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Tägliche Berichte / Video: Südpazifische Akkordeon Meisterschaft 2019 - Neuseeland
2019 National Polka Festival, Ennis, Texas - USATagesberichte: Harmonika-Weltmeisterschaft 2019 - Österreich
Video: Werbevideo für das neue Album 'Koriana' von Gary Daverne - Neuseeland
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Swiss Accordion Competition - SwitzerlandVideo: Cody McSherry Performing in the Washington - USA
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Kosmos Ensemble Perform in Manchester – UKSharon Shannon at Royal Liverpool Philharmonic - UKMabon Perform at 2019 Gwyl Criccieth Festival - Wales“Accordion Meets Classical” Concert - Italy“Traditional Meets Modern” Concert – Italy2019 Festival des Nuits de Nacre - FranceSt Audries Bay Accordion Week – UK
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2019 Accordion Art Plus 10. Internationales Akkordeon Festival - Bosnien und Herzegowinaby Christine Johnstone |
 Vom 14. bis 17. Mai fand in Ost-Sarajevo, Bosnien und Herzegowina, das 10. Internationale Akkordeon Art Plus Festival 2019 statt.Die Veranstaltung, die ihr 10-jähriges Bestehen feierte, beinhaltete einen Akkordeonwettbewerb und eine Vielzahl von Konzerten mit Beteiligung des Akuduns Akkordeon Orchesters "Sonja Marinkovic" (Bild unten - unter der Leitung von Goran Penic), Friedrich Lips (Russland), Mikko Luoma (Finnland) ), Hanzhi Wang (China), Mikko Luoma (Finnland), Vladimir Murza (Ukraine), Corrado Rojac (Italien), Irina Krjutjkova (Schweden), Branko Dzinovic (Serbien), Slavko Magdic (Kroatien), Dražen Kosmerl (Kroatien) , Melita Cicic (Bosnien und Herzegowina), Danijela Gazdic (Bosnien und Herzegowina), Marko Stojanovic (Serbien), Nemanja Potparic (Montenegro), Miodrag Krstic (Serbien), Vladimir Blagojevic (Serbien) und viele andere. Programm der Veranstaltung (104 Seiten - 2.3MB): 2019ArtPlus.pdf Wettbewerbsergebnisse wie folgt: Kategorie III Akkordeon Solo 1 .: Veljko Jovanic (Bosnien und Herzegowina) Kategorie IV Akkordeon Solo; 1. Husejn Bajraktarevic (Bosnien und Herzegowina) Kategorie V Akkordeon Solo: 1. Nikola Jerilovic (Bosnien und Herzegowina) Kategorie VI Akkordeon Solo: 1. Marko Žujovic (Serbien) Kategorie VII Akkordeon Solo: 1. Petar Dincic (Serbien) Kategorie VIII Akkordeon Solo: 1. Georgina Bognar (Serbien) Kategorie XI Akkordeon Solo: 1. Marija Turšijan (Serbien) |
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Tägliche Berichte / Video: Südpazifische Akkordeon Meisterschaft 2019 - Neuseelandby Harley Jones |
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 Video: NZAA Finale Concert Sunday Promo Video.Die NZAA Südpazifik Akkordeon Meisterschaften & Festival 2019 finden an diesem Wochenende (1. und 2. Juni) im Raye Freedman Arts Centre in Auckland statt und feiern den "10. Jahrestag des Coupé Mondiale 2009", den die NZAA in Takapuna, New, veranstaltete Seeland. Tägliche Berichte mit Ergebnissen, Fotos und Videos sind online unter: 2019SouthPac |
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 The annual National Polka Festival was held on Memorial Weekend in Ennis, Texas from May 24th to 26th. The festival celebrated 53 wonderful years of Czech heritage and offered an abundance of activities including an opening dance featuring polka music and the King and Queen Dance Contest, where participants and non-participants are encouraged to wear traditional Czech kroj (costumes). The following day there was a parade with colourful costumes and floats, marching bands, celebrities, public officials, motorcycles, horseback riders and clowns. During the festival performances were given by 15 different bands and soloists including “Squeezebox” (featuring Ted Lange & Mollie B), accordionist Alex Meixner (who plays a wide variety of musical genres from classical to jazz to pop to world music), Jodie Mikula Orchestra (which includes accordionists Mike Marek & Joe Zetka), Fritz Hodde and "The Fabulous Six" (picture left which includes accordionists Fritz Hodde, Scott Hodde, Brandon Hodde, Diane Hodde & Gary Greener). the Czech Harvesters Band (who are in their 40th year of performing "Texas-Style Czech Music"), and the Moravians Polka Band who enjoy playing polka music and includes accordionists Chris Trojacek, Matthew Matous and Tyler Prasifka. |
