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Concierto excepcional de Pantonale en Zehlendorf, Berlín - Alemania
Beltango Quinteto realiza "Beso y Tango" en Skopje - Macedonia del Norte
Festival de la Asociación Estadounidense de Acordeonistas (AAA) 2020 en Alejandría, EE. UU.
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“Astor Piazzolla Award” – New Category of PIF 2020 – ItalyDuet by Igor Zavadsky (Ukraine) and Frank Villen (France)Welcome to Chicagoland Accordion Academy - USA
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Duo Vilda at Celtic Connections 2020 - ScotlandSaxAkkord Duo Concert “From Baha to Piazzolla” - RussiaSteve Riley’s International Accordion Kings Concerts – USAVI All-Russian Bayan and Accordion Festival, Nizhny Novgorod - RussiaClosing Dates: Accademia del Ridotto 3rd Stradella International Music Competition – ItalyXXXIV Bayan and Accordion Music Festival, St. Petersburg - Russia7th Internationaal Accordeonfestival Stadskanaal - NetherlandsCNIMA March 2020 Courses, Ludovic Beier, Patrick Brugalières – France"Playing together with the Squeeze", Wesseling – Germany
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Chinese Report Page Translation Now Completed: Oleg Sharov and Grayson Masefield at Zhongsin International Music Competition - Singapore¿Qué estás haciendo para el Día Mundial del Acordeón? - Internacional
New Website: Ivan Dyma of SaxAkkord Duo - RussiaUpdated: Accordion Russia News, New Articles Online - RussiaHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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XXI Festival Internacional de Acordeón 2020, Viena - Austriaby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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 El 21º Festival Internacional de Acordeón 2020 se celebrará en Viena, Austria, del 22 de febrero al 22 de marzo de 2020, dirigido desde su inicio por Friedl Preisl (imagen a la izquierda).Además de conciertos y espectáculos diarios de acordeón, este año se presentarán nuevas actividades con más de 40 eventos. Una nueva incorporación es "Vive la France", dedicada a la música emocionante de Francia, las noches especiales tituladas "Moving Accordions" se llevarán a cabo los días 27 de febrero, 7, 20 y 21 de marzo. Esta serie ofrece movimiento en el escenario y en la audiencia que se animará a bailar al lado de sus asientos. Un nuevo lugar "Die Bühne Purkersdorf" en Baja Austria será parte del festival de acordeón el 6 de marzo. Descargue el programa del festival en color de 37 páginas con una lista completa de todos los artistas conocidos en unos 40 conciertos y otros eventos: 2020Vienna.pdf |
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Concierto excepcional de Pantonale en Zehlendorf, Berlín - Alemaniaby Yuri Shishkin |
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 Si tienes la idea de que el acordeón no es solo un instrumento, sino una orquesta completa que te hace llorar y alegrarte, si dejas de respirar, para no perderte una sola nota, si crees que los sonidos subirán al cielo y ser como un ángel cantando, significa que el 19 de enero estuviste en un concierto de maestros de acordeón en Jesus Christus Kirche en Zehlendorf, Berlín.Cada año, Pantonale (organizador y entusiasta Waldemar Fleischhauer), presenta una serie de conciertos de música de acordeón en Berlín. Las fotos fueron hechas por el organizador Waldemar Fleischhauer. El evento principal es la actuación en mayo en el pequeño salón de la Filarmónica de Berlín acompañado por una orquesta de cámara de la Sinfónica de Berlín. La peculiaridad del proyecto es que, junto con jugadores experimentados, jóvenes talentos entran en escena. El 19 de enero, se presentó un concierto al público de los artistas que participarán en el concierto de mayo. Para muchos en el pasillo, ¡fue un verdadero descubrimiento! Los intérpretes Yuri Shishkin, Sergey Osokin (Rusia), Egle Bartkeviciute (Lituania), Ryan Corbett (Escocia), Nikita Gestrich (Alemania), Gorka Hermosa y su trío Malandra Club (España) interpretaron obras maestras clásicas, música original para el acordeón, su propio Se expresaron composiciones, jazz a la música y varios estrenos. El nivel de artistas era tan alto que parecía increíble. Me gustaría dar las gracias a los organizadores, ya