Le Concours annuel « Citta Di Castelfidardo » pour solistes et groupe d’accordéonistes aura lieux du 12 au 16 octobre prochain. Les détails des horaires et lieux précis des catégories sont en ligne sur ce site.
Les candidats sont priés de se rendre tout d’abord au secrétariat du concours afin de régler leur inscription au concours.
Les candidats joueront par ordre alphabétique à partir de la lettre tirée au sort. Les diverses catégories sont ouvertes au publique.
Les horaires exacts de passage seront publié la veille de chaque catégorie.
Les proclamations des résultats et remises des prix auront lieux dans les lieux suivants:-
Catégories G, H, L: Jeudi 12 octobre, 18 h. (Salle B = San Francesco)
Catégories A, N, O, P, Q: vendredi 13 octobre, 18 h. (Salle Convegni – Salle A)
Catégories B, C, D: Samedi 14 octobre, 18 h. (Salle Convegni – Salle A)
En ce qui concerne les autres catégories, les proclamations auront lieu le Dimanche 15 octobre à 16 h. au Théâtre ASTRA.
XXIIème concours International d’accordéon de Sait Petersburg – Russie
Le 22ème concours International d’Accordéon de St Petersburg aura lieux du 3 au 5 novembre prochain. Le célèbre professeur Russe Alexander Dmitriev en est l’organisateur et directeur artistique.Cet événement annuel devient une des activités majeurs accordéonistiques de St Petersburg.
Cet année, le festival se tiendra dans le Glazunov Concert Hall, l’une des plus belles salles de St Petersburg.
Au programme : Jean-Louis Noton (France), Petri Makkonen (Finland), ensemble ‘Liritsa’ (Belarus), International competitions winners Yevgeny Kochetov, and Alexander Shirunov (Russia).
2007 Australian International Accordion Championships and Festival, Sydney – Australia
Contribué par la présidente de l’ AATA: Tania Lukic-Marx (picture below)
L’association des professeurs d’accordéon Australiens est fière de vous donner des nouvelles de son festival d’accordéon international 2007.
L’ensemble des activités du festival se déroulera au prestigieux club Marconi, l’un des lieux de concert les plus important et luxuriants de Sydney. Pour 2007, de nouvelles catégories ont été crées qui motiveront sans aucun doutes les nations comme la Serbie, la Bosnie et l’Allemagne.
Les dates prévues du 9 et 10 joints se situent une semaine après le South Pacific Accordion Championships de Auckland (New Zealand), qui comporte des catégories similaires. Pour les candidats venant de l’hémisphère nord, il sera donc très peu couteux de voyager de la Nouvelle Zèlande à l’Australie.
Le Concert de Gala de l’AATA s’annonce être le point fort de ce festival, qui se situera à L’auditorium du Club Marconi, ou se sont déjà déroulés les concerts des lauréats des vainqueurs des catégories Piano de la Coupe du Monde 2006.
Laurent JARRY de l'atelier La Boite D'Accordéonà Montreuil (France) a reçu dernierment le Prix Régional de la Dynamique Artisanale "ARTINOV" 2006.
Ce Prix décerné par la BRED et la SOCAMA récompense un artisan pour son talent, la passion de son métier, l'innovation et la performance de son
entreprise.
Rappelons qu'en mars 2006, Laurent JARRY a été nommé Maître Artisan en
Métier d'Art en tant que facteur-restaurateur d'accordéon.
On September 15th, The Paraná Accordion Club organized a recital in the auditorium of the Asociación Médica, España y Tucumán. The concert featured leading Argentinean accordionist Ildo Patriarch, and Quique Sosa, from Buenos Aires.
Ildo Patriarch is considered one of the leading teachers and performers, and his repertoire covers an extensive variety of styles, that includes tango, traditional folk music and jazz. Quique Sosa participated in the international competition in Castelfidardo, Italy, and was also the winner of the national contest in Argentina in 2004.
The Paraná Accordion Club formed recently for the purpose of promoting the various styles of the instrument and is strongly supported by Raúl Barbosa and Ildo Patriarch. The activities of the group will extend to master classes and workshops, and the foundation of an orchestra is foreseen in the near future.
