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Wettbewerbsresultate aus Klingenthal
– Deutschland
Beitrag von Dr
Herbert Scheibenreif, Friedrech
Lips Productionsa
 Vom
6. bis 15. Mai fand in Klingenthal die 42. International Accordion
Competition statt. Der Jury gehörten bekannte Lehrer sowie
Künstler an: Jürgen Ganzer, Fritz Dobler, Stefan Fraas,
Tobias Morgenstern, Gudrun Wall, Georg Reidys, Ulf Seifert (Deutschland),
Xiao-Qing
Cao (China), Marjut Tynkkynen (Finnland), Vyatcheslav
Semyonov (Russland), Elsbeth Moser (Schweiz), Jacques Mornet
(Frankreich), Lech Puchnowski (Polen), Tibor Racz (Slovakien), Ivan
Kjoval (Tschechien), Milana Barackov-Malewncia (Mazedonien), Laszlo
Ernyei (Ungarn), Jeanette Dyremose (Dänemark) und Nikolay Sevryukov
(Weissrussland).
Das Eröffnungskonzert wurde vom Vogtland Philharmonic Orchestra
(Jiri Malat, Leitung) mit dem polnischen Soloisten Klaudiusz Baran
(Akkordeon, Bandoneon) geboten. Am Montag, dem 5. Mai spielte das
Duo Marcel Loeffler und Gilles Coquard (Frankreich) Jazz and Zigeunermusik.
Am Mittwoch, dem 11. Mai boten Mie Miki (Akkordeon), Bernhard Wambach
(Klavier), Frank Reinecke (Violine) und Stephan Forck (Violoncello)
‘Tango and more’, - sicherlich ein Highlight dieses Events.
Die nächste (43.) International Accordion Competition in Klingenthal
wird vom 5. bis 14. Mai 2006 ausgetragen werden.
Resultate
des Wettbewerbs:-
Kategorie II (Soloisten bis 15-jährig):
1.
Platz – Nicolas Lazic (Oesterreich)
2. Platz – Han Zhi Wang (China)
3. Platz – Nikolas Pekovic (Serbien und Montenegro)
Kategorie III (Soloisten bis 18-jährig):
1. Platz – Eduar Akanov (Russland)
2. Platz – Grzegorz Palus (Polen)
3. Platz – Maciej Frackiewicz (Polen)
Kategorie
IV (Soloisten ohne Alterslimite)
1.
Platz – Niko Kumpuvaara (Finnland)
2. Platz – Jevgeny Kotchetov (Russland)
3. Platz – Nikolay Sivchuk (Russland)
Kategorie
VA:
1.
Platz – Duo Poznan (Polen)
2. Platz – Duo Skopovski (Polen)
3. Platz - Duo Bydgoszcz (Polen)
Katgorie
VB:
Spezialpreis:
Quintet Vatalinka (Russland)
Kategorie
VI (virtuose leichte Musik für Soloisten)
1.
Platz – Guy Giuliano (Frankreich)
2. Platz – Dmitry Saussard (Frankreich)
3. Platz – Camille Privat (Frankreich)
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Neues Radioprogramm für Akkordeon Musik, Valence – Frankreich
Die
französiche Radiostation BLV hat ein neues Radioprogramm mit
dem Namen ’Accordéon sans frontières’ vorgestellt.
Das neue Programm widmet sich der Akkordeonmusik und deren Musikern
und wird jeden Freitag von 18:00-19:45 Uhr auf 93.6 FM gesendet. Verschiedene
Musikrichtungen und –stile werden vorgestellt. Daher sind Akkordeonisten
weltweit eingeladen, CDs der Sendung zukommen zu lassen: Radio BLV,
Accordéon sans frontières, BP 311, 26503 Bourg Les Valence,
Frankreich.
E-mail
für weitere Informationen thierry.descaillot@wanadoo.fr
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Die Akkordeon
Multi Media Conference, Montreal – Kanada
Beitrag
von Rob
Howard
 Am
29. Mai findet in St-Michel, Montreal von 13 - 15 Uhr, eine Konferenz
für Akkordeonisten statt. Dazu der Organisator Mario Bruneau:
”Das
Hauptziel dieser Konferenz soll es sein, den Akkordeonisten das Werkzeug
zu geben, sein Wissen über das Akkordeon zu erweitern. Der Amateur
wird verstehen, welchen Typ Akkordeon er braucht um seinen bevorzugten
Musikstil besser zu spielen. Er wird besser informiert sein und sich
mit dem Vokabular vertraut machen. Auch für den Amateur-Instrumentenbauer
wird viel Wissenswertes geboten. Die Konferenz deckt Themen wie die
Geschichte, Konstruktion, die Physik des Akkordeons, das Stimmen,
neue Technologien und deren Leistung ab”.
