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World Accordion Day Reportsby Harley Jones |
![]() Mexico: Video above. For the 2023 World Accordion Day, we had a special radio program. Performers: Stanislav Jusufovic, Yuri Sidorov, Warsaw Accordion Quintet, Oivind Farmen, Lars Karlsson, Sivuca, Renato Borghetti. Broadcast on Radio Station: Opus 94, 94.5 FM (México City) at 19:00 hrs. (Local time). Greetings, Antonio Barberena. Lithuania: Composer Bete Ilin celebrated World Accordion Day with the Kaunas State Philharmonic, sharing the stage with colleague Laimonas Salijus who performed a premiere by composer Arvydas Malcys. Musicians of the VDU Kamerinis orkestras / VMU Chamber orchestra and Maestro Vytautas Lukocius performing Bete Ilin’s “The New Tomorrow” for the very first time in Lithuania and “Rhapsody in Blue” by George Gershwin (picture left). Read all about accordionists in many countries of the world that have supported World Accordion Day (WAD) to promote the accordion both nationally and internationally. 2023WADreport USA: Teacher Elena Fainshtein celebrated WAD with her "Musical Expressions Accordion School" by hosting a studio party in Plano, Texas, USA with her students and performing together as an accordion orchestra! (picture below). More pictures and information at: 2023WADreport |
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