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Cultural Mission to Seoul Representing the Marche Region - South Korea, ItalyRoll Out the Accordion, Polka Music and Oktoberfest - USAVideo: Nikolas Lazic (Austria) and Szilárd Benes (Hungary) to Carnegie Hall - USAMartynas Concerts, Changzhou, Qindgdao, Shanghai - China
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Showcase Craven Accordion Orchestra and the London Accordion Orchestra - UKNew CD Brandon McPhee plays Jimmy Shand, Scotland – UK
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A Song and A Squeeze Concert, Accordion Orchestra and Choir - New Zealand‘An Evening with Astor’ Concert, Riga – LatviaAll Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival, Perth – UKGrand Gala De L’Accordeon, Lievin – FranceAccordion Pops Orchestra Concert, New Jersey – USAWorld Café performs Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’, Franschhoek – South AfricaFestival Annuel de L’Accordeon et de La Chanson, Abbeville – FranceRoy Hendrie & Dave Morrice Concert, Stockport – UKPetar Maric Concerts and Master Classes – China
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K Trio New Site Address - USA
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Now in German and English, Book Review: The Art of Arranging Classical Music for Accordion by Friedrich LipsHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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by Holda Paoletti-Kampl
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| A delegation of five musicians representing accordion companies of Castelfidardo will be in Seoul from 4 to 9 November. Thanks to the financial support of the Marche Region (Department of Culture), with the patronage of the Comune di Castelfidardo and the Associazione Music Marche Accordions as Project Leader, this cultural mission plans to enhance both culture and economic value. With the collaboration of the Italian Embassy in Seoul and the Italian Cultural Institute, the delegation of musicians will have a series of concerts, meetings with the mass media and presentations, to promote the image of quality accordions from Castelfidardo. On the evening of 6th November, the Italian Ambassador in Seoul, Marco Della Seta has organized a 'Reception and Concert' featuring these musicians at the Italian Embassy. The musical delegation (in alphabetical order) and the companies they represent are: - Gary Blair (Pasco Italia) - Giuseppe di Falco (Beltuna) - Andrea Naspi (Pigini) - Marco Lo Russo (Bugari) - Antonio Spaccarotella (Scandalli) |
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by Mary Rogelstad, J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc
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 JW Pepper ® sells sheet music store for band, orchestra and choral music, piano sheet music, worship songs, songbooks and more. The company has been delivering music since 1876 and have created the below article and videos about the accordion and folk music with the help of the Alex Meixner Band.Roll Out the Accordion, Polka Music and Oktoberfest - USA Alex Meixner’s hands fly across his accordion when he plays crowd favorites at Oktoberfest celebrations across the country. The talented musician, who is known for the Hormel pepperoni commercials and his passion for the accordion, can play thousands of songs and has an encyclopedic knowledge about many styles of folk music. He began to learn how to play the accordion at age four; he now owns 14 accordions and travels extensively with his band. Meixner says he loves how the accordion always gets a crowd reaction. “The instrument is fascinating,” Meixner said. “One of the things I enjoy is going to elementary schools particularly. Kids see me – pressing buttons, moving bellows, sounds coming out, sound changes – and it’s very tangible. The qualities of it are so attractive, especially for kids.” Read the full article with pictures and 4 quality videos at: JWPepperMeixner.aspx |
by Harley Jones
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 Video: "The Klezmer Brothers" perform Nigun for Mr B.Two young musicians, duo "The Klezmer Brothers" being Nikolas Lazic (Austria) and Szilárd Benes (Hungary) have found their new way in the condensed music world. Bringing music culture from their own homeland, the two of them have come up with a new style of crossing the painful and sometimes ironic Klezmer motifs with crisp gypsy mood and a touch of Balkan spice. The aim is to show the audience that you can experience the music of their homeland without speaking the appropriate language through the atmosphere. Since 2018 the duo "The Klezmer Brothers" has had a concert series at the Styrian Chamber Music Festival, E.C.A Festival in Györ, Schauspielhaus Graz, Classical Music Festival in Pula and will perform on the 31 October 2018 in the prestigous Carnegie Hall in New York. |