Email für
weitere Informationen mariobruneau@abcde.net
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CD
‘dan_txa’ by Tomás San Miguel, Madrid - Spain
Contributed
by Holda
Paoletti-Kampl
 Accordionist
and composer Tomás San Miguel has recorded his latest work
‘dan_txa’, a unique composition that involves influences
from numerous Basque dance traditions and is designed to feature the
txalparta. This is an instrument, more than 2000 years old, from the
Basque Country in Spain, one of the oldest cultures in Europe. Tomás
San Miguel is backed by the duo ‘Txalaparta’, comprised
of Ttukunak, playing txalaparta, and Marlon Klein on percussion.
Tomás San Miguel has been critically acclaimed in Spain and
in the United States, where the music press variously said of him:
"He is Truly Different, A Magnificent Job, Evocative Memories
of Mystery and Charm, Fascinating and Exuberant Music, Powerful Meditations,
An Original and Impressive Fusion"...
For further information email sanmiguel@musimagic.com
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International
Accordion Festival, Blackpool – UK
Contributed by Rob
Howard
 The
International Accordion Festival, held at the Norbreck Castle Hotel
in Blackpool, England, from May 13th to 16th, featured US jazz accordionist
Frank Marocco as the chief guest artiste. Frank Marocco, apart from
his appearance on the concert stage and very popular master classes,
also delighted festival goers with some informal and impromptu concerts
with accordionist Harry Hussey, concertina player John Nixon, and
drummer Billy Thom.
The festival also marked a return to the concert stage after a long
absence of Rosemary Wright, former Principal of the British College
of Accordionists, whose commanding performance of classical music
was very well received by the audience. Apart from her concert appearance,
Rosemary Wright was MD of the ‘Intermediate Orchestra’
workshop.
Also contributing significantly to the festival was Scottish dance
accordionist, David Bowen, whose new CD ‘On the Spree’
sold many copies. David Bowen, accompanied on stage by keyboard
player Dennis Morrison and drummer Billy Thom, also led a ‘Scottish
music weekend orchestra’ workshop.
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 Dolci
Romori Jazz Festival, Abruzzi – Italy
Contributed
by Harley
Jones
Accordionist
Renzo Ruggieri
appears in a solo concert at the Dolci Romori Jazz Festival, in Rosetto
Degli Abruzzi, on May 22nd, at 9.15pm. Renzo Ruggieri is also the Artistic
Director of the festival, and for further information email info@renzoruggieri.it
For further information
email accordionbernadette@bigpond.com
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Phuong Nguyen
in Concert, London – UK
Contributed
by Rob
Howard
On
May 25th at 7.30pm, Vietnamese-born accordionist Phuong and his pianist
wife Miho Sanou will be performing at St Saviour’s Church, London.
For tickets, telephone 0207 823 8979.
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International
Montreux Accordion Camp, Les Avants – Switzerland
Contributed
by Rob
Howard
Peter
(right) and Mady Soave (left), and Jean-Louis
Noton, have organised the International Montreux Accordion Camp,
which will take place from August 20th to 27th in Les Avants, Switzerland.
IMAC offers 7 days of workshops, lectures, master-classes and private
instruction in a professional setting that harmonizes nature and learning.
Classes
offered include:
 1.
Classical, tango, musette, jazz, improvisation, world-music
2.
Midi programming and performance
3. Standard & chromatic bass, piano & chromatic keyboard, accordina,
bandonéon
4. Articulation, fingering, phrasing, bellow techniques
5. Preparation for performance and international competitions
6. Solo and chamber music
7. History of the accordion
8. Sight reading
9. How to ‘play by ear’/jam sessions
Professional
and amateur participants of all ages gather from around the world to
perform, train, and share the beautiful art of the accordion. During
the seminar all lectures, lessons, meals and room accommodations are
hosted in a center that emphasizes camaraderie and progress in a friendly
environment. The music making takes place surrounded by the breathtaking
panorama of the Swiss mountains!
For further information email info@accordioncamp.com
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Help/Information Required
English
composer and accordionist Trevor Siemens, based in Rochdale, Lancashire,
is currently writing a music theatre piece (chamber opera), in which
he would like to use the accordion. He would like contact with any free-bass
accordionists in the North of England with regard to his production.
Email trevor@siemensnet.com
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Sebastiano
Cali - accordionist, composer, piano tuner, harpsichord and other
early instruments maker, releases another 6
new works for accordion available for purchase online. 'Tales from
the Vienna woods' (Waltz, Austrian), 'The bat (Die Fledermaus)' (Waltz,
Austrian), 'Vienna life (Wiener blut)' (Waltz, Austrian), 'Voices of spring'(Waltz,
Austrian), 'Maple Leaf Rag' (Classical), 'The Entertainer' (Classical).
The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase
with credit card.
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Die
Accordion Federation of North America (AFNA) feiert ihr 50. jährliches
Music Festival dieses Jahr und lädt die gegenwärtigen
sowie die früheren Gewinner der Queen and King Kategorien ein
an den Festivitäten teilzunehmen.
A
new