que estos músicos rara vez se ven en un concierto. La inspiración con la que tocaron, más la acústica mágica, la calidez y la admiración de la audiencia convirtieron la producción de cada artista en un gran evento musical. Yuri Shishkin, interpretó Habanera de Georges Bizet en una transcripción para piano a cuatro manos, así como música de J. Rossini, V. Vlasov y T. Kuliev. En mayo, actuará en la Filarmónica de Berlín con su alumno, Peter Yarinenko, ganador del Junior Coupe Mondiale 2019 en China. El acordeonista lituano Egle Bartkeviciute realizó su programa en solitario de manera vívida y muy musical. Además, tocó con el acordeonista ruso Sergey Osokin. Su dúo provocó una oleada de aplausos. El público no quiso dejar salir a los músicos del escenario. Sergey Osokin es profesor en el Instituto Estatal de Música de Moscú de Schnittke. Sus arreglos presentados esa noche, estaban llenos de imaginación y empuje. El trío de Gorka Hermosa se convirtió en el punto culminante del concierto. Quizás sea difícil recordar una actuación tan sutil y al mismo tiempo temperamental en cualquier festival. El público tuvo mucha suerte de escuchar a estos increíbles músicos. Ryan Corbett (Escocia) interpretó brillantemente las obras virtuosas de Scarlatti, Moshkovsky, así como la música de V. Troyan. Junto con estos conocidos músicos, un joven acordeonista Nikita Gestrich (Alemania) también interpretó el Capricho N ° 1 de V. Semionov en este concierto. Todavía asiste a una escuela de música, pero su talento y habilidades interpretativas cautivaron a la audiencia no menos que a los profesionales. Acordeón y acordeón de botones se siguieron en el escenario. El concierto se convirtió en un fuego artificial de alegría, habilidad y belleza. Si puede pasar la tarde en el pequeño salón de la Filarmónica de Berlín el 16 de mayo, estoy seguro de que recordará el evento de por vida. Los CD están disponibles en línea en: Yuri Shishkin, Sergey Osokin y Gorka Hermosa. |
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Beltango Quinteto realiza "Beso y Tango" en Skopje - Macedonia del Norteby Christine Johnstone |
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 Quinteto Beltango ofrecerá un concierto especial titulado "Beso y tango" en Skopje, Macedonia del Norte, el día de San Valentín, el 14 de febrero. Este concierto se llevará a cabo en coproducción con la Orquesta Filarmónica de Macedonia (dirigida por Mirian Khukhunaishvili - foto a la izquierda) y su programa incluirá arreglos de música de tango especialmente hechos para Beltango y la Orquesta Sinfónica.Los miembros de Beltango, imagen arriba, de izquierda a derecha: Aleksandar Nikolic (bandoneón), Ivana Nikolic (piano y voz), Petar Holik (contrabajo), Antonija Barna (violín), Bogdan Pejic (guitarra) también interpretarán algunas piezas de tango tradicionales, algunas obras de Astor Pazzolla, melodías "Balkango", una mezcla única de música balcánica y de tango compuesta por el fundador de Beltango, el profesor Aleksandar Nikolic. El grupo celebró 20 años dando conciertos el año pasado y planean continuar en 2020 con giras de conciertos por Europa, Asia y Canadá. Cinco CD's disponibles en línea en: Beltango |
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Festival de la Asociación Estadounidense de Acordeonistas (AAA) 2020 en Alejandría, EE. UU.by Harley Jones |
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 El Festival 2020 de la Asociación Americana de Acordeonistas (AAA) tendrá lugar del 8 al 12 de julio de 2020 en el Holiday Inn & Suites en Alexandria, Virginia.La información completa para reservar su habitación de hotel y el enlace para recibir el descuento grupal de AAA se encuentra ahora en el sitio web de AAA: Asociación Americana de Acordeonistas Se agregarán nuevas y emocionantes categorías de competencia de honores con premios en efectivo, así como patrocinios en todos los niveles para los artistas y eventos, todos se anunciarán en el próximo boletín de febrero de AAA y aquí en accordions.com Para obtener información publicada hasta ahora sobre el evento y los artistas, descargue el folleto del Festival AAA 2020: 2020AAAFlier.pdf |
