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"Arrasate Hiria" XV Certámen Internacional
Competition - Espagne
Le 15eme Concours international de Arrasate Hiria s'est tenue du 6 au 9 Décembre 2007 à Arrasate, Mondragon en Espagne. Les résultats ont été Ari Lethonen (Finlande) - 1er, Harald Oeler (Allemagne) - 2eme et Ivan Talanin (Russie) – 3eme.
Le jury de 2007 était composé par Jose Antonio Hontoria (Euskadi), Jacques Mornet (France), Matti Rantanen (Finlande), Vojin Vasovic (Servie), Claudio Jacomucci (Italie).
Nouvelle association d’Enseignement "Club Voglia d'Arte '- Italie
Renzo Ruggieria a fondé le Club Voglia D'Arte ', une nouvelle association d’ écoles privées, le 27 septembre, avec 10 écoles qui y participent activement à ce jour.
La méthode de la CVA est fondée sur les enseignements directement avec l'élève et offrent une vision moderne et pratique de l'enseignement, en même temps, elle est une alternative à des cours dans un conservatoire. Tous les programmes (Jazz, Modern, Popular) sont originales et développé par les mêmes enseignants et donc toujours en examen. L'approche de leçons individuelles (en 5 séquences) est identique pour l'ensemble des cours.
Les cours pour débutants permettent aux élèves de choisir en fonction de leur inclinaison, ce qui élimine la conception jusqu'alors utilisés qu'à l'apprentissage de la musique traditionnelle, et sont fondées sur les principes utilisés avec succès depuis plus de 15 ans.
"Sights" est un roman qui raconte l'histoire dune fille adolescente de13 ans qui a eu une enfance difficile, dans une nouvelle école et fait connaissance avec quelques autres marginaux et forme un groupe, jouant de l'accordéon. La jeune fille a un don extraordinaire qu'elle peut en voir d'autres personnes dans l'avenir, mais pas le sien. Le livre, qui est basé sur la fantaisie, se passent dans les années 1950. Publié par Delacorte Press.
The
year 2008 brought victory for "magician" accordionist Veronika
Todorova. She won the 2nd Premio Leo Ceroni accordion competition
in Riolo Terme near Rimini on January 4th and 5th in two rounds in
front of two different juries.
Accompanied by the orchestra 'String International', under the direction
of Italian jazz accordion star Renzo
Ruggieri, Veronika presented her jazzy 'Tarantella Versopm', which
is on her current CD 'Rosso'.
Public and jury were both enthusiastic, and awarded the 20-year old
with the first place. During the prize giving concert, Veronika, together
with the string orchestra, showed further skills that she is both
a solo and an ensemble artiste.
For the second year running, accordionists Nikolai Ryskov and Igor
Outkine performed in the annual Parade through London with the South
East Russian Language Society.
The members of the society are teachers
and parents of the Russian
School 'Druzhba'.
The accordionists accompanied the dancers,
all members
of the society, during the
parade-procession, and were number 69 in
the parade order.
The
musicians and dancers represented the
Russian community in London,
performing
such popular
Russian dances and songs as 'Moscow
Nights',
'Kalinka', 'Dark Eyes', 'Chyornye', 'Barynya', Quadrilles, Polkas,
etc.
British College of Accordionists Sir James Anderton
Award - UK
Contributed by Anna Bodell - Charnwood Music
The
BCA has awarded its auspicious Sir James Anderton Award for 2007 to
Guy Wiley from Scotland. The award is made to the person who obtained
the highest mark in Grade Six practical examinations during the year.
Guy obtained a good Distinction mark in June of the year.
Guy has played the accordion for several years before taking it up
seriously and enrolling with the Graham
Laurie School of Music in 2001, where he has studied Classical,
Continental and Scottish traditional styles of music under the guidance
of his teacher Graham
Laurie.
Guy seen here receiving the shield from BCA Senior Examiner, Alistair
Gillespie (right) and Teacher Graham Laurie (left) currently plays
lead accordion with the Ayrshire based Loudon Celidh Band.
Martin Lubenov Orchestra Tour Dates - Austria, France
After
a pre-Christmas international tour that included performing at a world
music festival in Lahore, Pakistan, accordionist Martin Lubenov (http://www.martinlubenov.com/orkestar_en.htm)
now goes out on the road again with his band, the MLO. This time he
performs mainly in Austria, with one concert in Strasbourg, France.
January concert dates include:
January 22nd - Akzent Theater, Vienna - also involving saxopohonist
Wolfgang Puschnig
24th Arge Kultur, Salzburg
25th - Théatre Pole Sud, Strasbourg, France
26th - Spielboden, Dornbirn, Austria
27th - Kulturschloss Traun, Traun, Austria
March 4th - Armutskonferenz, Bildungshaus St. Virgil, Salzburg
17th - Akkordeonfestival Literatursalon, Vienna
Renowned
Russian accordionist Alexander
Shirunov will appear at the NAMM Convention in Anaheim, CA in
January from January 17-20, 2008.