by Rob Howard
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 Lithuanian accordionist Martynas Levickis is in China this weekend to perform a concert titled ‘Fantasy Night’ – the programme includes music Vivaldi, Mozart, Gardel and Galliano. The performances are with the Vilnius City Ensemble Mikroorkéstra and the guitarist Chris Reubens. The dates are as follows:Friday October 26th – Xinghai Concert Hall, Changzhou Saturday October 27th - Qingdao Grand Theatre, Qindgdao Sunday October 28th – Shanghai Concert Hall, Shanghai Martynas graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in London, and has since pursued a highly successful international concert career, playing at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Auditorio Nacional in Mexico, Debussy's residence in Paris, the Berlin Waldbühne, etc. In his home country he won ‘Lithuania’s Got Talent’ on national TV. For further information email: info@martynasmusic.com |
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by Alison Worthington
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| The London Accordion Orchestra is keen to promote an collaboration between accordion orchestras through the idea of Bellows across Borders. This year’s focus was within the border of England, and a trip to Skipton, Yorkshire was the chosen location. On Saturday 20 October, the London Accordion Orchestra travelled to Skipton for a joint concert with the Craven Accordion Orchestra at the Rendezvous Hotel. The compere for the evening was Councillor Stephen Place, who ensured that the audience was warmed up for the evening of musical entertainment. The contrasting music styles of the orchestras created a diverse concert. The Craven Accordion Orchestras program included Tarantella Arrabiata; Hans Gunter Kolz, Tico Tico; Zequinha Abreu, Music; John Miles, Marry Poppins Medley; arranged by Graham Waterhouse, Summer of 69; Brian Adams, Bohemian Rhapsody; Freddie Mercury, and Poker Face, arranged by their conductor Danny Hinchcliffe. The London Accordion Orchestra preformed featured the first movement from the Nordic Suite; Gerhad Mohr, Jupiter (from the Planets); Holst, Salvonska Rhapsody; Gotz, Danzon No 2; Aturo Marquez and a Daft Punk Medley arranged by one of their players, Sam Cullen. The Craven Accordion Orchestra was founded in 1995. It started out as a social gathering of twelve accordionists and two keyboard players, which was the start of the orchestra’s development. As the orchestra began to grow, they started to perform concerts in the surrounding local villages. The orchestra has also competed regularly in festivals across the north of England as well as the UK championships. The orchestra continues to maintain its fundamental values, by enabling juniors to take part in a cultural art as a valued educational experience whilst providing a recreational pastime within the collegiality of adult orchestra members. The Craven Accordion Orchestra is currently under the music direction of Danny Hinchcliffe. The London Accordion Orchestra (previously the Morley Accordion Orchestra) came to life in 1999. The orchestra focuses on playing original repertoire and commissions composers to write new works specifically for the orchestra. The orchestra is currently working towards their return to the World Music Festival in Innsbruck, Austria in May 2019. Future Concerts: The Craven Accordion Orchestra’s next performance will be at 7:00 PM on 1 December at the Skipton Town Hall with the Carleton Ladies Choir. For more information, please contact Harry Hinchcliffe at: cravenschoolofmusic@hotmail.co.uk The London Accordion Orchestra's next performance will be at midday on 1 December returning to the Daylight Music Series, at the Union Chapel, Islington, London. For more information, please contact Ian Watson at: mail@londonao.co.uk |
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by Rob Howard
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| A new CD ‘Brandon McPhee Band play the music of Sir Jimmy Shand’ has been released. On this recording Brandon McPhee and his band play music composed by or associated with the late great Sir Jimmy Shand, the first accordionist to be knighted. This CD features the music played by Brandon McPhee in his ‘Jimmy Shand Story’ show, currently being performed in theatres in Scotland and Ireland. The band line-up is Brandon McPhee - Hohner Shand Morino accordion, acoustic guitar, vocals; Alastair MacDonald - piano accordion, Manson Grant - piano, bass, harmony vocals; Phil Anderson - acoustic guitar, harmony vocals track 6; Robert Cameron – drums. Sir Jimmy Shand (1908-2000) had a performing and recording career that lasted from the early 1930s to the 1990s, was a prolific composer, and became