Les inscriptions pour la 61eme Coupe Mondiale CIA en Écosse, du 21 au 26 Octobre 2008, a été complètement révisé. Conçu par le Secrétaire général CIA Kimmo Mattila, les candidats seront guidés tout au long du processus, qui permet de calculer de nombreux facteurs ayant trait aux règles et aux règlements de chaque catégorie. Aussi l'enregistrement en ligne pour la 120eme Assemblée générale des délégués et le jury en ligne formulaire de nomination.
L'événement mettra en vedette six catégories de compétitions internationales, y compris la Coupe Mondiale. Ces six catégories auront lieu ainsi que beaucoup plus d'autres activités, notamment plusieurs apparitions locales et internationales orchestres accordéon, la CIA World Accordéon Orchestre II, la danse traditionnelle écossaise, Scottish Pipe Bands, et le spectaculaire Gary Blair Ceilidh.
Cette année, pas de test est nécessaire pour toute catégorie Coupe Mondiale. Au lieu de cela, la Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) va décerner des prix pour la meilleure oeuvre originale en solo. Ce concept vise à promouvoir le répertoire original dans chaque catégorie.
L'hôtel officiel de la CIA, la Normandie, est maintenant presque complètement plein, alors les clients sont invités à faire leurs réservations le plus tôt possible. Des logements supplémentaires seront disponibles dans les hôtels à proximité si nécessaire.
Pour la neuvième fois la ville de Imst (situé dans le Tyrol, près d'Innsbruck) a organisé un atelier pour les musiciens et artistes de différents styles du 7 au 11 Juillet 2008.
Les participants de différents pays ont la possibilité de combiner certains jours de détente avec l'activité artistique. Le bayaniste / accordéoniste Friedrich Lips (Gnessine de l'Académie de Musique de Moscou) a donné des leçons en solo aux participants et a donné son avis sur la façon de résoudre des problèmes techniques, la performance sur scène, etc l'année prochaine l'atelier" de Lips Kulturlaub ' aura lieu du 13 au 18 Juillet 2009.
Immédiatement après l'atelier, Lips suite à la Bulgarie où il a été invité à effectuer Giya Kancheli de travail "Kapote" ( "Il était une fois" en langue grecque) pour accordéon et orchestre de chambre (première représentation bulgare) au festival "Varna -- D'été »(fondée en 1926) situé dans un magnifique théâtre à la mer. Ce compositeur célèbre dans le monde est né en Géorgie et vit aujourd'hui à Bruxelles, Belgique. L'orchestre "Solistes de Moscou" a été réalisée par Yury Bashmet. Lips effectue ce travail au cours du festival de Moscou "Bayan et Bayanists" en Décembre.
Les qualifications françaises où des accordéonistes français top en concurrence pour représenter la France de 2008 au Trophée Mondiale concurrence á Sarajevo (Bosnie-Herzégovine) et la CIA Coupe Mondiale à Glasgow 2008 en Écosse qui aura lieu le 20 Juillet à La Selle sur le Bied, près de Paris.
Un total de 35 étudiants se sont présentés dans les quatre catégories. La liste ci-jointe. Le jury, Frédéric Deschamps, Jacques Mornet et Raymond Bodell étaient tous enthousiasmés par la qualité de la musique montré.
Après le concert, le célèbre professeur d’accordéon français Jacques Mornet a salué Grayson Masefield (Nouvelle-Zélande), pour un concert remarquable, qui a reçu une longue ovation, disant qu'il était un véritable artiste du plus haut calibre. Grayson Masefield champion accordéon de la Nouvelle-Zélande, a étudié accordéon à temps plein en France avec Frédéric Deschamps pour les deux dernières années.
Une photo de tous les participants qui ont conclu un grand succès.
Nouveau CD ‘And The Accordions Played’, Écosse - Royaume-Uni
Isles FM est une bénévole station de radio communautaire, fondée en 1998, pour l'Ecosse de l'Ouest des îles. Elle diffuse 24 heures par jour et joue un mix de la musique et chatter avec vous, notamment beaucoup de musique d’accordéon.
“And The Accordions Played” est un CD de compilation, mettant en vedette quelques-uns des nombreux artistes demandé sur Isles FM au cours des 10 dernières années. Tous les profits de la vente du CD vont pour l'expansion de Isles FM, jusqu'à la pointe sud des îles et la construction d'un nouveau studio.