Renowned for his captivating performances displaying dazzling technical
skills and musical renderings of both classical and entertainment
music, Hohner Inc. invited Alexander to the NAMM Convention, as their artist in residence.
As
part of his prize package for his competition success at the CIA Coupe
Mondiale, Alexander
Shirunov has been invited to perform several concert tours, including
appearances in New Zealand, Australia, Hungary, Slovakia, Norway,
Denmark, Finland and the Czech Republic.
Alexander has recently recorded his first CD - 'Absolute
Shirunov.' This project was sponsored by the German based company
'Intermusik' who arranged the prize after Alexander's stunning performance
at the 2005 CIA Coupe Mondiale International Competition for Accordionists
in Portugal.
The NAMM Show is the largest music products trade show in United States.
Held every January in Anaheim, California, USA the show brings together
all facets of the music products industry. More than 80,000 NAMM Members
and guests attended the January 2007 show.
Italian accordionist and composer Marco
Lo Russo performs as follows:
January 12th, 7.30pm - Teatro di Arsoli, Rome
13th, 9pm - Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome
31st, 4pm - Museo Diocesano, Velletri
The
Frank Marocco Accordion Event Orchestra, conducted by the maestro
Frank Marocco, consisting of 54 accordionists from 15 states and 2
Canadian provinces plus a drummer and bass guitarist, will present
a concert on Sunday, January 27th at 7.30pm at the Best Western Dobson
Ranch Inn, 1666 S. Dobson Road, Mesa, Arizona.
The concert, which is free to the public, will include the music of
George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, John Philip Sousa, and others. In
addition to the orchestral music, some of which was arranged by Frank
Marocco, there will be solo and duet performances by some of the orchestra
members.
The CIA Winter
Congress is to be held next week (17th - 20th January 2008) in
Skopje Macedonia under the auspices of CIA members "Ljubiteli
na Klasicnata Muzika"- Skopje". Among those attending the
Congress are CIA President Kevin
Friedrich (USA), Vice Presidents Raymond
Bodell (UK), and Herbert Scheibenreif (Austria), Officers Kimmo Mattila (Finland), Frederic
Deschamps (France), as well as delegates from Austria, Bosnia
and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, United
Kingdom and Macedonia.
This is the first time a CIA Congress has been held in Macedonia.
Topics to be discussed include the promotion of young accordionists
around the world and future CIA Coupe Mondiale events which are to
be held in Scotland
(2008), New Zealand (2009), Croatia (2010) and China (2011).
On
Thursday January 17th an Accordion Master Class by Vojin Vasovic,
Professor of Accordion at the Kragujevac School of Music in Serbia
and teacher of many international prize winners, will be held at the
Royal Academy of Music, 10am to 1pm, and 2pm until 5pm at York Gate.
Admission is free.
In the evening there will be the RAM Club Prize Winner's Recital,
7.30pm, at the Duke's Hall. Performing will be Milos Milivojevic -
accordion, Zivorad Nikolic - accordion, Katherine Sharp - violin,
David O'Leary - violin, Ian Anderson - viola, and Jessica Hayes -cello.
The program includes music by Scarlatti, Berio, Vivaldi, Mendelssohn,
Lindberg, Angelis, Grieg, Foskett, Piazzolla, and Sarasate.
Diatonic
accordionist Roberto Lucanero performs in concert on the occasion
of the 1st 'Trophy of the Accordion' competition, in Versutta. The
show will take place on Sunday January 20th in Versutta of San Giovanni
of Casarsa, Pordenone. Leandro Scocco - bass, and Maurizio Scalzo
- drums, will accompany Roberto Lucanero.
The trio of musicians, who come from Porto Recanati, will perform
folk music of the Marche region and original compositions by Lucanero.
NAO North Central Area Accordion Championships, Yorkshire - UK
Contributed by Richard Smith
The
11th NAO North Central Area Accordion Championships / Yorkshire Accordion and
Music Festival take place at the splendid Victoria Hall in Saltaire,
West Yorkshire, on Saturday February 2nd.
During the day there will be a selection of trade stands, with food
and refreshments also available throughout the day.
There will be a lunchtime prize presentation for some of the junior
sections, and one at the end of the festival, with trophies being
awarded in both, to those gaining 1st 2nd and 3rd in their sections.
In the evening, Gary Blair from Scotland will be playing for our gala
ceilidh.
