It is with sadness, we learned that well-known accordion teacher, Zorica Karakotuvska of Macedonia recently needed to undergo surgery for appendix. She has currently been in hospital for nearly a week, having suffered complications and unfortunately, had to cancel her planned trip Norway for the Coupe Mondiale next week. Her students and friends from around the world all wish her a speedy recovery!
Renato Borghetti Tours Europe, Rio Grande do Sul – Brazil
Brazilian accordionist Renato Borghetti, a master of the rich musical gaucho traditions of southern Brazil, is to tour Europe this autumn with his band. His shows are unforgettable live events, offering a perfect mix of traditional forms such as Milonga, Chacarera and Chamamé, with elements of jazz, tango, Italian and Latin influence. Borghetti’s music is characterised by humour and a high level of musical virtuosity.
Sabina Schebrakin, who is in the process of arranging further bookings for him, arranges Renato Borghetti’s tour. Anyone interested in engaging Renato Borghetti during this tour or in the Spring and Summer of 2007 should contact her. Tour Dates:
The Trophée Mondial 2006 de l'Accordéon was held in Kragujevac, Serbia from the October 4th to 8th, 2006. Daily reports of the event plus the results and a Congress report are online now on the CMA site.
A daily photo report of some parts of the 2006 Castelfidardo Competition and Festival running from Wednesday 11th to Sunday 15th October will be put online daily. Results and Daily Reports.
Du 22 au 24 septembre, à LAVAUR (près de Toulouse), pour la 7ème fois, s'est déroulé le festival d'accordéon "Perles de Nacre".
Le but de l'équipe, sous la direction de Serge Salvan, est comme d'habitude de faire découvrir l'accordéon sous toutes ses facettes.
L'accordéon est encore peu connu comme un instrument polyvalent, capable d' aborder differents styles, et d'adapter la musique de differents pays et 'époques.
L'instument à vent, avec ses possibilités polyphoniques, permet même l'interpretation déstinée à l'orgue, piano, clavecin etc... ou bien à l'ensemble et l'orchestre symphonique.
Ce festival était soutenu par la municipalité de Lavaur ainsi que par nombreux sponsors commercants.
Le choix des artistes comme chaque année etait minutieux et varié. Leur grand professionalisme et leur talent ont charmé la salle pendant ces 3 jours.
Pour l'ouverture de festival, ont ete invitées les deux meilleures élèves régionales de Nicolas Massoutié : Marina Busquet et Elsa Merle qui ont interprété chacune une pièce de Claude Tomain et Victor Vlasov. Ensuite un jeune artiste, qui a gagné plusieurs concours internationaux, Guy Giuliano . Il a interprété plusieurs de ses arrangements jazz sur les valses swing et même sur les thémes du répertoire de Chik Corea.En deuxième partie le public a découvert l'accordéon classique avec Roman Jbanov, lauréat de nombreux concours internationaux en Espagne, Italie, Allemagne, Russie et Andorre. Il a montré les larges timbres de l'accordéon basse chromatique avec des pièces pour orgue, clavecin, l'orchestre d'opéra, ansi que les pièces du compositeur russe Viatcheslav Semionov. Il a également accompagné une chanteuse lyrique soprano Laurence Cavagnolo (l'épouse du directeur de l'usine d'accordéon Cavagnolo). Ils ont interprété les oeuvres de Haendel, Bellini, Schumann, Verdi, Piazzolla et d'autres...
Le deuxieme jour, le duo accordéon - guitare : Ludovic Beier & Angelo Debarre ont partagé leurs émotions dans le style Jazz-Manouche avec une brillante virtuosité et une interprétation parfaite. En premiere partie s'est produit le groupe Thierry Capdeville & Friends avec la participation de Patricia Lafon.
Pour cloturer le festival, le troisième jour, a eu lieu un bal populaire avec le style musette si cher au coeur des français. Ont animé ce bal: André Alibert et son orchestre, ainsi que Jacques Demeurs, Sandrine Tarayre et Bénédicte Grimal.
Le festival a été très réussi, et les autorités ont été favorables à une 8ème édition l'année prochaine!
