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Se prolonga el plazo para la inscripción al 36º Premio del Concurso de Castelfidardo - Italia
30th Annual Mietne International Accordion Seminar – Poland
Anne Landa en RTVE2 - España
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Yuri Medianik First With Personal App for iPhone – RussiaKsenija Sidorova Releases Debut CD, London – UKYehuda Oppenheimer Quintet Performing at Conservatorium of Reut-Modiin - IsraelMasterclass with Jean-Louis Noton/Lullin Haute Savoie - FranceNueva Gorka Hermosa CD 'Flamenco-Etxea', Cantabria - España
‘14 Years Ago’ – Mirco Patarini Performs With Pavarotti
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Fado and Tango Chamamé – Argentine/PortugalParis Moscou Duo’s August Diary Dates – FranceLiberTango Concert, Rio de Janeiro – BrazilHot Club of Detroit’s August and September Concerts – Canada, USAMarco Lo Russo Concerts, Grosseto, Latina Lido, Sperlonga – ItalyDavid Vernon & Dick Lee @ Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Scotland – UKGilou Performs at la Fête de l'Escargot, Burgondy – FranceVictor Prieto’s Residency, New York – USA
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Betty Jo Simon selling new CD'sYuri Shishkin selling new CDAmerican Accordionists' Association Website Updated - USAZevy Zions releases new musicGary Dahl updates music
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‘Bayan Mix’ en una nueva serie de TV – Rusiaby Harley Jones |
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 El dúo ‘Bayan Mix’ de Sergey Voytenko y Dmitriy Khramkov, se ha involucrado de cerca en la producción de ‘Brother and Sister’, un drama televisivo que aparecerá en la TV rusa en septiembre. Sergey Voytenko escribió la mayoría de la música, y ambos, él y Dmitriy Khramkov participan interpretando los personajes de acordeonistas y strippers!"Antes de escribir la música, estudié muchas series”, dijo Sergey Voytenko, “entonces empecé a buscar ideas para crear el fondo musical. Como resultado, nacieron seis canciones”. Algunas de ellas serán interpretadas por el dúo ‘Bayan Mix’ en sus conciertos. Además de las piezas escritas especialmente para la serie, también se incluye un dueto de la conocida pieza ‘Sentimentos’. Sergey Voytenko tenía experiencia previa trabajando como actor de película. En el 2007 empezó con la película ‘Carnival Night 2’, de Eldar Ryazanov. Dmitriy Khramkov aparecerá en pantalla por primera vez. ‘Brother and Sister’, dirigida por Alexander Baranov, estará en antena en TV en septiembre del 2011. Para más información escriban a: kubokmira@gmail.com |
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Se prolonga el plazo para la inscripción al 36º Premio del Concurso de Castelfidardo - Italiaby Harley Jones |
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| El plazo para la inscripción al 36º Premio del Concurso & Festival Internacional de Acordeón de Castelfidardo se ha prolongado hasta el 21 de Agosto del 2011. Pueden descargar aquí la normativa de la competición: 2011castelfidardo La administración municipal, en colaboración con la asociación turística Pro-Loco y la asociación Ideazione Eventi organiza el premio interncaional "Città di Castelfidardo" Festival Internacional de Acordeón que se celebrará del 21 al 25 de septiembre del 2011. La competición internacional cuenta con categorías de solistas de música de concierto hasta 12, 15, 18 años y sin límite de edad, categorías de solista de música ligera hasta 18 años y sin límite, y categorías de música de cámara, orquestas de acordeones y una categoría Astor Piazzola para acordeón o bandoneón y banda. En breve se anunciará la lista definitiva de artistas participantes. Normativa de la competición: 2011castelfidardo 6 CD de CDPremioConcorso |
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30th Annual Mietne International Accordion Seminar – Polandby Harley Jones |
