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Feria de la Música 2011, Frankfurt - Alemaniaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
La Feria de la Música de Frankfurt 2011, tendrá lugar entre el 6 y 8 de abril más el día del público que será el 9 de abril. El horario de apertura es de 9am a 6pm. La feria cuenta con expositores internacionales de 46 países presentando instrumentos musicales, software y hardware musical, partituras, accesorios y servicios musicales relacionados. El día del público habrá muchas demostraciones de acordeón en los expositores de los fabricantes de acordeón. Los anunciantes son: Baffetti Location 3.1 H20 Ballone Burini Lido & C. s.r.l., Location 3.1 G20 Beltuna Akkordeons und Harmonikas, Location 3.1 F12 Borsini-Accordions & Exp. srl, Location 3.1 G17 Bugari Armando srl Location 3.1 G23 Cagnoni S.p.A., Location, 3.1 G19 Delicia Akkordeon Service Location 3.1 H13 Excelsior Accordions, Location 3.1 F15 Galassi S.N.C. di Roberto e Renzo Galassi, Location 3.1 G51S Harmonikas_Titlbach Location 3.1 G16 Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co., Location 3.1 F60 International Music Company (IMC) Location 3.1 H21 Italcinte di Beniamino Bugiolacchi, Location 3.1 G51P Master MIDI Production http://www.master-production.com Location 3.1 G51Q Mengascini Nello S.r.l., Location 3.1 G51T MusicTech snc, Location 3.1 H24 ORLA S.r.l., Location 5.0 B23 Paolo Soprani, Suoni s.r.l., Location 3.1 F19 Pasco Italia snc di Breccia e Moreschi, Location 3.1 F21 Piermaria accordions, Location 3.1 H21 Pigini Srl, Location 3.1 F15 Roland Elektronische Musikinstrumente Handelsgesellschaft mbH, Location 3.1 F13 & Location 5.0 B38 Scandalli, Suoni s.r.l., Location 3.1 F19 Siwa & Figli Accordions http://www.siwafigli.com Location 3.1 G51R Soundwear Dimbath e.K. Location 3.1 G18 and Location 1.1 G10 Victoria Accordions Company s.r.l. Location 3.1 J23 Zero Sette Location 3.1 G23 |
Informe de la Copa Mundial de China 2011 para el Congreso de Invierno de la CIA - Finlandiaby Prof. Li Cong, President, China Accordion Association |
El informe de la Copa Mundial de China 2011 para el Congreso de Invierno de la CIA (2011WinterReport) subraya muchas de las actividades interesantes e importantes que se celebraran en China antes de la Copa Munidal del 2011. El informe también da detalles de algunos planes sensacionales de la que promete ser una Copa Mundial absolutamente impresionante. Lean en Inglés: 2011WinterReport Para más información, vean la página web de la Copa Mundial (Coupe Mondiale). |
Celebración del 40 Aniversario de NZAA, Auckland – Nueva Zealandaby Heather Masefield |
La Competición y Festival De Acordeón Internacional del Pacífico Sur y Nacional de Nueva Zelanda del 2011 tendrá lugar el fin de semana del 4 y 5 de junio en Auckland. El evento será en el Centro de Artes Raye Freedman, Epsom Girls Grammar School, Silver Rd, Epsom, Auckland. El prospecto se encuentra online: 2011 NZ Prospectus Este año promete ser un emocionante evento con la celebración del 40 aniversario de la NZAA, se está planeando invitar a todos los campeones de las previas ediciones de NZ acordeón, y se espera que la mayoría hagan una actuación. El Campeón Mundial de Nueva Zelanda Grayson Masefield ofrecerá un concierto el sábado por la tarde. Todos los miembros actuales de NZAA están invitados al festival, y habrá una cena especial en honor a John Statham que se retira como presidente de la NZAA tras 27 años en el cargo. Hay precios especiales para aquéllos que paguen antes del 15 de abril, así que aprovechen la ocasión! También se han planeado fantásticos eventos musicales y sociales. Accedan a página web para más información: 2011NZ |
Peter Whiteley (1940-2011), Stockport – Reino Unidoby Rob Howard |
Peter Whiteley, director del club musical Stockport Accordion, murió el 18 de marzo, menos de una semana después de su 71 aniversario. Tocaba el acordeón, el órgano, el piano y la gaita y era bien conocido y respetado en el ámbito del acordeón en Inglaterra debido a los seminarios que impartió de dirección de orquesta y de MIDI, desde finales de los 80s, en festivales de acordeón de Caister, Pakefield, Blackpool y Seacroft. Necrológica Completa de Peter Whiteley. Obituary Peter Whiteley |
II Festival Internacional "Accordion Plus” en Rostov - Rusiaby Harley Jones |
El concierto inaugural del II Festival internacional "Accordion Plus” tendrá lugar el 29 de marzo a la 18:00 en el Great Hall, Rostov State Teatro Musical. Los invitados especiales del evento serán los famosos artístas y compositores Viatcheslav Semionov que celebra su 65 aniversario y Roberto Ottavianelli de la Factoría Bugari Accordion. Durante el día habrá competiciones de acordeón de categorías de edad hasta los 16 años. También habrá clases magistrales de participantes del festival algunas tardes. Dos horas antes del concierto final habrá una exhibición y venta de acordeones vintage y modernos en el foyer. Músicos: Aleksei Černomordnik, "Liritsa" de Gomel, Bielorusia Vladimir Murza, Prof. Odessa Academia de Música de Ukraina Alexander Poeluev y el Cuarteto de Jazz 'New-Centropezn' Renzo Ruggieri con el Cuarteto de Jazz 'New-Centropezn' Yuri Shishkin Verano quintet Ludmila Vereshchako Dmitry Zharikov Y actuaciones de los ganadores de las categorías de competición Los patrocinadores incluyen las factorías de acordeón Bugari y Zero Sette |
