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Daily Reports Online 7-10 August for 2010 Harbin International - China
2010 AAA Festival: Fun, Fantastic, and Fabulous! - USA
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Grayson Masefield Featured at Pažaislis Music Festival - Lithuania
Kyiv Classic Duo Final UK Concert - UK
Gary Daverne Featured in "Inside Entertainment" Magazine – New Zealand
Accordion Featured on Mad Men TV Show - USA
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Note from the Director of Accordions Worldwide:-by Harley Jones |
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 I now have the great pleasure of returning to China for the Harbin 2010 Summer International Accordion Art Week Spring. You can read about this major accordion event on the Harbin 2010 website and the many famous accordionists (see guest and jury list) who will be attending. Also there will be Professor Li Cong, who has done so much for the accordion in China over many years as President of Shanghai Accordion Association, Head of Music at Shanghai Normal University, Director of Accordions Worldwide China Site, and also being a key organizer for the 2011 Coupe Mondiale in Shanghai. The 2010 Harbin Organization Director is Prof. Wang Hongyu of Harbin Normal University and to him and his team, our sincere congratulations on organizing such a major event with so many famous accordionists from all over the world taking part. We will bring you Daily Reports online on the Harbin 2010 Website, 7-10 August. I have many fond memories of China. My first tour to China was in 1988 as a Director of the Air New Zealand Accordion Orchestra and soloist, performing 'Rhapsody for Accordion and Orchestra' with famous composer/conductor Gary Daverne ONZM (recorded by me on CD with accordion orchestra and symphony orchestra). The Air New Zealand Accordion Orchestra was the first accordion orchestra to be invited to tour China and the tour included fully televised concerts in the Shanghai and Beijing Concert Halls. Also a guest on that tour, was the then AAA President Faithe Deffner. Today, Chinese accordion orchestras follow the example of the Air New Zealand Accordion Orchestra, (which enjoyed standing ovations throughout Europe and North America on many different tours) playing their complete program from memory. Other memorable trips to China include: 2006 Shanghai Spring Festival, 2008 Shanghai and 2009 Shanghai Spring Festival events. Wearing my hat as Vice President of the South Pacific Accordion Championships, and Public Relations Officer for the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA), I am also looking forward to meeting many Chinese friends who have attended this event in New Zealand in past years and also the 2009 Coupe Mondiale that was held in Auckland, New Zealand. It will be fun. Harley Jones Director, Accordions Worldwide |
Holidays for Our Translatorsby Harley Jones |
| This week and next week will be holidays for our News Translators excepting Chinese language. We wish them and all those enjoying holidays around this time of the year, a very safe and enjoyable holiday. |
Daily Reports Online 7-10 August for 2010 Harbin International - Chinaby Harley Jones |
 Daily Reports of the Harbin 2010 China Summer International Accordion Art Week, August 7th to 10th, 2010, will be online on the Harbin 2010 website from tomorrow (7th August).This major international accordion festival including competitions has had enormous support from its sponsors and the organizing team headed by Professor Wang Hongyu, the Head of Keyboard department, Music College, Harbin Normal University. Read the Daily Reports on the Harbin 2010 website from tomorrow (7th August). |
2010 AAA Festival: Fun, Fantastic, and Fabulous! - USAby Rita Barnea |
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  2010 Photos. AAA participants and guests were welcomed by President Linda Soley Reed to the 2010 AAA Festival held in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania from July 14-18. The event attracted people from all over the USA and Canada, Lithuania, and Russia.The festival had something to please everyone ranging from concerts, meetings, new accordion music premiers, competitions, social events, dealer displays, banquets and receptions. Many informative and entertaining workshops were creatively presented: Midi Basics and Application-Getting the Most Out of Your Digital Accordion (Joe Natoli) New Book Presentation of “An Accordion, What is That?” (Karen Malan-Uribe, Joan Grauman, Mary Tokarski), The Evolution of the Accordion Concerto: From Before Deiro to the Present (Dr.Robert Young McMahan), Remembering Art Van Damme (Ray Oreggio assisted by Dominic Karcic), Music Therapy and My Accordion (Gabriel Hall-Rodrigues) , Inside a Judge’s Head, Answering Questions from Contestants (Joe Natoli and guest judge, Patricia Bartell from Washington), Classic Rock Accordion 2 Bruce (Bruce Gassman), Accordion- More Than