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Saturday, 25 October 2008
 8.00 AM - 9.30 AM  CIA World Accordion Orchestra II rehearsal - Mandatory for all Members (Blythswood Suite) 
 9.00 AM  Registration Area Open
 9.00 AM  Exhibition Area Open
 10.00 AM - 1 PM  Coupe Mondiale Senior - Round III (Blythswood Suite)
 1.30 PM - 4.00 PM  CIA Junior Virtuoso Entertainment - Round II (Blythswood Suite)
 4.15 PM - 5.15 PM  CIA Original Accordion Work Competition - Classical (Blythswood Suite)
 5.30 PM  120th General Assembly - Ratification of Results (Argyle Suite)
          - CIA Executive Committee
          - CIA Music Committee
          - CIA Voting Members
          - CIA Corresponding Members
          - CIA Guests
 6.15 PM  Prize Giving Ceremony (Birch Suite)
 8.00 PM  Awards Concert and CIA World Accordion Orchestra (Blythswood Suite) 
 after concert  Traditional Scottish Ceilidh (Blythswood Suite) 
Some of the UK Team who worked so hard to make the Coupe Mondiale a terrific Success
A special thanks to the NAO and Team UK for all the work they did to ensure the festival ran smoothly and was a terrific success!!

left to right: Cathryn Fletcher, Sammy Catling, Wendy Farran, Ann Parker, Pauline Noon, Christine Noon, Karolyn Broadhead, Ken Farran
Not pictured: Gina Brannelli, Graham Laurie, Larysa Bodell, Jean Southern, Ayako Ward, Jean Tubb, David Barr, Phil Wheeler and John Smith.

CIA World Accordion Orchestra II - Final Rehearsal
The members of the CIA World Accordion Orchestra II held a final rehearsal for the Gala Awards Concert performance. For a report of the performance, please click the World Accordion Orchestra II link above. Pictured below is Graham Laurie (NAO Chairperson) conducting his segment of the rehearsal.
Coupe Mondiale, Round III
The final of the Coupe Mondiale featured the top seven candidates performing their program with the following rules:
 
  • Own Choice program consisting of three (3) or more pieces of different style and character.
  • Playing time: minimum 20 minutes to maximum 30 minutes.

Pictured left: Mirko Jevtovic (Serbia) right: Eduard Akhanov (Russia), lower right Grayson Masefield (New Zealand)

pictured upper left: Uladzislau Plihauka (Belarus), left: Julien Gonzales (France) and above right Petar Maric (Serbia), below: Dimitri Bouclier (France)
Members of the International Jury for the Coupe Mondiale: Andreas NEBL (Germany), Mirco PATARINI (Italy), Graham LAURIE (United Kingdom),
Zoran RAKIC (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Tibor RACZ (Slovakia), Jacques MORNET (France) - President of the Jury, Viatcheslav SEMIONOV (Russia),
Zorica KARAKUTOVSKA (Macedonia), Alexander NIKOLIC (Serbia), Li CONG (China)
Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
Saturday also saw the second round of the Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music which had contestants play an own choice program. Pictured below are some of the contestants:

Aurelie Cadiou (France)
Andrew Mortimer (United Kingdom)
Gary Blair Jnr. (United Kingdom)
Aurore Touchard (France)
Halgrim Kvello Stake (Norway)
Gary Blair (United Kingdom) and Andrew Mortimer (United Kingdom)
Benoit Nortier (France)
Lea Bouyssou (France)
Junior Virtuoso Entertainment Music - Members of the International Jury

Kimmo Mattila (Finland) - President of Jury
Li Cong (China), Chen Jun (China), Zorica Karakutovska (Macedonia), Graham Laurie (UK), Heather Masefield (New Zealand),
Andreas Nebl (Germany), Aleksandar Nikolic (Serbia), Tibor Racz (Slovakia), Herbert Scheibenreif (Austria)
CIA Original Competition Award
Five candidates performed new works for accordion for to be considered for this newly established award. A full report can be found by clicking the above heading. Original Music Awards.
 
Closing of the 120th General Assembly of Delegates
Delegates of the 120th General Assembly and Guests convened for the final session of the 120th General Assembly of Delegates for the closing Agenda points, including the Ratification of the Results of the 61st Coupe Mondiale. Delegates and members of the International Jury were recognized for their attendance and work. Below are members of the International Jury.
Members of the 120th CIA General Assembly studying the results preparing for the ratification.
Prize Giving Ceremony
All the candidates, families and guests assembled in the main Ballroom for the final Prize Giving Ceremony where they were presented with their diploma of participation and prize award money. Each of the six Categories were invited to the stage to be individually recognized for their outstanding musical performances. Below the candidates in the various categories are pictured, along with the Prize Winner of each category.
Junior Coupe Mondiale
1st. Momir Novakovic - Serbia (pictured right)
2nd. Ruslan Turayev - Kazakhstan
3rd. Darko Dimitrijevic - Serbia
Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
1st. Benoit Nortier - France (pictured right)
2nd. Alexandre Prusse - France
3rd. Mathieu Barbier - France
International Competition for Piano Accordion
1st. Marko Miletic - Serbia (pictured right)
2nd. Alexey Nefedov - Russia
3rd. Alexander Satsenko - Russia
International Competition for Ensemble Music

