Festival will be held at The Mercure Birmingham West Hotel in West Bromwich, England, UK from November 10th to 12th, 2023. Guest artists are David Vernon, Leonard Brown, The Northern Lassies, and Julie Best & Jean Corrigan, with the supporting cast including Helen Rich, Jovan Rnjak, Harry Hussey, Rosemary Wright, Nigel Pasby & Helen Newton, Anne & Stewart Towe and Angie & Andrew Lukins. There will also be a surprise guest. Festival workshops include Vintage (Jean Hanger), Scottish (Angie Lukins), Elementary (Sue Bennett) and Intermediate orchestras (Nigel Pasby). There will also be a trade show to complement what the late, great Malcolm Gee once called “a total indulgence in accordions”. For details email: accordions2010@hotmail.co.uk |
4 Helicopters Landing at Restaurant Osteria La Fisarmonica, 60022 Castelfidardo - Italyby Harley Jones |
 Just yesterday, the local newspapers were reporting: CASTELFIDARDO: Many people saw four helicopters fly over Ancona yesterday. They were heading for... a restaurant. The customers of the restaurant "La Fisarmonica" (the Accordion) in Castelfidardo arrived in the four helicopters. They were French, arriving from Corsica. They had booked via app, asked and received the OK for the unusual landings: everything went well, textbook maneuvers. Gnocchi and schnitzels for all, then back in the air, destination Croatia. The recent Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) Congress and Coupe Mondiale in Bosnia Herzogovina was attended by Ruben Cittadini of the Castelfidardo Pro Loco who issued an invitation for the 2024 Coupe Mondiale to be held in the historic accordion city of Castelfidardo, Italy. The Congress accepted the invitation with applause. The dates are yet to be finalized but the dates of the 2024 Coupe Mondiale and the 2024 PIF-Castelfidardo events are expected to be very close together to encourage competitors, teachers, accordion enthusiasts and supporters to attend both events. I cannot imagine many accordionists arriving by helicopter but I can imagine many accordion lovers wishing to visit in 2024 the restaurant Osteria La Fisarmonica as well as other fine food restaurants nearby! See you there! |
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2023 CNIMA Accordion Workshops for all Levels – Franceby Christine Johnstone |
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 The CNIMA, directed by Nathalie Boucheix, will hold the following 2023 workshops for all ages, levels and styles with tutors Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Boucheix (picture left):• October 16th to 20th, 2023 – workshop especially designed for adults • October 23rd to 28th, 2023 – workshop for all ages, levels and styles • November 27th to December 1st, 2023- workshop especially designed for adults • December 26th to 30th, 2023 - workshop for all ages, levels and styles The workshops cover holding the instrument, balance of the bellows, sound control, different touches, musicality etc. For further details email: cnima@orange.fr |
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DALV - Deutscher Akkordeonlehrer-Verband e. V 70th Anniversary Symposium – Germanyby Christine Johnstone |
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| The DALV (Deutscher Akkordeonlehrer-Verband e. V. - German Accordion Teachers Association) will hold an accordion symposium on the occasion of their 70th anniversary at the Musikschule in der Schirn, Römerberg, Frankfurt am Main, from November 3rd to 5th, 2023. The Symposium 2023 is supported by the "Knowledge Transfer" funding program of the Bundesmusikverband Chor & Orchester e.V. (BMCO). Accordionists, accordion teachers and students will come together in Frankfurt am Main, where closer networking of colleagues from rural areas is also to be created. The symposium is designed as a platform for mutual exchange, in four lectures, open sessions and workshops. The event will also feature a concert on November 4th, which will include the world premieres of DALV composition commissions. This will be held in the neighbouring Old St. Nicholas Church in Frankfurt with world premieres of works by Iris ter Shiphorst, Snežana Nešic and Christian Billian, courtesy of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. Download symposium information here: 2023DALV.pdf |
Grayson Masefield World of Accordions Museum Fundraising Concert - USAby Harley Jones |
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| Video 1: Concert introduction by Kevin Friedrich, Bach Chorale (BMV 659) performed by Grayson Masefield. Video 2: One of several encores and standing ovation, speech about the enormous value of the World of Accordions Museum, encore performance of Tango for Claude composed by Richard Galliano. Thanks to sponsorship by American Accordionists' Association (AAA), Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International (ATG), USA News, Grayson Masefield and his family, every dollar of the ticket sales for the Grayson Masefield Fundraising concert was donated to the amazing World of Accordions Museum in Superior, WI. An enthusiastic audience were treated to an exciting concert featuring a range of music from Bach, Scarlatti to original works and popular entertainment music ending with encores and a standing ovation from the audience. Museum Curator Helmi Harrington expressed her grateful thanks to Grayson Masefield, the sponsors and the audience for their support. |
2023 Black Pencil Composers Award - Netherlandsby Christine Johnstone |
