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Christmas
Recital by students of
Accordion Concertina Music Studios
(from Burnsville, MN and Superior, WI studios)
Sunday, December 9, 2007
2:00 PM
Featuring Piano Accordions (including Free-Bass),
Chromatic Button Accordions,
Button Diatonic Accordions (Slovenian, Club, Finnish, Bohemian types)
Anglo Concertina
English Concertina
Chemnitz Concertina
Open to the
Public
Cheryl Leah and Ed Willet in Concert !
(Chance)
Harrington ARTS Center
November 4, 2007
2:00 PM
See also: www.chanceworld.com
Performance
participation by Helmi Harrington
Henry
Doktorski
offers
another great concert
preceded by a lecture/workshop
on the Deiro Brothers,
including new music and research !
September
16th, Sunday, 2:00 PM !
Vaudeville Accordion Music
Concert
Doktorski’s performance at the Hanni Strahl Concert Hall on Sunday afternoon
will feature original compositions of Guido and Pietro Deiro, and will include many
of their celebrated marches, waltzes, polkas, tangos, foxtrots and overtures. He is
intimately familiar with Guido Deiro's original compositions, as he recorded Guido
Deiro’s complete works, Vaudeville
Accordion Classics, a double CD set of which was released in November 2003 by
Bridge Records. He is currently editing Guido Deiro’s complete works for
publication by the music publishers Theodore Presser Company.
Click here to learn more about the
two important Deiro accordions donated
Click
here for more event information directly from Henry Doktorski's website
Michelle
Gribbon and Helmi Harrington
will be performing at the...
Torke-Weihnachten
Shop
Christmas ornaments, collectables & Café
with freshly brewed coffee or espresso, confectionary sweets and fine
European chocolates!
11 East Superior St., Duluth, MN
March 18th, 2007 -
Sunday - Concert begins at 2:30 pm !
Tickets ($10.00) are available at the
door...
Reservations are strongly recommended.
Components of this program were
performed in Moscow, Russia (Dec. 2005), and in European tour (July, 2006).
Christmas Recital !
Students
performing
Holiday
and celebratory music.
Free
admission !
"Forro For All"
Brazilian ensemble
at HARTS, Sunday, 2:00PM, Oct 1.
Press Release (PDF)"Deutsches Harmonika und
They are the opening concert for
Akkordeon Museum"Traveling Museum Exhibits From Sept 28 - Oct.11. 10am to 5pm $10 adult - $5 children to 12 years
Deutsches Harmonika Museum Traveling Displays
showing development of accordion-family-instruments from the
collection of this German National Museum. Here is an once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to view exhibits and speak with experts—right here at your
doorstep!
Take special notice—mark your calendar!
September 24, 2006 !
Concert and Masterclass Workshop
Friedrich Lips (Moscow) & Stas Venglevsky (WI)
Masterclass at 3pm
( "Participants" must register by Sept. 20 - $50 )
Admission to observe & listen: $10
Concert at 6pm !
$15 (Adults) $5 (under 12)
Midwest Regional
Free-Reed
Accordion-Concertina
Festival 2006 !
August 12, 13 Saturday & Sunday
10am to evening both days !
$20/day or $10/event
Free-Reed Festival 2006 Schedule
(PDF)
(subject to possible changes)
This is our second annual Festival for all free-reed instruments—don’t miss
it!
Remember how much fun you had in 2005 and how much you learned.
The program will be expanded while favorite elements will be repeated.
Museum Tours - Concerts
(incl. Ron Setniker,
Michelle Gribbon & Helmi Harrington)
Workshops - Jam Sessions
POLKAFEST 2006 !
June 23, 24, 25
at Ironworld, Chisolm, MN
Our Preliminary Schedule ( PDF )
Ironworld USA "Polkafest" (Chisholm, MN). Our 12th year presenting AWAM’s Traveling Museum. Three full days of displays, concerts, workshops, and talking with YOU.
Sound of Strings Concert !
Our European-Tour
Concert
at Harrington ARTS Center
1401 Belknap, Superior
Michelle Gribbon (Violin)
with professional musicians and gifted students !
June 10th,
Saturday, 6:00 PM
Donations
Welcomed !
