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11 August 2006
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Coupe Mondiale 2006 in Asker, Norwegen
Wiener Akkordeon Chamber Ensemble auf Tour in Australien
National Accordion Organisation Awards, Scarborough – Großbritannien
Neue Wettbewerbs Kategorie: „Film Soundtracks“, Castelfidardo – Italien

North Shore Orchestra Performance, Auckland - New Zealand
John Romero - a big hit at Uxbridge Accordion Club, Middlesex – UK

José Alfonso Valadez Alanís in Concert, Monterrey - México
Those Darn Accordions Tours, California - USA
Joan Sommers Visits Beijing, China
Grand Paradis Accordéon Festival, Cogne - Italy
Sabadell Accordion Orchestra Concert – Andorra
BBC ‘Take the Floor’ Broadcasts – Scotland - UK
8th International Competition for Concert Accordionists, Lanciano – Italy
North Staffs Accordion Club 21st Birthday, Stoke – UK
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Contributed by Harley Jones, CIA Public Relations Manager

Dieses Jahr wird die Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) seinen 59. internationalen Wettbewerb für Akkordeonisten, den „Coupe Mondiale“ abhalten. Er findet vom 18. bis zum 22. Oktober 2006 in Asker, Norwegen statt. Das CIA Mitglied Norske Trekkspilleres Landsforbund (NTL) wird der Gastgeber dieses internationalen Wettbewerbs für Akkordeonsolisten sein.

Detaillierte Informationen über das Event finden Sie auf unserer Website einschließlich:

- Richtlinien und Anforderungen für jede der 6 Kategorien
- Teststücke für den Coupe Mondiale
- Online-Anmeldeformulare
- Hotel-Buchungsformulare
- Ausführliche Informationen über Norwegen und Asker
- Informationen über die Anreise nach Asker, Norwegen
- Zeitplan des Events
- Kontaktinformationen für Wettbewerbsorganisatoren
- Internationale Presseseite
- Anschlagsbrett mit den neuesten Informationen und Ansagen

Zusätzlich zum Coupe Mondiale (Senior und Junior), dem Internationalen Wettbewerb für Virtuoso Entertainment Musik (Senior und Junior) und dem Internationalen Wettbewerb für Piano Akkordeon freut sich der CIA zu verkünden, dass die diesjährigen Chamber Musik Kategorieregeln erweitert wurden, um den Wettkämpfern eine größere Flexibilität zu erlauben. Die neue Chamber-Ensemble Musikkategorie läßt jetzt mehrere Akkordien, wie Akkordeonduo, Trio, Quartett oder Quintet zu. Es kann auch ein Akkordeon mit anderen Instrumenten (bis zu fünf Musiker mit einem Minimum von einem Akkordeon) sein.

Der Coupe Mondiale wird in neu gebauten Asker Kulturhaus, welches durch zwei Konzerthallen und ein Kaffee gekennzeichnet wird, abgehalten. Das Kulturhaus liegt nur wenige Fußminuten vom Scandic Hotel, dem CIA Hauptquartier.

Asker liegt 22km südlich von Oslo. Der nächste Flughafen ist Oslo Gardermoen Flughafen (Hauptflughafen), welcher 60km entfernt ist. Wenn Sie zum Torp Flughafen (bedient von Ryan Air) im südlichen Teil von Oslo fliegen, können Sie den bequemen Busservice nach Asker nehmen. Das Hotel liegt sehr dicht an der letzten Station der Flughafen Schnellzuglinie vom Oslo Gardermoen Flughafen (Hauptflughafen).
 
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Wiener Akkordeon Chamber Ensemble auf Tour in Australien

Das Wiener Akkordeon Chamber Ensemble (musikalischer Direktor: Werner Weibert) ist in Australien im August auf Tour. Sein Repertoire enthält alle Arten und Epochen, die aus Kompositionen von Vivaldi, Bach, Mozart, Mussorgsky, Johann Strauss, Gershwin, Bernstein, Piazzolla und vielen anderen besteht. Erfolg wurde auch durch die Performance der originalen Musik von Rudolf Wuerthner, Brehme, Schollum, Jacobi, Dobler oder Seiber, um nur ein Paar davon zu erwähnen, erzielt.

