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Following
the very successful inaugural World Accordion Orchestra debut
performance at the Coupe Mondiale 2007 under the Musical Direction
of Joan C. Sommers, the magnificent staging of the CIA World
Accordion Orchestra II in Scotland in 2008 and the WAO III in
Auckland, New Zealand, we are delighted to announce that the
'CIA World Accordion Orchestra IV' is to be held during the
2010 Coupe Mondiale in Varadin, Croatia. The members of
the 'CIA World Accordion Orchestra IV' again included musicians
from many different countries some of whom are members
of organized accordion orchestras invited to perform during
the schedule of the Coupe Mondiale. Other members are invited
professional individuals from throughout the world. Many of
these players hold offices in the Confédération
Internationale des Accordéonistes or serve in a great
variety of positions in the accordion organizations of their
own countries as well as delegates to the CIA World Congress
held during the Coupe Mondiale. Following CIA tradition, the
President of the CIA will serve as Concert Master, so the World
Accordion Orchestra IV welcomed the new CIA President Raymond
Bodell to this position.
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Concert Program:
- Iconosphere
(World Premiere Performance) by John Franceschina (10:41)
1. Prologue
2. Parados
3. Parabasis
4. Agon
5. Syzygy
6. Cordax
(Performed without pause)
Conductor: Joan Cochran Sommers
- Werziade
I by Fritz Dobler (6:26)
- Wither,
Wither Violet by Josip Matanoviæ and Saa Bastalec
(3:00)
An arrangement based on a Croatian Folk Song
Conductor: Slavko
Magdić
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Members
of the World Accordion Orchestra IV under the direction of
Joan Cochran Sommers
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Above
left: members of the World Accordion Orchestra IV under the
direction of Joan Cochran Sommers
Above right: CIA General Secretary Kimmo Mattila (Finland)
performing in the World Accordion Ochestra IV
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Above
right: CIA President and the Concert Master of the WAO IV,
Raymond Bodell (United Kingdom).
Also pictured CIA Ambassador Kevin Friedrich, Mary Tokarski
(USA AAA), Micro Patarini (Italy), Heather Masefield (New
Zealand)
Above right: CIA General Secretary Kimmo Mattila (Finland)
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Joan
C. Sommers (Founder - CIA World Accordion Orchestra)
was awarded the title of Professor Emerita upon her retirement
from the University of Missouri Kansas City Conservatory
of Music (USA), where she established and taught the accordion
degree programme for forty years. She has arranged innumerable
works for the accordion orchestra over many years, often for
the UMKC Accordion Orchestra which, under her direction, competed
in and won more First Prizes in Virtuoso Accordion Orchestra
Competitions than any other similar American group.
In both 1955 and 1956 she earned the right to represent the
USA in the Coupe Mondiale and, although she didnt win,
it was those experiences which opened her eyes to the tremendous
opportunities available to accordionists; perhaps it also fixed
her life-long interest in worldwide accordion activities. She
has held positions in several music organisations, including
the Accordionists & Teachers Guild International (ATG) and
the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes
(CIA IMC-UNESCO). Professor Sommers continues to adjudicate,
coach soloists, prepare accordion orchestra arrangements, and
conduct accordion orchestras regularly.
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World
Accordion Orchestra IV conducted by Slavko
Magdić
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World
Accordion Orchestra IV conducted by Slavko
Magdić
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Slavko
Magdić congratulating the Concert Master and CIA President
Raymond Bodell (United Kingdom)
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Slavko
Magdić (Slovenia, Croatia) graduated in accordion
and conducting from the Gnessin Music Academy in Moscow. He
took part in several competitions for accordion and conducting
and distinguished himself with extraordinary results by winning
the National Accordion Competition in 1970, the Gnessin Conducting
Competition in 1979 and the National Conducting Competition
in 1983.
As a conductor of Symphony Orchestras, he has conducted some
of the best national symphony orchestras including The Zagreb
Philharmonic, The Belgrade Philharmonic and The Symphony Orchestra
of RTV Zagreb. He has also worked as a teacher and guest conductor
of different accordion orchestras thereby working with many
accordion students in Slovenia and Croatia, helping to develop
their accordion skills.
His students have received numberous prizes in National and
International competitions. He has served as a member of the
International Jury at the competitions in Slovenia, Croatia,
Italy, England, and as President of the Artistic Committee at
the International competition in Pula (Croatia) for several
years. In addition to making many transcriptions for solo accordion
and accordion orchestras, he has also worked to help commission
new pieces for accordion and accordion orchestras. In recognition
of his pedagogical work in Slovenia, he was awarded with the
"Fran Gerbic" and "Dr. Roman Klasinc" Awards.
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Conductors
Joan Cochran Sommers (USA), Slavko Magdić and event organizer
Vjera Odak (Croatia)
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