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 PIF 2020 will be held in Castelfidardo, Italy from September 16th to 20th, 2020. Artistic director Renzo Ruggieri (picture right), has announced a new category for 2020: the “Astor Piazzolla Award”.The “All Colors of the World” theme of PIF 2020, favors the encounter between cultures, between musical genres and the spread of the accordion with the other arts. “Tango” could not be missing with a dedicated category. Hence the “Astor Piazzolla Award”. “Astor would have appreciated with great enthusiasm that there was a section dedicated to him at the Castelfidardo International Festival! “ (from Laura Escalada Piazzolla). This new award has no age limit and is for soloists or groups (maximum 12 people) with at least one accordion or a bandoneon in the main role. Formations with all reed instruments are also allowed (accordion, bandoneon, melodica, diatonic accordion, harmonica, etc.). Their program must exclusively contain compositions, or free arrangements, of the music of Maestro Astor Piazzolla, not exceeding 18 minutes. A Special Prize “Aldo Pagani” Plaque and scholarship will be awarded in collaboration with A. Pagani Edizioni Musicali. The prize will be awarded at the discretion of the jury. A Concert Prize with hospitality in collaboration with the Astor Piazzolla Academy (City of Paola, Italy) will be awarded to the best classified Italian soloist candidate. For details email: info@pifcastelfidardo.it |
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| Video: Duet by Igor Zavadsky (Ukraine) and Frank Villen (France) Recorded at House of Actor in Ukraine in January 2020 |
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 The recently established accordion program in Chicago is off to a great start with new enrollments furthering the excitement. Founder Mary Ann Covone (picture left) reports that the interest is high and the students are motivated and committed to their newly established accordion orchestra. In the 1940-60s, the accordion was a very popular instrument in Chicago. There were schools in every section of the city with hundreds of students at each school taking lessons and participating in “accordion band.” When the students were very young and novices at the accordion, they played in the “beginner band.” As their skills developed, they would progress moving up to the intermediate band and ultimately to the senior level band! These bands traveled to competitions around the country sponsored by the American Accordionists Association (AAA) and the Accordionists and Teachers Guild (ATG). The accordion was a part of every day life and had its own “social life” as accordionists from all over the country (and the world) shared this common interest and came to know each other! Mary Ann recounts that she grew up in that life (albeit a little later in time), and the good times, good teachers and good friends have impacted and influenced her life in ways I could never have imagined. I am grateful for those experiences and am planning to recreate them for all through the Chicagoland Accordion Academy (CAA). Anyone that has ever played the accordion, and it still holds a special place in your heart, or those wishing to learn for the first time, are invited to join the activities! Together they are renewing the enthusiasm and recapturing the fun of playing the accordion! The Chicagoland Accordion Academy classes are geared toward adults who want to learn to play for their own enjoyment. Students learn to read music and to listen to music and learn how to adapt it to the accordion. Our students have expressed a variety of reasons why they want to play the accordion such as: • They like the sound of the instrument • They have an older relative who played • They inherited an instrument • They want to play with an ethnic group • They want to play music of their heritage • They played as a child and want to resume learning • They played the piano but want to learn accordion because it is portable • They know that playing the accordion provides an outlet from the stress of everyday life. Whatever your reason is for wanting to play the accordion, the Academy will work with you and help you achieve your goal! Mary Ann Covone is one of a handful of classical accordionists in the United States. She studied with Joan Cochran Sommers and continues to play in the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC) Chamber Accordion Ensemble under her direction. Mary Ann graduated with a Bachelor of Music Degree in Accordion Performance from UMKC and has performed and taught extensively in the Chicago area for many years. She has presented programs that include light pop, ethnic and semi-classical music. Recently, Mary Ann performed with the West Suburban Orchestra and the Loyola University Orchestra in various Shostakovich works. She has also played in the pit orchestra in the show Cabaret with the Beverly Theater Guild. Mary Ann is available to teach all genres of music at all levels. For more information email: maryann@chicagolandaccordionacademy.com |
