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2021 World Accordion Day, World of Accordions Museum - USA
World Accordion Day Plans From Different Countries - International
PIF Castelfidardo 2021 Rules Released and Revised Dates - Italy
XIV International Accordion Composition Competition “Francisco Escudero” - Spain
World Music Festival Innsbruck Postponed Until 2023 - Austria
Kaloyan Kumanov Performs at "One Hundred Years of Piazzolla" Concert - Bulgaria
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Celebrate World Accordion Day at A World of Accordions Museum - USA
Concert of the Department of Bayan and Accordion RAM Gnesin "Well, all together!", Moscow - Russia
Klaus Paier Trio New CD “Fractal Beauty” - Austria
Maria Vlasova Concert in the Great Hall of the Scriabin Museum, Moscow - Russia
Update on 2021 Cotati Accordion Festival – USA
Alanah Jones Vocal and Accordion Successes - New Zealand
Applications Open for London Young Musician 2021 - 2022
Canterbury Accordion Association Successful Variety Concert – New Zealand
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Online: John Kirkpatrick “Victorian Farmer’s Year” Show - UK
TOEAC at Festival Musique 2021 - Netherlands
Ivano Biscardi Summer Masterclass - Italy
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World Accordion Day 2021 Videoby Harley Jones |
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Video Broadcast by Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA)
May 6th hosted by Kevin Friedrich & Grayson Masefield. This program focuses on childhood accordion education in various parts of the world. Enjoy.| Visit the World Accordion Day website: WorldAccordionDay2021 |
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2021 World Accordion Day, World of Accordions Museum - USAby Harley Jones |
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Broadcast starting 10 am, First concert at 11 am, see schedule below.
| Harrington ARTS Center (HARTS) and A World of Accordions Museum (AWAM) will host a live music accordion festival in Superior, Wisconsin from May 6th to 8th, 2021. This event will be held in conjunction with A World of Accordions Museum and the 9th Annual Palmer Festival. • May 5th: Band rehearsal • May 6th: World Accordion Day concerts, music and lectures will be ongoing from 10am to 7pm with refreshments available. • May 7th: 9th Annual Dr Willard Palmer Festival introduction from 10am with concerts, demonstrations, workshops, and concerts. • May 8th: Special Event open to the public – The Norsk Hostfest Polka Service Band will give an hour of folk music. AWAM’s large concert hall allows for 6 foot seating distances, and masks will be required. Tickets can be ordered or paid at the door for US$75 per day, or US$125 for the first two days. The polka service is free. Many of the performances will be online. A full program of events is at: 2021USWAM For further information, view: A World of Accordions Museum (AWAM) |
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World Accordion Day Plans From Different Countries - Internationalby Harley Jones |
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WORLD ACCORDION DAY 2021 - BRAZIL | PORTUGAL - ASTOR PIAZZOLLA EDITION
6th May, Broadcast Times: 3:00 pm, 5:00 pm, 7:00 pm and 9:00 pm - BRT
 The Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) is pleased to welcome you to World Accordion Day. Planned is a live WAD video broadcast on May 6th hosted by Kevin Friedrich & Grayson Masefield of 2 hours with a focus on childhood accordion education. The World Accordion Day 2021 website, May 6th, will feature accordion in many countries.Brazil and Portugal will collaborate to celebrate Astor Piazzolla's centenary by holding 15 performances by accordionists around the world. The Quitanda Musical Booking Agency, in partnership with the Oswaldinho do Acordeon Institute and Mito Algarvio - Association of Accordionists of the Algarve (Portugal), brought together some famous accordionists to celebrate this very special date. Oswaldinho do Acordeon, Hermeto Pascoal, Renato Borghetti and Luizinho Calixto represent Brazil, along with a Portuguese team including João Barradas, Inês Vaz, Nelson Conceição and João Frade. The event also includes the virtuoso Mirco Patarini in Italy and other international talents such as Laimonas Salijus (Lithuania), Petar Maric (Serbia) and Irina Serotyuk (Ukraine). There will be more than 15 performances on May 6th, divided into four different times throughout the day, broadcast on Rythmica Web TV. Look for the video link here before 6th May. Broadcast: www.rythmicawebtv.com There is a major event at the World of Accordions Museum in the USA and events from many other countries. View all these at: World Accordion Day (WAD) |
PIF Castelfidardo 2021 Rules Released and Revised Dates - Italyby Harley Jones |
