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Weekly News from Around the World - 30-Aug-2019
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Gira de conciertos de octubre de Foster & Allen - Irlanda del Norte
Video: 2019 Coupe Mondiale Masters 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Shenzhen - China
Cena de Becas Carrozza, 8 de septiembre, Joey Miskulin recibirá el Premio a la Trayectoria AAA - Estados Unidos
Marco Lo Russo Próximo Tour - Corea del Sur
Serie de Conciertos de Cuerdas de la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos, Washington DC - Estados Unidos

Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc.

Video: Coupe Mondiale Junior Virtuoso category, 1st and 2nd Equal - China
Beltango at 22nd International Argentine Tango Festival – France
eSheet Music pdf Files of Four Gary Daverne Works Released - New Zealand
Ibagué Festival Masterclass & Concert - Colombia

Future events

Dan Newton with "Honky Tonk Jump" at the Minnesota State Fair! - USA
Closing date: XII International Accordion Composition Competition “Francisco Escudero” – Spain
Free Lunchtime Concert in Trafalgar Square - England
Accordions by the Beach, Sydney - Australia
Sacred Earth Tour 2019 – UK
National Fair of Verdun - France
San Gennaro Italian Festival, New Jersey - USA
Folk Trio Entertain at Mushroom Festival - Lithuania
Accordionist Ben de Souza Chamber Music Concert – UK
Mihoko Goto (Japan) Presents Concert for AWAM - USA

New and Updated Sites

Updated Site: American Accordionists' Association (AAA) Site - USA

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Gira de conciertos de octubre de Foster & Allen - Irlanda del Norte

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CD set coverVideo: Foster y Allen interpretando uno de sus famosos éxitos, Gold & Silver Days.

El popular dúo Foster & Allen (Mick Foster y Tony Allen) estarán de gira por Irlanda del Norte del 8 al 19 de octubre. La gira se titula "Timeless Memories Tour 2019" y presentará canciones de su nueva colección de 10 CD "Timeless Memories" (imagen a la izquierda de la portada del CD).

El dúo tiene ventas totales de álbumes que superan los 18 millones de copias hasta la fecha y esta colección de CD presenta 182 canciones de 10 de los álbumes más populares y favoritos de Foster & Allen, muchos de los cuales no han sido reeditados en el Reino Unido durante varios años. Las canciones incluyen 'Maggie', 'After All These Years', 'Reminiscing', 'Reflections', 'Remember You're Mine', 'Souvenirs', 'Memories', 'Heart Strings', 'By Request' y 'Songs We Amo cantar '.


Fechas de la gira de la siguiente manera:

Martes 8 de octubre: The Braid, Ballymena. Teléfono: 028 2563 5077
Miércoles 9 de octubre: Teatro Riverside, Coleraine. Teléfono: 028 7012 3123
Jueves 10 de octubre: Strule Arts Center, Omagh. Teléfono: 028 8224 7831
Viernes 11 de octubre: The Culloden Hotel, Hollywood
Sábado 12 de octubre: The Burnavon, Cookstown. Teléfono: 028 8676 9949
Domingo 13 de octubre: Market Place Theatre, Armagh. Teléfono: 028 3752 1821
Martes 15 de octubre: Teatro McNeill, Larne. Teléfono: 028 2826 2450
Miércoles 16 de octubre: Foro del Milenio, Derry. Teléfono: 028 7126 4455
Jueves 17 de octubre: Island Hall, Lisburn. Teléfono: 028 9250 9254
Viernes 18 de octubre: Teatro en The Mill, Mossley Mill. Teléfono: 028 9034 0202
Sábado 19 de octubre: Ardhowen, Enniskillen. Teléfono: 028 6632 5440

Para más detalles sobre el concierto, escriba a: info@cmrrecords.ie

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Video: 2019 Coupe Mondiale Masters 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Shenzhen - China

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1st Coupe Mondiale Masters category Radu Ratoi (Moldova)


2nd Masters Coupe Mondiale category Nikita Ukrainskiy (Russia)


3rd Masters Coupe Mondiale category Veljko Milojkovic (Serbia)

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1er video Lista de música:
D. Scarlatti, Sonata K.519
P.Tchaikovsky / arr. Ratoi Radu Romance Op.5
S.Haapamaki, Poder
C. Saint-Saens, baile macabro

