Tentative Schedule as at 12th August 2009
CIA competition Schedules are subject to change based on the number of entries and organizational needs.
Monday - 24 August 2009
Time
Event
 08:30  Arrival of CIA Organizing Committee
 09:00 to 17:00  Registration Desk at Spencer on Byron Hotel - Collect your registration pack from here.
 10:00 onwards  CIA Executive office opens
 Day Trip  Waiheke Island tourist trip - further details available from email: nzaasecretary@yahoo.com
 17:00 to 18:50  CIA Executive Committee Meeting
 19:00 -  ASO rehearsal and recording at Bruce Mason Centre (invitation only - see Registration Desk)
 20:00  CIA Executive Committee Private Dinner
Tuesday - 25 August 2009
 09:00 to 17:00  Registration Desk at Bruce Mason Centre - Collect your registration pack from here.
 09:00 to 10.30  CIA Advancement and Development Committee Meeting at Bruce Mason Centre Jury Room
 11:00 to 12.30  CIA Music Committee Meeting at Bruce Mason Centre Jury Room
 10:15 to 11:00  Concert for young school children at Bruce Mason Centre Auditorium (invitation only)
 11:45 to 12:30  Concert for young school children at Bruce Mason Centre Auditorium (invitation only)
 14:00 to 16:50  120th General Assembly - Opening Session for CIA Members Bruce Mason Centre Jury Room
          - CIA Executive Committee
          - CIA Music Committee
          - CIA Voting Members
          - CIA Corresponding Members
 17:00 to 18:15  Drawing for the Playing Order for all Categories Bruce Mason Centre, Rangitoto Room
 Candidate Tour of Venue and Reception, Bruce Mason Centre, Green Room
 Entertainment: Lionel Reekie and Tracey Collins
 19:30 to 20:00  Pre-concert music, Stephen Cope, Bruce Mason Centre Foyer Stage
 20:00 to 22:30  Opening Concert, Bruce Mason Center Auditorium
 - Auckland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Gary Daverne ONZM, with Guest Accordion Soloists
     Tracey Collins, Stephanie Poole, Betty Jo Simon, Mary Tokarski
 - New Zealand Accordion Orchestra

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 22:30 to 24:00  Meet the Celebrities, Bruce Mason Centre, Balcony
 Entertainment: Lionel Reekie and Tracey Collins

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Wednesday - 26 August 2009
 8:30  Mandatory Meeting for all CIA Adjudicators (all adjudicators - all categories),  Bruce Mason Centre Jury Room
 8:45 CIA Junior Coupe Mondiale Category Jury Meeting, Bruce Mason Centre Jury Room
 9:00  CIA Junior Coupe Mondiale - Round I, Bruce Mason Centre Auditorium
 
Category Information
   CIA Coupe Mondiale - Round I, Bruce Mason Centre Auditorium
 
Category Information

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 13:30 to 14:00   Pre-competition music, Heather Gladstone, Bruce Mason Centre Foyer Stage
 14:00  CIA Coupe Mondiale - Round I continued, Bruce Mason Centre Auditorium
   CIA Junior Virtuoso Entertainment - Round I, Bruce Mason Centre Auditorium
 
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 - Otahuhu Accordion Orchestra

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 19:30 to 20:00  Pre-concert music, Lorraine Parnell, Bruce Mason Centre Foyer Stage
 20.00  Coupe Mondiale Digital Accordion Competition, Bruce Mason Centre Auditorium
 
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 - AATA Funkordion (Sydney)
 - North Shore Musicale Accordion Orchestra (Auckland)
 - Martin Music Center Accordion Orchestra (California)

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 22:30 to 24:00  Celtic Evening, Bruce Mason Centre, Balcony
 Entertainment: Tracey Collins Group

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Thursday - 27 August 2009
 8:30 to 8:55  CIA Music Committee Meeting,  Bruce Mason Centre Jury Room
 9:00  CIA Coupe Mondiale - Round II, Bruce Mason Centre
 
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 13:30 to 14:00   Pre-competition music, Ivan Liashenko, Bruce Mason Centre Foyer Stage
 14:00  CIA International Competition for Piano Accordion, Bruce Mason Centre
 
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 - North Shore Music Makers Accordion Orchestra (Auckland)

