Isidro Larrañaga Akordeoi Orkestra

Hi to all my readers!

In this post my intention is to communicate all of you that I play in a orchestra called ISIDRO LARRAÑAGA AKORDEOI ORKESTRA, and I'm going to tell you all the history and all the achievements of the orchestra.

The orchestra was founded by Isidro Larrañaga Beloki, the father of Isitxo Larrañaga Moreno, who nowadays is my director, in 1980. The first historical great achievements was marked by  the international tour in France, having a great success, in April 1985.

The full orchestra

  On the other hand, in 1987 and 1988, the orchestra took part in lot of festivals, held by the Department of Education and Culture of the Basque Governments and the Regional Gobens of Gipuzkoa and Bizkaia. A second orchestra formed by students of music, between 9 and 13 years old, was founded in 1987 under the direction of Isidro Larrañaga.

In 1997, the 2 orchestras take part in the "XVII Accordion International Gran Prix", celebrated in the French city of Bischwiller, winning silver medals in the corresponding categories. In 1998, both orchestras took part in the "Castelfidardo International Great Prize of Accordions" and they obtained a silver medal and a fourth classification in the same category.

Ginebra in 2000

In 2000, the adult orchestra suffered a generational change, because many of its members were going to the main group. Then, the group was completed with many players from the younger orchestra, who already had enough skills to do so. Finally, the orchestra maintained its great level, and it showed it participating in the "XVIII Acordion International Gran Prix" held in the Swiss city of Geneva, and winning the gold medal.

In the year 2001, it participated in the "X. International Accordion Contest of Cantabria", obtaining the first position and the gold medal.

In 2002, the two orchestras took part again in the "XI. International Accordion Contest of Cantabria", winning the first position and the gold medal in the correspondent categories. In 2003, the both orchestras took part for the third time in the "XII. International Accordion Contest of Cantabria". The young orchestra won the gold medal while the adult one got the silver medal.

Also they won more achievements, if you are interested search on this link.

 http://usuarios.multimania.es/akordeoiak/index.htm