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Daily reports by Kevin Friedrich, CIA Ambassador-
Pictures by Kevin Friedrich and Alison Worthington, Roseanne Rosario
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| Video of Accordion Orchestras and World Accordion Orchestra Concert is can be found at: http://www.coupemondiale.org/2018/video30orchestra.htm
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Kaunas City Accordion Orchestra
Birutė Rušėnienė (Conductor) |
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Kaunas City Accordion Orchestra
Birutė Rušėnienė (Conductor) |
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Kaunas City Accordion Orchestra
Birutė Rušėnienė (Conductor) |
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Daugavpils accordion orchestra (Latvia) has been founded in 1959
on the base of Musical Secondary School. Since 1964 the conductor
of the orchestra was remarkable Valerij Hodukin (1939 – 2009),
but since 2009 the conductor is V. Hodukins student Tatjana Saratova.
Students of Musical Secondary School, Daugavpils University
and teachers are playing in the orchestra. In its creative activity
the orchestra has developed wide repertoire including music of
various genres from classical and romantic moods till expressive
tango motifs, from virtuosity of popular music till versatile jazz. Orchestra has performed concerts, competitions and festivals in Latvia, Denmark, Czech Republic, Poland, Belarus, Lithuania, Estonia,
Italia, Russia, Germany, Finland.
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Tatjana Saratova (Conductor) |
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Daugavpil Accordion Orchestra (Latvia)
Tatjana Saratova (Conductor) |
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Daugavpil Accordion Orchestra (Latvia)
Tatjana Saratova (Conductor) |
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 On behalf of the CIA, the Lithuanian National Accordionist's Union and Musical Director Joan Cochran Sommers, welcome to World Accordion Orchestra X.
On 30 September 2018, the CIA World Accordion Orchestra X will perform three works from three diverse American composers.
The first piece Serenata is a classic gem from renowned American composer Leroy Anderson. The second work is by accordionist and composer Amy Jo Sawyer. Amy Jo and WAO condutor Joan C. Sommers were among the first accordionists to represent the USA at the Coupe Mondiale. Amy Jo has written numerous works for accordion orchestra and her lovely work Recuerdos will feature this year. The program will culminate in the magnificent West Side Story as the CIA joins the global centennial celebration in honor of Leonard Bernstein's 100th annivesary.
Conductor Joan
C. Sommers, founder of the 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 program for forty years. She has arranged
innumerable works for the accordion orchestra over many years, often for
the UMKC Accordion Orchestra, a large symphonic accordion orchestra, which, under her direction, competed in and
won more First Prizes in Virtuoso Accordion Orchestra Competitions than
any other similar American group. This is a record still unbroken today.
In both 1955 and 1956 she earned the right to represent the USA in the
Coupe Mondiale and, although she didn’t 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.
Most recently, she celebrated the 50th Anniversary of her UMKC Accordion
Orchestra when they presented their 50th Gala Concert at the University.
Joan C. Sommers has had many years of experience as a teacher, a
conductor, and an arranger for accordion orchestras at all levels. Many
of these arrangements were used by her own orchestras in competitions
held throughout the USA and on the many tours made by her groups overseas
as well.
She has held positions in several music organizations, including
the Accordionists & Teachers Guild International (ATG) and the Confédération
Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA – IMC-UNESCO). Today, Professor
Sommers enjoys performing with fellow accordionists in duo, with other instrumentalists and with the UMKC Chamber Accordion Ensemble. In addition to her performing, she continues to adjudicate, coach soloists, prepare accordion orchestra
arrangements, and conduct accordion orchestras regularly. After her retirement as CIA Vice President, she was unanimously awarded the status of CIA Honorary Member. |
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CIA President Mirco Patarini welcoming the audience to the World Accordion Orchestra X Concert |
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World Accordion Orchestra X Concert - Joan Cochran Sommers, Conductor
Mirco Patarini, Concert Master |
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World Accordion Orchestra X |
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World Accordion Orchestra X |
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World Accordion Orchestra X |
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Amy Jo Sawyer (USA) composer of the World Accordion Orchestra piece Recuerdos |
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World Accordion Orchestra X conductor Joan Cochran Sommers |
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World Accordion Orchestra X conductor Joan Cochran Sommers |
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Joan Cochran Sommers, Conductor |
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Concert Master: CIA President - Mirco Patarini (Italy) |
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Three CIA Presidents Micro Patarini (Italy: 2017 - 2021), Kevin Friedrich (USA: 2001-2009)
and Raymond Bodell (United Kingdom: 2009-2017)fs |
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World Accordion Orchestra X conductor Joan Cochran Sommers |
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