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| Fotografía superior: Lech Puchnowski dirigiendo la orquesta, Klaudiusz Baran impartiendo clase, Alexander Selivanov dando clase al ganador de premios nacionales e internacionales, Piotr Krzaczkovski. Durante los últimos 30 años, el Seminario Internacional de Acordeón Mietne, organizado por la Asociación Polonesa de Acordeón, ha atraído muchos educadores de acordeón famosos como por ejemplo Mogens Ellegaard, Viatcheslav Semionov, Mika Väyrynen, Yuri Shishkin, Vladimir Zubitsky así como los mejores profesores de acordeón de Polonia. Durante este tiempo el líder de esta asociación ha sido el profesor Lech Puchnowski, que pronto celebrará su 80 cumpleaños y que todavía está haciendo mucho trabajo por el acordeón. Los tutores del 2011 son: Prof. Lech Puchnowski – Director del Master Seminar, clase de orquesta de acordeón. Prof. Jerzy Jurek – Decano del dept. de instrumentos de orquesta, Fr. Chopin Universidad de Varsovia Ass. Prof. Elwira Śliwkiewic – Universidad de Lublin. Prof. Jerzy Modrawski - Fr. Chopin Universidad de Varsovia Prof. Klaudiusz Baran Fr. - Chopin Universidad de Varsovia Dorota Puchnowska-Aftyka – Flauta en la orquesta nacional, clase de música de cámara. Danuta Kaniewska – Jurek – Director del seminario. Prof. Alexander Selivanov - Gnessin Academia de Música en Moscú El famoso solista Yuri Shishkin (Rusia) fue invitado como profesor y también ofreció un concierto como solista que fue “uno de los momentos más bonitos del seminario”. Durante más de 9 días (del 3 al 12 de julio), se hicieron conciertos cada tarde, muchos de ellos interpretados y organizados por los alumnos. La audiencia escuchó música que había sido preparada antes de los seminarios y también durante. Este es un interesante sistema de master clases donde cada estudiante puede acudir a todos los profesores para recibir clase. Esto ofrece a los participantes la oportunidad de aprender con 3 ó 4 ó más profesores internacionales, y también participar en un intercambio de tradiciones entre los diferentes países. Alexander Selivanov escribió: “Es difícil imaginar un lugar dónde encontrar tantos acordeonistas jóvenes (más de 30) de tan alto nivel. Muchas felicidades al Seminario Internacional de Acordeón Mietne y a Lech Puchnowski y su equipo por tantos años de trabajo exitoso”. Fotografías inferiores: Yuri Shishkin impartiendo clase, Elwira Śliwkiewic impartiendo clase. Úlimo día, fotografía inferior, de izquierda a derecha: Alexander Selivanov, Elwira Śliwkiewic, Yuri Shishkin, Jerzy Modrawski, Danuta Kaniewska con su hija y Lech Puchnowski. Disponible en línea de 6 CD de Yuri Shishkin. 6 CDs por Vladimir Zubitsky, Finlandés de Acordeón Instituto CD de Mika Väyrynen, 6 Viatcheslav Semionov CD. |
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Anne Landa en RTVE2 - Españaby Francesca Pigini, Pigini Accordion Factory |
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 Por primera vez, el acordeón de concierto llega a un programa de RTVE dedicado a la música clásica. El repertorio que presenta Anne Landa desde hace unos años, y la asociación cultural ACCO LAND (área para la difusión del acordeón de concierto), se centra en música antigua con el fin de enriquecer el repertorio del acordeón de concierto. En esta ocasión Anne Landa presentó en "Programa de Mano" de RTVE2 (12 de julio , 2011) su nuevo disco grabado con Arsis y dedicado al compositor del renacimiento Antonio de Cabezón.Entre sus próximos proyectos, Anne Landa presentó en RTVE su proyecto en el Teatro Real de Madrid con la compositora Elena Mendoza para el 2014, donde el acordeón será protagonista con obras de Onetti. En sus próximos conciertos, destacan los conciertos que Anne Landa ofrecerá en la región del compositor Antonio de Cabezón, en iglesias de Castilla (Adeco- Camino de Santiago) , siguiendo el principio sonoro del órgano de la época en la acústica de las iglesias románicas. Los próximos conciertos de Anne incluyen: 6 de Agosto, 8pm - Iglesia de Santiago Apostol, Castrillo de Murcia, Burgos 7 de Agosto, 8pm - Los Balbases, Burgos 18 de Agosto, 8pm - Iglesia de Santa María la Mayor, Escalada, Burgos 26 de Agosto, 8pm - Iglesia de Santa María la Real, Sasamón, Burgos 27 de Agosto, 8pm - Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de los Reyes, Grijalba, Burgos CD disponible en línea titulado WA Mozart y Anne Landa. |