Tagesberichte: Harmonika-Weltmeisterschaft 2019 - Österreichby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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 Tagesberichte: Die Harmonika-Weltmeisterschaft 2019 wird vom 30. Mai bis 2. Juni in St. Peter-Freienstein, Steiermark (Österreich) von Gottfried Hubmann ausgerichtet (Bild rechts).Holda Paoletti-Kampl wird anwesend sein und einen vollständigen Bericht über die Veranstaltung unter folgender Adresse abgeben: 2019Harmonika |
Video: Werbevideo für das neue Album 'Koriana' von Gary Daverne - Neuseelandby Harley Jones |
 Video oben: 'Tango 130' aus dem neuen Album 'Koriana' des berühmten neuseeländischen Dirigenten, Komponisten, Arrangeurs Gary Daverne, aufgeführt von Grayson Masefield.Gary Daverne veröffentlicht an diesem Wochenende ein neues Album mit dem Titel "Koriana" bei den Südpazifischen Akkordeon Meisterschaften 2019. Alle Details werden nach der Veröffentlichung am Sonntag zu diesem Artikel hinzugefügt. Katalog: nzom005 Koriana CD / Album In dem obigen Video spielt Grayson „Tango 130 (For Stephanie)“. Dies war eine besondere Komposition für die langjährige Freundin Stephanie Poole, die als neuseeländische Akkordeonmeisterin viele von Garys Akkordeonkompositionen aufführte und aufnahm. Die 130 repräsentiert das Tempo, mit dem Grayson sie aufnehmen wollte. Gary wollte 128 oder 132. " |
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 The 2019 Swiss Accordion Competition took place in Prilly on May 4th and 5th. The event included age categories for soloists and duos from under 10 year olds to special adult classes and chamber music classes.Members of the jury were Sylvain Tissot (President), Sylvie Amadio, Cristina Bellu, Thierry Bouclier, Stéphane Chapuis, Véronique Chapuis-Fernandez, Anne-Maria Hoelscher, Florine Juvet, Rade Mijatovic, Tiffanie Mueller, Julien Tudisco and Aline Roy. Over 180 accordion players took part in the competition. Winner of the top class was Laura Mehmeti (picture left), a student of Sylvain Tissot at the Conservatoire de Musique de la Broye. The next Swiss Accordion Competition will take place in 2021. |
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| At his performance for the Washington Metropolitan Accordion Society on May 19, Cody McSherry performed the 'Ballad of Faithe' composed by Guy Klucevsek in honor of the famous Faithe Deffner (USA) who was very prominent in USA accordion activities and also internationally for many years until her death in 2014. Cody McSherry is fifteen years old and is a sophomore at Lancaster Catholic High School in Lancaster, PA. He has been playing accordion since the age of six. Cody is studying accordion with Mary Tokarski (in Connecticut) and voice with Joanne Abrom. n 2016, Cody won the Lancaster’s Got Talent competition held by Lancaster Newspapers and is a two-time winner of the Carmen Carrozza Scholarship, Junior Division, held by the American Accordionists’ Association. In November 2018 Cody performed at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Millennium Stage in Washington, DC. |
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| The Kosmos Ensemble which includes classical accordionist Miloš Milivojevic, Harriet MacKenzie (violin) and Meg Hamilton (viola) will perform a concert on June 5th at 1.30pm at the Bridgewater Hall (Barbirolli Room), Lower Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3WS. The trio will play a mix of classical, world music, Jazz, Gypsy, emotive Jewish music, hot-blooded tango, Arabic and Turkish improvisations. In their own arrangements and compositions, Kosmos plays and improvises with spontaneity and passion. For further concert information email: kosmos@kosmosensemble.com |
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| Sharon Shannon will perform with her band at Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, Liverpool L1 9BP on June 14th. The group which includes Jim Murray (acoustic guitar), Jack Maher (electric guitar, vocals) and Sean Regan (fiddle, percussion and beatbox), will perform music from Sharon’s many albums throughout the years, including “Sacred Earth”. This album features many tracks with African influences and includes African musicians as collaborators and guests. This concert is part of their Sacred Earth UK Tour 2019 and includes guest musician Senegalese Kora player, Seckou Keita (pictured). For ticket information on this concert phone: 0151 709 3789 Further concert tour details: June 15th performance at the Otley Courthouse Arts Centre, Otley, Leeds LS21 3AN. Phone: 01943 467466 June 16th performance at The Greystones in Sheffield. Phone: 0114 266 5599 |
