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Breaking News: John McCain Funeral With Renee Fleming Singing Danny Boy - USA19th Annual Las Vegas International Accordion Convention - USAMarco Lo Russo on RAI 1 TV - ItalyWeird Al Yankovic on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Los Angeles – USAJane Christison – Janie Next Door® - Children’s Musician - USAVideo: New Arrangement, The Jackson Medley by Renzo Ruggieri - Italy
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
"Tracce di Ottocento" - Castelfidardo / ItalyVideo: 2018 Little Big Shots Interview, Texas - USA14 Year Old Mathias Rugsveen Wins Important Music Competition - NorwayVideo: Tian Jianan, 2018 China Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week - ChinaRyan Corbett’s Success @ Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week - ChinaVideo: Liu Yanting, 2018 China Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week - ChinaWorking Accordion Heads Nintendo Labo Creation Contest Winners - JapanVideo: Young Trio Winners, 2018 Harbin China Summer International Accordion Art Week
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Deep Squeeze Accordion Festival, Washington – USALarry McEvoy @ Matchmaking Event, Lisdoonvarna – Irish Republic10th Festival D’Accordeon, Cirey-sur-Blaise - France2nd meeting of accordions/accordionists in Alta Val Tanaro - ItalyClydesdale Accordion & Fiddle Club’s 2018/19 Programme, Scotland – UKAccordion Summer Courses, Stradella (PV) – Italy‘Gran Peña Folklorica’ Concert, Buenos Aires – ArgentinaErstes Kolner Akkordeon Orchester 1935 Concert, Cologne – GermanyAlan Kelly Gang and Eddi Reader September Tour Dates – IrelandAlexian Group Concert, Naples – ItalySeacroft 2018 Accordion Festival, Norfolk – UK
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New Stas Venglevski Compositions - USA
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Now in German and English, Book Review: The Art of Arranging Classical Music for Accordion by Friedrich LipsHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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 Video: The John McCain Funeral music included renowned America soprano Renee Fleming singing Danny Boy, accompanied by a quintet that included Guy Klucevsek on accordion. Video from Global News, viewed by a 50-70 million audience.Guy Klucevsek was performing with the Diderot String Quartet, members being Adriane Post, Paul Dwyer, Kyle Miller and Johanna Novom. Picture right: most recent album released by Guy Klucevsek. |
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  The 19th Annual Las Vegas International Accordion Convention (LVAC) will be October 15-18, 2018 at the Gold Coast Hotel. This year we celebrate the return to fall with the theme “Oktoberfest Fun” including featuring German cuisine! Returning to the event by popular demand are Grayson Masefield (Zurich, Switzerland) and Cory Pesaturo (North Providence, Rhode Island) both World Champions and both of whom are totally amazing. Thursday evening will feature the 11th installment of the Las Vegas International Accordion Orchestra under the direction of the esteemed Joan Cochran Sommers. Listed are all the amazing artists and clinicians for 2018 to make a great event. Registration fee for the event includes 7 wonderful Las Vegas banquet meals with concerts, plus over 40 workshops and master classes taught by these experts. Check out the special pricing valid until September 15 at: 2018LV.pdf Also some incredible room rates until September 15 from only $39/$47 - full details at: 2018LV.pdf You can register online at www.AccordionStars.com or contact Paul Pasquali, event organizer, by phone at 1-800-472-1695 or (801) 485-5840, email: paul@accordioninfo.com. |
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 Video above: Video interview from the medieval village of Sermoneta, Italy.On Saturday September 1st at 4.25pm (Italy time) on RAI 1, accordionist Marco Lo Russo will perform and will be a guest in the TV show ‘A Sua Immagine’, presented by Lorena Bianchetti, directly from the Garden of Ninfa, in the province of Latina, Italy, considered by the New York Times to be one of the most beautiful garden in the world. Marco Lo Russo, in addition to being interviewed, will perform an unprecedented instrumental version, an accordion solo, of the song ‘Ave Maria’ he composed and dedicated to Pope Francis, right inside the natural set of the Garden of Ninfa. The participation of Marco Lo Russo, in the TV show ‘A Sua Immagine’, is part of the ‘Made in Italy’ concept by Marco Lo Russo, which has as its objective the desire to enhance Italian culture and its beauties in the world. To foster the combination music, culture, history and for increasing of audience visits of artistic heritage, last Friday, August 24th, Marco Lo Russo performed a sold out solo recital for accordion in the Lavinium Archaeological Museum in Pomezia, province of Rome. Before the next scheduled concerts and tour overseas, at the end of September Marco Lo Russo will perform concerts in Sardinia and other Italian places that are symbols of culture and artistic heritage. For further information email: press@marcolorusso.com |
