Daily reports by Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador) with festival pictures and videos provided by Kevin Friedrich, Harley Jones and Alison Worthington. For event videos, please visit the Education & Archive Project link above.

Schedule of Events
 All Day  arrivals of International Contestants, Delegates, Jury and Guests
 8:00  Breakfast
 8:00 -  Registration for Participants, Jury, Delegates
 9:00  Meetings as required
 11:00 - 13:00  136th General Assembly (1st Session) - Opening Session for CIA Members
          - CIA Executive Committee
          - CIA Music Committee
          - CIA Premiere and Voting Members
          - CIA Corresponding Members
 13:00 - 14:00  Lunch
 15:00 - 16:30  Draw for Playing Order
 17:30  Reception with the Mayor of Rostov-on-Don Sergey Ivanovich Gorban for CIA Members,
 Delegates and the International Jury
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 19:00

12 September 2016
19:00 - Rostov Academic Youth Theater
Coupe Mondiale Champions Concert

ticketsThis evening, at Russia's first ever World Accordion Championships "Coupe Mondiale", you will have an opportunity to hear the most remarkable Russian and foreign performers. Among them: People's Artist of Russia Alexander Sklyarov (Voronezh), Alexander Kolomiyzev (Saint Petersburg), Lion trio (Moscow) – the first Russian Trio to win the World Championship and also other winners of this very prestigious competition from other countries.

 21:00  Dinner
CIA 136th General Assembly
 
CIA Executive Committee Meeting
Members of the CIA Executive Team met to discuss details pertaining to the CIA and their upcoming activities prior to the 136th General Assembly of Delegates. Items for discussions and recommendations included upcoming events, work of the Music Committee, membership affairs and other matters of International business.
 
Li Cong (Vice President), Viatcheslav Semionov (Vice President), Kimmo Mattila (General Secretary),
Raymond Bodell (President), Mirco Patarini (Chairperson of the Music Committee),
Kevin Friedrich (Ambassador), Harley Jones (Public Relations Manager)
CIA Executive Committee Members CIA Music Committee Members
United Kingdom - Raymond Bodell
Italy - Mirco Patarini (Music Committee Chairperson)
Russia - Viatcheslav Semionov (Vice Chairperson) Russia - Alexander Selivanov (Vice Chairperson)
China - Li Cong (Member) Lithuania - Kasys Stonkus (Member)
Finland - Kimmo Mattila (General Secretary) New Zealand - Grayson Masefield (Member)
New Zealand - Harley Jones (Public Relations Manager) Serbia - Miljan Bjeletic (Member)
Italy - Mirco Patarini (Music Committee Chairman) CIA Honorary Vice President 2016
USA - Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador)
Russia - Yuri Shishkin
     
Appologies for Non-Attendance    
Austria - Herbert Scheibenreif (Vice President)
Germany - Andreas Nebl (Member)
    Sweden - Jörgen Sundeqvist (Member)

Delegates
Australia - Australian Accordion Teachers Association (AATA)
Lionel Reekie
Austria - Harmonika Verband Österreichs (HVÖ)
Werner Weibert
Belarus - Belarus Bajanists and Accordionists Association
Nikolai Sevrukov

Belgium - VZW Accordeon Salon
CIA Contact: Jef de Haes

Bosnia - Muzicka Akademija Istocno Sarajevo
Zoran Rakic
China - Accordion Association of Chinese Musicians Association (CAA)
Li Cong

Finland - Suomen Harmonikkaliitto (SHL)
Ville Mattila
Kimmo Mattila

Italy - Italian Accordion Culture (IAC)
Mirco Patarini
Antonio Spaccarotella
Renzo Ruggieri
Dario Flamminia
Kazakhstan - Kazakh National University of Arts, Kazakhstan
Samgar
Anatoly Gaissin
Latvia - Naujene Music and Art School
Spodris Kacans
Lithuainia: Kaunas Accordion Society (KAS)
Kazys Stonkus
Macedonia - Ljubiteli na Klasicnata Muzika in Skopje
Zorica Karakutovska
Anica Karakutovska
Bete Ilin
Kosto Todorovski
New Zealand - New Zealand Accordion Association (NZAA)
Sonia Palinich
Grayson Masefield
Heather Masefield
Russia - Interregional Association of Bayanists and Accordoinists
Viatcheslav Semionov
Russia - Russian Alliance of Harmonica and Accordion Performers (RAHAP)
Alexander Selivanov
Russia - International Music Center "Harmony"
Yuri Shishkin
Alexsander Poeluev
Serbia - Faculty of Arts of the University of Niš
Miljan Bjeletic
Switzerland - Akkordeon Schweiz
Marty Ruedi
United Kingdom - National Accordion Organisation of the United Kingdom (NAO)
Anna Bodell
Alison Worthington

USA - American Accordionists’ Association (AAA)
Mary Tokarski
USA - Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International (ATG)
Elizabeth Finch
 
Apologies for Non-attendance
Brazil - Instituto Owaldinho do Acordeon in Brazil
Oswaldino do accordeon
France - France - European Music Academy (EMA)
Frédéric Deschamps
Jacques Mornet

Finland - Suomen Harmonikkaliitto (SHL)
Seppo Lankinen
Minna Philtari

Germany - Deutscher Harmonika-Verband e.V. (DHV)
Georg Hettmann
Portugal - Mito Algarvio - Associação de Acordeonistas do Algarve
H De Brito Vas Guerreiro
Ukraine - International Art Centre Acco Holiday Festival of Kiev
Yan Tabachnik
Victor Vlasov
United Kingdom - National Accordion Organisation of the United Kingdom (NAO)
Graham Laurie

USA - ATG/Honorary Member
Joan Cochran Sommers

Members of the CIA gathered for the 136th General Assembly of Delegates. Hosted by the Rostov-on-Don City Administration with the support of CIA member "The International Music Center 'Harmony', the event marks the first time that the Coupe Mondiale in hosted in Russia.
 