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| Celtic Connections 2020 began on January 16th and will run until February 2nd, 2020. Duo “Vilda” which includes accordionist Viivi Maria Saarenkylä and indigenous Samí singer Hildá Länsman (Finland) will perform at the event on January 31st at Tramway in Glasgow. The duo play original music composed and written by themselves and influenced by the northern nature, traditional Samí joik and Finnish folk, shamanic grooves, beatboxing, throat-singing and pop music! For details email: viivi@saarenkyla.fi |
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  SaxAkkord Duo will perform concerts in Moscow next month entitled “From Baha to Piazzolla”. The duo members are: accordionist Arseniy Strokovskiy (picture above) and Ivan Dyma (saxophone – picture left). Their program will include works by V. Manferdini, Bach, Dauland, Rossini, Vivaldi, Bartok, Gershwin, Galliano, Piazzolla and Khachaturian. Concert dates: February 2nd: St Andrew's Anglican Cathedral at 7pm February 9th: St. Peter and Paul Cathedral at 7pm For details email: adyma@yandex.ru |
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| Accordionists Alex Meixner, Steve Riley, Geno Delafose, Yves Lambert and Josh Baca (pictured below) will perform two concerts entitled “International Accordion Kings” next month. The first will be held at the Manship Theatre in Baton Rouge, LA on February 6th. The second concert is a Crossroads Show which will be held at the James Devin Moncus Theatre, Acadiana Center for the Arts, in LA on February 7th. The concerts feature Alex Meixner (and Alex Meixner Band’s guitarist, Jim Meyer) who will join the other accordionists for a night of accordion music moderated by cajun accordionist Steve Riley. Attendees can look forward to Cajun & Creole music, French Canadian music, Eastern European folk music, Conjunto music, Polka music & more. For details email: info@alexmeixner.com Pictured left to right: Josh Bacca, Steve Riley (bottom), Yves Lambert (top) & Alex Meixner (right). |
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| The VI All-Russia Bayan and Accordion Festival will be held at the Nizhny Novgorod Conservatory Glinka from February 11th to 15th, 2020. The festival will be dedicated to the 105th anniversary of the birth of well regarded composer, teacher and musical public figure, participant of the Great The Patriotic War, the honored artist of the RSFSR, Professor Nikolai Yakovlevich Chaikin, who worked from 1964 to 1993 at the Department of Folk Instruments of the Gorky (Nizhny Novgorod) Conservatory. The goals and objectives of the festival are: To preserve the best domestic traditions in academic music To encourage the creative activity of young people To give advice to teachers and students of music schools To introduce a wide range of listeners to the composer's work (N. Chaikin) To assist with contemporary bayan-accordion art. The festival program includes concerts, creative meetings and workshops, and training of teachers of music schools. The Great Hall of the Conservatory will host 5 multi-genre concerts (each beginning at 6.30pm) in which a variety of performers from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas will play. Performers include Sibduo (Alexander Sirotkin & Andrey Bitky), Style-Zuartet, Bayan Trio (Evgeny Skurikhin, Maxim Stephanopoulos & Artyom Kharitonov), EspresSio", "Fantasy Duo", Sergey Ozerov, Yevgeny Suslov, Professors Gennady Mamaykov, Yuri Gurevich & Ruslan Razvayev, Joseph Puric, Lev Lavrov, Venedikt Peunov, Alexander Lukashevich, Alexey Plekhanov, Evgeny Melikhov, Fyodor Lysyakov, Mikhail Mayasov and Matvey Kortikov. See poster above for details. |