Michelle Gribbon and her "Sound of Strings" performing group including 20 performers (from 3rd grade to professional adult, some doubling as vocalists): cellist/classical guitarist Dr. Carl Passal, pianist/violinist Alex Nelson, 14 violinists, 3 pianists, and accordionist Helmi Harrington in a preview performance of the concert to be toured in Austria and Germany June 12-22. It will also be performed at Ironworld USA’s "Polkafest," June 24.
May 23rd, Tuesday, 7pm 2006 - Chulrua Traditional Irish Music
- click here for the Poster - and here for the Press Release (PDF) !
Christmas
Recitals - Sunday, December 4th, 2005 at HARTS
1:00
Michelle and Helmi Russian Program
2:15
Student Recital (Part One)
4:00
Student Recital (Part Two)
6:00
Carolyn and Helmi Christmas Program
Michelle Gribbon (violin) and Helmi
(accordion)
had a December 2005 concert engagement in Moscow !
Look for their travel report and more news in our January 2006 newsletter !
November 12 (Saturday) 2005 at Harrington ARTS Center
Michelle Gribbon and Helmi in Concert 7:00 PM
* This fund-raiser concert is in advance of their performance in Moscow for the
4th International Competition for Bayanists and Accordionists, organized by Friedrich
Lips
at the Gnessin Institute. Michelle, whose extraordinary interpretive
finesse has earned
international recognition, teaches a large studio in Duluth, performs
with
various professional groups, and has many significant solo and ensemble tours to her
credit.
Helmi heads A World of Accordions Museum in Superior, instructs and performs
nationally,
and is recognized as an authority in the accordion world.
There is no admission charge for this concert and the general public is
invited.
Free-will donations will be gratefully accepted to offset expenses of travel.
November 6 (Sunday) 2005
Michelle Gribbon (violin) and Helmi in Concert 3:00 PM
Messiah Lutheran Church, Mt. Iron, MN
Pastor Kristen Foster 218-741-7057
* Donation to benefit our December performance in Moscow - see above !
Walter
Roldán Pereyra
(click for info)
presents authentic Uruguayan music & dancers !
at Harrington ARTS Center
October 2nd, Sunday, 2005, 7:00 PM, tickets $15.00
GIVE
AND LIVE BENEFITS CONCERT !
with Scott Jones and Willowgreen
at Harrington ARTS Center
7:00 PM, Friday, Sept. 30, 2005
$15 tax-deductible ticket/donation
All proceeds will help needy orphans and kids in Thailand
Music and Comedy! - Multimedia Show! - Wine & Appetizers! - Silent Auction!
Additional information: suespencer@willowgreenmusic.com and www.giveandlive.org
Concert
& Master Class !
on September
24th, Saturday, 2005 by
Stas
Venglevski (accordion)
& Misha Litvin (
Russian folk instruments - Domra)
3:00 PM Master Class 7:00 PM Concert (Times
subject to change)
*
Special notice:
Accordion and Domra concert on Minneapolis Cable TV !
If you missed the
Concert & Master Class on September 24th at Harrington ARTS by
Stas
Venglevski (accordion) &
Misha Litvin (
Russian folk instruments - Domra)
with our Master
class accordion students... John Bispala,
Roger Schmitz, and Paul Vargason,
plus Joan Grauman, you can tune into Cable
TV in Minneapolis (MTN) for:
Part 1 Sun. Oct. 23 10:00 p.m. Ch. 75, Part 2 Wed. Nov. 2 10:30
p.m. Ch. 75
Part 1 Sun. Nov. 13 10:00 p.m. Ch. 16, Part 1 Thu. Nov.
17 9:30 p.m. Ch. 16
Part 2 Sun. Nov. 20 6:30 p.m. Ch. 17, Part 1 Sat.
Dec. 3 8:00 p.m. Ch. 17
Part 2 Sun. Dec. 4 8:30 p.m. Ch. 17, Part 2 Sat.
Dec. 17 8:00 p.m. Ch. 17
These viewings were produced for cable TV on the Minneapolis
Telecommunications
Network (MTN) by Mark Bispala. Thank you from all of us at Harrington ARTS !
First
Mid-West Regional All-Accordions and All-Concertinas Festival !
August 20th & 21st (Saturday & Sunday) 2005 at HARTS!
