In sechs Kategorien kann teilgenommen werden: 60. Coupe Mondial, Piano Akkordeon, Junior, Senior und Junior für Virtuosen Unterhaltungsmusik sowie Kammermusik.
Weiters im Program: das World Accordion Orchestra dirigiert von Joan C. Sommers, Massenbandvorführung auf den Stufen des US Capitol Gebäudes, eine Besichtigungstour durch Washington, DC, 60. Gala Coupe Mondiale Banquet, Auftritt der US Army aund US Air Force Bands, mit je einem Akkordeonisten als Spezialgast, Sonderkategoire für weibliche Akkordeonisten zu Ehren von Maddalena Belfiore....und viel mehr.
Das bekannte Kennedy Center für Performing Arts mit ihrer Millenium Bühne wird Austragungsort der wochenlangen Akkordeon Konzertsereie sein. Alle Konzerte sind öffentlich, frei zugänglich und werden live via webcast übertragen.
Wenn Sie mehr Information möchten so besuchen Sie die Seite www.coupemondiale.org oder kontaktieren Fr. Faithe Deffner, 2007 CIA Honorary Vize Präsidentin und Co-Ordinator des 2007 Coupe Mondiales; email fdeffner@aol.com
8. Internationales Akkordeon Festival, Wien - Austria
Zum bereits 8. male findes das internationale Akkordeonfestival auf den Wiener Bühnen statt. Akkordeonsound – experimental, traditional – oder beides verabschiedet in der Donaumetropole den Winter und leitet den Frühling ein. Das Festival offeriert weiters Network-Forums, Kommunikation, Diskussionen und sowohl professionelles als auch gemütliche Zusammentreffen.
Fom 24. Februar bis 25. März warden 200 Künstler von 26 Ländern ungefähr 30 Konzerte geben, davon 12 Doppelkonzerte! Wer ist mit dabei?: Otto Lechner, Krzysztof Dobrek, Martin Lubenov, Klaus Paier, Sascha Shevchenko, Renato Borghetti im Duett mit seinem Idol Raúl Barboza, der legändere Ciro Perez mit seinem Trio P.S.P., Ulrich Kodjo Wendt, Renato Borghetti, Marinette Bonnert & Pere Romaní, Riccardo Tesi, Motion Trio, Richard Galliano, Beni Schmid, with Stian Carstensen and Georg Breinschmied, Chili Cheeps, Tini Trampler, Heinz Ditsch, Stefan Sterzinger, Attwenger und Roland Neuwirth, Madagascar All Stars und Zamballarana...um einige zu nennen. Weibliche Künstlerinen sin dim diesen Jahr mehr als present mit: R. Garniez, E. Scollo & C.Pfeifer, T. Trampler, B. Faast, Fatima Spar, J. Neundlinger, M. Bonnert, D. Sadeh, A. Wiehmann, E. Petrova, A. Bennent, V. Pfeil, M. Rahmann, M. Jessa, Iva Nova and many more.
Akkordeon – für alle Musikrichtungen – als “life-style“!
Der Akkordeonist Zevy Zions’ stellt hiermit sein neue CD, ‘Olive Blossoms’ vor. Diese neue Aufnahme ist eine Compilation mit Liedern und Arrangements seines Lehrers Charles Nunzio sowie einigen Frosini- und Solostücken. Die 18 Titel inkludieren ‘Coquette Polka’, ‘Florette’, ‘Bel Fiore’, ‘Olive Blossoms’, ‘Mozart Menuetto’, ‘Czardas’, ‘Elenita’, ‘Klezmer Suite’, ‘Serenata Primaverile’, ‘La Cumparsita’, ‘Lady of Spain’ und ‘Der Karneval von Venedig’.
On January 24th 2007 the well-known Russian musician and composer Aidar Gainullin made an extraordinary impression in the castle of Forges, near Paris, with his group of the following musicians: Elena Lutz - bayan, Andrey Glebov - double bass, and Phillip Bernhardt - percussion.
The concert has been dedicated to the opening of the yearly international linguistic exhibition ‘Expolang-2007’, where Russia was presented as the guest of honour. The First Lady of France, Bernadette Chirac, wife of French President Jacques Chirac, and other prominent people were overwhelmed by Aidar’s performance.
Dr. William Schimmel’s Winter/Spring Tour Schedule, New York - USA
Dr William Schimmel appears with The Tango Project in the motion picture, ‘All the Kings Men’, starring Sean Penn, now available on DVD. He can also be heard on the soundtrack of the movie, ‘The Baker, to be released in May, and plays on the new CD release of ‘Pinsk and Blue’, by Alla Borzova, on Albany Records, to be released at the end of March.