arguably the most famous Scotsman of the 20th Century. The stage show is a celebration of this remarkable band leader, whose tunes continue to feature in the repertoire of many traditional accordionists and dance bands. Tracks: Six Twenty Two Step; Lady Elgin of Broomhall/Lord Elgin of Broomhall; The Agnes Waltz; John Macdonald's March; Lass O' Patties Mill/Davy Nick-Nack/Deveron Reel; Auld Scots Mither Mine; Bill Black of Stanley/Arlene Bowie/Jim Money; Dr Ross's 50th Welcome to the Argyllshire Gathering/Dundee City Police Pipe Band; Whistling Rufus; Lunan Bay/Lady Angela Alexander/It's Grand Among Your Ain Folk; Cameron Highlanders/Australian Ladies; Memories of Willie Snaith; Shuffling Samuel; Jimmy Shand the Legend; Bonnie Dundee/Midlothian Pipe Band/I Lo'ed Nae Lassie But Ain; Auchtermuchty Gala March; A Welcome Christmas Morning; St Andrew's Parade/Harveston Castle/Breadablane Reel/Bobby Watson; The Bluebell Polka For further information email: martinbutterworth73@gmail.com |
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| The St Albans Community Choir directed by well known accordion performer, teacher and vocalist, Heather Gladstone QSM is making a concert with the Christchurch Accordion Orchestra, directed by David Thorne. Heather Gladstone was honored by the New Zealand Government with a Queens Service Medal (QSM) title for her important services to music. The concert is titled "A Song and A Squeeze" and is on Sunday 28th October at 5 pm, St Pauls Parish, Christchurch. Full details on the poster above. |
by Rob Howard
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| On Friday October 26th, 7pm, a concert titled ‘An Evening with Astor’ takes place at Spikeri, Maskavas 4, korp. 2/3, Riga, Latvia. Savva Zihs (accordion), Marks Vilenskis (cello), and Andris Veinbergs (bass) perform works by Astor Piazzolla. Admission is 15 Euro. |
by Rob Howard
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 The 69th All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival takes place on Saturday October 27th, 9am onwards, at The Salutation Hotel, St. Matthew's Church, and in the Greyfriars Bar, all in close proximity in Perth, Scotland. This festival has run every year since 1949, and was founded by the late Bill Wilkie MBE.This year’s adjudicators for the accordion sections are Jimmy Cassidy, Billy Anderson, James Coutts and John Carmichael; the fiddle sections adjudicators are Gordon Gunn and Maureen Rutherford. Social events include a dance on Friday October 26th, 8pm – 11.30pm in the Salutation Hotel with Craig McCallum and his Scottish Dance Band. On the Saturday afternoon, 1.30-4pm, there is an informal free music session in the bar at the Salutation Hotel led by Craig McCallum and his Scottish Dance Band. Also on Saturday afternoon at The Venue (pub/restaurant), 1.30-4pm, there will be free background music provided by members of the Gary Sutherland Ceilidh Band. In the Salutation Hotel on Saturday, 4.30pm-6pm, in the Moncrieffe Suite there is the Grand Finale. This is a festival showcase of the best of talent on the Accordion & Fiddle scene, featuring a concert performance with the fiddle players Gordon Gunn and Margaret Robertson, Lynne Christie and her Scottish Dance Band, and the 2017 All Scotland Senior Traditional Accordion Champion Matthew MacLennan and Friends. |
by Rob Howard
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 On October 27th and 28th a Grand Gala De L’Accordeon takes place at Chateau Brand-Lievin (62), in the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France.The organiser is Stephane Courtot Renoux, winner of the Variete section at the 1996 CMA Trophee Mondial held in Faro, Portugal. Guests include the accordionists Jerome Richard, Romain Pruvost, Claude Caron, Delphine Hublin, Carine Vigni, and many more. For further information email: contact@stephanecr.com |
by Rob Howard
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 The Accordion Pops Orchestra (MD Al Terzo) performs in concert on Sunday October 28th, 2pm, at the Seabrook Village Concert Hall, 3000 Essex Rd, Tinton Falls, NJ 07753. This will be the orchestra’s sixth concert at Seabrook Village, a premier retirement home in Northern New Jersey.Conductor Al Terzo is a teacher, arranger, and conductor who has been with the orchestra since its inception in 1970. He is a member of the governing board of the American Accordionists Association, and teaches accordion and piano in New Jersey. Most of the twenty-five plus members of the orchestra are professional musicians or teachers, and many are soloists in their own right. The orchestra performs a repertoire of light classical, Broadway, big band and popular music. It has entertained audiences at concert halls, county fairs, festivals, schools, and playhouses at many locations primarily in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New York. For further information email: webmaster@accordionpops.com |
