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Festival d'accordéon de Vienne - Autricheby Rob Howard |
Le 11eme Festival International d'accordéon, 25 Février au 26 Mars, est détenu à divers endroits de Vienne, y compris Planet Music et le Porgy and Bess jazz musique Club. Le festival comprend 40 concerts et 19 étapes différentes. Une multitude de stars de l'accordéon à travers le monde sera sur scène du folk au classique, tango et punk. Le programme de cette année comprend: Février 15, 20h - Otto Lechner, Karl Hodina et Krzysztof Dobrek (Autriche / Pologne), Vindobona, Wallensteinplatz 6, Vienne 20 - 20h - Paul Schuberth (Autriche), Lorin Sklamberg et Susan McKeown (Etats-Unis / Irlande), Bec de Cha, avec Arnaud Méthivier, Pascal Ducourtioux et Jean Hughes Billman (France), Théâtre Azkent, Theresianumgasse 18 A-1040, Vienne 21, 13h - les films muets: «Sherlock Jr». Retour Stage (USA 1924, Buster Keaton et «(USA 1919, Fatty Arbuckle), avec un accompagnement par Sasha et Maciej Golebiowski Shevchenko (Ukraine / Pologne), du film Casino Margaretenstrasse 78 A-1050, V 22 – 20h - "Hommage au concert Lars Holmer, avec Otto Lechner et Guy Klucevek (USA), Metropol, Hernalser Hauptstr. 55 A-1170, Vienne Mars 9, 20h - The Claudia Quintet (USA), Porgy and Bess, 11 Riemergasse 10, 20h - Midas Divas (Autriche) et le duo Renzo Ruggieri et Mauro De Federicis (Italie), Ehrbar-Saal, Mühlgasse 30, A-1040 Vienne 13, 20h - Beyond the Pale (Canada), Théâtre Azkent 15, 20h - Trio Cronopio (Ukraine / Hongrie / Autriche); Duo Raul Barboza et Nardo Gonzales (Argentine), Ehrbar-Saal 18, 20h - Klaus Paier Trio, Sargfabrik, Goldschlagstrasse 169 A-1140, Vienne 19, 20h - Sebastian G & UML; Rtler & Tommaso Huber (Autriche), Martin Lubenov et Vladimir Karparov (Bulgarie), Ehbar-Saal, Mühlgasse 30 A-1040, Vienne 22, 20h - Dobrek Bistro (Pologne, Russie, Brésil, Autriche), Orpheum, Steigenteschgasse 94b A-1220, Vienne Pour de plus amples informations email: akkordeon@akkordeonfestival.at |
3ème Festival Strumenti & Musica, Spoleto - Italieby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
L'association culturelle IAC (Accordéon Italien de la Culture) en collaboration avec la société d'édition et d'enregistrement Ars srl Spoletium organiser le 3e Festival Strumenti & Musica, 15 Mai à 23e au Spoleto. Il s'agit d'un concours international de solistes de l'accordéon et des groupes de musique de chambre, et aussi une sélection de candidats italiens pour la participation à la 63ème Coupe Mondiale de la CIA, qui se tiendra à Varaždin, la Croatie, de Octobre 19th à 25th 2010. Le jury international décidera du nom des candidats italiens qui participeront à la Coupe Mondiale. Le CCI parrainera les deux meilleurs accordéonistes italiens sélectionnés par le jury pour le voyage et l'hébergement dans Varaždin. Télécharger le fichier pdf acrobat du Règlement Spoleto 2010 (2010 Spoleto Rules) en italien et en anglais. Inscription / formulaires d'inscription sont sur le Strumenti & Musica site. Toutes les inscriptions au concours doivent être reçues avant le 15 avril 2010. |
Kim et Dan Offre Christian Skype Lessons, Colorado - USAby Rob Howard |
Dans un signe de la façon dont la technologie change notre monde d'accordéon, accordéonistes Kim et Dan (Kim and Dan Christian) chrétiennes ont annoncé qu'ils offrent maintenant des leçons d'accordéon via Skype avec l'utilisation d'une webcam. Tous les besoins des étudiants est une webcam qui se branche sur un port USB ou un ordinateur qui dispose déjà d'un appareil photo en elle et le service Internet haute vitesse. Professeurs d'accordéon à travers le monde sont susceptibles d'adopter cette technologie très rapidement en raison de son énorme potentiel éducatif. Imaginez l'organisation d'une leçon avec le compositeur, enseignant à des ateliers de maître enseignant pour des techniques spécifiques, des styles de musique, etc Kim et Dan (Kim and Dan Christian) chrétiennes ont produit un peu partout aux Etats-Unis et d'aussi loin que la Chine. En dehors de la scène et l'enregistrement, les chrétiens ont à la fois l'accordéon enseigné pendant plus de 30 ans. Tous deux ont un sens de se moquer des leçons et intriguant pour leurs étudiants en leur offrant à la musique date et les modalités. Un étudiant peut s'attendre à améliorer la technique, d'apprendre l'expression musicale, développer de bonnes techniques de soufflets, d'apprendre comment améliorer la vitesse, et bien plus encore. Les étudiants sont acceptées à partir du niveau débutant au niveau virtuose. Il ya aussi la possibilité de se produire en solo ou avec des bandes des chrétiens à l'accordéon Rocky Mountain Festival Society qui s'est tenue à Denver, au Colorado par an. Pour de plus amples informations email: kdchristian@roadrunner.com |
