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Texas Folklife's Big Squeeze Accordion Finals, Austin - USAby Rob Howard |
The Texas Folklife’s 9th Big Squeeze Accordion Contest’s finals take place on April 25th at the Bullock Texas State History Museum in Austin. The contest is for accordionists aged 21 years of age or younger. The ten finalists will compete for three grand prizes in three categories. The finalists are: Conjunto: Raul Resendez, age 14, Palmview; Josue A Garcia, age 15, La Feria; Rito Peña, age 16, San Antonio; Brandon Betancourt, age 17, Houston. Cajun/Zydeco: Donovan Bourque, age 14, Beaumont; Elizabeth Kelley, age 16, Port Neches; Chloe Johnson, age 14, Moscow. Polka: Rebecca Huck, age 21, Harker Heights; Chris Trojacek, age 20, Ennis; Brandon Hodde, age 20, Holland. The three Finals winners will perform at Texas Folklife’s highly acclaimed annual Accordion Kings & Queens Festival at Houston’s Miller Outdoor Theatre on Saturday June 6th, with Texas roots music accordion stars. For further information email: sheree.scarborough@gmail.com |