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NewsCurrent News2012 South Pacific & NZ Accordion Championships & FestivalSaturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd June, 2012Download the 2012 Prospectus containing the rules and regulations. The NZAA is delighted to once again have the use of the outstanding Raye Freedman Arts Centre, a venue that is ideally suited to our requirements, with excellent acoustics and all its "state of the art" facilities under one roof. The Weekend commences on Saturday morning with a President's welcome, in particular to life members, overseas guests and competitors. On Sunday afternoon, there will be a concert featuring the festival orchestra, class winners and other guest artists. This year, the festival orchestra will be for those players 18 years and under from all over New Zealand and overseas guests. On Sunday evening, there will be a "Formal Dinner" during which we will present trophies to the South Pacific Championship winners. This evening features a wealth of accordion entertainment and dancing, to cap off what is always a most exciting weekend. Sonja Palinich Bus Trip from North Shore to Dargaville on Sunday 25 March 2012
The concert titled 'Afternoon of Music' with Kevin Friedrich and Friends will feature local artists and well known accordionists. The NZAA will be supporting this event and the Dargaville Accordion Museum as the Finale of its 40th Anniversary Celebrations. The Memorabilia Display showcasing 40 years of the New Zealand Accordion Association will be held at the Dargaville Museum from March 2012 as an addition to the extensive accordion and historical display. All are invited to take the trip to Dargaville to view the impressive accordion display that Kevin Friedrich has been the leader of creating, over the last 15 years. The trip will also celebrate the 50th birthday of Kevin Friedrich. So take this opportunity to celebrate an important birthday and also honor Kevin for all his work for the accordion in NZ and internationally over the years. Kevin will be be presented in front of his hometown, the NZAA Lifetime Achievement Award to honor this occasion. Report of the 2010 'Afternoon of Music' with Kevin Friedrich and Friends. 2011 Championships & Festival and NZAA 40th Anniversary CelebrationThe 40th Anniversary was a weekend full of excellent music and competitions. The Update of the book History of the Accordion in NZ was announced and is available online. More details later. Author Wallace Liggett was awarded a Life Membership for his work on this project and also is long accordion career. Further information will be online in a few days. A Highlight was an amazing concert of concert music and entertainment music by 5 times World Accordion Champion Grayson Masefield on Saturday afternoon with an extended standing ovation. The competitions before that and on Sunday morning were exciting with the South Pacific Solo Championships living up to its promise of being an exciting competition with lots of good music. Three very fine competitors performed with the results being Campbell Thwaites 1st by just one mark from 2010 Champion Edward Giffney and Bor-Kuan Song not far behind that. A most enjoyable top solo category. The Finale Concert featuring competition winners and a number of other fine performances was excellent and enjoyed by all. The presentation of previous NZ and South Pacific Accordion Solo Champions during the weekend and the Champion Accordion Orchestra conductors and Life Members were also very nice thank you's to those people for all they had done for the accordion in NZ. The honoring of Kevin Friedrich with a Life-time Achievement Award and CIA Award to NZAA President John Statham retiring after 28 years as President were very moving and the audience jumped to their feet and gave John Statham a long and well deserved standing ovation. The event finished off with an excellent Farewell Dinner in Honor of John Statham with Prizegiving and final presentations to John Statham who received another standing ovation for all his contributions to the NZAA over the years. You can now read the full 2011 Daily Reports of photographs and results. 2011 Championships & Festival and NZAA 40th Anniversary CelebrationSaturday 4th and Sunday 5th JuneWHO IS COMING!!!! There are other exciting activities planned for the 40th Anniversary with the 40th Anniversary NZ Accordion Orchestra, the exciting return of 2009 and 2010 World Accordion Champion and international concert star Grayson Masefield to perform classical and entertainment music, getting together with all our past NZ Champions, South Pacific Champions, competition winners, Orchestra conductors and Life Members and the 40th Anniversary display.
You have to be there ........ Schedule - Subject to Change depending upon competition entries.
SATURDAY 4TH JUNE
SUNDAY 5TH JUNE
40th ANNIVERSARY NZ ACCORDION ORCHESTRAAll Welcome. Program: A fun program to be enjoyed by everyone with conductor Gary Daverne ONZM.
Concert Uniform: Black trousers or skirt and White top, tie not required. Black Shoes.
40th Anniversary Dinner in Honour of Retiring President John Statham Adult $50 Children under 10 years $26. Purchase tickets on Saturday at the compeititions or send cheque to Competitions Secretary. John Statham was a committee member for the 1980 Coupe Mondiale held in Auckland, was the announcer for that superbly run event, was instrumental in leading the NZAA through the start of the South Pacific Accordion Championships competitions and making the NZAA competitions an international event, inviting the Coupe Mondiale Piano Accordion competitors to NZ for the last 9 years, development program for players culminating in highly placed NZ 2009 Coupe Mondiale competitors, the huge success of the 2009 Coupe Mondiale in Takapuna, and to now, the NZAA 40th Anniversary Celebration. You have to be there ........
This list is only just starting, and many more names will be joining the list. Names are in order of when people reply with the information. They are all there to have a great time and meet many old friends, so make sure you are there to say hello too. SUNDAY 29TH MAY DARGAVILLE TRIP RESCHEDULEDBus Trip from North Shore to Dargaville for Concert, Museum Viewing, Dinner is now scheduled for Sunday 25 March 2012. |
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This trip will feature an excellent Concert, Museum Viewing and Dinner.
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