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Faits
Marquants dans le monde
"Aimez
la musique - jouez Hohner!",
Frankfort - Allemagne
Par
Holda Paoletti-Kampl
"Aimez la musique - jouez Hohner!"
était le slogan utilise par Hohner à Trossingen, Allemagne.
Une nouvelle série d'accordéons Hohner avec convertisseur
a été présentée lors du Salon de la Musique
de Frankfort. Tous les modèles avec convertisseur Morino ont
développé un mécanisme résistant de boutons
avec des sommiers originaux Bayan; la série d'accordéons
bouton Gola, des modèles de la série 'Bravo' (idéale
pour les enfants) et 'Nova, accordéon bouton trois voix. Le
démonstrateur des modèles Hohner était l'accordéoniste
français Jérôme
Richard.
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Un nouveau
lieu de rendez-vous pour les accordéonistes bordelais.
Par
Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
 Le
Samedi 16 Avril dernier, le magasin bordelais PRIMA MUSICA a été
le cadre d'une journée consacrée à l'inauguration
de son nouveau rayon dédié à l'accordéon.
Nous devons cette initiative au directeur du Magasin, Michel Brochard,
ainsi qu'à son collaborateur Michel Gonda, artisan Maître
accordeur, qui assurera dorénavant l'assistance technique auprès
de la clientèle.
 L'animation
de cette journée à succès a été
confiée à Bruno Tairua, démonstrateur officiel
de la marque SEM,
co-organisatrice de cette opération. Le talent et la gentillesse
de Bruno, associés à la qualité de l'accueil
de Michel Brochard et de son équipe, ont permis à tous
les visiteurs d'oublier sur le champ les inconvénients d'une
météo capricieuse. Longue vie à l'accordéon
chez Prima Musica. Prima Musica, hangar 19, Quai bacalan, 33300 Bordeaux.
Tel : 05.56.43.22.17
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Tournée
européenne de Chango Spasiuk - Argentine
Par Rob
Howard
 Le
joueur d'accordéon et compositeur argentin Chango Spasiuk est
généralement considéré comme le représentant
majeur du Chamamé, une musique folk traditionnelle qui a évolué
vers une forme artistique très élaborée, présentée
principalement à l'occasion de concerts. Son rôle est
souvent comparé à celui de son compatriote Astor Piazzolla
qui a ajouté des éléments de jazz ainsi qu'une
note classique au Tango. Récemment, Chango Spasiuk a remporté
le prix 2005 BBC Radio 3 World Music pour sa contribution active au
Chamamé.
Chango Spasiuk et son ensemble seront en tournée en Europe
en Juillet, et les dates des concerts sont les suivantes (d'autres
dates suivront):-
1er Juillet - Palacio de Cristal, Porto, Portugal
3 Juillet - MusicMeeting Festival, Amsterdam, Pays-bas
5 Juillet - Brême, Allemagne
7 Juillet - Festival Pirineos Sur, Espagne
12 Juillet - Festival d' Arles , France
21 Juillet - Bruxelles, Belgique
31 Juillet - Womad Festival, Angleterre
Pour de plus amples informations email mely@ciudad.com.ar
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John
Moceo dans le show d' Ellen Degeneres - USA
Par
Kevin Friedrich
 John
Moceo, étudiant en accordéon de Frank Busso, âgé
de 12 ans, originaire de Staten Island, New York, a été
l'invité du talk show de NBC, numéro 1 aux Etats-Unis,
le populaire 'Ellen Degeneres Show.' Après
que l' American
Accordionists' Association fut contactée l'an passé
pour faire passer un accordéoniste dans ce talk show, John
fut choisi à partir d'une vidéo soumise aux responsables
du show. Ellen dit que sa passion pour l' instrument l'a impressionnée,
et fut ravie de l'accueillir dans le show. Lorsque le comédien
invité a demandé à John s'il a choisi l' accordéon
parce que le piano est trop lourd à transporter, John a ri
et dit que non, c'est son professeur Frank Busso qui a suscité
en lui cette vocation à l'occasion d'une représentation
dans son école.
