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Le 19ème festival d'accordéon d'hiver de Kokkola célèbre 100 ans - Finlande
Interviews chez Giustozzi Accordions & Diatonics, Castelfidardo - Italie
21ème semaine Internationale de l'Accordéon "Alcobaça 2017" - Portugal
Martynas en tournée en février – Chine
Clôture des inscriptions le 31 janvier pour le 54éme concours International de Klingenthal 2017 - Allemagne
7ème "Akordeon Fest" International , Knjaževac - Serbie
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Gala Concert, Gold Astana Festival, Astana - KazakhstanLigeti au coin du feu (Ligeti by the fire) by duo XAMP - FranceZoe Tiganouria New Singles Released- GreeceConcert in Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Arts.
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Marco Lo Russo in Eurovision Song Contest entry heat, Vilnius – LithuaniaRoman Jbanov Concerts, Mures, Le Bourg – FranceCAA Concert Film Show, Connecticut – USAMarko Kassl Diary Dates – Netherlands, Germany, AustriaGordon Pattullo @ Aberdeen Accordion & Fiddle Club, Scotland – UKZoltan Orosz Concert, Budapest - HungaryQuintetto Veneto Concert, Tezze (VI) – ItalyZoe Tiganouria & Christos Papadopoulos, 5th and 12th February - GreeceEastbourne Accordion Festival, West Sussex – UKFerran Martinez Concert, Barcelona – SpainHanzhi Wang @ Brooklyn Accordion Club, New York – USA
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Two New Works by Douglas Ward Released by Charnwood Publishing - UKGary Dahl Releases Ashokan Farewell Arrangement - USAInterview à la fabrique d'accordéons Alessandrini de Castelfidardo - Italie
NAA New Website & Promoting 30th Anniversary Convention in Texas - USAHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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Qu’allez vous faire pour le World Accordion Day ? - Internationalby Harley Jones |
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 Qu’allez-vous faire lors du World Accordion Day pour promouvoir l’accordéon dans votre pays ? Le World Accordion Day est le 6 mai, jour où du dépôt de brevet de l’accordéon en 1829.Le World Accordion Day a été initié en 2009 par la CIA et connait depuis un grand succès générant quantité de publicité positive pour l’accordéon. Le site web du World Accordion Day est un phare de cet évènement. Il est demandé à chaque association, groupe, orchestre, accordéoniste et professeur de soutenir efficacement l’évènement en encourageant les activités accordéon locales et nationales ayant lieu ce jour-là où le week end d’avant ou d’après si cela est plus pratique. Chacun(e) peut annoncer ses activités du World Accordion Day sur le site et envoyer ensuite un reportage sur ce même site. Aucun évènement n’est trop petit ou trop grand. TOUTES les initiatives célébrant le World Accordion Day sont les bienvenues. Il s’agit d’une promotion de l’accordéon par la CIA à laquelle chaque fan d’accordéon peut participer et aider à réunir le monde de l’accordéon ainsi qu’à en faire la promotion. |
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Le 19ème festival d'accordéon d'hiver de Kokkola célèbre 100 ans - Finlandeby Harley Jones |
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  Le festival d'accordéon d'hiver de Kokkola 2017 se tiendra du 10 au 19 février sur le thème “100 ans en Finlande” proposant nombre d'accordéonistes et compositions finnoises sur les 100 ans passés qui furent riches en activités accordéon.Liste des artistes sur l'affiche ci-dessous. L'évènement inclut également un séminaire “L'accordéon et la Finlande indépendante” avec Kimmo Mattila pour président de cette commission étudiant la place de l'accordéon dans l'histoire de la Finlande dans une perspective scientifique, musicale et historique. Fidèle à 19 ans de tradition, le concert final en soirée sera donné par le célèbre Guardia Nueva Orchestra (photo ci-dessous) très connu dans cette partie de l'Europe à travers ses chanteurs et dirigé par le directeur du festival Raimo Vertainen. |
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Interviews chez Giustozzi Accordions & Diatonics, Castelfidardo - Italieby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| Vidéo 1: Leo interprète "Javi se pod hitno" (A attraper d'urgence), accordéon : Samir Nurkic (Croatie), enregistré en mai 2015. "Connaitre les gens" Giustozzi Accordions & Diatonics Interview: 2017GiustozziAcc with: Giampiero Giustozzi (propriétaire) Silvia Gagliardini (Manager) Production : Holda Paoletti-Kampl "Connaitre les gens" derrière la fabrication des accordéons à Castelfidardo, de ceux qui ont rendu cette petite ville si célébre de par le monde à travers la qualité de leur production : Interview 2017GiustozziAcc |
