Coupe Mondiale in Norwegen zieht Besucher aus 30 Ländern an
Contributed by Harley Jones, CIA Public Relations Manager
Fast 90 Wettbewerber und 60 Abgeordete und internationale Jurymitglieder reisen vom 18. bis 22. Oktober 2006 nach Asker (Oslo) in Norwegen, um den 59. Coupe Mondiale der Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) zu feiern. Gastgeber dieser herausragenden internationalen Versammlung wird das CIA Mitglied, der Norske Trekkspilleres Landsforbund (NTL) sein.
Kevin Friedrich, CIA Präsident, berichtet, dass die Teilnehmer aus Russland, Finnland, Italien, China, Spanien, Kroatien, Norwegen, Polen, Frankreich, USA, Dänemark, Schweden, Portugal, Mazedonien, Serbien, Weiß-Russland, den Niederlanden, Neuseeland, Litauen, Bulgarien, Rumänien, der Ukraine, Deutschland, Österreich, Australien, Großbritannien, Estland und der Slowakei und aus Norwegen anreisen werden. Die Wettbewerber konkurrieren in 6 Kategorien während des einwöchigen Festivals von Konzerten, Wettbewerben, Meetings und sozialen Aktivitäten.
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Vom 1. bis 7. August wurde das internationale Akkordeon-Seminar in Palanga, ein sehr bekannter Kurort in Litauen abgehalten. Dieses Mal fand das internationale Event zum 12. Mal statt und seine Popularität und die internationale Teilnahme erhöhen sich ständig.
Wichtige Lehrer der litauischen Musikakademie und vom Theater einschließlich Eduardas Gabnys (Akkordeonprofessor und Rektor der Akademie), Ricardas Sviackevicius (Professor, Dirigent des Akkordeonquintetts „Concertino“, Chef der Akkordeonklasse in LMTA), Ass. Professor Zita Abromaviciute (sie hatte kürzlich einen 60.Geburtstag - „Mutter aller Akkordeonisten“), Raimondas Sviackevicius (Lector des LMTA, Konzertperformer), Danielius Rozovas (Assistent vom LMTA) waren Tutoren.
Zusätzlich gab es: der Künstler und Lehrer aus Russland, Roman Bazhilin, die polnische Lehrerin Elwira Sliwkiewicz-Cisak, Vladimir Ushakov aus Russland, der öffentlichen Unterricht und allgemeine Seminare gab.
Die Konzerte beinhalteten:
Quintett "Concertino", "Modus" - beide geleitet von Prof. Rickardas Sviackevicius, "Excelsior" Orchestras von Musikschulen und Konservatorien, Studenten der LMTA, Marcin Wyrostek von Polen, Roman Bazhilin aus Russland und das Akkordeonduo Povilas Velikis-Dmitrij Mihailovs.
Fast jede Region von Litauen stellte ihre Akkordeonschulen mit jungen Schülern und älteren Kursteilnehmern sowie Lehrerensembles vor. Wie üblich versammelten sich beim Palanga Seminar viele Akkordeonisten aus Litauen und dieses Jahr gab es Gäste aus Deutschland, Polen, Lettland, Norwegen, Weiß-Russland, Ukraine, etc.
Schön, dass diese Leute beginnen, die Kombination der mischenden Ferienzeit und der professionellen Arbeit/der Ausbildung plus enthusiastischen Spaß mit dem Akkordeon zu verstehen.
Eine sehr interessante Eigenschaft von Palanga ist, dass der Unterricht und die Seminare kostenlos sind. Schüler, Kursteilnehmer und Lehrer sind willkommen, am Unterricht teilzunehmen, in einem Orchester zu spielen, und um den Seminaren und Konzerten kostenlos zuzuhören. Bei Palanga geschieht alles mit großer Dosis an Begeisterung und der Widmung unseres wundervollen Instrumentes, das Akkordeon.
Die Idee ist es, das Akkordeon in jedem Umfeld und allen Leveln vorzuzeigen. Die Begeisterung ist die wichtigste Sache in jedem Level. Die Amateure sollten mehr von den professionellen Spielern erlernen, Professoren sollten ihre Methoden und Unterrichtstechniken immer verbessern, Studenten können während des Sommers üben und sich auf das neue Semester vorbereiten, die Öffentlichkeit, die Zuhörer können neue Musik und Möglichkeiten entdecken und das Akkordeon in den neuen Weisen sehen.
Diese Eigenschaften machen das Palanga Seminar für jeden bedeutend und wichtig und es ist ein Konzept, welches in der Zukunft noch weiter entwickelt wird.
Zukünftige Pläne sind, mehr Tutoren von den unterschiedlichen Akkordeonschulen einzuladen, die unterschiedlichen Genren und Unterrichtsmethoden deutlicher darzustellen und jedem eine größere Vielzahl an Klassen anzubieten und europäischere Professoren zu ermutigen, sich um Studenten zu kümmern, die zukünftig im Ausland studieren möchten.
