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Akkordeons Now! 2014 , New Hampshire - USA
7. Internationaler Kompositionswettbewerb " Francisco Escudero " - Spanien
"Auszeichnungen für junge Musiker" (AYM) - London/UK
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Passing of Evan Harlan, 27th February 2014 - USAVideo: Ivano Battiston (accordion) and David Bellugi (recorder) - ItalyNAO Northern Ireland Open Championships, Antrim – UKVideo: Zoltán Orosz Tango Improvisation with Pannon Philharmonic - HungaryMickaël Richard CD ‘Top dancing’, Cholet – FranceVideo: Zoe Tiganouria Promo video from the show "The Magic of Tango" - GreeceNikolai Ryskov on TV show ‘Sunday Brunch’, London – UKVideo: Yoon Jong Shin Song with Accordion - South KoreaVideo: Plamen Dimitrov on National TV - RomaniaVideo: Duo ViA, Harald Oeler and Sinn Yang Recording - Germany‘14 Years Ago’: Accordion activities in Argentina in 2000
Future events |
Marco Lo Russo Concerts, Latina – ItalyDan Newton’s Upcoming Performances, Minneapolis – USAAlexian Santino Spinelli Band, Campobasso – ItalyDinner/Dance, Limerick – Irish RepublicFestival Européen de l‘Accordeon, Chimay – BelgiumHorvatch Kornel Quartet Concert, Budapest – HungaryFolk Music Session @ Jacksons Boat, Cheshire – UK
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New Douglas Ward Site, Charnwood Publishing - UKRenzo Ruggieri Publishes Virtuoso Entertainment Composition - ItalyRenzo Ruggieri Release a New CD and eTracks Album - ItalyRenzo Ruggieri Releases New Solo Virtuoso Arrangement - Italy
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39. Internationaler Citta di Castelfidardo Festival, Castelfidardo - Italienby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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 Der XXXIX Internationale Citta di Castelfidardo Preis und Preiswettbewerb für Akkordeon- Solisten und Gruppen findet vom 18. bis 21. September in Castelfidardo, Ancona statt. Das Festival wird mit der Unterstützung der Stadtverwaltung und desPro Loco Tourismusvereins organisiert. Künstlerischer Leiter ist Roberto Lucanero (Bild links).Als Downloadin Englisch und Italienisch: 2014castelfidardo Der Wettbewerb hat Katgorien für alle Arten von Akkordeons (einschließlich der digitalen Akkordeons) und Bandoneon, für Solo-, Ensemble- und Orchester und in vielen Altersgruppen und Musikrichtungen wie Klassik, Unterhaltung, Jazz und Weltmusik. Alle Gewinner des Wettbewerbs werden in einem Konzert im Astra -Theater auftreten. Es gibt Geldpreise, Stipendien und Trophäen für die höchstplatzierten Wettbewerber. Der Anmeldeschluss ist der 24. August. Zum ersten Mal in diesem Jahr, hat diese Veranstaltung in Castelfidardo zusammen mit dem CIA italienischen Mitglied, dem IAC vereinbart, dass sich italienische Akkordeonspieler für den 2014 CIA Coupe Mondiale, der in Salzburg/Österreich vom 27. Oktober - 2. November stattfinden wird, zu qualifizieren. Wettbewerbsregeln und Vorschriften in Englisch und Italienisch als download unter: 2014castelfidardo |
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Akkordeons Now! 2014 , New Hampshire - USAby Rob Howard |
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 kkordeons Now! 2014 das 7. jährlichen Musikfestival von New Hampshire, gesponsert von Akkordeon Akkordeon Assoziation und LLC, findet vom 8. Bis 10. August im schönen Courtyard Nashua , New Hampshire statt.Akkordeon -Fans können für ein Wochenende musizieren, Freundschaften und festliche Mahlzeiten zusammen genießen, neben Konzerten, Workshops, open mike Nächte, Jam-Sessions, eine just-for -fun Play-Along Party und die allseits beliebten Akkordeons Now! Das Festival Orchestra wird von der Festival -Mitbegründerin und künstlerischen Leiterin Donna Maria Regis geleitet. Tony Lovello (Bild rechts) wird einer der Künstlerhighlights sein – weiter werden in Kürze bekannt gegeben. Ein Frühbucher- Eintritt-Rabatt ist bis 31. Mai erhältlich. Spezial Angebote sind auch für Festivalbesucher vorgesehen. Donna Maria Regis sagt: " Erleben Sie aus nächster Nähe „Accordins Now“! Viele Akkordeons, viel Musik, viel Spaß ". Für weitere Informationen E-Mail : AccordionsNow@yahoo.com |
7. Internationaler Kompositionswettbewerb " Francisco Escudero " - Spanienby Rob Howard |