Die Karriere des Ensembles hat viele Fähigkeiten, aber es gibt spezielle Erinnerungen: Ein Konzert in der weltberühmten Carnegie Hall im Jahre 1085 war der Höhepunkt zusammen mit einigen Auftritten in Disney World. Zusätzlich bekam das Ensemble den Merit Award (1992) der Conféderation Internationale des Accordeonistes (C.I.A) als weiteres Zeichen seiner Bedeutung für die Akkordeonmusik.

Seit 1984 nahm das Wiener Akkordeon Chamber Ensemble drei CD`s und ein Video auf. Die CDs stellen einen Querschnitt durch das Repertoire einschließlich den Showelementen dar und decken die künstlerische Entwicklung des Ensembles auf. Wir hoffen, dass wir Sie bald auf einem der Konzerte begrüßen dürfen.

Tourdaten:
12. + 13. August – Perth
18. + 19. August - Melbourne
20. August – Geelong
23. August – Wollongong
25. + 26. August - Sydney
 
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National Accordion Organisation Awards, Scarborough – Großbritannien
Contributed by Raymond Bodell, Charnwood Music

Bei den NAO UK Meisterschaften 2006 war die NAO glücklich, ihren Merit Award 2006 Mr. Frederick Parnell, einem Mann der sein Leben der Musik und dem Akkorden gewidmet hat, zuzusprechen.

Er empfing sein Diplom vom British College of Accordeonists Ende der 40-er Jahre und war der NAO All-Britain Virtuoso Meister 1950 und 1951. Seit damals hat er eine erfolgreiche Schule in Nottingham, welche bis heute besteht.

Er ist hier abgebildet mit den ehemaligen Vorsitzenden Elaine Beecham und Gina Brannelli, seiner Frau Mavis und dem momentanen Vorsitzenden Raymond Bodell.

Mrs Iris Laurie empfing den neuen NAO Associate Award für hingebungsvolle Unterstützung nationaler Akkordeonaktivitäten. Sie ist auf dem Bild mit ihren beiden Söhnen Graham (NAO Stellvertretender Vorsitzender) und Brian, hervorragender Lehrer und Orchesterleiter abgebildet.
  
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Neue Wettbewerbs Kategorie: „Film Soundtracks“, Castelfidardo – Italien

Unter den Hauptinnovationen des 31. internationalen Wettbewerb „Città di Castelfidardo“ für Solisten und Akkordeonorchester gibt es eine neue Kategorie, die sich auf Filmmusik (Dokumentarfilm, Kino und Fernsehen) bezieht. Der Wettbewerb findet vom 12. bis zum 15. Oktober statt. Alle Bewerbungen müssen bis zum 31. August eingereicht werden.

Die 5 Hauptkategorien werden während des Oktober Awards beurteilt: `Klassiker', `Unterhaltung', `Jazz', `Astor Piazzolla' und die neu eingeführten `Film-Töne'. Den Kandidaten ist es erlaubt, Midi anzuwenden, aber es ist ihnen nicht erlaubt, vorher aufgenommene Die Kandidaten werden nutzen Midi Anwendungen, aber benutzen nicht vorher aufgenommene Sequenzen oder Grundlagen zu verwenden.

Für weitere Informationen emailen Sie bitte an: accordions@comune.castelfidardo.an.it
  
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North Shore Orchestra Performance, Auckland - New Zealand
Contributed by Heather Masefield

A very successful concert was held on August 8th, featuring the North Shore Accordion Orchestra at the Takapuna War Memorial Hall in Auckland.  Roseanne Rosario, as the compere, set a relaxed, informal approach to the evening. 

Solo accordionists and the young players of the Music Makers, conducted by Christine Adams, and the NSAO, conducted by Lionel Reekie, performed to a hall full of supportive parents and friends.

An ensemble of nine players, conducted by Lionel Reekie, is travelling to the Gold Coast in Australia to perform at the largest accordion concert in Australasia, to be held by the Queensland Accordion Club at the Function Centre of the ‘Sharks’ Football Club, Southport, at 1.45pm on August 13th.