Plan to come, play, attend workshops, participate in
competitions, and meet new
friends in all the instrument-family styles and disciplines. Dee Langley and
Helmi are working
together to coordinate participation by the Minnesota Accordion Club, New Prague
Concertina Club, Glencoe Button Box Club, and studio students, among others.
Help us make the event successful and informative for our region !
Flier (click here - PDF) Schedule (click here - PDF)
July 6-10, The American Accordionists' Association (AAA) Annual Competition and Festival at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn, Michigan. Festival participants will receive a special rate of $94.00 single-quad occupancy. Festival highlights include... Competitions for all ages - Exciting Workshops & Exhibits - Gala Banquet and much more! Come hear the many featured guests! Full details to be announced soon! See http://www.ameraccord.com/
Ironworld
Polkafest ! June
24th-26, 2005,
Chisholm, MN, three days of workshops, performances,
and the AWAM Traveling Museum !!!
Click here for our Polkafest schedule 2005 (PDF)
May 16 & 17th, Monday & Tuesday, 2005 - Traveling
Museum Display
Chicago Accordion Club (16th - Contact
Person: Rolf Agner Phone: +1 847-683 2528) and Milwaukee Accordion Club (17th) !
Friday, May 6,
4:30pm, 2005 - Wisconsin Public Radio plans to air "Around the
Town"
(simulcast in the Twin Ports on 91.3 and 89.9). If you can, please listen to
the program.
It is supposed to include recent interviews on the accordion museum and HARTS.
April 23rd - Saturday, 2005
Florian
Chmielewski ! ! !
Celebrates 60 years of accordion music...
"Across the Generations"
Concerts at 1pm & 3pm are only $10
Tickets are available in advance.
Tours of A World of Accordions Museum every half-hour from 10am to 5pm !
Optional lunch, $6.00. Door prizes and a raffle will round out this
exciting event !
Click here for the full press release - PDF file
All proceeds to benefit " A World Of Accordions Museum "
Click here for a review of this event (PDF) !
April 3rd, Sunday, 2005 - Henry
Doktorski
1pm Lecture & Demonstration - Vaudeville Accordion Music plus installation of Guido Deiro Accordions
$10.00.
Doktorski will conduct a workshop and demonstrate the two historic accordions, and
registrants will have the rare opportunity to hear and play these instruments.
Doktorski said, "It is a real treat for me, as an envoy for the generous Count
Guido Roberto Deiro and Sandra Deiro Cattani, to deliver these two historic
instruments to A World of Accordions Museum, and present a workshop and recital
featuring the music of the celebrated Deiro brothers. Guido and Pietro Deiro were two
of America's greatest accordionists during their day, and these instruments are
priceless relics from the Golden Age of the Accordion. They are quite different in
many ways from modern accordions, but they also have their own unique charm and
distinctive personality. Just look at the artistic decorations on the grill! In
addition, the sound is not muted by a tone chamber, and the instruments project well
in a large hall. I hope many accordionists will travel to Superior, Wisconsin, to
take part in this important event."
Concert at
3pm - $15.00
Doktorski’s 3 p.m. recital at the Hanni Strahl Concert Hall on Sunday afternoon
will feature original compositions of Guido and Pietro Deiro, and will include many
of their celebrated marches, waltzes, polkas, tangos, foxtrots and overtures. He is
intimately familiar with Guido Deiro's original compositions, as he recorded Guido
Deiro’s complete works, Vaudeville
Accordion Classics, a double CD set of which was released in November 2003 by
Bridge Records. He is currently editing Guido Deiro’s complete works for
publication by the music publishers Theodore Presser Company.
Click here to learn more about the
two important Deiro accordions being donated
Click
here for our Doktorski Press Release - PDF
Click
here for more event information directly from Henry Doktorski's website
Viatcheslav Semyonov ( click here for press release- PDF ) performed in concert March 19, 2005 ( click here for program - PDF ). It was a miraculous performance for an enthralled audience! His "Divertimento" (commissioned by the American Accordionists' Association in honor of Faithe Deffner) is a superb piece in three movements that we believe will prove to be THE most important new composition for concert and competition stages, for piano accordions and button chromatic accordions alike. In response to the enthusiasm of the audience, and despite the lateness of the hour, Semyonov performed two encores: "Guilder Rose" and "Bulgarian Suite."
