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Daily Reports, 75th Coupe Mondiale 2022, Start Wednesday, Zofingen - Switzerland
73rd Annual Perth All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival, Scotland – UK
Chango Spasiuk 2022 Europe Tour
Skippinish Entertains at Costa del Folk Festival – Portugal
2023 Houston Accordion Orchestra Retreat - USA
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Stas Venglevski: Four Concerts in Four Days with One World Premiere – USA
2023 Orchestra Competition Baden-Württemberg - Germany
Stephanie Poole September 2022 Performance with Bach Musica – New Zealand
Veronika Todorova Premieres New Composition Video – Bulgaria
Castelfidardo “Home of the Accordion” 2023 Visits Planned – Italy
Video: French Club Sings a Fijian Song - France
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An Evening with "Trailer Trash Band" – USA
State Accordion Ensemble Saxony-Anhalt Concert - Germany
Gorka Hermosa Performs with Spanish Folk-Rock Band – Spain
October Seattle Accordion Social - USA
Michael Bridge Opens 125th Women's Musical Club Season - Canada
Kaloyan Kumanov Performs at Plovdiv Regional History Museum – Bulgaria
Erika Stucky Performs at 34th Jazzebre Festival 2022 - France
Storm Duo Perform "Trøen Kammersmusikk" Concert - Norway
Chaika Band Mini Tour - Australia
CNIMA October Workshop - France
Lunchtime Accordion Ensemble Concert - England
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Daily Reports: 47th International "PIF Citta di Castelfidardo" Accordion Prize & Festival - Italyby Harley Jones |
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| Daily Reports from 28 September online at: 2022Castelfidardo The City Council of Castelfidardo (Marche region, Italy), in collaboration with Castelfidardo Pro Loco Tourist Association, organizes the PIF International Competition “Città di Castelfidardo” reserved for accordion soloists and groups, of classical music and other genres and a music festival featuring accordion. The Castelfidardo Municipal Administration is led by Mayor Roberto Ascani, the Castelfidardo Pro Loco headed by Ruben Cittadini, and 2022 PIF Artistic Director Antonio Spaccarotella. The complete program was released: 2022PIF-Program.pdf Daily Reports from 28 September online at: 2022Castelfidardo |
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Daily Reports, 75th Coupe Mondiale 2022, Start Wednesday, Zofingen - Switzerlandby Harley Jones |
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  Video Homepage & Video Timetable at: 2022CM-VideoDaily Reports, pictures, results at: 2022CM-Report The Daily Reports of video and pictures start on Wednesday 5th October with the Opening Concert. There will be video of every Coupe Mondiale contestants performances and the concerts, provided by the CIA Video Archive and Education Project. The 75th Coupe Mondiale will be held from 04 - 09 October 2022 in Zofingen, Switzerland, hosted by the CIA member accordeon.ch led by President: Yvonne Glur (President) and Switzerland CIA delegate Ruedi Marty. Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) Secretary General Kimmo Mattila writes: "The CIA congratulates the 2022 Coupe Mondiale host, the CIA member accordeon.ch upon attracting 83 entries from 23 countries for the 75th Coupe Mondiale in Zofingen, 4-9 October 2022." The 148th CIA International General Assembly of Delegates will have two Congress during the event. CIA President Mirco Patarini writes: “My best welcome to all people that will attend the 75th Coupe Mondiale, and my warm wishes to all competitors. We will have a great event with real music in a live situation, and all our young players will have the chance to express their talent without limits. Good luck!!" Download printable event poster at: 2022CM-poster.pdf |
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73rd Annual Perth All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival, Scotland – UKby Christine Johnstone |
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| Entries are now open for the 73rd Annual Perth All Scotland Accordion & Fiddle Festival, held at the Moncrieffe Suite in the Salutation Hotel, Perth, Scotland on October 29th, 2022. The event will begin with a “Welcome Ceilidh Dance” on October 28th, with entertainment by Iain Cathcart & his Scottish Dance Band. This year’s competitions include four new accordion categories. Accordion categories are: Please enter own choice piece/tune titles below 10 & Under Traditional Accordion Solo Under 12 Traditional Accordion Solo Under 12 World Music Accordion Solo All Scotland Junior Traditional Accordion Solo Championship Junior Pipe Music Accordion Solo Junior World Music Accordion Solo All Scotland Senior Traditional Accordion Solo Championship Senior Pipe Music Accordion Solo Senior World Music Accordion Solo Introductory Accordion Solo Elementary Accordion Solo Intermediate Accordion Solo Advanced Accordion Solo Gaelic Waltz (Accordion or Fiddle) Jury members include Robert Black, Ian Muir and Kevin Clark. The event will conclude with a “Grand Finale” from 4.30pm with entertainment by Duncan Black and his band. Entries close on Friday 7th October 2022. See poster above for details. |