President Raymond Bodell welcomed the International Delegates to Rostov-on-Don and offered appologies for non attendance as listed above. After the minutes were adopted, reports were given by the President, General Secretary and Public Relations Manager.

Under items of new business, the CIA was proud to introduce a new project as follows:
 
The World Accordion Museum Alliance is a global initiative held under the auspices of the CIA, to coordinate the efforts of Accordion Museums around the world. By unifying our work, we can strive to preserve and promote the heritage and story of the accordion and related materials.
 
Already within our member nations such as USA, New Zealand, Finland, China, Russia, Germany, Austria and more, we have access to several magnificent facilities, and by pooling our resources, we can work to ensure that the history and development of our instrument is protected well into the future.

  • Kevin Friedrich (CIA Ambassador, USA) - Director
  • Kimmo Mattia (Finland Accordion Association) - Assistant Director
  • Harley Jones (New Zealand Accordion Association) - Executive Officer
  • Raymond Bodell (National Accordion Organization of the UK) - Executive Officer
  • Other International consultants will be invited to assist in due course

A detailed report and mission statement outlining the important goals of the World Accordion Museum Alliance will be presented at the upcoming Winter Congress in Nürnberg in December.

A new voting member of the CIA was welcomed. The Kazakh National University of Arts, Kazakhstan, is the CIA's first member from Kazakhstan, with the CIA contact being Samgar.
 
Future activities of the CIA were discussed including:

  • 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 Ossimo, Italy (next to Castelfidardo), 2017
  • Winter Congress in Kokkola, Finland 16-18th, February, 2018
  • 71st Coupe Mondiale in Kaunas, Lithuania, 2018
  • Winter Congress in Talin, Estonia 2019
  • 72nd Coupe Mondiale, Algarve, Portugal, September, 2019
  • Winter Congress, Prague, Czech Republic, 2020
  • 73rd Coupe Mondiale, proposal from USA, August, 2020
  • Winter Congress, open, 2021
  • 74th Coupe Mondiale in Germany, 2021
    will coincide with 90th Anniversary Celebration of the DHV

Reports about national festivals were offered by the USA-AAA and USA-ATG who have proudly hosted CIA artists for their International festivals. Mr. Semionov discussed his desire to coordinate festivals, so that they don't all fall on the same dates, and Lionel Reekie welcomed everyone to Australia for the AATA competition and festival in 2017.
 
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 later in the week.

 

CIA Draw for Playing Order
CIA President Raymond Bodell welcoming the contestants to the Coupe Mondiale in Rostov-On-Don
contestants from the Masters Coupe Mondiale
contestants from the Masters Coupe Mondiale drawing
contestants from the International Competition for Digital Accordion
contestants from the Junior International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
representitives from the International Competition for Chamber Music - Classical
contestants awaiting their categories to be drawn
representitives from the International Competition for Chamber Music - World Music
contestants from the International Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music
contestants from the Junior Coupe Mondiale
contestants from the Coupe Mondiale
Coupe Mondiale Opening Concert
Yuri Shishkin and co-host Anastasya Mogucheva welcoming guests to the Opening Ceremony Concert
Parade of Nations opening - Guo Shen from China
Parade of Nations opening - Carolina Desyatkova representing South America
Parade of Nations opening - Lionel Reekie, New Zealand
Parade of Nations opening - Alexey Shalygin representing Germany in Europe
Parade of Nations joined by their home country of Russia
performing the popular Russian piece 'Kalinka'
Welcome speeches were given by the Rostov-on-Don Deputy Mayor Sergey Kuznetsov and CIA President Raymond Bodell
Michail SAZEPIN
Coupe Mondiale Winner: 1982 - Hamburg, GERMANY
Alexander SKLIAROV
Coupe Mondiale Winner: 1971 - Bruges, BELGIUM
Alexander KOLOMIYTSEV - Russia
Coupe Mondiale Winner: 2013 - Victoria, BC, CANADA
Grayson MASEFIELD - New Zealand
Coupe Mondiale Winner: 2009 - North Shore City (Auckland) - NEW ZEALAND
Grayson MASEFIELD - New Zealand
Coupe Mondiale Winner: 2009 - North Shore City (Auckland) - NEW ZEALAND
CIA President Roaymond Bodell awarding Prof. Hermi Kaleta, Austria
the CIA Honored Friend of the Accordion Award
CIA President Roaymond Bodell awarding Anotonio Spaccatorella
2016 - CIA Youth Merit Award
CIA President Raymond Bodell awardingYuri Shishkin
2016 - CIA Merit Award
Lev LAVROV - Russia
Coupe Mondiale Winner: 2015 - Turku, FINLAND
Lion Trio - Russia
Lev LAVROV, Alexey MYKITENKO and Simon GOLIKOV

Coupe Mondiale Chamber Music Winner: 2015 - Turku, FINLAND