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22-Aug-2008
Successful AAA 70th Anniversary Festival, Washington DC – USAby Kevin Friedrich |
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 The 70th Anniversary American Accordionists' Association (AAA) Competition and Festival held in Alexandria, VA (Washington DC) attracted participants from as far away as China and France as well as throughout the United States.Three International Competitions were held during the festival with results as follows: AAA International Piano Accordion Competition 1st Prize - $3,500.00: Not Awarded 2nd Prize - $1,000.00: Nie Qian (China) 3rd Prize - $500.00: Anthony Falco (USA) AAA Vivian Vivio Stolaruk International Entertainment Competition 1st Prize - $3,000.00: Jeremie Buirette (France) 2nd Prize - $1,500.00: Nie Qian (China) 3rd Prize - $500.00: Anthony Falco (USA) AAA Maddalena Belfiore Entertainment Competition for Female Accordionists 1st Prize - $1,000.00: Nie Qian (China) 2nd Prize - $500.00: Danielle Renzi (USA) 3rd Prize - $350.00: Sun Liqin (China) 4th Prize - $150.00: no entrant In addition to the competitions and workshops, the festival featured several artists including AAA Board Member and concert artist Mary Tokarski (picture left) with pianist Dessie Vaughan, jazz artist Joe Cerrito as well as the AAA Board of Directors Ensemble and the AAA 70th Anniversary Festival Orchestra. International guest artist Alexander Poeluev (picture lower left) from Russia received several standing ovations and encores for his spectacular performance. The festival attracted much press coverage from coast to coast with lengthy newspaper reports being featured in both the New York and Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The USA Today and many more. For more information on the AAA, please visit: www.ameraccord.com |