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Valery Kovtun (1942 - 2017), Moscow - Russland
Guy Klucevsek feiert seinen 70. Geburtstag mit einem Konzert - New York/USA
Auditionen: Haute École de Musique de Lausanne (HEMU) University of Music - Schweiz
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Video: Mirco Patarini Concert & Silver Disk Presentation at XXVIII International Moscow Festival – RussiaPetri Makkonen Bicycle Accident, Broken Shoulder Blade - FinlandVideo: Pieter Bosma Demonstration - NetherlandsJeon Yoo-jeong Solo Classic Accordion Performance - South Korea‘Foster and Allen -The Gold Collection’ CD release – Irish RepublicAlex Meixner featured on 'The Polka King' Jack Black movie soundtrack, New York - USA
Future events |
Michael Bridge Concert In Lethbridge, Saturday 25th February - CanadaZoltan Orosz Concert, Budapest - HungaryTwelfth Annual Cajun Squeezebox Shootout Accordion ChampionshipLeonard Brown ‘Celebrating the career of Davie Stewart’ Concert, Scotland – UKErika’s Dance Dates, Ardennes, Namur – , France, BelgiumThe Zydeco Fleaux, Louisiana – USARod Stradling ‘Playing for Playford’ Workshop, Welwyn Garden City – UKPietro Adragna Concert, Caserta – ItalyAlexander Pankov performs Bach and Gershwin, Cologne - Germany
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Updated Site: Franco Cambareri Two New Works Released - AustraliaSite Update: Francis Wright (1918 to 1997), Composer, Author, Publisher, Teacher - UKNew Site: Lars Ek Original Compositions - SwedenTwo New Works by Douglas Ward Released by Charnwood Publishing - UKUpdated Site: Accordion Examination Board of New Zealand (AEBNZ) by Heather MasefieldHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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Erfolgreiches XIX Kokkola Winter Festival mit 100 Jahrefeier - Finlandby Harley Jones |
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  Pictures above: World premiere of mixing Roland digital accordion, Netta Skog (accordion), Felix Zenger (beatboxing) and Elisa Järvelä (electric violin).Trio Reino Porko (accordion), Esko Johnson (guitar) and Päivö Aalto (double bass) Video 1: Guardia Nueva rehearsing, vocalist Mari Palo, conductor Raimo Vertainen. Video 2: Bester Quartet excerpts from concert. Finnish "Rantakoivun alla" (under a birch by the lake/sea) followed by a shorter excerpt. A very successful 2017 Kokkola Accordion Festival ran from 10th to 19th February with the theme "100 years of Finland". Download 2017 44 page program (43 MB): 2017Kokkola.pdf Festival Director Raimo Vertainen reports that over 5,100 people from children to elders attended the 38 concerts that were part of the 19th annual Kokkola Accordion Festival. The varied program included premiere performances and a generous helping of Finnish music, a Mannerheim evening and musical ambassadors from abroad. This festival shows the extraordinary versatility of the accordion as a musical instrument in a classical, modern, light music, and even beat-box context. The program also included dance, community singing and outdoor events. To celebrate the 20th Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival, 10 to 18 February 2018, the event will also include the CIA Winter Congress. Picture below: Congress venue viewed by CIA officials last week. |
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Valery Kovtun (1942 - 2017), Moscow - Russlandby Alexander Selivanov |
 Valery Kovtun wurde 1942 in Kertsch (Krim) geboren. In Kertsch beendete er die Musikschule und das College als Akkordeonist und diente dann in der Armee MilitärbrassbandAs a soloist and member of different ensembles he has performed with many outstanding Soviet actors, singers, dancers. His instrumental quartet - accordion, guitar, bass and drums - toured with concerts all over the Soviet Union and visited many different parts of the world including USA, Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Finland, Spain, Yugoslavia, Korea, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Hungary and other countries. His own compositions and arrangements of popular tunes, folk, jazz and classics are still very popular. He released LP’s and 22 CDs. Read the full obituary written by Alexander Selivanov at: Valery Kovtun |
Guy Klucevsek feiert seinen 70. Geburtstag mit einem Konzert - New York/USAby Rob Howard |