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 In the world of show business, iPhone personal apps are the latest fashion and a sign of a good taste, quickly becoming an indispensable efficient career promotional tool.Musicians such as David Bowie, Britney Spears, Madonna, Paul Oakenfold, Pink, already have their own apps. Yuri Medianik (bayan, violin, bandoneon), conductor, Artistic Director of Pluri_Art Orchestra, quartet Emotion-orchestra, founder and director of International Art Festival Pluri_Art is the first in Russia among classical musicians to release a personal iPhone app. Medianik is a world class virtuoso, performing on the same stage with Yury Bashmet, Sergej Zhilin, Daniil Kramer, Aleksandra Paxmutova and Igor Krutoj. He is equally successful performing with symphonic, chamber and pop ensembles, playing tango, flamenco, jazz and taking part in theatrical projects. Yuri Medianik likes to broaden his public musical horizons in a unique way that no one else has done before. He was the first among Russian musicians to introduce Argentinean bandoneon to a wide audience, and first accordionist to offer an online master class for beginners. In the next few weeks he will be the first among academic musicians in Russia to present his personal iPhone app «Yuri Medianik». This free of charge downloadable product with multilingual interface support (English, Russian, Italian) will give you total access to the latest music tracks and video clips, groundbreaking news from musician's accounts and blogs on Facebook, Twitter, and Vkontakte, and the opportunity to stay updated on his concert schedule, to buy tickets, to make comments on the pictures, statuses, recordings, other users comments, and much more. The iPhone release is expected on 1st September 2011. For more detailed information email: art@pluriart.com Two Yuri Medianik CD's available online. |
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 Ksenija Sidorova has released her debut solo CD, ‘Classical Accordion’, on the Champs Hill label. Still in her early twenties, Latvian-born London-based Ksenija is already a highly accomplished artist, and has collaborated with many leading musicians including the Belcea Quartet, and Valery Gergiev with the CBSO. Born in Latvia in 1988, Ksenija Sidorova was encouraged to take up the accordion at the age of eight by her grandmother. Her studies took her to London where she was a prize-winning undergraduate at the Royal Academy of Music. In February 2009 Ksenija was a joint winner of the ‘Friends of the Royal Academy of Music Wigmore Award’, which led to her Wigmore Hall debut later that year. She also received the Worshipful Company of Musicians Silver Medal for the Maisie Lewis Award, and was the first accordionist to win the prestigious WCoM Prince’s Prize. Ksenija will be appearing in classical music magazines such as the BBC Music Magazine, Classical Music, and Classic Fm Magazine. The CD track list reads: Arne Norheim – ‘Flashing’, J.S. Bach – ‘Overture in the French Style’, Luciano Berio - Sequenza XIII “Chanson”, Domenico Scarlatti – ‘Sonata in D Minor, k77’, Domenico Scarlatti - ‘Sonata in D Major’, W. A. Mozart - 12 variations “Ah Vous Dirais-Je, Maman”, Alfred Schnittke – ‘Revis Fairytale’, Yuki Takahashi – ‘Like a Water Buffalo’, (Bonus track) Astor Piazzolla – ‘Five Tango Sensations – I – Asleep’, with the Sacconi Quartet. For further information email: freya.williams@eleventenths.co.uk |
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| The Conservatorium of Reut-Modiin (about halfway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem) invited the Yehuda Oppenheimer Quintet to perform some of his repertoire at their annual end of year concert on the 12th July. Photo above, left to right: Yehuda Oppenheimer, Micha ben Arie, Alon Milo, Micha Klappholz and Ronit Cohen. Yehuda wrote "how special, that half the players were students of his some 49 years ago." The audience was delighted to hear works like Maerchen-Symphonietta by Wuerthner and compositions by Oppenheimer. Composer Yehuda Oppenheimer joined with group to play his own composition Mini Valse and afterwards, several people said "they never expected an accordion ensemble to produce such a beautiful sound". Player Ronit Cohen is the Director of the Conservatorium of Reut-Modiin and it was her idea to form this group some 2 years ago. The group has been performing since then, sometimes with 6-7 players, sometimes less, with weekly rehearsals. They have been regularly performing for many elderly homes and other good will performances. eSheet arrangements, original compositions and CD's available at Yehuda Oppenheimer. |
