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2017

ALL IRELAND OPEN ACCORDION

FESTIVAL

INCORPORATING THE 46TH ANNUAL IRISH ACCORDION FESTIVAL.

8th & 9th April

Prizewinners

&

Gala Concert

Participants

2017.

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Elementary Solo - Cara Syllabus CÉIM 1

1. Megan Roche

2. Alexandra Ghelbere

3. Grace Fogarty

Preliminary Solo - Cara Syllabus CÉIM 2.

1. Michéal MacKinnon

2. Madeleine Hughes

3. Grace McGourty

Primary Solo - Test Piece "Puffing Billy"

1. Aedín Davis

2. Ciara Quinn

3. Aoife Brady

Primary Solo - Own Choice - RIAM Cara Syllabus CÉIM3 or

Any Grade I piece from RIAM or BCA Syllabus 1. Cormac McKenna

2. Aedín Davis

3. Leah Miller

Preparatory Solo - Test Piece "Buttercup Meadows"

1. Clodagh Callan - Corey

2. Niamh Quinn

3. Hope Darcy

Preparatory Solo - Own Choice Any Grade 2 piece from RIAM or BCA Syllabus 1. Clodagh Callan - Corey

2. Abigail McGuinness Mallon

3. Heather MacKinnon

Highly Commended Sarah Maxwell

Junior Solo - Test Piece - "The Cuckoo" from Pastoral Suite. 1. Cassie Honan

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Junior Solo - Own Choice

Any Grade 3 piece from RIAM or BCA Syllabus 1. Michael Leavey

2. Fiachra Smith

3. Orla O'Malley

Junior Duet

1. Orla O'Malley & Eimear Lambe

2. Fiachra Smith & Aoife Dunne

3. Emma Thornton & Éabha Carolan

Higher Junior Solo

Any Grade 4 piece from RIAM or BCA Syllabus 1. Laura Masterson

2. Lauren Cassidy

3. Laura Bradley

Higher Junior Duet

1. Emma Moran & Sara Brennan

Traditional Solo - Under 12

1. Sean Brady

2. Kyle Doherty

Traditional Solo - Under 15

1. Amy Lynch

2. Ellie O'Reilly

Preparatory Orchestra

1. Castletown Preparatory Orchestra - (M.D. Yvonne Chilton)

Junior Orchestra

1. “VIVAccordia blue” - (M.D. Vivien Müller)

2. Royal Meath Accordion Orchestra - (M.D. Gerard Kelly) 3. Castletown Junior Orchestra - (M.D. Sara Brennan)

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Primo Recital

Free Choice programme Time Limit 2' to 4' 1. Karl Parge

2. Fiona Müller

Secondo Recital

Free Choice programme Time Limit 3' to 5' 1. Cassie Honan

2. Fiachra Smith

3. Alicia Carney

Late Starter / Adult Solo

Free Choice programme Time Limit 4'

1. Louise Boomer

2. Michael Daly

Late Starter Orchestra

Free Choice programme Time Limit 5' 1. Die Montagsfrauen - (M.D. Vivien Müller.)

and East Antrim Seniors - (M.D. Clyde Johnston)

Open Ensemble

Free Choice programme Time Limit 8' 1. Castletown Senior Ensemble 2. Diamond Quartet 3. East Antrim Accordion Ensemble

Entertainment Ensemble

1. Eazy Skweezers

Entertainment Orchestra

Free Choice programme Time Limit 8' 1. East Antrim Seniors - (M.D. Clyde Johnston)

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Intermediate Solo - Test Piece "Lift Off"

1. Ciara Brady

2. Finn Longmore

3. Tara Sullivan

Intermediate Solo - Own Choice

Any Grade 5 RIAM or BCA piece

1. Molly McKenna

2. Doireann Smith

3. Lucy Farrelly

Terzo Recital

Free choice programme with a Time Limit of 4' to 7'

1. Michael Leavey

2. Molly McKenna

3. Lauren Cassidy

Higher Intermediate Solo - Own Choice

Any Grade 6 RIAM or BCA piece

1. Charlotte McKenna

2. Michael McKeon-Boyle

3. Alexander Chrysostomou

Senior Solo

Any Grade 7 RIAM or BCA piece

1. Madison Doherty

2. Arann Geraghty

3. Katya Murray

Under 16 Ensemble

Free Choice Programme with Maximum Time of 5'

1. Castletown Junior Ensemble

2. Castletown Intermediate Ensemble

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Quarto Recital

Free choice programme with a Time Limit of 5' to 9'

1. Holly Murphy

2. Arann Geraghty

3. Evan Eiffe

Grande Recital - Any Age

Free choice programme with a Time Limit of 6' to 10'

1. Madison Doherty

2. Brian Eiffe

3. Kate McKenna

Open Traditional Solo

1. Colm Daly

Concertista Recital

Confined to previous prizewinners of the Senior Solo.

Free choice programme with a Time Limit of 10' to 15'

1. Ciara Masterson

Intermediate Orchestra

1. Castletown Intermediate Orchestra

Senior Orchestra

1. Castletown Senior Orchestra

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GALA CONCERT PARTICIPANTS 2017.

The Adjudicator, Mr. Kevin Street, selected the following prizewinners from the weekend festival to perform at the Gala Concert.

1. Megan Roche

2. Aedín Davis

3. Fiachra Smyth

4. Molly McKenna

5. Micheál MacKinnon

6. Cassie Honan

7. Michael Leavey

8. Madison Doherty

9. Orla O'Malley & Eimear Lambe

10. Castletown Junior Ensemble

Also performing in the Gala Concert were:-

“VIVAccordia blue” (Germany) - (M.D. Vivien Müller)

Royal Meath Accordion Orchestra - (M.D. Gerard Kelly)

Castletown Senior Accordion Orchestra - (M.D. John Chilton)

Accordion Ensemble Wiesbaden (Germany) M.D. Annegret Cratz

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Date for your diary.

---------------- 2018 Festival Provisional dates for next year’s Festival are Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th March 2018. Venue to be decided.

Thank you for your attendance and participation in the Irish Open Accordion Festival 2017. Please visit on Facebook or our website http://www.irishaccordionassociation.com email: irishaccordionassociation@gmail.com