 Hauspoz Euskal Herriko Akordoei Elkartea organisiert den VII. Internationalen Kompositionswettbewerb " Francisco Escudero ', die vollständigen Angaben sind jetzt verfügbar. Das Ziel des Wettbewerbs ist es, die Erstellung von Kompositionen für Solo- Akkordeon und für Akkordeon in der Kammermusik zu fördern.Download- Regeln : 2014Escudero Der Wettbewerb ist offen für Komponisten jeden Alters und jeder Nationalität. Der Wettbewerb umfasst eine einzigartige Kategorie mit Werken für Akkordeon solo komponiert ausschließlich für Kammer Musik mit Akkordeon. Die Länge sollte 10 Minuten nicht überschreiten. Die Kammermusikwerke müssen für maximal vier Spieler sein, in dem es zumindest ein Akkordeon integriert ist. Der Einsendeschluss für Beiträge ist der 5. September 2014 . Für weitere Informationen E-Mail : info@hauspoz.org |
"Auszeichnungen für junge Musiker" (AYM) - London/UKby Rob Howard |
 "Auszeichnungen für junge Musiker" (AYM) ist die Einführung eines neuen Projektes für rund 10 talentierte junge Akkordeonisten bis zum Alter von 18 Jahren, welches am 30. März von Hester Cockcroft organisiert und von Ksenija Sidorova (Bild rechts) präsentiert wird. Eine Master-Klasse und eine öffentliche Aufführung von Ksenija Sidorova indem die AYM sich als Ziel gesetzt hat, jungen Künstlern mit außergewöhnlichen musikalischen Talenten aus nicht so gut bemittelten Familien die Möglichkeiten Musik zu studieren und somit ihr Potential zu erkennen und zu unterstüten Ablauf: - Ksenija wird eine Meisterklasse an der Royal Academy of Music, Sonntag, 30. März, 10.30 bis 13.30 Uhr. - Nachmittag öffentliche Aufführung (ca. 30 Minuten) in einer zentralen Lage in London, vielleicht am Kings Cross Bahnhof. Für weitere Informationen E-Mail: enquiries@aym.org.uk |
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by Rita Davidson Barnea
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| Video above: Alma Quintet performing 'Deep Breathing' composed by Evan Harlan, who is also the accordionist on this video. Evan Harlan passed away on February 27, 2014 from a long term illness. Evan Harlan (accordian, piano, composer, and music director) has recorded and performed internationally with several jazz and world music ensembles including Dave Douglas, the Klezmer Conservatory Band and the Von Trapp Singers. His own quartet, Andromeda, played original music with the flavors of Americana, tango, gypsy, and other passionate traditions. In addition to concerts in the New England area, they were the house band for the American Repertory Theater's production of Snow in June in 2003. From 1995-2000, Harlan's group Excelsior played unorthodox arrangements of 20th century composers's works. Their CD, Declassified, was featured on WGBH radio's internationally distributed "Art of the States", WGBH/BBC's "The World", WBUR's "The Connection" and "Here and Now". Harlan was the recipient of a 2001 Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Grant in music composition; he also scored numerous works for film, dance, and theater. In addition, he has played on the soundtracks of Sidney Lumet's A Stranger Among Us, and John Sayles's Lone Star. In 2001, he performed in the orchestra with Luciano Pavarotti at the Fleet Center in Boston, and has been featured in Hovanhess's Rubaiyat and Hindemith's Kammermusik 1. As a conductor of musical theater, he led Snow in June and Shlemeil the First at the American Repertory, and Fiorello at Brandeis University. Funeral arrangements will posted in the USA News when available. |
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| Uploaded on Feb 16, 2014. Ivano Battiston (accordion) and David Bellugi (recorder) performing Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 --1809) recorder music (1772/1793): Vivace, Hob. XIX, 13 Andante, Hob. XIX, 10 Vivace, Hob. XIX, 23 Menuett, Hob. XIX, 9 Allegro moderato, Hob. XIX, 22 Allegro ma non troppo, Hob. XIX, 15 Fuga, Hob. XIX, 16 Allegro, Hob. XIX, 28 (after the Finale of String Quartet in D major, Op.71 No.2, Hob.III:70) Live performance held at the Chiesa di S. Lorenzo a Vicchio, Via Vicchio e Paterno - Bagno a Ripoli (Florence), Italy on Oct. 11, 2013 David and Ivano both teach at the "Luigi Cherubini" Conservatorio di Musica Video recording by Gianluca Marzo [http://www.gianlucamarzo.com] |
by Rob Howard
