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Next Broadcast 9th May, World Accordion Day (WAD) Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) Showby Harley Jones |
Since 2009, each May 6th, the CIA has been promoting World Accordion Day. Our first WAD was held on 6th May 2009, marking the 180th birthday of the accordion - May 6th 1829, the date the accordion patent was first applied for in Vienna, Austria by Cyrillius Demien. The show hosts are CIA former President and currrent CIA Ambassador Kevin Friedrich (USA) and CIA Music Committee Deputy Chairman Grayson Masefield with technical assistance from CIA Public Relations Harley Jones. There will be a broadcast on 6th May, broadcast local start times are: New York – 4 am * Rome – 10 am * Shanghai – 4 pm * Auckland – 8 pm The video will be broadcast live on the World Accordion Day website. The other 2020 CIA WAD broadcasts are. Saturday 9th May, New York – 4 am * Rome – 10 am * Shanghai – 4 pm * Auckland – 8 pm Saturday 23 May, New York – 2.30 PM * Rome – 8.30 PM * Shanghai – 2.30 AM (May 24) * Auckland – 6.30 AM (May 24) Saturday 6th June, New York – 2.30 PM * Rome – 8.30 PM * Shanghai – 2.30 AM (May 24) * Auckland – 6.30 AM (May 24) |