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| The Accademia del Ridotto 3rd Stradella International Music Competition will be held at the Stradella Theatre in Pavia Province, Italy from April 1st to 5th, 2020. Closing date for entries is February 29th, 2020. Prizes include the Professional Performance Prize for accordionists: “Mariano Dallapé” Accordion Prize Age Category Competition “Accademia del Ridotto” Prize Click here for competition Rules: 2020StradellaRules.pdf The Accademia del Ridotto is an advanced artistic and musical training center, based in the Theatre of Stradella. Closing date for registration for the Accademia del Ridotto annual courses – Academic year 2019/2020 - Second Term is February 15th, 2020. For further information email: info@accademiadelridotto.com |
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| The XXXIV Festival of Music for Bayan and Accordion will be held at the Concert Hall at the Finnish Arsenal Embankment from February 14th to 16th. This year the festival is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the Honored Artist of Russia bayanist Vladimir Kuznetsov (1920-2012). The festival will open with a concert featuring festival guests Roman Baghilin and Viktor Novikov. Roman Baghilin is a distinguished artist of Russia, professor of the Tambov Institute of Arts named after S.V. Rachmaninoff, and a well-known accordionist, composer and teacher. He is the author of compositions for accordion, ensembles and orchestras, music for documentaries, radio broadcasts, and performances of drama and puppet theatres in Russia. Viktor Novikov is a distinguished artist of the Republic of Udmurtia, bayanist and composer. He is one of the most famous contemporary composers, writing music for bayan and an orchestra of Russian instruments. See poster above for details. |
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 The 7th Internationaal Accordeonfestival Stadskanaal will be held at the Geert Teis Theater in Stadskanaal, Netherlands on March 8th.This one day accordion festival will feature performances by national and international guests including Matthias Matzke (Germany), Egle Bartkeviciute (Lithuania), Rik Cornelissen (Netherlands) and Duo Heesbeen (Netherlands). For further information email: info@accordeonfestival.nl |
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  The CNIMA directed by Nathalie Boucheix will hold masterclasses by Ludovic Beier and Patrick Brugalières in March 2020 as follows:March 10th to 12th, 2020: "Accompanying the accordion" with Patrick Brugalières (picture left). This course, which will cover accompaniment of a voice or a soloist, means mastery of his instrument: technically, rhythmically and harmonically. The objective during this masterclass is to identify the different possibilities that the accordion offers us through listening, transcription and then original achievements in various styles. Patrick Brugalières is a musician and composer. He has toured the stages with some of the most renowned French singers. His specialty: composing and orchestrating music - very often the opposite of what you would expect from an accordionist. March 24th to 25th, 2020: Style and improvisation – dedicated to Gypsy music with Ludovic Beier (picture right). For 2 days, he will introduce you to the game and improvisation of this style of music and reveal all its secrets. Day 1 will cover “Swing Manouche” and day 2 will cover "Gypsy Music". Both sessions include individual practise and interviews, finishing with a meeting at the end of the day. For further details email: cnima@orange.fr |
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| The Accordion Orchestra Wesseling (conducted by Anita Brandtstäter) will host their final accordion concert "Playing together with the Squeeze" at the Aula Elementary School Keldenich in Wesseling, Nordrhein-Westfalen on March 26th at 7pm. The concert series has included 22 performance workshops in which accordion students can enjoy playing together with others in the orchestra! Participants include parents, siblings and friends of the participants. In addition soloists, ensembles and the orchestra entertain the audience with a selection of music from original compositions to tango Nuevo, world hits and Kölsche songs. Admission is free. Donations for the association's young talent and cultural work are requested. For details email: a.brandtstaeter@netcologne.de |
