The ATG Festival is open to the public. Tickets for all events may be purchased on site at the ATG Registration Table each day of the event.
- Single Day Pass: $20.00
(This includes all workshops, vendors displays, historical accordions display)
- Daily Buffet Lunch with Entertainment: $25.00
- Evening Concert: $15.00
We look forward to welcoming
you to our 76th Annual Festival!
|
| Wednesday -
July 20th, 2016 |
| All
Day |
arrival
of attendees |
| 10:00 AM - Noon |
ATG Meeting - Executive Board
(Walnut Boardroom) |
| Noon - 1:00 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 4:00 PM |
ATG
Meeting - Board of Directors (Walnut Boardroom) |
| 5:00 - 6:00 PM |
Dinner with Board of Directors (White Oak Room) |
| 6:00 - 9:00 PM |
Exhibitor Setup (Savannah & Forest Rooms) |
| 6:30 - 7:00 PM |
Meeting of ATG Adjudicators of all Competitions (Walnut Boardroom) |
| 6:00 - 7:00 PM |
Registration
Desk Opens - All attendees must register (or you may purchase individual event tickets) (Arbor Ballroom Foyer) |
| 7:00 - 9:00 PM |
Meet and Greet Party and Jam Session (Linden Pavilion) |
| Thursday -
July 21st, 2016 |
| morning |
Complimentary Breakfast for Hotel Guests (Linden Pavilion) |
| 8:30 - 9:00 AM |
Set up for Festival Orchestra Rehearsal (Arbor Ballroom) |
| 9:00 - 10:50 AM |
ATG Festival Orchestra Rehearsal (Arbor Ballroom) |
| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Registration Desk Opens
(Arbor Ballroom Foyer) |
| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Exhibit Room Open
(Savannah & Forest Rooms) |
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM |
Workshop #1 - Helmi Harrington (Forest Room)
“Evolution of the Various Bass Systems”
(Note: This Workshop will be repeated on Friday at 11:00) |
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM |
Workshop - Jerry Cigler (Willow Room)
“Ways To Freshen Your Improvising" - Jerry Cigler
This Workshop will be repeated on Friday at 11:00 |
| Noon - 1:00 PM |
Lunch (Linden Pavilion)
Entertainment by Jon Thiel (IL) & George Secor (IL),
Dick Tappan (IL) & Charles Oprian (IL) |
| 1:00 - 1:50 PM |
Competitions
(Arbor, White Oak & Woodland) |
| 2:00 - 2:50 PM |
Rehearsal for Original Music Concert (Arbor Ballroom) |
| 2:00 - 2:50 PM |
Visit Vendors - Buy an Accordion Figurine (Savannah & Forest Rooms) |
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM |
Workshop - Grayson Masefield (Willow Room)
“Building a Piece of Music, Practice & Memorization” |
| 4:00 - 4:50 PM |
Workshop #2 - Helmi Harrington (Forest Room)
“Introduction to the Button Diatonic Accordion” HANDS ON!
Bring your accordion. |
| 4:00 - 4:50 PM |
Competitions (Arbor, White Oak & Woodland) |
| 5:00 PM |
Dinner Break |
| 7:00 PM |
Pre-Concert Music Music by Edo Sadikovic
and Sales Desk Opens
(Arbor Ballroom Foyer) |
| 7:30 PM |
Concert featuring
- UMKC Accordion Ensemble
- Gail Campanella
- Xia Gang (with guests Tong Tao and Qiao Jing)
- Jerry Cigler
(Arbor Ballroom)
|
| Friday -
July 22nd, 2016 |
| morning |
Complimentary Breakfast for Hotel Guests (Linden Pavilion) |
| 8:30 AM |
Set up for Festival Orchestra Rehearsal (Arbor Ballroom) |
| 9:00 - 11:00 AM |
ATG Festival Orchestra Rehearsal (Arbor Ballroom) |
| 9:00 AM |
Registration Desk Opens (Arbor Ballroom Foyer) |
| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Exhibit Room Open (Savannah & Forest Rooms) |
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM |
Workshop #1 - Helmi Harrington (Forest Room)
“Evolution of the Various Bass Systems” (repeat) |
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM |
Workshop - Jerry Cigler (Willow Room)
“Ways To Freshen Your Improvising" - Jerry Cigler
HANDS ON! Bring your accordion & recorder (repeat) |
| Noon - 1:00 PM |
Lunch (Linden Pavilion)
Entertainment by John Steciw (IL) and Gordon Kohl (CA) |
| 1:00 - 2:00 PM |
Competitions (Arbor, White Oak & Woodland) |
| 2:00 - 2:50 PM |
Workshop - Joe Natoli (Willow Room)
“Inexpensive Studio Quality Recording at Home” |
| 3:00 - 3:50 PM |
Workshop #2 - Helmi Harrington (Forest Room)
“Introduction to the Button Diatonic Accordion” HANDS ON!
