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the team of volunteers for the 76th Coupe Mondiale
76th Coupe Mondiale Banners
76th Coupe Mondiale Banners
76th Coupe Mondiale banners at the Culture Center
Volunteers at the 76th Coupe Mondiale
Coupe Mondiale organizer Slaviša Perić, Alexander Selivanov, Mirco Patarini, Đorđe Perić,
Harley Jones, Grayson Masefield and Amber Masefield

 

150th General Assembly of Delegates 

CIA Executive Committee
Sweden - Jörgen Sundeqvist (Vice President), USA - Kevin Friedrich (Ambassador), China - Li Cong (Vice President),
North Macedonia - Zorica Karakutovska (Vice President), Finland - Kimmo Mattila (General Secretary),
Italy - Mirco Patarini (President), Russia - Alexander Selivanov (Chairperson of the Music Committee),
USA - Joan Sommers (Honorary Member), New Zealand - Harley Jones (Public Relations Manager)
CIA Music Committee
China - CongYu (Crystal) Wang, New Zealand - Grayson Masefield (Vice Chairperson),
Russia - Alexander Selivanov (Chairperson), Bosnia and Herzegovina - Danijela Gazdic-Kljajic,
Czech Republic - Jiří Lukeš and Switzerland - Ruedi Marty
(absent: Italy - Antonio Spaccarotella)

The CIA Congress 150th General Assembly of Delegates first session was held in the Culture Center in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The congress is divided in two parts with the second session being held on Saturday, 9 September, 2023. Items discussed incuded things such as:

  • Report of the President
  • Report of the General Secretary
  • Report of the Public Relations Manager
  • Report of the Ambassador
  • General Reports
  • News
  • Future events
  • Coupe Mondiale Briefing
     
Delegates in Attendance 
 
 
CIA Executive Committee Members CIA Music Committee Members
Italy - Mirco Patarini (President) Russia - Alexander Selivanov (Chairperson)
China - Li Cong (Vice President) New Zealand - Grayson Masefield (Vice Chairperson)
North Macedonia - Zorica Karakutovska (Vice President) Bosnia and Herzegovina - Danijela Gazdic-Kljajic
Sweden - Jörgen Sundeqvist (Vice President) Czech Republic - Jiří Lukeš
Finland - Kimmo Mattila (General Secretary)
Switzerland - Ruedi Marty
New Zealand - Harley Jones (Public Relations Manager) Italy - Antonio Spaccarotella
USA - Kevin Friedrich (Ambassador) China - CongYu (Crystal) Wang
Russia - Alexander Selivanov (Chair - Music Committee)    
CIA Honorary Vice President 2022 CIA Honorary Member
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Slaviša Perić
USA - Joan Cochran Sommers


Delegates
Austria - Harmonika Verband Österreichs (HVÖ)
Herbert Scheibenreif     
Werner Weibert            
Wolfgang Krones           
Johannes Münzner
Australian Accordion Teachers’ Association
Tatjana Marxc
Belgium - VZW Accordeon Salon
Jeff De Haes
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Association of Artists (Bijeljina)
Slaviša Perić
Melita Čičić
Aleksandar Stojanović
Jure Sušac
Bosnia and Herzegovina - Academy of Music, University of Eastern Sarajevo
Danijela Gazdic-Kljajic
Maja Žuža
Marko Stojanović
Biljana Štaka
The Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts (Plovdiv)
Angel Marinov
Accordion Association of Chinese Musicans Association (CAA)
Li Cong
Congyu (Crystal) Wang
Czech Repulic - The Prague Conservatory of Music
Jiří Lukeš

Finland - Suomen Harmonikkaliitto (SHL)
Ville Mattila
Reijo Ahonen

France - Centre National et Internationale de Musique d'Accordeon (CNIMA)
Jacques Mornet
Nathalie Boucheix

Germany - Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e.V. (DHV)
Georg Hettmann
Silke D'Inka

