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15-May-2015
16th Annual Las Vegas International Accordion Convention - USAby Paul Pasquali Event Organizer |
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Grayson Masefield, Tango Toccata by Pettri Makkonen
  Celebrate with the Accordion Stars – a Summer Solstice Celebration!The 16th Annual Las Vegas International Accordion Convention will be June 22-25, 2015 at the Gold Coast Hotel located at 4000 West Flamingo Blvd., in Las Vegas, Nevada. This year we celebrate the return to a summer event with the theme “Summer Solstice”. Notable this year is a nearly complete new line up of accordion stars to help us celebrate! From Monday, opening night, June 22 with two-times Grammy Award winning Riders in the Sky (Nashville, TN), to our grand finale Thursday June 25, with Grayson Masefield (Zurich, Switzerland), five-time world champion. Las Vegas IS the place you will want to be – for the best in accordion entertainment! More great unforgettable STARS! Tuesday, Mary Tokarski (Northford, CT), our 2015 Honorary Director will be featured followed with Joey Miskulin plus his Las Vegas jazz trio. The famous group Europa Trio (Orlando, FL) will be performing Wednesday evening plus the noted accordion virtuoso/composer Stas Venglevski along with his duet partner Joan Cochran Sommers. Thursday Gala Concert will feature with Grayson Masefield, the first person to have won in the same year both the classical and entertainment categories of the prestigious Coupe Mondiale (CIA). He is followed by the 8th installment of the Las Vegas International Accordion Orchestra under the direction of the esteemed Maestro Joan Cochran Sommers. Completing the lineup of stars are Paul Betken (Phoenix, AZ), Jerry Cigler (Chicago, IL), Gina Brannelli, Gordon Kohl, Stas Venglevski, plus our friend from Las Vegas, the comedian Pete Barbutti! There will be dancing Wednesday night to Europa. Over 40 workshops and Masterclasses will be presented by the artists and clinicians with titles ranging from bellow control, to tango to ear training and more! Club Concerto is the after hours accordion club where everyone is welcome to perform on stage each night in a delightful cabaret atmosphere after the main concert. Registration fee for the event includes 7 superb Las Vegas banquet meals with concerts plus over 40 workshops and master classes taught by top experts. Special group room rates are only $36/$44 (Deluxe/Premium) per room Sunday thru Thursday nights (weekend nights $78/$99 a night) and special lowered resort fee of only $9.99 with group block (resort fee off block $12.99) a night per room – but you must use group code ACCORD5 to get these lowest guaranteed rates. Rates valid until the block fills or until May 22, 2015. The Gold Coast has cautioned that the hotel will fill rapidly this year. Recommended stays -- check in before 3PM Monday, June 22 and check out Friday morning, June 26, 2015. See our website www.AccordionStars.com for complete pricing options, or contact the Las Vegas International Accordion Convention at +1 801-486-1695 for personal assistance. We would love to have many of our polka friends join us! |
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