1st. Una Sinistra: (pictured right)
Yulia Amerikova (Accordion) & Alexander Selivanov (Accordion)
Russia

2nd. Accordion Duo:
OlgaIvashina (Accordion) & Evgeny Listunov (Accordion)
Russia
3rd. Trio Acordarchi:
José Valente (Accordion) & Tiago Afonso (Violin)
& Ana Claro (Cello) - Portugal
International Award for Best New Original Composition (Entertainment and Classical)
Best New Original Work - Virtuoso Best New Original Work - Classical
Le Valseur Rou
by Dimitri Saussard
(file photo)
(performed by Yves Moulin, Switzerland)
Caprice No. 3 'Polar Lights'
by Viatcheslav Semionov
(pictured above)
(performed by Julien Gonzales, France)
International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
1st. Eduard Akhanov - Russia (pictured right)
2nd. Benoît Chabod - France
3rd. Félicien Brut - France
61st Coupe Mondiale
1st. Uladzislau Plihauka - Belarus (pictured right)
2nd. Dimitri Bouclier - France
3rd. Eduard Akhanov - Russia
Gala Awards Concert
The Gala Awards Concert began with the magnificent performance of the CIA World Accordion Orchestra II. For a full report on the World Accordion Orchestra, please click on the the World Accordion Orchestra heading on the menu at the top of the page.

At the concert, the top three prize winners of each category received their cash awards, followed by a performance from the First Prize Winner. In addition to the winners of the competitions performing, two special awards were made, and the conductors of the CIA World Accordion Orchestra II were recognized.
left: Junior Coupe Mondiale - 1st. Momir Novakovic (Serbia)

right: Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music - 1st. Benoit Nortier (France)
left: International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music - 1st. Eduard Akhanov (Russia)

right: International Competition for Piano Accordion - 1st. Marko Miletic (Serbia)
International Competition for Ensemble Music: 1st. Una Sinistra - Alexander Selivanov and Yulia Amerikova ( Russia)
61st Coupe Mondiale - 1st. Uladzislau Plihauka (Belarus)

left: Mr. Manfred Gabler - Klingenthal, Germany receiving the CIA Merit Award for his contributions to the International Accordion Movement

right: Vincenzo Canali (President) and Mr. Beniamino Bugiolacchi (Director) of the Museo Internazionale della fisarmonica di Castelfidardo being presented some items of Anthony Galla-Rini including a manuscript of the Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, pictures and a baton on behalf of the Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International (ATG) in the United States. Pictured making the presentation is Joan C. Sommers, ATG President. The wording for the presentation is as follows:

Concerto No. 1 in g minor (1941) - Composed by Anthony Galla-Rini
 (born January 18, 1904; died July 30, 2006)
This original copy of the Concerto was among the personal effects of Maestro Anthony Galla-Rini upon his death at the age of 102 years and 6 months.  It is presented, along with one of the batons used by Anthony Galla-Rini, to the Museo Internazionale della fisarmonica di Castelfidardo (Italy) on permanent loan by his son, Ronald, and The Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International, of which Maestro Galla-Rini was one of the Original Founders and President Emeritus. 

The two photos presented show Anthony Galla-Rini as both the Performer and the Conductor, two roles which he relished and excelled in throughout his lifetime.  He was a professional accordionist, a prolific arranger for the accordion soloist and orchestra, and above all, a consummate musician.

Joan Cochran Sommers, ATG President, Glasgow, Scotland – October 25, 2008.

 

left: The conductors of the CIA World Accordion Orchestra II - Elaine Beecham, Graham Laurie, Ronnie Brown, Brian Laurie and Joan C. Sommers

right: The traditional passing of the organizers plaque being presented by NAO Chairperson Graham Laurie and 2008 Organizer and Honorary CIA Vice President Anna Bodell to team New Zealand organizers including from left to right: Harley Jones, Alison Worthington, Amber Masefield, Carol Yan and Heather Masefield
Scottish Ceilidh with Gary Blair
To conclude the spectacular 61st Coupe Mondiale in Glasgow, renowned accordionist Gary Blair and his band provided a magnificent Ceilidh Dance which proved extremely popular with the foreign visitors who danced every dance with great enthusiasm and energy until the finish at 2:00 am, as shown in the pictures below.