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 The 2021 PIF Castelfidardo under the Artistic Direction of Antonio Spaccarotella (picture right) has released the 2021 Rules and Regulations inEnglish at: 2021PIF-en and in Italian at: 2021PIF-it The dates have also been changed to 28 September to 03 October. Summary of categories: Classic category Premio Classic category D, Soloist without age limits Classic category C, Soloist under the age of 18 Classic category B, Soloist up to 15 years old Classic category “student12” Classic category “Chamber” Senior virtuoso category, Soloist without age limits Virtuoso junior category, Soloist up to 18 years old Virtuoso student category, Soloist up to 15 years old World senior category World junior category World student category Ensemble world category Ensemble jazz category Electronic category (Gervasio Marcosignori award) Further information, regulations and rules at: 2021PIF |
XIV International Accordion Composition Competition “Francisco Escudero” - Spainby Christine Johnstone |
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| Entries are now being accepted for the 2021 XIV International Accordion Composition Competition “Francisco Escudero” organised by Hauspoz Euskal Herriko Akordoei Elkartea. The objective of the contest is to promote the creation of pieces for solo accordion and for accordion in chamber music. Chamber music works must be composed for a maximum of four players in which there is at least one accordion. The competition is open to composers of any age and nationality and there is no entry fee. Entries close on October 1st, 2021. A prizegiving ceremony will be held in Zarautz, Spain on October 8th, 2021. For details email: hauspoz@hauspoz.org Download 2021 entry form here: 2021Escudero.pdf |
World Music Festival Innsbruck Postponed Until 2023 - Austriaby Georg Hettmann |
  The World Music festival organised by the Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e.V (DHV), which takes place every three years in Innsbruck, has been postponed for one year due to the Corona pandemic. The event will now take place from 18th to 21st May 2023. This gives participating ensembles and musicians sufficient time to prepare, which would not have been possible if the event was held on the original date in 2022, due to the current rehearsal limitations of the Corona pandemic. DHV President Jochen Haußmann says, “For over a year, our clubs have not been able to teach and rehearse, or only to a limited extent. Unfortunately, the currently increasing number of infections does not give hope for an early return to rehearsal operations.….. both the DHV and all players are very much looking forward to this 2023 highlight of making music together.” The Harmonikaverband Österreichs (HVÖ) will host its “Day of Harmonica” for the first time in 2023 as part of the World Music Festival. Several thousand visitors are expected to attend this multifaceted festival in Innsbruck to experience performances of orchestras and ensembles from all over the world. For details email: info@dhv-ev-de |
Kaloyan Kumanov Performs at "One Hundred Years of Piazzolla" Concert - Bulgariaby Christine Johnstone |
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| Video: Kaloyan Kumanov and group perform Asturias (named simply Leyenda by its composer Isaac Albéniz 1860-1909) which was one of the most popular works by this Spanish composer and pianist. Bulgarian accordionist Kaloyan Kumanov will perform a concert entitled "One Hundred Years of Piazzolla", a concert for history, present and future! The concert will be held at the Ethnographic Museum in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, organised by Kaloyan Kumanov and the Municipality of Plovdiv on May 20th, 2021 at 6.30pm. Kaloyan will be accompanied by Ralitza Boteva (piano) and Zornitsa Ilarionova (violin). See poster for details. |
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Online: 2021 World Cup Accordion Polka Championship – Canadaby Rita Davidson Barnea, Editor USA Accordion News |
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 The Button Akordion Rocks Club is pleased to announce that they will be hosting the 2021 World Cup for Accordion Virtual Polka Championship on August 1st, 2021.This year’s event includes a new competition category: Canadian Polka Band Competition. Canadian and International submissions will open soon. The Button Akordion Rocks Club is a cultural organization that organizes musical events such as accordion competitions, exhibitions, seminars and concert performances. They hold a bi-annual accordion championship in Ontario, Canada. Their goal is to spark a revival in the accordion as a cool instrument again. The Organizing Committee includes Martin Pusic, Franca Anderson, Tanja Trigiani, Matthew Lebar, Danny Šuštar, Majda Pusic, Sarah Larsen, Dave Pusic, Adrianna Šuštar and Vida Godina. For further information email: martin.pusic@rogers.com |
