Watch live
from the Kennedy Center fo the Performing Arts in Washington DC
Saturday, August 18, 2007, 6:00 PM - USA
East Coast Time |
-Selected Winners and
contestants from the various Coupe Mondiale Categories
The concerts are held at 6:00 PM each night (US East Coast Time),
and broadcast live around the world on the Internet at the time
of the performance, as well as archived for viewing at anytime
in the future.
A series of accordion concerts will be held at the Millennium
Stage at the famed Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, during
the 2007 CIA Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships. The
'Performing Arts for Everyone' on the Millennium Stage program
is designed to introduce the Kennedy Center, and make music available
from a variety of artists from around the world to all, by providing
a performance open to the public and free of charge 365 days a
year.
Please visit the link below to view
these exciting concerts as they happen.
www.kennedy-center.org/programs/millennium
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World
Accordion Orchestra Rehearsal |
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Members
of the World Accordion Orchestra under the direction of
Joan C. Sommers gathered to have their first rehearsal.
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Mass
Band Rehearsal for the Performance at the US Capitol |
Frank
Busso rehearses the members of the Massed Band for their
performance
on the steps of the United States Capitol Building
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Performance
at the United States Captiol |
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The
Massed Band attracted many spectators and media as they
performed
Stars and Stripes March in front of the US Captiol Building
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CIA General
Secretary Kimmo Mattila from Finland
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Kevin
Friedrich and Ulrich Schmulling from Intermusik
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Delegate Iñigo Aizpiolea (Spain)
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CIA President
and 2007 Organizer Faithe Deffner in front of the Washington
Monument with Chen Jun from China
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New Zealand
Contestant Grayson Masefield (left) and fellow New Zealander
Kevin Friedrich (right) with Massimo Pigini (Italy)
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Frank
Busso conducting the Massed Band with a small admirer and
many TV Cameras
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Junior
Virtuoso Entertainment Music Round II |
Each candidate is required to perform and own choice
program consisting of at least two (2) pieces of different
styles and moods, with a maximum playing time of 7 minutes.
The contestants in Round II of the Junior International
Competition for Virtuoso Entertainment Music:
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Kevin Legrand (France)
Edward Giffney (New Zealand)
Eric Allard-Jacquin (France)
Sarah Vonau (France)
Anne-Sophie Bonnot (France)
John Moceo (USA)
Ruslan Ospiov (Russia)
Adrian Perez (Spain)
Benoit Nortier (France)
Pierre Laval (France)
Olivia Panzic (New Zealand)
Samantha Jarquio (USA)
Julie Langton (United Kingdom)
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International
Competition for Ensemble Music |
Members of
the International Jury
Chen JUN, (China)
Vojin VASOVIC, (Serbia)
Mirco PATARINI (Itlay)
President: Jörgen SUNDEQVIST, (Sweden)
Iñigo AIZPIOLEA,
(Spain)
Stephanie POOLE, (New Zealand)
Graham LAURIE, (United Kingdom)
Vjera ODAK-JEMBRIH, (Croatia)
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Contestants in the International Competition for Ensemble
Music
-International Duo
Lidia Kaminska - accordion (Poland) and Doug O'Connor - saxophone
(USA)
-Art of Accordion Quintet - Germany
Alexander CARGNELLI (accordion)
Clemens TSCHALLEIER (accordion)
Sarah STAIGER (accordion)
Michaela HEPP (accordion)
Ralf BRENDLE (accordion)
-Accordion Duo - Germany
Julian Feulner and Johannes Dimmling
-Accordion Quintet Hof - Germany
Florian WEICHERT (accordion)
Delia ZEILINGER (accordion)
Sarah SMITH (accordion)
Nicole RAUH (accordion)
Silvia THUROFF (Bass Accordion)
-Accordion Duo - Germany
Adrian Stieglitz and Simon Zimmerling
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Art
of Accordion Quintet - Germany
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Doug
O'Connor (USA) and Lidia Kaminska (Poland)
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Johannes
Dimmling and Julian Feulner
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Gala
Anniersary Banquet and Concert |
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More
than 500 people enjoyed the 60th Coupe Mondiale
Banquet
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2007
Coupe Mondiale Organizer Faithe Deffner and
Linda Soley Reed, AAA President
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Norman
Seaton (President of the National Accordion
Association) and wife Sharon
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The
North Shore Accordion Orchestra from Auckland, New
Zealand, conducted by Lionel Reekie.
Dancer Elena Reekie and flag holder Alexandra Reekie
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Don
Lipovac from Kansas City
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Mary
Tokarski, CT
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The
Busso Trio
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Stas
Venglevski
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Martin
Music Center Accordion Orchestra, directed by Randy
Martin
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