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Date limite de réservation : AAA 85th Anniversary Festival - USA
Romuald Lefebvre : Interview « Rencontrez le musicien derrière le son » - Italie
Des accordéonistes se produisent au Festival des Arts d'Earagail - Irlande
29e semaine annuelle des arts irlandais Catskills - États-Unis
Nouvel arrangement de Renzo Ruggieri Virtuoso, Il Postino - Italie
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Paul Chamberlain Performs at St Giles Cathedral - ScotlandResults: II Open All-Russian Competition “Russian Cup” - RussiaRachel Bell: New Video Workshop - USAResults: I All-Russian competition "Yuri Vostrelov Cup", Omsk - Russia
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Orchestre Polyphonia Concert – Reunion IslandKelsey Lien Entertains at CTAA Meeting - USAKlangbrücken Akademie Concert Tour – Germany and Austria"Duo Eire" July Concerts in SpainJoint Accordion Orchestra Concert – EnglandFerran Martínez New CD Concert - Spain3rd Houtkerque Accordion Festival – FranceMartynas Levickis “Ghost Machine” Concerts in Italy, Romania and MoldovaOnline: Not Just Oom-Pah! Presents Workshop with Courtney Von Drehle - USA
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Harmonika Müller Exposition d’août - Autricheby Christine Johnstone |
 Harmonika Müller tiendra une exposition interne à Bad St Leonhard en Carinthie en Autriche du 25 au 27 août 2023 de 9h à 17h, tous les jours.L'événement proposera des offres spéciales ainsi qu'un « aperçu de la production d'un harmonica Müller ». En 1976, le premier Styrian fait à la main quitte l'atelier de maître fondé par Peter et Edith Müller. Depuis lors, l'entreprise s'est développée pour devenir aujourd'hui le plus grand fabricant d'harmonica en Autriche avec plus de 45 employés, qui fabriquent, testent et assemblent maintenant tous les composants dans des départements internes avec des années d'expérience mais aussi en utilisant une technologie de pointe. Pour plus de détails, envoyez un e-mail à: office@harmonika.at |
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Date limite de réservation : AAA 85th Anniversary Festival - USAby Frank Busso Jnr. |
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| L'association américaine des accordéonistes (American Accordionists' Association - AAA) espère que vous prévoyez d'assister à son festival du 85e anniversaire. Ce sera une fantastique célébration de l'accordéon avec des artistes de renommée mondiale ! Informations en ligne : http://www.ameraccord.com/festival.php La date limite pour réserver une chambre à prix réduit est le 26 juin 2023. Visitez le site https://www.marriott.com/events/start.mi?id=1678315148565&key=GRP pour réserver votre chambre d'hôtel dès aujourd'hui ! Voir l'article complet sur le festival ici : http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=09-Jun-2023&lang=en#art20162 |
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Romuald Lefebvre : Interview « Rencontrez le musicien derrière le son » - Italieby Harley Jones |
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  "Meet the Musician Behind the Sound" est une nouvelle série d'interviews avec des accordéonistes jeunes et émergents afin que vous puissiez mieux les connaître. Les Collaboratrices réalisant les entretiens sont Adele Pirozzolo et Andrea Di Giacomo.L'interview de Romuald Lefebvre maintenant publié a été réalisé par Andrea Di Giacomo. Romuald Lefebvre s'est produit avec l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France en 2017. Il enseigne également au Conservatoire de Calais et de Boulogne-Sur-Mer. Soucieux du développement de l'accordéon, il fut l'un des fondateurs de l'Association des Professeurs du Haut de France. Il enregistre 2 albums solo, "Eclectique" en 2013 et "Toccata" en 2014. Lisez l'interview "Meet the Musician Behind the Sound" de Romuald Lefebvre sur : Anglais : http://www.accordions.com/interviews/Meet-Lefebvre.aspx Italien : http://www.accordions.com/interviews/Meet-Lefebvre-it.aspx |
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Des accordéonistes se produisent au Festival des Arts d'Earagail - Irlandeby Christine Johnstone |
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 Le festival des arts Earagail se tiendra dans le comté de Donegal, en Irlande, du 8 au 23 juillet 2023 et proposera une variété de concerts, d'ateliers, d'expositions et de masterclasses.Les Henry Girls (photo de gauche) célébreront 20 ans de musique ensemble en tant que groupe et le lancement de leur nouvel album "A Time to Grow" avec un concert le 21 juillet 2023 à 20h, au Colgan Hall, Carndonagh dans le cadre de la fête. Le trio donnera également une Masterclass/atelier à l'église presbytérienne de Malin à Malin, du 17 au 21 juillet 2023, qui « explorera les outils et les compétences nécessaires pour inspirer et faciliter l'art de l'écriture, de l'arrangement et de l'interprétation de chansons. Tous niveaux d'expérience bienvenus." Flook & Fidil (photo ci-dessous) animeront le festival le 15 juillet à 20h. Pour plus de détails, envoyez un e-mail à: info@eaf.ie |
