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 Welcome
to the 60th Anniversary CIA Coupe Mondiale
co-hosted
by the
Accordionists
& Teachers Guild (ATG) / American Accordionists' Association
(AAA)
in conjunction with the AAA/ATG Competition and Festival
13-18 August,
2007- Alexandria, VA (Washington
DC) USA
2007 Coupe Mondiale
- Review of Wednesday, August 15, 2007 |
Watch live
from the Kennedy Center fo the Performing Arts in Washington DC
Thursday, August 16, 2007, 6:00 PM - USA
East Coast Time |
-Showstoppers Acc. Orchestra & Dancers (NH), Rosita Lee Latulippe,
Director
-North Shore Accordion Orchestra (New Zealand), Lionel Reekie, Director
The concerts are held at 6:00 PM each night (US East Coast Time),
and broadcast live around the world on the Internet at the time
of the performance, as well as archived for viewing at anytime in
the future.
A series of accordion concerts will be held at the Millennium Stage
at the famed Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, during the
2007 CIA Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships. The 'Performing
Arts for Everyone' on the Millennium Stage program is designed to
introduce the Kennedy Center, and make music available from a variety
of artists from around the world to all, by providing a performance
open to the public and free of charge 365 days a year.
Please visit the link below to view
these exciting concerts as they happen.
www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium
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| Judges
Meeting |
All members of the International
Jury panel met this morning to be briefed on their duties and the
rules for the various categories of competition to be judges.
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| 60th
Anniversary Coupe Mondiale |
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Members of
the International Jury
Iñigo AIZPIOLEA,
(Spain)
Anatoli GAISIN, (Kazakhstan)
President: Joan Sommers (USA)
Vojin VASOVIC, (Serbia)
Li CONG, (China)
Graham LAURIE, (United Kingdom)
Andreas NEBL, (Germany)
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Fifteen contestants
from many countries around the world competed in Round 1 of
the 60th Coupe Mondiale. Each contestant was required to play
the Test Piece "Fantasy, Op. 67" by Dr. Karen Fremar.
In addition each candidate was required to perform an own
choice program consisting of two pieces, one piece to be of
a slower, lyrical style and the other piece to be of a technical
virtuosic style.
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The contestants
competed in the following order:
Round 1
Wei Huang (China)
Zong Han Fu (China)
Daniel Anderson (Sweden)
Alexander Sevastian (Canada)
Pieternei Berkers (Netherlands)
Sergei Osokin (Russia)
Linar Davletbaev (Russia)
Ivan Sverko (Croatia)
Josip Nemet (Croatia)
Li Long (China) (pictured above)
Jai Qi Ge (China)
Ozren Grozdanic (Croatia)
Julien Gonzales (France)
Mikhail Petrov (Kazakhstan)
Guillaume Leroy (France)
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| At the conclusion
of Round 1, the following candidates progressed to the second
Round, where they will be required to play one complete original
work for accordion. |
Round 2
Sergei Osokin (Russia)
Linar Davletbaev (Russia)
Ivan Sverko (Croatia)
Jai Qi Ge (China)
Pieternei Berkers (Netherlands)
Li Long (China)
Alexander Sevastian (Canada)
Julien Gonzales (France)
Mikhail Petrov
(Kazakhstan)
Zong Han Fu (China)
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| Junior
Coupe Mondiale |
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Members of the International Jury
Jörgen SUNDEQVIST, (Sweden)
Lars ARNEVIG, (Norway)
Liz FINCH, (USA)
President: Walter MAURER, (Austria)
Heather MASEFIELD, (New
Zealand)
Vjera ODAK-JEMBRIH, (Croatia)
Chen JUN, (China) |
Candidates
were required to play an own choice program which must include
one original work for accordion and one Baroque work written
for harpsichord/clavichord. Contestants were as follows:
Tony Livonen (Sweden)
Stephanie Panzic (New Zealand)
Remi Mounes (France)
Samantha Jarquio (USA)
Barabara Slavinska (Poland)
Robi Simonelli (Croatia)
George Xu (New Zealand)
Gaelle Vinckier (France)
Ruslan Osipov (Russia)
Jessica Chen (New Zealand)
Sabrina Prichard (Sweden)
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| Junior
Virtuoso Entertainment Music |
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Members
of the International Jury
Herbert SCHEIBENREIF, (Austria)
Lars ARNEVIG, (Norway)
Ron van OVERBRUGGEN, (Netherlands)
President: Kimmo MATTILA, (Finland)
Heather MASEFIELD,
(New Zealand)
Weiner WEIBERT, (Austria)
Liz FINCH, (USA) |
Each candidate is required to perform and own choice
program consisting of at least two (2) pieces of different
styles and moods, with a maximum playing time of 7 minutes.