Soar Valley Accordion Club staged the first concert featuring Pearl Fawcett-Adriano on Saturday October 7th. Pearl played an amazing variety of music, from ‘Dance of the Comedians’ to ‘Begin the Beguine’, featuring her own custom built ‘Dantesque’ hybrid accordion (reeds and electronics). Supporting artistes were David Price, playing mainly French and jazz numbers on his 1955 Excelsior and Mike O'Regan, playing Italian, jazz, and novelty items on his Roland FR-7 V-Accordion.
Pearl is going on to play a series of concerts in the UK.
Mika Väyrynen performs with Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tallinn, Estonia
Finnish Accordionist Mika Väyrynen recently performed in Tallinn, Estonia, as a soloist with the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra. At the concert, which was dedicated to music featuring bayan and bandoneon, Mika performed ‘Seven Words for Bayan, Cello and Chamber Orchestra’, by Sofia Gubaidulina on Bayan (cellist is Mr Jan-Erik Gustafsson), and then performed ‘Concerto for Bandoneon’, by Astor Piazzolla, on bandoneon.
Mika is in the process of releasing his new CD entitled ‘The Tree of Life’. Full details will be released very soon.
Miguel Afonso Performs at Festival Finale, Zaragoza - Gran Canaria
Next Saturday, October 14th, at 9pm in the central Plaza of San Felipe, Miguel Afonso will close the Festival Pilar Folk, a festival that is organized by the City Council of Zaragoza.
Miguel Afonso, with a band that includes flute, tin whistle, lute, guitar, celtic harp and percussion will present a repertoire of local traditional music from the Canary Islands.
October 13th to 16th - Eastbourne Accordion Festival
October 28th – Pelynt, Cornwall
November 2nd to 6th - Accordions International, Caister
November 6th to 8th - Mount Hotel, Blackpool
December 11th - Club Accord, Birmingham
December 16th - Accordion Friends Xmas Fun Party, Cowley, Middlesex
December 19th - Stratford on Avon Accordion Club
John Kirkpatrick and Chris Parkinson, who perform as a duo called ‘The Sultans of Squeeze’, are the guests at Stockport Accordion Club’s new venue, Woodley Methodist Church, Hyde Road, Stockport, on October 18th. The concert begins at 8pm.
John Kirkpatrick, a legend of the British folk scene, plays diatonic 3-row button accordion, melodeons, and the Anglo concertina. He is also a singer and composer, with many recordings to his credit, and with extensive radio, television and theatre experience. Chris Parkinson plays piano accordion, melodeon, harmonica, bass accordion plus vocals, and is one of the folk world’s most respected session musicians. He has worked with the likes of Martin Carthy, Ralph McTell, Mike Harding, Billy Connolly, to name just a few.
The Renzo Ruggieri Group, with the vocalist Antonella Ruggiero, have this year given many great concerts in theatres, and appeared on national television in Italy. - Big succes of Renzo Ruggieri also made very successful solo appearances at the Buonvicino Art Festival, and at the ‘Fisa…armonie’ contest in Trieste.
Renzo Ruggieri’s next diary dates include:-
- From October 17th, Renzo begins teaching Computer Music in the Conservatory of Teramo.
- From November 8th, Renzo begins teaching Jazz and Ensemble Music in the Conservatory of Teramo.
- October 18th to 22nd, Renzo will accompany his school to Oslo (Asker), where his students have been selected to compete in the Coupe Mondiale.
- November 2nd to 7th Renzo will be at the Sarajevo Accordion Festival as organiser of the contests and will also in concert with his quartet.
- On November 18th Renzo will play in Gallarate, Italy, under the artistic direction of Max Da Loe.
Milos Milivojevic performs a recital in Reykjavik City Library, Iceland, on October 16th at 5pm. His program includes works by Domenico Scarletti, Bozanic, Angelis and Sarasati.
On Friday 28 October 28th Milos Milivojevic performs at the National Portrait Gallery, St Martin’s Place, London, at 6.30pm. His program includes new works by Mark Bowden, Emily Hall, Chris Mato and Anna Meredith.
