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Daily Reports
Friday 2nd June 2006
Other Reports: Saturday 03 June, Sunday 04 June
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Other Reports: Saturday 03 June, Sunday 04 June
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| Setting up for the event. Behind the scenes work before the event and first one on site was Competitions Co-ordinator Rien Wills, seen here setting up Room B for competitions tomorrow morning. | Jacob Wills moving chairs with the Hall Caretaker Desmond in the background. | |
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| Former New Zealand Champion and 3rd placegetter in the Copenhagen Coupe Mondiale Piano Accordion category arriving with all the trophies. | NZAA Committee members Heather Masefield, Adam Thorpe and VIP guest Kevin Friedrich, CIA President talking with them. | |
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| NZAA President John Statham warmly welcomes Kevin Friedrich to the event. | NZAA Committee member Wayne Knights and NZAA Publicity Co-ordinator Bernadette Chamberlain. | |
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| Accordion Examination Board Chairman Silvio de Pra, former New Zealand Champion Marcel Riethman and Erica Knights. | NZAA Secretary Marie Jones, Committee member Megan Jennings, Alannah Jones. | |
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| Cups display keenly viewed by many of the contestants. | Coupe Mondiale World Piano Accordion Champions Alexander Shirunov with two Australian fans. |
| NZAA Committee members, Left to Right: Wayne Knights, Campbell Bettridge, Treasurer Carol Yan, Competitions Co-ordinator Rien Wills, Megan Jennings, Adam Thorpe, President John Statham, Vice-President Harley Jones, Secretary Marie Jones, Publicity Co-ordinator Bernadette Chamberlain, Heather Masefield. Missing Competitions Secretary Annemarie Panzic. |
| NZAA Adjudicators 2006: Danielle Beston, Silvio de Pra, Paula Harris, Erica Knights, Carol Yan, Adam Thorpe, Kevin Friedrich, Jenna Murray, Marcel Riethman, not present: Wallace Liggett, Tatiana Lanchtchikova, Sonja Palinich, Shirley Yelavich. |
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| Opening speech for the weekend by NZAA President John Statham. | Nga iwi o Waiata Maori group making a Maori welcome for the Australian guests. Group consists of Jennifer Manuera-Jones (nee Bethel), Grayson Masefield, Stephanie Poole, Amber Masefield obscured, compere John Statham. |
| Australian Society of Accordionists NSW Branch Youth Accordion Orchestra performing a very pleasant half hour program of music. Musical Director Elizabeth Jones sitting center. |
| Starlight Duo of Lionel Reekie and Maurice Jones. |
| Starlight Duo of Lionel Reekie and Maurice Jones. |
| Starlight Duo of Lionel Reekie and Maurice Jones left the stage with the sound of the audience yelling for more. |
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| ASA orchestra three players. | Alexander Shirunov, Coupe Mondiale Piano Accordion World Champion in dynamic action. | |
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| The incredibly dynamic Alexander Shirunov ending, after responding to calls for More! More! More! | John Statham thank you to Alexander Shirunov and concert ending speech. | |
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