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Regístrese ahora, Festival ATG 2024 en honor a Joan Sommers y competencia internacional, Kansas City MI - EE. UU.
Christian Bakanic actúa en la Ópera Piazzolla “María de Buenos Aires” - Austria
15° Concurso y Festival Internacional de Acordeón "Ascoltate 2024" - Lituania
6to Concurso Nacional e Internacional "Accordéons-nous.org" 2024 – Bélgica
Simposio Nórdico de Acordeón – Dinamarca
IX Concurso y Festival Internacional “Accordion Extravaganza”, Kazán - Rusia
En línea: 4to Festival Internacional de Acordeón de BCA – Reino Unido
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Gorka Hermosa Concert to Present New Album “Sustraien Matxinada” - SpainWaiheke Musical Museum Accordion Collection Curated – New ZealandDHV Vice President Manfred Kappler Receives State Badge of Honour – Germany
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Congreso de Invierno de la CIA 2024, 23-25 de febrero de 2024, Kungsbacka - Sueciaby Harley Jones |
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 Bienvenidos al Congreso de Invierno de la Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) de 2024 y a la 151.ª Asamblea General de Delegados que se celebrará en Kungsbacka, Suecia. El Congreso de Invierno será organizado por nuestro miembro con derecho a voto de la CIA, Sveriges Dragspelares Riksförbund (SDR) / Asociación Sueca de Acordeón, Presidente: Per Romin y Vicepresidente de la CIA: Jörgen Sundeqvist. Las fechas son: 23-25 de febrero de 2024 Más de 24 delegados registrados hasta la fecha. Delegados, por favor regístrese lo antes posible. Calendario: 2024WinterCongress.pdf Para más información: http://www.accordions.com/cia/cia_winter_congress.php |
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Regístrese ahora, Festival ATG 2024 en honor a Joan Sommers y competencia internacional, Kansas City MI - EE. UU.by Harley Jones |
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 Las inscripciones ya están abiertas para el Festival Internacional del Gremio de Acordeonistas y Maestros (ATG) 2024 en Kansas City, MO, EE. UU.Hay paquetes y opciones de eventos individuales. Asegúrese de leer todas las opciones antes de comenzar el proceso de registro. Si planea tocar en la orquesta del festival, regístrese primero en la orquesta antes de registrarse en el festival. La lista de artistas destacados es verdaderamente un espectáculo de talento. Estos incluyen: Joan Cochran Sommers dirigiendo nuestra Orquesta del Festival, otros artistas provenientes de todo el mundo, incluido Grayson Masefield (Nueva Zelanda), quien se unirá a algunos músicos de Kansas City para presentar su nuevo proyecto de tango, Gorka Hermosa (España), Bridge y Wolak. (Canadá), Das Duo Kollektiv, dúo de flauta y acordeón (Austria), nuestra estrella estadounidense, Stas Venglevski, el UMKC Ensemble y Mirco Patarini, presidente de la CIA (Italia). Para registrarse y otra información, visite: Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International (ATG) |
Christian Bakanic actúa en la Ópera Piazzolla “María de Buenos Aires” - Austriaby AWW |
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| El acordeonista Christian Bakanic actuará en una presentación de la única ópera de Piazzolla “María de Buenos Aires”, en el MusikTheater de Viena, Austria, del 12 al 16 de febrero de 2024. Christian actuará con el conjunto “Folkmilch” (imagen de abajo), que también incluye a Klemens Bittmann (violín y mandola), Eddie Luis (contrabajo y percusión) y Andrés Añazco (piano). “Tango, jazz, folk y un poco de música barroca: a partir de todo esto, el compositor argentino Astor Piazzolla creó el Tango Nuevo. En su única ópera, Piazzolla plasma el surgimiento del tango del suburbio en el personaje principal: sin embargo, para "María de Buenos Aires" este tango termina mortalmente”. Para más detalles envíe un correo electrónico a: oper@theater-wien.at |
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15° Concurso y Festival Internacional de Acordeón "Ascoltate 2024" - Lituaniaby Christine Johnstone |
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| El 15º Concurso y Festival Internacional de Acordeón "Ascoltate 2024" para solistas, conjuntos y orquestas de acordeón se llevará a cabo en la Sala de Conciertos del Conservatorio Kaunas J.Gruodis en Kaunas, Lituania, los días 19 y 20 de abril de 2024. El evento está organizado por la Unión Nacional de Acordeonistas de Lituania, la Sociedad de Acordeón de Kaunas, el Conservatorio J. Gruodis de Kaunas y la Escuela de Música de Kaunas. Los competidores pueden ingresar al evento en vivo o a la competencia remota mediante entrada de video. El jurado del concurso estará compuesto por miembros y profesores de la Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA). La fecha límite de inscripción es el 2 de abril de 2024. Descargar bases del concurso: 2024Ascoltate.pdf |
6to Concurso Nacional e Internacional "Accordéons-nous.org" 2024 – Bélgicaby Christine Johnstone |
