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Daily
reports by Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador) with festival pictures and videos provided by Kevin Friedrich and Harley Jones
for event videos, please visit the Education and Archive Project link. For Alfa TV Coverage, archive link will be added when it becomes available.
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CIA Music Committee Meeting |
After being elected to office at the General Elections at the previous General Assembly in Salzburg, Austria, members have met online to work on various items pertaining to the competition requirements for the eight categories of the Coupe Mondiale competition. This meeting in Turku, marked their first official meeting at a CIA Coupe Mondiale festival as they begin their four year term of office.
The CIA Music Committee will present the names of the 2015 International Jury panels and their recommendations for enhancements to forthcoming competitions to the CIA General Assembly. |
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| Grayson Masefield (New Zealand), Miljan Bjeletic (Serbia), Jörgen Sundeqvist (Sweden), Alexander Selivanov (Russia - Vice Chairperson) Kasys Stonkus (Lithuania), Andreas Nebl (Germany) and Mirco Patarini (Italy - Chairperson) |
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| 134th General Assembly of Delegates |
| Delegates from around the world gathered in Turku for the 135th General Assembly Congress meeting. |
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Executive Committee Members |
CIA
Music Committee Members |
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United
Kingdom - Raymond Bodell |
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Italy
- Mirco Patarini (Music Committee Chairperson) |
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Russia
- Viatcheslav Semionov (Vice Chairperson) |
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Russia
- Alexander Selivanov (Vice Chairperson) |
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Austria
- Herbert Scheibenreif (Vice President) |
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Germany - Andreas Nebl (Member) |
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China
- Li Cong (Member) |
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Lithuania - Kasys Stonkus (Member) |
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Finland
- Kimmo Mattila (General Secretary) |
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New
Zealand - Grayson Masefield (Member) |
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New
Zealand - Harley Jones (Public Relations Manager) |
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Serbia - Miljan Bjeletic (Member) |
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Italy
- Mirco Patarini (Music Committee Chairperson) |
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Sweden - Jörgen Sundeqvist (Member) |
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USA
- Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador) |
CIA
Honorary Vice President 2015 |
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Finland - Seppo Lankinen |
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Delegates |
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Austria
- Harmonika Verband Österreichs (HVÖ)
Werner Weibert
Herbert Scheibenreif
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Belarus
- Belarus Bajanists and Accordionists Association
Nikolai Sevrjukov |
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Belgium - VZW Accordeon Salon
CIA Contact: Jef de Haes |
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China
- Accordion Association of Chinese Musicians Association (CAA)
Crystal Wang
Li Cong |
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Czech Repulic - The Prague Conservatory of Music
Jiří Lukeš |
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Estonia - Estonian
Accordion Society
Aivi Tilk
Kristel Laas
Marit Salic |
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France - France - European
Music Academy (EMA)
Frédéric Deschamps |
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Finland
- Suomen Harmonikkaliitto (SHL)
Seppo Lankinen
Kimmo Mattila |
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Germany
- Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e.V. (DHV)
Georg Hettmann
Andreas Nebl
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Italy
- Italian Accordion Culture (IAC)
Mirco Patarini
Antonio Spaccarotella |
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Latvia - Naujene Music and Art School
Spodris Kacans |
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Lithuainia:
Kaunas Accordion Society (KAS)
Kazys Stonkus |
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Macedonia
- Ljubiteli na Klasicnata Muzika in Skopje
Zorica Karakutovska
Anica Karakutovska
Elizabeta Illin |
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New
Zealand - New Zealand Accordion Association (NZAA)
Sonia Palinich
Grayson Masefield
Anthony Davies-Jones
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Portugal -
Mito Algarvio - Associação de Acordeonistas do Algarve
H De Brito Vas Guerreiro |
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Russia
- Interregional Association of Bayanists and Accordoinists
Viatcheslav Semionov
Alexandar Dmitriev |
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Russia
- Russian Alliance of Harmonica and Accordion Performers (RAHAP)
Alexander Selivanov
Yulia Amerikova
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Russia
- International Music Center "Harmony"
Yuri Shishkin
Alexsander Poeluev |
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Serbia
- Faculty of Arts of the University of Niš
Miljan Bjeletic |
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Switzerland - Akkordeon
Schweiz
Marty Ruedi |
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Sweden
- Sveriges Dragspelares Riksförbund
Jörgen Sundeqvist |
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United
Kingdom - National Accordion Organisation of the United Kingdom
(NAO)
Anna Bodell
Alison Worthington
Graham Laurie
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USA
- American Accordionists’ Association (AAA)
Mary Tokarski |
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USA
- Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International (ATG)
Elizabeth Finch
Michelle Boddicker Scheffler |
Apologies
for Non-attendance |
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Australia
- Australian Accordion Teachers Association (AATA)
Tania Lukic-Marx |
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Bosnia
- Muzicka Akademija Istocno Sarajevo
Zoran Rakic |
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Brazil
- Instituto
Owaldinho
do
Acordeon
in
Brazil
Oswaldino do accordeon |
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Lithuania -
Lithuanian Accordion Association
Raimondas Sviackevicius |
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New
Zealand - New Zealand Accordion Association (NZAA)
Heather Masefield
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Serbia
- Department of Accordion at Faculty of Philology and Art
in Kragujevac (FILUM)
Vojin Vasovic |
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USA - ATG/Honorary Member
Joan Cochran Sommers |
Proxy
Votes |
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Australian Accordion Teachers Association to National Accordion Organisation of the United Kingdom |
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Muzicka Akademija Istocno Sarajevo to Faculty of Arts of the University of Niš
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During the General Assembly, Concertino - NGO were welcome as the first voting member association from Moldova. They join several new members admitted during the Winter Congress in Paris, bringing the total CIA membership to more than 40 nations/members representing the most celebrated accordionists and accordion organizations from around the world.