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| The Black Pencil Prize 2023 is awarded to a new composition written for Black Pencil: recorder, panflute, viola, accordion, percussion (all five instruments of the ensemble). The piece may also contain harpsichord, (live) electronics, video and/or theatrical elements. There is no age limit and no application fee. The competition is open to composers of all nationalities. The duration of the composition is a minimum of four and a maximum of eight minutes. The jury will choose three to five works that will be performed during the Prix Annelie de Man, from November 29th to December 3rd, 2023 in the Orgelpark Amsterdam, from which the winning composition will be selected. The winner’s prize includes a professional studio recording of the winning composition, performance of the piece during a selection of Black Pencil concerts and prizemoney of EUR. 2,000 Black Pencil includes Artistic Director, Jorge Isaac – recorder (blockflute), Marko Kassl (accordion), Matthijs Koene (panflute), Esra Pehlivanli (viola) and Enric Monfort (percussion). Entry deadline is: October 15th, 2023. For details email: info@blackpencil.org |
Martynas Levickis Appointed Visiting Professor at RAM - UKby Christine Johnstone |
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| Martynas Levickis (Lithuania) is “delighted to announce that he has been appointed as the Visiting Professor at the Royal Academy of Music, my Alma Mater in London!” “It feels like coming home after a long, long time and it is also an incredible honour to join this esteemed institution and a renowned accordion department established and led by my Professor Owen Murray. I can't wait to share my passion for music with the talented students and hope not only to nuture a deep tradition, but also bring something new!” |
Deadline Extended for CMA Online 2023 Competition - Franceby Christine Johnstone |
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| Frederic Deschamps has announced that the registration deadline and video recording deadline for CMA Online 2023 - Trophée Mondial De L'accordéon, Diatonic Accordion International Festival, International Accordion Orchestra & Ensemble Festival, has been extended to October 1st, 2023, due to many candidates traveling for other international events this month. |
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Accordion Accents Ensemble Entertain at Tulip Festival – Australiaby Christine Johnstone |
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| The Accordion Accents Ensemble will entertain at the Tesselaar Tulip Festival Dutch Weekend in Silvan, Victoria, Australia, on September 24th, 2023 at 10.30am, 12.15pm & 2.45pm. “Grab your clogs and head on out to the Tulip Festival this weekend as it transforms into a mini-Holland! Enjoy live stage shows throughout the weekend including Dutch and all time favourite music.” For details email: m.zalisz@ozemail.com.au |
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Tracey Collins Performs at Bays Club – New Zealandby Christine Johnstone |
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| Accordion entertainer, Tracey Collins will perform at the Bays Club in Browns Bay, Auckland, New Zealand on September 24th, 2023 from 3pm to 6pm with Marian Burns (violin). For details email: tracey@traceycollins.co.nz |
Stanislav Angelov Concert and Demonstration – South Africaby Christine Johnstone |
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| Accordionist Stanislav Angelov will give a concert and demonstration at Heuer Pianos in Stellenbosch, South Africa on September 27th, 2023, at 7pm. The evening will consist of a short accordion concert supported with a Q & A session with more information about “this fantastic musical instrument.” Stanislav will also demonstrate and explain several different models of new accordions produced in Germany and Italy and available for purchase. For details phone: 021 8872938 |
Accordionists Perform at Merode Festival - Belgiumby Christine Johnstone |
  Accordionists will perform at the Merode Festival held at Sint-Antonius-abbot-kerk (St. Anthony Abbot's Church) in Wolfsdonk, Belgium on September 30th, 2023.Filippo Gambetta (accordion) & Sergio Caputo (violin) will perform with Trio Nisia - Jonathan De Neck (accordion & vocals – picture above right), Vincent Noiret (bass & vocals), and Emanuela Lodato (percussion & vocals). The group will perform traditional music from Northern Italy with melodious original compositions by Filippo Gambetta & Sergio Caputo as well as traditional music from Sicily and southern Italy, lullabies, ballads, work songs, party music and the tarantella. |
Intocable Evolution Tour 2023 – USAby Christine Johnstone |
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 Video: Intocable performing “No Se Vuelve a Repetir”. The group from Zapata, Texas, has achieved a new milestone on Billboard’s Regional Mexican Airplay chart. Their latest single, “No Se Vuelve a Repetir,” has climbed to No. 4 on the chart dated August 26th, 2023, extending its record for the most top 10s on the list to 47.Tejano/Norteño group “Intocable” will tour USA from September 28th, beginning with a concert at the Luther Burbank Center for the Arts in Santa Rosa, California, USA. Group members are Ricardo Javier “Ricky” Muñoz (vocals & accordion – picture left), René Orlando Martínez (drums), Sergio Serna (percussion), Johnny Lee Rosas (vocals & bajo sexto), Alejandro Gulmar (bajo sexto) and Felix Salinas (bass). October tour dates as follows: October 1st: Santa Barbara October 5th: Boise October 7th: Las Vegas October 8th: Los Angeles October 13th: Bakersfield October 14th: Phoenix October 19th: Coliseo Centenario, Torreon For details email: info@grupointocable.com |
