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Peter Soave Interprète la Première d’un Concerto pour Accordéon, Californie – USA
Grand Succès pour le XIVème Festival International d’Accordéon, Vilnius - Lithuanie
Festival Gubaidulina à Moscou – Russie
Trophée Mondial 2012 – Spokane, Washington State – USA
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Nils Fläcke Appears at Nils Lundin’s 90th Birthday Party – USAInternational Masterclass by Antonio Spaccarotella Calabria – ItalyJacques Pellarin’s New CD ‘Sup Dude’, Savoie – France14 Years Ago’ – Caister Enters A New Era
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Nick Ariondo Film Release and PBS LA Opera with Placido Domingo – USARenato Borghetti and Arthur Bonilla - European TourAccordion Painting Exposition by Carlo Aguzzi, Stradella - Italia‘Arctic Accents’ to display Finnish Accordion Masters - BeneluxAccordion Orchestra Concert, Munich – GermanyTwellose Accordion Association Concert, Twello – NetherlandsVictor Prieto Concerts, New York – USAMiloš Milivojević Concert, Cornwall – UKAccordion Orchestra with Gospel Choir Concert, Wilp – NetherlandsLácides Romero Concert, Antigua – GuatemalaAccordion Day at the Landesmusikakademie Hessen, Schlitz - Germany
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New Book, ‘The Man The Accordion And The Legend’ Available from MusicForAccordion.comNew Book, ‘Vintage Accordions’ Available from MusicForAccordion.comJeff Lisenby - accordionist, composer, arranger, releases 7 new compositionZevy Zions - accordionist,arranger, solo musician, release 1 new music
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Nouveau livre: ‘Un homme, un accordéon, une légende ", Jerusalem – Israelby Rob Howard |
 ‘The Man, the Accordion, and the Legend’ (“Un homme, un accordéon, une légende ”) et un livre unique et monumental, contenant les 30 compositions et les 30 transcriptions classiques de Yehuda Oppenheimer, l’accordéoniste israélien le plus accompli. Le livre contient également une courte biographie et de nombreuses photos. C’est un livre de grande taille, avec une couverture solide, qui a 250 pages. Pas de catalogue: prix oybook est de 30 € ou l'équivalent en dollars américains, frais de port disponibles en ligne.Yehuda Oppenheimer (né en Allemagne en 1925) s’est fait connaître comme concertiste dans l’après-guerre et est devenu un accordéoniste et compositeur très connu en Israël. L’histoire de sa vie est remarquable : il a échappé aux Nazis de l’Amsterdam occupée en se cachant dans un attique. Son histoire ressemble un peu à celle d’Anne Frank, mais avec une fin heureuse. Il a commencé à jouer de l’accordéon à l’âge de 6 ans, en autodidacte, puis il a étudié le violon au Conservatoire de Jerusalem après la guerre, quand il est arrivé en Palestine. Il s’est rendu compte qu’il pouvait gagner sa vie en jouant de l’accordéon dans les maisons de convalescence et les hôtels. Il a donc commencé à faire des tournées dans le pays. Durant la guerre d’indépendance de 1948, le jeune Yehuda, âgé de 23 ans, était engagé dans l’armée pour divertir les troupes. Plus tard, Yehuda Oppenheimer est devenu un concertiste, compositeur et professeur de prestige ; il a également fondé un orchestre d’accordéon avec lequel il a travaillé pendant 30 ans. Autant à l’aise en musique de divertissement qu’en musique classique, Yehuda a enregistré de nombreux albums. Ses compositions ont été publiées et sont maintenant disponibles toutes ensemble dans ce volume unique. Pour plus d’informations: Yarom@netvision.net.il |
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Peter Soave Interprète la Première d’un Concerto pour Accordéon, Californie – USAby Rob Howard |
 Peter Soave a interprété la première mondiale d’un nouveau concerto pour accordéon de Max Simoncic avec l’orchestre symphonique de Stockton, dirigé par Peter Jaffe, les 10 et 12 novembre à l’Auditorium Atherton, Collègue San Joaquin Delta, Stockton, Californie. La première cette nouvelle œuvre importante a été très bien reçue du public. D’origine slovène mais vivant à Stockon, Max Simonci voit ses compositions commandées, interprétées et enregistrées par de nombreux orchestres et ensembles du monde entier. Un article écrit pour recordnet.com par Glenn Pillsbury dit : Le nouveau « concerto pour accordéon » de Max Simoncic était la partie centrale du concert de jeudi par l’orchestre symphonique de Stockton à l’auditorium Atherton. L’interprétation de Peter Soave mettait en évidence les moments de charme et d’élégance sans succomber à un jeu artificiel. L’américain Peter Soave est l’un des accordéoniste et bandonéoniste les plus réputés. Pour plus d’informations email: info@petersoave.com |