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 18:00  CIA Executive Committee Meeting
 18:30 to 19:30  Dinner for CIA Executive, Jury and NZAA committee, Bruce Mason Centre, Pupuke Room
 19:30  Pre-concert music, Heather Gladstone, Bruce Mason Centre Foyer Stage
 20.00 to 22:00  CIA Senior Virtuoso Entertainment - Round I and Concert Buce Mason Centre Auditorium
 
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 - Queensland Accordion Ensemble (Australia)
 - ASA Accordion Orchestra (Sydney)

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 22:30 to 24:00  Starlight Duo Jam Session (bring your accordion) Bruce Mason Centre, Balcony
 Entertainment: Maurice Jones and Lionel Reekie

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Friday - 28 August 2009
 9:00  CIA Junior Coupe Mondiale - Round II, Bruce Mason Centre Auditorium
 
Category Information

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 11:00 to 13:00  'World Accordion Orchestra III' Rehearsal - Mandatory for all Members
 Bruce Mason Centre
Auditorium
 13:15  Pasta Lunch at Portofino Restaurant with Dominico Tarraborelli
 hosted by Auckland Accordion Association - Purchase tickets NZ$30 at Registration Desk on
 Monday or Tuesday.
 14:00 to 14:30  Pre-competition music, John Calvert, Elaine Richards, Bruce Mason Centre Foyer Stage
 14:30  CIA International Competition for Ensemble Music, Bruce Mason Centre Auditorium
 
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 Original Composition Category
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 16:00 to 18:00  120th General Assembly, Bruce Mason Centre Jury Room
          - CIA Executive Committee
          - CIA Music Commitee
          - CIA Voting Members
          - CIA Corresponding Members
          - CIA Guests
 19:30 to 20:00  Pre-concert music, Ivan Liashenko & Nick Shcherbakov, Bruce Mason Centre Foyer Stage
 20:00  CIA Senior Virtuoso Entertainment - Round II and Concert, Bruce Mason Centre Auditorium
 
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 - Christchurch Accordion Orchestra
 - North Shore Accordion Orchestra

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 22:30 to 24:00  French Night Bruce Mason Centre, Balcony
 Roland artist: Ludovic Beier (France)

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Saturday - 29 August 2009
 8:30 to 9:00  Pre-competition music, Gary Stratton, Bruce Mason Centre Foyer Stage
 9:00  Coupe Mondiale Senior - Round III, Bruce Mason Centre Auditorium
 
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 13:30 to 14:00  Pre-competition music, Steve Maric, Shirley Yelavich and Sheila Haigh
 Bruce Mason Centre Foyer Stage
 14:00  CIA Junior Virtuoso Entertainment - Round II, Bruce Mason Centre Auditorium
 
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 16:0 to 18:00  'CIA World Accordion Orchestra III' Rehearsal - Mandatory for all Members
 Bruce Mason Centre Auditorium
 18:30 to 19:00  120th General Assembly Ratification of Results, Bruce Mason Centre Jury Room
          - CIA Executive Committee
          - CIA Music Commitee
          - CIA Voting Members
          - CIA Corresponding Members
          - CIA Guests
 19:10 to 19:45  Awards Ceremony Bruce Mason Centre, Rangitoto Room
 19:00 to 20:00  Pre-concert music, June & Gary Stratton, Bruce Mason Centre Foyer Stage
 20:00 to 22:00  Farewell and Prize Giving Concert - Bruce Mason Center, Bruce Mason Centre Auditorium
 - 'World Accordion Orchestra III'
 
conductors Gary Daverne ONZM (New Zealand), Joan Sommers (USA)
 - Roland artist: Ludovic Beier (France)
 - Performances by 1st place winners of the 7 Coupe Mondiale Categories
 - First place winners prize presentations

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 22:00 to 01:00  Party Celebration with Dominico Tarraborelli Band, Bruce Mason Centre Rangitoto Room
 01:00 to 04:00  Spencer on Byron house guests party - House Bar
Sunday - 30 August 2009
 6:00 to 12:00  Takapuna Market, corner Lake Road and Anzac Street, Takapuna City
 9:30 to 23:00  Optional Day Trip to Dargaville for Mayoral Reception, Museum Visit, Concert and Sightseeing
 returning back to Spencer on Byron Hotel, North Shore City, late evening.

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