Celebrate World Accordion Day at A World of Accordions Museum - USAby Rita Davidson Barnea, Editor USA Accordion News |
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 Well known accordionists Betty Jo Simon, Jane Christison and Joan Cochran Sommers will be performing as an accordion trio on Thursday, May 6, 2021, at A World of Accordions Museum in Superior, Wisconsin. They are part of the three-day World Accordion Day Celebration 2021. Jane says, “Even though it has taken quite a bit of individual practice to prepare a program in such a short time, we are having so much fun rehearsing together and are looking forward to playing in front of a live audience.” The trio is scheduled to perform at 4:PM CDT. Their performance will also be live-streamed. Here is the program they will be performing. “Toccata” by G. Frescobaldi “Ständchen” by Franz Schubert “Triplicity” by Stas Venglevski “Dark Eyes” by Hermann or Garay “Por Una Cabeza” by Carlos Gardel “Musical Shenanigans” by Stas Venglevski “Ritual Fire Dance” by Manuel de Falla Online viewing is free, but registration is required in order to receive the viewing links. Here’s the registration link: https://worldofaccordions.z2systems.com/np/clients/worldofaccordions/event.jsp?event=2& For further information: janec@musicwithasmile.com |
Concert of the Department of Bayan and Accordion RAM Gnesin "Well, all together!", Moscow - Russiaby Arseniy Strokovskiy |
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| A concert of the Bayan & Accordion Department in RAM Gnesin entitled "Well, all together!" took place in the Musical Lounge of Shuvalova's House at Povarskaya on April 27th. The concert program included: • Nekrasov Alexander (accordion), Alexander Shmoylov (balalaika) and Istomin Arseniy (domra) performing String quartet No.3, op.73, (III part) by Shostakovich. • Daria Sakharova (accordion) & Natalia Noskova (domra) performing Poem in Memoery of Shostakovich by Alexander Tsygankov. • Alexey Loganov (accordion) & Igor Koshcheev (balalaika) performing Concerto for balalaika and symphony orchestra (III part) by Edward Toobin. • Yulia Popkova (accordion) & Marina Belashuk (piano) performing "Night Flowers" intermezzo for bayan and piano and Jasmine tango for bayan and piano by Tatiana Sergeeva. • Duo "Fusion" consisting of Nikita Ukrainian (bayan) and Ilona Savin (accordion) performing Jupiter from the Planet cycle, op. 32, (Jukka Thiensuu) and "Aion" for two bayans by Holst. • Duo "Furor, Fortes" consisting of Yulia Bichovets (saxophone) and Roman Malyavkin (accordion) playing Toccata (Daniil Posazhennikov) and Fire from the Elements cycle (Mikolaj Maikusiak). • The premiere of a new Russian song by Mikhail Bronner entitled “It's raining outside Mother” • RAM Gnesin quintet which includes Roman Malyavkin, Alexey Loganov, Yulia Popkova, Konstantin Voloshko, Maria Vlasova playing Toccata (Alexander Nekrasov) and Ringlet (version for accordion quintet) by Ephraim Podgaitz. |
Klaus Paier Trio New CD “Fractal Beauty” - Austriaby Rob Howard |
 Video: A taste of the new CD.Klaus Paier’s new project is an upcoming CD release with Gerald Preinfalk (sax & clarinet) and Asja Valcic (cello). The CD is described as “The kaleidoscope of sounds, designed on the new album “Fractal Beauty” is in its dynamism, virtuosity and fragility a courageous design on the way to perfect sound, which offers balance of form and freedom, complex music and conquering melodies, tension and relaxation and above all pure poetry." The CD entitled “Fractal Beauty” will be released on July 2nd, 2021. For details email: klaus.paier@aon.at Picture below from left: Klaus Paier (accordion), Asja Valcic (cello) and Gerald Preinfalk (sax & clarinet). |
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Maria Vlasova Concert in the Great Hall of the Scriabin Museum, Moscow - Russiaby Arseniy Strokovskiy |
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| Accordionist Maria Vlasova (picture above) performed a concert in the Great Hall of the Scriabin Museum in Moscow on April 30th, 2021. Her program featured works by Russian composers. In 2004 Maria Vlasova graduated from RAM Gnesin (class of Professor Friedrich Lips). Since that time she has won many international competitions, including Castelfidardo (Italy), Klingenthal (Germany), Arrasate (Spain) and Tianjin (China). From 2015 Maria has been teaching at the Department of Bayan and Accordion in RAM Gnesin. |
Update on 2021 Cotati Accordion Festival – USAby Christine Johnstone |