Les artistes sur ce CD comprennent Face the West, Tommy Darky, Blair Douglas, temps, Donny et Diane, Fergie MacDonald, Wolfstone, Iain Angus MacLeod, John MacDonald, Donald Black, Lindsay Weir, à Lismore Ceilidh Band, Phil Cunningham & Aly Bain, Christophoer Robertson, The Occasionals, Skerryvore, Vatersay garçons, et Donald Black & Malcolm Jones.
2008 marks the 50th anniversary of the Donal Ring Ceilidh Band, one of Ireland’s most accomplished dance bands. Donal Ring, who plays the Hohner Shand Morino, has played the accordion since he was very young, turning professional in 1958. Like many other accordionists of his generation, Donal Ring was initially influenced by Jimmy Shand, whose broadcasts on the BBC and Radio Luxembourg were heard in Ireland.
In 1958, Donal Ring formed his own band, and the present line up is very much a family affair that includes sons Dermot Ring – 5 row button accordion and vocals, Donal Ring junior – 5 row accordion, daughters Mary (Ring) Devereux – piano and bass, Breda (Ring) Cashman – drums and vocals, and Pat Riordan – vocals.
The Donal Ring Ceilidh Band has 9 CDs available, and a new one is in the process of being recorded for the band’s anniversary year. Later this year there will be a series of 50th Anniversary events:
October 11th, 9pm – dance, St Finbarr’s H & F Club, Togher, Cork
November 30th – two concerts (afternoon, 3pm, and evening), The Everyman Palace Theatre, McCurtain St, Cork
Accordionist Tiit Kalluste (born 1962) has performed at all the major jazz and accordion festivals in Estonia. Since graduating from the Estonian Academy of Music, Kalluste has worked as a freelance musician. Although he is primarily noted for being a jazz accordionist, Kalluste is equally well versed in playing folk music, French chansons and Argentinean tangos.
Currently Tiit Kalluste is working as accordion and improvisation teacher in the pop-jazz department of G. Ots Music School of Tallinn and Viljandi Culture College. In 1999 Tiit Kalluste was elected the President of the Estonian Accordion Society.
Concerts, as a duo with saxophonist Villu Veski:
August 20th, 6pm –Käru Lake,
August 21st, 6.30pm - Kärdla Culture Center, Kärdla, Estonia
August 22nd, 7pm - Chamber Hall, Tõrva Church, Tõrva, Estonia
September 20th, 7pm - Münsterland Festival, Hamburg, Germany
Festival Internazionale Fisarmonica, Castelfidardo – Italy
The Festival Internazionale Fisarmonica (Summer Edition) takes place in Castelfidardo, Ancona, from July 30th to August 2nd. Concert details include:
July 30th, 9.15pm – concert in the Parco della Rimembranze featuring the band Beltuner in collaboration with the Festival Folk Concerto 11th Edition 2008, sponsored by the Centro Studi Oriente Occidente, directed by Lionell Chapuis in collaboration with the Festival Internazionale della fisarmonica ‘Guido Bogliolo’
July 31st, 9.15pm – concert in the Piazza della Repubblica, by the Orchestra d’Accordeon de la Suisse Francophone
August 1st, 9.15pm – concert in the Piazza della Repubblica, featuring the Benni Madonia Blues Band, line up:
Benito Madonia - guitar and vocals, Nicola Dal Bo - organ and piano, Fabio Rossato - accordion, Andrea Barucca – guitar, Roberto Gazzani – bass, and Danilo Brugnini – drums
August 2nd, 9.15pm – concert in the Piazza della Repubblica, featuring Robert Lucanero – diatonic accordion, organ and vocals, Massimo Sbriscia – guitar, Leandro Scocco - electric bass, Domenico Candellori – percussion, and Maurizio Scalzo – drums.
Raimondas Sviackevicius teaches at the International Accordion Summer seminar, Palanga, Lithuania, from August 1st to 7th.
On August 30th, Raimondas Sviackevicius – accordion, Janas Maksimovicius – sax, and Arkadij Gotesman – percussion, perform their "ACCOsax Freeminded" project at the Jazz Bridge Festival, Karlshamn, Sweden.
The Galla-Rini Accordion Camp takes place from July 27th to August 1st, at Dominican University, 50 Acacia Ave,San Rafael, California.
The late Anthony Galla-Rini was truly a legend of the accordion -- devoted to the serious and classical study of the accordion, he wrote hundreds of arrangements, published his own tutorial method books, and in 1941, composed his first accordion concerto which he performed with the Oklahoma Symphony Orchestra. A recognised virtuoso, Galla-Rini toured the world, giving concerts and solo recitals, and played on numerous movie soundtracks such as ‘High Noon’ and ‘Laura’.