On September 17th the Allan William Jones Memorial Scholarships Function hosted by the Accordion Examination Board of NZ in honour of the late Secretary of the Board, was held at the Dove Memorial Theatre at Kristin School, Albany, compered by Marcel Riethmann. (Picture left: Heather Masefield - Secretary, Silvio de Pra - Chairman, Lorraine Parnell).
Performers were the NSAO, conducted by Lionel Reekie, the Music Makers conducted by Christine Adams, Musicale conducted by Robert Winchester, and soloists Campbell Hill and Campbell Bettridge. The security alarms went off causing a bit of hilarity during Musicales performance. Picture right: Campbell Hill, Silvio de Pra - Chairman, Kristina Panzic.
Certificates were given out to those that had passed examinations, culminating in Kristina Panzic and Travis Mc Walter receiving their Accordion Performers Diplomas (APDNZ). Scholarships were awarded to Abigail Wills, George Xu, Christopher Thwaites & Travis McWalter (picture above right). The Douglas Mews Rosebowl ‘for excellence” was given to Campbell Thwaites. The 2006 recipient of the Annual Merit Award was Lorraine Parnell (picture above left), honouring her for over 30 years of teaching, performing and supporting the accordion movement in New Zealand.
Maurice Jones and Lionel Reekie, as the Starlight Duo (picture left), concluded the event with entertainment music.
The all-female traditional music band The Poozies, including Karen Tweed on piano accordion, have the following tour dates during Autumn:-
September 14th – Ireland - Festival of the Peninsula, Newtownards
15th - Southport Arts Centre
16th - Little Civic Theatre, Wolverhampton
17th - Regal Centre, Worksop
18th - Stamford Arts Centre, Stamford
19th - Black Horse, Lincoln
20th - National Centre for Early Music, York
21st - Lamplight Arts Centre, Stanley
22nd - Sundial Theatre, Cirencester
23rd - Huntingdon Hall, Worcester
24th - Sun Hotel, Hitchin, Herts
25th - Nettlebed Village Club, Nettlebed
October 14th – Fisher Theatre, Bungay
15th – Loughborough Town Hall, Loughborough
November 1st - Arts & Exhibition Centre, Pacific Road, Birkenhead
2nd – Blackwood Miners Institute, Blackwood
3rd – Lichfield Arts Centre, Lichfield
4th - Ashcroft Arts Centre, Fareham
5th - Quay Arts Centre, Newport Harbour
6th –Subscription Rooms, Stroud
8th - Tower Arts Centre, Winchester
9th - St George's, Bristol
10th – Darlington Arts Centre, Darlington
11th – Folk Club, Pleasance Cabaret Bar, Edinburgh
Accordionist Davide Bonetti performs solo concerts at cultural evenings Osteria del Rosmarino, Cattaneo 24 Brescia from September 22nd to 29th, and October 6th, all performances begin at 10 pm.
The annual Charity Accordion Concert, promoted by Ray Burgon, takes place on September 23rd takes place at St Mary’s Church, Bramall Lane, Sheffield. The concert, which begins at 7pm, features accordionists Rosemary Wright, George Syrett, Harry Hussey, the Petulengoes, Andrew and Rachel Hesselwood, David Tomlin, and the Sheffield Accordion Band.
The Ferndorftal-Wilden Youth Accordion Orchestra, under the direction of Jutta Clerk-Menn, performs on September 24th, at 11am, in the Bürgerhaus Müsen. The program includes, for example, evergreens such as ‘Biscaya’, a Bee Gees medley and the compositions of John Miles. The concert will be followed by lunch and a social for the musicians, their families and guests.
Universidad Pedagogica Accordion Ensemble Concert, Bogotà - Colombia
The concert fearuring the Accordion Ensemble of Universidad Pedagogica, conducted by Professor Làcides Romero, to be held in Centro Cultural of Universidad Pedagògica- Bogotà, takes place on September 28th, 6pm.
