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Concert exceptionnel de Pantonale à Zehlendorf, Berlin – Allemagne
Le quintet Beltango joue “Kiss and Tango” à Skopje – Macédoine du Nord
Le festival 2020 de la American Accordionists' Association (AAA) à Alexandrie - USA
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
“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 - SingaporeQue faîtes vous, la Journée de l’accordéon? – International
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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21ième festival international d’accordéon 2020, Vienne - Autricheby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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 Le 21ième festival international d’accordéon 2020 se tiendra à Vienne, en Autriche, du 22 février au 22 mars 2020, dirigé, depuis sa création, par Friedl Preisl (photo à gauche).Au-delà des concerts quotidiens d’accordéon et des animations, de nouvelles activités seront proposées cette année, pour arriver à un total de 40 rendez-vous. Une nouveauté est "Vive la France", dédiée à la musique intéressante de France. Par ailleurs des soirées regroupées sous le titre "Moving accordions" (les accordéons en mouvement) auront lieu les 27 février, 7, 20 et 21 mars. Ces soirées incluront du mouvement sur scène et dans le public, qui sera invité à danser. Une nouvelle salle de concert “Die Bühne Purkersdorf” dans le Sud de l’Autriche fera partie du festival d’accordéon avec une date de concert le 6 mars. Télécharger le programme du festival de 37 pages et en couleur, avec une liste complète de tous les célèbres musiciens qui se produiront à plus de 40 concerts et autres prestations. 2020Vienna.pdf |
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Concert exceptionnel de Pantonale à Zehlendorf, Berlin – Allemagneby Yuri Shishkin |
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 Si vous pensez que l’accordéon n’est pas seulement un instrument mais un orchestre à part entière qui vous fait pleurer et rire. Si vous arrêtez de respirer pour ne pas perdre une seule note. Si vous pensez que les sons montent au ciel et deviennent le chant des anges … Cela veut dire que vous étiez au concert du 19 janvier des maitres de l’accordéon, à l’église Christus Kirche, à Zehlendorf, à Berlin.Chaque année, Pantonale (organisé avec enthousiasme par Waldemar Fleischhauer), organise une série de concert à l’accordéon à Berlin. Photos de Waldemar Fleischhauer. L’évènement principal est un concert en mai, dans une petite salle de la philarmonique de Berlin, accompagné par l’orchestre de chambre du Berliner Symphoniker. La spécificité de ce projet est que de jeunes talents se joignent aux musiciens expérimentés. Le 19 janvier, le concert donna un avant-goût des musiciens qui se produiront en mai. Pour de nombreux spectateurs, ce fut une vraie découverte ! Les musiciens Yuri Shishkin, Sergey Osokin (Russie), Egle Bartkeviciute (Lituanie), Ryan Corbett (Ecosse), Nikita Gestrich (Allemagne), Gorka Hermosa et son trio Malandra club (Espagne) interprétèrent des chef d’oeuvres classiques, compositions originales pour l’accordéon, morceaux jazz, et firent de nombreuses “premières”. Le niveau des musiciens fut inimaginable. J’aimerais à ce sujet remercier les organisateurs : un tel éventail de talents est rarement entendu dans un seul concert. Yuri Shishkin, joua l’habanera de Georges Bizet‘s Habanera dans une retranscription pour piano à 4 mains mais aussi la musique de J. Rossini, V. Vlasov et T. Kuliev. L’accordéoniste lituanienne Egle Bartkeviciute joua son programme solo avec vivacité et grande musicalité. Par ailleurs elle joua avec l’accordéoniste russe, Sergey Osokin. Les arrangements présentés ce soir-là furent pleins d’imagination et de verve. Le trio de Gorka Hermosa fut le clou du concert. Un tel mélange de subtilité et tempérament est difficile à trouver dans aucun festival. Ryan Corbett (Ecosse) interpréta avec brio les oeuvres virtuoses de Scarlatti, Moshkovsky, ainsi que la musique de V. Troyan. Aux côtés de ces musiciens reconnus, un jeune accordéoniste allemand, Nikita Gestrich interpréta le Caprice N° 1 de Sémionov. Il est encore au conservatoire mais son talent et sa présence ont captivé public et spécialistes. Si vous pouvez assister au concert dans le petit auditorium du Philharmonique de Berlin le 16 mai, je suis sûr que cette soirée restera à jamais gravée dans vos mémoires. CD's disponibles en ligne : Yuri Shishkin, Sergey Osokin et Gorka Hermosa. |
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Le quintet Beltango joue “Kiss and Tango” à Skopje – Macédoine du Nordby Christine Johnstone |