Chango Spasiuk 2022 Europe Tourby Christine Johnstone |
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| Accordionist Chango Spasiuk will begin his European tour on October 7th through to November 10th, 2022, giving concerts in Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, France, Slovenia, Austria, Italy, Spain and Norway. “Spasiuk produces a rich mix of sounds and rhythm, of light and shadow, where both legacy and synthesis, improvisation and composition, and tradition and modernity play a similar role”. See poster for details. |
Skippinish Entertains at Costa del Folk Festival – Portugalby Christine Johnstone |
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 Popular group Skippinish (picture below) will entertain at the Costa del Folk Festival held at the Grande Real Hotel on the stunning Portuguese Algarve coast from October 3rd to 9th, 2022, organised by Costa del Folk.Set within beautifully landscaped gardens, the Grande Real Hotel boasts one of the most desirable locations in Albufeira, with stunning sea views overlooking the pristine Santa Eulalia beach (picture left). The event includes “wall-to-wall music, dancing, laughter and plenty of great food and drink”. With both indoor and outdoor venues and plenty of options for impromptu sessions there is very little time for sleep! For details email: info@harmonyvoyages.co.uk |
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2023 Houston Accordion Orchestra Retreat - USAby Megumi Hada |
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| The 2023 Houston Accordion Orchestra Retreat will be held from January 12th to 15th, 2023 in Houston, Texas, USA, under the baton of Stas Venglevski. Activities include an enlarged orchestra and 13 music scholarship winners from across the USA who will play in the Youth Ensemble. Three of them will have their compositions premiered as an orchestral arrangement by Stas Venglevski. Those students are Daniel Hartnett, (Night Life), Gabrielle Peck, (Waltz!) and Ashley Frye, (Finale). For further information email: meghada33@gmail.com |
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Krakow Accordion Festival – Polandby Christine Johnstone |
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| The 6th Krakow Accordion Festival will be held in Krakow, Poland from October 9th to 16th, 2022 organised by the Art Forum Foundation. The festival aims to present the diversity of our unique instrument both in a classical form and with the awareness of the existence of contemporary trends such as jazz, folk, literary song or tango nuevo. Schedule: 2022Krakowskifestival.pdf The organizers plan to expand the scope of cultural exchange between various music centers in Europe. It also creates an opportunity to present the artistic achievements of the Krakow accordion community on the international forum. One of the main goals is to educate young musicians through master classes and workshops for children and teenagers attending the event. A number of concerts will be held during the festival, all of which are free to attend. The festival’s special guest will be the Italian virtuoso Giorgio Dellarole presenting a selection of preludes and fugues by J.S. Bach. |
Stas Venglevski: Four Concerts in Four Days with One World Premiere – USAby Dan Grauman |
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  During the four-day period from September 22nd to 25th, 2022, Stas Venglevski (picture left) performed four concerts for diverse audiences – a senior community, my friends and family, a mostly Eastern European audience, and the Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society (WMAS). The concerts, which included a mix of classical, folk, tango, and American music were well received by enthusiastic and appreciative audiences.One of the pieces that Stas performed as part of the classical music set was a World Premiere. This article focuses on that 202-year-old piece of music and the Swiss church with which it is associated. Many thanks to Cornelia Schmid, Director of AKKORDeMOTION, who made it possible for Stas to get the music, and, as a freelance journalist for the newspaper WillisauerBote, provided us with the following text about this work. Additional thanks go to the Willisauer (Lucerne) Tourist Bureau, whose information about the church will also be quoted. On a recent performing tour in Switzerland, Mrs. Schmid asked Stas to look at some organ music that was written by Anton Joseph Frey in 1820, and to pick one piece and transpose it for accordion and play it during the Fall concert series of AKKORDeMOTION in Switzerland (organ music picture above right). “Anton Joseph Frey lived in Ettiswil in the early 19th century. He was organist in the church "Maria Himmelfahrt und Stefan". He created a collection of small, pretty organ pieces for church services and compiled them in an 84-page manual in 1820. A second book is by Isidor Frey, probably the son of Anton Josef, it has the date 1836. The music in Anton Josef Frey's book was written in the style of the late Viennese classical period, combined with popular melodies of the time. Both handwritten books with the collections of the organ pieces lay unnoticed and in a slightly rotten state amidst disused choir