Dr Schimmel’s diary includes the following appearances:
January 25th - Manhattan School of Music, New York - guest composer/performer at the Composers’ Forum - performed his own ‘Dean Martin Variations’ and ‘Pro But’, Luciano Berio’s ‘Sequenza 13 (Chanson)’ and Liam Robinson’s ‘In a China Shop’
February 12th - Nancy Lee’s Pig Heaven - Chinese New Year - guest artiste
February 14th to 18th - appearing in ‘A Musical Journey’, starring Vicki Phillips at the Mishler Theatre in Altoona, Pa. Performing the music of Kurt Weill, Jacques Brel and Charles Aznavour
February 22nd to 24th - Jazz at Lincoln Center, Rose Theatre, New York - Jazz Orchestra at Lincoln Center - Wynton Marsalis, conducting - Jazz and Art - Mark O’Connor , violin - Wycliffe Gordon, trombone and tuba and Bill Schimmel, accordion - all guest artistes in a new work by Ted Nash – 8pm
March 13th – Modern works - Christ and St Stephen’s Church, New York - performing in the world premiere of ‘Spiral Jetty’, by Anthony Cornicello for accordion, violin, cello and electronics, as well as works by Sofia Gubaidulina and Judith Shatin
March 17th, 6pm – ‘Close Encounters with Music’ - St James’ Church - Great Barrington, Massachusetts. Performing in the world premiere of Jorge Martin’s ‘Ropa vieja - Cuban Suite No 2’ for accordion, cello and percussion
March 23rd - same concert as above - Theatre 4301, Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Arizona
March 24th - concert with Angelina Reaux, soprano – ‘The music of Kurt Weill’ - Napa Valley, California
May 5th, 3pm - same concert as March 13th - Eastern Connecticut University – Hartford, Connecticut
A press conference to announce details of the 3rd Carnival of Wazemmes takes place on February 8th, 6.30pm, at l’auberge de la Maison Folie de Wazemmes, 70, rue des Sarrazins 59000, Lille.
The Carnival of Wazemmes takes place from March 9th to 11th.
February 18th to 19th - Eastbourne Accordion Festival
March 31st, 7.30 pm - Middlesbrough Accordion Workshop, Stainton Village Hall, Stainton, near Middlesbrough
April 20th, 7.30 pm - Guildford Accordion Club, Ripley Village Hall, Surrey
April 22nd, 2pm - Whitehorse Accordion Club, Westbury Leigh Community Hall, Wiltshire
May 2nd, 7.30pm - Fairtykes Accordion Club, Fairkytes Arts Centre, Billet Lane, Hornchurch, Essex
May 15th, 7.30pm - North Staffs Accordion Club, Holditch Colliery Club, Chesterton, near Newcastle-Under-Lyme
June 21st, 7.30pm - Harlow Accordion Club, Links Social Club, Parsloe Road, Harlow, Essex
February 10th – Forlì, Sismica; program, involving the dancer Kathleen Delaney, includes ‘Aner & Xelda in Wonderland’ (premiere of Jacomucci’s new work), Igor Stravinsky – ‘Petrushka’, Maurice Ravel – ‘Ma Mere l’Oye’, and John Zorn – ‘Road Runner’.
26th – Lugano, Switzerland: broadcast on Radio Svizzera, the Italian language Swiss radio station
March 17th – Amsterdam (same program as on February 10th)
May 8th to 13th - La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland – Les Amplitudes Festival, dedicated to Salvatore Sciarrino ; program includes ‘Vagabonde Blu’ - S. Sciarrino, new work - D.Glaus *premiere Claudio Jacomucci, accordion solo
June 1st to 3rd - Bourges, France - Synthese Festival
On February 17th, 9pm, the Victor Prieto Trio, with vocalist Maria Cangiano, appear in concert at Night and Day, Park Slope, Brooklyn. Victor tells us: “My series of shows at Night and Day resumes in February until June, always the 3rd Saturday of each month”.
The Victor Prieto Trio includes Carlo deRosa - bass and Vince Cherico - drums.
The magazine ‘All About Jazz’ says "Spanish-born jazz accordionist Victor Prieto is the most exciting such player to come on the scene since Eddie Monteiro. Melding Argentine and Brazilian influences with a bop sensibility, Prieto gives the lie to all of the nasty things that have been said over the years about the much-maligned squeezebox."
Russian accordionist Nikolai Ryskov performs in a concert titled ‘ From Bach To Barynya’ on March 3rd at 7.30pm at St Stephen’s Church, Gloucester Road, London SW7 4RL.