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| Akkordeonist und "Neue Musik" Komponist Guy Klucevsek gab zu seinem 70. Geburstag am 25. Februar ein Konzert mit seinen eigenen Kompositionen im Snug Harbour Cultural Center, Staten Island, New York. Das Programm enthielt Stücke aus einem kürzlich erschienenen Album "Teetering on the Edge of Normalcy", sowie weitere Stücke "Pauline, Pauline", die dem ehemaligen Akkordeonisten, Komponisten und Kollegen Pauline Oliveros gewidmet sind, die kürzlichim Alter von 84 verstarb. Der Aufführung folgt eine Frage- und Antwort-Session. Mit Guy performten Kamala Sankaram (Gesang und Akkordeon) und Todd Reynolds (Violine). Guy Klucevsek, ein hochkarätiger und angesehener Musiker, der seit langem mit "neuer Musik" verbunden ist, hat mit John Williams, Laurie Anderson, Brave Combo, Anthony Braxton, Anthony Coleman, Dave Douglas, Robin Holcomb, Kepa Junkera aufgeführt und / oder aufgenommen , Das Kronos Quartett, Natalie Merchant, Gegenwart Musik, Relâche, Zeitgeist und John Zorn |
Auditionen: Haute École de Musique de Lausanne (HEMU) University of Music - Schweizby Harley Jones |
 Die Hochschule für Musik Lausanne (HEMU) in der französischsprachigen Schweiu, ist bekannt für ihr hochqualifiziertes Personal, sein herausforderndes und umfassendes Studienprogramm und sein engagiertes Engagement für Musik auf regionaler, nationaler und internationaler Ebene.Die klassische und jazzische Abteilungen der HEMU bieten den Studierenden eine universitäre Ausbildung auf der Grundlage von Theorie und Praxis und erleichtern den sofortigen Einstieg in die berufliche Welt am Ende ihres Studiums. Auditions sind: Dienstag, 11. April um 9.00 - 16.00 Uhr Bewerber sollten sich mit dem Akkordeon-Tutor Stéphane Chapuis umgehend informieren. HEMU Studenten von Akkordeon für 2016-2017 sind: Grayson Masefield (Neuseeland) - Master de Soliste 2 Augustinas Rakauskas (Litauen) - Meister des Konzertes 2 Tiffanie Mueller (Schweiz) - Master de Pédagogie 2 Naomi Sanchez (Schweiz) - Bachelor 3 Valentin Claivoz (Schweiz) - Bachelor 2 Jean-Baptiste Baudin (Frankreich) - Bachelor 1 Sara Formoso Fabregas (Spanien) - Erasmus Studierende, die ihr Studium an der HEMU abgeschlossen haben: Julien Paillard (Schweiz), Ma Shuang (China), Julien Tudisco (Schweiz), Lisa Biard (Schweiz), Christel Sautaux (Schweiz), Dimitri Bouclier (Frankreich). Die Bachelor- und Masterabschlüsse der HEMU werden von der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft und der Fachhochschule "Musique et arts de la scène" der Fachhochschule Westschweiz (HESSO), dem grössten Berufsbildungsnetz der Schweiz, akkreditiert |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
by Harley Jones
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 Video 1: Mirco Patarini performing the Brazilian composition "Um Tom para Jobim" composed by Oswaldinho-Sivuca at the XXVIII International Festival “Bayan and Bayanists” in the concert hall of the Russian Gnesin Academy of Music in Moscow, 17 December 2016.Video 2: Finale of the concert. Mirco Patarini joins with the Duo "Una Sinstra" of Alexander Selivanov and Yulia Amerikova to perform the always popular Don Rhapsody composed by Viatcheslav Semionov. Mirco Patarini was also presented the Silver Disk Award (picture right, Friedrich Lips in the background) for his important contribution to the accordion. In recent years, Mirco Patarini has made his name through diverse activities in the accordion world. He is not only a winner of international competitions, but among others, President of the Accordion Company "Scandalli S.r.l.", director of the Italian Accordion Association (IAC), organizer of the accordion competition in Spoleto, President of the CIA Music Committee, etc. He regularly performs as a soloist, chamber musician or with orchestra. |
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  Petri Makkonen, well known composer and performer of has unfortunately fallen off his bike and broke his shoulder blade. This means sick leave for 6 weeks and no performing during that time. On the right is the CD cover album for "The Red Bike" which was probably closer to the truth than Petri Makkonen would have wanted! Wishing Petri Makkonen a fast recovery. |
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| Pieter Bosma, specialist Bugari-Evo accordeons at Muziekhuis Da Capo, Netherlands, is demonstrating the Bugari-Evo. Enjoy the music. Published 7th December 2016 Video: Demonstrating Different musette tunes and Balkan tunes. |
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 Two days ago, the Dong-A Ilbo News featured "classic accordion" player Jeon Yoo-jeong and her solo classic accordion performance in Keumho Art Hall in central Seoul.Jeon was going to learn to play the accordion for one year in her first year of high school in Russia but she had second thoughts after her first class. From there, Jeon made a five-year plan for her accordion development and showed it to her parents. Jeon set a goal to win a prize in domestic competition in her first year, and to go on to holding a solo concert, winning international competitions and performing with an orchestra. "I practiced 16 hours a day." Eleven months later, Jeon won the second place in the Lanciano International Accordion Competition in Italy. The next year she held a solo performance, and won No. 1 ranking in 2010 Clava and 2011 Val Tidone (Italy) competitions. By 2011 and playing with an orchestra "I had achieved my goals in four years," she said. "When I was playing with the orchestra, a Russian professor liked it and I was able to transfer to the Russian Gnesins Academy of Music." Asked about her future plans since she has returned to South Korea, Jeon said, "I want to promote activities in Korea and break the bias on classic accordions here." |