by Rob Howard
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 The innovative entertainer and humorist Weird Al Yankovic received the 2,643rd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Monday August 27th 2018. It can be seen at 6914 Hollywood Boulevard (right across the street from the Chinese Theatre), Los Angeles.Weird Al Yankovic (born 1959) is an American accordionist, singer-songwriter, film/record producer, satirist, and author. He is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts, original songs that are style pastiches of the work of other acts, and polka medleys of popular songs. Since his recording debut 1976, he has sold more than 12 million albums, and has since 1985 won four Grammy awards. |
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 Just released: The “Come Sing Along with Janie Next Door™ LEARNING GUIDE” takes Jane Christison’s award-winning children’s CD and turns its 18 original, upbeat songs into attention-grabbing lessons that classroom teachers, music educators and homeschoolers will love teaching to their students, from preschool through early elementary.Using classroom-tested techniques by music educator, Debbie Gray, this book comes with two CD’s – the original version with Janie singing and one without vocals that can be used for student performances – plus 90 coloring pages, puzzles, word searches and extension activities to connect MUSIC with: - Art, math, science and language arts - Reading fluency and comprehension - Physical education - and FUN! Students will want to do these songs and activities again and again! For further information: Jane Christison – Janie Next Door® www.janienextdoor.com 913-492-3883 janec@musicwithasmile.com |
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 The Jackson Medley arranged by Renzo Ruggieri for Virtuoso Entertainment is now available online for public sales. View sample page and performance video above. Catalog: rrenzo519 The Jackson Medley Video: Viivi Maria Saarenkylä performing The Jackson Medley (arr. Renzo Ruggieri) at the Closing Gala of Shenzhen Xixiang Music Valley international accordion competition in China, July 2015. |
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 The 4th Historical Reenactment organized by the "Tracce di Ottocento" Association and the Municipal Administration was held in Castelfidardo on 10 and 11 August 2018. Castelfidardo has moved the hands back in time and has recreated the village of 1886, when the city aqueduct was inaugurated, electricity was used and the traditional activities of the countryside and domestic life were flanked by the construction of the musical instruments.Therefore Paolo Soprani's workshop could not be lacking, where some working phases of the instrument were reproduced thanks to Castelfidardo's artisans who still carry on this tradition of trust and have voluntarily made themselves available to the project. They are part of the accordion artisan group, coordinated by Laura Francenella: Daniela and Tonino Alessandrini, Marinella Petromilli, Sabrina Alba and Gianfranco Marincioni, Rodolfo Spadari, Roberto Monaci, Giuliana Zanirato and Giancarlo Francenella. We also thank the Carini family who made available original historical instruments by Paolo Soprani. At the end of the two evenings, an exciting and spectacular architectural video on the history of Castelfidardo, from the Risorgimento Battles of 1860 to the success of Paolo Soprani and the other artisan craftsmen who with their instruments have given prestige to our project, have been projected onto the facade of the Palazzo Comunale, moving through time to arriving with images of Gervasio Marcosignori and other famous musicians. The video will be re-projected on the occasion of the 43rd Castelfidardo International Accordion Competitions and Festival in September. |
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| Video: Yaxeni and Ricardo Los Luzeros De Rioverde on the "Little Big Shots" program with host Steve Harvey. Yaxeni and Ricardo were born in Houston Texas and are very proud of their Mexican heritage and make a delightful interview. |
by Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions
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| The final of the Norvegian DNB National Solo Contest was organized at Gomerhuset in connection with Fjord Cadenza 2018. Some of the biggest talent in Norway were gathered to compete for big cash prizes from DNB and soloist assignments at next year's festival. The solo competition has gained national and international recognition, and for many has proved to be a springboard for participants to move on to the next stage of their career. The level of the final of the year was sky-high, and the span width was great in connection with the performance in Gomerhuset, Skodje laurdag. Mathias Rugsveen is a student of Friedrich Lips‘ summer workshops in Austria. The results of the final were as follows: Name: Age: Instrument: 1 Mathias Rugsveen 14 accordion 2 Henrik Enger Holm 19 Singing 3 Katinka Nilssen 18 Violin |
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| Video: Winner of an Artist category that had over 30 entries was Tian Jianan. Here she is performing one piece from her program, a new work by Franck Angelis, at the Prize Giving Concert of the 2018 China Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week. Video of Prize Giving Concert in Daily Reports (11th August) online at: Harbin 2018 |
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| Talented Scottish accordionist Ryan Corbett has become the youngest person – and first Scot – to secure a commendable 5th place in the Artist Category at the recent Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week in China, one of the world’s important competitions for the instrument. Nineteen year old Ryan, who has studied at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s Junior Conservatoire for four years, came 5th in a field which included many undergraduate and postgraduate students from all over the world. Results: 1st Tian Jianan 2nd Zhang Zhiyuan 3rd Cheng Yuhan 4th Wu Dannong 5th Ryan Corbett 6th Qiao Shuoqi He said: “I didn’t know much about this competition until I arrived in China. There were 300 competitors from all over the world. It was a much bigger festival than I thought, it was global. I wasn’t nervous playing in front of the huge audience. As a musician you learn how to deal with your nerves and put all of that into good use. I just got up there and hoped that the adjudicators, also from all over the world, liked what they heard.” The competition result was the latest milestone for Ryan, who started playing the accordion by teaching himself at the age of 11. At 14 Ryan, who also plays piano, started receiving lessons from Junior Conservatoire staff member Djordje Gajic. Djordje supported Ryan during his trip to China and said: “This is a fantastic achievement for Ryan and the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Ryan is a very talented, hard-working and highly motivated student who never fails to impress me with his ability, he is a pleasure to teach. If he continues to develop and work hard, I think Ryan has the ability to establish himself as one of the leading performers of his generation.” For further information email: M.Good@rcs.ac.uk Daily Reports of pictures and videos of the Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week online at: Harbin 2018 |
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| Winner of an entertainment category was Liu Yanting performing one piece from his program at the Prize Giving Concert of the 2018 China Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week. Video of Prize Giving Concert in Daily Reports (11th August) online at: Harbin 2018 |
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| Nintendo has revealed the first batch of winners in its Labo Creators Contest, where users were asked to create and decorate their own versions of the cardboard accessories for the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo Labo sees players fold and build a range of cardboard-based objects known as Toy-Cons that can be attached and incorporated with the Switch mobile console. The first round of winners for the competition in the USA includes a piano Toy-Con decorated to celebrate The Legend Of Zelda series, as well as new inventions including an accordion. The Zelda piano was created by Chris Brazzell, who told Nintendo he used origami and clay to build the Zelda elements attached to the piano. The Master Sword feature also functions as an infra-red sticker – one of the elements used to trigger