Bring your accordion. |
| 3:00 - 3:45 PM |
Rehearsal for Original Music Concert (Arbor Ballroom) |
| 3:00 - 4:00 PM |
Visit Vendors - Buy an Accordion Figurine (Savannah & Forest Rooms) |
| 4:00 - 5:00 PM |
Matinee Concert - Original Music for Accordion (Arbor Ballroom)
|
| 5:30 - 6:00 PM |
Cocktail Hour with music by Tony Hermanek (IL) (Hotel Lobby) |
| 6:00 PM |
Gala Banquet & Honors Presentations
(Linden Pavilion)
Music provided by guest artist, Cory Pesaturo (RI) |
| 7:00 PM |
Sales Desk Opens
(Arbor Ballroom Foyer) |
| 7:00 PM |
Pre-concert music by Betty Jo Simon
(Arbor Ballroom Foyer) |
| 7:30 PM |
Concert featuring:
- President's Quintet
- Festival Winners
- Murl Allen Sanders
- Grayson Masefield
(Arbor Ballroom)
|
| Saturday -
July 23rd, 2016 |
| morning |
Complimentary Breakfast for Hotel Guests (Linden Pavilion) |
| 9:00 AM |
Registration Desk Opens (Arbor Ballroom Foyer) |
| 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
Exhibit Room Open (Savannah & Forest Rooms) |
| 10:00 - 10:50 AM |
Workshop - Xia Gang (Willow Room)
“Accordion Activities In China” |
| 11:00 - 11:50 AM |
Workshop - Murl Allen Sanders (Willow Room)
“Strategies For Learning, Reading, Playing & Teaching Tricky Modern Rhythms” HANDS ON! Bring your accordion |
| Noon - 1:00 PM |
Lunch with entertainment by Nick Ballarini (TX) (Linden Pavilion) |
| 1:00 - 1:50 PM |
Workshop - George Secor (Willow Room)
“The Moschino Free Bass System” |
| 2:30 - 3:30 PM |
Awards Ceremony
(Arbor Ballroom) |
| 3:30 - 4:00 PM |
Set up for Final Festival Orchestra Rehearsal (Arbor Ballroom) |
| 4:00 PM |
Final Festival Orchestra Rehearsal (Arbor Ballroom) |
| 5:00 PM |
Break for Dinner |
| 7:00 PM |
Sales Desk Desk Opens
(Arbor Ballroom Foyer) |
| 7:00 PM |
Pre-concert Music by Mardy Eisloeffel & Charles Weyhaupt (Arbor Ballroom Foyer) |
| 7:30 PM |
Gala Concert
featuring:
- ATG Festival Orchestra
- Festival Winners
- Soundscape Trio
- Grayson Masefield
(Arbor Ballroom)
|
| 9:30 PM |
Farewell Reception (Linden Pavilion) |
| Sunday -
July 24th, 2016 |
| 8:30 - 9:30 AM |
Sunday Morning Membership Meeting during Breakfast. Please come join the ATG Board and ATG Members to discuss the future plans for ATG.
(Linden Pavilion) |
| All
Day |
departure
of attendees, optional sightseeing |
