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SHANGAI / PARÍS COOPERACIÓN DE PROFESORES: 5 AÑOS DE ÉXITOS – CHINA
TALLERES DE ACORDEÓN CON FRIEDRICH LIPS. CARINTHIA – AUSTRIA
COMPETICIÓN Y FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE ACORDEÓN EN AUSTRALIA
Antonio Spaccarotella Tour India 2014 - Italy, India
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Steve Albini Performs for Hollywood Elite, California – USAVideo: Mika Väyrynen Performs in Helsinki - FinlandConfédération Mondiale de l’Accordéon News (CMA) - FranceVideo: Una Sinistra Perform Meditango by Astor Piazzolla - Russia‘Tango Dreams’ CD by CT Tango Ensemble, Cape Town – South AfricaVideo: Maria Selezneva Recent Videos - Russia‘14 Years Ago’: Robert Davine Honoured in the USA
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Ezequiel Tatich Concert, Buenos Aires – ArgentinaVideo: Ludovic Beier, Frankfurt Musikmesse - GermanyMartynas Levickis Guest Soloist with Camerata, Manchester – UKVideo: Pietro Roffi Solo Recital, Italian Culture Institute, Beijing - ChinaEric Noltkamper @ Milwaukee Accordion Club, Wisconsin - USAVideo: Kimmo Pohjonen and Minna Tervamäki - Bright ShadowHelen Rich @ Black Country Accordion & Music Club, West Midlands – UKMilos Miliojevic Concert News, London, Scotland – UKDaniel Mille Concerts – Uruguay, Argentina, BrazilContemporary Music and Dance Performances, Amsterdam – NetherlandsStephane Chapuis Appearing at La Fête de la musique d'Orsières - SwitzerlandInternational Agora Summer Academy, Leysin – Switzerland
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Karen Fremar New Site For 'Vivant! - River of Destiny' CD - USAAlexander Poeluev Updated Site - RussiaFinland Recording Site Update adding sound samples - FinlandKaren Fremar New Site for CD 'Night at the Pla-Mor' - USA
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VÍDEO: ¡¡868 ACORDEONISTAS JUNTOS DE CELEBRACIÓN!! ALMIRANTE TAMANDARÉ DO SUL – BRASILby Rob Howard |
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 Vídeo superior: el jueves 17 de abril, en el 8º Gaitasso Accordion Festival, Almirante Tamandaré do Sul, Río Grande do Sul, Brasil, 868 acordeonistas, instrumentistas y cantantes han celebrado e interpretado juntos diferentes músicas, aprovechando la inminente llegada del mundial de fútbol 2014. El festival Gaitasso atrajo a un total de 1.117 acordeonistas de todas las edades, principalmente acordeonistas del sistema “a piano”, de los cuales 868 tomaron parte en el gran final, grabado en video. |
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SHANGAI / PARÍS COOPERACIÓN DE PROFESORES: 5 AÑOS DE ÉXITOS – CHINAby Harley Jones |
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 Hace 5 años, el famoso profesor chino Li Cong, actualmente Presidente de la China Accordion Association (CAA) y Director del Departamento del Music College, Shanghai Normal University (SHNU), se inició el programa de colaboración entre Shanghai y París.El exitoso profesor francés Frédéric Deschamps fue invitado por el profesor Li Cong para ser profesor colaborador en la SHNU y visitar Shanghai cada 2-3 meses para master classes. Se adjuntan imágenes en la presente página. El intercambio ha tenido gran influencia igualmente en alumnos chinos, los cuales asisten regularmente a París. Los resultados han sido evidentes, como se puede observar en los resultados obtenidos en competiciones internacionales, tal es el caso de Liu Zhao (Copa Mundial 2011) y Tan Jia Liang (Primus Ikaalinen 2012). Todo apunta a que tales colaboraciones permitirán el desarrollo de un futuro para los estudiantes de acordeón plagado de éxitos y trabajo. |
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TALLERES DE ACORDEÓN CON FRIEDRICH LIPS. CARINTHIA – AUSTRIAby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
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 Este año los talleres de acordéon impartidos por Friedrich Lips se desarrollarán durante el Musikforum Viktring, Carinthia, cerca de Klagenfurt, del 14 al 18 de julio. El famoso director del departamento de acordeón de la Academia Gnessin de Moscú, ofrecerá su sabiduría y su experiencia para solventar los difentes problemas técnicos a los que un estudiante de acordeón se enfrenta en el estudio diario de las obras que representa. Formulario de inscripción: www.musikforum.at Información: herbert@accordion-cd.co.at Discografía completa de F. Lips, disponible en: Friedrich Lips |
COMPETICIÓN Y FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE ACORDEÓN EN AUSTRALIAby Harley Jones |