For further information email: heathermasefield@yahoo.com
  
 Alexander Shirunov CD forsale
John Romero - a big hit at Uxbridge Accordion Club, Middlesex – UK
Contributed by Rob Howard

On hot balmy July summer evening, guest John Romero entertained the audience at Uxbridge Accordion Club with acoustic accordion solos in his first half performance. He later played electronically, with a combination of MIDI and accordion microphones, the music interlaced with much humour and audience participation. An unusual aspect of his stage presentation was the use of a projected image of the right hand keyboard onto a giant screen alongside.

The excellent Uxbridge Accordion Band (MD Angela Lukins) also performed, starting the second half of the evening with four familiar tunes including the themes from the BBC television comedies ‘Allo, Allo’ and ‘Last of the Summer Wine’. Organisers David and Angie Lukins invited John Romero, as a finale, to lead a mass busking session, in which all of the accordionists present joined in with great enthusiasm.
 
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Viatcheslav Semionov CD's  for sale
José Alfonso Valadez Alanís in Concert, Monterrey - México
Contributed by Rob Howard

Classical accordionist José Alfonso Valadez Alanís, from Monterrey, will play a solo recital, at Casa de la Cultura de Nuevo León (Culture House of Nuevo León), Colón Ave and Escobedo Step, Monterrey City, on August 16th, at 7.30pm. José’s program will include music by Rossini, Suppé, Lecuona, Schubert and Tchaikovsky. Admission is free.

José has recently been playing with his ensemble AMICI - accordion, violin, viola and cello - in a lot of private recitals and gigs.

For further information email: josevaladez@intercable.net
  
Edition Harmonia music catalog
Those Darn Accordions Tours, California - USA
Contributed by Rob Howard

Those Darn Accordions, from San Francisco, California, have submitted the following news:-
“We are set to do two shows in Oregon and two in California in the next few weeks before we head back to the Midwest for a 10-day tour. Don't miss your chance to catch up with TDA and see what the fuss is all about and how gracefully we are aging.

We will play Albany, Oregon, on Thursday August 17th, at a free outdoor concert, and in Seaside, Ore., on August 19th, at the Elks Club. That should be wild!

Then it's down to California for the annual Cotati Accordion Festival on August 26th. This is always a fun day, so come early and hear some great accordion playing. We go on at 4.45 pm, but you don't want to miss the Mad Maggies, which has our own bass player, Lewis Wallace, in the lineup along with several members of Polkacide. They go on at 1.10 pm. You also will get the chance to hear one of the all-time squeezebox greats, Dick Contino, at 3.45 pm.

Come enjoy the whole event, and be sure to stop by the TDA merchandise booth to say, "Hi!" We'll be there all day. The next day, Sunday, August 27th, we return to Curtis Park in Sacramento for a free outdoor show”.

For further information email: tdapublicity@yahoo.com
 
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Joan Sommers Visits Beijing, China
Contributed by Harley Jones

Joan Sommers, from Kansas, USA, visits Beijing this weekend, where she will rehearse the accordion orchestra (approximately 40 members) at the Beijing Children's Palace, conduct them on a concert on the 12th and then gives a lecture/workshop on the 13th for the teachers.

Joan Cochran Sommers established the accordion degree program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music in 1961. Professor Sommers has since retired from this position, but continues to direct the UMKC Accordion Orchestra, and also continues to teach privately. In addition, she travels widely giving master class lessons, orchestral workshops and serves as guest conductor for orchestras around the United States.
 
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Grand Paradis Accordéon Festival, Cogne - Italy
Contributed by Holda Paoletti-Kampl

The 1st International Accordion Festival in Cogne will be held from September 1st to 3rd, with the participation of well-known international accordionists. This festival will take place every 2 years and will be enlarged with during the coming editions with master classes.

For artistes who would like to participate during this festival, there will be the possibility to do so on the 3rd of September 3rd in the morning at various locations.  Please make applications before August 26th.