John ayant
joué un morceau du groupe populaire 'Green Day', Ellen lui
a remis un CD dédicacé de son groupe préféré,
en remerciement de ses efforts. John a également assuré
les intermèdes musicaux de la partie habituelle du show 'Celebrity
Pets' et a conclu le spectacle au rythme des battements de pieds des
spectateurs lors de son interpretation de 'In the Mood.' John
a participé avec succès à des concours à
travers les Etats-Unis, parmi lesquels ceux organisés par l'
American Accordionists
Association.
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Une Accordéoniste
dans une production Shakespearienne, Londres - Royaume-Uni
Par
Rob
Howard
 L'
Accordéoniste Lisa-Lee Leslie fera partie des musiciens impliqué
dans la nouvelle production de Young Vic, 'As You Like It' d'après
William Shakespeare' , au Wyndham's Theatre de Londres. Cette version
est une actualisation de celle produite en France dans les années
40, et comprend des chansons et musiques dans le style d' Yves Montand
et Edith Piaf. Les
représentations s'étaleront du 4 Juin au 25 Septembre.
Pour de plus amples informations email lisasaccordion@hotmail.com
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Reports
of Concerts, Masterclasses, Comptitions, Festivals etc
UK
Championships Celebrate 70th Anniversary, Scarborough - UK
Contributed by Kevin
Friedrich
 The
National Accordion
Organization of the United Kingdom celebrated the 70th Anniversary
of their National annual competition and festival from April 22nd
to 24th in the lovely northern seaside Spa resort in Scarborough,
UK. The weekend featured an official reception to celebrate the 70th
Anniversary of the UK Championships, which began as the All-Britain
Championships, known affectionately as 'Accordion Day', in London
in November 1935.
The festival began with a welcoming concert, hosted by NAO Chairperson
Gina Brannelli (pictured with student William Langton), followed by
a weekend of competitions for all levels including solo, duo, ensemble
and orchestra, as well as trade shows with music and instruments.
A highlight of the weekend is the annual Ceilidh dance with accordionist
Gary Blair and his Ceilidh Dance band. Among the jury were international
Jury members Mirco Patarini - Italy, Joan
Cochran Sommers - USA, Kevin
Friedrich - USA (President of the CIA),
Ulrich Schmuelling - Germany (Intermusik-Schmuelling)
and Sergei Tikanov - Belarus. Also on the Jury were Raymond Bodell
(CIA Vice
President), Karolyn Broadhead, Neil Copland, Sarah Diggens, Colin
Hardy, Graham O'Connor and Margaret Venables.
 With
over 400 entries in the various classes, the competition has established
itself as the premier competitive accordion festival in the United
Kingdom. It was particularly encouraging to see the numbers of beginning
accordionists, such as those pictured here with the Colchester Tiny
Tots conducted by Elaine Beecham, where the average age of the 10
accordionists is only 5 years old!
 Pictured
here are several of the winners all from Morran family from Paisley,
Scotland: Neil-Joseph Morran (1st in Higher Prepatory Solo), Erin
Morran (1st in Introductory Solo) teacher Lyndsey Ann Allen, Liam
Morran (1st in elementary Solo). During the prize presentation, Gary
Blair was honored with the CIA Honored
Friend of the Accordion Award for his outstanding work for the
accordion both nationally and internationally, particularly in the
field of promoting traditional Scottish Music. At the Annual General
Meeting at the conclusion of the festival, Raymond Bodell was elected
as the new Chairperson of the NAO,
with Graham
Laurie as Deputy Chairperson.