by Rob Howard
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| The trio World Cafe - Stanislav Angelov – accordion, Petrus de Beer - violin, and Schalk Joubert – bass – perform Vivaldi’s ‘Four Seasons’ on Sunday October 28th, 1pm, at Café Bon Bon, La Petite Dauphine, Excelsior Road, 7690 Franschhoek, Western Cape. A three-course meal is available. Tickets are available at the door. This concert is an event in the Franschhoek Classic Music Festival. Antonio Vivaldi’s four violin concerti ‘The Four Seasons’, composed in 1723, is now one of all music’s most famous compositions. Vivaldi tried to portray his experiences of each of the seasons of the year through music and later wrote poetry to accompany the experience. With this rendition of the ‘Four Seasons’, listeners will experience the music, plus the poems, in a format not often heard - violin, electric bass and accordion. This riveting production leads to a selection of popular film music and cafe favourites to end the festival on a high note! For further information email: cafebonbon@lapetite.co.za |
by Rob Howard
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 On Sunday October 28th, 2.30pm, the Festival Annuel de L’Accordeon et de La Chanson takes place at the Theatre Municipal, Abbeville, situated in the Somme department and in Hauts-de-France region in northern France. The accordionists include Seb Presta, Patrick and Tony Malewicz, Bruno Desmet, Phillipe Boulanger, and Michel Pruvot. The vocalists are Laurette Goubelle and Michel Orso. |
by Rob Howard
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| On Wednesday October 31st, 7.30pm, Stockport Accordion Club presents a ‘Club Night’ concert with the duo Roy Hendrie & Dave Morrice, from Scotland. Roy Hendrie is a former All Britain Accordion Champion and nowadays an expert at using midi with accordion, and Dave Morrice is a fiddle, mandolin and guitar player. Their new CD ‘Coast to Coast’ – a largely non-Scottish set – gives an idea of what their concert programme is likely to be. The tracks include: Lonesome Eyes, 6/8 Pipe Marches, Sweet Georgia Brown, Besame Mucho, El Choclo, Hoe Down, Cotton Patch Rag, Ocean, Irish Medley, 2/4 Pipe Marches, Orange Blossom Special, Singalong, O Sole Mio, and Back Up and Push. The Stockport Accordion Band, Helen Rich and Rob Howard will perform supporting spots. Stockport Accordion Club meets at Woodley Methodist Church, Chapel St, Stockport, Cheshire SK6 1NF (Junction 25, M60). Admission is £5, and all are welcome. For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 Virtuoso accordionist Petar Maric, from Serbia, will be in China to perform concerts and give master classes. The dates are as follows:October 31st – concert and masterclass, Tianjin November 1st – concert and masterclass, Tianjin November 1st - concert and masterclass, Shenzhen November 2nd - concert and masterclass, Shenzhen November 3rd - concert and masterclass, Shenzhen November 4th - concert and masterclass, Beijing November 5th - concert and masterclass, Beijing Petar Maric studied at the Belgrade State Music Conservatory ‘Vuckovic’ under Aleksander Nikolic. He spent a year in Paris, to improve his ‘variete’ style with Frederic Deschamps and Franck Angelis, and later also studied in Bratislava, Slovakia. His competitive successes include winning the highly prestigious CIA Coupe Mondiale, CMA Trophée Mondial, Klingenthal and Castelfidardo competitions. For further information email: maestromaric@gmail.com |
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by Harley Jones
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 K Trio New Site Address. The K Trio of Mary Kasprzyk Tokarski, Julie Kasprzyk Cardona and Walter Kasprzyk have performed extensively nationally and internationally. The K Trio has also released three CD's which are available online: The K-Trio - Classically The K-Trio - Images The K-Trio - Take 2 |
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by Joan C. Sommers
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 Now in German and English, CD Reviews Index for the review of the Book titled "The Art of Arranging Classical Music for Accordion" written by Friedrich Lips, reviewed by Prof. Joan Sommers in both English and German. Read the review at CD Reviews Index. Books available online by Friedrich Lips: Catalog: kslips00 The Art of Bayan Playing and Playing the Accordion Artistically Catalog: kslips01 Die Kunst des Bajanspiels, Methodik und Didaktik des künstlerischen Akkordeonspiels Catalog: kslips02 Die Kunst der Bearbeitung klassischer Musik für Akkordeon Catalog: kslips03 The Art of Arranging Classical Music for Accordion |
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