CIA - Accordions Worldwide
CIA - Accordions Worldwide
CIA - Accordions Worldwide
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<strong>CIA</strong> Celebrates 1 st World Accordion Day, 6 th May 2009<br />
Above left: the Shanghai Spring National Accordion Competition dedicated their grand concert in honor of World Accordion Day.<br />
Center: In the United Kingdom, author Rob Howard released his book on and in celebration of World Accordion Day<br />
Right: In Austria, at the Musikum Oberndorf and Bergheim (class Robert Ebner) in addition to concerts,<br />
young students were given the opportunity to try the accordion first hand.<br />
Above Left: in Kansas City, the University of Missouri – Kansas City (UMKC) Community Accordion Orchestra directed by Joan C. Sommers<br />
dedicated their concert to World Accordion Day. Right: The Macedonian Association of Accordionists “Ljubiteli na klasicnata muzika” Skopje<br />
celebrated with a variety of activities including an appearance on the TV Show "Five Plus", an educational program for children. Below left:<br />
the Vietnam National Academy of Music celebrated with a concert featuring their Accordion Orchestra and guest Lars Holm (Sweden).<br />
Jacob Noordzij organized a painting competition with his music students. Winners were left: "180 years of Accordion Around the World"<br />
Stefanie Streitberger (cat. 10-12 years), Center: Accordion without any Frontiers" Marina Schernthanner (cat. 13-16 years) and right:<br />
"Accordion Rain all over the World" Daniela Zirm (cat. 6-9 years).