"Az Ifjú Harmonikásokért" Alapítvány - "For the Young Accordionists" Foundation
Szergej Krickij
Olga Papp
Italy - Italian Accordion Culture (IAC)              
Germano Scurti
Corrado Rojac
Renzo Ruggieri
Pietro Roffi
Kazakhstan - Kazakh National University of Arts, Kazakhstan
Samgar Tolkynkhan
Anatoly Gaissin
Lithuania: National Accordionist's Union
Laimonas Salijus
Povilas Velikis
Gintaras Mameniškis
Augustinas Rakauskas

Lithuania: Lithuanian Accordionist's Association (LAA)
Raimondas Sviackevicius
Tadas Motiečius
Republic of North Macedonia - Ljubiteli na Klasicnata Muzika in Skopje
Zorica Karakutovska
Anica Karakutovska
Elizabeta Ilievska
Kosto Todorovski
Ljupco Kolevski
Montenegro: Montenegrin Association of Accordionists
Predrag Jankovic
Montenegro: Association 'Music Art'
Nemanja Potparić
Netherlands - Nederlandse Organisatie voor Accordeon & Moundharmonica - NOVAM
Vincent Van Amsterdam
New Zealand - New Zealand Accordion Association (NZAA)
Sonja Palinich
Tamba Carleton
Heather Masefield
Amber Masefield

Portugal - Mito Algarvio - Associação de Acordeonistas do Algarve
Nelson Conceição
Russia - Autonomous non-profit Organisation "Center of Musical Art"           
Alexander Selivano
Elena Tatarinova
Igor Samkaev
Olga Samkaeva
Kirill Rusinov
Serbia - Department of Accordion at Faculty of Philology and Art in Kragujevac (FILUM)
Miodrag Djordjevic
Vojin Vasovic
Vladimir Mandic
Zoran Rakic
Serbia - Faculty of Arts of the University of Niš
Miljan Bjeletic
Sveriges Dragspelares Riksförbund
Jörgen Sundeqvist
Päivi Mettälä
Switzerland - accordeon.ch
Ruedi Marty
USA - American Accordionists’ Association (AAA)
Kevin Friedrich
USA - Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International (ATG)
Mary Ann Covone
Elizabeth Finch
Joan C. Sommers
Beatrice Makdah
members of the Executive Committee Harley Jones, Slaviša Perić,Alexander Selivanov, Jörgen Sundeqvist,
Mirco Patarini, Kimmo Mattila, Li Cong,
Zorica Karakutovska and Kevin Friedrich
Congyu (Crystal) Wang speaking of the accordion festival in Harbin, China
Anica Karakutovska giving a report on the magnificent World Accordion Day celebrations in North Macedonia
Mary Ann Covone sharing information on the ATG USA Festival in the United States
Tatjana Marx inviting everyone to their 30th Anniversary celebration of the
Australian Accordion Teachers Association to be held in June, 2024
Sonja Palinich, President of the New Zealand Accordion Association (NZAA)
sharing information on activities in New Zealand
Danijela Gazdic-Kljajic with her fellow delegates, Maja Žuža, Biljana Štaka and Marko Stojanović
Team USA including Kevin Friedrich, Joan Cochran Sommers, Mary Ann Covone, Beatrice Makdah and Liz Finch
Congyu (Crystal) Wang (CIA Music Committee), Li Cong (CIA Vice President) and CIA President Mirco Patarini
 
Gala Opening Cermony Concert of the 76th Coupe Mondiale
media awaiting VIPs at the Gala Opening Ceremony Concert
Festival organizer Slaviša Perić welcoming everyone to the Opening Ceremony
Ljubiša Petrović - Mayor of Bijeljina welcoming International Deleates and guests
CIA President Mirco Patarini presenting his welcome speech at the Opening Ceremony
Semberija Singers
Ljubiša Pavković, renowned national accordion artist, performing regional folk music
invited guests at the Opening Ceremony
Đorđe Perić performing with the Belgrade String Orchestra
Đorđe Perić and Marko Ristić performing with the Belgrade String Orchestra
Dragoslav Vasiljević (Serbia) winner of the 2022 Coupe Mondiale
Vladimir Murza with the Belgrade String Orchestra
Vladimir Murza
Vladimir Murza

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