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21ème semaine Internationale de l'Accordéon "Alcobaça 2017" - Portugalby Harley Jones |
 La 21ème semaine Internationale de l'Accordéon "Alcobaça 2017 comprend le 22éme trophée national et le 3ème concours international et se tiendra du 27 mai au 4 juin à Alcobaça, Portugal.Le président de l'Association de l'Accordéon du Portugal Aníbal Freire nous écrit que le programme inclura aussi 6 concerts et 3 masterclasses à côté des compétitions. La directrice du concours Diana Freire invite chacun "à visiter notre belle ville et son décor unique, située à seulement 70 km de Lisbonne, et à participer à une semaine d'activités accordéon réjouissantes. Téléchargez le règlement, les modalités et le formulaire d'inscription à ce 3ème concours international d'accordéon : 2017asaccord.pdf Pour plus d'information, email: info.asacord@gmail.com |
Martynas en tournée en février – Chineby Rob Howard |
Video 2:
 Vidéo 1: Martynas et le SinChronic string quartet interprétent Vivaldi dans la gare de Vilnius, Lithuanie.Vidéo 2: Martynas à la LRT TV „Visu garsu“ (A plein régime), Mars 2017. L'excellent accoréoniste lithuanien Martynas Levickis est sur le point d'entreprendre sa première tournée en Chine, qui s'étendra du 7 au 28 février. Son programme proposera des oeuvres de JS Bach, Galliano, Gubaidulina, Levickis, Paganini, Rossini, Soler, Tchaikovsky, et Vivaldi. Parmi les dates de la tournée : 7 février – Harbin Concert Hall, Harbin as part of the 33rd Harbin Summer Music Festival 8 février – Henan Art Center, Zhengzhou 10 février – Hohhot Grand Theater, Hohhot 12 février – Handan Grand Theater, Handan 14 février 14th – Shanxi Grand Theater, Taiyuan 16 février – Weifang Grand Theater, Weifang 17 février – Yantai Grand Theater, Yantai 18 février – Weihai Grand Theater, Weihai 19 février – Qingdao Grand Theater, Qingdao 21 février – Shengjing Grand Theater, Shengjing 22 février – Dalian International Convention Center, Dalian 23 février – Nanjing Poly Grand Theater, Nanjing 24 février Changzhou Grand Theater, Changzhou 26 février – Chongqing Grand Theater, Chongqing 28 février – Jiaxing Grand Theater, Jiaxing Martynas Levickis, souvent appelé Martynas, est diplômé de la Royal Academy of Music de Londres et s'est produit au Royal Albert Hall, à l'Auditorio Nacional de Mexico, à la Résidence Debussy de Paris, au Waldbühne de Berlin, etc. Dans son pays, il a remporté ‘Lithuania’s Got Talent’ à la TV nationale et il a gagné la Coupe Mondiale 2010 en accordéon piano, aujourd'hui catégorie Masters. Martynas est membre de la Royal Academy of Music en reconnaissance de sa contribution à la musique dans son domaine, et il est aussi membre du conseil du Lithuanian World Arts Council. Pour plus de détails sur la tournée chinoise : 2017MartynasTour |
Clôture des inscriptions le 31 janvier pour le 54éme concours International de Klingenthal 2017 - Allemagneby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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  La date de clôture des inscriptions pour le 54éme concours International de Klingenthal est le 31 janvier. Festival et concours se tiennent du 15 au 21 Mai 2017.Réglement complet du concours, infos sur les catégories et formulaire d'inscription à : 2017Kling.pdf L'évènement propose : - Un concours international pour solistes et groupes, en classique et variété, en catégories enfant jusqu'à tous âges. - Des concerts d'artistes célèbres et un jury international de professeurs reconnus. Le maire de Klingenthal Thomas Hennig (photo de droite) lance une invitation aux accordéonistes de toutes nationalités et pays et à leurs amis à rejoindre le concours International de Klingenthal 2017. |
7ème "Akordeon Fest" International , Knjaževac - Serbieby Rob Howard |
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 L'école de musique "Predrag Miloševic" vous invite au 7ème "Akordeon Fest" International , qui se tiendra du 29 au 31 mars 2017. Le sponsor général de l' Akordeon Fest est la municipalité de Knjaževac et le comité d'organisation se compose de oran Rakic, Martina Miloševic (directrice de l'école), Dalibor Arizanovic, Dalibor Milenkovic et Sasa Dejanovic.Le festival comprend un concours pour accordéonistes de différentes catégories d'âge et la date de clôture des inscriptions est le 20 mars. Téléchargez réglement et modalités d'inscriptions en 3 langues : 2017Knjazevac.pdf Le festival propose un concert le 30 mars par Alexander Komelkov (photo de droite), de Russie qui a remporté la Couple Mondiale 2016 à Rostov-sur-le-Don, Russie. Pour plus d'information email: rakiczoran33@gmail.com |