Accordion featured at the Detroit International Jazz Festival – USA
Accordion was in the air at the 27th Detroit International Jazz Festival held September 1st to 4th, 2006. A diverse musical menu included Sergio Mendes, Ahmad Jamal, Diane Schuur, Taj Mahal, Oscar Castro-Neves, Dr. John, and many more.
Three accordionists were also part of the festivities: CJ. Chenier & his Red Hot Louisiana Band rocked the house on Friday. Buckwheat Zydeco (left) kicked up a notch on Saturday getting the crowd dancing with cover tunes like “Hey Joe” and the Rolling Stones’ “Beast of Burden”. Accordionist Julien Labro (right) took the stage on Monday playing with “The Hot Club of Detroit”, an electrifying and visionary ensemble that takes the traditions pioneered by Django Reinhardt and spins them in a way that's both reverent and refreshingly contemporary. With a newly released CD on Mack Avenue Records, The Hot Club of Detroit got fans stomping and cheering each soloist and was the crowd pleaser of the festival.
On Monday 4th September Tania Lukic-Marx traveled from Sydney, Australia to lead a workshop in Auckland for advanced students and their teachers covering such subjects as: technique, learning methods, music styles, various aspects of bellows and tonal control.
The program aims to increase international competition participation by New Zealand students as part of the lead up to the Coupe Mondiale being held in New Zealand in 2009.
Three major accordion events, occurred at the big hall of Philharmonic Society in Rostov-on-Don during the last few months, influencing the music life of Russia. An article with photographs about these events is now online, contributed by Coupe Mondiale double winner Alexander Poeluev and translator Galina Shishkina.
Read the new Celebrity Interview now online, of Mario Balestra. This interview, in both English and Italian was made by Renzo Ruggieri.
Duo Buenos Aires in Villa Dutoit - Switzerland
Eric Franceries (guitar) and Jérémy Vannereau (bandonéon), experts of the tango music of Buenos Aires are performing on the 22nd September at Villa Dutoit, Geneva area, Switzerland.
In 2003, they first met to pay homage to the bandoneonist Albert HAMANN, and discovered their musical affinities, and especially a mutual interest for the Tango of Buenos Aires.
The DUET Buenos Aires, features much emotion, passion, and happiness to transmit to the public through this style of music to the crossroads of the creole tradition and the immigrant cultural influences. A formidable richness of style, giving to this musical style a very beautiful sense of nobility!
New CD titled “Surfeit of Keys” Sandy Meldrum is a young, talented musician who excels in piano and piano accordion. Quite unusual to hear trad music on the piano but if the lavish endorsements of his peers and his fine array of 14 guest musicians (which includes Stuart Cassells, & Fergie Macdonald) is anything to go by, this new CD should be a winner.
Another new CD release is “A Toe Tapper” Hebridean Ceilidh Vol 2 - Ian Tonkan MacDonald: This is a CD of thirteen tracks of jaunty dance music from Ian and guests. Ian plays accordion and on this CD and has guest musicians, Violet Morrison - keyboards; Alister MacPherson - drums; Andrew MacDonald - pipes .
A concert featuring accordionists to benefit the family of well known accordionist Sammy Thomas will be held at 8pm, September 30th at the St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Spokane, WA. The concert is sponsored by the Spokane Accordion Ensemble.
The father of Sammy Thomas, Stephen Thomas, died last week while recovering from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Sammy Thomas, a 17-year-old Spokane resident, is a member of the Spokane Accordion Ensemble and was the recent winner of the AAA National Accordion Competition in Buffalo, New York.
Sammy is scheduled to represent the USA in the Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships in October and will be performing at this benefit concert, all the solos he will play in Norway. Members of the Spokane Accordion Ensemble will also perform. Donations will be accepted.
Orchestras and solists will be performing and the Allan William Jones Memorial Scholarships will be presented that evening too. The scholarships are used to subsidise tuition fees of outstanding students at all levels. Since the inception of the scholarships in 1981, grants for tuition fees now total over US$16,000.
Live Accordion Music Every Sunday - UK
You can listen to jazz accordionist Shane Brogan live every Sunday afternoon from 2 pm to 5 pm at Chai Tea House, 3a Merchant Street, Edinburgh EH1 2QD.
Festival of Accordion in Memory of Leo Ceroni - Italy
Sponsored by the L’Amministrazione Comunale di Castel Bolognese (Ravenna) and the l’associazione di cuori, the Festival of Accordion in memory of Leo Ceroni will take place on 5 to 6 January 2007. The competition is open to all accordionists aged 12 to 45 years. The competition consists of two major categories being Folk music and Classical Music. The prizes will include two sculptures by the famous artist Cesar Ronchi valued at Euro 1,000 each plus a scholarship of Euro 500 value as well as other prizes.