For a complete list of results in all categories, please visit www.accordions.com/nao
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Tango
Porteño, Frauenfeld - Switzerland
Contributed
by Lisa Goetz and Martin
Frey of Pigini
Schweiz
A memorable concert took place at the Eisenwerk in Frauenfeld,
Switzerland. The second in a series of three with music by the famous
Argentine composer and musician Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992), it
was a concert in a class of its own. Pieces like 'Tres Tango Sensations',
'Oblivión', 'Piazzolleana Nr.3', 'Tango Nr.6', 'Adiós
Nonino', 'Verano Porteño', 'Todo Corazón', etc, were
presented. Two instruments and their soloists were at the centre
of attention: the bandoneon, excellently played by the young and
very talented bandoneoist, composer and arranger Michael Zisman
(born in Buenes Aires, living in Berne) and the violin, outstandingly
well played by his famous father Daniel Zisman (Buenes Aires).
Besides solos played by the pair and the orchestra the programme
also included duets: bandoneon - violin, bandoneon - orchestra,
violin - orchestra. The chamber orchestra of the county of Thurgau,
excellently guided by its conductor Claude Villaret (he used to
live in Argentina himself), rose to a peak and presented the typical
characteristics of Piazzolla's music most accurately and to the
point. The audience was captured by the concert and paid the artistes
tribute with ongoing applause, which in return was rewarded with
three encores, - a combination with the orchestra, a bandoneon solo
and a piece with bandoneon and violin. Next and last in the concert
in the series: April 30th, ZKO-Haus Zurich.
For further information email akkdino@yetnet.ch
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43rd
National Music Competition, Bitola - Macedonia
Contributed
by Anica Karakutovska
 The
43rd National Music Competition was held from April 15th to 16th
in Bitola, organized by the Association of Music and Ballet pedagogues
from the Republic of Macedonia (member of EMCY - European Union
of Music Competitions for Youth).
The competition
included classes for chamber music, choir and orchestra, and more
then 500 participants in all categories. The chamber ensembles from
the class of accordion Professor Zorica Karakutovska were the clear
winners in their categories and received the highest marks (special
prizes) from the juries, consisting of eminent professors of different
instruments.
The closing
concert, held on April 16th at the concert hall of the Music High
School in Bitola, included performances of 13 ensembles - winners
of special and first prizes in all competition categories. A special
jury declared an accordion trio consisting of Zoran Kirjakovski,
Filip Stamevski and Kosto Todorovski, class Professor Zorica Karakutovska
from the Faculty of Music-Skopje, the LAUREATE of the whole competition.
They will represent the Republic of Macedonia at the upcoming European
Music Competition for Youth.
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Successful
Charity Concert, Paisley - UK
Contributed
by Graham
Laurie
 A
Charity Concert starring the two Graham
Laurie Accordion Orchestras, along with folk singer Alastair McDonald
and the Tartan Lads, featuring Ray Carse on accordion, was recently
held in Paisley Town Hall. All 650 seats were sold, and all the proceeds
- £4,500 - were donated to CHAS, a children's hospice.
The two
orchestras played two 40 minute spots (one each), and their programs
included City Express (Bui), Urchige Polka Bui), Festliche Overture,
Intercity (Gotz), Washington Post, My Way, Go West, Italian Suite,
Old Comrades, Trans Atlantic Medley, along with various Scottish arrangements.
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Future
Events
San Sebastien Accordion Orchestra Tour of Portugal
Contributed by Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
The
San Sebastien Accordion Orchestra (MD Mikel Bikondoa), from Spain,
will perform five concerts at venues in Portugal, from April 28th.
The concert program includes 'Sonatina' by Moreno Torroba and 'Concierto
de Aranjuez' by Rodrigo. The soloist will be the Professor of Guitar,
Eduardo Baranzano.
For further
information email bikondoa@wanadoo.es
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Accordionists
Celebrate Composer's Birthday, London - UK
Contributed by Rob
Howard
 Accordionists
Milos Milivojevic (picture) and Borut Zagoranski will perform in a
concert on May 6th at the David Josefowitz Recital Hall, Royal Academy
of Music. The concert, which begins at 7.45pm, is a celebration for
the 50th birthday of Timothy Bowers, composer and undergraduate tutor
at the Royal Academy of Music. Other performers involved in the concert
include Nicholas Walker - piano, Yura Chubarenko, Aya Sanada and Gabriel
Painter - violins, and Colin Huehns - erhu.