One, Lots of Fun! (Mary Kathryn Archuleta). Various prestigious competitions were held. The winners in the AAA scholarship categories were as follows: United States Virtuoso Solo - 1st place - Gabriel Hall-Rodrigues United States Piano Accordion - 1st place - Christopher Gorton; 2nd place - Albert Manginelli Maddalena Belfiore Entertainment Competition for Female Accordionists - 1st place - Danielle Renzi Electronic Entertainment - 1st place - Danielle Renzi Elsie M. Bennett Composition Competition - Junior - 1st place - Albert Fry Elsie M. Bennett Composition Competition - Senior - 1st place - Michael Bridge; 2nd place - Peter DiGiovanni; 3rd place - Joseph Ciccone Featured guest artists and ensembles included: The Potomac Ensemble (Joan Grauman director and conductor, Mara Cherkasky, Karen Malan-Uribe, Peter Di Giovanni, Phil Fox, Yimeng Huang, Lee Paulson, Meryl Benanati, Mark Nejako, Jo Ann Pankow, Louis Silvia), Dominic Karcic and Ray Oreggia, Dr.Robert Young McMahan, Joe Natoli, John “Elvis” Moceo, Bruce Gassman, Beverly Roberts Curnow, Ilana and Daniel Pavlotsky , brother and sister Tango dancers with the AAA Festival Orchestra, Chris Gorton, Vladimir Mollov(accordion) and Annie Moger(violin), Peter Chudolij, The Busso Trio, Martynas Levickis, winner of the 2009 AAA Piano Accordion Competition, the Alex Meixner Band, Massed Band directed by Frank Busso, Jr., and the AAA Festival Orchestra conducted by Dr. Emilian Badea. The premiere of the AAA Commissioned Work by Roger Davidson, “Tango Blues”, a quartet with Christina Busso Lammers (Flute), Alice Bish (Viola), Yulia Zhukovay (Cello) and Mary Tokarski (Accordion) was presented on the Friday night concert. People who attended were amazed by the versatility of the accordion. Festival attendee Sam Adler from New York said, “I loved the variety of the programs. Whatever level the accordionists were at and whatever type of music they were into-was very successful.” Look at 2010 Photos. For further information, about the 2010 or 2011 AAA Festival: AAA1938@aol.com |
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20th Anniversary of Accordion, Official Instrument of San Francisco - USAby Rita Barnea |
 Did you know that 2010 is the 20th anniversary of the accordion being the official instrument of San Francisco? Well, now you all know this interesting fact! On April 26, 1990, the Board of Supervisors voted 6 to 4 in favor of designating the accordion the city’s Official Instrument. This is all due to Tom Torriglia’s (picture right) intense campaigning at City Hall to make the accordion the official instrument of San Francisco. Tom even took the witness stand in a mock trial to testify on behalf of all things accordion while being booed by a chorus of kazoos! This all happened in 1990. At that time, San Francisco did not have an official instrument. Thanks to the efforts of Tom Torriglia, the accordion is San Francisco’s official instrument! The Board of Supervisors passed the measure which then went to the mayor’s office for his signature. Realizing what a hot-button issue this was, the mayor, Art Agnos, decided not to act and the measure became officially approved by default. Tom has been in the music business since the late 1960s. He is a tireless accordion promoter and was an original member of Those Darn Accordions. Additionally, he is responsible for making June “National Accordion Awareness Month.” Today, he plays a variety of gigs around the Bay Area, often with his popular retro-Italiano band, Bella Ciao. |
Grayson Masefield Featured at Pažaislis Music Festival - Lithuaniaby Mindaugas Labanauskas, President, Kaunas Accordion Society |
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 There are a number of different summer music festivals in Lithuania attracting various audiences over the summer and some of these, such as the Christopher Summer Festival and the Palanga Summer Music Festival, are very well known for the large numbers of famous national and international performers they attract. Kaunas accordion society collaborating with these festivals has invited the young, famous, great accordion virtuoso Grayson Masefield (New Zealand) to Lithuania. Grayson Masefield has made 4 outstanding concerts in different cities of Lithuania including the capital Vilnius, Kaunas, Palanga summer resort and the manor of Zypliai. The performances of Grayson has received the attention of crowds of people. All the concert halls were totally overcrowded. Everyone couldn‘t stop saying: This is a very impressive musical personality! Grayson Masefield played a wide program beginning from Baroque style to well known pieces of famous composers including: J. S. Bach, Scarlatti, W.A. Mozart, Viatcheslav Semionov, Gorka Hermosa, Franck Angelis. The concert was also colored by the entertainment music, consisting mostly of music by French composers including pieces of French Varieté, Jazz and French swing. The young accordion artist Grayson Masefield has proved over and over again that the accordion is a musical instrument capable of great musical diversity. We‘ll undoubtedly be awaiting his future concerts in Lithuania. Photo below: Grayson Masefield with Kaunas Accordion Society executive commitee Grazina Lukosiene, Birute Ruseniene and Mindaugas Labanauskas. |
