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Dates: Friday, June 27, 2008 to Sunday, June 29, 2008 Location: Victoria Edelweiss Club 108 Niagara Street Victoria, BC, Canada
É within 5
minutes walking distance from the cruise ship terminal (Ogden Point) and 10
minutes walking distance from downtown Victoria **Click here
to see map of our location in Victoria. |
Our 2008 festival is done! É it was an
overwhelming success. We had a fabulous time with all the
entertaining performers; young and not so young, from near and far, and of
all ÒmasteryÓ levels. See the few early pictures below. More to come in the future! Keep watching this website. |
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Click HERE to see a short video
of the Victoria Accordion Club in the Victoria Day parade May 19, 2008. We are promoting the Accordions By
The Sea Festival. (please be patient while the video loads É it takes a minute or
so) |
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HereÕs what
happened: |
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**Schedule of
events** |
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Friday, June 27, 2008
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Evening dinner** – 6 p.m. Grand opening & concert – 7:30 p.m. ($20) Guest artists introduced & perform Dance featuring Marc Wald and Reis Vink |
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Saturday, June 28, 2008 |
Open Stage – 9 a.m. Workshops by guest artists Jam sessions if desired Vendors Lunch available** Private lessons (by registration) Evening dinner** - 6 p.m. Concert performances by guest artists
– 7:30 p.m. ($20) |
Sunday, June 29, 2008
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Pancake breakfast available Open Stage – 9 a.m. Workshops by guest artists Jam sessions if desired Vendors Lunch available** Guest artist performances & Concert
for all ages including seniors – 2 p.m. ($10) Grande Finale & closing – 3 p.m. |
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Private Lessons |
Private lessons were provided from highly professional and
skilled instructors: - Barbara Ann Martindale - Irv Lang - Mario Pedone |
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Workshops & demonstrations |
The Memory Workshop - Saturday June 28 a.m. By Barbara Ann Martindale If you are a beginner to intermediate player and have never
memorized a piece or have memory difficulties, this workshop using a careful
step by step presentation is for you.
Learning effective solid memory skills to perform selections with
commitment, passion, focus, confidence and abandonment is the goal of this
workshop. Hand out sheets will
be provided and participants are encouraged to bring accordions and ask
questions. Preparing for Public Performance and Competition - Sunday June 29th a.m. By Barbara Ann Martindale As a follow up from the
memory workshop, Barbara Ann will discuss and share from her own years of
concert work, local and international competition. Items covered will be proper performance preparation, choosing
selections and the mental, physical and emotional challenges of public
performance and competitive events. For this workshop, audience participation
through questions and answers is greatly encouraged. Dressing up
a song – Saturday
June 28 By Mario Pedone Dress up your
performances by introducing simple techniques such as playing grace notes, or
alternate chord patterns in your songs.
This workshop will show participants how to do these basic techniques
to add zest to the song. Bring
your accordion. Using Music
Software To Write Music
– Saturday June 28 By
Mario Pedone Demonstrate the use of
Print Music, a computer software program that enables the user to write
music, print the notes and play it.
This music notation software program allows users to compose music and
has all the features needed to efficiently notate music for many instruments. Accordion playing
technique workshops (Introduction to the
accordion - FREE) (Intermediate &
Advanced playing techniques) Saturday, June 28 By Lou DiMaggio Three workshops on
technique playing the accordion are being planned. One workshop will be on introduction to the accordion for
beginners (itÕs free – bring your parents, kids, friends), the others
on more advanced technique for more experienced players. The workshops will deal with the
basics of the accordion, fingering, the keyboard, and bellow control. The more advanced workshop will deal
with expression, chords, harmony, improvising and dynamics. |
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Featured Artists: |
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Barbara Ann Martindale Barbara Ann Martindale is VancouverÕs own concert accordionist
with a wide-ranging repertoire of both classical and ethnic music. She is well known for her virtuoso
performances, operatic voice and marvelous costumes. She also sings in several languages
during her performances. She has competed locally and internationally, and was a finalist
of the concerto, recital and variety categories in the 1990 International
Accordion Grand Prix in Los Angeles, USA. Barbara Ann has lectured and served as an adjudicator in
England, China and USA. She will be giving workshops and will offer private lessons at
the Accordions By The Sea festival.
She is always entertaining, and always a treat to hear and watch her
perform. You will not want to
miss it. |
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Irv Lang Irv is a long-standing valued member of
the accordion community in Canada, and specifically British Columbia. He started accordion lessons at the
age of nine in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In his early teens he and his parents moved to Vancouver where he
continued his music lessons. His
desire was to become a skilled and talented accordionist. In his teen years he was hired by the
Service Shows to entertain at various military locations throughout British
Columbia As a young man he was hired as a staff
musician on VancouverÕs C.K.N.W. radio station where he worked for 8 years. He formed his own Trio and performed at
most of Vancouver's major hotels, including the Vancouver Hotel where he joined
the highly regarded Dal Richard's Band performing regularly. He recorded with the Dal Richard's
Band in the early 1960's. During
this time, he also performed, recorded and toured with King Ganam, an
excellent popular western violinist. In the mid 1960's Irv moved to Victoria
where his Trio worked at many top restaurants and hotels including the Oak
Bay Marina and the Empress Hotel. Irv continues to perform as a soloist and works with many fine
Victoria musicians. |
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Mario Pedone Mario Pedone is a highly sought-after performer across North
America. As soon as you hear him
perform, you will be struck by the smooth flowing precision of his technique
and mastery of tone. He easily
transitions between lively blurred fingering of fast-paced sambas and easy
velvet-touch soft jazz. He lives in Sugar Land, Texas, where he writes, arranges and
records music in his own studio.
His musical range includes, but is not limited to classical, Latin,
European, American standards, and many others. He also produces CDs and recordings for other musicians. Some call him a musical genius who has devoted his life to the
pursuit of accordion musical perfection. Mario was a featured performer at the 2007 Accordions By The Sea
festival, and was extremely popular.
We are fortunate to have him for a return engagement. He will again offer workshops and
private lessons at the festival. For more information on Mario, check the website: http://www.fbc-accordion-club.org/Mario.htm |
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Lou DiMaggio Mr. DiMaggio is a well-known accordionist from California. He is from an Italian family and is
related to the famous baseball player Joe DiMaggio. He started playing accordion at a very young age and soon
was playing in talent shows. As
he became more accomplished, he played on radio with famous accordionist Dick
Contino and later in shows with superstars such as Bob Hope, Bing Crosby and
others. He has performed at many
events across the U.S. and has given workshops at high-profile venues
including other accordion festivals.
At our festival, he will give several workshops on accordion technique
for beginners (free), and the more advanced players. Participants are encouraged to bring
their accordions as well as their friends, parents, children and anyone
interested in developing skills on the accordion. |
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Marc Wald
and Reis Vink Marc Wald is
from Nanaimo, BC and has played extensively over many years with international
celebrities on radio and television, including the renowned Rhythm Pals. Although retired, he continues to
play and has released CDs of his music.
Reis Vink also from Nanaimo is another highly accomplished
accordionist who plays for many events throughout the region. Marc and Reis will provide excellent
toe-tapping and lively music for the Friday evening dance. |
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