For further information email artistic director Loris Ceroni: info@lorisceroni.com
James P. O'Brien, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, The University of Arizona announces he has just completed over 30 Christmas accordion duets which will be released over the next few weeks on the MusicForAccordion.com site in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer.
The list includes: 1. Angels From the Realms of Glory 2. Angels We Have Heard On High 3. As Lately We Watched 4. Away in a Manger 5. Carol of the Bells 6. Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus 7. Deck the Halls 8. Ding Dong! 9. Merrily on High 10. Go, Tell It On the Mountain 11. God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen 12. Good Christian Men, Rejoice 13. Good King Wenceslas, 14. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, 15. Here We Come A-Caroling, 16. I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day, 17. I Saw Three Ships, 18. I Wonder As I Wander, 19. It Came Upon The Midnight Clear, 20. Jingle Bells, 21. Lo, How a Rose E're Blooming, 22. O Christmas Tree, 23. O Come, All Ye Faithful, 24. O Come, O Come Immanuel, 25. O Little Town of Bethlehem, 26. Once in Royal David's City, 27. Silent Night, 28. The Boar's Head, 29. The First Noël, 30. The Friendly Beasts, 31. The Holly and the Ivy.
Bella Ciao Making History at the Giants Italian Heritage Night - USA
Contributed by Tom Torriglia
San Francisco-based band, Bella Ciao, was selected by the San Francisco Giants as the musical entertainment for the Giants' Italian Heritage Night promotion which took place on August 22.
Bella Ciao performed a fun set of retro-Italiano hits for hundreds of adoring fans (of both the band and the Giants) in front of the ballpark before the game (Giants vs. D-Backs) and then we were brought onto the field to perform the Italian National Anthem-and as a result of the performance, became the first American musical group ever to perform the Italian National Anthem in a major league ballpark!
The Bella Ciao band had a fabulous time in helping to make Italian Heritage Night a success and is very proud to have made history in the process.
Pascal Contet accordion performances for September – France
2-3 September
MONTREAL Vieux port Escales improbables.
6 September
France Musique 15:00 hours concert with Wu Wei (sheng) and Carol Robinson (clarinet).
9 September
Abbaye de ROYAUMONT à 15:00 hours and 17:45 hours concert of the session of composition.
16 September
STRASBOURG Festival Musica 18:00 hours Cité de la Musique with the Quartet Danel for Captactions de Ivan Fedele.
27 September
STRASBOURG Cité de la Musique 20:00 hours Music Festival with Accroche Note (Madria de Johannes Schoellhorn).
30 September
STRASBOURG Palais du Rhin 11:00 hours Music Festival with Accroche Note (Madria de Johannes Schoellhorn).
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Gary Dahl - accordionist as well as a composer, arranger, recording artist and music educator, releases 1 new work and 3 updated work for accordion available for purchase online. 'Adios Muchachos', 'Lara's Theme', 'Padam…Padam', 'Champagne Polka'. 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.
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Wichtige Lehrer der litauischen Musikakademie und vom Theater einschließlich Eduardas Gabnys (Akkordeonprofessor und Rektor der Akademie), Ricardas Sviackevicius (Professor, Dirigent des Akkordeonquintetts „Concertino“, Chef der Akkordeonklasse in LMTA), Ass. Professor Zita Abromaviciute (sie hatte kürzlich einen 60.Geburtstag - „Mutter aller Akkordeonisten“), 
Accordion was in the air at the 27th Detroit International Jazz Festival held September 1st to 4th, 2006. A diverse musical menu included Sergio Mendes, Ahmad Jamal, Diane Schuur, Taj Mahal, Oscar Castro-Neves, Dr. John, and many more.
Three accordionists were also part of the festivities: CJ. Chenier & his Red Hot Louisiana Band rocked the house on Friday. Buckwheat Zydeco (left) kicked up a notch on Saturday getting the crowd dancing with cover tunes like “Hey Joe” and the Rolling Stones’ “Beast of Burden”. Accordionist Julien Labro (right) took the stage on Monday playing with “The Hot Club of Detroit”, an electrifying and visionary ensemble that takes the traditions pioneered by Django Reinhardt and spins them in a way that's both reverent and refreshingly contemporary. With a newly released CD on Mack Avenue Records, The Hot Club of Detroit got fans stomping and cheering each soloist and was the crowd pleaser of the festival.
The New Zealand Accordion Association had invited 
Eric Franceries (guitar) and Jérémy Vannereau (bandonéon), experts of the tango music of Buenos Aires are performing on the 22nd September at Villa Dutoit, Geneva area, Switzerland.
A concert featuring accordionists to benefit the family of well known accordionist Sammy Thomas will be held at 8pm, September 30th at the St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Spokane, WA. The concert is sponsored by the Spokane Accordion Ensemble.
The 
Live Accordion Music Every Sunday - UK
James P. O'Brien
San Francisco-based band, Bella Ciao, was selected by the San Francisco Giants as the musical entertainment for the Giants' Italian Heritage Night promotion which took place on August 22.