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Kyiv Classic Duo Final UK Concert - UKby Harley Jones |
 26th July 2010 was a great night meeting for the Black Country Accordion & Music Club. Featured were the Dynamic Kyiv Classic Duo who ended their UK tour with an amazing performance. We were aware of their growing popularity but were quite overwhelmed by the onslaught of their followers. They just poured in until we were almost reduced to standing room only. The Duo began with a few popular classics and the expression and feeling that they put into their playing was felt by a very still and silent audience. Almost every other number was received with a standing ovation. This was music at its' very best. Oleksiy Kolomoiets and Igor Sayenko returned in style with music from Carmen. They completed the evening with a selection of popular tunes but their version of the Flight of the Bumblebee brought a standing ovation once again. These two musicians are wonderful ambassadors to the accordion world. They are raising money for the children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Hippokrat is a society of mothers and disabled children in the Chernov region of the Ukraine. |
Gary Daverne Featured in "Inside Entertainment" Magazine – New Zealandby Harley Jones |
 New Zealand conductor, composer and arranger Gary Daverne has been featured in the “Inside Entertainment” magazine in New Zealand. The magazine included his extensive career in New Zealand and internatiaonally, composing and conducting. Of particular focus was his original compositions and CD's which include a lot of accordion music by well known performers such as Kevin Friedrich, Mary Tokarski, Harley Jones, Air New Zealand Accordion Orchestra and others. These are available on the Gary Daverne website and also on MusicForAccordion.com. |
Accordion Featured on Mad Men TV Show - USAby Harley Jones |
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 Mad Men is a TV show on amctv, USA. Recently (3rd episode of season 3), the show had office manager Joan Holloway hosting a dinner party where after prodding from her husband, she pulls out her accordion and sings “C’est Magnifique.” It turns out that Christina Hendricks, the actress who plays Joan Holloway is no newcomer to the accordion; she’s been playing for a few years. In an LA Times Magazine interview last month, she talked about how she got into the accordion. “I started taking lessons four or five years ago. It is such a rich instrument for one person. You can get so much out of it, like a one-man band. I also think it’s a very romantic instrument, and it channels all the things I love—French culture, Tom Waits—and all the things I try to make my house look like. It’s something I’ve always been interested in.” |
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Accordions Now! 2010 is On Now!!!! - USAby Donna Maria Regis |
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| Accordions Now! 2010 is on right now!! Friday-Saturday, August 6-7 at The Highlander Inn & Conference Center, Highlander Way, Manchester, NH. Accordion fans everywhere are invited to visit beautiful New Hampshire and discover why the motto of Accordions Now! is "Lots of Accordions, Lots of Music, and Lots of Fun!" Co-sponsored by New Hampshire Accordion Association and Accordion Connection LLC, the third annual accordion music festival offers a superb lineup. The Gala Concert stars Tony Lovello, jazz artist and Roland V-Accordion specialist Don McMahon, and 2009 Digital category Coupe Mondiale winner Cory Pesaturo. Daytime performers include Roger Allen, Lynda Fish, Nils Lundin, Mario Pedone, Donna Maria Regis, Mary Tokarski, Jerry Tramontozzi, the New Hampshire Accordion Association Small Ensemble, the ever-popular Accoredions Now! Festival Orchestra, plus perhaps a surprise or two. Music of Aldo DeRossi will be featured, including a world premiere. Workshop presenters Sam Falcetti, Don McMahon, Mary Tokarski, and Arthur Welch. |
CD Reviews |
Musical Safariby Joan C. Sommers |
 CD Reviews Index for the Review of "Musical Safari" by Joan Cochran Sommers. Performer is Emil Johansen, Soloist. |
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CNIMA J.Mornet Website Update - Franceby Harley Jones |
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| The CNIMA J.Mornet International School of Music, full title, Centre National et International de Musique et d'Accordéon, with Directors Nathalie Boucheix and Jacques Mornet have beautifully updated their website with lots of information about upcoming courses and tuition as well as information about the tutors and upcoming events. |
