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Jörgen Sundeqvist premieres ‘The Accordion King’, Sudsvall – Sweden
XVII Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival, Kokkola - Finland
Eva Zöllner in a Tribute to the New Music of Mexico, Georgia - USA
2014 Sligo All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil on RTE – Republic of Ireland
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Nihad Hrustanbegovic ‘Four Seasons’ CD Release – Netherlands
Video: Miroslav Lelyuh (accordion) and Artem Khachaturov (organ)
Arthur Spink LPs on CD, Scotland – UK
Video: Roger Villevoye & Dominique Paats
Nick Ariondo Featured With the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra - USA
Video: Ksenija Sidorova Recording Griegs 'Air' - UK
‘14 Years Ago’: Campbell Bettridge’s Intrepid Journey To A Gig - Fiji
Future events |
NAO Thames Area Accordion Festival, Hertfordshire - UK
Donal Ring Ceili Band Residency, Blarney – Irish Republic
Russian Folk and Gypsy Night with Mazaika, London - UK
Marko Kassl Diary Dates – Netherlands, Germany
Accordion Orchestra Day, Cambridge – UK
Accordion Master Class, Alteglofsheim – Germany
Victor Prieto Master Class, Ourense – Spain
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CMA Trophée Mondial 2015 in Martigny - Switzerlandby Anna Bodell - CMA General Secretary |
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  The 65th CMA Trophée Mondial is to be hosted in Martigny, Switzerland from the 20th to 25th October 2015, by one of the CMA Delegates for Switzerland, Yves Moulin (picture lower left). CMA President Frédéric Deschamps (picture left) states “we are delighted to be visiting Switzerland for the first time since 1984 and to have the town of Martigny, as the venue for our Trophée Mondial 2015.” The Trophée Mondial which in recent years has attracted contestants from more than 20 countries throughout the world will as well as including the historical categories traditional to the CMA – Senior and Junior Classique, National Trophee (Masters), Senior and Junior Variéte and World Music will also feature in parallel four National Trophee Junior categories for the 10 & under, 12 & under, 15 & under and 17 & under – aimed at giving experience and motivation to the younger generation of accordionists and teachers, who themselves are hopefully the future generation competitors in the major categories – with excellent prize money. Full details of the festival, travel to Martigny, Switzerland, the region, competition requirements, visa details, a draft schedule of events etc can all be found on the CMA website at: www.accordions.com/cma. For further information email: c.m.a@btinternet.com |
Jörgen Sundeqvist premieres ‘The Accordion King’, Sudsvall – Swedenby Harley Jones |
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 Accordionist Jörgen Sundeqvist was the soloist with the Nordic Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Niklas Willén, for the premiere performances of ‘The Accordion King’ – a new multi-media concerto by Fredrik Högberg.Mirco Patarini writes: "I had been invited to assist at the premieres and the 22nd and 23rd of January 2015, will surely remain important dates in the history of accordion music. The two halls in Kramford and Sundswall where completely filled, and I had the privilege to meet the composer and to learn from him and Jörgen, the story and the meaning behind this multi-media concerto and its title. It has been a great experience being part of a full immersion in the accordion way of life in Sweden, but most important, was that the music which was complex and difficult to play, featured many new ideas and was also very beautiful. I really hope that Fredrik Högberg will continue more and more, to compose with the accordion in mind, as we will surely enjoy a very important benefit for accordion repertoire and for our possibilities to attract and enchant not only musicians but the general public. Thank you Jörgen for the great performance." Some translated quotes from a very complimentary review by Allehanda Newspaper. Accordion King is a multi artwork, it appears on no less than three screens and the images work in a dynamic interplay with the music. There were comments and additions with Frederick's inimitable humorous way and also seriously staggering beauty and sensual love. Accordion kings were not well-paid professionals, but ordinary workers who after more than a day's work at the sawmill headed out to peoples houses and events to perform. This was the workers' music, in a world of hard work and meager living and a way to realize many people's creative flair, a source of enjoyment and relaxation, a way to entertain themselves, forgetting, and not least meet. It was an unforgettable musical evening for the audience at Kramfors People's Park. Fredrik Högberg and Jorgen Sundeqvist, backed by the Nordic Chamber Orchestra, brings together in a masterly way the past with the present, and points forward to the future." |