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 Le quintet Beltango donnera un concert spécial intitulé “Kiss and Tango” à Skopje, en Macédoine du Nord, pour la Saint Valentin, le 14 février. Ce concert est organisé en co-production avec l’orchestre philarmonique de Macédoine dirigé par Mirian Khukhunaishvili (photo à gauche). Il présentera des arrangements de tango conçus pour for Beltango et l’orchestre symphonique.Les membres de Beltango sont, de gauche à droite, dans la photo ci-dessus : Aleksandar Nikolic (bandonéon), Ivana Nikolic (piano & voix), Petar Holik (contrebasse), Antonija Barna (violin), Bogdan Pejic (guitare). Ils interpréteront des morceaux d’Astor PIazzolla, des morceaux “Balkango" – un mélange unique mixture de musique balkan et de tango composé par le fondateur de Beltango, le professeur Aleksandar Nikolic. Le groupe a célébré ses 20 ans d’activité l’année dernière. Il continue en 2020 avec une série de concerts en Europe, Asie et Canada. Cinqs CD's disponibles en ligne à : Beltango |
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Le festival 2020 de la American Accordionists' Association (AAA) à Alexandrie - USAby Harley Jones |
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 Le festival 2020 de la American Accordionists' Association (AAA) se tiendra du 8 au 12 juillet 2020 au Holiday Inn & Suites d’Alexandria, en Virginie.Toutes les informations pour réserver votre hôtel et le lien pour avoir une réduction de groupe, sur le site de la AAA : AAA site web De nouvelles catégories pour la compétitions avec des récompenses en argent comptant et des sponsorings à tous les niveaux pour les artistes et les concerts, seront annoncés dans la newsletter de février du AAA et ici sur accordions.com Pour les infos déjà disponibles pour le festival télécharger le dépliant 2020 AAA Festival : 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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by Christine Johnstone
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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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La semaine artistique d’été de l’accordéon 2020 à Harbin en Chine - Chineby Harley Jones |
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  La semaine artistique d’été de l’accordéon 2020 à Harbin en Chine est organisée par le ministère de la culture et du tourisme du parti de République de Chine et par la mairie du people d’Harbin sous l’égide de l’Université d’Harbin en Chine.Cet évènement s’intègre dans le 35ième festival de musique d’été d’Harbin. Harbin a été nommée « ville de la musique » par l’Unesco en 2010. Du 27 au 31 juillet 2020, Harbin se transformera en ville de la musique, avec des musiciesn parmi les plus grands accordéonistes entrant en compétition et se produisant dans l’auditorium de l’Université d’Harbin. Il y’aura des concerts, des stages et une grande compétition internationale d’accordéon. Pour plus d’informations, le règlement, le téléchargement du poster et des partitions à: 2020Harbin Dates d’inscription : du 1er mars au 31 mai 2020 Le directeur artistique est le professeur Wang Hongyu aussi professeur et directeur de thèses au collège de musique de l’université d’Harbin. Il est le président de l’association de musique de la province d’Heilongjiang. L’expert en chef du projet priorité culture et de la ligue de l’Université de la province d’Heilongjiang Province en Chine. Le professeur Wang Hongyu a mené de main de maître la semaine artistique internationale de l’accordéon Harbin 2010, Harbin 2012, Harbin 2014, Harbin 2016, Harbin 2018, et les compétitions qui ont attiré plus de 500 participants dont de nombreux étrangers. |
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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 |
Que faîtes vous, la Journée de l’accordéon? – Internationalby Harley Jones |
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 Que faites vous la Journée de l’accordéon (World Accordion Day - WAD) pour promovoir l’accordéon dans votre pays ?La journée de l’accordéon est le 6 mai, qui est le jour où l’accordéon a été inventé en 1829. La journée de l’accordéon a été créé en 2009 par le CIA et a rencontré beaucoup de succès depuis, donnant une image positive de l’accordéon. Un des maillons essentiels de cet évènement est le site web de la Journée de l’accordéon. Chaque association, groupe, orchestre, joueur ou enseignant sont priés de soutenir activement cet évènement en proposant ce jour-là, dans leur pays, des activités nationales et locales autour de l’accordéon. Cela peut s’organiser aussi le week end d’avant ou après si c’était plus commode. Chacun peut inscrire son activité pour la journée de l’accordéon sur le site web et envoyer a posteriori un compte rendu qui sera publié sur le site. Aucun évènement n’est trop gros ou ni trop petit. Tous les évènements liés à l’accordéon pour célébrer la journée de l’accordéon seront les bienvenus. C’est une campagne organisée par le Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) pour l’accordéon où tout féru d’accordéon peut participer, le but étant de renforcer les liens de la communauté autour de l’accordéon et de promouvoir l’instrument. |
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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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