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 Vídeo superior: Lionel Reekie, vocalista con la World Accordion Orchestra en la 2013 Coupe Mondiale en Canadá. Directora y arreglista: Joan C. Sommers.La fecha límite de inscripción para este festival es el 1 de mayo de 2014. Este año el invitado especial será Mirco Patarini. El famoso acordeonista/vocalista Lionel Reekie de Nueva Zelanda dirigirá la International Massed Orchestra y él mismo se subirá al escenario para deleitarnos con su música. Toda la información necesaria aquí: tats64@gmail.com |
by Harley Jones
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 The tour to India in April is the first part of a 2014 world tour that will take Antonio Spaccarotella to India, USA, Brazil and China where he will perform concerts, masterclasses and seminars.The tour to India is lasting 10 days, sponsored by Scandalli Accordions, Italy, the historic factory making accordions for the world market. A valuable contribution to the tour has also been made by the municipality of Cetraro that has embraced the tour to India as an intercultural tour working in conjunction with consular authorities. Antonio Spaccarotella met accordionist Amit Vaydia of India, accordionist and promoter of the tour. Among the biggest and most important concerts include: 30 April at the Kolkata Art Auditorium (Calcutta) and; May 02 at the Amanora Mall Theater (Pune). In addition to the theaters of Mumbai, Kolkata and Pune, Antonio Spaccarotella will be the guest of various television and radio broadcasts, plus masterclasses and workshops in some very prestigious institutions of higher education. |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
by Rob Howard
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 Well known performer Steve Albini recently gave a private performance at the residence of Hollywood film producer and director Francis Ford Coppola. Steve later commented, “I had a great performance today at Mr. and Mrs. Coppola's. I performed a program of Italian music with a few Latin and American standards. I used my FR-7X and Concerto accordions. Besides the Coppolas and their family, I performed for about eighty people including Nicolas Cage, Vince Neil of Mötley Crüe, Carrot Top and George Lucas. I was very happy with how it all turned out”. |
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 Video: Finnish accordionist Mika Väyrynen performed on March 31st at the Helsinki Music Center, Camerata Theater, at 7pm, where he performed these two works.Video 1: Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens, arranged by Vladimir Horowitz and adapted for accordion by Mika Väyrynen. Video 2: Chaconne in D minor by J. S. Bach, arranged for accordion by Mika Väyrynen. CD Recordings available at: Finnish Accordeon Institute |
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  Confédération Mondiale de l’Accordéon (CMA) President Frédéric Deschamps reports that the CMA and Trophée Mondial international competition organized by CMA is thriving.Since Frédéric Deschamps (picture left) became CMA President in 2004, the CMA membership has grown to include members from Chile, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, China, USA and now a new member from Portugal. Gonçalo Pescada is a professor at several conservatories and music schools in the south of Portugal. Deschamps credits the warm family atmosphere and the quality of its delegates for encouraging the growth of CMA. For two consecutive years, Gonçalo Pescada has invited Frédéric Deschamps to conduct masterclases teaching classical and entertainment, for both advanced players and young players. Deschamps reports impressive performances from 11 to 13 years age students, and wrote, that the names to remember in the next generation are Francisco Monteiro, Nelson Nunes and Luis Mira. These three young Portuguese will be joining other students from Russia, China, USA, Mexico and Chile for Deschamps seminars, to be held in France between 6th July and 15th September. The 2014 Trophée Mondial is being held, 23rd to 28th September in Kaunas, Lithuania. Full information online at: CMA |
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| The well-known duo from Moscow "Una Sinistra" of Yulia Amerikova and Alexander Selivanov perform Meditango by Astor Piazzolla. The duo "Una Sinistra" is the winner of several international competitions, including the CIA Coupe Mondiale. They are often invited to perform concerts and take part in international festivals in Russia, Europe, and Asia and perform a very varied program. |