This concert is ‘Dedicated to 110 years of the invention of the Russian accordion – the Bayan, 1897-2007’, and includes classical music, tangos by Astor Piazzolla, popular Russian folk songs and dance music. Performing with Nikolai Ryskov are Elizabeth Levine – violin, Yury Veryyovkin – piano, guitar and vocals, Elena Vorotko – piano, Alexey Kiseliov – cello, Elena Grishina – vocals, Viktor Obsust – double bass, Darla Kulesh – vocals, Carlos Barcenas - Mexican tenor, Bibs Ekkel – balalaika, Alla Sirenko – composer, and the South East Russian Language Society Dancers.
The ever-popular Irish duo Mick Foster – accordion and Tony Allen – vocals/guitar are touring England, Scotland and Wales during March and April. Their dates are as follows:
March 22nd – Hall for Cornwall, Truro
24th – Pavilion Theatre, Weymouth
25th – City Varieties Music Hall, Leeds
26th – Corn Exchange, Cambridge
27th – The Playhouse, Weston-Super-Mare
28th – Memorial Theatre, Frome
29th - Pavilion Theatre, Worthing
30th – Fairfield Halls, Croydon
31st – Auditorium, Grimsby
April 1st – Grand Opera House, York
3rd – Plaza, Stockport
4th – Venue Cymru, Llandudno
5th – Southport Theatre, Southport
6th – Rothes Halls, Glenrothes
7th – Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
8th – Music Hall, Aberdeen
10th – Playhouse, Whitley Bay
11th – The Forum, Billingham
12th – Royal & Derngate, Northampton
13th – Corn Exchange, Kings Lynn
14th – Palace Theatre, Redditch
15th – Step David’s Hall, Cardiff
16th – Beck Theatre, Hayes
17th - Palace Theatre, Newark
The VAMÖ accordion competition takes place on February 25th in the Waldmüllersentrum, 1100 Vienna, 1100 Wien, Hasengasse 38, statt. The competition has a variety of age categories, and full details are now available.
Accordionists Karen Street and Tony Compton, on acoustic and midi instruments, will present a concert of standards and jazz at the Council Chamber, Civic Centre, Victoria Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, on February 21st, from 12.15 to 1pm.
Karen Street was the All Britain Virtuoso Champion in 1982 and 1983, and a competitor in the 1984 CIACoupe Mondiale held in Folkestone, England. Tony Compton is well known for his performances with Jack Emblow.
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Das bekannte Kennedy Center für Performing Arts mit ihrer Millenium Bühne wird Austragungsort der wochenlangen Akkordeon Konzertsereie sein. Alle Konzerte sind öffentlich, frei zugänglich und werden live via webcast übertragen.
Zum bereits 8. male findes das internationale Akkordeonfestival auf den Wiener Bühnen statt. Akkordeonsound – experimental, traditional – oder beides verabschiedet in der Donaumetropole den Winter und leitet den Frühling ein. Das Festival offeriert weiters Network-Forums, Kommunikation, Diskussionen und sowohl professionelles als auch gemütliche Zusammentreffen.
Der Akkordeonist Zevy Zions’ stellt hiermit sein neue CD, ‘Olive Blossoms’ vor. Diese neue Aufnahme ist eine Compilation mit Liedern und Arrangements seines Lehrers Charles Nunzio sowie einigen Frosini- und Solostücken. Die 18 Titel inkludieren ‘Coquette Polka’, ‘Florette’, ‘Bel Fiore’, ‘Olive Blossoms’, ‘Mozart Menuetto’, ‘Czardas’, ‘Elenita’, ‘Klezmer Suite’, ‘Serenata Primaverile’, ‘La Cumparsita’, ‘Lady of Spain’ und ‘Der Karneval von Venedig’.
On January 24th 2007 the well-known Russian musician and composer Aidar Gainullin made an extraordinary impression in the castle of Forges, near Paris, with his group of the following musicians: Elena Lutz - bayan, Andrey Glebov - double bass, and Phillip Bernhardt - percussion.
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On February 17th, 9pm, the Victor Prieto Trio, with vocalist Maria Cangiano, appear in concert at Night and Day, Park Slope, Brooklyn. Victor tells us: “My series of shows at Night and Day resumes in February until June, always the 3rd Saturday of each month”.
‘From Bach To Barynya’, London - UK
The ever-popular Irish duo Mick Foster – accordion and Tony Allen – vocals/guitar are touring England, Scotland and Wales during March and April. Their dates are as follows:
The VAMÖ accordion competition takes place on February 25th in the Waldmüllersentrum, 1100 Vienna, 1100 Wien, Hasengasse 38, statt. The competition has a variety of age categories, and full details are now available.
Karen Street and Tony Compton, Southend – UK
Karen Street was the All Britain Virtuoso Champion in 1982 and 1983, and a competitor in the 1984 