the animations on Labo Toy-Cons – and removing it while in the coding area of the Labo’s software, known as the Toy-Con Garage, sparks an additional on-screen animation. A treehouse and a T-rex were also named winners in the best decorated Toy-Con category. But perhaps the most eye-catching of the winners so far came in the best original invention category, where Momoka Kinder was among the winners for her solar-powered accordion creation. Using tissue boxes and elastic bands for the accordion itself, the sounds it makes are triggered by light, with holes cut into the cardboard to represent different notes and that note being played when the Switch Joy-Con controller’s infra-red sensor picks up a hole has been covered. The Labo contest judges called the design “ingenious” and a “gorgeous instrument”. The invention category also includes a Labo teapot set and a new game called Don’t Break The Line! |
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| Video: Denis Vasilchenko, Maksim Galbakh, Vladislav Shirokov were ensemble/group age winners, performing at the Prize Giving concert. Video of Prize Giving Concert in Daily Reports (11th August) online at: Harbin 2018 |
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| The Deep Squeeze Accordion Festival takes place in Port Townsend, WA, from August 31st to September 2nd. Guests include The Vickie Townsend Band, The Alternators, Those Darn Accordions, The Pickled Herring Band, Tangoheart, and Billy Wilson & Lloyd Meadows (Cajun & Zydeco), The Mudbugs, and Creosote (Brazil). |
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 Accordion entertainer Larry McEvoy performs for dancing on Saturday September 1st, 12midday to 2pm at the historic Spa Wells Centre, Sulpher Hill, Lisdoonvarna, County Clare. The dance is an event in the month-long matchmaking festival held in Lisdoonvarna in September each year, attracting upwards of 60,000 romantic hopefuls, bachelor farmers and accompanying revellers. |
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 The 10th Festival D’Accordeon takes place on Sunday September 2nd, with dancing from 2pm to 9pm, at the Place de Paquis, Cirey-sur-Blaise, a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France. This year’s guest accordionists include Karine Girault, Claude Caron, Rene Grolier, Franck Vilain, and more. Admission 16 Euro, and the organizer is Rene Grolier.For further information email: rene.grolier@wanadoo.fr |
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| saturday 8th and sunday 9th September 2018 in Alta Val Tanaro For all information and questions contact: email: associazione.ulmeta@gmail.com or tel. Aligi Michelis 3386570075 |
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 Clydesdale Accordion & Fiddle Club meets on the first Sunday afternoon of the month at St Mary’s Club Rooms, 70 Bannatyne Street, Lanark, ML11 7JS, central Scotland. The club organizer is Shirley Cathcart. The poster shows the club’s guests for the 2018/19 season, beginning with the Iain Anderson Scottish Dance band on Sunday September 2nd, 2pm-6pm.For further information email: shirley_cathcart@yahoo.co.uk |
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 Summer courses for accordion, diatonic accordion, piano, strings and chamber music take place from September 7th to 17th at the Accademia del Ridotto (Theatre of Stradella), Stradella (PV), Italy. Teachers include Antonio Spaccarotella (accordion), Davide Borra (accordion), and Alessandro Gaudio (diatonic accordion). Minimum number of lessons: 8; course fee, to be paid on site: 360 E.For further information email: info@accademiadelridotto.com |
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 On Saturday September 8th, 9.30pm, a concert titled Gran Peña Folklorica takes place at La Casa del Delta, Calle Saenz Peña, 1330 Tigre, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Accordionists performing include Ezequiel Tatich "the gringo of the accordion", Isabel Mendez, Armando Silva, Quique Zamora, and Cristian Saavedra and his 2-row diatonic accordion. Tickets cost $150, price includes a buffet, and the organizer is Ezequiel Tatich. |
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 On Saturday September 8th, 6pm, the Erstes Kolner Akkordeon Orchester 1935 (MD Peter Lohmar) performs in concert at the Evangelische Kirche in Köln-Weiden (Cologne), Germany.The Erstes Kölner Akkordeon-Orchester 1935, based in Cologne, was founded by Heinz Gengler and is one of Germany’s longest established accordion orchestras. The orchestra performs everything from classical music to the sounds of the swing bands. The orchestra has performed in Belgium, Denmark, France, UK, USA, Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Namibia, Italy, Australia, Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia, and the Czech Republic. For further information email: Winfried.Haushalter@ekao.de |