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29e semaine annuelle des arts irlandais Catskills - États-Unisby Rob Howard |
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| La 29e semaine annuelle des arts irlandais Catskills se tiendra à East Durham, New York, États-Unis, du 16 au 22 juillet 2023. L'événement comprend une "célébration d'une semaine de la musique, de la chanson, de la danse, de la culture, du patrimoine et de la langue irlandaise". Des ateliers d'accordéon seront tenus par Patty Furlong, Diarmuid O Meachair, Danny O'Mahony, Loretta Egan Murphy et Billy McComiskey. Des ateliers de concertina seront animés par Brenda Castles, Mary MacNamara et Catriona Fee. Pour plus de détails, envoyez un e-mail à : mjqirishcentre@yahoo.com |
Nouvel arrangement de Renzo Ruggieri Virtuoso, Il Postino - Italieby Harley Jones |
  Vidéo : Andrea Di Giacomo enregistrement de Il Postino arrangé par Renzo RuggieriCatalogue : rrenzo528 - Il Postino, composé par Luis Bacalov, est un nouvel arrangement de Renzo Ruggieri pour accordéon de divertissement virtuose. Renzo Ruggieri écrit : "Il s'agit d'un arrangement très EFFICACE d'une composition célèbre du film Il Postino. La particularité de cet arrangement est que toute la MÉLODIE est riche en contraste, d'une ambiance très douce à une section d'interprétation très riche mais difficile. Disponible en ligne, seulement 10 € chez rrenzo528 |
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| Video: Concert at St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland Paul Chamberlain gave a solo recital in St Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland on Sunday 11th June. This was his first solo concert since his heart transplant in 2022 so was an important milestone in his return to the stage. His program included works by Rameau, Khachaturian, Zolotariev, Piazzolla and Rossini, as well as one of his own compositions “Orcadian Sunrise” Paul Chamberlain has recently also performed a series of concerts with duo partner Michael Haywood. Their next concert will be held at St Laurence Church in Thirsk, Yorkshire, England on June 29th, followed by an appearance at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival on August 11th, 2023. |
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| The II Open All-Russian competition of performers on bayan, accordion and accordion "Russian Cup" was held online on June 20th 2023. 116 soloists, 9 ensembles and two orchestras took part in this competition. The geography of the competition was extensive as participants from various regions of Russia were represented, including Vologda, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Tula, Irkutsk, Belgorod, Rostov, Saratov, Sverdlovsk, Tomsk, Astrakhan, Kirov, Pskov, Vladimir, Orenburg, Nizhny Novgorod, Tambov, Kostroma, Moscow , Leningrad, Lipetsk, Orel, Kaliningrad, Arkhangelsk, Yaroslavl regions, Primorsky, Trans-Baikal, Khabarovsk, Perm, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk Territories, Khanty-Mansiysk and Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrugs, Karelia, Bashkortostan, Komi, Tatarstan, as well as the Republic of Belarus. Competition organisers thank all the participants and their teachers, as well as the respected jury represented by Chairman Viatcheslav Semionov, Maria Vlasova, Evgeny Derbenko and Sergey Ozerov. Ivan Bychkov (Orsk) was the absolute champion of the II Open All-Russian competition. Download full results here: 2023RussianCupResults.pdf |
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| Video: Eloise & Co., which features Rachel Bell (accordion), Becky Tracy (violin) and Bethany Waickman (guitar) performing “We're Not Broken” by Rachel Bell. Filmed at Jared Flynn's Moon Bridge on the grounds of Green Mountain Orchards, Putney, Vermont, USA, on September 24, 2022. Accordionist and teacher, Rachel Bell has released a new video workshop “Smooth, Beautiful Tunes for Piano Accordion”. This video mini-course includes 19 videos with a total of over an hour and 15 min of instruction. There are 5 pages of sheet music/notes to accompany the videos. The tunes are simple but there's a strong emphasis placed on expanding the tunes as much as possible with lots of chordal and rhythmic variety, harmonies, improvisations, and left hand grooves. Participants can work at their own pace, skip around, review the videos as many times as they want, and use the sheet music resource pages for reinforcement. |