RAM 'Accordéon Showcase’, Friedrich Lips Masterclass - UKby Rob Howard |
Les étudiants de l'Académie royale de musique présentera un concert intitulé «Accordion Showcase» à l'Hôtel de David Considérant Josefowitz, RAM, le mercredi Février 3rd, 7.30pm. L'organisateur est le professeur Owen Murray. Les étudiants de la Royal Academy of Music de Londres, présente un concert intitulé «Accordion Showcase» à l'Hôtel de David Considérant Josefowitz, RAM, le mercredi Février 3rd, 7.30pm. L'organisateur est RAM accordéon tuteur Prof Owen Murray (Top image de gauche). Assister à ce concert sera le Professeur Friedrich Lips (photo en bas à gauche), de l'institut Gnessine, Moscou. Friedrich Lips donnera une classe de maître le vendredi Février 5e de la salle de concert à RAM. L'entrée est libre, et tous sont invités à y assister. Programme pour y inclure: Doppler - 'Fantaisie pastorale hongroise op.26' Trang Nguyen - accordéon, Michael Liu - flûte David Gorton Vent - 'Sculpture' (première mondiale) Rafal Luc - accordéon, Philip Dewhurst - trombone Franck Angelis - 'Concert Suite' Rafal Luc - accordéon Piazzolla - 'Les Saisons de Buenos Aires: Printemps - Hiver' Martynas Levickis - accordéon, Melinda Miguel - violoncelle, Rimantas Vingras - piano Sofia Gubaidulina - 'In Croce' Amadej Herzog - accordéon, Jonathan Rees - violoncelle JS Bach - Ouverture de «Partita BWV 831, 1er mouvement Ksenija Sidorova - accordéon Sergei Berinsky - Partita "Also Sprach Zarathustra ' Martynas Levickis - accordéon Revis Alfred Schnittke - ', un conte de fées » Ksenija Sidorova - accordéon Pour de plus amples informations email: K. INGRAM @ ram.ac.uk |
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Governor of Nevada Honors Dick Contino - USAby Rob Howard |
Legendary American accordionist Dick Contino has been officially honoured by Jim Gibbons, Governor of Nevada. January 17th, Dick Contino’s 80th birthday, was declared a day of honour for an entertainer whose professional career began 60 years ago. Over 60 years, Dick Contino has performed all over the USA and beyond, made numerous recordings, starred in a 1958 Hollywood movie, ‘Daddy-O’, been the subject of a novel, ‘Dick Contino’s Blues’ (written by James Ellroy), and appeared a record breaking 48 times on the Ed Sullivan Show. Dick Contino’s next shows are on January 29th and 30th at the Avi Resort & Casino, Laughlin, Nevada. From March 16th to 20th he is again at the same venue. |
Bojan Volcevski (Macedonia) Wins ‘Leo Ceroni’ - Italyby Anica Karakutovska |
Picture above, Elizabeta Ilievska, Bojan Volcevski, Zorica Karakutovska. The 4th International Accordion Festival ‘Leo Ceroni’ was held in Riolo, Italy on January 4th and 5th 2010. The finalists for this international competition were selected by a jury listening to pre-submitted video applications. The competition had three musical categories: classical music, variété and folk music. A feature of this competition is that accordionists perform with an orchestra and their performances are judged by two different juries consisting of accordionists, composers, directors and other instrumentalists. Accordionist Bojan Volcevski, a senior year student of the Faculty of Music Skopje, class of Prof. Zorica Karakutovska, won the first prize in classical music category. Performing Concertstück, Op.79 (IV mov.) by Carl Maria von Weber, Bojan delighted the audience. The arrangement was specially made for this festival by the composer Elizabeta Ilievska (Macedonia) in cooperation with Prof. Zorica Karakutovska and received positive critique from the jury. This international prize is another success for students of Zorica Karakutovska. |
Will Glahe CD: ‘Accordion King’ – Germanyby Rob Howard |