The contestants competed in the following order:
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Anthony Falco (USA)
Kevin Legrand (France)
Edward Giffney (New Zealand)
Eric Allard-Jacquin (France)
Sarah Vonau (France)
Anne-Sophie Bonnot (France)
John Moceo (USA)
Ruslan Ospiov (Russia)
Adrian Perez (Spain)
Benoit Nortier (France)
Pierre Laval (France)
Olivia Panzic (New Zealand)
Samantha Jarquio (USA)
Julie Langton (United Kingdom)
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| Workshop:
Word of Accordions Museum, by Dr. Helmi Harrington |
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| Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts |
A series
of accordion concerts will be held at the Millennium
Stage at the famed Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts, during the 2007 CIA Coupe Mondiale World Accordion
Championships. The 'Performing Arts for Everyone' on
the Millennium Stage program is designed to introduce
the Kennedy Center, and make music available from a
variety of artists from around the world to all, by
providing a performance open to the public and free
of charge 365 days a year.
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Today the following groups performed:
-University of Missouri-Kansas City Accordion
Orchestra, Joan Sommers, Director (above)
-Martin Music Center Accordion Orchestra (CA), Randall
Martin, Director (below)
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| Even
Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music and Concert |
The
concert opened with a lively performance by the
Puerto Rico Accordion Orchestra conducted by Esther
Eugenia Bertieaux. The orchestra received a standing
ovation for their performance.
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The
concert continued with the candidates from the
International Competition for Entertainment
Music performing Round 1 of their program.
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Members of the International Jury for the Virtuoso Competition:
Günther ZEILINGER, (Germany)
Chen JUN (China)
Heather MASEFIELD, (New Zealand)
Mirco PATARINI, (Italy)
Herbert SCHEIBENREIF, (Austria)
President: Raymond BODELL, (United Kingdom)
Kimmo MATTILA, (Finland)
Andreas NEBL, (Germany)
Graham LAURIE, (United
Kingdom)
Li CONG, (China) |
The candidates played in
the following order:
icolas Koch (France)
Apolline Grimaldi (France)
Yves Moulin (Switzerland)
Felicien Brut (France)
Cyril Blanchard (France)
Benoit Chabod (France)
Jeremie Buirette (France)
Grayson Masefield (New Zealand)
Sam Thomas (USA)
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The concert
concluded with a spectaular performance by the Beijing
Children's Palace - Baidi Accordion Orchestra under
the direction of Chen Weilang. The orchestra received
a standing ovation after every piece!
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| CIA General
Secretary Kimmo Mattila with Faithe Deffner (Coupe Mondiale
Organizer) and conductor Chen Weilang. |
Joan C.
Sommers sharing a light moment with orchestra members.
Joan visiting Beijing to guest conduct the orchestra
last year. |
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Joan
Sommers with Director Chen Weilang
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Candidate
Grayson Masefield from New Zealand pictured with his
father Ian.
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| Happenings
in Alexandria |
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Larry
Demian from Los Angeles has been kept extremely busy repairing
instruments
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Harley
Jones with Larry Demian
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inside
the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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Junior
Virtuoso Entertainment candidate Benoit Nortier, with his
accordion tie!
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2007 Coupe Mondiale
co-sponsored by:
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Accordionists
& Teachers Guild, International (ATG)
Joan C. Sommers - President
2312 W. 71st Terrace
Prairie Village, KS 66208
Phone: 913-722-5625
E-mail: sommersjoanc@sbcglobal.net
Internet: www.accordions.com/atg |
American
Accordionists’ Association (AAA)
Linda Soley Reed - President
152 Home Fair Drive
Fairfield, CT 06825
Phone: 203-335-2045; Fax: 203-335-2048
E-mail: aaa1938@aol.com
Internet: www.ameraccord.com |
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We invite you
to join us at one of our future events:
details to be announced shortly
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