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 The I All-Russian competition of performers on folk instruments "Yuri Vostrelov Cup" was held in the Organ Hall of the Omsk Philharmonic in Omsk, Russia from June 1st to 4th, 2023.This unique project is inextricably linked with the name of an outstanding musician, Yuri Vostrelov, the first winner of the "World Cup" competition from the USSR, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation and Professor of the Gnessin Academy of Music. Every evening after the competitive auditions, the audience enjoyed amazing concerts including a performance by the Russian Chamber Orchestra "LAD" under the direction of artistic director S.E. Bezborodov. The orchestra accompanied the premiere of Alexander Tsygankov's work "The Siberian Ballad" with soloist Yuri Shishkin. The audience also enjoyed the ensemble "Russian Timbre", which was comprised of bayan and accordion players from the Gnessin Academy of Music under the direction of R.G. Kaneev, with soloist Maria Vlasova. Special thanks were expressed to the competition Chairman of the Jury, Alexander Andreevich Tsygankov. This outstanding musician is a national treasure of Russia and the domra. The absolute winner of the first All-Russian competition and the winner of the Grand Prix was Semen Molochkov (Omsk Regional College of Culture and Art, teacher Kononov Yu.M.). Full results: 2023YuriVostrelovResults.pdf |
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| The Reunion Island Orchestre Polyphonia (conducted by Pierre Varo), will hold their final concert of the season at the Claude Mahoudeaux College, Saint-André, Reunion Island on June 24th, 2023 at 6.30pm. The group are preparing to represent their country on tour in the USA this year. They will be featured at the Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International (ATG) festival in concert on July 21st, 2023. The concert includes Stas Venglevski & Nathaniel Holman, Kevin Friedrich & Tony Payne, and the Polyphonia Orchestra. Further details and purchase tickets on the website: ATG |
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 Kelsey Lien (picture left) will entertain at the CTAA Meeting, held at Casa Chapala Mexican Cuisine in Austin, Texas, USA on June 26th, 2023 at 7pm.“Kelsey is an award-winning music educator in the New Braunfels schools, and has recently formed the band "Pivo & Polka." He can play a wide variety of instruments, and his talents are often showcased on Mancordion”. There will be plenty of "open mic" time after Kelsey gets us warmed up, so bring your instruments and tunes! For details email: austinaccordion@gmail.com |
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  Video: Information on the 2023 concert tour in German language.Klangbrücken Akademie, a young non-profit association, will tour Germany and Austria for three weeks, giving concerts from the end of June, 2023. Starting in Weimar, Germany, the non-profit concert tour will include social institutions such as hospices and retirement homes, with the aim of delighting audiences with music and culture. The tour will finish in Vienna, Austria in July. For further details email: klangbruecke@gmail.com |
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| “Duo Eire”, which features accordionists Marta Cubas and Elisa Ruiz, will perform July concerts in Spain as follows: • July 1st, 2023: Church of El Campo de La Pernía in Palencia, Spain. • July 2nd, 2023: The Cultural Thermal in Ponferrada, Spain. For details email: marta@cubashondal.com |
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| A Joint Accordion Orchestra concert will be held by the Dorset Accordion Orchestra and the Kennet Accordion Orchestra (directed by Nigel Pasby) at the St Andrew’s Church in Kinson, Bournemouth, Dorset, England on July 8th, 2023 from 3pm to 5pm. Entry is free of charge and there will be a collection in aid of the Julia's House Charity. For details email: kennetaccordionorchestra@outlook.com |
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| Ferran Martínez will perform a concert featuring his new CD Cara I Creu at the Garden of the Library of Santa Eulalia de Roncana in Catalonia, Spain on July 6th, 2023 at 8pm. His program will include works by Bach, Scarlatti, Beethoven, Strauss, Mozart, Vivaldi, Piazzolla, Tarrega, Gorka Hermosa, Piaf, Brahms, Rossini, Voytenko, Viatcheslav Semionov and Korsakov. For details email: ferranacordio@gmail.com |