and organ sheet music. In 1972, in connection with the upcoming construction of a new organ, the dusty, disheveled organ books were found. For the time being, these were stored in the rectory. In 1981 the then organist, Rudolf Zemp, took the two organ books with him to his new job in Stans and was allowed to test them in practice. He gave the dilapidated books to a bookbinder, who rebound them. In October 2021 the books were brought back to Ettiswil and solemnly handed over to the parish of Ettiswil by Rudolf Zemp, who played some songs on the church organ. Now the books are stored for the time being in the parish hall in Ettiswil. At the AKKORDeMOTION concert in October 2022, 202 years after the first book was written, three formations will each play a work from Anton Josef Frey's collection. The band Gupfbuebä, the duo FINKpositiv and Stas Venglevski, have each made an arrangement on one of the songs and will present it on 2nd October 2022 (see poster below) in the Catholic Church, that is, in the home of the notebook of 1820. Stas Venglevski has already performed one of the works in July 2022 on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of ATG (Accordionist and Teachers Guild) in Isle, Greater Chicago area, USA. So, the music from Ettiswil finds its way to America 200 years after its creation.” As it turns out, the work was not performed at the ATG Festival, thus, the audiences who came to the four performances in Maryland and Virginia had the good fortune to hear the World Premiere of Stas Venglevski’s transcription of “Rondo & Allegro” by Anton Joseph Frey. The history of the church is also very interesting, and the fact that Stas will be performing “Rondo & Allegro” at that particular Swiss church in Ettiswil on October 2nd will make that performance very special and emotional. This concert will be the 66th for Stas in the series of AKKORDeMOTION concerts over the years! “The parish church (Maria Himmelfahrt und Stefan) of the Assumption of Mary and St. Stephen of Ettiswil (picture top). History – On August 24th, 1773, the papal nuncio consecrated the present parish church. However, the history of the parish church, which was built in the Baroque style, goes back much further. The first structure was built in 1350, it was a part of the tower. This fell victim to a village fire in 15 71. The new complex with the choir was built around 16 50. In 1768 the Lucerne authorities gave permission to build a new church. The construction of the present church, which was built according to the plans of Jakob Singer, dates back to the years 1769 - 1771. Renovations – Various renovations have shaped the image of the parish church. In 1873 the first renovation took place, unfortunately with great artistic loss due to overpainting. During the renovation in 1956 the overpainted paintings were uncovered again. In 2017, after more than 35 years, the parish church was thoroughly restored on the outside and shines from autumn 2017 in a new dress. In spring 2018, after more than 30 years, the figures of the three saints, St. Anthony, St. Francis Xavier and St. Charles Borromeo, found their place again in the niches in the façade.” I wish that I could be present at the October 2nd concert in Ettiswil, Switzerland. If the reaction to “Rondo & Allegro” by the four local audiences who heard it performed for the first time in 202 years by Stas is any indication, I cannot even imagine the reaction of the audience on October 2 at the very church where this music originated. |
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2023 Orchestra Competition Baden-Württemberg - Germanyby Christine Johnstone |
  The Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e.V. (DHV) will hold a competition for all orchestras from elementary level to the highest level as well as from adult orchestras to youth orchestras to ensembles in Markgröningen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany on May 13th, 2023.After two years of “standstill” due to the pandemic, the DHV now want to offer you and your orchestras a platform to present themselves again. The 2023 event will include a new “Free Category” for relaxed music making. The deadline for registrations is: February 13th, 2023. For details email: staufenberger@dhv-ev.de |
Stephanie Poole September 2022 Performance with Bach Musica – New Zealandby Christine Johnstone |
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  Stephanie Poole - picture above by Peter Jennings.Auckland accordionist, Stephanie Poole was honoured to be asked to perform Piazzolla’s Adios Nonino and Escolaso with Bach Musica New Zealand’s strings and percussion at the Auckland Town Hall on September 18th, 2022. I had played before with their talented conductor, Rita Paczian, and had very much been looking forward to working with her again. Sadly, Rita’s sister became gravely ill and Rita had to rush over to Germany to be with her. Elizabeth Lau who is music director of Wairua Sinfonietta and the Auckland Chinese Philharmonic Choir stepped in at the eleventh hour to conduct not only the Piazzolla but also the Durufle Requiem and the world premiere of a new composition, Symphony 2019, by Hungarian-NZ composer Gabor Tolnay. The Piazzolla works