HS Production releases new musicsby H S Productions |
 Herbert Scheibenreif Production releases 3 new music of 'Foggy Weather In The Valley', catalog:hs407, 'There's A Pathway In The Firewood', catalog:hs408 and 'Sweetish Berry Bozze', catalog:hs409. Samples of the music are available online. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
Peter Piccini release new workby Peter Piccini |
 Peter Piccini - accordionist, composer, arranger, performer, release 1 new work for accordion available for purchase online. 'Galaxy Of Time, catalog:pp285. Samples of this music is available on the site. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
Donald E Grzanna releases new musicby |
 Donald E. Grzanna releases 6 new pieces, 'Old Vienna Waltz', catalog:grza145, 'Golden Days Waltz', catalog:grza146, 'Waltz In Time', catalog:grza147, 'Clip Clop Polka', catalog:grza148, 'Switzerland Polka' catalog:grza149 and 'Snow Polka', catalog:grza150. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
Donald E Grzanna releases new musicby |
 Donald E. Grzanna releases 6 new pieces, 'Waltz In D', catalog:grza140, 'Italian Waltz', catalog:grza141, 'Ladybird Waltz', catalog:grza142, 'Hog Polka', catalog:grza143, 'Happy Time Polka' catalog:grza144 and 'Hotel De Ville Waltz', catalog:grza137. Samples of the music are available online. The music are in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
HS Production releases new musicsby H S Productions |
 Herbert Scheibenreif Production releases 6 new music of 'By The Gateway, By Our Gate', catalog:hs401, 'The Wind May Not Bend The Branch', catalog:hs402, 'Ducky-Duck From The Grassland', catalog:hs403, 'Barynya', catalog:hs404, 'In The Field A Birch Stood In Beauty', catalog:hs405 and 'In The Coppice', catalog:hs406. Samples of the music are available online. The music is in eSheet format, able to be emailed to your computer. Purchase with credit card. |
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| Hello, I have an Excelsior Model 306 that has been in our family for at least 55 years. It is still in the original case and appears to be in like new condition. Can you give me any idea how to find a value for this? I have no used for it and would like to sell it. Thanks for any help you can offer. If pictures would help, I can supply them. Beth Rohling |
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| I recently received an accordion my Uncle left behind. The name on the front is S. Soprani. It has 19 1/4 keyboard, 120 bass, 12 treble w/master, 7 bass shifts. 4/5 reeds (LMMH). It also has dual pickups with separate volume and tone controls for each. I am curious as to who manufactured and an approx. what year this would be. The only tag on it says "Made in Italy" with a number 218 stamped under it. I can't find any info on S.Soprani on the internet. Can anyone help? |
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 I am trying to find out a little history of the manufacturer of the accordion I have had since I was 8 years old in 1958. It's a Savoia, made in Italy, that parents bought for me.Only mention of Savoia I have been able to come up with is: Giogio and Luigi Savoia who made accordions from 1860 to 1921, in a town S. Giovanni in Croce, Italy. Any information on successor company, rights to Savoia name if any, and when this was possibly made. Thanks Ed Sukovich, Jackson, NJ Email: mistyharbor@optonline.net |
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| I am looking for sheet music by Tabanyi Mihaly's VALSE MUSETTE. Could you please direct me as to how to buy a copy of the sheet music? The composer, Tabanyi Mihaly, is hungarian. thanks |
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| I have been trying to get information on my accordion the only name i can find on it is Gallotta it is very old and small. Like to know about it and how much is it worth. Thank You Bev |
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| can anyone tell me anything about a 6 sided czegesa brand concertina No. 592 made in germany? I found this instrument in the bottom of a closet in our 250 yr old farm house in New Hampshire USA it has 10 buttons on each side with what looks like laminated "pearlized" and "wood tone" with silver edges on the sides there are (if I am counting right) 11 folds in 3 sections that have a leather(?) surface and the folds appear to be reinforced paper - there is 1 extra button one one side as well as a + shaped with red plastic (?) gems - this doesnt appear to be antique but I would like to get any info on it if possible (date made, by who/where etc) THANKS IN ADVANCE! |
Accordion Stolen, Riskälen, Bastuträsk - Swedenby | Modify | Delete |
| I have had my accordion stolen, Hagström (Italian, by Universal, see plate on the back) stolen recently in Riskälen, Bastuträsk, Sweden. Full information about this is on the Stolen Accordion website. Fredrik Larsson Email: fredrik.i.ristjeln@gmail.com |
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