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  The 17th annual NAO Northern Ireland Open Championships took place on February 22nd at the Clarion Hotel, Carrickfergus, Antrim. The organizer was Clyde Johnston (picture right), there was a record 215 entries, and the adjudicators were Ivan Black, Audrey Gillian and Sarah McEvoy. This festival is qualifier for the National Accordion Organisation of the United Kingdom (NAO) Championships, which take place at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, April 25th to 27th. The results and prize giving took place during the evening Gala Dance. Full results download at: 2014N_Ireland |
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| Zoltán Orosz and Barnabás Kelemen (violin) perform a tango improvisation of El Choclo at the New Year's Concert, Pannon Philharmonic, Kodaly Centre - Pecs, Hungary, 2nd January 2014. The video was published on Feb 26, 2014. 4 CD's available online at: Zoltan Orosz |
by Rob Howard
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 ‘Top dancing’, by Mickaël Richard, is new CD release of music for line dancing, such as Viva mariana, reggae musette, kuduro, zimbola, dance the letkiss, and many more. Distribution is by JR Prod and Radio France, and the CD will be available in French record stores. This CD will be reviewed in the April edition of the magazine ‘Accordéon et Accordéonistes’. |
by Harley Jones
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| Promo video from the show "The Magic of Tango" by composer & accordion soloist Zoe Tiganouria with pianist Spyros Moshopoulos. The show involved the dancers "Choroaktis" Costaki-Mavroidi. |
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 Russian accordionist Nikolai Ryskov performed on the weekly Channel 4 TV show ‘Sunday Brunch’ on February 23rd.Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer's guests included Ashley Walters, who discusses ‘The Musketeers’. Shaun Keaveny talks about ‘6 Music Festival’, Angus Deayton and Sean Verey chatted about their new series of ‘Pramface’, while music is from Paloma Faith, who performs ‘Can't Rely on You’. London-based Nikolai Ryskov, apart from performing, is also well known for his arranging and composing. For further information email: nryskov@gmail.com |
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| Singer Yoon Jong Shin released this video 12 November 2013, in two versions, with string group and with accordion featured with the group. The accordionist is unnamed in this video production by CJENMMUSIC Official youtube channel, a major Asian entertainment business with over 1,740 videos online. |
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| Plamen Dimitrov and his group performing on National TV Romania on 16th December 2012. |
by Harley Jones
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| Duo ViA! of Harald Oeler (accordion) and Sinn Yang (violin) recording for a new CD to be released in May 2014. They perform excerpts from the Four Seasons by Vivaldi. |
by Rob Howard
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| The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending March 3rd 2000 reported that attempts were being made to organize fortnightly meetings for accordionists. This was being done by AIDA, the International Association of Accordionists. Are these meetings still taking place/ AIDA Plans – Argentina Contributed by Florencia Herrera President of Asociación Internacional de Acordeonistas (AIDA - International Association of Accordionists), Julio Erman (alias Gasparin) plans to organize music club meetings on the second Sunday of each month. Professional and amateur accordionists are invited to attend and perform at these meetings. The AIDA currently publish an informative booklet with news of future concerts and events in South America. Their magazine ‘El Acordeón’ unfortunately stopped publication two years ago because of financial reasons, but the association hopes to resume publication of this magazine in the near future. The association currently has about 500 members. |
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by Rob Howard
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 Accordionist and composer Marco Lo Russo performs this weekend, as follows: On Friday February 28th, Marco Lo Russo opens the festival ‘Folk a Metà’, at the Teatro Felini, Pontinia, performing original compositions, Italian standards, and international music. The next day, Saturday March 1st, 8.30pm, Marco Lo Russo will perform as part of a show at the Teatro Moderno, Latina. For further information email: stampa@marcolorusso.com |