Grand Succès pour le XIVème Festival International d’Accordéon, Vilnius - Lithuanieby Raimondas Sviackevičius |
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 Du 9 au 12 novembre 2011, Vilnius, la capitale de la Lithuanie, était pleine de musique très contrastée, provenant d’une multitude de genres et d’artistes. Des concerts étaient donnés dans de nombreux endroits, organisés par l’Association Lithuanienne des Accordéonistes, dont le président est Raimondas Sviackevičius, également directeur artistique du festival.Ce festival annuel d’accordéon a débuté avec un genre inhabituel de musique. Le groupe « Gurzuf », avec l’accordéoniste Egor Zabelov et le bateur Artem Zalessky, de Biélorussie, a donné un concert étonnant. Le public a été impressionné par l’énergie du groupe et a pu se faire une nouvelle vision du rock expérimental joué à l’accordéon. Pietro Adragna, d’Italie, récent vainqueur de plusieurs premiers prix à la Coupe Mondiale 2011 à Shanghai, Chine, représentait la musique de variété durant le festival. Sa prestation particulièrement artistique et virtuose a impressionné le public. Le groupe Lithuanien 4Tango a interprété un nouveau programme de musique de Piazzolla avec le violoniste lithuanien Dzeraldas Bidva pour un concert à guichets fermés. Le festival a atteint son apogée avec un magnifique concert donné par Frank Marocco (USA), avec des jazzmen locaux : musicians Arturas Chalikovas (guitare), Eugenijus Kanevicius (basse), and Darius Rudis (batterie). Deux standing ovations ont clos le XIVème Festival International d’Accordéon Vilnius 2011. Ci-dessous une partie du concert de Marocco sur accordions TV. http://www.accordion-space4u.com/user.aspx?user=6&item=6&id=242 Pour plus d’informations email: info@akordeonofestivalis.lt |
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Festival Gubaidulina à Moscou – Russieby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
 A l’occasion du 80ème anniversaire de Sofia Gubaiduline, le festival “To Sofia-with love” est organisé à Moscou, en remerciement de sa grande contribution à la musique contemporaine internationale. Quatre concerts ont été organisés, dans la salle du Philarmonique de Moscou, dans la salle de Concert Tchaikovsky, dans la House of Composerts, et dans la grande salle du Conservatoire, pour montrer l’énorme implication de la compositrice dans la musique contemporaine. Droit d'affiche, de grandes affiches gubaidulina2012 taille. A côté de ses œuvres pour piano, violoncelle, guitare, instruments à vents ou percussions, le bayan est très présent dans le programme extraordinaire du festival. Le 24 novembre, Iosif Puritz interprétera « De Profundis » pour bayan solo. Les jours suivants, Friedrich Lips donnera deux concerts (‘Under the Sign of Scorpio’ pour bayan et grand orchestra symphonique, et ‘Fachwerk’ pour bayan, percussion et orchestre à cordes et ‘Tatarian Dance’ pour bayan et deux doubles basses. Pour plus d’informations: herbert@accordion-cd.co.at |
Trophée Mondial 2012 – Spokane, Washington State – USAby |
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 La CMA n’a de cesse de s’étendre et de se mondialiser depuis la ré organisation de son bureau exécutif en 2005. De nombreuses et nouvelles délégations ont rejoint la CMA comme la Lituanie, la Nouvelle Zélande, Le Chili, la Chine et entre autres : les Etats Unis – terre d’accueil de l’édition 2012 du Trophée Mondial. Ce sera la première fois que le Trophée Mondial se déplacera sur se continent, et ce grâce au talent et la détermination de Notre Amie et Délégué de la CMA pour les USA, Patricia Bartell.Retrouvez toutes les informations quand au détail des catégories (rules), les modalités d’inscriptions (Entry Forms), l’emploi du temps pendant la durée du concours (Timetable), les informations sur les hôtels (Accommodation), les moyens de transport pour se rendre à Spokane (Travel to Spokane) ainsi que l’ensemble des contacts nécessaires de l’exécutif de la CMA sur notre site en cliquant sur le lien de votre choix. |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
by Rob Howard
