Coupe Mondiale 2013
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23 August 2013M

The Alix Goolden Concert Hall was full of both audience members and a stunning variety of accordion music from 9:00 am to 10:30 pm, as Friday saw the conclusion of all the competitive categories including:

  • International Competition for Digital Accordion
  • Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
  • Masters Coupe Mondiale
  • 66th Coupe Mondiale, Round III
     
International Competition for Digital Accordion
  • Playing time: maximum 15 minutes. Failure to observe the maximum playing time will result in a mark penalty.
  • External sound modules, may be used for effects only, not for the whole program.
  • Rehearsal time of up to 15 minutes per candidate will be scheduled prior to the competition.
  • Performance sound set up time - maximum 2 minutes. Performance sound break down - maximum 2 minutes.
  • All types and make of digital accordion may be used and bellows must be the primary volume control of the digital sounds. Digital accordions with acoustic sounds are permitted with the reeds amplified provided the candidate uses the accordion and bellows to make substantial use of digital sounds.
  • To assist the candidates in preparing their programs, please note that the adjudicators marks will take into account:
    - Originality and creativity of program
    - Technique/playing ability
    - Musicality
    - Digital Usage eg: multiple voices, multiple sounds, programing of sound sets, correct sound useage. Look for effective use of many of the digital instrument capabilities plus creativity factors.
    - Creativity eg: additional equipment such as - computer, effects box, looping - multi tracking and backing tracks, exploiting instrument possibilities, customising settings. Effective use of technologies.
    - Structure eg: planned programing, adaption for digital instrument.
    - Stagecraft, charisma, performance presentation.
    - Candidates playing on a digital instrument, in the same way they would perform on an acoustic accordion, without good digital usage, are not making effective use of digital technology and that should refelct in the marks with higher marks to candidates with good digital usage, creativity and structure.

     
digital draw
Klavdiya Tarabrina (Russia)
Michael Bridge (Canada)
Dorin Grama (Moldova)

 
Giordano Costa (Brazil) - withdrawn from competition

 
Alicia Baker (USA)
Members of the International Jury: Werner Weibert (Austria), Antonio Spaccarotella (Italy),
Graham Laurie (United Kingdom), Kimmo Mattila - President of the Jury (Finland), Li Cong (China),
Jelena Milojevic (Canada), Bratislav Manasijevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Mary Tokarski (USA-AAA)
Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music - Round II
  • OWN CHOICE PROGRAM: Own choice program consisting of at least two (2) pieces of different styles and moods.
  • Playing time: maximum 7 minutes. Failure to observe the maximum playing time will result in a mark penalty.
Jia Tong Shi (China)
Naomi Harris (USA)
Tor Rafeek Stuomo (USA)
Zhao Dong Yao (China)
Emmanuel Gasser (Canada)
Jiacheng Xue (China)
Maxime D'errico (France)
Jean-Baptiste Baudin (France)
Alexander Bodell (United Kingdom)
Rachel Marie Quirbach (USA)
Alexandra Reekie (New Zealand)
Nikolay Ovchinnikov (Russia)
Lorenzo Bosica (Italy)
Members of the International Jury
Graham Laurie (United Kingdom), Jelena Milojevic (Canada), Bratislav Manasijevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina),

Li Cong (China), Joan Cochran Sommers - President of the Jury (USA-ATG), Herbert Scheibenreif (Austria),
Kazys Storkus (Lithuania), Georg Hettman (Germany),
Masters Coupe Mondiale
  • OWN CHOICE PROGRAM: consisting of three (3) or more pieces including one from the Baroque era, one piece to be of a slower, lyrical style* and one piece of a technical virtuosic style**. It must contain at least one Original Work but transcriptions may also be used. Single movements from cyclic works are acceptable.
     * Examples of the slower, lyrical style: Kalina Krasnaia by Semionov, Romance by Angelis, Vocalise by Rachmaninov, Aria by Bach etc...
    ** Examples of the technical virtuosic style: Caprice by Paganini, a fast Sonata by Scarlatti, Finale of 1st Sonata by Kusjakov etc...
  • Competitors must present themselves as artists to an audience; presentation, dress and stage-craft all being important.
  • Playing time: minimum 15 minutes to maximum 20 minutes playing time. Failure to observe minimum or maximum playing time will result in a mark penalty.
masters draw
Mario Perkovic (Croatia)
Lukas Katinas (Lithuania)
Nikola Kerkez (Serbia)
Neno Atanaskovic (Croatia)
Pavel Mikhalev (Russia)
Sergey Lobkov (Russia)
Yifei Zhang (Canada)
Louise Dionne (Canada)
Members of the International Jury: Bratislav Manasijevic (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Kazys Storkus (Lithuania),
Werner Weibert (Austria), Kevin Friedrich - President of the Jury (USA), Aleksander Milojevic (Canada),
Joan Cochran Sommers (USA), Li Cong (China), Renzo Ruggieri (Italy), Jacques Mornet (France),
66th Coupe Mondiale Round III - Own Choice Program
  • Own Choice program consisting of three (3) or more pieces of different style and character.
  • A minimum of two (2) different composers
  • A Polyphonic (contrapuntal) work must be included in this round. Example: Any Fuga, Invention, Canon from Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary etc... periods.
  • Playing time: minimum 20 minutes to maximum 30 minutes. Failure to observe minimum or maximum playing time will result in a mark penalty.
Marko Sevarlic (Serbia)
Nikola Pekovic (Serbia)
Laimonas Salijus (Lithuania)
Han Zhi Wang (China)
Alexander Kolomiytsev (Russia)
 
Members of the Interational Jury: Graham Laurie (United Kingdom), Dalibor Boijun (Croatia), Jacques Mornet (France),
Miljan Bjeletic (Serbia), Viatcheslav Semionov (Russia) (President of the Jury) Herbert Scheibenreif (Austria),
Alexander Sevastian (Canada), Kazys Storkus (Lithuania) Li Cong (China)

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