For further information email either: opturcogne@cogne.org or aiatpresidente@cogne.org
 
The Ins and Outs of the Accordion
Sabadell Accordion Orchestra Concert – Andorra
Contributed by Holda Paoletti-Kampl

The Sabadell Accordion Orchestra perform an open-air concert in Encamp, Andorra on August 19th, at 10pm. The program includes:-

Libertango (A. Piazzolla)
Melodia en La m (A. Piazzolla)
Violentango (A. Piazzolla)
Variationen für Akkordeon Orchester (Rudolf Würthner)
Keniade (F. Dobler)
Dalmatinische Tänze (A. Götz)
West Side Story (L. Bernstein, arr. Heinz Ehne)
Ritual Fire Dance (M. de Falla)

For further information email: blaiacord@hotmail.com
 
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BBC ‘Take the Floor’ Broadcasts – Scotland - UK
Contributed by Rob Howard

The BBC Scotland radio programme ‘Take the Floor’ broadcasts on 92-95FM and 810MW, or can be heard through the Internet or cable television. The next broadcasts are August 19th, with the Colin Dewar Scottish Dance Band, and August 26th, with the Ian Hutson SDB as guests.

‘Take the Floor’ has been broadcasting Scottish accordion music weekly since the 1930s, and is one of the longest running programmes of its kind anywhere in the world.
 
Enzo Giribaldi eBook Accordion Course for Beginners
8th International Competition for Concert Accordionists, Lanciano – Italy
Contributed by Holda Paoletti-Kampl

The 8th International Competition for Concert Accordionists takes place in Lanciano on October 7th and 8th. Full details are now available from the festival director Cesare Chiacchiaretta.

The following prizes will be awarded:
1st place - a Diploma of Laureate, the ‘Città di Lanciano’ International Accordion Trophy and a prize of1000 euros
2nd place - a Diploma of Laureate, the ‘Città di Lanciano’ International Accordion Cup and a prize of 500 euros
3rd place - a Diploma of Laureate, the ‘Città di Lanciano’ International Accordion Plate and a prize of 200 euros
4th and 5th places - a Diploma of Laureate, the ‘Città di Lanciano’ International Accordion Medals and a prize of 50 euros

All other competitors will receive a certificate of participation.

For further information email: cesaremagnum@hotmail.com
 
Deffner Music catalog
North Staffs Accordion Club 21st Birthday, Stoke – UK
Contributed by Rob Howard

The North Staffs Accordion Club, based at Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, celebrates its 21st birthday with a concert and buffet at the Jubilee Hall, Stoke Town Hall on September 29th, from 7.30pm. Accordionists Jack Emblow and Tony Compton are the main guest artistes, and Rob Howard and John Jones will also be performing.

For further information email: lilylynch1@yahoo.com
 
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Bericht vonJoan Cochran Sommers

"Piazolla-studio" Tango by Friedrich Lips (accordion), Sviatoslav Lips (piano), Vladislav Igolinsky (violin), Kirill Rodin (cello) and Mark Pekarsky (percussion).

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Peter Piccini - CD's & music catalog
Gary Morin - strolling accordionist, releases 6 new works for accordion available for purchase online. 'Italian Cafe Polka', ' November Nocturne', 'Noveno Paso', 'Olde Tyme Christmas', 'Printemps et' Fleur', 'Swiss Valley Polka'. 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.
 
An A to Z of the Accordion
Franco Cambareri - accordionist, composer, producer, releases 6 new works for accordion available for purchase online. 'Erica', 'Flamengo Cha Cha', 'Granpa’s Dance', 'La Araña Negra', 'Shuffle ‘n’ Rock', 'The Busy Typist'. 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.
 
Gary Dahl Arrangements
Gary Dahl - accordionist as well as a composer, arranger, recording artist and music educator, release 1 new work for accordion available for purchase online. 'Moon River'. 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.

Newly, the CD Review of Dunkelrote Rose-encore 2 by Friedrich Lips translated into German.
 
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Gary Morin - strolling accordionist, releases 6 new works for accordion available for purchase online. 'AndanteTarantella', 'Autumn Waltz 2', 'Back Bay Waltz', 'Carnivale De Musette', 'Continental Vacation', 'Italia'. 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.
 
Karthause Schmuelling music catalog
The Orquestra d´Acordions de Sabadell, formed in 1991 under the direction of Miguel Ángel Maestro, accordion teacher of the Professional Conservatory of Music of Sabadell, now has its own website.

The orchestra has won several competitions, most recent of which was the special 2006 Accordions Worldwide Award for the 1st Prize at the International Competition Città di Castelfidardo for Orchestras.
 
Yuri Medianik CD's
The Unites States National Accordions News has been updated with the August edition.
 
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