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 New Hampshire Accordion Association Life Member Nils Lundin was surprised by a celebratory concert organized to honor his 90th birthday, on October 30th 2011. Despite an impending freak blizzard, many intrepid audience members ventured to Accordion Connection LLC in Gilmanton, NH, on October 29th for a special concert, featuring a ‘mystery’ guest. The special ‘mystery’ guest was Nils Fläcke, who flew in specially from Sweden, and whose performance and personality proved to be a big hit with all present. Nils Fläcke’s program included stylized arrangements of Nils Lundin's ‘American Wooden Shoe Polka’ and ‘Lilla Carols Vals’, and his technical prowess, including a great left hand technique, was most impressive. All present were thoroughly entertained and hope to hear him again. |
by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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| On the 18th and 19th of November 2011, Antonio Spaccarotella held a masterclass for 'Classical Accordion and Modern Art' at the Center for New Harmonies Musical Studies in Paola (CS). During the different classes, major themes were: the study of touch, preparation for international competitions, mnemonic studies, and how to customize your program, which was greatly appreciated by the students. One participant was Brazilian student Mahatma Cote who came to Calabria to participate in this international masterclass and take a new path of musical development. The Center of Musical Studies (New Harmonies), is currently one of the most accomplished and modern educational centers of Southern Italy for activities related to the accordion. The many students who daily attend the courses, enjoy a multitude of services, from the smallest with the first class of introductory diatonic accordion, the accordion class for digital Roland V-Accordion, the various facets of style with classical, modern and jazz accordion lessons. This year great results were achieved during the recent international competitions: Alessandro Guglielmi 1st Place Trophee Mondial (Junior Varietè Diatonic), Simon Sciammarella 1st Place International Competition of Spoleto (Junior Classic) and 1st Place Championship International UK (Blackpool-England ) 2011 (Int.Classical). For further information, email: antonio.accordion@alice.it |
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 The Jacques Pellarin Quartet’s innovative new CD ‘Sup Dude’, featuring Smooth Jazz, Funk, Reggae, Latin Jazz, Tango Nuevo. Jacques Pellarin, originally a classical musician, has embraced many styles and performed in many parts of the world. He has branched out to produce more jazz influenced music, linking up his accordion with guitar, saxophone, violins and other instruments. For further information email: jacques.pellarin@wanadoo.fr |
by Rob Howard
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 The annual Autumn Accordion Festival at Caister, Norfolk, was first held in 1986 by Malcolm Gee. In February 1997 Malcolm Gee died unexpectedly, and the festival’s future was suddenly thrown into doubt. Fortunately, Caister was rescued when Robert and Loreta Rolston took over as organizers, and the report below by Gary Blair appeared in the Accordions Worldwide news for November 28th 1997. The present day version of this festival took place last week at Seacroft, just two miles from its original home at Caister, organized by Heather Smith. CAISTER ACCORDION FESTIVAL - ENGLAND Contributed by Gary Blair The Caister Accordion Festival was held from November 13th to 16th and organised by the Accordion Times & News, England. The Opening Night concert (Thursday 13th) was an accordion club type night with the accordionists performing if they so wished. Pino di Modugno from Italy was asked to play as a taster for Saturday night. He was absolutely dynamite!!! His programme started off with ‘Dizzy Fingers’ (at a tempo I would have thought impossible!) followed by a couple of other well known tunes. Friday's concert started with The Weaver Valley Band, followed by a great duo called Amarylis and Gary Blair's band. After an Interval, we were privileged to hear Julie Best and Ron Hodgson, followed by Pat Gray from Aberdeen playing a variety of music. Then the Star of Friday's concert, Magnus Johnnsson (only 19 years old and won the Frosini Grand Prix which had 6,000 competitors!!) performed. His programme included a lot of Frosini's works, and he played brilliantly. Saturday's concert was also superb with the Ronmar Accordion Orchestra, Harry Hussey and his brilliant Jazz Band, and a solo spot from Julie Best. Then it was the star of the show again, Pino di Modugno who was now playing on MIDI accordion. He started off with a Strauss medley then played 'Uridium’,' by Astor Piazzola (this was unbelievable!). He then totally blew my mind by performing ‘Bumble Bee Boogie’ as good as anyone I have heard. My Band then finished off with a ceilidh and the highlight for me was playing 'The Flying Scotsman' with TWO drummers! |