2do Video Lista de Música:
D. Scarlatti, Sonata Sol menor
M. Lohse, Menuetto
K. Olchak, sin título
P. Tchaikovsky, Concierto para violín en re mayor, op. 35 - 3. Final

3er video Lista de música:
J.-Ph. Rameau, Les Cyclopes
F. Gurbindo, Fantasia Para Acordeon
A. Kusyakov, Suite Spring Visions, Mov. I, II, III
K. Bom, Perpetuum Mobile

Radu Ratoi, Campeón Coupe Mondiale 2018 ingresó a la categoría Masters Coupe Mondiale 2019 y con 23.67 puntos, ganó la categoría Masters. El segundo fue Nikita Ukrainskiy (Rusia) con 23.10 puntos y un tercero y cuarto muy cercanos de Veljko Milojkovic (Serbia) con 23.03 puntos y Jinghan Lin (China) con 23.02 puntos.

Proyecto educativo de archivo de video de Coupe Mondiale patrocinado por Scandalli y Accordions Worldwide.
Video Archive Education Project sponsored by Scandalli

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Cena de Becas Carrozza, 8 de septiembre, Joey Miskulin recibirá el Premio a la Trayectoria AAA - Estados Unidos

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AAA Carrozza Scholarship DinnerLa cena de baile anual del Fondo de Becas Carrozza de la Asociación Americana de Acordeonistas (AAA) honrará a la celebridad del artista de country, Joey Miskulin, el domingo 8 de septiembre de 2019 desde las 12 del mediodía hasta las 5:00 p.m. en el Club Famla Furlane de NA en College Point, NY 11356.

"Joey", el acordeonista del grupo Riders in the Sky, que ganó fama tocando a los 13 años con Polka King, Frankie Yankovic, recibirá el Premio Lifetime Achievement 2019 presentado por la Asociación Estadounidense de Acordeonistas el 8 de septiembre. Joey nos honrará realizando varias de sus selecciones bien conocidas.

El Fondo de Becas Carmen Carrozza fue fundado en 2002 con una donación de $ 2,000 por el patrocinador de AAA, el fallecido Steve Stolaruk. El objetivo del fondo es otorgar una beca de música a jóvenes acordeonistas merecedores que participen en la competencia Carmen Carrozza Scholarship Solo en el Festival AAA. Los ganadores del Concurso Carmen Carrozza Memorial 2019 son Nathan Chapeton (Open Division) y Gia Ciccone (Junior Division) que se muestra a continuación.

Únase a nosotros para una tarde de buena comida, música y baile con miembros de la Alianza de Acordeón de Long Island, Domnic Karcic, Frank Toscano, Mario Tacca y Mary Mancini y nuestro invitado de honor, Joey Miskulin.

Folleto de la cena de becas Carrozza 2019 y formulario de inscripción: 2019CarrozzaDinner.pdf
Joey Miskulin, Nathan Chapeton and Gia Ciccone

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Marco Lo Russo Próximo Tour - Corea del Sur

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Marco Lo Russo realizará una gira por Seúl, Corea del Sur, del 23 al 28 de septiembre. Sus conciertos contarán con piezas de su proyecto "Made in Italy", bandas sonoras de películas de cine italiano organizadas por Marco, así como sus propias composiciones.

Acompañado por el conjunto de viola de la Orquesta Juvenil de Seúl, Marco incluirá "Ave María" dedicada al Papa Francisco en su programa en cada uno de los conciertos.

Horario del tour:
25 de septiembre: Iksan Art Center, Seúl - 11 a.m. a 12 p.m.
26 de septiembre: Mapo Art Center, Seúl - 8 p.m. a 10 p.m.
27 de septiembre: Ceramic Palace Hall, Seúl - 8 p.m. a 10 p.m.

Para más información llame al: +39.340.94.04.250

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Serie de Conciertos de Cuerdas de la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos, Washington DC - Estados Unidos

Frank Busso JnrVideo: United States Air Force Band realiza Mozambique / The Lock & The Key - Charlie Barnett, transcrito por el Sargento Primero en Jefe. Frank Busso, publicado en junio de 2018.

Las Cuerdas de la Fuerza Aérea de los Estados Unidos con el acordeonista Frank Busso Jnr se presentarán el 6 de septiembre, el primero de una serie de conciertos del viernes, en el Museo Nacional del Aire y el Espacio, Independence Ave en 6th St, SW Washington, Distrito de Columbia.