by Rob Howard
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 ‘Foster and Allen - The Gold Collection’ is a 3 CD collection featuring 60 classic recordings of songs and instrumentals from accordionist Mick Foster and singer/guitarist Tony Allen, the ever popular duo from Ireland. This CD set will be released on March 3rd.Tracks: CD1 Mrs. Brown's Boys, Galway Girl (with Shayne Ward), Forty Shades Of Green, The Wild Rover, Out West Medley, Crystal Chandeliers/Is Anybody Goin' To San Antone/Kiss An Angel Good Mornin', I Walk The Line, I Fall To Pieces/Out Of My Mind/It Keeps Right On A Hurtin', The Fields Of Athenry, Moonbeam Waltz Selection, The Mountains Of Mourne, Love Is Pleasing, Oh Pretty Woman, The Fly, The Wedding Medley, I'll Tell Me Ma, I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen, Help Me Make It Through The Night, Walking The Streets In The Rain, The Birdie Song. CD2: A Bunch Of Thyme. Annie's Song/Lucille/It's Four In The Morning, I Will Love You All My Life, Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain, She, Medley of Irish Songs, Can't Help Falling In Love, The Green Glens Of Antrim, My Own Roscommon Town, Danny Boy, One Day At A Time (Medley) - One Day At A Time/Mockingbird Hill/Busted, The Clock In The Tower, The Yellow Rose Of Texas, The Seven Wonders Of Fore, Come Back Paddy Reilly To Ballyjamesduff, Among The Wicklow Hills, Those Lazy Hazy Crazy Days Of Summer, Gentle Mother, After All These Years, The Last Waltz. CD3: The Golden Years, True Love (with Gloria Hunniford), Unchained Melody, Under The Bridges Of Paris/Tulips From Amsterdam/Wonderful Copenhagen, Mona Lisa, Sweethearts In The Spring, When You Say Nothing At All, Spanish Eyes/Lady Of Spain/Isle Of Capri/Arrivederci Roma, Cottage By The Sea, Wait Till The Clouds Roll By, A Mother's Love's A Blessing, The Rose Of Mooncoin, Molly, My Lovely Molly, Medley - When It's Springtime In The Rockies/The Streets Of Laredo/Home On The Range, South Of The Border/The Wayward Wind/Distant Drums, Home, Boys, Home, Tiny Bubbles (Hua Li'i)/Blue Hawaii/A – L, The Coast Of Malibar, You Got Gold, Maggie. |
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 Accordionist Alex Meixner has worked on the soundtrack for the movie, ‘The Polka King’, starring Jack Black. Billed as a tragicomedy, the film debuted on January 22nd at the Sundance Film Festival to good reviews and is scheduled for wide release later this year.Meixner spent two days last summer working with actor Jack Black, who plays the lead role in the true story of Jan Lewan, a polka-playing musician turned ponzi scheme felon. The pair met and worked together at New York’s historic Avatar Studios, which has hosted dozens of rock ’n’ roll icons from David Bowie to Bruno Mars. “Those two days are a personal and professional highlight,” Meixner said. Every time you see and hear Black play the accordion on screen, you'll be listening to Meixner’s music. Meixner said Black was exactly as he seems onscreen. He is a little disheveled, very funny, hardworking and caring. On a lunch break, Meixner, actor Jason Schwartzman, who co-stars in the film, and Black took a quick Uber ride to a Manhattan pizzeria. Black insisted on tipping the driver $100 and then playfully engaged with fans at the restaurant. “He was totally gracious, totally cool,” Meixner said. |
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by Harley Jones
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 Michael Bridge is performing in Lethbridge, Alberta, Saturday 25th February at the College Drive Community Church.Michael Bridge plays many concerts each year and his honours include winning the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta’s Emerging Artist Award, the University of Toronto Concerto Competition, and representing Canada at international competitions. Bridge was named one of CBC’s (Canada Broadcasting Corporation) “30 Hot Classical Musicians Under 30.” Saturday’s concert will start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at Casa, 230 8 St. S., or by calling 403-393-2456. Net proceeds from the concert will go to provide funding for scholarships given by the concert’s sponsor, Bellows to Brass. The scholarships are awarded to graduating students of the Palliser School Division to assist them with their further education. |
by Rob Howard
