Those attending this seminar in Tianjin, China, by Frank Angelis (France) had a big surprise. Franck Angelis had decided to make this seminar, the anouncement of his new work 'Beijing'. The new work will be available online from MusicForAccordion.com on Tuesday 9th October. Catalog: ang567
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The new work has been written for Tian Jianan (of Beijing), winner of numerous international competitions including 2 weeks ago, the under 18 years concert category in Castelfidardo.
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Her teacher Cao Xiao Qing was the translator for the seminar. |
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Frank Angelis used the accordion, the piano, his voice, all to talk about his music and his enthusiasm for the accordion.
Tian Jianan had only started learning the new work the last few days with Franck Angelis, and with her amazing skills, was already able to play the work for the seminar. |
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| Video above is Franck Angelis describing the 1st movement of 'Beijing' and then it is played by Tian Jianan. |
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| Video above is Franck Angelis describing the 2nd movement of 'Beijing' and then it is played by Tian Jianan. |
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| The Premiere Performance of the work, date and country will be announced very soon. Catalog: ang567 |
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| Photo of Cao Xiao Qing, Tian Jianan, Franck Angelis and Frederic Deschamps at the end of the seminar. |
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| This event began with an afternoon competition with 17 contestants and then is followed by a Roland concert. |
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| The competition, was held on the 13th floor of the large music conservatory building, one of several buildings for the conservatory. Note all the building cranes which were only one part of a huge amount of building of new homes in the Tianjin city area. |
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| The Jury for the Digital category were (left to right): Yang Chunhong, Li Xiaoqi, Chang Cheng, Zhu Jingbai, Zhang Xiaobo, Li Lan Feng, Lu Xiao Ling.
The Digital Accordion category, had some 17 contestants performing. The audience heard music from techo punk, pop to Baroque classical as the 17 different players performed to impress the jury of 7 well known Chinese teachers. |
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Li Guojing |
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| He Qian performing. This competition was also the Roland China Qualifications for the 6th Roland International Competition being held in Rome in November. Following the competition was a concert and then a Roland dinner, at which Roland China President Cheng Jian Tong announced contestant Hi Qian (winner of the 2009 Coupe Mondiale Piano Accordion category, picture lower left) had won the trip to Rome to represent China at the Roland International Festival in November. |
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| Dai Mengying |
My translator for yesterday, Li Li, was the announcer today. Here she |
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| is introducing Liao Chenhan |
Wang Yinan |
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| Zhang Zuo |
Han Ran |
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| Zhou Yash above and Lin Jinghan below |
The President of Roland China Cheng Jian Tong was present for all the competition as were a number of other Roland staff. |
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Roland V-Accordion Art Festival Concert |
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| After the Digital accordion category, I walked to the nearby hall for the Roland V-Accordion Concert and on the way, met Cheng Yuhan who I had met last year in Castelfidardo, with her father Cheng Chong. |
Compere for the concert was Digital accordion expert Zhu Jingbai, Assoc. Prof. at Tianjin Musical Conservatory, China. |
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| Left to right: President of Roland China Cheng Jian Tong, and three important teachers of digital accordion, |
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| Dai Mengying |
Lin Jinghan and Zhang Zuo |
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| Zhao Bo |
Han Ran |
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| Jin Zicheng, He Ran, Giu Tiangen |
Wang Yinan |
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| He Qian |
Luan Jiayi, Zhao Xiaoxi, Xiao Xinyu, Liu Pengyu |
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| The video above is Hi Qian performing one piece at this Roland concert. |
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| Zhu Jingbai gave the concert closing speech with the trio playing in the background. |
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| After concert pictures on the stage. |
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| Cao Xiao Qing, Cheng Jian Tong, Harley Jones, Zhu Jingbai |
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| The last after concert photo, after which we enjoyed a very nice dinner provided by Roland China. |
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| Children from Tianjin Childrens Accordion Orchestra, conductor Song Na. |
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| Elsbeth Moser (Germany) was the guest drummer. |
Conductor Song Na |
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| The hall was very full. |
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| Elsbeth Moser and Song Na |
Zhang Jiahe |
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| Very young children from the Tianjin De Meiqi Education school. |
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| put on very nice choreography and won the hearts of the audience. |
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| Zhang Jinghe, Zhou Lang, Meng Qihang, Han Wenbin |
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| Wang Shusheng and Xu Dawei |
Liu Rui |
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| Zhao Bo, Wu Zhen and Chao Xuesong |
Zhu Bokang |
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| Accordion Group from Tianjin Music Conservatory |
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| Elsbeth Moser being photographed with some young fans. |
Pietro Adragna and Xiaonan Xu |
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| Luo Jingqi, Parrot Manager and one of the staff. |
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| Luo Jingqi and Cao Xiao Qing |
Parrot worker, Luo Jingqi, Cao Xiao Qing, |
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| Ruan Mingyuan, Wang Shusheng and Mingyuan's father Ruan Hailin who is an accordion teacher in Jinzhong city, Shanxi province. |
Ruan Mingyuan, Wang Shusheng |
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| Ruan Mingyuan and Franck Angelis |
Meng Hui and Ruan Mingyuan |