Habrá tres espectáculos ambulantes el 6 de septiembre, a las 11 a.m., a las 12 p.m. y a la 1 p.m.

Ven y escucha los favoritos patrióticos y populares. Este evento es gratis y abierto al publico. No se requieren boletos.

Para más información, escribir a: nasmsocial@si.edu
US Air Force Strings

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Video: Coupe Mondiale Junior Virtuoso category, 1st and 2nd Equal - China

Video Archive Education Project sponsored by Scandalli and Accordions Worldwide
Video 1. Kuramshin, Artur (Russian Federation) 23.78 marks 1st

Video 2. Lin, Haoyang (China) 23.68 marks 2nd =

Video 3. Gong, Ke (China) 23.68 marks 2nd =

The Coupe Mondiale Junior Virtuoso category had an amazing 2nd equal, that no one could remember happening in recent memory. Enjoy the videos of the 1st and 2nd equal prize winners.

Video Archive Education Project sponsored by Scandalli and Accordions Worldwide.

Video 1: Music List, Kuramshin, Artur (Russian Federation)
Renzo Ruggieri Roma Tango
Vyacheslav Chernikov Nocturne
Luciano Fancelli 10 Km Al Finestrino

Video 2: Music List, Lin, Haoyang (China)
Eric Bouvelle&maurice Larcange Monsieur Ferrero
Lhotellier Nuit Blanche
John Williams Schindler‘s List
Anton Arensky Basso Ostinato

Video 3: Gong, Ke (China)
M. Larcange Grain De Fantaisie
R. Galliano Tango Pour Claude
R.Ruggieri Carnaval
A. Fossen Carrousel

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Beltango at 22nd International Argentine Tango Festival – France

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Duo mercadenteVideo: Oblivion composed by Astor Piazzolla performed by Beltango Quinteto & Veliki Tamburaški Orkestar, video production RTV Vojvodina Festival: Novi Sad - Tango city, Serbia. Published April 2019.

The 22nd International Argentine Tango Festival was held in Tarbes, Occitanie region of southwestern France from August 17th to 25th. Organised by the Town Hall, Tarbes Tourist Office and the Association of Tangueando Ibos, the Tango Festival is one of the largest tango festivals in the world.

The event included a variety of concerts. bandoneon workshops, dancing in the street, movies, a Romeo & Juliette Tango, DJ’s and Milonga performances.

Beltango Quinteto which includes Aleksandar Nikolic (bandoneon), Ivana Nikolic (piano & vocals), Antonija Barna (violin), Bogdan Pejic (guitar) and Petar Holik (double bass) entertained at the event with a variety of tango pieces (picture below).

Other entertainers during the successful festival included Tango Orchestra band “Bandonegro”, Carmela Delgado, Duo Mercadante Pacin (picture above right), Duo Faryna Satorre, Duo Luna Tobaldi, Duo Maguba Trosman, Quinteto Ensuenos, Tango Sonos Quartet, Tango Spleen Orquesta and Taxxi Tango XX1.
Beltango at Tarbes

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eSheet Music pdf Files of Four Gary Daverne Works Released - New Zealand

Video: Tango 130 performed by Grayson Masefield

Video: 2nd Rhapsody for accordion solo and accordion orchestra, soloist Grayson Masefield, conductor Lionel Reekie.
Promotion of Accordion Music by Gary DaverneGary Daverne has released the eSheet music pdf files for Four works, videos above:

ED0072 - Tango 130 (for Stephanie) (Solo)
ED0074 - The German Polka (Solo)

ED0081a - 2nd Rhapsody for accordion solo and symphony orchestra, Score
ED0081b - 2nd Rhapsody for accordion solo and symphony orchestra, parts
ED0081c - 2nd Rhapsody for accordion solo and symphony orchestra, accordion solo part

Those wishing to use these works for the 2020 Gary Daverne music competition with a prize of two airfares, free trip to New Zealand for teacher of winner and student, can email for the music free of charge to: musicforacc.com@yahoo.com

Full information about the competition at: 2020GaryDaverneCompetition

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Ibagué Festival Masterclass & Concert - Colombia

Festival posterThe Ibagué Festival was held at the Conservatory of Music in Ibagué, Tolima from August 15th to 19th organized by the Salvi Foundation of Colombia.