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 ‘Tango Dreams’ is a new CD by the CT Tango Ensemble, from Cape Town, South Africa. The 17 tracks are a balance between Piazzolla, older traditional Tangos, Tango-Valse, a Milonga, original compositions, and some clearly Jazz influenced compositions. The CT Tango Ensemble, formed in 1996, is the only Tango Orchestra on the African continent. It was formed by the Bulgarian-born accordionist Stanislav Angelov, who settled in Cape Town in 1992. The other members are Albert Combrink (piano), Petrus de Beer (violin), and Charles Lazar (double bass). They have performed all over South Africa and in 2011 they toured Germany. On ‘Tango Dreams’ the band is augmented by vocalists Melanie Scholtz and Juan Simon, Dan Shout (sax), Peter Narun (guitar) and Kevin Gibson (drums). Tracks: Che Tango Che, Tango for her, Volver, Whatever Lola wants, Hemel en Aarde, Otono Porteno, J’oubile, Now I told you, Los Mareados, Milonga demis amores, Don Agustin Bardi, Long as the night, Resurreccion del Angel, Beautiful dream, Pedacito de cielo, Christopher’s Bossa, La ultima curda For further information email: music@goodmusic.co.za |
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 Videos by popular Maria Selezneva who combines accordion, composition and dance in her own unique style. Video 1: "Spain Story" - Accordeon Video 2: 'Maybe' composed by Marina Finagina, Walk in St. Petersburg. Video 3: "Carribean Caprice" composed by Maria Selezneva, performing at the Moscow Variety Theater. Maria attended the St. Petersburg University of Culture and Fine Arts with Professor N. Kravtsov, Honored Artist of Russia and also graduated from the Moscow State University of Culture and the Arts. She has travelled extensively performing in many countries of the world and been filmed extensively on TV programs in different parts of the world. |
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 The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending April 28th 2000 included notice of an award to Robert Davine (1924-2001), who founded the Accordion Department at the University of Denver in the 1950s. Both a highly accomplished concert performer and a renowned educator, Robert Davine was one of the leading academic forces in the development of accordion studies in the USA for many years, and also in China, where he led master classes and did much to influence and promote the study of the accordion.Professor Robert Davine Receives Distinguished Teaching Award - USA Contributed by Faithe Deffner, Ernest Deffner Publications Noted accordionist and educator Robert Davine received the ‘Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of Denver where he is a faculty member. This prestigious annual award cites excellence in teaching. Davine recently returned from Budapest, where he completed arrangements for a Faculty Exchange Program between the Franz Liszt Music School (Budapest) and Lamont College of Music at the University of Denver. Professor Davine is about to conclude his compilation ‘A Bibliography of Music for Accordion with Other Instruments’, which will be published later this year in ‘The Free Reed Journal’, edited by Professor Allan Atlas of the Music Department of City College of New York. This project required six years of intense research at the Indiana University and the University of Denver libraries, the Library of Congress, as well as libraries and music information centres in England, Sweden and Norway. The Bibliography will contain over 600 entries, which will assist accordionists who are searching for such literature. |
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by Rob Howard
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| Accordionist Ezequiel Tatich, known as ‘El gringo of the accordion’, and many others perform in concert on Saturday April 26th, 9pm, at ‘La casa de los surcos’, Gorriti 496., Esq.Col.Panamericana, Bolugne-San isidro, near Buenos Aires. |
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| Ludovic Beiere at the 2014 Frankfurt Musikmesse filmed by well known accordionist Jon Hammond. John writes that "Ludovic plays Stevie Wonder's 'Isn't She Lovely' as you never heard it before!" |
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 On Sunday April 27th, 3pm, Lithuanian born accordion virtuoso Martynas Levickis is the special guest soloist with the Manchester Camerata, at the newly refurbished Albert Hall on Peter St, Manchester (opposite the Radisson Hotel, the former Free Trade Hall). Pre-concert talk at 2pm, doors open 1.30pm. Tickets from box office Ph. 0844 907 9000 or www.manchestercamerata.co.uk |
