Sponsors
Books (Text)
eSheet (pdf file)
eTracks sound files
Sponsors
Free Services
Books (Text)
Statistics
Sponsors
Share
Link to share - cut and paste:
http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=26-Aug-2016&lang=en&s=12161
http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=26-Aug-2016&lang=en&s=12161
26-Aug-2016
Guinness Record Success!, 2016 Tacheng Accordion Festival - Chinaby Harley Jones |
 |
| Video: Announcement in Chinese and English. Success! The official count was 1,517 accordions playing together on 20th August at the 2016 Tacheng Accordion Festival, to break the existing Guiness World Record, which was 1,361 people playing accordion together in Shenzhen City in 2014. Read about the successful attempt in Daily Reports, competition results, pictures and video of the 2016 Tacheng Accordion Festival at: 2016Tacheng The performers of the previous record holder was collected nationwide, while this time, the performers were all amateurs from local Tacheng prefecture, except for seven accordion artists from Russia, Italy, USA, Finland, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. To prepare for the challenge, the training started from March this year, and large performing teams were established in various regions in Tacheng, as well as an accordion association. The accordion performers participating in the challenge included teachers, students, entrepreneurs, and retired employees, with the oldest 69 years old and youngest 7 years old. They were from 17 ethnic groups including Han, Kazak, Uyghur, Hui, Mongol, Daur, Tatar, and others. The successful Guinness Record attempt was one of the events of the first 2016 Tacheng Accordion Festival which is held to pass forward the distinctive accordion culture of Tacheng, and promote the cultural exchanges among the countries along the "Silk Road Economic Belt". Picture below: Chen Cuoqing, Conductor. |
 |