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 El 6º Concurso Nacional e Internacional "Accordéons-nous.org" 2024 se celebrará en Mons, Bélgica, del 17 al 21 de abril de 2024.El jurado internacional está formado por Michel Stockhem (Bélgica, presidente del jurado – foto de la izquierda), Stefan Hussong (Alemania), Klaudiusz Baran (Polonia), Vojin Vasovic (Serbia), Claudia Buder (Alemania), Raimondas Sviackevicius (Lituania), Jacques Mornet. (Francia), Angelo Pignatelli (Italia), Steve Normandin (Canadá), Géraldine Jockin (Bélgica), Pietro Roffi (Italia), Igor Krizman (Croacia), Cindy Basso Valentina (Bélgica), Antonio Grosso (Italia) y Ludo Mariën ( Bélgica). Las solicitudes cierran el 31 de marzo de 2024. Descargue las bases del concurso y el formulario de solicitud: 2024Accordeonsnous.pdf |
Simposio Nórdico de Acordeón – Dinamarcaby Christine Johnstone |
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 El Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium (DKDM - Real Conservatorio Danés de Música) albergará el Simposio Nórdico de Acordeón en Frederiksberg, Copenhague, Dinamarca, del 1 al 2 de marzo de 2024, para estudiantes y profesores de los países nórdicos y los bálticos.Como parte de este evento, se llevará a cabo un concierto en The Studio Scene en Frederiksberg el 1 de marzo a partir de las 5 p. m., que presentará nuevas obras para jóvenes acordeonistas de 12 a 18 años. La compositora formada por DKDM, Marianna Filippi, ha escrito una nueva obra para conjunto de acordeón, y Ejnar Kanding estrenará algunas obras en solitario centradas en las técnicas especiales del acordeón. Entrada gratis. Para más detalles envíe un correo electrónico a: dkdm@dkdm.dk |
IX Concurso y Festival Internacional “Accordion Extravaganza”, Kazán - Rusiaby Arseniy Strokovskiy |
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| El IX Concurso y Festival Internacional "Accordion Extravaganza" se llevará a cabo en Kazán, República de Tartaristán, Rusia, del 19 al 21 de abril de 2024, organizado por el Kazan Music College que lleva el nombre de I.V. Aukhadeyev. El concurso invita a participar a jóvenes intérpretes de acordeón de botones, acordeón y armónica de todo el mundo, incluidos estudiantes de escuelas de música y estudiantes de instituciones de educación profesional y superior. El concurso se llevará a cabo en dos categorías: “Solo” y “Ensemble”. Las categorías de grupos de edad están disponibles desde niños menores de nueve años hasta adultos sin restricciones de edad. Un jurado profesional compuesto por artistas y profesores famosos evaluará a los participantes y otorgará los títulos de laureados, diplomados y diplomas de participantes. El festival también incluye conciertos, clases magistrales y prácticas para profesores. Las solicitudes cierran el 14 de abril de 2024. Descargue las bases del concurso aquí: 2024Extravaganza.pdf |
En línea: 4to Festival Internacional de Acordeón de BCA – Reino Unidoby Christine Johnstone |
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 El Colegio Británico de Acordeonistas (British College of Accordionists - BCA) celebrará su cuarto Festival Internacional de Acordeón en línea en marzo de 2024. El director del BCA es Raymond Bodell, el subdirector Graham Laurie y la administradora Anna Bodell.Los concursos serán adjudicados por un jurado de prestigio nacional e internacional. Las categorías de grupos de edad para edades de 9 años y menos hasta Senior incluyen: Clásico Tradicional / Variedad Adultos Conjunto Las inscripciones internacionales cierran el 15 de febrero y el enlace del vídeo será necesario antes del 1 de marzo de 2024. Para la competencia nacional graduada abierta a acordeonistas del Reino Unido, las inscripciones cierran el 1 de marzo y el enlace de video se requiere antes del 15 de marzo de 2024. Información completa y entrada en línea en: Colegio Británico de Acordeonistas (BCA) |
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Conservatorio de Música Estatal “P. I. Tchaikovsky” Masterclass - Italiaby Harley Jones |
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 El Conservatorio de Música Estatal “P. I. Tchaikovsky” comenzó el nuevo año académico 2023/2024 con una clase magistral de acordeón con la destacada tutora china Crystal Wang (China) en Catanzaro, Italia, del 2 al 8 de diciembre de 2023. Crystal Wang escribió que disfrutó enseñando a los “estudiantes encantadores e inteligentes ".También parte de la semana fue: - taller de Mirco Patarini (Italia) - actuación de Zhiyuan Zhang (China) 1.er puesto 2023 PIF Informe diario de noticias: 2023Castelfidardo - conferencia de Gianluca Bibiani (Italia) Presidente de la Cultura del Acordeón Italiano, miembro de la CIA de Italia. El conservatorio continuará una combinación de actividades de capacitación a lo largo de todo el curso anual de estudios, haciendo del conservatorio un centro internacional de capacitación de acordeón clásico y tradicional muy versátil. |