XVII Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival, Kokkola - Finlandby Harley Jones |
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 Video above: Guardia Nueva performing Tango pour Claude at the Berlin Philharmonic Hall, Germany. Published 4th July 2014.The 17th Kokkola Winter Accordion Festival takes place from February 15th to 22nd, presenting a diverse offering of daily performances and events. Artistic Director is Raimo Vertainen (picture right). Program download at: 2015Kokkola This year’s lineup will feature both the old and the new. A wintry program with wide appeal and accordion music will be heard everywhere – in the villages, markets and street-corners. At the conservatory, we’ll hear Wagner’s compositions arranged for accordion. Then there’s Young Virtuosos, concerts for children and seniors, music at the market, accordion orchestras and even opera singers! In other words, something for everyone. And for the second year in a row, we have worked in cooperation with our beloved neighboring city of Pietarsaari to present a spectacular festival Thursday. The eventful week will be crowned the traditional way – but with a whole new twist in the form of a Grand Entertainment Concert by Guardia Nueva, conducted by Raimo Vertainen on Saturday, February 21. Soloists include Tango King Teemu Roivainen, Satamakadun Seiroeenit and Oona Airola Come and enjoy the festival! For further information, download the program at: 2015Kokkola or email: talviharmonikka@gmail.com Picture below of Guardia Nueva |
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Eva Zöllner in a Tribute to the New Music of Mexico, Georgia - USAby Rob Howard |
 On January 25th the new music ensemble Bent Frequency performed a concert at Kopleff Recital Hall, Georgia State University, with three featured guests: composer-conductor Juan Trigos, guitarist Dieter Hennings, and accordionist Eva Zöllner (picture left). The concert was the final event in the week long Festival of New Music from Mexico.Three works by Trigos formed the majority of the program, led by Hennings performing the composer’s five-movement ‘Partita’ for solo guitar, ‘Quartetto de Do’, and ‘Ricercare VI’ (aka ‘Guitar Concerto No. 1’). The only work featuring the Hamburg-based Eva Zöllner was ‘Symphoinia’ for solo accordion by Georgina Derbez. Derbez is a native of Mexico City where she is part of the composition faculty at the Superior School of Music of the National Center for the Arts. Zöllner is a performer in whom one would intuitively, immediately sense heightened musicality upon first hearing. Educated at the Academy of Music in Cologne, Germany, and the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, Denmark, Zöllner is devoted to contemporary music. That she played only the one piece left the listener wanting to hear more. The following night at Eyedrum there was a concert featuring Zöllner performing contemporary solo accordion works, preceded by a set of music and video by native Atlanta composer Adam Scott Neal. Zöllner’s half of the program featured five intriguing contemporary works by Northern European composers, which exploited the range of her instruments sonic capabilities. Two included fixed audio media. Likewise in two works Zöllner simultaneously played a harmonica. Despite major storm warnings for the upper East Coast, Eva Zöllner was scheduled to perform at both the Red Room in Baltimore and Spectrum in New York City that week. She also presented a pair of composer workshops in New York before returning to Germany for a concert in Marburg. |
2014 Sligo All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil on RTE – Republic of Irelandby Rob Howard |
 Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann is the biggest traditional Irish music festival on the planet with accordion everywhere. Above is a pre-event video by RTE.The Irish TV channel RTE filmed music and dancing at the 2014 All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil, held in Sligo last August. The first of 6 weekly programs was shown on January 23rd, 7.30pm. Included in this week’s program on RTE1 are piper Padraig McGovern along with accordionist Peter Carberry, the group Goitse (pictured) and singer Maura O’Connell. The presenters are John Creedon and Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin. For further information email: info@rte.ie |
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Video: Ivan Bykov Performs Nocturne by V. Chernikov - Ukraineby Harley Jones |
| Published on Jan 29, 2015, performed at the National Musician Academy of Ukraine, Kiev. Ivan Bykov Performs Nocturne by V. Chernikov |
Nihad Hrustanbegovic ‘Four Seasons’ CD Release – Netherlandsby Rob Howard |
 Dutch-based Bosnian accordionist Nihad Hrustanbegovic’s solo album release of ‘The Four Seaons’, by Vivaldi, takes place on Valentine's Day Saturday February 14th.The CD, on the Zefir Records label, will be available in all classical CD record shops and Libris bookshops in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxemburg, on ITunes, Bol.com, and via Amazon. Nihad Hrustanbegovic has recently performed ‘The Four Seaons’ in concert halls around The Netherlands, and in 2015 there are concerts forthcoming in Brussels, Paris, Vienna, and Istanbul. For further information email: info@nihad-accordeon.com |
Video: Miroslav Lelyuh (accordion) and Artem Khachaturov (organ)by Harley Jones |
| Published on Jan 9, 2015 the performance January 8, 2015 at 18.00 in the Cathedral on the island of Kant. Two well-known musicians, Miroslav LELYUH (accordion) and Artem KHACHATUROV (organ). This is an opportunity to hear the music of tango performed by a very unusual combination of instruments. Enjoy. |
Arthur Spink LPs on CD, Scotland – UKby Rob Howard |
 Arthur Spink, from Dundee, Scotland, began his career in show business when he was just 17, having started playing the accordion at the age of 5, and competed successfully in many NAO contests. He spent many years touring the world as a popular accordion entertainer, and became a household name in Scottish music circles. In the late 1970s he switched from acoustic accordions to the Cordovox electronic accordion.Before emigrating to Australia in 1980, Arthur Spink recorded for the Beltona label in the 1960s and 70s, and made several best-selling LPs. These albums have been recently reissued on four CDs, each containing two LPs. ‘The Best of Arthur Spink - Volume One’ has all the tracks from the LPs ‘Scotland's Greatest’ and ‘Dancing Fingers’. Tracks: Roxburgh Castle/Fairy Dance/Dr. Robertson’s Reel/Archie Menzies; The Conundrum/Highland Fling/High Level Hornpipe; These Are My Mountains/Rothesay Bay/Song of the Clyde/Northern Lights of Aberdeen; Hawaii Tattoo; Gaelic Airs Waltz; Household Brigade; Cock o’ the North/Liberton Pipe Band; Reine de Musette; The Tartan/The Badge of Scotland/Scotland the Brave; Wheels; Bluebell Polka; Cuckoo Waltz; Balmoral Highlanders/Laird o’ Drumblair/Mrs MacLeod; Storrar’s Hornpipe/Staten Island/Bonnie Banchory/Davy Knick-Knack; Oslo Waltz; McDonald’s March/Stirling Castle/Mrs MacPherson; Czardas; My Home/Dream Valley of Glendaruel; Dancing Fingers; New Rigged Ship/The Rock and Wee Pickle Tow/A.M. Shinnie/The Drunken Parson; Green Grow the Rashes-O/A Man’s A Man for a That/Ye Banks and Braes/Scots Wha Hae; Dundee March/James Stephen; Sailor’s Hornpipe; The Dark Island; The Cradle Song/The Piper’s Weird/Lass O’ Lowrie; Old Comrades The other CDs are Volume 2: LPs – ‘Hoots Mon’ and ‘The Continental Accordion of Arthur Spink’, Volume 3: LPs – ‘King of the Scottish Accordion’ and ‘The Flying Scotsman’; Volume 4: LPs – ‘Arthur Spink’s Hogmanay’ and ‘Arthur Spink’s Dance Party’. For further information email: jiml@musicinscotland.com |
Video: Roger Villevoye & Dominique Paatsby Harley Jones |
| Published on Aug 23, 2014, Camera: Marjo le Comte. Roger Villevoye & Dominique Paats. |
Nick Ariondo Featured With the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra - USAby Harley Jones |
 Highly regarded Nick Ariondo was featured with the Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra at a one-time orchestra performance of the award winning Godfather film (Part 1). Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece film was screened as the Hollywood Studio Symphony performed Nino Rota’s timeless score live, conducted by Justin Freer. The concert was held on 24th January at the Nokia Theatre, LA Live, in downtown Los Angeles. |