Gary Dahl - accordionist as well as a composer, arranger, recording artist and music educator, release 2 new works for accordion available for purchase online. ‘Moon River (intermediate)’, ‘Por Una Cabeaz’, ‘Adios Muchachos’. Samples of this music are available on the site. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card.
CMA website is updated with a schedule for the 2006 event plus daily reports.
New Article: British College of Accordionists - The 7th Decade (70th Year) written by new Director Raymond Bodell has an extensive history of this organisation and also obituaries of some famous English accordionists who were prominent BCA examiners/college members.
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Zorica Karakutovska Unwell and in Hospital - Macedonia
Brazilian accordionist Renato Borghetti, a master of the rich musical gaucho traditions of southern Brazil, is to tour Europe this autumn with his band. His shows are unforgettable live events, offering a perfect mix of traditional forms such as Milonga, Chacarera and Chamamé, with elements of jazz, tango, Italian and Latin influence. Borghetti’s music is characterised by humour and a high level of musical virtuosity.
Castelfidardo
Du 22 au 24 septembre, à LAVAUR (près de Toulouse), pour la 7ème fois, s'est déroulé le festival d'accordéon "Perles de Nacre".
Le but de l'équipe, sous la direction de Serge Salvan, est comme d'habitude de faire découvrir l'accordéon sous toutes ses facettes.
L'accordéon est encore peu connu comme un instrument polyvalent, capable d' aborder differents styles, et d'adapter la musique de differents pays et 'époques.
L'instument à vent, avec ses possibilités polyphoniques, permet même l'interpretation déstinée à l'orgue, piano, clavecin etc... ou bien à l'ensemble et l'orchestre symphonique.
Ce festival était soutenu par la municipalité de Lavaur ainsi que par nombreux sponsors commercants.
Le choix des artistes comme chaque année etait minutieux et varié. Leur grand professionalisme et leur talent ont charmé la salle pendant ces 3 jours.
Pour l'ouverture de festival, ont ete invitées les deux meilleures élèves régionales de Nicolas Massoutié : Marina Busquet et Elsa Merle qui ont interprété chacune une pièce de Claude Tomain et Victor Vlasov. Ensuite un jeune artiste, qui a gagné plusieurs concours internationaux, Guy Giuliano . Il a interprété plusieurs de ses arrangements jazz sur les valses swing et même sur les thémes du répertoire de Chik Corea.
En deuxième partie le public a découvert l'accordéon classique avec 
Le deuxieme jour, le duo accordéon - guitare : Ludovic Beier & Angelo Debarre ont partagé leurs émotions dans le style Jazz-Manouche avec une brillante virtuosité et une interprétation parfaite. En premiere partie s'est produit le groupe Thierry Capdeville & Friends avec la participation de Patricia Lafon.
Pearl Fawcett-Adriano
Finnish Accordionist 
Miguel Afonso Performs at Festival Finale, Zaragoza - Gran Canaria
October 13th to 16th - Eastbourne Accordion Festival
John Kirkpatrick and Chris Parkinson, who perform as a duo called ‘The Sultans of Squeeze’, are the guests at Stockport Accordion Club’s new venue, Woodley Methodist Church, Hyde Road, Stockport, on October 18th. The concert begins at 8pm.
John Kirkpatrick, a legend of the British folk scene, plays diatonic 3-row button accordion, melodeons, and the Anglo concertina. He is also a singer and composer, with many recordings to his credit, and with extensive radio, television and theatre experience. Chris Parkinson plays piano accordion, melodeon, harmonica, bass accordion plus vocals, and is one of the folk world’s most respected session musicians. He has worked with the likes of Martin Carthy, Ralph McTell, Mike Harding, Billy Connolly, to name just a few.
Ludovic Beier’s Roland Concert, Ascoli Picena – Italy
The Renzo Ruggieri Group, with the vocalist Antonella Ruggiero, have this year given many great concerts in theatres, and appeared on national television in Italy. - Big succes of Renzo Ruggieri also made very successful solo appearances at the Buonvicino Art Festival, and at the ‘Fisa…armonie’ contest in Trieste.
Milos Milivojevic performs a recital in Reykjavik City Library, Iceland, on October 16th at 5pm. His program includes works by Domenico Scarletti, Bozanic, Angelis and Sarasati.