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| Scott Goree, Executive Director of the Cotati Accordion Festival would like to update fans as to what the status is of the festival this year. Firstly, they have August 21st & 22nd, 2021 listed as the dates of their "live" event. This declaration is made in case the possibility of a live event, in some form, is allowed to take place and are fully cognizant of the perilous nature of that date being a reality. They would like everyone to know that the decision is not theirs as to whether or not a festival takes place. It is up to Sonoma County and the City of Cotati. If the city refuses to issue a permit then they have no event. At this point in time the city has refused to even accept an application for a permit, but has not ruled anything out. Meanwhile, they have frozen other dates in La Plaza Park as back up possibilities as follows: 25th & 26th of September 2021 16th & 17th of October 2021 They also have the possibility of a virtual show on August 21st & 22nd, 2021. They are fully aware that this statement does not help anyone who wants to make plans around this annual treasured event. Organisers apologize and pledge to keep the public updated as to any additional information that is revealed in the near future. |
Alanah Jones Vocal and Accordion Successes - New Zealandby Harley Jones |
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 Alanah Jones is the daughter of well known entertainment accordionist Maurice Jones and accordion teacher/performer Lian Jones. Alanah is a vocalist and accordionist and two years ago, the New Zealand Secondary Students Choir (NZSSC), invited Alanah to join. A small number from the best Secondary school choirs around New Zealand are invited. In 2021 Alanah was selected the NZSSC choir leader and on 21 April, she led the choir singing of "Wairua tapu tau mai ra" at the Duke of Edinburgh's Memorial service. This service was attended by the NZ Prime Minister and the Governor-General of NZ along with many other dignatories. The Governor-General of NZ (picture right) released this picture of Alanah and the choir at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul. Six months ago, Alanah Jones performed a new composition for Accordion with Choir before an audience of over 1,200 plus national TV. Video and information at: http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=04-Sep-2020&lang=ru&s=16752 |
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Applications Open for London Young Musician 2021 - 2022by Christine Johnstone |
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 Applications are now open for the 2021-2022 London Young Musician Season 1.Applicants record their competition video, fill in the application form on the LYM website and send it in with your payment. Deadline: 30th June 2021 Our April 16th Weekly News reported accordionist Sofia Ros González (Spain) won a Gold Award Prize in the Young Master (Age 18 & Under) category of the 2020 - 2021 event. See: http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=16-Apr-2021&lang=en#art17480 The competition is open to all young musicians under the age of 28 and is open to all classical musical instruments and vocals. It also supports the worldwide learning and creation of classical music. For details email: londonyoungmusician@gmail.com |
Canterbury Accordion Association Successful Variety Concert – New Zealandby Jeanette Perry |
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| The Canterbury Accordion Association held another successful Sunday afternoon Variety Concert on April 11th, 2021, which is always very popular with its supporters. The Christchurch Accordion Orchestra, conducted by David Thorne (a favourite of these concerts - pictured above), opened the afternoon’s programme with a bracket including “The Jolly Lumberjacks March”, Abba’s “Chiquitita", and a polka “Fine and Dandy”. This was followed by soloists Sven Balvan playing “Por Una Cabeza” and Theo Redepenning with “Lucuona’s Malaguena”. Both players took the opportunity to play their competition pieces in front of an audience before travelling to Auckland on Queen’s Birthday Weekend (June 5th & 6th) to compete in the New Zealand Accordion Association competitions. Later in the programme Sven and Theo played a duet “Suomalainen Polka” which they will be playing as a Festival item in Auckland. The audience was also treated to beautiful vocal solos, a piano solo, and a Quartet (guitar, banjo, ukulele, and mandolin) which had everyone singing along to the well-known favourites they played and sang. The concert concluded with another bracket from the Christchurch Accordion Orchestra, but the surprise and highlight of the afternoon came when David Thorne invited Meg Fidler to conduct the final item. Meg was the Founder, and previous Director and Conductor of the Christchurch Accordion Orchestra, who was visiting Christchurch. She conducted her favourite piece “Beer Barrel Polka”. A standing ovation from the Orchestra and many in the audience showed the respect and affection held for Meg and how thrilled people were to see her amongst us all again. A very special ending to a most enjoyable afternoon of music! |
