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http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=30-Apr-2021&lang=ru&s=17528
30-Apr-2021
by 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! |