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 Video of a solo recital by Pietro Roffi, 2nd April 2014 at the Theatre of Italian Culture Institute (IIC), Beijing.Video 1: Winter, from "The Four Seasons" by Antonio Vivaldi Video 2: "Revelation" by Sergey Voytenko The tour was organized by the Italian Culture Institute with concerts at: March 28th - 751 D-Park, Beijing March 29th - Western Shore Art Salon, Tianjin March 30th - Nanjing University of the Arts, Nanjing April 2nd - Italian Cultural Institute, Beijing For further information email: pietro.roffi@alice.it |
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 Milwaukee Accordion Club’s next meeting, on Monday April 28th features the dance music of Eric Noltkamper and the Sidemen Reunion.Eric has performed in at least 27 different states, Mexico and Canada. He has performed on three polka cruises and toured the country with bands such as, Frank Yankovic, Herb Eberle, Gordon Hartmann, Verne and Steve Meisner, Jeff Winard, Grant Kozera, Bob Doszak, Jack Tady, The Versatones, Lynn Marie, and countless others. Eric Noltkamper has appeared on at least 20 recordings outside of his own, performing on the bass, banjo, button accordion, drums, guitar, piano accordion, chromatic accordion, and piano. For further information email: jrecchia@comcast.net |
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| Kimmo Pohjonen (accordion) and Minna Tervamäki Perform Bright Shadow. Kimmo Pohjonen is so often at the cutting edge of creative new ideas and concepts of performance of accordion, dance and lighting. |
by Rob Howard
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 Helen Rich is the guest at the Black Country Accordion & Music Club, Rowley Regis Disability Club, West Midlands, on Monday April 28th, 7.30pm. Helen has a two accordions and one of the accordions has midi, and uses these instruments to perform a large and varied repertoire. For further information email: lumicprod@aol.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Accordionist Milos Miliojevic performs on Wednesday April 30th, 7.30pm, for The Osprey Music Society with violinist Harriet MacKenzie and cellist Ashok Klouda. The concert takes place at the Boat of Garten Community Hall, Reidhaven Park, Inverness-Shire PH24 3BL. The program includes music by Bach, Piazzolla, Wieniawski, Albeniz, and Vivaldi.Milos Miliojevic performed last week with Pritam Chakraborty and Nikhil Paul George (Zee Bollywood Rockstars) in a major concert presenting music across genres at the Wembley Arena, London. The following extract comes from a long report: “Pritam then introduced the Serbian accordionist Milos Milivojevic (who played those lovely accordion parts in ‘Barfi’, and also in songs like ‘Lat Lag Gayi’), on how he discovered him on youtube while on the search for an accordionist for Barfi. The song that followed was ‘Aashiyaan’, sung by Nikhil Paul George. Nikhil has said in interviews in the past that he isn’t really a singer. And his singing was with imperfections as expected, but together with Milos’ performance, it was quite enjoyable”. For further information email: milosmusic@hotmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 French accordionist and composer Daniel Mille, based in Paris, performs next week in South America, as follows:April 30th – solo concert, Montévidéo, Uruguay May 4th - solo concert, Buenos Aires, Argentina May 9th – trio with Yamandu Costa and Nicolas Krassik, Belo Horizonte Accordion Festival, Brazil |
by Rob Howard
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 Organised by Kathleen Delaney Dance Co and the Accademia Fisarmonicistica, international and trans-generational dancing performances involving accordionists will take place in May and June in Amsterdam. There will be two Dutch premieres at the Italian Cultural Institute May 3rd, 8pm, and at the Bimhuis, Amsterdam, on May 4th, 8.30 pm. Among the events on May 3rd the Istituto Italiano di Cultura will host a concert by musicians of the Italian Accordion Academy (Vincenzo De Nitto, Fabio Palma, Andrzej Grzybowski, Przemek Wojchiechowski, Marco Pasculli, Ezio Testa) who will present a musical programme with original and transcribed works for the classical accordion. Music featured will include compositions by Ligeti, Bizet, Kusyakov, Tiensuu, Krzanowski, Jacomucci, Beltrami, Takahashi, Ganzer, Pärt, Bach, Ginastera, and Komitas. At the Bimhuis, on May 4th, two compositions for choir and accordions: ‘Arcana’, a piece for choir and ensemble of accordion, commissioned to Claudio Jacomucci in 2013, which