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| Popular band “Mabon”, which includes Jamie Smith (accordion & vocals), Oliver Wilson-Dickson (fiddle & vocals), Ron Juppy (guitar & vocals), Matt Downer (electric & upright basses & vocals) and Iolo Whelan (drums, percussion & vocals) will make their first ever appearance at the opening day of the Gwyl Criccieth Festival on June 15th in Gwynedd, Wales. The annual festival will run from June 15th to 22nd and include a variety of music, art, painting, ceramics and sculpture. Mabon play a mix of traditional and contemporary Celtic/Folk/World music. For further festival information email: info@cricciethfestival.org.uk |
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| On June 14th a concert entitled “Accordion Meets Classical” will be held at the Castel Fontana in Tyrol, Italy. Solo and group performers include students from the Hohner Konservatorium in Trossingen, Germany who will play compositions by Bach, Haydn, Ligeti and Mussgorsky. Their program includes Partita B Major (Bach), Sonata in D Major (Haydn) and Tango-Toccata by Petri Makkonen. For further details see poster above. |
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| On June 15th a concert entitled “Traditional Meets Modern” will be held in Palais Mamming, Merano, Italy. Accordionist Vanja Cirkovic will perform with the "Chamber Orchestra Innstrumenti Tirol". This concert ensures the combination of the important chamber music genre of string quartet with the modern accordion promises concert goers an exciting listening experience. Their program includes works by Mozart (Adagio and Rondo KV 617 for accordion & String Quartet), Dvorak (1st movement "Allegro ma non Troppo" from the "American Quartet" Op. 96), Haydn (Sonata in D Major for accordion solo), and Soler (Quintet in F major for accordion & string quartet). For further information see poster above. |
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  The 2019 Festival des Nuits de Nacre will be held in Tulle, France from June 27th to 30th. The event will include four days of accordion celebrations with over 50 concerts throughout the city, most of which will be free!The festival will begin with 2 x concerts on June 27th, followed by a free gala concert in the city centre the next day. This will include a performance by over 100 accordionists which will be broadcast live on the internet. Festival guests include Jean Louis Noton (picture right) and Vincent Tsai (Taiwan – picture left) who will play in duo with Sylvia Hsu at St. John's Church. Their program will include traditional music of Taiwan. This event will also celebrate the 100th anniversary of Maugein Accordions. For further details email: maugein.accueil@orange.fr |
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  The St Audries Bay Accordion Week will be held from July 13th to 20th at St Audries Bay Holiday Club, West Quantoxhead, Nr Minehead, Somerset TA4 4DY.The festival was started several years ago and is supported by accordionists from all around the UK who meet up and join in with several different Musical Directors of orchestras. Attendees are guided through a week of ensemble playing with the option to join whichever graded orchestra or group they feel comfortable with. Orchestra workshops include Higher Intermediate section by Rene Mairis, Vintage Accordion Orchestra by Jean Hanger (picture left), Intermediate Orchestra by Sammie Peckover, Elementary Orchestra by Brenda Webster , the Scottish Workshop by Angie Lukins (picture right) and a small advanced group will be tutored by Lisa Lee Fisher. Nigel Pasby compères the evening accordion entertainment where participants can play their party pieces. These evenings finish with a performance by the orchestra directors or special guest. A French Circle evening will be held on Monday July 15th and a Ceilidh on Wednesday July 17th, with a final grand concert on Friday 19th July. For further information email: info@staudriesbay.co.uk |
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 This article about "Belma Šarancic Nahodovic, First PhD for Accordion, Sarajevo" http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=03-Jul-2015&lang=en&s=10542 was published in 2015. Just recently while researching another article, I saw that a video of her performance had been made available so that has been added to the article. Enjoy the music. |
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