During the festival, a Masterclass was held by Chinese accordionist Hanzhi Wang on August 17th & 18th.

Colombian concert accordionist Lácides Romero Meza (picture below left), attended the special masterclass and interpreted three movements of the Suite in D minor (Handel), original for harpsichord and the Sarabanda in G minor by Andre Cardinal Destouches, for organ.

During the class they also played Oblivion (Astor Piazzolla), and music themes from the Colombian Atlantic coast. Romero gifted these scores and other works of his own authorship "Colombian Variations to the Carnival of Venice" and “Colombian Music Pieces of the Atlantic Coast arranged for accordion".

Following the masterclass, Hanzi Wang (picture below right) gave a well received concert on August 17th to an audience of over 600 people. Her program included works by Scarlatti, Piazzolla, Grieg, Moszokovski, and Wang.
Lacides & Wang

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Dan Newton with "Honky Tonk Jump" at the Minnesota State Fair! - USA

Video: Honky-Tonk Jump plays the Kangaroo Blues, Dec 2017 at Baby Blue Arts in Minneapolis MN. Dan Newton (accordion/vocals), Tom Schaefer (fiddle), Dan Lowinger (guitar), Vaughn Asselstine (bass), Dehl Gallagher (drums).

The Minnesota State Fair, often referred to as the “Great Minnesota Get-Together”, began on August 22nd and will run through to September 2nd, 2019 in St Paul, Minnesota.

The fair is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the region and attracts over 2 million guests annually.

Honky Tonk Jump (with Dan Newton on accordion) will entertain at the Ramberg Music Café on:
August 30th at 10.30am, 11.45am and 1pm
August 31st at 3.15pm, 4.30pm and 5.45pm

For further details email: daddysqueeze@daddysqueeze.com
Honky Tonk Jump

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Closing date: XII International Accordion Composition Competition “Francisco Escudero” – Spain

logoEntries close on September 5th for the XII International Accordion Composition competition “Francisco Escudero" organised by the 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. A unique category is for works composed for solo accordion or for chamber music with accordion, and their length may not exceed 10 minutes. The works of chamber music 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. A prizegiving ceremony will be held on September 14th.

Please click here for competition information and rules: 2019Escudero.pdf

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Free Lunchtime Concert in Trafalgar Square - England

Iñigo Mikeleiz-BerradeAccordionist Iñigo Mikeleiz-Berrade will give a free lunchtime concert at St Martin-in-the-Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, London on September 6th from 1pm to 1.45pm.

His program will include Prelude and Fugue in C (Bach), De Profundis (Sofia Gubaidulina), Adagio in B minor (Mozart), Shades VII (Naresh Sohal), Jeux d’anches (Magnus Lindberg) and Ave Maria (Piazzolla).

Iñigo is also a member of the Diphonon Duo, along with violist Michael Iskas and the Duo Giuliano-Mikeleiz with cellist Daryl Giuliano. In addition, he performs with “Unicorn Frequency”, a six piece band led by Romanian violinist Bogdan Vacarescu that plays Eastern-European music mixed with classical and jazz styles.

For further concert details email: info@smitf.org

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Accordions by the Beach, Sydney - Australia

Beach logoAn accordion concert entitled “Accordions by the Beach” will be held at the Ted Blackwood Community Centre Hall in Warriewood, Sydney, Australia on September 8th hosted by the Accordion Society of Australia.

Performers include Accordions Alfresco and the Evergreen Wednesday Singers.

A small afternoon tea will be provided following the concert. Tickets are $10 and available at the door.

For further details email: accordionsalfresco@gmail.com

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Sacred Earth Tour 2019 – UK

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Irish accordionist Sharon Shannon and band will tour the UK during September with special guest Seckou Keita.

Band members Jim Murray (guitar), Jack Maher (guitar & vocals) and Sean Regan (fiddle, percussion & beatbox) will perform music from Sharon’s many albums throughout the years, including 2017’s “Sacred Earth”.

The album features many tracks with African influences and African musicians as collaborators and guests. Seckou Keita (from Senegal) plays Kora and percussion and was one of the key collaborators.

