Daily reports by Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador). Pictures provided by Kevin Friedrich and Harley Jones

 

The CIA is holding its second annual Award for Best New Original Work at a Coupe Mondiale. The award was created by the CIA Music Committee, to promote new compositions for the accordion, after the discontinuation of the Test Piece requirement for the Coupe Mondiale competition.

The category is open to all new solo works, composed in 2009/2010 and performed as part of a 2010 CIA Competition program, which have never been performed at a previous Coupe Mondiale.

This year, four compositions will be presented for this award including:

  • Jasmine by Hu Qiheng - China (5 minutes)
    Performer: Gao Xian, China
    withdrawn

  • Sonate Nr. 1: "Quasi Sonata" by Paul Schuberth - Austria (11 minutes)
    Performer: Paul Schuberth, Austria

  • Macedonian Timeline by Elizabeta Ilievska - Macedonia (5.25 minutes)
    Performer: by Bojan Volcevski, Macedonia

  • Haiti by Franck Angelis - France (16.04 minutes)
    Performer: Nataela Teixeira (Portugal)

Members of the International Jury:

Viatcheslav Semionov (President)
Tibor Racz
Graham Laurie
Andreas Nebl
Antonio Spaccarotella

The jury selected Haiti by Franck Angelis - France (16.04 minutes), performed by Nataela Teixeira (Portugal) as the winner of this years Best New Original Award recipient.