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| Video: Dwarves’ Tales (by Gorka Hermosa) from the new CD "Sustraien Matxinada" (Roots Rebellion). Garikoitz Mendizabal (txistu), Gorka Hermosa (accordion), Carles Benavent (bass) and Tino di Geraldo (drums). Gorka Hermosa (accordion) performed with Garikoitz Mendizabal (txistu – Basque fipple flute) at a concert to present their new album “Sustraien Matxinada” at the Sala Galileo in Madrid, Spain this week. The album is “a revolutionary view of 21st century Basque music that combines tradition and modernity”. Leading up to the concert Gorka was interviewed on Spanish National Radio Exterior, Radio2, Radio5 and on "El Ojo Crítico" on RNE1 and also received a positive review from the "Diario Crítico" newspaper. |
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 Prof. Uwe Grodd from the Waiheke Musical Museum on Waiheke Island, Auckland, asked accordion specialists in New Zealand Grayson Masefield and Kevin Friedrich to help with assessing their accordion collection at the Museum in January 2024. The accordions are found among an impressive collection of pianos, keyboard and string instruments. New Zealand based Grayson Masefield, multiple world champion, teacher and concert artist will be performing at the museum in duo with Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra concert master, violinist Andrew Beer on 18 February 2024 at 5:00 PM while Kevin Friedrich is the curator of Accordion Gems, A Master Collection of Accordions through Time at the Dargaville Museum (New Zealand) and the Vice President of World of Accordions Museum in Superior, Wisconsin. The Waiheke Museum was very pleased to hear that the majority of their instruments are in good condition and only a few repairs will be needed. Grayson and Kevin confirmed that the collection of accordions warranted continued maintenance and an investment in better ways of displaying them. Many New Zealanders will remember Lloyd Whittaker (1932–2021 - picture above left) performing on his red Titano Cosmopolitan accordion. The red concert instruments in the Cosmopolitan range were found mostly in New Zealand and his accordion is one of only a handful of such instruments known to exist today. The Museum was founded in 1996 by Lloyd and Joan Whittaker who had collected musical instruments found in New Zealand. Lloyd was a talented musician who played a variety of instruments from an early age. He was also a consummate restorer of these instruments. When the couple moved from New Plymouth to Waiheke Island in 1996, they brought their collection with them and, with help from the community, started the Museum at Artworks in Oneroa. It moved into the current space in 2000. Lloyd and Joan presented their Live Show together every Saturday afternoon until their retirement in 2019 aged 87 and 90. In 2007, the Waiheke Musical Museum Charitable Trust was formed to ensure the preservation and ongoing management of the collection. While some instruments were gifted to the Trust by the Whittakers, many of the larger or more valuable instruments were purchased from them by individuals and Community organisations and donated back to the Trust. The centerpiece is world famous Polish musician Paderewski’s 1897 Bechstein Concert Grand piano, brought to New Zealand in 1904 for his Australasian Tour and still used for many of the Museum’s concerts. Kevin and Grayson’s combined knowledge in both construction and historical information will assist in providing information, allowing the Museum to offer an exciting and informative display of these accordion treasures. |
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| On January 11th, 2024, Manfred Kappler, the Vice President of the Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e. V. (DHV - German Harmonica Association), was awarded the Badge of Honour of the State of Baden-Württemberg. The January 2024 DHV newsletter read: “We congratulate him very warmly and are happy that he gives everything for the DHV in the country as an ambassador of accordion and harmonica music! In his commendation speech, DHV President Jochen Haußmann MdL paid tribute to Kappler's admirable personal commitment and his enormous time commitment to the DHV and his home region. The State Badge of Honour is awarded by the Prime Minister and was presented to Manfred by the Mayor of the municipality of Muggensturm, Johannes Kopp.” |
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 Accordionist Loris Douyez will perform at the 1st “Mons en Lumières” Festival, held in Mons, Belgium from January 25th to 28th and February 1st to 4th, 2024.Performance dates are: January 26th January 28th February 2nd February 3rd The centre of Mons will be enhanced with art and light thanks to a three km route dotted with 26 installations. This first edition of the festival will celebrate the 100th anniversary of surrealism, the festival route has surrealism and poetry as its common thread. |
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| Radu Ratoi will perform with the MoldoDuo - Costina Cheyrouze and Stefan Diaconu (flute) at the premiere of the “Tango in Three” Show, held at the Teatrul de Arta Bucuresti (Bucharest Art Theater) in Bucharest, Romania on January 28th, 2024 at 3pm. The show, in which theatre, music and dance intertwine, portrays the story of a love triangle told to the audience by a picturesque character – Aglae, truck driver – and musically supported by famous tangos from the classic Jalousie "Tango Tzigane" (Jealousy "Gypsy Tango") to the songs of Astor Piazzolla. For details email: rezervari@teatruldearta.ro |