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| Four accordionists will entertain at the 3rd Houtkerque Accordion Festival, held at the Gérard Vandaele Salle in Houtkerque, France on July 16th, 2023, organised by the Houtkerque Festival Committee. Yves Leynaert, Rudi Beauprez, Sylviane Mercier and Seppe Vande Walle will share the stage for four hours from 3pm. |
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 Martynas Levickis will perform in a series of Daniel Nelson’s “Ghost Machine” (commissioned composition for accordion and orchestra) concerts in Italy, Romania and Moldova during July 2023. Martynas will perform with the Bundesjugendorchester conducted by Clemens Schuldt.The first concert in the series will be held on July 23rd, 2023 as part of the Gustav Mahler Music Week festival at the Grand Hotel Cultural Centre in Toblach, Italy. Further concerts as follows: • July 25th, 2023: National Theater "Radu Stanca" in Sibiu, Romania • July 27th, 2023: Vasile Alecsandri National Theatre in Balti, Moldova • July 28th, 2023: Maria Biesu National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Chisinau, Moldova • July 29th, 2023: Filarmonica Banatul in Timisoara, Romania • July 30th, 2023: Filarmonica Arad, Palatul Cultural in Arad, Romania For details email: info@martynasmusic.com |
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 Not Just Oompah! will present a new online accordion workshop entitled "Have Accordion, Will Travel!", featuring Courtney von Drehle (picture above).This workshop will be held via Zoom on July 25th, 26th, and 27th, 2023 from 7:00 to 9:30pm Central time each night. (8:00 to 10:30pm Eastern, 6:00 to 8:30pm Mountain, 5:00 to 7:30pm Pacific). Courtney von Drehle is an Emmy Nominated composer and master accordionist. This workshop will expand your repertoire and skills with a variety program that covers three continents in three days while you learn the elements that make each style and of course learn some great songs on the journey. Concepts to discuss: * Teaching skills, such as chords and chord progressions that participants can use. * Embellishments, where needed. * Songs taught will vary in genres, tempos, styles and are FUN for the accordionist and the audience. * July 25 will start with a short “Meet and Greet” to talk about the Workshop Agenda. Von Drehle has a B.A. in music from Marylhurst University and has studied North Indian classical singing. He teaches private accordion lessons and is on faculty at the Rose City Accordion Club's annual Silver Falls Accordion Camp. For more information email: LauraJNiland@outlook.com |
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Release of 2023 Coupe Mondiale Rules and Regulations 2022 Coupe Mondiale, October 04 - 09, Switzerland Daily Reports from 05 October |
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2023 Championnats et Festival d'Accordéon du Pacifique Sud Rapports journaliers - Nouvelle-Zélandeby Heather Masefield Secretary, New Zealand Accordion Association |
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 L'Association néo-zélandaise de l'accordéon (New Zealand Accordion Association - NZAA) a organisé les championnats et le festival annuels d'accordéon du Pacifique Sud (South Pacific Accordion Championships) le samedi 3 juin au Raye Freedman Arts Centre, à Epsom, Auckland.Le dimanche 4 juin, le concert final a eu lieu à l'église St Georges, Takapuna. Interprètes du concert de clôture : Kevin Friedrich et l'organiste Michael Bell, le Massed Orchestra et le NSAO ont également interprété des œuvres avec orgue. Parmi les autres interprètes figuraient Grayson Masefield, l'Australia FunKordeon et les lauréats du concours 2023. Le dîner d'adieu du dimanche au restaurant Aubergine, à Takapuna, a été marqué par de la musique en direct et beaucoup de plaisir à danser. Les rapports quotidiens, les photos et les résultats sont disponibles à l'adresse suivante : 2023SouthPac |
CNIMA Juillet 2023 Ateliers d'Accordéon – Franceby Christine Johnstone |
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| Le CNIMA dirigé par Nathalie Boucheix organisera le mois prochain deux ateliers d'accordéon comme suit : 10 au 15 juillet 2023 17 au 22 juillet 2023 Les ateliers sont pour tous les âges, niveaux et styles. Les tuteurs Jacques Mornet et Nathalie Boucheix (photo ci-dessous) aborderont le travail instrumental basé sur la méthode Jacques Mornet, l'approche de l'accordéon comme instrument à vent, la gestion de la colonne d'air et du soufflet, la recherche d'un équilibre entre le corps et l'instrument, le travail sur toucher et articulations, quête de musicalité. 2023-06Schedule.jpg Pour plus de détails email : cnima@orange.fr |
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