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Vidéo de la Coupe Mondiale Masters 1,2,3 à Shenzhen - Chine
Repas de gala pour la bourse Carmen Carrozza le 8 septembre avec Joey Miskulin récompensé par le AAA pour sa carrière - USA
Tournée à venir de Marco Lo – Sud Corée
Séries de concerts de l’enemble à cordes de la Air Force américaine, Washington DC - USA
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Video: Coupe Mondiale Junior Virtuoso category, 1st and 2nd Equal - ChinaBeltango at 22nd International Argentine Tango Festival – FranceeSheet Music pdf Files of Four Gary Daverne Works Released - New ZealandIbagué Festival Masterclass & Concert - Colombia
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Dan Newton with "Honky Tonk Jump" at the Minnesota State Fair! - USAClosing date: XII International Accordion Composition Competition “Francisco Escudero” – SpainFree Lunchtime Concert in Trafalgar Square - EnglandAccordions by the Beach, Sydney - AustraliaSacred Earth Tour 2019 – UKNational Fair of Verdun - FranceSan Gennaro Italian Festival, New Jersey - USAFolk Trio Entertain at Mushroom Festival - LithuaniaAccordionist Ben de Souza Chamber Music Concert – UKMihoko Goto (Japan) Presents Concert for AWAM - USA
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Tournée de concerts de Foster & Allen en octobre – Irlande du Nordby Christine Johnstone |
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 Vidéo : Foster & Allen joue un de leurs fameux tube, Gold & Silver Days.Le célèbre duo Foster & Allen (Mick Foster and Tony Allen) est en tournée dans le Nord de l’Irlande du 8 au 19 octobre. La tournée s’intitule « Tournée des souvenirs sans âge 2019 » et présentera des chansons de leur nouveau coffret de 10 cd’s’ « Souvenirs sans âge » (photo à gauche : couverture du coffret cd’s). Le duo a vendu plus de 18 millions d’albums à ce jour et ce coffret comprend 182 chansons dont 10 des albums les plus populaires de Foster & Allen’s, qui ont été régulièrement ré-édités en Grande Bretagne au cours des années. Parmi ces chansons : 'Maggie', 'After All These Years', 'Reminiscing', 'Reflections', 'Remember You're Mine', 'Souvenirs', 'Memories', 'Heart Strings', 'By Request' & 'Songs We Love To Sing'. Voici les dates de tournée : Mardi 8 octobre : LE Braid, Ballymena. Téléphone : 028 2563 5077 Mercredi 9 octobre : 9th: Riverside Theatre, Coleraine. Téléphone : 028 7012 3123 Jeudi 10 octobre : Strule Arts Centre, Omagh. Téléphone : 028 8224 7831 Vendredi 11 octobre : L’Hotel Culloden l, Hollywood Samedi 12 octobre : Le Burnavon, Cookstown. Téléphone : 028 8676 9949 Dimanche 13 octobre : Market Place Theatre, Armagh. Téléphone : 028 3752 1821 Mardi 15 octobre : McNeill Theatre, Larne. Téléphone : 028 2826 2450 Mercredi 16 octobre : Millennium Forum, Derry. Téléphone : 028 7126 4455 Jeudi 17 octobre : Island Hall, Lisburn. Téléphone: 028 9250 9254 Vendredi 18 octobre : Theatre at The Mill, Mossley Mill. Téléphone : 028 9034 0202 Samedi 19 octobre : Ardhowen, Enniskillen. Téléphone : 028 6632 5440 Pour plus d’infos sur les concerts email : info@cmrrecords.ie |
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Vidéo de la Coupe Mondiale Masters 1,2,3 à Shenzhen - Chineby Harley Jones |
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2nd Masters Coupe Mondiale category Nikita Ukrainskiy (Russia)
3rd Masters Coupe Mondiale category Veljko Milojkovic (Serbia)
| 1st video Liste de musique: D. Scarlatti, Sonata K.519 P.Tchaikovsky/arr. Ratoi Radu Romance Op.5 S.Haapamaki, Power C. Saint-Saens, Dance Macabre 2nd video Liste de musique: D. Scarlatti, Sonata G Minor M. Lohse, Menuetto K. Olchak, Without A Title P. Tchaikovsky, Violin Concerto In D Major, Op. 35 - 3. Final 3rd video Liste de musique: 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, Champion de la coupe mondiale 2018 a concouru dans la catégorie Master en 2019 et avec 23,67 points il a gagné la coupe catégorie master. Le second est Nikita Ukrainskiy (Russie) avec 23.10 points et très près derrière, en 3ième et 4ième position, Veljko Milojkovic (Serbie) avec 23.03 points et Jinghan Lin (Chine) avec 23.02 points. Les vidéos d’archive de la coupe mondiale en tant que projet éducatif sont sponsorisées par Scandalli et Accordions Worldwide. |
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Repas de gala pour la bourse Carmen Carrozza le 8 septembre avec Joey Miskulin récompensé par le AAA pour sa carrière - USAby Harley Jones |