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by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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 Accordionist Nick Ariondo can be heard in the movie ‘Happy Feet Two’ (Warner Bros), which opened in cinemas on November 18th. The music was composed by John Powell. On Friday November 25th, 9pm, Nick Ariondo performs with opera legend Placido Domingo on PBS Telecast, ‘Great Performances’. Nick performs onstage in the wedding scene (end of Act 2) with opera legend Placido Domingo in the world premiere of L.A. Opera’s ‘IL Postino’, by Daniel Catan. For further information email: accomusic@nickariondo.com |
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| The highly accomplished duo Renato Borghetti (diatonic accordion) and Arthur Bonilla (guitar), from Brazil, are presently on a tour of Europe. Their dates include: November 25th - Le Phénix, Valenciennes, France November 26 th – Bozar, Brussels, Belgium November 27 th - Amsterdam, Tropentheater, Netherlands November 28 th - Ferme du Biéreau, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium December 2nd – Klausenbauernhof, Wolfach, Germany December 3rd – Folk Club, Turin, Italy December 4th – Teatro Miotto, Spilimbergo, Italy For further information email: sabina@cultureworks.at |
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| From the 27th of November until 11th of December, an exposition of the "painter of accordions" Carlo Aguzzi can be visited at the "Ugo Magnani Hall" of the Palazzo Isimbardi in the City Hall, Stradella. The opening will take place on Sunday 27th at 5 pm in presence of the well known art critic Siro Brondoni. For further information visit the Museum Stradella |
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  ‘Arctic Accents – Sounds of Finland 2011’ - is a season of music from Finland in the Benelux countries of Belgium, Netherlands, and Luxembourg, in November and December. The Samuraï, Maria Kalaniemi, Värttinä and Kimmo Pohjonen, and Uniko are all featured in the Arctic Accents program.Accordionist Maria Kalaniemi is on tour with her trio, which includes Olli Varis and Eero Grundström. The Maria Kalaniemi Trio were on stage on November 17th at deSingel (Antwerp, BE), November 18th at Muziekpublique (Brussels, BE), and on November 19th at RASA (Utrecht, NL). Accordion super group The Samuraï has roots all around Europe. Besides Finland’s Markku Lepistö, the quintet features Bruno Le Tron (France), Didier Laloy (Belgium), Riccardo Tesi (Italy) and David Munnelly (Ireland). Samuraï will do an extensive tour of Belgium from November 17th to 26th. Accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen and sample wizard Samuli Kosminen join forces with the Proton String Quartet in the astonishing contemporary project Uniko, built around accordion and sampling. Uniko is on stage at Ancienne Belgique (Brussels) on December 5th. But it’s not only accordions: Värttinä take their new line-up of three singers and three acoustic musicians as well as their brisk tunes to Belgium just before the holidays. This vanguard of the Finnish folk music export takes the stage in Antwerp on December 15th and at AB in Brussels on December 17th. For further information email: henna.salo(at)fimic.fi |
by Rob Howard
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| The Akkordeonorchester Münchner Volksmusikverein e.V. perform an annual concert at the Herkulessaal der Residenz, Munich on Saturday November 26th, 3pm. For further information email: muenchner@volksmusikverein.de |
by Rob Howard