Hohner – Presentación de la nueva marca en la feria musical 2011, Frankfurt – Alemaniaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
Hohner asistirá de nuevo a la feria de música más grande del mundo, en Frankfurt, del 6 al 9 de abril, con una presentación de marca completamente renovada. Se centra en la alegría de hacer música por todo el mundo. El stand de la nueva marca Hohner se encuentra en el centro del salón 3.1 (F60). Allí Hohner introducirá muchos instrumentos nuevos. Con el título “Raíces para el futuro”, queremos destacar: - La nueva serie de guitarras Essential Roos - La rompedora harmónica Marine Band Thunderbird - La innovadora aplicación Hohner Squeezebox para iPad, que fue recientemente preseantada en Estados Unidos. Más información en: http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=04-Mar-2011#art4009 Se presentarán más productos nuevos en áreas como las Melódicas, Guitarras clásicas y Ukeleles. Otro evento destacado es la exhibición de la Harmónica Vintage en el salón 4.1. Para más información escriban a: info@hohner.de |
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Joseph Petric’s Schubert Recital, Jerusalem - Israelby Yehuda Oppenheimer |
On March 21st a special concert was held in the concert hall of the Y.M.C.A. in Jerusalem. The famous baritone singer Christoher Prégardien was not accompanied on the piano as usual, but by a wind quintet (flute, clarinet, oboe and bassoon), but what was really special was the use of the accordion as accompaniment - the accordionist being Joseph Petric from Canada. This was marked by unusual delicacy and musicality with the audience both astonished and impressed. It took a while until the ears got accustomed to the sound between the wind instruments and the wonderful baritone, but the audience quickly appreciated this non-traditional accompaniment of Schubert's ‘Lieder’. The program lasted one and a half hours (without a break) and the audience was carried away...... The special arrangement of ‘Normand Forget’ was excellent and not only a success for the singer and Schubert, but for our beloved instrument the accordion. For further information email: adinaya@netvision.net.il |
Palmarés Accordéon 2011, Montrond les Bains – Franceby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
The 14th ‘Grand Prix International Accordion’ competition, intended for young players, took place at the Casino Montrond les Bains, Rhône-Alpes, on March 16th and 17th. The Paris Moscou Duo performed during a Dinner Concert on March 16th, and World Champion Grayson Masefield, from New Zealand, performed in concert on March 17th, which also featured the four candidates competing in the Variete section. The jury members (picture below) were Franck Angelis, Domi Emorine, Bernard Albaynac, Jérôme Chassagneux, Pascal Meurge, and Grayson Masefield. Full results with pictures: 2011 Montrond |
‘14 Years Ago’ – Going back home…by Rob Howard |
On March 21st Tania Lukic-Marx was reported as having visiting her home town in Yugoslavia in that week’s news on Accordions Worldwide. Tania, who had emigrated to Australia, is now a leading figure in the accordion movement ‘Down Under’, and well known to regular readers of the AWW news. YUGOSLAVIA TRIP Contributed by Tania Lukic-Marx After two and a half years I was glad to be back in my home town, Kragujevac and to see my family and friends. Many things have changed there since my last visit in 1994. One of the things that has changed for the better is the accordion in Kragujevac. While I was there, I visited the Music School (that I had attended from age 9 to 18), and had an opportunity to hear accordion students performing. I was very impressed with the playing standard. Radomir Tomic (my teacher from 1981) and other teachers have worked hard to create some very good Yugoslav accordion students that have competed successfully in competitions at Klingenthal and Castelfidardo, and the Coupe Mondiale. My very close friend Milan Tomic (Radomir's brother), is organising an annual event each July called Summer School for the Accordion. This event runs for 10 days, and is attended by 30 to 40 accordion students. This year Professor Semionov and Professor Hugo Noth have been invited to tutor. |
Future events |
Maciej Frąckiewicz Premieres New Concerto, Katowice – Polandby Rob Howard |
On March 25th, during the 4th Festival of World Premieres of Polish Modern Music in Katowice, Maciej Frackiewicz will premiere a new concerto for accordion and symphony orchestra: ‘... denn ich steure mit meinen Genossen über das dunkle Meer zu unverständlichen Völkern...’, by Dariusz Przybylski. The concerto has been written in collaboration with Maciej Frackiewicz and the work is dedicated to him. Maciej Frackiewicz will perform with the National Polish Radio Orchestra, under Michal Klauza. For further information email: fracek88@wp.pl |
