CIA Coupe Mondiale 2008

Wednesday, 26 August 2009

DAYTIME SESSION

08:30 – 08:50	CIA Coupe Mondiale Adjudicators Meeting (closed)
09:00 – 11:00	CIA Junior Coupe mondiale - Round I
11:00 – 17:00	CIA Coupe mondiale - Round I
13:30 – 14:00	Foyer Interlude: Heather Mitchell-Gladstone
15:00 – 17:00	CIA International Competition for Junior virtuoso Entertainment music - Round I
	Festival Item: Otahuhu Reunion Accordion Band

EVENING SESSION

19:30 – 20:00	Foyer Prelude: Lorraine Parnell
20:00 – 22:00	CIA International Competition for Digital Accordion and Concert
	Festival Items:
	- Funkordion
	- North Shore Musicale Orchestra
	- Martin Music Center Accordion Orchestra

LATE NIGHT FUNCTION

22:00 – 00:00

Celtic evening featuring entertainment by Tracey Collins

Sunrise Show (TV3)

CIA President Kevin Friedrich with Josh Heslop, reporter for TV 3 Sunrise Breakfast Show and accordionists Lionel Reekie and Maurice Jones.
The Coupe Mondiale at the Bruce Mason Center was the set for the New Anchor Josh Heslop's Sunrise Breakfast Show from 7:00 am - 9:00 am on New Zealand's TV 3.


Josh and Maurice Jones being televised in front of the Coupe Mondiale trophies, hand carved from centuries old native Kauri timber donated by Dargaville resident Tony Cocurullo, the husband of late NZAA life member Jenny Cocurullo.

Lionel Reekie with Kevin Friedrich being interviewed by Josh.	CIA President with Josh as he tries his hand at the accordion.

CIA Coupe Mondiale Adjudicators Meeting

Above and Below: Secretary of the CIA Music Committee Raymond Bodell briefing members of the International Jury.

CIA Junior Coupe Mondiale, Round I

The following contestants performed in Round I of the Junior Coupe Mondiale. 1. Larov Lev 2. Edward Giffney 3. Bor-Kuan Song 4. Samuele Telari 5. Wang Sa 6. Pang Lu 7. Qi Ma 8. Wang Xi Following are some of the candidates as they competed in the Round I section:

Lavrov Lev (Russia)	Edward Giffney (New Zealand)

Bor-Kuan Song (New Zealand)	Samuele Telari (Italy)

CIA Senior Coupe Mondiale, Round I

The following contestants performed in Round I of the Senior Coupe Mondiale. 1. Grayson Masefield 2. Shi Xuan 3. Meng Qian 4. Valdimir Anikin 5. Angelo Miele 6. Mingyuan Ruun 7. Yicheng Gao Pictured below are some of the contestants performing in Round I of the Coupe Mondiale:

Grayson Masefield (New Zealand)	Ruan Mingyuan

Meng Qian (China)	Vladimir Anakin (Russia)

Shi Xuan	Grayson Masefield (New Zealand) with reporters from Television New Zealand.

Angelo Miele (Italy)	Gao Yicheng (China)

Highlights From Festival Performances and Award Presentations

Festival Item presented between the morning and afternoon sessions of the Coupe Mondiale Round I
performed by the Otahuhu Accordion Reunion Orchestra.

Otahuhu Accordion Band Members: India Sebenik, Moana Sebenik, Wenona Stephens, Lisa Yelavich (conductor), Shirley Yelavich, Sheila Haigh, Noelene Hancock, Sonja Palinich, Trevor McDougall, Dennis Lovatt, James Robertson-Bickers (drummer), John Phillips (keyboard), Jan Olsen.

The Otahuhu Accordion Band has been inspired to contribute to the 2009 Coupe Mondiale by forming a Reunion Accordion Band to perform a festival item at this exciting international accordion event. The Otahuhu Reunion Accordion Band has been re-united together by Shirley Yelavich, who conducted the group in the 1980’s, taking them to Junior and Intermediate Accordion Orchestra National Championship titles. Today, the baton has been handed down to Shirley’s daughter, Lisa, who previously played in the group which her mother led. The Otahuhu Reunion Accordion Band today includes both new and old members, including a foundation member Noelene Hancock who played in the group in the 1950’s under the baton of Harold Green. They enjoy the continued support and encouragement from the Otahuhu community, including from local MP Ross Robinson and the Otahuhu Business Association.


Accordionists Lorraine Parnell (left) and Stephen Cope (right) providing the pre-concert music in the foyer of the Bruce Mason Center

Above left: NZAA President John Statham explaining to the audience the procedure for them to cast their vote at the International Competition for Digital Accordion.

Above Right: Joan Sommers, Board of Director of the Accordionists and Teachers' Guild, International (ATG)
presenting CIA President Kevin Friedrich with their Hall of Fame Award for his services to the accordion.

The Award reads as follows:

The Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International, member of the Confederation Internationale des Accordeonistes (CIA) IMC-UNESCO
ATG International Accordion Hall of Fame Award presented to Kevin Friedrich
In recognition of his inspirational leadership role in the ATG, the CIA and other accordion organizations throughout the world.

It is important to honor Kevin who has shared his passion for the accordion and musical achievement,
while providing vision for the future with integrity, enthusiasm, commitment and wholehearted dedication.
We thereby induct him into the ATG International Accordion Hall of Fame.
Awarded on July 18, 2008 by the ATG Board of Directors.
Presented on August 25, 2009 at the 62nd Annual Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships, New Zealand.

Above and Below: Members of the Musicale Accordion Orchestra under the direction of Erica Knights
Invercargill March by Alec Lithgow
A Whiter Shade of Pale by Reid & Brooker
Beatles Magic arr. Daverne

Musicale Accordion Orchestra: Of the North Shore Accordion Orchestras, Musicale is the adult “hobby” group. They meet for an hour and a half weekly at Sunnybrae Primary School on Auckland’s North Shore for rehearsals, this year with conductor Erica Knights. Along with the other North Shore Accordion Orchestras they perform regularly to community groups, rest homes and at the Creative Keyboard Club in Browns Bay. In the past, they have often competed against NSAO in the NZ Accordion Orchestra Championship. Their members include: Stephen Cope, Richard Hennes, Megan Jennings, Harley Jones, Lian Jones, Dennis Lovatt, Cecilia Lynch, Trevor McDougall, Heather Masefield, Jan Olsen, Craig Perry, Grace Sung, Antoinette Rodahl, Merv Russell.

Funkordion Ensemble from Sydney, Australia.

Sydney based accordion ensemble Funkordion was formed almost three years ago, and the members are: Ivan Liashenko, Atila Fadi, Zhiyuan Ma, Richard She and Nick Shcherbakov. Musical co-directors are: Ivan Liashenko and Tania Lukic-Marx. Members are well known Australian accordionists, prize winners of the Australian International Accordion Championships, ASA competitions as well as South Pacific International Accordion Championships. Nick is currently studying at the University of Western Sydney for a Bachelor of Music Performance Degree. Ivan has already graduated this year from the same university with a Bachelor of Music Performance, and he is currently studying for his Masters.

Display at the Coupe Mondiale by sponsors of the CIA International Competition for Digital Accordion 'Roland'.

Celtic Evening with Tracey Collins

Players from the Queensland Accordion Ensemble (Australia) with Alison Worthington (New Zealand)

Tracey Collins and Jacques Mornet (France)	Jerome Bauer, Roseanne Rosario and Frederic Deschamps