‘Accordion King’ is a re-release of a CD, available via Amazon, by popular German accordionist, bandleader and arranger Will Glahe. The tracks include: ‘Beer Barrel Polka’, ‘O, du lieber Augustin’, ‘In Munchen steht ein Hofbrauhaus’, ‘Zwei herzen in 3/4 takt’, ‘Du, du liegst mir im herzen’, ‘Lichtensteiner Polka’, ‘Trink, trink, bruderlein trink’, ‘Lili Marleen’, ‘Der fröhlich wanderer’, ‘O, mein papa’, ‘Ich bin so glücklich’, ‘Du kanst nicht treu sein’, ‘Ein freund’, and ‘Auf wiedersehn’ Will Glahé (1902-90) was probably the most commercially successful German accordionist of the 20th Century, with large worldwide record sales in a recording career that lasted for sixty years. Glahé was largely responsible for popularising his country’s folk music via the accordion to the German public. Glahé studied the piano at the Cologne Conservatory. He also played the accordion in cafes. From the 1930s he directed his own orchestra, and made recordings. His flair for arranging and anticipating public tastes made him a great favourite in Germany, and many other countries. In 1938, Glahé scored a big success in Britain and America with his release of the million-seller ‘Beer Barrel Polka’. During World War II, Glahé’s version of the ‘Beer Barrel Polka’ was the US General Eisenhower's favourite record! |
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Martin Lubenov Concerts - Belgium, Finland and Scandinaviaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
Austrian-based Bulgarian accordionist Martin Lubenov has some concerts booked in Belgium, Finland, Sweden and Denmark. These are with his orchestra and trio, as follows: Martin Lubenov Orkestar January 29th – Philharmonie, Liège, Belgium 30th - Espace Senghor, Brussels Jazzta Prasta (trio) February 19th – Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival, Finland 21st – Inkonst, Malmö, Sweden 22nd – Kulturhuset, Copenhagen, Denmark Austrian-based Bulgarian accordionist Martin Lubenov combines Balkan Roma music with shades of swing, modern jazz, tango nuevo, salsa and musette. He has become one of the leading figures of the accordion and Balkan music scene in Vienna. He has performed at clubs and festivals in many European countries and beyond with the Martin Lubenov Orkestar and his jazz quartet Jazzta Prasta. In 2006 he was awarded the French ‘Prix Gus Viseur’, category ‘Jazz/World’, and has since collaborated with Austrian saxophone player Wolfgang Puschnig and international accordionists Richard Galliano (France), Renato Borghetti (Brazil) and Dancas Ocultas (Portugal). In March 2009 the one hour documentary ‘Jazzta Prasta’ (Camera Film Sofia) was presented at the International Sofia Film Festival, Bulgaria. The movie describes Martin Lubenov’s career between Sofia and Vienna. For further information email: sabina@cultureworks.at |
Jelena Milojevic Concerts, British Columbia – Canadaby Rob Howard |
Croatian-born Jelena Milojevic is now based in Canada, where she is promoting and establishing classical accordion as a performer and teacher. She is currently teaching at Vancouver Community College and her CD ‘The Art of Accordion’ will be released later this year, followed by a Canadian tour. Jelena Milojevic moved to Canada in 2007, having previously won numerous international accordion competitions, including the 2003 CMA Trophée Mondiale in Acquapella, Italy. Her New York debut in May 2009 was the first classical accordion solo-recital in the last thirty years, in Carnegie Hall. Her upcoming concerts include: January 30th, 5pm – All Saints’ by-the-Sea, Salt Spring Island, BC 31st, 2pm - Mary Winspear Centre, Sidney, BC February 3rd, 10.30am - Maple Ridge Recital Society, Maple Ridge, BC 4th, 10.30am - Silk Purse Gallery, West Vancouver, BC |
Kate Luxmoore Group Concert, London – UKby Rob Howard |