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| Video of the Gala Concert, held in the Big Concert Hall, Kazakh National University of Arts, Astana on the 4th May 2016. Full information of this 90 minute concert is in Russian and English at: 2017Astana |
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| Ligeti au coin du feu (Ligeti by the fire) - duo XAMP of Fanny Vicens and Jean-Etienne Sotty Published on Dec 29, 2016. Further information at: http://www.duoxamp.com |
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 Zoe Tiganouria has released in January, 3 new singles available on the internet, composed by Zoe Tiganouria with lyrics by Markella Selianitou.1. Dreams Track, 2. Something Has Changed 3. My Sister Mirror For further information email: info@zoe-music.net |
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| Evening concert of accordion in the Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Arts. Organiser is Honored Artist of the Russian Federation SF Naiko. The opening concert date was 24th November 2016. Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia is located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk and Omsk. Performing are winners of competitions and festivals 2015-2016. Venue: Big Academic Concert Hall GIIC. Full information of this 90 minute concert is in Russian and English at: 2017GIIC |
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by Rob Howard
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| Picture above: Alanas and Marco Lo Russo finishing '7 Days' in the studio. Italian accordionist Marco Lo Russo has collaborated with the singer Alanas to write and record and also produce the love song ‘7 Days’, which will be performed as a prospective entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The Lithuanian entry will be chosen on Saturday January 28th in Vilnius, and Marco Lo Russo and Alana will perform the song on live TV. Alanas, a Lithuanian of Kurdish origin, is one of the most popular singers in Lithuania. She has eight best-selling albums and is the recipient of several prestigious awards such as Best Performer of the year, Best Song, Best Video and gold record. Marco Lo Russo met Alanas during his European tour on the Baltic Sea summer of 2015, and they have performed several times in the Baltic States and also Poland. Soon the song will be available in all digital stores.The 62nd Eurovision Song Contest for 2017 will take place in the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev, Ukraine. The contest is expected to consist of two semi-finals on May 9th and 11th and the final is on Saturday May 13th. Some 43 countries are expected to take part. For further information email: press@marcolorusso.info |
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  Accordionist Roman Jbanov performs in concert on Sunday January 29th, 6pm, at Ecole Mires Vincent, 78 Avenue Pierre II of Aragon, 31600 Mures, Roubaix, France.On Saturday February 4th, 8.30pm, Roman Jbanov performs a classical recital with the singer Marie Noelle Cros at Eglise de Bourg Lastic, Le Bourg, south-western France. For further information email: duopm@sfr.fr |
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 On Sunday January 29th, 1pm, the Connecticut Accordion Association will present a video showing a concert held 12 years ago featuring the CAA Orchestra (MD Linda Reed), The K Trio, Bob and Anita Siarkowski, Walter Lawrence, and other accordionists. The video will be shown at The Waverly Inn, 286 Maple Ave, Cheshire, CT 06410. Admission is $5 for CAA members, $10 for the general public, and free for under-16s. For further information email: Marilyn@CTAccordion.com |
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| Austrian accordionist Marko Kassl has the following forthcoming dates in January and February: January 29th, 10am – with the Black Pencil Ensemble, Spiegelzaal (Avotros), Concertgebouwplein 10, NL-1071 LN Amsterdam, Netherlands February 5th, 6.30pm – program: Mieczyslaw Weinberg ‘Die Passagierin, Musiktheater in revier, Kennedyplatz, D-45881 Gelsenkirchen, Germany February 12th, 12midday – with the Black Pencil Ensemble performing ‘La Volta’, Het Oude Raadhuis, Hoofdweg 675, NL-2131 BC Hoofddorp, Netherlands February 14th, 9pm – with the Black Pencil Ensemble performing ‘La Volta’, Philharmonie Haarlem, Lange Begijnestraat 11, NL-2011 HH Haarlem, Netherlands February 21st, 10pm – program: Compagnie Irene K: Die Blume und der BaumBambergsaal, Moritschstraße 2, A-9500 Villach, Austria Marko Kassl is a member of the quintet Black Pencil Ensemble, whose latest concert show is called ‘La Volta’. They have also recently recorded a CD, ‘KAISEKI’, to be published by the German label GWK-RECORDS. For further information email: info@marko-kassl.de |
