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Training Courses, CNFA Qualifications – France
Feb., 27, 2007

On return from the very successful journey to the peaceful Southern Hemisphere (Fiji Islands and New Zealand), for the CIA Congress, concerts and master classes, Frédéric Deschamps (picture left) is again very busy with training courses preparing students for the French Coupe Mondiale qualifications which will take place in La Selle sur le Bied on March 3rd and 4th.

From February 18th to March 2nd, the elite of young French accordionists as well as the international players from Scandinavia, New Zealand, China, Spain, etc, will be in Chevannes in the ideal pastoral atmosphere for serious concentration and powerful musical creativity, that is required to enjoy success at international level competitions today.

These French national qualifications will be highly international since the jury will be composed in addition to traditional juries of the CNFA (Confédération National Française de l’Accordéon – Lydie Kotala, Frédéric Deschamps, Phil Bouvier and Max Bonnay), of the President of the CIA Kevin Friedrich (USA - picture right), and Vice President of the CIA and also Vice-Président of the CMA (Confédération Mondiale de l’Accordéon), and Raymond Bodell (picture left) of the UK.

An exceptional Festival will be organized during these qualifications: with the program including French prizewinners such as Jerome Richard, Domi Emorine, etc. Full details will be available very soon.

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10th Balkanfolk Workshop, Bankya – Bulgaria
Feb., 27, 2007

Hungarian accordionist Zoltan Orosz, with guitarist Gabor Ursu and bass player Csaba Pengo were invited to perform at the ‘Winter Days of Accordion in Nizhny Tagil’ Festival.

This competition for young accordionists that took place from February 16th to 18th. Nizhny Tagil is a town 150 km north from the city of Yekaterinburg. Zoltan Orosz took part in the jury, (Zoltan Orosz pictured on the right).

The Zoltan Orosz Trio received a very warm welcome from local audience, especially as the outside temperature was below -30°C. Their program included: ‘La Foule’, ‘Carioca’, ‘Dark Eyes’, ‘French Touch’, ‘Lark’, ‘Laurita’, ‘Fou Rire’, ‘Tico-Tico’, ‘Idu Svati’, and ‘Libertango’.

For further information email: benko.balazs@kentimpex.t-online.hu

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International Accordion Festival, Vienna - Austria
Feb., 27, 2007

The 8th International Accordion Festival takes place in several venues in Vienna from February 24th to March 25th. 200 artistes from 27 countries will perform 30 concerts. The guest list includes: Raúl Barboza, Renato Borghetti, Marinette Bonnert & Pere Romaní, Chili Cheeps, Heinz Ditsch, Krzysztof Dobrek, Richard Galliano, Otto Lechner, Martin Lubenov, Madagascar All Stars, Motion Trio, Klaus Paier, Ciro Perez, with his Trio P.S.P., Sascha Shevchenko, Beni Schmid, with Stian Carstensen and Georg Breinschmied, Stefan Sterzinger, Riccardo Tesi, Tini Trampler, Attwenger and Roland Neuwirth, Ulrich Kodjo Wendt, and Zamballarana, and many others.

For further information email: herbert@accordion-cd.co.at

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Jon Hammond’s ‘Musikmesse Warm Up Party’, Frankfurt – Germany
Feb., 27, 2007

Accordionist and organist Jon Hammond and his quartet, including the great Hungarian tenor sax star Tony Lakatos, will be performing his annual ‘Musikmesse Warm Up Party’ at the Jazzkeller in Frankfurt on the evening of March 27th. The Jazzkeller is located in the middle of Frankfurt very close to the big Alte Oper building on Kleine Bockenheimerstr.

For further information email: jonhammond@jonhammondband.com

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‘Land of Legends’, Minneapolis – USA
Feb., 27, 2007

‘Land of Legends: A Journey through the Carpathian Mountains’ is the title of a show presenting Polish, Hungarian and other mid-European music and dance, to be held at the Ritz Theater, Northeast Minneapolis, April 19th to 22nd. Performances are at 8pm each night, with a matinee at 2pm on Sunday 22nd.

The EDT Folk Orchestra, featuring Dee Langley on accordion, will perform the music. According to Colleen Bertsch, music director, "The orchestra is incredibly excited to play the music that Liszt, Brahms, Dvorak, and Bartok found worthy of using as their creative muse. Once you hear traditional music from the Carpathians, you will understand why the great masters depended on this deep well of material: it's earthy, sexy, passionate, and real.”

For further information email: info@ethnicdancetheatre.com

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