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| The Twellose Accordion Association (MD Henny Huigen-Davelaar) hold their annual concert on Saturday November 26th, 8pm, at the Sports Hall, Jachtlust, Jachtlustplein 7, Twello, Netherlands. Admission is free. For further information email: t_a_v29@hotmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 On November 27th, 11am, the Victor Prieto Trio perform at City Winery, 155 Varick St, NY.Victor Prieto plays accordion with the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, November 22nd to 27th, 7.30pm, 9.30pm, and 11.30pm (26th/27th) at Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th St, NY. The Victor Prieto Trio continue their residency on the third Thursday of the month on December 15th at Terraza 7, 40-19 Gleane St, Elmhurst 11373, NY. For further information email: victorprieto2001@yahoo.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Accordionist Miloš Milivojevic plays classical works for accordion, music of the Balkans and tango in the charming atmosphere of Tate St Ives' sea-facing gallery. This concert, already a sell-out, takes place on December 3rd, 6.30pm until 9pm.The Tate St Ives is at Porthmeor Beach, St Ives, Cornwall TR26 1TG. For further information email: jan.evans@tate.org.uk |
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 On Sunday November 27th, 2pm, the accordion orchestra Accordeonvereniging Advendo-Wilp o.l.v. (MD Jeroen Gulikers) share a concert with the gospel choir ‘Con Amore’, from Deventer, at the Reformed Church in Wilp, Netherlands.For further information email: info:bettydooper@kpnplanet.nl |
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 Accordionist Lácides Romero, from Colombia, performs in concert on November 30th, 6.30pm, with the National Marimba Concert Orchestra (MD Lester Godinez), at the Ciudad Antigua, Guatemala. The concert is organised by Fladem, the Latin American Seminar on Music Education.The concert program includes: Malvaloca, Chatica Linda, Contrastes, Escorregando, Canadian Capers, El Grato Momento, Ave María Gallo, La Kalunga, Brejeiro, Catalina, La Kalunga, Brejeiro, Catalina. Lácides Romero, born in Lorica, Colombia in 1948, studied piano, accordion and organ with his father, Professor Tiburcio Romero. Later he studied piano in the Instituto de Bellas Artes in Medellín. His accordion arrangements encompass music from the Baroque period through to the 20th Century. For further information email: lacidesromero@gmail.com |
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 Mirjana Petercol (picture rght) has been invited by the Hessian State Academy of Music to organize and lead an Accordion Day, open to all accordionists, at the beautiful Schloss in Schlitz, Germany. This takes place on Saturday December 10th, 10am, followed by a concert at 5pm, featuring accordion students from the Music Academy at Wiesbaden. For further information email: info@Imah.de |
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by Yehuda Oppenheimer
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 Available online with secure server credit card purchase in Euro or US$ Catalog No: oybook ‘The Man The Accordion And The Legend’ |
by Rob Howard
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 Available online with secure server credit card purchase in Euro or US$ Catalog No: robaccord05 ‘Vintage Accordions’ The new book, ‘Vintage Accordions’ is an all-colour pictorial history of the accordion, in its various forms, from the early 19th Century onwards up to the present time. There are 300 pictures plus information and some interesting historical articles. This book is a limited edition, A4 sized, 60 pages, and in hardback. |
by Jeff Lisenby
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 Jeff Lisenby - accordionist, composer, arranger, releases 7 new composition for accordion available for purchase online. 'Caruban Knights', catalog:jlisenby001, 'Ease On Down The Road', catalog:jlisenby002, 'Yesterdays', catalog:jlisenby003, 'Soliña', catalog:jlisenby004, 'Ring Of Fire', catalog:jlisenby005, 'Out Of Nowhere', catalog:jlisenby006 and 'A Spy In Tortuga', catalog:jlisenby007. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
by Zevy Zions
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 Zevy Zions - accordionist,arranger, solo musician, release 1 new music for accordion available for purchase online. 'Haydn's Serenade', catalog:zzions016. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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by Joan C. Sommers
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of ““Russian Favourites" CD, reviewed by Joan Cochran Sommers. Artist is Alexander Sevastian. |
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