Kevin Friedrich

Résumé

Musical Background:

Accordion Teachers Diploma of New Zealand (A.T.D.N.Z.)
Registered Music Teacher (R.M.T.)
(tutor: Harley Jones, New Zealand)
Bachelor of Music, University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC)
(tutor: Joan C. Sommers, USA)
Degree Superior-1éré Prix, Conservatoire Paul Dukas (Paris)
(tutor: Max Bonnay, France)
Masterclasses
(tutor: Friedrich Lips, Russia)

Accordion Affiliations:

Ambassador - Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) IMC-UNESCO (2009 - present)
President - Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) IMC-UNESCO (2001 - 2009)
President - World Accordion Museum Alliance (WAMA) - present
Member of the Board of Directors - Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International (ATG)
Member of the Board of Directors - American Accordionists Association (AAA)
1st Vice President - A World of Accordions Museum, Superior, WI
Past President (two terms) - Accordionists & Teachers Guild, International (ATG)
former USA Manger - Accordions Worldwide - www.accordions.com
Producer - United States National Accordion News - www.accordionusa.com (1999-2009)
Lifetime Member - New Zealand Accordion Association (NZAA)
Honorary Status - National Accordion Association (NAA)
Accordion Gems, A Master Collection of Accordions Through Time - Dargaville Museum, Dargaville, NZ
Honorary Member - Accordion Teachers Association of Massachusetts (ATAM)

Accordion Awards and Activities:

New Zealand Solo Accordion Champion (1979 and 1980)
Lifetime Member of New Zealand Accordion Association
CIA Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships - 5th Place
Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Scholar
New Zealand Accordion Association (NZAA) National Championships - Adjudicator
Auckland University, New Zealand - Examiner for Accordion Performance Degree
National Accordion Organization of the United Kingdom (NAO) - Adjudicator
Confederation Nationale Francaise de l'Accordeon (CNFA) in Paris - Adjudicator
VIP World Accordion Show in Pontarlier, France - Adjudicator
Primus Ikaalinen International TV Competition for Accordion, Finland - Adjudicator/Chairman of the Jury
CIA Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships - Adjudicator/Chairman of Jury
VIP Guest - Shanghai Spring International Accordion Festival - 2-6 May, 2006
Curator of 'Accordion Gems.... a Master Collection of Accordions through Time' - Dargaville Museum, NZ
Norske Trekkspilleres Landsforbund (NTL), Bodø, Norway - June, 2006 - Guest/Adjudicator
2nd International Digital Accordion Festival (Adjudicator), Rome, Italy - November 2008
New Zealand Accordion Association (NZAA) Merit Award (2009)
Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) IMC-UNESCO - Merit Award (2009)
Inducted into the Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International (ATG) Hall of Fame (2009)
VIP Guest - 2010 Harbin Summer International Accordion Art Week - Harbin, China
VIP Guest - 2015 1st Shenzhen Xixiang Music Valley International Accordion Competition in China
VIP Guest - 2016 Tacheng International Accordion Festival - Tacheng, China

Interviews with Accordion Dignitaries:

Heikki Eränen, Finland
(conducted in Ikaalinen, Finland)
Lasse Pihlajamaa, Finland
(conducted in Helsinki, Finland)
Maddalena Belfiore, USA
(condcuted in Kearney, NJ, USA)
Maria Kalenemi, Finland
(conducted in Ikaalinen, Finland)
Friedrich Lips, Russia
(conducted in London, United Kingdom)
Zhang Ziqiang - President of Accordion Association of Chinese Musicians Association (CAA)
(conducted in Shanghai, China)
Yvette Horner, France
(condcuted in Paris, France)
Mika Väyrynen, Finland
(No. 1 conducted in Ikaalinen, Finland, No. 2 and No. 3 conducted in Helsinki, Finland)
Dr. Helmi Harrington - Curator of the World of Accordions Museum - Superior, WI
(conducted in Superior, Wisconsin, USA)

Selected International Performances:

Concert Master of the 'CIA World Accordion Orchestra'
-Washington DC, USA (August 18th, 2007)
  conducted by Joan C. Sommers
-Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, (October 25th, 2008)
  conducted by Joan C. Sommers, Graham Laurie, Brian Laurie, Elaine Beecham and Ronnie Brown
-North Shore City (Auckland), New Zealand (August 29, 2009)
-Dargaville Town Hall (Dargaville), New Zealand (August 30, 2009)
  conducted by Joan C. Sommers and Gary Daverne
World Premiere of 'This Is Our Home' for Accordion, Narrator/Voice and Backing Track by Gary Daverne
(in honor of Servicemen and Women on the 100th Anniversary of Gallipoli)
with Lionel Reekie (Vocals/Narration) and Ken Cashin (Multimedia)
Dargaville - New Zealand (April 12, 2015)
World Premiere of 'Margarita' for Accordion and Flute by Gary Daverne
with Pippa Howes, Flute
Dargaville - New Zealand (March 24, 2014)
World Premiere of 'Gem of the Kaipara' by Gary Daverne
with Auckland Symphony Orchestra Strings - Gary Daverne, Conductor
Dargaville - New Zealand (May 11th, 2002)
World Premiere of 'Concert Waltz for Accordion & String Quartet' by Gary Daverne
with 'String Silhouette' String Quartet
Auckland - New Zealand (June 5, 1993)
2002 and 2009 Guest Soloist with Auckland Symphony Orchestra, New Zealand
2001 International Guest Soloist - NZAA 30th Anniversary - Auckland, New Zealand
Guest Soloist - Rhapsody by Gary Daverne with Whangarei Symphony Orchestra, NZ
1981 Solo Concert Tour - Norway/United Kingdom
Guest Soloist - Concerto No. 1 in G minor by Anthony Galla-Rini
- with Independence Symphony Orchestra - Independence, Missouri, USA
- with UMKC Symphony Orchestra - Kansas City, USA
- with Winter Festival Orchestra - Sanner/Gran, Norway
- with ATG Festival Orchestra - Chicago, USA
Performances with The International Trio in New Zealand, Finland, Estonia the USA
Performances with the UMKC Accordion Orchestra in Sweden, Denmark, Russia,
New Zealand, Australia, Italy and across the USA
Performances with the Musicale Accordion Orchestra - China, New Zealand
Live Radio Broadcasts
- Radio New Zealand National Broadcast
- Norwegian National Radio Broadcast
- USA KCUR National Radio Broadcast from UMKC