by Rob Howard
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| Accordionist Dan Newton, well-known as a member of the Café Orchestra and various other ensembles, performs as follows this coming weekend: March 1st, 4.30pm–6.30pm – a Mardi Gras party with the Rockin' Pinecones, Harriet Brewing, 3036 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, Minnesota March 1st, 9pm-10.30pm – with Jumbo Ya Ya @ Famous Dave's Mardi Gras celebration, Calhoun BBQ & Blues Club, 3001 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN March 2nd, 7pm-9pm - Café Orchestra, Tapestry Folkdance Center, 3748 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN. Free Cumbia dance lesson at 6pm. For further information email: daddysqueeze@yahoo.com |
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| Accordionist Alexian Santino Spinelli and his band play Roma gypsy music on Saturday March 1st, 8pm, at the GIL Auditorium, Via Milano, Campobasso, Italy. |
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 There will be a dinner dance at The Greenhills Hotel, Limerick, on Saturday March 1st, 8pm, to the music of the duo Dessie Hynes and Frankie Scorr (accordion/guitar) and The Indians show band.Dessie Hynes, well known as MD of the band backing Foster & Allen, is one of Ireland’s leading Irish traditional players. The Indians, who feature a diatonic accordionist, have been one of Ireland’s most popular and accomplished show bands since the 1970s. |
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| The annual Festival Européen de l‘Accordeon takes place on Sunday March 2nd, 12noon until 7pm, at the Salle Sudhaina, Baileux, Chimay, Belgium. Guest accordionists include Michel Pruvot and his orchestra, Laurent Pire, Erika, Pierre Devos, and more. For further information email: gerardmaree5@hotmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 On March 4th, 7.30pm, accordionist Zoltán Orosz performs as part of the the Horvatch Kornel Quartet at the Transformation festival, Palace of Arts, Budapest. The quartet will be performing a program of world music, including the rhythms and melodies of India, the Balkans, Africa and Latin cultures. The quartet players are: Kornél Horváth (percussion), Zoltán Lantos (violin), Zoltán Orosz (accordion), and Gábor Dörnyei (drums). 4 CD's available online at: Zoltan Orosz |
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| There is a monthly session of folk dance music at Jacksons Boat, a historic pub on Rifle Road, Sale, Cheshire M33 2LX – close to the M60. This is suitable for accordions, concertinas, fiddles, banjos, etc, music books are provided, and beer and chips are available. The next session is on Saturday afternoon, March 8th, 12 noon until 4pm. For further information email: robaccord5@hotmail.com |
New and Updated Sites |
by Douglas Ward
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 A new site for Douglas Ward listing over 70 compositions and arrangement of eSheet and printed music available from Charnwood Publishing. Purchase with credit card online. |
by Renzo Ruggieri
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 catalog: rrenzo504, 'Carnevale'Carnevale by Renzo Ruggieri can now be purchased online. This virtuoso entertainment composition by Renzo Ruggieri is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
by Renzo Ruggieri
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 Renzo Ruggier releases a new CD and eTracks album titledcatalog: rruggieri10, 'Inni D'Italia' with sound samples. Music performed by Renzo Ruggieri. Purchase online. |
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 catalog: rrenzo503, 'Tango Italiano'This newly available virtuoso solo arrangement by Renzo Ruggieri can now be purchased online. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. Video above is Renzo performing the same work with his group. This is NOT the solo arrangement. |
CD Reviews |
by Joan C. Sommers
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 CD Reviews Index for the Review of Johann Sebastian Bach - Volume 2 - The French Suites 4 – 6 Prelude and Fugue in A minor Air CD by Mika Väyrynen, Accordion, in English language, reviewed by Joan C. Sommers. |
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