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 Accordionist Zoltan Orosz performs in concert with Horvath Kornel - percussion and Lattmann Bela – bass guitar, on Saturday February 25th, 6pm, at CSILI Muvelodesi Kozpont, Nagy Gyory Istvan ut 4-6, 1201 Budapest. The programme includes French musettes, Balkan music, and Argentinean tangos.Zoltan Orosz studied the accordion and the organ at the Bela Bartok Conservatory in Budapest and at the Franz Liszt College, Budapest. He performs internationally, and has made several recordings. For further information email: mks.nesvady@post.sk |
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| The Historic Strand Theatre in downtown Jennings will host the 12th Annual Cajun Squeezebox Shootout Accordion Championship on Saturday, February 25th. Accordion players of all age ranges will perform to the public at no charge, as well as a humorous performance from well-known Cajun Comedian Mr. Kent Gonsoulin, who is a native of New Iberia. The Squeezebox Shootout has enjoyed consistent success since its first year, bringing people from several different states down to south Louisiana to experience the Cajun culture. “The strand holds over 400 people, and this event never fails to sell out year after year,” said Southwest Louisiana acoustic Cajun Music Jam member Doug Dugas. “The contestants, volunteers, spectators and the city of Jennings keep this event going consistently like it does. It’s all about preserving and promoting our Cajun heritage that is so important to our area. People from all over the world come to see this contest. |
by Rob Howard
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 Accordionist Leonard Brown and his band perform a concert on Sunday February 26th, 2pm until 5pm, at The Salutation Hotel, Perth, to celebrate the career and retirement of the veteran accordionist and composer Davie Stewart, who has enjoyed a playing career of 65 years. The concert also features accordionists Steven Carcary, Iain Cruickshanks, and Wayne Robertson. Admission is £7, and tickets can be obtained from the organiser Leonard Brown.Davie Stewart, from Kirriemuir, Angus, has been playing Scottish dance music since the early 1950s, and is well-known for his fine harmony playing (second accordion) on the recordings of many other accordionists. He has also made recordings and a DVD in his own right, and has also composed lots of dance music. Leonard Brown, from Newcastle, became only the second Englishman to become All Scotland Accordion Champion in 2012 (Robert Whitehead was the first in 1978). He has emerged as one the best young accordionists on the Accordion & Fiddle Club scene. For further information email: leonardbrownaccordion@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Musette accordionist Erika, known as ‘The Princess of the Accordion’ and her keyboard accompanist Jean-Marie, play for dancing on the following dates:Sunday February 26th, 3pm - Salle dés Fêtes, L'association Retro Dance de Gespunsart, Ardennes, 08700 France Saturday March 4th, 4pm – tea dance, with accordionist Armand Gerard, Salle Leonard Modave à Coté de Snoupy FM, Arsimont, Namur, Belgium Erika Honorez is from Tilly, a village close to Villers La Ville in Belgium. She 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 |
by Rob Howard
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 The Zydeco Fleaux takes place at the Opelousas Civic Center, 1638 Creswell Lane Ext, Opelousas, Louisiana. Performing are Keith Frank & The Soileau Zydeco Band and Chris Ardoin & Nustep Zydeko. Doors Open at 8pm, and show time is at 9pm.Keith Frank is a highly respected Zydeco tradition accordionist, and he and his Soileau Zydeco Band are known for their crisp sound and energetic shows. Chris Ardoin & Nustep Zydeko, led by Zyedco accordionist Chris Ardoin, have performed internationally in Europe, Japan, Mexico, etc, and appeared in the movie ‘Tempted’ with Burt Reynolds. |
by Rob Howard
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 Rod Stradling leads an accordion workshop – ‘Playing for Playford’ - on Sunday February 26th, 10.30am until 3.30pm, at the Backhouse Room, 116 Handside Lane, Welwyn Garden City, Herefordshire AL8 6SZ. The workshop is organized by the Herefordshire Folk Association.Unfortunately there are no eating facilities nearby, so please bring a packed lunch. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided during the day. Cost: £40 Rod Stradling is a highly experienced accordionist, band leader, tutor, and workshop leader. Rod comments: “The Playford publishing dynasty lasted from the middle of the 17th Century into the early 18th Century. Borrowing from composers of the day such as Purcell, they left us with a large catalogue of music and we will be trying some of the tunes, not just to hear how they sound, but to examine how well they reflect the dances. At the time there was no instrument like an accordion so we will review how the character of our instrument affects the music. The tunes will range from some that are familiar today to some you may never have heard, and from tunes in familiar keys and time signatures to a couple of more challenging titles. As our knowledge of Playford’s work has expanded over the recent decades, the dancing masters of today have written new dances and tunes in the Playford style. We will try some of these as well.” For further information email: roger.swaine1@btinternet.com |