Tour schedule:

September 9th: Colchester Arts Centre in Colchester
September 10th: Norden Farm Centre for the Arts in Maidenhead, Berkshire
September 11th: Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath in Birmingham
September 12th: Gala Theatre & Cinema in Durham
September 14th: Ropetackle Arts Centre in Shoreham, West Sussex
September 15th: The Met Performance Art Theatre in Bury
September 16th: Norwich Arts Centre in Norwich

For further details email: daithiturner@gmail.com

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National Fair of Verdun - France

Fair posterPatricia CrolboisAccordionst Patricia Crolbois (picture right) will entertain at the National Fair of Verdun in north eastern France. The event will run from September 12th to 16th and include a variety of exhibitions and entertainment.

Patricia is a regular entertainer at many functions around France including playing at retirement homes, balls, dancing events etc.

For further information email: contact@ponette.fr

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San Gennaro Italian Festival, New Jersey - USA

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Mary Mancini (vocals) & Mario Tacca (accordion) will entertain at the 2019 San Gennaro Italian Festival luncheon show on September 19th and 20th. The event will be held at the Brownstone Restaurant in Paterson, New Jersey with shows starting at 11.30am on both days.

The duo will perform a variety of Italian songs.

For further information and reservations phone Ace in the Hole Productions: 1-800-831-9801

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Folk Trio Entertain at Mushroom Festival - Lithuania

Nerijus BakulaVideo: Liepa - Folk Trio (Ineta Meduneckyte Tamošiuniene, Nerijus Bakula, Jan Maksimovich) Lithuanian National TV 2019.

Folk Trio will entertain at the Varena Mushroom Festival held in the town of Varena, Lithuania on September 28th.

This popular festival is held at the end of September each year and includes a mushroom picking championship, mushroom sales, crafts and an extensive concert program. Attendees arrive from all over the world to participate in the mushroom hunt, explore Lithuanian cuisine dishes and listen to local folk music.

During the day Trio members, accordionist Nerijus Bakula (picture left) and Ineta Meduneckyte (vocals) will present shows with their students from the Varena Art school.

The Folk Trio will entertain in the evening with a mix of ancient Lithuanian folk songs which, along with the sounds and rhythms of accordion and saxophone create deep and sincere feelings about the past.

During September the group will be mostly working on recordings for their new album. Further details on its release date to come.

For concert information email: ethnoprojects@gmail.com

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Accordionist Ben de Souza Chamber Music Concert – UK

Ben de Souza Ben de SouzaRoyal Academy of Music graduate Ben de Souza (accordion) will take part in a chamber music concert with Chloë Meade (violin) at the Salisbury Chamber Music Club, United Reformed Church, Fisherton Street in Salisbury on September 28th at 7.30pm.

The Salisbury Chamber Music Club organises low-cost, high-quality live chamber music concerts on a monthly basis from September through to April, giving local amateur musicians, young professionals and A-level students an opportunity to play for a live audience.

Tickets are available at the door. For further details email: musicscmc@yahoo.co.uk

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Mihoko Goto (Japan) Presents Concert for AWAM - USA

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A World of Accordions Museum (AWAM) are excited to welcome Mihoko Goto as the first Japanese accordionist to present a concert at Harrington Arts Center, part of AWAM in Superior, Wisconsin on October 12th at 4pm.

Mihoko is one of Japan’s well known accordionists, whose unique sound and performance style is highly praised at home. She has a large repertoire that incorporates characteristics of many musicological styles-- traditional Japanese, Russian, classical, flamenco, rock, and other world music.

Her musical experiences are impressively diverse as she has studied in Japan, Hong Kong and England, as well as with Nick Ariondo in Los Angeles and with Viatcheslav Semionov in Moscow.

She has appeared on television and radio while also releasing three albums through Victor Entertainment and performed in NYC, Germany, Russia, Finland and in her homeland Japan.

No admission fee. Please make a donation.

For further information email: aworldofaccordions@gmail.com
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New and Updated Sites


Updated Site: American Accordionists' Association (AAA) Site - USA

AAA logoThe American Accordionists' Association (AAA) has updated many pages of their website following the recent and successful:
- 82nd AAA Festival;
- July AAA Master Class & Concert Series
- AAA Coupe Mondiale Qualifications
- 2019 Carmen Carrozza Memorial Award Competition
- 2019 Elsie M. Bennett Composition Competition for Aspiring Composers

View the updated website at: American Accordionists' Association (AAA)

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