Video: Ksenija Sidorova Recording Griegs 'Air' - UKby Harley Jones |
| Video of Ksenija Sidorova at a Sinfini recording session of Grieg's 'Air'. Published on Apr 12, 2013 |
‘14 Years Ago’: Campbell Bettridge’s Intrepid Journey To A Gig - Fijiby Rob Howard |
 The Accordions Worldwide news for the week ending February 2nd 2001 included an item describing the lengths accordionist Campbell Bettridge (New Zealand Accordion Champion 1993, 94 and 2001 and 3rd place 2002 Coupe Mondiale Piano Accordion category) went to in order to do some entertaining in Fiji. The life of an gigging accordionist is not all chauffeur driven limousines, de luxe hotels, and champagne receptions. Bravo, Campbell! ACCORDIONIST ENTERTAINS VILLAGERS - FIJI New Zealand accordionist Campbell Bettridge entertained over 200 villagers on the island of Kadavu in Fiji recently. To get to the venue Campbell had to transport his accordion via a small boat, then carry it up a winding track by torch light! The villagers enjoyed Campbell's program which included ‘Flight of the Bumblebee’ and a Rock 'n Roll medley. |
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CT Tango Ensemble Concert, Cape Town – South Africaby Rob Howard |
 The CT Tango Ensemble perform at the Artscape Theatre, D F Malan St, Foreshore, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa, on Saturday morning January 31st, 9am until 2pm. Their CDs ‘El Tango en Africa’, ‘Tango Club’, and ‘Tango Dreams’ will be on sale.Formed in 1996, the members of the CT Tango Ensemble are Stanislav Angelov - bandoneon, accordion, arranger, Albert Combrink - piano, arranger, composer, Petrus de Beer – violin, and Charles Lazar - double bass, composer. For further information email: music@goodmusic.co.za |
NAO Thames Area Accordion Festival, Hertfordshire - UKby Anna Bodell, Past NAO Chairperson |
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  The NAO Area Festival season 2014/2015 continues its season with the Thames Area Festival to be held at Hatfield Heath Village Hall, Bishops Stortford, Herts CM227EA on Sunday 8th Feb. The Thames Area organizer is local accordion teacher Stella Hughes and her organisation has attracted some 100 entries. The day commences at 10.00 am and the adjudicator is Larysa Bodell (picture right). The festival is one of the series held until early March throughout England, Scotland and Northern Ireland and are qualifying competitions for the NAO UK Championships 2015. At the end of February is the Northern Ireland Area Festival in Larne on Saturday 28th February. This is followed by the 2015 NAO UK Championships which in 2014 attracted nearly 300 entries. The NAO UK Championships are being from 17th – 19th April at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool. As well as the national finals, this event will host International Solo categories for both classical and variety music and an International Orchestra category. For full details of the Area Festival season and the UK Championships, see the website: National Accordion Organisation of the United Kingdom (NAO) or the Email: naouk@btinternet.com |
Donal Ring Ceili Band Residency, Blarney – Irish Republicby Rob Howard |
 The Donal Ring Ceili Band is resident on Sunday nights for dancing, 9pm until 11pm, at Christy's Hotel, Blarney, County Cork. Shand Morino accordionist Donal Ring is a veteran of the Irish music scene, with a career dating back to the 1950s. "When I started out, I paid £212 for an accordion, and £190 for my house site. But the accordion, paid through hire purchase, took me longer to clear. The early years were tough, but things got better and I still play that same Shand Morino accordion today," said Donal. Since forming his famous band in 1958, Donal Ring has kept the ceili sound alive in dance halls and theatres all over Ireland, Europe, USA and Canada. The band has recorded many CDs over the years, and made numerous TV and radio appearances — and their first ever DVD is now available. |
Russian Folk and Gypsy Night with Mazaika, London - UKby Rob Howard |