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| Video above: Pietro Adragna at the outdoor Closing Concert of the 2016 Tacheng Festival in China. Accordionist Pietro Adragna performs in concert on Saturday March 4th, 7pm, at the Teatro don Bosco, via Roma 73, Caserta, Italy. Pietro Adragna, born 1988, studied with Ivano Battiston at the Conservatorio Cherubini, Florence, and also in France with Frederic Deschamps. He is the winner of numerous national and international competitions, most notably the 2011 CIA Coupe Mondiale in China, ‘Primus Ikaalinen 2010’ in Finland, Klingenthal 2011 in Germany, and the CMA in 2009. Currently he tours internationally both as a soloist and with various groups. Pietro Adragna is Professor of Accordion at the State High School “Vito Fazio Allmayer” in Alcamo and the Comprehensive School “Luigi Pirandello” in Mazara del Vallo. He has performed in Germany, France, England, Finland, Russia, Lithuania, Tunisia, Netherlands, Portugal, China and Canada. |
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 Alexander Pankov performs a concert titled ‘Von Bach ist Gershwin’ on Sunday March 5th, 7.30pm until 10pm, at the Schloss Eulenbroich, Zum Eulenbroicher auel 19, 51503 Rosrath near Cologne, Germany.Alexander Pankov studied the accordion with Professor Alexander Krupin at Novosibirsk State Glinka Conservatory, Russia. He has performed concerts around Russia and Europe. |
New and Updated Sites |
Mengascini Nello Akkordeons - Interview - Italienby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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Video: Matteo Petronio demonstrating Mengascini accordions in China in July 2015
| "Lernen Sie die Leute kennen" von Mengascini Nello Akkordeon Interview: Interview mit 2017MN-: Nello Mengascini (Besitzer - Vater) Fabio Mengascini (Owner - Son) Stefano Mengascini (Owner - Son) Redantion: Holda Paoletti-Kampl Schöner 2017 Kalender als Download steht zur Verfügung unter: 2017calendario.pdf "Lernen Sie die Leute kennen" und wer hinter der Herstellung von Akkordeons in Castelfidardo steht und wer diese kleine Stadt in der ganzen Welt für ihre hochqualitativen Akkordeons so berühmt gemacht hat. . Interview an: 2017MN-Interview |
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 Franco Cambareri has released two new compositions:cfranco218 - Calabrian Serenata Calabrian Serenata is a Slow Ballad with a Nostalgic Feeling. cfranco219 - Danza del Grillo Danza del Grillo (Dance of the Cricket) is a Regional Tarantella Dance alla Calabrese. These works are eSheet (pdf file, able to be emailed to you) and can be purchased online with secure server credit card. |
by Anna Bodell of Charnwood Publications
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 New site about Francis Wright (1918 to 1997), composer, author, publisher, teacher. Site includes biography and list of compositions and arrangements published by Charnwood Publishing.Chairman, Board of Administration of British College of Accordionists (BCA) 1969 - 1997 National Accordion Organisation of the UK (NAO) Chairperson 1966 - 1969 Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) Vice President 1968 - 1970 |
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 Lars Ek, composer, arranger, performer and teacher of Sweden has now released his original compositions on the MusicForAccordion.com site. See samples of the music and further information at:ek141 - Snokangan ek142 - Sun over Bergen ek143 - Sunshine Dreams ek144 - The Path Beyond Nowhere ek145 - The Earthquake ek146 - The Musical Box ek147 - The Prayer of the Accordion ek148 - Triaden ek149 - Trosteskogsvalsen ek150 - Twilight on Iceland |
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 Two new works have been released by well known UK composer and performer Douglas Ward, published by Charnwood Publishing. DW942 Click for Info DW943 Click for Info The Douglas Ward page is now listing over 80 compositions and arrangements of eSheet and printed music available from Charnwood Publishing. Purchase with credit card online. |
by Heather Masefield
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 The Accordion Examination Board of New Zealand (AEBNZ) has updated its website with the 2017 examination dates and 2017 entry fees and entry forms. |
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