Camille Privat Concert, Brittany – Franceby Harley Jones |
Accordionist and teacher Camille Privat performs music from her new CD on Sunday March 27th, 3.30pm, in the church of Baguer Pican, near Dol de Bretagne, Brittany. Also performing are accordionists Sébastien Taillard and Maryll Abbas, who came second in the Grand Prix International Jeunes Talents de Montrond competition. The concert is organized by L'association Atoût Vent. Admission is free. For further information email: atout.vent@yahoo.fr |
Pearl Fawcett-Adriano Concert, Stockport – UKby Rob Howard |
Pearl Fawcett-Adriano is the guest artiste at Stockport Organ & Keyboard Club on Thursday March 31st, 8pm. The venue is The Guildhall (Masonic Hall), 169 Wellington Rd South (A6), Stockport SK1 3UA. For further information email: pearladriano@hotmail.com |
Big Creek Country Cajun Festival, Texas – USAby Rob Howard |
The Big Creek Country Cajun Festival takes place on March 25th and 26th at Lake Somerville, Somerville, Texas. The guests include many groups featuring accordion: Dr. Zog (picture left), Cody Hodges, Zydeco Stingrays B, Beau Hinze and the Backporch Shufflers, Bourbon Street Band, and The String Benders. For further information email: txevents@live.com |
ZUM Concert, London - UKby Rob Howard |
Zum Gypsy Tango Inferno, featuring accordionist Eddie Hession, perform in concert at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, London, on April 1st, 7.30pm ZUM's music encompasses folk music traditions from around the world, salsa, bluegrass, klezmer, calypso and bebop complementing Astor Piazzolla, music from the golden era of tango, addictive traditional gypsy melodies and dazzling virtuoso fiddling. The band's travels have taken them from Finland to Alaska, Saudi Arabia to Croatia, with audiences showing an insatiable appetite for ZUM's toe-tapping virtuosity. Eddie Hession in 1981 was 2nd place laureate at the Coupe Mondiale in Kansas City. For further information email: cmg@zum.org.uk |
Astor Piazzolla 90th Birthday Celebration, Honolulu – Hawaiiby Rob Howard |
To celebrate the 90th birthday of the late Astor Piazzolla, violinist Iggy Jang is leading a band to perform in a ‘Tango Extravaganza!’ at the Doris Duke Theatre, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Hawaii, on April 2nd, 7.30pm. The band includes Grammy-Award winning bandoneon player Raul Jaurena, pianist Alfredo Minetti, and Tony-Award dancers Guillermo Merlo & Fernanda Ghi. The group is joined by guitarist Jeff Peterson and bassist John Gallagher. The players will give a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm. The show begins at 7.30pm. |
Stolen Accordion, Islington, London - UKby Harley Jones |
Simon Storey reports that a friend has had her accordion stolen on 21 March at Islington, London from a canal boat. Picture right. It is a red Scandalli Maestrina with a black case with some white paint. It has some stuck keys so may need fixing soon so repairers please keep a watch out for it. Reward is possible too. For further information email: accordion@felidae.co.uk |
Accordion Festival, Essen – Belgiumby Rob Howard |
An Accordion Festival, organized by the Koninklijke Accordeonvereniging ‘Hoger Streven’ vzw accordion club, takes place in Essen, Antwerp, Belgium, on May 7th and 8th. The guests include Renzo Ruggieri, Cliff, Ludo Marien, d'Accord (Mike and Ivan Smeulders plus combo), and several accordion bands from Flanders. Koninklijke Accordeonvereniging ‘Hoger Streven’ vzw, founded in 1945, is a very active club, with international connections, and seeks to promote the accordion in all its styles. |
New and Updated Sites |
Orquestra D'Accordions de Sabadell - Updated Websiteby Orquestra D'Accordions de Sabadell |
The Orquestra D'Accordions de Sabadell has updated their website with new information and you can purchase their new CD titled "Monday 22:00" from the website. |
NZAA Website Updates for 2011 Championships & Festival and 40th Anniversaryby Heather Masefield |
New Zealand Accordion Association (NZAA) Website Updates for 2011 Championships & Festival and NZAA 40th Anniversary Celebration Plans. Early specials online for those booking early. |
Updated 2011 International Australian Accordion Championships - Australiaby Tania Lukic-Marx |
Updated site. A new international competition category for Ensemble Music for the 2011 International Accordion Championships, June 11th and 12th. Rules online at: www.aata.org.au |
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Tango CD by “Lo Que Vendrà” Ensembleby Alessandro Mugnoz |
CD Reviews Index for the Review of “Tango” CD, reviewed by Alessandro Mugnoz. Performers are “Lo Que Vendrà” with Simone Marini on bandoneon. |
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