At the Galla-Rini Accordion Camp, attendees play all kinds of music in the ensemble - classical, semi-classical, American musicals, and more. The emphasis is on learning to play musically, and learning to play in an ensemble, which is an entirely different experience from playing alone.
The 5th annual International Accordion Camp also known as ‘Rezekne 2008’, led by Zane Ludborza, takes place from July 23rd to August 3rd in Kaunata, Rezekne LV-4600, Latvia. Artistes involved include Oleg Sharov – Russia, Valery Kolyganov – Sweden, and Jukka-Pekka Kuusela – Finland. The event includes concerts, master classes and seminars.
International Master Classes, from August 21st to 24th, will be held at the Associazione Musicale Antonio Bacchelli, via Ernesto Solvay, 57013 Rosignano Solvay (LI). The teachers will be Janina Rüger and Massimo Signorini (picture right).
Accordion Teaching Week takes place at St Audries Bay Holiday Club, Somerset, England, from September 8th to 13th. Organised by John Romero, this event is a festival that includes teaching workshops and concerts. The teachers include Angie Lukins, John Romero, Gary Blair, Rosemary Wright and Gennaro Fiondella.
The concert performers are Pearl Fawcett-Adriano (picture right), Gary Blair, Harry Hussey, Gennaro Fiondella, Rosemary Wright, and John Romero (picture left).
The Accordion Teaching Week follows on immediately after a Roland V Accordion UK championships weekend, September 6th and 7th, at the same venue.
The Café Accordion Orchestra perform in concert twice on Friday August 1st - from 5.30pm to 7.30pm, and again from 9.45pm to 11.45pm – at the Orchestra Hall, Peavey Plaza, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota
The Café Accordion Orchestra, featuring accordionist Dan Newton, perform an eclectic mix of vintage Swing, Latin, American, and French Café Music. Their music evokes the repertoire of the Bal Musette orchestras, the bands that were popular in Parisian cafés and bistros in the 1920s through 1950s. The heart of this repertoire is the romantic, gypsy-influenced valse-musette or swing waltz. CAO complements the musettes with swing, ballads, tangos, paso dobles, boleros, rumbas, and cumbias to create a wonderfully varied show. While they inject their music with good humor and expressive abandon, their high level of musicianship and passion for performance makes them an entertaining concert act as well as a great dance band.
On July 15th the CAC released a new CD ‘Germaine’, their seventh recording.
During the Zahrarmonie Festival in Sauris, Dolimites, which runs from from July 27th until August 16th, leading American accordion artiste Peter Soave (picture right) will be in concert on Sunday July 27th, at 9 pm, with Quatuor à Cordes. France’s Jean Louis Noton (picture left) performs on Sunday August 10th, at 5 pm. Both concerts are organised by the Centre Culturel de Sauris.
Gary Dahl - accordionist as well as a composer, arranger, recording artist and music educator, release 1 new work for accordion available for purchase online, ‘Crazy’. 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.
Crazy has continued to be as popular as it was in the late 1940's as a billion seller recording. This arrangement follows the original Patsy Cline billion seller and it still remains the best version.
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L'événement mettra en vedette six catégories de compétitions internationales, y compris la 
Isles FM est une bénévole station de radio communautaire, fondée en 1998, pour l'Ecosse de l'Ouest des îles. Elle diffuse 24 heures par jour et joue un mix de la musique et chatter avec vous, notamment beaucoup de musique d’accordéon.
2008 marks the 50th anniversary of the Donal Ring Ceilidh Band, one of Ireland’s most accomplished dance bands. Donal Ring, who plays the 
Accordionist Tiit Kalluste (born 1962) has performed at all the major jazz and accordion festivals in Estonia. Since graduating from the Estonian Academy of Music, Kalluste has worked as a freelance musician. Although he is primarily noted for being a jazz accordionist, Kalluste is equally well versed in playing folk music, French chansons and Argentinean tangos.
The 5th annual International Accordion Camp also known as ‘Rezekne 2008’, led by Zane Ludborza, takes place from July 23rd to August 3rd in Kaunata, Rezekne LV-4600, Latvia. Artistes involved include 
International Master Classes, from August 21st to 24th, will be held at the Associazione Musicale Antonio Bacchelli, via Ernesto Solvay, 57013 Rosignano Solvay (LI). The teachers will be Janina Rüger and Massimo Signorini (picture right).
Accordion Teaching Week takes place at St Audries Bay Holiday Club, Somerset, England, from September 8th to 13th. Organised by John Romero, this event is a festival that includes teaching workshops and concerts. The teachers include Angie Lukins, John Romero, Gary Blair, Rosemary Wright and Gennaro Fiondella.