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 Le repas de gala annuel de L’American Accordionists' Association (AAA) pour la bourse d’études Carrozza rendra hommage au célèbre artiste Joey Miskulin, le dimanche 8 septembre 2019 de midi à 17h au Famme Furlane du NA Club à College Point, NY 11356.“Joey”, l’accordéoniste du groupe Riders in the Sky, qui a gagné ses lettres de noblesses dès l’âge de 13 ans avec le roi de la polka, Frankie Yankovic, recevra des mains de l’American Accordionists’ Association, la médaille 2019 pour sa carrière, le 8 septembre. Joey nous fera l’honneur de jouer quelques-uns de ses célèbres morceaux. La fondation pour la bourse d’étude Carmen Carrozza a été fondée en 2002 avec $2,000 de donation de la part du sponsor du AAA de toujours, Steve Stolaruk. Le but de cette fondation est d’accorder une bourse aux accordéonistes qui participant à la compétition soliste pour la bourse Carmen Carrozza durant le festival AAA. Les vainqueurs de la compétition en mémoire de Carmen Carrozza 2019 sont Nathan Chapeton (Open Division) et Gia Ciccone (Junior Division) en photos ci-dessous. Joignez-vous à nous pour un après-midi de gastronomie, musique et danse avec les membres de l’alliance de l’accordéon de long Island Domnic Karcic, Frank Toscano, Mario Tacca and Mary Mancini et notre invite d’honneur, Joey Miskulin. Inscription pour le repas de gala pour la bourse Carrozza 2019 et présentation : 2019CarrozzaDinner.pdf |
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Tournée à venir de Marco Lo – Sud Coréeby Christine Johnstone |
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| Marco Lo Russo sera en tournée à Séoul, en Corée du sud, du 23 au 28 septembre. Il jouera des morceaux de son projet “Made in Italy” project, musiques de films italiens arrangés par Marco ainsi que quelques-unes de ses compositions. Accompagné par l’ensemble de violons alto de l’orchestre des jeunes de Séoul, Marco inclura aussi un « Ave Maria » dédié au papa François. Dates de tournée : 25 septembre : Iksan Art Centre, Séoul – de 11h à midi 26 septmebre : Mapo Art Centre, Séoul - de 20h à 22h 27 septembre : Ceramic Palace Hall, Séoul – de 20h à 22h Pour plus d’informations téléphone : +39.340.94.04.250 |
Séries de concerts de l’enemble à cordes de la Air Force américaine, Washington DC - USAby Harley Jones |
 Vidéo : L’ensemble de la Air Force américaine interprète Mozambique/The Lock & The Key - Charlie Barnett, retranscrite par le sergent master senior Frank Busso, publié en juin 2018.L’ensemble à cordes de la Air Force américaine et l’accordéoniste Frank Busso Junior joueront le 6 septembre, inaugurant une série de concert du vendredi au musée national de l’air et de l’espace situé Independence Ave au croisement de la 6ième rue, dans le Sud-Ouest de Washington , District de Columbia. Il y’aura trois prestations itinérantes le 6 septembre à 11h, midi et 13h. Venez écoutez des airs patriotiques et populaires. Entrée gratuite. Pas besoin de ticket. Pour plus d’informations email : nasmsocial@si.edu |
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Video 2. Lin, Haoyang (China) 23.68 marks 2nd =
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| 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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 Video: 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. |
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Video: 2nd Rhapsody for accordion solo and accordion orchestra, soloist Grayson Masefield, conductor Lionel Reekie.
 Gary 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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 The 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. |
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| 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 |
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 Entries 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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 Accordionist 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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 An 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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| 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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  Accordionst 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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| 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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 Video: 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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 Royal 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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| 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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 The 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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