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 From July 10th to 17th in Lullin Haute Savoie, Jean-Louis Noton held a Master Class at the Hotel de la Poste run by Gerard and Marie-Odile Chanel. Participants were warmly welcomed to the cosy ambience where they had the opportunity of courses offered by Jean-Louis and Jean-Pierre Andreani, leader of "Lullin's Band" and to enjoy a special musical occasion! . Additionally, was the visit of the talented Bruno Biard on the July 14th. To close the week of music, a large audience came to listen to the final concert (picture above) on Saturday evening, dancing late into the night. Musicians and the audience left with their heads full of music. For further information email: jl.noton@wanadoo.fr |
Nueva Gorka Hermosa CD 'Flamenco-Etxea', Cantabria - Españaby Rob Howard |
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 José Luis Montón (guitarr a flamenca) y Gorka Hermosa nos proponen en este disco una muy curiosa y original fusión de flamenco y música vasca, consiguiendo un peculiar lenguaje con el que abordan desde composiciones propias, hasta versiones flamencas de Bach. Han contado en el disco con colaboraciones de cantantes como Carmen París, María Berasarte, Pirichi Apo y Xabier Euskitze, además de la del percusionista Odei Lizaso. Si quieres comprarlo, contesta este mail indicándonos la dirección a la que quieres que te lo enviemos por 15 euros. |
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 The Accordions Worldwide news for July 25th 1997 reported that accordionist Mirco Patarini performed with the legendary tenor Luciano Pavarotti in a concert that was broadcast live on television. This is one gig that Mirco will surely remember to this day! Mirco Patarini Participates at Luciano Pavarotti’s Concert - Italy Contributed by Holda Paoletti-Kampl On Monday July 7th at the occasion of the "Dei Due Mondi" Festival in Spoleto (a little town famous for its beauty, near Assisi) an "extraordinary concert" was held and organised by the maestro Giancarlo Menotti. There, maestro Mirco Patarini and the festival's orchestra performed together with the very famous and international tenor Luciano Pavarotti. The concert was broadcast live on television. |
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 A unique show that combines two accordionists and the Portuguese Joao Gentil and the Argentinian Alejandro Britto. Musical and cultural exchanges emerges between a strong friendship of two musicians. This enhanced friendship grew through music and the passion for the accordion with the aim to join Portugal and Argentina bringing the Fado and Tango Chamamé to meet... " August 4 - STAGE Z - Restaurant Dinner Concert-Master Joe - Torch (reservations 96 2810719 or tcacao@gmail.com) August 5 - Cultural and Recreational Center Pena - Canterbury August 6 - Leech Bar - Beach Torch August 7 - Non Festivities in Honor of Mrs. Hope - Vila Nova (Outil) Musicians Andrew Ely - 7 string guitar Lucas Rocha - 7 string guitar Luis Formiga - Percussion Alejandro Britt - Acordeon Gonzalez System John Gentil - Chromatic Accordion For further information: joaogentil1@gmail.com |
by Rob Howard
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 The Paris Moscou Duo – accordionists Domi Emorine and Roman Jbanov – perform during August at:July 31st to August 5th – training course, Stage, Casino Municipale, La Bourboule (63) August 1st, 9pm – concert at the Maire (Town Hall), Mont-Dore (63) August 27th concert in Gex (01) For further information email: duopm@sfr.fr |
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  The Brazilian quartet LiberTango, featuring accordionist Marcelo Caldi (right), perform at the Teatro Carlos Gomes, Praça Tiradentes s/n, Centro, Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday August 2nd, 7pm.One of the best-known tango groups in Brazil, LiberTango are inspired by Argentinean masters Astor Piazzolla and Carlos Gardel. Libertango gives a special touch of Brazilianness to tango, and have thrilled audiences for over 15 years in Brazil. |