Brazilian
diatonic button accordionist and composer Renato Borghetti is now
on his latest European tour, fronting his Quartet. Borghetti works
in many genres, including traditional styles from his home state of
Rio Grande do Sol, samba, jazz and classical music. Borghetti won
a Latin Grammy award in 2005 for his CD 'Gaita Ponto Com'. The Renato
Borghetto Quartet have now released a new CD 'Fandango'!, in conjunction
with the tour.
Tour dates include:
February 6th - UFA Fabrik , Berkin, Germany
7th - Bimhuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands
9th - Festival Het Accordeon, Deventer, Netherlands
10th - Harmonie, Bonn, Germany
10th - Die Fabrik , Frankfurt, Germany
12th - Theater Laboratorium , Oldenburg, Gerrmany
13th - Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany
14th - Spielboden, Dornbirn, Austria
15th - Kammgarn, Schaffhausen, Switzerland
16th - Teatro SOMS, Sannazzaro de' Burgondi PV, Italy
19th - Altes Brauhaus Breznik, Bleiburg, Austria 20th - Die Brücke,
Graz, Austria
21st - Foyer des Arts, Vöcklabruck, Austria
22nd - Jazz im Sägewerk, Bad Gastein, Austria
23rd - Salzhof, Freistadt, Austria
24th - Akkordonfestival, Haus der Begegnung Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria
To the celebrate 30 years as a professional musician, Italian diatonic
button accordionist Riccardo Tesi has released two new CDs - one solo
and the other with Banditaliana. These CDs are available in conjunction
with a short tour of Austria with Banditalia.
Tour dates:
March 11th - Treibhaus, Innsbruck
12th - Brucknerhaus, Linz
13th - Akkordeonfestival, Vienna
14th - Haus der Regionen, Krems
René Sopa (accordion)
and
Stefan Patry (Hammond Organ)
The famous Beltango group directed by Alexander Nikolic were stars
at the 2007 Castelfidardo Festival in Italy and this new
site selling is selling their pack of 3 CDs titled "Tradicional",
"Piazzollando"
and "Balkango".
Sound samples are online. Music performed by Alexander Nikolic (bandoneon,
accordion), Jovan Bogosavljevic (violin), Ivana Nikolic (piano, vocal),
Bogdan Pejic (el.guitar) and Ljubinko Lazic (double bass) of Serbia.
Purchase
online using bank secure server system.
Yehuda Oppenheimer release 1 arrangement of 'Souvenir
d'amour'. Sample of the music is available online. The music is
in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with
credit card.
Franco Cambareri - accordionist, composer, producer, releases 2 new
works for accordion available for purchase online. 'Gigolino',
'La
Giostra', . 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.
Peter Piccini - accordionist, composer, arranger, performer, release
1 new work for accordion available for purchase online. 'Feelin
Blue'. Samples of these music are available on the site. The music
is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase
with credit card.
History
of Bayan Development: This article on the History of Bayan Development
was written by Dr. Herbert Scheibenreif of Friedrich Lips Productions.
The importance of the development of the bayan has had far reaching
significance for all concert accordion design, manufacture and performances
throughout the world.
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The members of the society are teachers 
The
BCA has awarded its auspicious Sir James Anderton Award for 2007 to
Guy Wiley from Scotland. The award is made to the person who obtained
the highest mark in Grade Six practical examinations during the year.
Guy obtained a good Distinction mark in June of the year. 
After
a pre-Christmas international tour that included performing at a world
music festival in Lahore, Pakistan, accordionist Martin Lubenov (http://www.martinlubenov.com/orkestar_en.htm)
now goes out on the road again with his band, the MLO. This time he
performs mainly in Austria, with one concert in Strasbourg, France.
Renowned
Russian accordionist 
As
part of his prize package for his competition success at the CIA Coupe
Mondiale, 
The
Frank Marocco Accordion Event Orchestra, conducted by the maestro
Frank Marocco, consisting of 54 accordionists from 15 states and 2
Canadian provinces plus a drummer and bass guitarist, will present
a concert on Sunday, January 27th at 7.30pm at the Best Western Dobson
Ranch Inn, 1666 S. Dobson Road, Mesa, Arizona.
The 
On
Thursday January 17th an Accordion Master Class by Vojin Vasovic,
Professor of Accordion at the Kragujevac School of Music in Serbia
and teacher of many international prize winners, will be held at the
Royal Academy of Music, 10am to 1pm, and 2pm until 5pm at York Gate.
Admission is free.
Brazilian
diatonic button accordionist and composer Renato Borghetti is now
on his latest European tour, fronting his Quartet. Borghetti works
in many genres, including traditional styles from his home state of
Rio Grande do Sol, samba, jazz and classical music. Borghetti won
a Latin Grammy award in 2005 for his CD 'Gaita Ponto Com'. The Renato
Borghetto Quartet have now released a new CD 'Fandango'!, in conjunction
with the tour.
Riccardo
Tesi's 30th Anniversary Tour - Austria