certainly provided a contrast to the rest of the programme. Some of the string players after the concert said they had enjoyed the chance to play a style of music that they didn’t often get to perform, one confessing to loving the rhythmicality so much that he had wanted to tap his feet (apparently frowned upon in professional orchestral circles!) The neo-Baroque styled Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand is a beautiful venue to perform in, and it was so lovely to see so many familiar New Zealand accordionists’ faces in the audience - thank you to those who were able to make it. The prize for the furthest distance travelled to attend the concert must go to Alison Worthington, whose visit from London, England, UK back to visit her family in New Zealand was perfectly timed to enable her to attend along with her mum. Some review extracts follow: New Zealand Herald music critic, William Dart: “For those who feel that the tangos of Astor Piazzolla are too often relegated to encore status, Bach Music NZ undertook a welcome rehabilitation, opening tonight's concert with two of the Argentinian's attractive and shortish pieces. Accordionist Stephanie Poole and the strings of the orchestra tugged at our heartstrings, playing the composer's tribute to his late father, Adios Nonino, exquisitely so in the sweet duetting of the deft-fingered soloist with Paul Mitchell's cello. Piazzolla's Escolaso was livelier, and Elizabeth Lau's baton ensured that all kept in line with Caleb Goldsmith's Latin percussion, while encouraging dramatic passions to bloom in its middle section.” Retired German critic, Rainer W. Buhmann: “With this critic’s mind-set fully prepared for the complexities of Durufle’s seldom-performed Requiem, the preceding works were therefore anticipated with some apprehension. These hesitations were, however, quickly removed by Stephanie Poole’s distinct accordion virtuosity. The assured mastery of her instrument melting with the rich sound of the orchestra ensemble was something of a revelation! The music plausibly conveyed the ‘joie de vivre’ and passion of the South American mentality as it was in the sensitive hands of Stephanie Poole, who, following the completion of her concert-item, then took her place in the alto section of the Bach Musica NZ Choir.” |
Veronika Todorova Premieres New Composition Video – Bulgariaby Christine Johnstone |
 Video: A taster of the video to be released.Veronika Todorova (picture left) will premiere the video of her composition "Dance on the River" on October 1st in Debnevo, Lovech, Bulgaria. The piece was arranged by George Miltiyadoff and filmed in Debnevo by Vasil Stefanov and Stefka Nikolova. |
Castelfidardo “Home of the Accordion” 2023 Visits Planned – Italyby Christine Johnstone |
 Would you like to visit the ‘Home of the Accordion’ in Castelfidardo, Italy?Since 2012 Peter Le Geyt has arranged several visits to Italy offering accordionists the opportunity to experience Castelfidardo, the “Home of the Accordion”. Trips are now being planned for May 2023. “If you have not visited Castelfidardo before, then here is the perfect opportunity.” For details email: plg@plgmarketing.com |
Video: French Club Sings a Fijian Song - Franceby Harley Jones |
| An unusual video was sent to us. The viron Bayonnais Rugby club in France are singing a popular Fijian song known as "Eda sa Qaqa" accompanied by accordion. One can only assume that a Fijian had been playing rugby with this club and also taught the players this song. A musical fun video of international friendship for the French club members to be singing this song from Fiji. |
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TOEAC Duo Perform at UIT Festival – Netherlandsby Christine Johnstone |
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| The TOEAC Duo (picture below) will perform at the UIT Festival in Almere Haven, Netherlands on October 1st, 2022 at 4.30pm. The duo, which includes accordionists Renée Bekkers and Pieternel Berkers will perform “Ben by Bach”: music by J.S. Bach and a new composition by Benjamin de Murashkin, a minimalist piece in classical form. Entry is free of charge. |
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An Evening with "Trailer Trash Band" – USAby Christine Johnstone |
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| The Trailer Trash Band will entertain at Crooners Supper Club, the newly-opened, fully-tented outdoor venue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on October 2nd, 2022, at 7pm. The band, which include accordionist Joe Duncan will perform an “easy listening crash course in American Music” which will include “traditional country music as well as a wide variety of styles from the American hit parade”. |
State Accordion Ensemble Saxony-Anhalt Concert - Germanyby Christine Johnstone |
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| The LAESA - State Accordion Ensemble Saxony-Anhalt, directed by Victor Bolgov will perform a concert at the Freie Akademie der Künste (Free Academy of Arts) in Hamburg, Germany on October 2nd, 2022 at 7pm. Free admission, but reservations are required. For details email: LVDM-LSA@t-online.de |
Gorka Hermosa Performs with Spanish Folk-Rock Band – Spainby Christine Johnstone |