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| The jazz quintet Hot Club of Detroit, featuring French accordionist and bandoneon player Julien Labro, have announced their concert tour schedule for August and September. The quintet line up is Julien Labro (accordion), Evan Perri and Paul Brady (acoustic guitars), Carl Cafagna (saxophones) and Andrew Kratzat (double bass). Tour dates are: August 6th, 8pm – Towne Square Stage, Oakville, Ontario, Canada August 11th, 7.30pm – Germano’s, Baltimore, Maryland, USA August 12th, 8pm – Jazz @ the Powerhouse, Annapolis, Maryland August 13th, 8pm – Snail Pie Lounge, Glenville, Pennsylvania August 14th, 7.30pm – The Long Park’s Music Series, Lancaster, Pennsylvania August 17th, 8.15pm - Hoover Auditorium, Lakeside, Ohio August 21st – private event, Old Tappan, New Jersey September 1st, 6pm - Al Fresco Jazz and Blues series @ New Center Park, Detroit, Michigan September 2nd - Grand Hotel’s Labor Day Weekend Jazz Festival, Mackinac Island, Michigan September 4th – Pyramid Stage, Detroit International Jazz Festival September 5th – Oblivion Project, Detroit International Jazz Festival September 17th – MI Fest 2011, Brooklyn, Michigan For further information email: julien@julienlabro.com |
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 Accordionist Marco Lo Russo performs this weekend, as follows:July 27th, 9pm – Marco Lo Russo Quartet, Cava di Roselle, Grosseto July 29th, 10pm – with Massimo De Martino, NOLIVE', Latina Lido July 30th, 9.30pm – Piazzale Europa, Sperlonga For further information email: stampa@marcolorusso.com |
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 David Vernon (accordion) and Dick Lee (clarinet) perform several times at Valvona & Crolla, 19 Elm Row (off Leith Road), Edinburgh EH7 4AA, during August in concerts that form part of the annual Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Each performance lasts for one hour. Valvona & Crolla is listed as Fringe Festival Venue 67. The dates are: Tuesday August 9th, 3pm; Thursday 11th, 5.45pm; Friday 12th, 5.45pm; Monday 15th, 1pm; Wednesday 17th, 3pm; Wednesday 24th, 5.45pm; Monday 29th, 5.45pm David Vernon and reeds player Dick Lee perform a mixture of high energy Klezmer, Jewish and Gypsy rhythms, Balkan, French musette, tango, jazz, even some light classical and Scottish traditional music. For further information email: dvernon100@aol.com |
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 The musette accordionist Gilou performs in the evening at la Fête de l'Escargot, Place de la République, Digoin, Saône-et-Loire, Burgondy, on Sunday August 7th and Monday 8th. |
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 The Victor Prieto Trio is performing on the 3rd Thursday of each month, starting on August 18th, 9pm, at Café Terraza 7, 40-19 Gleane Street, Elmhurst, New York 11373. Accordionist Victor Prieto will be accompanied by Jorge Roeder (bass) and Tupac Mantilla (percussion and drums). For further information email: victorprieto2001@yahoo.com |
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  Betty Jo Simon selling her 3 new CD's titled 'Mamma Mia', catalog: bjsimon201, 'Musically Yours', catalog: bjsimon202 and 'Alpen Spielers', catalog: bjsimon203 with sound samples. Music performed by Betty Jo Simon. Purchase online. |
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 Yuri Shishkin selling his new CD titled 'Libretto', catalog yshishkin06 with sound samples. Music performed by Yuri Shishkin. Purchase online. |
by Linda Soley Reed, AAA President
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 The American Accordionists' Association (AAA) website has been updated with a new look and style including new information. |
by Zevy Zions
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 Zevy Zions - accordionist,arranger, solo musician, release 1 new music for accordion available for purchase online. 'Hava Nagila', catalog:zzions015. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
by Gary Dahl
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 Gary Dahl - Author, composer, arranger, recording artist and music educator announces the following updated music titles for purchase on-line. 'Un bel di vedremo (One Fine Day) Madama Butterfly ', catalog:DH0105, 'Something', catalog:DH0124 and 'Tango Of Roses', catalog:DH0162. Samples for this music is now available at the Music For Accordion web site. The music is in eSheet format e-mailed directly to your computer. Easy purchase with credit card. |
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| CD Reviews Index for the review of “Breathbox" CD, reviewed by Alessandro Mugnoz. Artist is Antti Paalanene. |
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