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 Accordionist Gordon Pattullo is the guest at the Aberdeen Accordion & Fiddle Club on Tuesday January 31st, 7.30pm. The club meets at the Old Machar British Legion, 23 Balgownie Rd, Bridge of Don, Aberdeenshire TD5 7EH, Scotland. Gordon Pattullo has been one of Scotland’s most popular accordionists since the 1970s, and is a former All Scotland Champion. He wrote an autobiographical article for the book ‘Accordion Anthology’, by Rob Howard, published on May 6th (World Accordion Day) 2016. |
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 Accordionist Zoltan Orosz performs a solo concert on Thursday February 2nd, 7pm, at the Obudai Tarsaskor cultural centre, Budapest, Hungary. Zoltan Orosz studied the accordion and the organ at the Bela Bartok Conservatory in Budapest, and later at the Franz Liszt College, Budapest. He has since pursued a very successful international career as an accordionist, with several recordings to his credit. For further information email: info@harmonika.hu |
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 The Quintetto Veneto perform in concert on Saturday February 4th, 8.30pm-10.30pm, at Tezze di Arzignano, Tezze, Venice.For further information email: info@quintettoveneto.it |
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 Two notable composers and musicians, Zoe Tiganouria & Christos Papadopoulos, are virtuosos together for first time for only two performances on Sundays 5th and 12th February at 9:30 pm, Kremlino, (Karaiskou 119) in Piraeus.Reservations: Ph 210 4100010 Performers are: Artistic / Direction representation Editor: Zoe Tiganouria, Conductor / Piano Stamatis Christou, Accordion: Zoe Tiganouria, Bouzouki: Christos Papadopoulos, Violin: Jason Ktenas, Electric Bass: George Citizen, Percussion: Stelios Generalis, Video Editor: Win Fousketaki, Lighting: Fotis Richard Kokavesis, Makeup: Sofia Karavassili, |
by Rob Howard
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 The Eastbourne Accordion Festival, organised by John Romero, takes place from February 10th to 13th at The Queens Hotel, West Sussex. The guest artists include The Paris Moscou Duo (picture right: Domi Emorine & Roman Jbanov), Gary Blair, David Lukins & Angie Lukins, Sammie Catling, The Jimmy Blair Orchestra (MD Gary Blair), Harry Hussey, and John Romero.Workshop leaders include Gary Blair, Angie Lukins, Sammie Catling, Jean Hanger, and Harry Hussey. The trade show includes The Accordion Shop, Scotland Accordions, Acorn Instruments, Birmingham Accordion Centre, Harry Kipling's "Accordion Treasures", MusicTech, and Carillon Music. For further information email: jr@carillonstudios.com |
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 Accordionist Ferran Martinez performs in concert on Saturday February 11th, 10pm, at Rte La Bufa, Ctra. Nacional 141c, km 34, Collsuspina, Barcelona.The concert programme includes ‘Voices of Spring’ (J. Strauss), ‘Carnival of Venice’ (arr. P. Frosini), ‘Mack the knife’ (K. Weill), ‘Misty’ (E. Garner), ‘Bossa Nova’ (V. Vlasov), ‘Libertango’ (A. Piazzolla), ‘Anantango’ (Gorka Hermosa), ‘Tema i variacions sobre tema ucranià’ (A. Kazakov), ‘Cou-cou’ (C. Daquin), ‘Verano’ (A. Vivaldi), ‘Autumn Scenes’ (A. Kusiakov), and ‘Don Rhapsody’ (Viatcheslav Semionov). Ferran Martinez was born in 1971 in Sabadell, Barcelona. He studied at Bruc's Conservatory in Barcelona and also studied with Iñaki Alberdi in ESMUC (Catalunya High School of Music). His CD recordings to date include ‘Sentiments’ (classical), ‘La Magia del Acordeón’ (popular), ‘Capricho Español’ (classical), ‘Feelings’ (classical/popular). For further information email: ferranbayan@gmail.com |