Several organizations reported on their activities including Portugal who have invited the CIA to be hosted in their country, Mary Tokarski (USA-AA) who reported on the unprecedented prize of $20,000 first prize won by Vitali Kontradenko (Russia) in their recent International competition in honor of long time CIA Delegate and former AAA President Faithe Deffner, and Macedonia who reported on the terrific support in their World Accordion Day production.
Macedonian composer and long time accordion supporter Elizabeta Illin was unanimously approved for the CIA Honored Friend of the Accordion Award.
Future activities of the CIA were discussed including:
- Winter Congress in Calabria, Italy from March 4-6, 2016
- 69th Coupe Mondiale in Roston-on-Don, Russia from 10-17th September 2016
- Winter Congress in Nürnberg, Germany from 2-4 December, 2016 (moved up from early 2017)
will coincide with 60th Anniversary of Nürnberger Akkordeonorchester and opening of Nürnberg Xmas Market
- 70th Coupe Mondiale in Regio Emelia, 2017
- Winter Congress in Eastern Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2018
- 71st Coupe Mondiale in Kaunas, Lithuania, 2018
- Winter Congress in Talin, Estonia 2019
- 74th Coupe Mondiale in Germany, 2021
will coincide with 90th Anniversary Celebration of the DHV
Other hosting offers are in the process of being considered, and will be announced as further information becomes available. The Congress was adjourned to be continued in the second session on Saturday, October 10th, at 13.00. |
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Above:
Executive Committee Members at the 134th General Assembly of Delegates
Li Cong, Viatcheslav Semionov, Herbert Scheibenreif, Kimmo Mattila, Raymond Bodell,
Mirco Patarini,
Harley Jones and Kevin Friedrich |
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Contestant Draw for Playing Order and Reception |
| Contestants assembled in the Logomo to draw for their playing order in the various categories of competition before enjoying meeting all their fellow guests and delegates in a welcome reception. |
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Ville Mattila scanning in the contestants ID bar code cards as they conduct the automated draw process |
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Contestants awaiting their draw for playing order |
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As the draw is processed, the system shows the results in real time |
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Members of Team Macedonia |
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Members of Team China |
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The draw for playing order |
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Yuri Shishkin and Miljan Bjeletic
Matti Rantanen and Viatcheslav Semionov
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International guests at the Welcome Reception |
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CIA President Raymond Bodell and Chairman of Cultural Board of Turku,
Maija Perho |
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Coupe Mondiale Jury Member Grayson Masefield, Mirco Patarini, Chairperson of the CIA Music Committee
and Aino Ojakoski-Mattila (wife of CIA General Secretary Kimmo Mattila, and violist with the Turku Philharmonic) |
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CIA Ambassador Kevin Friedrich, Chairman of Cultural Board of Turku,
Maija Perho, CIA General Secretary Kimmo Mattila and wife Aino Ojakosk-Mattila and Finnish Accordion Association Vice President Seppo Lankinen |
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Alison Worthington (NAO Delegate), Liz Finch (USA-ATG), Michelle Boddicker Scheffler (USA-ATG) and her husband Terry |
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Yulia Amerikova and husband Alexander Selivanov (Russia) and Werner Weibert (Austrian host of the 2014 Coupe Mondiale) |
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Reception honoring the 40th Anniversary of the Finnish Accordion Teachers Association |
The Finnish Accordion Teachers Association held a reception to honor their 40th Anniversary, when founded by Matti Rantanen, who modeled the idea after a similar group in Denmark. The association enjoys cooperation and harmony with The Finnish Accordion Association, the Finnish Accordion Institute and other higher learning institutions such as the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.
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CIA President Raymond Bodell offer his congratulations to the Finnish Accordion Teachers Association |
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Founder Matti Rantanen |
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Viatcheslav Semionov happy to find a picture of himself as a guest of the association some 40 years earlier,
being congratulated by a group of young children. |
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Coupe Mondiale Opening Concert |
The Coupe Mondiale opening concert included highlights of the Finnish accordion music ranging from contemporary to historical and folk genres performed by artists such as The Finnish Youth Accordion Ensemble, conductor Janne Valkeajoki and renowned Finnish folk artists Maria Kalaniemi and Timo Alakotila. |
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Finnish Youth Accordion Ensemble performing a work dedicated to Matti Rantanen
Veli
Kujala:
Xtensios
(Note: the work calls for any number of players to be positioned around the concert venue.
If you look closely, you can see players positioned into the audience |
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Finnish Youth Accordion Ensemble, conductor Janne Valkeajoki |
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CIA President Raymond Bodell welcoming everyone to Turku and the Coupe Mondiale Festival |
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Turun Harmonikkakerhon Viihdeorkesteri, johtaa Kauko Tiistola |
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Ville Vehkalahti (10 years old) Silver accordion favorite has been playing for 3 years
and when not playing the accordion can be helping on the family farm.
performing: trad. Vaarilla on saari, sov. Vesa Formunen tai trad. Minka muunnelmat |
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Jonna Pirttijoki-Helanen (also Concert Host and MC) |
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Maria Kalaniemi and Timo Alakotila. |
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Finnish Youth Accordion Ensemble, conductor Janne Valkeajoki
peforming: Veli
Kujala:
Introduction and
Passacaglia
E. Grieg: Hollberg Suite |