 Mazaika – Igor Outkine (midi accordion, vocals) and Elizabeth Harrison (violin, domra, vocals) – entertain with the first of their monthly shows on Tuesday February 10th, 7pm until 11pm, in the basement at Tito’s Peruvian Restaurant, 4-6 London Bridge Street, London SE1 9SG.There is an introduction to Russian gypsy dance by Saeda at 7.30pm, followed by Mazaika’s performance from 8.00pm. Tickets: £15 advance, £20 on the door For further information email: igor.outkine@yahoo.com |
Marko Kassl Diary Dates – Netherlands, Germanyby Rob Howard |
 Austrian accordionist Marko Kassl has the following dates in February/March:February 13th, 8.30pm - Ensemble Black Pencil – first performance of ‘KAISEKI’, De Doelen, Schouwburgplein 50, NL-3012 CL Rotterdam, Netherlands February 14th, 7.30pm – programme: Der Tod und die Malerin, Musiktheater im revier, Kennedyplatz, D-45881 Gelsenkirchen, Germany February 22nd, 6pm - programme: Der Tod und die Malerin March 7th, 7.30pm - programme: Der Tod und die Malerin March 8th, 6pm – Art Ensemble NRW concert, Bergerkirche, Berger Str. 18b, D-40213 Düsseldorf March 13th, 7pm - duo concert with pianist Shuri Tomita, Buch- und Kunstkabinett Konrad Mönter KG, Kirchplatz 1-5, D-40670 Meerbusch March 15th, 11am - duo concert with recorder player Gudula Rosa, Moerser Schloss, Kastell 1, D-47441 Moers March 15th, 6pm - Art Ensemble NRW concert, Pax Christi Krefeld, Johansenaue 32, D-47809 Krefeld March 29th, 3pm – duo MARES, Kammermiek in der hoop, Hartveldseweg 23, NL-1111 BG Diemen, Netherlands For further information email: info@marko-kassl.de |
Accordion Orchestra Day, Cambridge – UKby Rob Howard |
 On Sunday February 22nd the Cambridge Accordion Club will host an Accordion Orchestra Day with Nigel Pasby, MD of the Kennet Accordion Orchestra, and assisted by Helen Newton. The cost for the day is £12 which includes tea or coffee in the breaks. The venue will be Village Hall, Main Street, Stow-cum-Quy, Cambridge CB25 9AB. For further information email: su@cambridgeaccordionclub.co.uk |
Accordion Master Class, Alteglofsheim – Germanyby Rob Howard |
 An accordion master class with Teodoro Anzellotti and Stefanie Schumacher takes place from March 30th to April 2nd at the Schloss Musikakademie, Alteglofsheim, Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany. Italian-born Teodoro Anzellotti studied the accordion in Germany at the Hochschulen, Karlsruhe, and in Trossingen, and became successful in international competitions. Since the 1980s he has often been a guest at festivals and with orchestras. Teodoro Anzellotti has successfully contributed to integrating the accordion into the sphere of classical music. He has a particular interest in what is termed New Music. His discography embraces a spectrum reaching from Bach and Scarlatti to Janácek and Satie to John Cage and Matthias Pintscher. Stefanie Schumacher studied accordion and piano at the Richard Strauss Conservatory in Munich, and laterthe accordion with Teodoro Anzellotti. She teaches at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich, and is also a concert performer, with a special interest in contemporary music. Her CV includes many international festival appearances, and guest performances with the Munich Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Philharmonic, the BR Symphony Orchestra, and the Staatstheater in Gärtnerplatz. Information and Application form: 2015Alteglofsheim.pdf For further information email: teodoro@anzellotti.de |
Victor Prieto Master Class, Ourense – Spainby Rob Howard |
 Victor Prieto holds a master class focusing mainly on the topics of jazz and modern harmony on Saturday July 25th and Sunday July 26th at 5.30pm in Mugares, Ourense, Spain. This class will be for a maximum number of 8 attendees, and taught only in Spanish. The price is 180 Euro (US $250).Subjects: - accompanying (comping), chords open and closed position improvisation (scales for faster results), modern harmonies, chord approach on both hands (technique), classical counterpoint improvisation. - Learn how to comp...(easy way of accompanying) - how to apply all of these to musical styles. - Traditional tango and New Tango, patterns, phrasing (imitating a bandoneon), Celtic music, Brazilian and jazz, and much more. Schedule: 10.30am to 1.30pm, lunch break, 3.30pm to 5.30pm; 10 hours in total. Spanish-born accordionist Victor Prieto, now based in New York, is well known for his jazz performances. He has been described by the New York Times as “a fiendishly skilled accordionist and composer”. For further information email: victorprieto2001@yahoo.com |
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