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 Hanzhi Wang is the special guest at Brooklyn Accordion Club this Sunday February 12th, 3-5pm, at 61 Local (61 Bergen Street), Brooklyn, New York. Admission - $5 (kids under 18 free). There will an open-mic session before Hanzhi Wang’s concert.Hanzhi Wang is one of the stars amongst the young generation of classical accordionists. She tours internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, and has been described in reviews as "Masterfully", "Technically flawless" and "remarkable stage presence", which adds to her innovative musicianship. Her competition successes include winning the Beijing International accordion competition in China and Klingenthal International Accordion Competition in Germany, the Arrasate International Accordion Competition in Spain, and the Premio category of the International Accordion Competition in Castelfidardo, Italy. In 2017 she will release her solo CD, with works by Danish composers. The CD is called ‘In the path of H.C. Andersen’, and takes the listener in to the heritage of Danish adventures. For further information email: brooklynaccordionclub@gmail.com |
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 Two new works have been released by well known UK composer and performer Douglas Ward, published by Charnwood Publishing. DW938 The Happy Whistler Standard: Grade 4 Approximate playing time: 2 min 0 sec This happy-go-lucky little piece will make you want to dance! Written in G major, the introduction is eight bars long. It is quite hummable and memorable. It clips along at a jaunty pace through the first section, which requires some treble fingering dexterity. It changes to C major for the second section before returning to G major. DW939 Ali Baba’s Barber Approximate playing time: 2 min 30 secs. Written in D minor (using just three chords in the basses), this piece combines the mysterious with catchy, playful, and rhythmic. The introduction combines treble chords with a four-note lead-in bass motif. The treble melody and accenting invokes a Moorish feel, with accents and phrasing confirming the rhythmic theme. The second treble section is rapid and requires smoothness and dexterity of the performer, with an extended section displaying playfulness between treble and bass rhythms. After returning to the original theme the piece ends with a showy four-note treble glissando. The Douglas Ward page is now listing over 80 compositions and arrangements of eSheet and printed music available from Charnwood Publishing. Purchase with credit card online. |
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  Catalog No: DH0257 - Ashokan Farewell by Jay UngerArranger Gary Dahl writes about this new arrangement: The minimal use of embellishments is intentional so as to retain the poignancy of this composition. This arrangement is not hard to play but requires exceptional emotion to best convey the beautiful melody to your audience. Jay Ungar and his wife and fellow musician, Molly Mason, were running the Ashokan Camp, a summer arts school specializing in fiddle and dancing. While there, Ray Ungar composed the tune and their group, Fiddle Fever—recorded the song, including it as part of their 1983 album Waltz of the Wind. The inclusion meant that the song would need a name. Mason suggested “Ashokan Farewell.”. The release of the album generally coincided with the years Ken Burns spent researching and producing The Civil War documentary. In 1984 in particular, Burns was on the lookout for songs that could serve as the soundtrack for the documentary. Ken Burns heard the album and the rest is history. Sample page online and to purchase: Catalog No: DH0257 - Ashokan Farewell |
Interview à la fabrique d'accordéons Alessandrini de Castelfidardo - Italieby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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 Video 1: Giorgio Conte au CQFP 2011Video 2: Piotr Rangno au Jazzfest de Gronau 2013 "Découvrez les gens" Interview à la fabrique d'accordéons Alessandrini, avec : Tonino Alessandrini (propriétaire) Daniela Alessandrini (propriétaire) Producteur : Holda Paoletti-Kampl Découvrez les personnes derrière la fabrication des accordéons à Castelfidardo, de ceux qui ont rendu cette petite ville si célébre de par le monde à travers la qualité de leur production : 2017Alessandrini |
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 The National Accordion Association (NAA) President Norman Seaton (picture left) announces the new NAA website which has been totally reconstructed to be mobile friendly and allow people on phones as well as on computer, to look for any accordion-related information within 3 clicks. The new site also promotes the the 30th Anniversary Convention of the NAA at the Hyatt Regency in Richardson, Texas from March 8- 11, 2017. Full information and registration details are online on the new website at: http://www.NationalAccordion.org |
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