February 18-20, 2005 - Accordion
Tuning Workshop !
(
click here for details in PDF format )
No prior experience or skill is required. Bring your project instrument (not your best if it's your first
project) or
learn on one at ARTS. Call / write for details and registration. $200 per
person.
Community
Christmas Celebration 2004 ! Was December 5th, Sunday 2PM, 2004.
We enjoyed wonderful music of the season from Carolyn Carver and her
violin students, and
Helmi Harrington and her accordion students !
Ruben Rodriguez y su
Conjunto
- Argentinean Chamame Music was presented in concert on September 27th,
2004, at 7:00 PM.
Concert attendees were treated to delightfully unique ethnic Argentinian music and
dancing !
BATTLE OF THE ACCORDIONS ! A
special performance Saturday August 14th, at the Pioneer Museum, 312 W San Antonio
Street, Fredricksburg, Texas (830-997-2835). 6PM to 10PM.
Helmi presented an ACCORDIONWORLD.ORG
display appeared with her daughter, Hanni Van Zandt, and son, Charles
Harrington, in an enjoyable Texas venue!
Featuring... The
Strahl Music Trio (Hanni Van Zandt, Charles Harrington,
Krystal)... plus Rolf and Franz.
and, of course... Dr Helmi Harrington PhD, and also... Robert
Atwood !
We were at
Polkafest June 25th through 27th, 2004....
Celebrating
Historic Legacies
- Ironworld Discovery Center (click for details - WORD document)
Thanks
to everyone for a wonderful...
GRAND
ReOPENING of A WORLD OF ACCORDIONS MUSEUM
April 24-25, 2004
Special Performances by:
"Just Du-et" - Dee Langley & Greg Dagoumas
"Newfoundland Irish" - Sue Spencer, Jim Ofsthun, & Llake McCorison
"Music from South America" - Jose Curbalo & Serglo Mansilla
"The Slovenian Touch" - Ronny Setniker with daughters Susan & Shelby
Minnesota Accordion Orchestra
Click
here for details (WORD document)
Click
here for the Daily Schedule of Grand ReOpening Events (WORD doc)
Other special events...
A Community Christmas Celebration was held December 7th, 2003, at 2pm. We enjoyed wonderful music of the season from Carolyn Carver and her violin students, and Helmi Harrington and her accordion students. We also had the opportunity to participate in Toys for Tots through the Bong Heritage Center.
Dee Langley and Greg Dagoumas played their accordions with great skill and sparkling enthusiasm on Nov 2nd, 2003. Their repertoire included everything from waltzes, schottisches and polkas to classical music such as Mozart and Bach, with a splash of Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen in between!
The Original Nauheimer Dorfmusikanten played German Octoberfest here in Superior on Wednesday, September 24th, 2003! The genuine German 12 piece band on its first American tour delighted us with their music, vocals, authentic costumes, and authentic German repertory and singing!
Stas Venglevski returned to our stage with his friend John Simkus in a dazzling “explosion” of virtuoso duets Sunday, May 4th at 2:00 PM. Stas is a former student of Friedrich Lips (Moscow). He performed here in 2002 with Lips and is one of the USA's foremost concert artists. John Simkus is a Chicago native who specializes in jazz and contemporary improvisatory music. Stas and John concluded a national tour that brought rave reviews.
Noted accordionist DICK REES performed Old Style & Traditional Music here on 3-22-03.
Noted classical accordionist Joanna Arnold-Darrow of Westmont, New Jersey and the Accordion Concertina Music Ensemble (Carolyn Carver, Lynda Griffith and Helmi Harrington) shared the concert stage at Harrington ARTS Center on Sunday afternoon, Nov 10th, 2002, at 2:00 p.m.
Friedrich Lips (Moscow) and Stas Venglevski (Milwaukee)… Workshop 10 AM and Concert 2 PM Sunday, September 22nd, 2002. It was a tremendous performance! Click here to see poster.
Ingrid Kvale (Norway)…August 4, 2002
The "K" Trio (Connecticut
) Performed a wonderful Seminar & Concert here on July 17th, 2002 !Last Special Exhibit...
Charles Magnante: America’s Great Accordionist (July through September, 2002)
Workshops...
*** Accordion history & performance workshop notice for CTAA (future ones may be similar)
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