The concert program includes Timothy Bowers' 'Piano Sonata no 2' (2003);
'Triplum for Classical Accordion (Prelude and Fugue no 3)' (1994);
'Metamorphosis of a Sigh: Sonata in one movement for Classical Accordion';
'Calmo for Erhu' (2002); 'Two Paganini Fantasies for Violin and Classical
Accordion' (2004, UK première); 'Sonata for Violin and Piano'
(1999). Admission is free, and no tickets are required.
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Accordion
Masterclass, London - UK
Contributed
by Rob
Howard
On May 19th,
from 10am to 5pm, there will be a public master class at the Royal
Academy of Music, Marylebone Road London NW1 5HT, given by visiting
professor Friedrich
Lips from the Gnessin Institute in Moscow. Admission is free,
and no tickets are required.
For further information email o.murray@ram.ac.uk
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New Accordion
Club, Worthing - UK
Contributed
by Rob
Howard
 A
new accordion club - The Worthing Accordion Club - has been formed
by accordionist/teacher Gennaro Fiondella in West Sussex, to provide
a regular monthly social and informal meeting place for the many accordionists
in the Sussex and Surrey areas. Meetings will be held on the 3rd Saturday
of each month.
The first meeting will be held on Saturday 21st May at 12.00 midday.
The monthly club will be held at 24, Gannon Road, Worthing.All accordion
players will be welcome at this friendly, informal & relaxed monthly
gathering. Players will be encouraged to bring along their accordions
for an 'Accordionistic Social'. There will also be a welcoming cup
of tea or coffee for everyone!
For further information email gennaro@fiondella3573.fsbusiness.co.uk
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Cologne
Accordion Orchestra's 70th Anniversary Concert, Cologne - Germany
 The
year 2005 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Cologne
Accordion Orchestra, and one of the events in celebration is a concert
at the Cologne Philharmonic Hall on July 2nd, at 8pm. The Cologne
Accordion Orchestra was founded in 1935 by Heinz Gengler (picture),
but was forced to dissolve during the latter stages of World War Two.
Re-formed in 1955, the Orchestra has maintained a playing membership
of about 50 players ever since. Heinz Gengler is still active as the
Cologne AO's MD - a remarkable feat of service within the accordion
movement.
Peformances in Belgium, Denmark, France, the United Kingdom, Canada,
Brazil, Italy, Australia, the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Switzerland
and Germany have received critical acclaim, contributing to the popularity
of the Orchestra both at home and abroad. Visits to the United States
of America in 1967, and to South Africa and Namibia in 1969 were among
the greatest artistic challenges. Other musical highlights were concert
tours to Prague, Warsaw, Vilnius and Kaunas (Lithuania), Daugavpils
(Latvia), and St. Petersburg in 1991.
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International
Accordion Seminar, Warsaw - Poland
Contributed
by Harley
Jones
An International
Accordion Seminar will take place from 4th to 16th July in Mietne,
approximately 70 kilometres from Warsaw, an event organised by the
Chopin Academy of Music. There will be individual, chamber music and
jazz classes, and all participants are expected to perform in concerts.
The teachers include Professors Lech Puchnowski, Klaudiusz Baran,
Wladimir Mursa, Jerzy Jurek, Jerzy Lukasiewicz, Elwira Sliwkiewicz
- Cisak, and Marcin Janiszewski (improvisation and jazz). The closing
date for applications is June 15th.
For further
information email accpuch@chopin.edu.pl
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Music
Marche
- New site in 4 languages of the accordion manufacturer-consortium
of Castelfidardo/Marche.
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Sebastiano
Cali - accordionist,
composer, piano tuner, harpsichord and other early instruments maker.
A new site selling his accordion compositions and arrangements, esheet
format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card.
Samples of the music are on the site.
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