The Kate Luxmoore Group performs on February 1st, 7pm to 10pm, at the Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London, in a concert organized by the Ifa-Yoruba Contemporary Arts Trust. Described as visionary and uplifting, clarinetist Kate Luxmoore's new album ‘The Grove’ combines flavours of Paris with sumptuous and dark melodic pieces. Kate is joined for this concert by renowned jazz violinist Omar Puente, accordionist Karen Street, and Grammy award winning percussionist Lekan Babalola. Karen Street is currently touring with the ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ show, based on the popular BBC television show, throughout January and February. The show visits Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Nottingham, Sheffield, London, Glasgow, Belfast and Newcastle. For further information email: karen@karenstreet.com |
Victor Prieto’s February Gigs, New York – USAby Rob Howard |
New York-based accordionist Victor Prieto performs as follows: February 9th, 7.30pm and 9.30pm – with Emilio Solla & the Tango Jazz Conspiracy - CD Release Party at The Jazz Standard, 116 East 27th St, New York 11th, 9pm – two duo performances (with Chris Cheek, presenting the new CD, ‘Rollo-Coaster’, and with Rob Garcia) at the Douglass St. Music Collective, 295 Douglass St. Brooklyn, NY - and Victor Prieto 12th, 11pm and 12.30am - La Lanterna, New York Victor Prieto was recently interviewed on the Spanish national TV channel TVE1 about his life in music: www.rtve.es/mediateca/videos/20091216/espanoles-nueva-york--victor/651118.shtml For further information email: victorprieto2001@yahoo.com |
Claudio Allodi @ Fairkytes Accordion Club, Essex – UKby Rob Howard |
Claudio Allodi is the guest artiste at Fairkytes Accordion Club, Fairkytes Arts Centre, Billet Lane, Hornchurch, Essex, on February 3rd, 8pm. Claudio Allodi is the son of the late Bruno Allodi, whose long established ‘Allodi Accordions’ business is based at 143-145 Lee High Road, London SE13 5PF. |
NAO South East Thames Festival, Surrey – UKby Rob Howard |
The NAO South East Thames Area Accordion Festival takes place on Sunday January 31st at Ripley Village Hall, Ripley High Street, Ripley, Surrey. This one day contest is organised by Guildford Accordion Club, whose Secretary is Myra Brooks. For further information email: myrabee@btinternet.com |
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February Diatonic News Online 1st Februaryby Werner Weibert |
The February 2010 Diatonic News online 1st February. |
Music Marche Accordions Site Updated - Italyby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
The consortium “Music Marche Accordions”– consortium for the protection, the promotion and the development of hand-crafted, quality musical instruments produced in the Marche region – has established a certification for the “Made in Castelfidardo” musical instruments with the purpose of giving a guarantee to the customer from only manufacturers producing with reliability and respecting the traditions of craftsmanship that now have a history of over 150 years in the Marche region of Italy. The “quality and origin certification” guarantee the purchase of an instrument made with selected materials and that the instrument fully complies with the criteria of quality and origin as laid down by the consortium “Music Marche Accordions” in Castelfidardo. Their web site has just been entirely up-dated, so please visit the Music Marche Accordions website. |
February USA News Online 1st Februaryby Rita Davidson Barnea |
The February 2010 USA News, online on the 1st February. |
MusicForAccordion.com new eSheet Piecesby MusicForAccordion.com |
MusicForAccordion.com site releases 6 new pieces - 'Reverie, catalog:mfa7096', 'La Sorella, catalog:mfa7097', 'La Cucaracha, catalog:mfa7098', 'Bamba - Samba, catalog:mfa7099', 'Valse Bleue, catalog:mfa8000' and 'Jarabe Tapatio, catalog:mfa8001'. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
NAA Publications New Music Releasesby NAA Publications |
NAA Publications releases 6 new pieces, 'Beer Barrel Polka (Medium Version), catalog:naa106', 'Beer Barrel Polka (Duet), catalog:naa107', 'Beer Barrel Polka (Solo – Easy Version), catalog:naa108', 'Spritely, catalog:naa109', 'La Scala Waltz, catalog:naa110', 'Joledoans March, catalog:naa111'. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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Johann Sebastian Bachby Joan C. Sommers |
CD Reviews Index for the Review of “Johann Sebastian Bach” by Joan C. Sommers. Performer is Claudio Jacomucci. |
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