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| The Alan Kelly Gang, led by accordionist Alan Kelly, will be touring Ireland in mid-September together with the Scottish singer-songwriter Eddi Reader. The dates include: September 9th, 6pm – The Abbey Tavern, Howth, County Dublin September 12th, 8pm – Raheen House Hotel, Clonmel, County Tipperary September 13th, 8pm – The Park Hotel, Dungarven, County Waterford September 15th, 8pm – Shorelines Arts Festival, Portumna, County Galway September 16th, 8pm – The White Horse, Ballincollig, County Cork September 18th, 8pm – The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, County Mayo September 20th, 8pm – Venue Theatre, Ratoath, County Meath September 21st, 8pm – The Duncairn, Belfast Alan Kelly is regarded as one of Ireland’s most accomplished musicians in any genre. He is a piano accordionist, composer and arranger, and comes from Roscommon. He has had three critically acclaimed solo CDs, ‘Out of the Blue’, ‘Mosaic’, and ‘After the Morning’. His most recent Alan Kelly Gang album is ‘Small Towns and Famous Nights’. He has toured and recorded with artists such as De Dannan, Eddi Reader, Matt Molloy, Sean Keane, Cathy Ryan, Arty McGlynn & Nollaig Casey, Michael McGoldrick, Karen Casey, Cathal Hayden, Alison Brown, and has worked with Galway’s Druid Theatre Company, The Lyric in Belfast and Mabou Mines in New York. For further information email: info@blackboxmusic.ie |
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 Accordionist and vocalist Alexian Santino Spinelli leads his Alexian Group of singers, musicians and dancers in a colourful public entertainment show at the Piazza Plebiscito, Naples, Italy, on Monday September 10th, 9.30pm. The concert sees the launch of a new double CD, ‘Andre Miro Romano Gi - A journey in my gypsy soul: from India to jazz’. For further information email: spithrom@webzone.it |
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 The Seacroft 2018 Accordion Festival, organised by Heather Smith, takes place at Richardson’s Beach Resort, Hemsby, Norfolk, from Thursday September 13th to Monday 17th. The guest line-up includes: David Lukins, Jovan Rnjak, Denise Leigh & Stefan Andrusyschyn, Nigel Pasby & Helen Newton, Amaryllis (Tracey Middleton & David Garwood), Rosemary Wright, Dawn Loombe, and Bert Santilly.David Lukins, son of Martin Lukins (one of the UK’s greatest post-war accordionists) makes a rare appearance as chief guest at this festival. A special feature will be Caroline Hunt’s fascinating antique accordion exhibition, which is always a great attraction as she presents a most interesting range of accordions and memorabilia from times past. The trade show includes the Birmingham Accordion Centre, Harry Kipling’s Accordion Treasures, Robaccord Publications, and Pat & Gordon’s Musical Miscellany. There’s also an organ festival with its own trade show taking place at the venue, which you can visit. To book phone Sceptre Promotions on 01780 782093 (office hours). For further information email: heather@accordions.karoo.co.uk |
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 Stas Venglevski has released two new compositions in eSheet format (pdf Acrobat files) able to be sent to the client by email. Catalog: vstas051 Meg Tango Catalog: vstas052 Maurisa View samples pages of the music. CD's by Stas Venglevski are: Catalog: vstascd001 Adagio, Romance And Beyond CD Catalog: vstascd002 My Main Squeeze CD Catalog: vstascd003 The Nutcracker Suite CD Catalog: vstascd004 Accordion Illusions CD Catalog: vstascd05 Awakening CD by Stas Venglevski and Joan Sommers |
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 Now in German and English, CD Reviews Index for the review of the Book titled "The Art of Arranging Classical Music for Accordion" written by Friedrich Lips, reviewed by Prof. Joan Sommers in both English and German. Read the review at CD Reviews Index. Books available online by Friedrich Lips: Catalog: kslips00 The Art of Bayan Playing and Playing the Accordion Artistically Catalog: kslips01 Die Kunst des Bajanspiels, Methodik und Didaktik des künstlerischen Akkordeonspiels Catalog: kslips02 Die Kunst der Bearbeitung klassischer Musik für Akkordeon Catalog: kslips03 The Art of Arranging Classical Music for Accordion |
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