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Video: Accordion Orchestras Concert
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World Accordion Orchestra Concert X
Conducted by Joan C Sommers
30 September 2018, Vytautas Magnum Hall
Video Archive Project sponsored by Scandalli
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
World Accordion Orchestra

The first piece Serenata is a classic gem from renowned American composer Leroy Anderson.

The second work is by accordionist and composer Amy Jo Sawyer. Amy Jo and WAO condutor Joan C. Sommers were among the first accordionists to represent the USA at the Coupe Mondiale. Amy Jo has written numerous works for accordion orchestra and her lovely work Recuerdos will feature this year.

The program will culminate in the magnificent West Side Story as the CIA joins the global centennial celebration in honor of Leonard Bernstein's 100th annivesary.
Video Archive & Educational Project sponsored by Scandalli
The Scandalli Accordion Factory is the sponsor of the 2018 Video Archive and Education Project. 

This is a project initiated in 2010 by the Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) with assistance from sponsors and Accordions Worldwide. 

The project includes:
(i) A video of all the Coupe Mondiale categories and their contestants to be kept in the CIA archives in Finland, which over the coming years will become a wealth of historical recordings, including the premiere of many original accordion works and the emergence of upcoming artists at the Coupe Mondiale.

(ii) Each year, video and pictures from many international accordion events are added to the CIA archives in Finland.

(iii) Free downloads of the performances by competitors in each Coupe Mondiale category. These will be placed online as free downloads for the educational benefit of accordion teachers and students. The purpose is to enable the free spread of knowledge and information and thereby raise the levels of accordion performance and musicianship internationally.

We thank the Scandalli Accordion Factory for their sponsorship to enable this ambitious free project to assist accordion students and tutors throughout the world.


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