  Gorka Hermosa will perform with well known Spanish Folk-Rock Band “Celtas Cortos” in Salvatierra, Spain on October 2nd, 2022.The popular Spanish Celtic rock band have sold over two million records during their career, making them one of the most commercially successful Spanish groups of all time. Gorka is looking forward to performing with the group. |
October Seattle Accordion Social - USAby Christine Johnstone |
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| The next Seattle Accordion Social will be held at St Mark’s Lutheran Church in Seattle, Washington, USA on October 2nd, 2022, from 1.30pm. Guest performers include David Locke, Greg Perry, the Ted Lunka Polka Band and Phil & Birgit Ages. See poster for details. |
Michael Bridge Opens 125th Women's Musical Club Season - Canadaby Christine Johnstone |
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| Michael Bridge will open the 125th Women's Musical Club Season at the Walter Hall, University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on October 6th, 2022 at 1.30pm. For half of the concert, he will be joined by the Ladom Ensemble, and his mentor, Joseph Macerollo. Their program as follows: Suite No. 1 in G for cello, BWV 10 07 Prelude (Bach) French Suite No. 5 in G major, BWV 816 Gigue (Bach) Et Exspecto (Sofia Gubaidulina) Tebi Majko Misli Lete (Traditional Bosnian) The Walls are Made of Song (Pouya Hamidi) Trazo (Edson Zampronha) Tsaghkats Baleni (Kachatur Avetisyan) Oblivion (Piazzolla) Weird Fishes (Radiohead) East Coast Medley (Traditional) Libertango (Piazzolla) For details phone: 416.923.7052 |
Kaloyan Kumanov Performs at Plovdiv Regional History Museum – Bulgariaby Christine Johnstone |
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| Bulgarian accordionist Kaloyan Kumanov will perform at the Plovdiv Regional History Museum in Plovdiv, Bulgaria on October 7th, 2022, at 7pm. The concert will take place with the support of the Plovdiv Municipality and is part of the city's Cultural Calendar for 2022. The evening’s program is entitled “Night of Tango and Gypsy Romance”. |
Erika Stucky Performs at 34th Jazzebre Festival 2022 - Franceby Christine Johnstone |
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 Accordionist and vocalist, Erika Stucky will perform with Knut Jensen (vocals, ukulele & synthesizer) at theEcoiffier Cellars, Marcel Oms Room in Alénya, Occitanie, France on October 8th, 2022 at 9pm. The concert is part of the 34th Jazzebre Festival 2022 which will run through to October 16th, 2022 in France. The duo (pictured left) will perform a program of jazz, punk, yodel, alpine blues, cabaret and pop. For details email: info@jazzebre.com |
Storm Duo Perform "Trøen Kammersmusikk" Concert - Norwayby Christine Johnstone |
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| Storm Duo which includes Asta Soffia Thorgeirsdottir (Iceland) and Kristina Farstad Bjørdal (Norway) will perform a concert in Trøen, Rindal, Trøndelag County, Norway on October 9th, 2022. The "Trøen Kammersmusikk" concert is organised by Ronny Kjøsen and Marit Løfaldli who live on a farm in Trøen and arrange small chamber concerts in their newly built barn. The duo has held a number of concerts within many genres and stages and are passionate about getting the accordion out to the general public, as well as to those who are interested in the instrument. They perform a wide repertoire of classical, traditional accordion music, newly written music, tango, and pieces from the suite "Nordsjøhistorier" which concert host Ronny Kjøsen in collaboration with author Øystein Hauge has written for them. For details email: stormduoakkordeon@gmail.com |
Chaika Band Mini Tour - Australiaby Christine Johnstone |
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| “Chaika Band” (which includes accordionist Emily-Rose Šárkova) are going on the road for a mini weekend tour in October for the first time since 2020. The group will be joined by guest musicians Naomi Jones and Tim Merrikin on fiddle and double bass. Concert dates are: October 14th at 7pm: Smith’s Alternative in Canberra October 15th at 1pm: The Nest in Tumbarumba October 15th at 6pm: Acres and Acres in Corryong October 16th at 1pm: Botanic Gardens in Albury For details email: info@chaikaband.com |
CNIMA October Workshop - Franceby Christine Johnstone |
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| CNIMA directed by Nathalie Boucheix will hold their next workshop from October 24th to 29th, 2022. Instructors Jacques Mornet and Nathalie Boucheix will help develop your instrumental technique and cover holding the instrument, bellow control, sound, touch, musicality etc. For further details email: cnima@orange.fr |
Lunchtime Accordion Ensemble Concert - Englandby Rob Howard |
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| The Stevenage Accordion Group will host a joint lunchtime concert with the Nuremberg Accordion Ensemble (Germany) at the All Saints Church in South Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire, England on November 2nd, 2022 at 12 noon. Admission is free with a collection in aid of the Ascend Charity. See poster for details. |
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