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"Scythian" Performs Live at Mother's Day Event - USAby Christine Johnstone |
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| “Scythian”, which features accordionist Dan Fedoryka will perform their first 2021 live concert at the B Chord Brewing Company in Round Hill, Virginia, USA in celebration of Mother’s Day. The concert will take place during the Outdoor Lawn Show on May 7th and 8th, 2021. The outdoor stage is situated at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the expansive lawn provides lots of room to social distance and still enjoy live music! Please note: All Public Health protocols will be strictly enforced, and the venue has implemented contactless practices to protect guests and employees. Face masks or coverings will be required so don't forget to bring one with you. You must remain 10 feet from other parties. For details phone: (571) 474-9191 |
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Online: John Kirkpatrick “Victorian Farmer’s Year” Show - UKby Rob Howard |
 John Kirkpatrick MBE will feature his online show “Victorian Farmer’s Year in Song” on May 9th at 7.30pm.The show is based on his various appearances in the TV program “The Victorian Farm” which was filmed in South Shropshire, England. John will appear in authentic period costume and present an entertaining look at all aspects of farming life from around the 1890’s with songs, stories and tunes. For details email: squeezer@johnkirkpatrick.co.uk |
TOEAC at Festival Musique 2021 - Netherlandsby Christine Johnstone |
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 Accordion duo TOEAC (picture left) will entertain at the Festival Musique 2021 in Almere Haven, Netherlands held from July 8th to 10th and organised by Goede Rede. The duo consists of Pieternel Berkers and Renée Bekkers.Following the cancellation of the 2020 event due to Covid-19, organisers are planning a different style of festival this year. Each day will be divided into a number of one-hour concert blocks, with a maximum of 3 performances of 20-30 minutes each will be held. There will be a big break between each concert block. There are two rooms, each with its own door to/from the outside. This will spread the performances over time as there will be fewer audience per concert and Covid-19 protocols will be in place. The event will include three days filled with a whole range of classical music from old music to classical to contemporary, a touch of jazz and world music or a mix of all that. For details email: info@goederedeconcerten.nl |
Ivano Biscardi Summer Masterclass - Italyby Christine Johnstone |
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| The "Campus of Music and Arts" in Acri, Calabria, Italy holds a series of summer music courses annually in August directed by Angelo Arciglione. The Campus is open to young musicians who want to deepen their artistic and cultural background in a holiday context with qualified teachers and concertgoers. As part of the 2021 series, accordionist Ivano Biscardi will run a masterclass from August 22nd to 25th. During the course period the "International Campus Festival" will take place in which students also have the opportunity to perform alternating with their tutors and guests. For details email: campusmusicaacri@gmail.com |
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Does this Dog Love Singing with the Accordion?by Christine Johnstone |
| This dog seems to love singing along with the accordion in this video. The young boy is enjoying himself too. |
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Updated: World Accordion Day Informationby Harley Jones |
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| The Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) is pleased to welcome you to World Accordion Day. Planned is a live WAD video broadcast on May 6th hosted by Kevin Friedrich & Grayson Masefield of 2 hours with a focus on childhood accordion education. New information is arriving daily regarding concerts and events for World Accordion Day. With all the turmoil of Covid-19 internationally, many World Accordion Day (WAD) events are prevented by regulations from proceeding. The World Accordion Day site will still report those events that are able to happen. Planned is a live WAD video broadcast on May 6th hosted by Kevin Friedrich & Grayson Masefield of 2 hours with a focus on childhood accordion education. |
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