explores vocal and instrumental musical traditions of some distant cultures (Inuit, Kecac, carnatic music and shakuhachi), and ‘Olson III’ (1967), which can be considered one of the most powerful compositions by minimalist composer Terry Riley. Based on the repetition of short fragments of text, the piece is inspired by Zen philosophy, the Indian Raga, and the Balinese Gamelan. ‘Olson III’ is performed by the Coro Polifonico Durantino, Italian Accordion Academy, and dancers Kathleen Delaney and Roberto Lori. Also at the Bimhuis, there will be a performance of ‘Suite Venetienne’/‘Follow me’, a new creation by the choreographer Kathleen Delaney, inspired by the intriguing multimedia text of the photographer Sophie Calle, who followed strangers to photograph them, and that in this peculiar text documents a trip in the labyrinthine city of Venice, made in incognito to follow a man met briefly in Paris. Performed by Kathleen Delaney herself, and by Roberto Lori, the work is enhanced by the presence of Claudio Jacomucci and Daniele Roccato, respectively accordionist and double bass player who are considered to be among the most interesting musicians in the contemporary music scene. There will also be performances on June 3rd and 4th at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura and at the Bimhuis. For further information email: accordionconference@gmail.com |
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 Stéphane Chapuis, leader of 'Tango Sensations' will be performing at La Fête de la musique d'Orsières, Saturday 21st June, 9:45pm - 11:00pmThe purpose of this festival according to the organisers, "is to give music its rightful place at the heart of the Orsières Village, highlight the Orsières heritage and give people the opportunity to express themselves. Orsières is a village of musicians, fans of good music, with 2 brass bands, 2 choirs and many independent musicians ... so it became clear that a music festival should be organized." Video above is SVP - Piazzolla, performers are Stéphane Chapuis (bandonéon), Johanna Hernandez, Tomas Hernandez (violin), Jorman Hernandez (bass), Janaina Salles (cello) |
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 For the 6th season, the International Agora Summer Academy will be held in Leysin, Switzerland, from August 4th to 8th 2014.This course, which is welcoming more and more accordionists from different European countries, is meant to help them develop their musical sensitivity, improve their instrumental technique and work with international artists and pedagogues. This year, the Summer Academy will participate to the Rameau 2014 celebrations (250th anniversary of his death) with an exceptional opening concert around the keyboard works by Rameau as well as a series of workshops for the students during the week. Teachers in 2014: Vladimir Blagojevic, Kragujevac Music Academy (Serbia) Mélanie Brégant, Conservatoire de Villeurbanne (France) Marie-Andrée Joerger, Conservatoire de Saint-Louis (France) Vincent LHermet, Lille Superior Conservatory –PSEA (France) Sylvain Tissot, Conservatoire de la Broye and Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne –HEMU (Switzerland). Registrations are open until May 30th 2014. Download the brochure: 2014Agora For further information email: rencontres.agora@gmail.com |
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by Karen Fremar
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 New site for 'Vivant! - River of Destiny' CD catalog No: kfremarCD02 Site has sound samples and eTracks MP3 downloadable files. Purchase online. |
by Alexander Poeluev
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 Alexander Poeluev updated his site adding sample sound files and download eTracks (MP3) files for the album 'Live in Rostov-on-Don 2013', catalog: apoeluev01 Purchase online. |
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 Finland Recording site updated For Duo Works For Two Accordion catalog: faicd25 with sound samples added. Music performed by Mika Väyrynen and Angel Luis Castaño. Purchase online. |
by Karen Fremar
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 Karen Fremar New Site for CD titled 'Night at the Pla-Mor', catalog: kfremarCD01 with sound samples and eTracks MP3 downloadable files. Purchase online. |
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by Joan C. Sommers
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of Live in Rostov-on-Don 2013 CD by Alexander Poeluev, Accordion, in English language, reviewed by Joan Sommers. |
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