Romano Viazzani Ensemble Perform at Chester Cathedral - UKby Rob Howard |
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| The Romano Viazzani Ensemble will perform their London Tango concert at the Chester Cathedral in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK on September 30th, 2023. The ensemble “bring their unique take on tango along with traditional Argentine Tango and the Tangos of Astor Piazzolla”. |
Duo Paier – Dohrmann Tour - Austriaby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
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| Video: Duo Paier - Dohrmann from their new album "Inspired Rendezvous". Duo Paier – Dohrmann (Klaus Paier on accordion & bandoneon and Florian Dohrmann on double bass) will tour Austria in October 2023. The two virtuosos find their themes in standards by Ellington and Mingus as well as in their own compositions and improvisations. A kaleidoscope of motifs, colours and rhythms reflect their thoughts and feelings, and above it all is the intoxicating flow of their interplay, which can only come from a musical affinity beyond all styles and genres. A duo and an album for which no better title could have been found than: "Inspired Rendezvous". Their tour will include concerts: • October 5th at 8.30pm: Porgy & Bess Jazz & Music Club in Vienna • October 6th at 7.30pm: Sparkassen Lounge in Neunkirchen • October 7th at 8.30pm: Völkermarkt, Carinthia, Austria |
100 Accordions Perform at VI Contemporaneamentefisarmonica Festival – Italyby Christine Johnstone |
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| The VI Contemporaneamentefisarmonica Festival will be held at the "Santa Cecilia" Conservatory in Rome, Italy from October 5th to 7th, 2023. The event will feature a variety of masterclasses and concerts as well as a special performance of 100 accordions in concert directed by Enrico Melozzi. Download festival program here: 2023Rome.pdf |
"World Hits" Concert, Moscow - Russiaby Ivan Dyma, SaxAkkord Duo |
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| Accordionists Eduard Akhanov and Sergey Osokin will perform a "World Hits" Concert at the State Memorial Museum. A. N. Scriabin in Moscow, Russia on October 7th at 7pm. Eduard Akhanov is a winner of awards at prestigious international competitions in Russia, Germany, Croatia and Scotland. In his work, he is not afraid to experiment in the field of sound transmission, opening up new possibilities for the button accordion. Sergey Osokin is a Russian accordionist who has received recognition in many countries around the world and is a laureate of more than twenty international competitions. He combines academic art, jazz and musette in his work. Their program will include world hits such as “Libertango” (Astor Piazzolla), “Czardas” (Vittorio Monti), “Under Paris Skies” (Hubert Giraud), Englishman in New York (Sting) and many more. Tickets can be purchased at the museum box office. |
Stefan Hussong Masterclass – Germanyby Christine Johnstone |
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| Stefan Hussong will hold a Masterclass for advanced young accordionists, young students and undergraduates at the Rubinstein-Saal, in Munich, Germany on October 14th and 15th, 2023. The course will cover a selection of works from all eras, deepening the repertoire prepared for the masterclass in conjunction with preparing for competitions, exams, concerts, etc. Stefan Hussong is professor of accordion and chamber music at the Musikhochschule Würzburg and has been a lecturer at the International Summer Academies of the Mozarteum Salzburg since 1993. Applications close on October 1st, 2023. For details email: info@dtkvbayern.de |
Frans Tromp Morris Dance Workshop - Netherlandsby Christine Johnstone |
 Frans Tromp (picture left) will hold a Morris Dance Workshop for accordionists at the Q-Factory in Amsterdam, Netherlands on November 5th, 2023 from 1pm to 4,30pm.In this workshop we will work on a Morris dance in 6/8. How to play a 6/8 bar for Morris and why? How can you make the melody more interesting so that the cadence is still maintained and therefore danceable? Attendees will receive the music two weeks in advance. Registrations close on October 16th, 2023. For details email: info@trekharmonica-adam.nl |
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Aotango Quintet Concert Tour - New Zealandby Harley Jones |
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| Concert Tour promotional video. The Aotango quintet which features World Champion accordionist Grayson Masefield, Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) Concertmaster Andrew Beer, NZTrio pianist Somi Kim, APO Principal Bass Gordon Hill and Jazz guitarist Sam Swindells will perform a series of concerts in the North Island of New Zealand during October 2023. The concerts are entitled “A Century of Tango” and will begin at the Dargaville Methodist Church in Dargaville on October 2nd, 2023. Further concerts will be held in Tauranga on October 4th, Taupo on October 5th and in Rotorua on October 6th. The concerts are a musical journey through the evolution of tango, showcasing popular favourites such as El Choclo, Por una Cabeza and La Cumparsita, to the revolutionary nuevo tango style works of Argentinian composer Ástor Piazzolla. Their shows highlight each member as world class artists. They perform as a quintet, as soloists and in other combinations to present a style of tango and world music that is very appealing to a wide audience base. Purchase tickets for all concerts: Aotango Tickets |
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