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2020 China Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week - Chinaby Harley Jones |
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  La Semana Internacional de Arte de Acordeón de Verano de China Harbin 2020 es organizada por el Ministerio de Cultura y Turismo de la República Popular China y el Gobierno Popular Municipal de Harbin, realizada por la Universidad Normal de Harbin, Harbin, China.El evento forma parte del 35º Festival de Música de Verano Harbin de China. Harbin fue nombrada Ciudad de la Música de la UNESCO en 2010. Harbin se convierte en "la capital de la música" del 27 al 31 de julio de 2020, con algunos de los mejores acordeonistas compitiendo y actuando en la Sala de Conciertos de la Universidad Normal de Harbin. Habrá conciertos, talleres y una importante competencia internacional de acordeón. Información completa incluyendo reglas y regulaciones, descargue póster y música en: 2020Harbin Fechas de entrada: 1 de marzo - 31 de mayo de 2020 El director artístico de la organización, el profesor Wang Hongyu, es el decano y el asesor de doctorado del Music College de la Universidad Normal de Harbin. Es el presidente de la Asociación de Músicos de la provincia de Heilongjiang. Los primeros expertos en jefe del Proyecto de Cultivo Prioritario, y el experto en jefe de la Liga Universitaria de la Provincia de Heilongjiang en China. Desde 1998, también ha sido miembro del jurado de renombre internacional, juzgando muchas competiciones internacionales de acordeón de prestigio, incluidas competiciones en Rusia, Francia, Italia, Lituania, Bosnia y Herzegovina, Australia y Nueva Zelanda. El profesor Wang Hongyu dirigió la exitosa Harbin 2010, Harbin 2012, Harbin 2014, Harbin 2016, Harbin 2018, Summer International Accordion Art Week y Competiciones que atrajeron a más de 500 participantes con muchos competidores de fuera de China. |
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 Oleg Sharov (President of Committee, Zhongsin Int. Competition, picture above) and Grayson Masefield (picture below) were performing and on the jury at the major Zhongsin International Music Competition.Chinese Report Page Translation Now Completed: Full report and many pictures at: English 2020Zhongsin Chinese: 2020-Zhongsin |
¿Qué estás haciendo para el Día Mundial del Acordeón? - Internacionalby Harley Jones |
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 ¿Qué estás haciendo para el Día Mundial del Acordeón (World Accordion Day) para promover el acordeón en tu país? El día mundial del acordeón es el 6 de mayo, que es el día en que se patentó el acordeón en 1829.El Día Mundial del Acordeón fue iniciado en el 2009 por la CIA y ha tenido mucho éxito, generando mucha publicidad positiva para el acordeón. Una parte clave de este evento es el sitio web del Día Mundial del Acordeón. A cada asociación, grupo, orquesta, intérprete y maestro, se le pide que apoye activamente este evento alentando que se realicen este día actividades de acordeón nacional y local en su país o el fin de semana a ambos lados del Día del Acordeón, si eso fuera más conveniente. Todos pueden registrar su actividad del Día Mundial del Acordeón en el sitio web y luego enviar un informe de su evento para ese sitio web. Ningún evento es demasiado grande o demasiado pequeño. TODOS los eventos de acordeón que celebran el Día Mundial del Acordeón (World Accordion Day) son bienvenidos. Esta es una promoción de la CIA para el acordeón en el que todos los entusiastas del acordeón pueden participar y ayudar a unir nuestro mundo de acordeón y promover el acordeón. |
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 New website for Ivan Dyma (saxaphone) of the SaxAkkord Duo with Arseniy Strokovskiy (accordion). Contact: Ivan Dyma, Professor of Saxophone, A. Schnittke Institute of Music, Moscow, Russia. Mobile: +7 9035821 529 E-mail: adyma@yandex.ru |
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| 14 new articles since 1st December 2019 are listed in the Accordion Russia News in Russian language. |
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