The performers are: Giovanni Parra, Augusto Salamanca, Salustiano Bueno, Rodrigo Romero and Jonathan Agudelo. The concert includes American music: 2 Negro Spirituals, (traditional), 4 Cuban dances, (Ignacio Cervantes), ‘Hacia Tì va mi Alma’ (Argentinean Waltz), ‘Libertango’ (Astor Piazzolla), ‘El Choclo’ (Angel Villoldo), and ‘La Cumparsita’ (Mattos Rodriguez).
The Beijing Children's Palace Bai Di Accordion Orchestra, with 30 musicians, will perform a ‘Grand Concert d'Accordeon’ on September 30th at 8.30pm in the City Hall Theater, La Bourboule. Free Entrance. This concert is organised in collaboration with Nathalie Boucheix from CNIMA in France.
Accordionist and vocalist Steve Albini will be appearing at the Madonna del Lume Celebration at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco on October 1st. The celebration was brought to San Francisco over sixty years ago by Sicilian immigrants, and the annual celebration concludes with the blessing of the fishing fleet.
On October 6th Steve will be performing solo at the Columbus Day Civic Celebration in San Rafael, California. This celebration is sponsored by the Cristofo Colombo Club of Marin.
On October 15th the Steve Albini Trio will be headlining the North Bay Italian Cultural Society’s Festa Italiana in Santa Rosa, California. The trio consists of Steve Albini on the Roland V-Accordion, the ‘Concerto’ digital/acoustic accordion, guitar and vocals, Dave Albini on MIDI and acoustic accordions and trumpet, and Jim Lehmann on drums and percussion.
Steve Albini and friends will be performing November 17th and 18th in Ciao Italia, a concert to benefit the Tomales High School Italian Exchange Program. The performances will take place at the Tomales Historical Center and Museum in Tomales, California.
After his participation at the Salon du Musique in Paris the ‘colorful’ and most entertaining French accordion artiste Jean-Louis Noton will also be present at the showroom of Cavagnolo during the Città di Castelfidardo, October 12th to 15th, where he as usual will be entertaining people passing through the tiny roads of the city.
EMtrad School of Traditional Music, Águeda - Portugal
The EMtrad School of Traditional Music based in Águeda offers courses of tuition to a high level on accordion and other instruments, concentrating on folk music.
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Le Concours annuel « 
XXIIème concours International d’accordéon de Sait Petersburg – Russie
Cet événement annuel devient une des activités majeurs accordéonistiques de St Petersburg.
2007 Australian International Accordion Championships and Festival, Sydney – Australia
L’ensemble des activités du festival se déroulera au prestigieux club Marconi, l’un des lieux de concert les plus important et luxuriants de Sydney. Pour 2007, de nouvelles catégories ont été crées qui motiveront sans aucun doutes les nations comme la Serbie, la Bosnie et l’Allemagne.
Laurent JARRY de l'atelier 
On September 17th the Allan William Jones Memorial Scholarships Function hosted by the Accordion Examination Board of NZ in honour of the late Secretary of the Board, was held at the Dove Memorial Theatre at Kristin School, Albany, compered by Marcel Riethmann. (Picture left: 
Performers were the NSAO, conducted by 
Maurice Jones
The all-female traditional music band The Poozies, including Karen Tweed on piano accordion, have the following tour dates during Autumn:-
Davide Bonetti Concerts, Brescia – Italy
Open Day for the Accordion, Rome - Italy
The Ferndorftal-Wilden Youth Accordion Orchestra, under the direction of Jutta Clerk-Menn, performs on September 24th, at 11am, in the Bürgerhaus Müsen. The program includes, for example, evergreens such as ‘Biscaya’, a Bee Gees medley and the compositions of John Miles. The concert will be followed by lunch and a social for the musicians, their families and guests.
The Beijing Children's Palace Bai Di Accordion Orchestra, with 30 musicians, will perform a ‘Grand Concert d'Accordeon’ on September 30th at 8.30pm in the City Hall Theater, La Bourboule. Free Entrance. This concert is organised in collaboration with Nathalie Boucheix from 
Jean-Louis Noton
EMtrad School of Traditional Music, Águeda - Portugal
The EMtrad School of Traditional Music based in Águeda offers courses of tuition to a high level on accordion and other instruments, concentrating on folk music.