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| Wouter Vinckers & Sander Oet Pekel will perform their “Unplugged” concert at the Café de Ijzeren Klap in Lageland, Netherlands on January 28th, 2024, from 4pm. Admission is free. |
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| The Kelso Accordion & Fiddle Club will hold their January Meeting at the Kelso Rugby Club in Kelso, Scotland on January 31st, 2024. “Club Secretary Bob Liddle will be making a debut solo Guest Artiste appearance. Bob plays both solo and with the Blackthorne Ceilidh Band and for the past two years has also been stand-in accordionist in the "Spirit of Scotland Show" in Edinburgh.” See poster for details. |
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| Mingyuan Ruan will give a recital with Charlotte Kaslin (cello) at St John the Baptist Church in London, England on February 1st, 2024 at 7pm, as part of the China-UK International Music Festival. Their program will include Cassado cello suite, Bloch “Prayer”, Piazzolla “Grand Tango” and a very exciting piece “Rhythms of Doubt” by Mikolaj Majkusial. After Mingyuan Ruan graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing (China) under the tutelage of Prof. Cao Xiao-Qing, she completed an Advanced diploma in performance at the Royal Academy of Music as a student of Prof. Owen Murray. Mingyuan Ruan comes from an accordion family, father Hailin Ruan is an accordion teacher in Jinzhong city, Shanxi province with his wife Lei Xiufang at the "Doh Ray Mi" music school. From an early age Mingyuan Ruan had competition successes and at the 2009 Coupe Mondiale won 3rd. Other notable successes are first prize at the 64th Coupe Mondiale (CIA) chamber music category, the Gold medal of the 3rd Berliner International Music Competition and the Golden Award for solo performance in the National Accordion Performance Competition part of the Beijing Arts Festival. |
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 Black Pencil (picture left) and the Almere Youth Symphony Orchestra (AJSO - picture below) will present the premiere of the brand new composition "Cityscape Serenade" by Rembrandt Frerichs at a matinee concert held at the Kunstlinie Grote Zaal in Almere, Netherlands on February 4th, 2024 at 2.30pm.Under the direction of conductor Daan Welle, the AJSO guarantees a pleasant afternoon full of musical entertainment, both classical and contemporary music. The AJSO consists of about 80 musicians aged from 13 years. |
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| The “MDB Trio” which includes Marko Djordjevic Sajac (accordion), Nicolas Meluk (guitar) and Pierre-Marie Bonafos (saxophone) will perform a jazz concert at the Opéra de Massy (Massy Opera House) in Paris, France on February 6th, 2024 at 7pm. The three jazz enthusiasts will perform “an eclectic repertoire based on standards, with of course some forays into Latin jazz.” “The different roots and influences of each of the members are at the origin of their musette jazz and Eastern European music.” |
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| Ian Lowthian will teach accordion and run a band workshop at the “Winter Folk Weekend”, held at the Riverdale Hall Hotel in Bellingham, Northumberland, England, UK from February 23rd to 25th, 2024. For details email: singingkathryn@gmail.com |
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National Accordion Convención 2024: ¡Celebra el regreso de la música en vivo! - EE.UUby Norman Seaton, President National Accordion Association (NAA) |
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2024 Convention Planning Committee: left to right: Norman Seaton, Sharon Seaton, Rick Custer, Gordon Kohl, Elijha Clements, Jim Rommel, and Tom Jordan. Picture right 2024 Presenters: second row, left to right: Mary Ann Covone, Alex Meixner, Lori Brooke, Gordon Kohl, Dick Albreski, Elijah Clements, Randy McPeck, Norman and Sharon Seaton |
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| La Convención National Accordion Convention (NAA) de 2024, celebrada en el Hilton Garden Inn de Lewisville, Texas, EE. UU., celebrará el “Regreso de la música en vivo” del 20 al 24 de marzo de 2024. Los nuevos conceptos para 2024 incluyen el nuevo programa "Caminos hacia el éxito", ¡abierto a todos los acordeonistas! El año 2024 está brindando un nuevo movimiento de oportunidades de “música en vivo”. Como resultado, el comité de planificación ha desarrollado varios “caminos para convertirse en un músico exitoso”. Ahora es el momento de renovar las comunicaciones entre todos los acordeonistas, profesores de acordeón, vendedores y asociaciones de acordeón. Las inscripciones ya están abiertas. Para obtener información completa, visite NAA. |
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