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XIX Kokkola Winter Akkordeon Festival feiert 100 Jahre - Finnland
Interview mit Giustozzi Accordions & Diatonics, Castelfidardo - Italien
21. Internationale Woche des Akkordeons "Alcobaça 2017" - Portugal
Martynas Februar Konzert-Tour - China
Anmeldungen für den 54. Internationalen Klingenthal Wettbewerb 2017 - Deutschland
7. Internationales "Akordeon Fest", Knjaževac - Serbien
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
Gala Concert, Gold Astana Festival, Astana - KazakhstanLigeti au coin du feu (Ligeti by the fire) by duo XAMP - FranceZoe Tiganouria New Singles Released- GreeceConcert in Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Arts.
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Marco Lo Russo in Eurovision Song Contest entry heat, Vilnius – LithuaniaRoman Jbanov Concerts, Mures, Le Bourg – FranceCAA Concert Film Show, Connecticut – USAMarko Kassl Diary Dates – Netherlands, Germany, AustriaGordon Pattullo @ Aberdeen Accordion & Fiddle Club, Scotland – UKZoltan Orosz Concert, Budapest - HungaryQuintetto Veneto Concert, Tezze (VI) – ItalyZoe Tiganouria & Christos Papadopoulos, 5th and 12th February - GreeceEastbourne Accordion Festival, West Sussex – UKFerran Martinez Concert, Barcelona – SpainHanzhi Wang @ Brooklyn Accordion Club, New York – USA
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Two New Works by Douglas Ward Released by Charnwood Publishing - UKGary Dahl Releases Ashokan Farewell Arrangement - USAAlessandrini Accordions Interview, Castelfidardo - Italien
NAA New Website & Promoting 30th Anniversary Convention in Texas - USAHelp Desk, Information needed, Readers CommentsSubmit Your Question, CommentSUBMIT NOW |
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Welche Pläne haben Sie für den Welt Akkordeon Tag? – Internationalby Harley Jones |
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 Was tun Sie für die Welt Akkordeon Tag, um das Akkordeon in Ihrem Land zu fördern? Welt Akkordeon Tag ist am 6. Mai, dem Tag, als das Akkordeon 1829 patentiert wurde.Welt Akkordeon Tag wurde im Jahr 2009 von der CIA erfolgreich ins Leben gerufen, mit viel positiver Werbung für das Akkordeon. Ein wesentlicher Teil dieser Veranstaltung ist die World Accordion Day Webseite. Jeder Verein, jede Gruppe, jedes Orchester, Künstler und Lehrer werden gebeten, diesen Tag aktiv zu unterstützten und somit nationale und lokale Akkordeon-Aktivitäten zu fördern. Jeder kann seine Welt Akkordeon Tag Aktivitäten auf dieser Webseite registrieren und einen Bericht der Ereignisse eintragen. Keine Veranstaltung ist zu groß oder zu klein. J E D E Akkordeon Veranstaltungen feiert dadurch den Welt Akkordeon Tag und ist herzlich willkommen. Dies ist eine CIA-Förderung für das Akkordeon und zusammen mit allen Akkordeon Enthusiasten wird der Tag in der weltweiten Akkordeongesellschaft zu einem außerordentlichen Festtag. |
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XIX Kokkola Winter Akkordeon Festival feiert 100 Jahre - Finnlandby Harley Jones |
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  Das 2017 Kokkola Akkordeon Festival läuft vom 10. bis 19. Februar mit dem Thema "100 Jahre Finnland" mit einer Reihe von Akkordeonspielern und finnischen Kompositionen aus der 100-jährigen Geschichte Finnlands, die reich an Akkordeon-Aktivitäten ist.Eine Liste aller Künstler befindet sich auf dem Poster oben. Die Veranstaltung beinhaltet auch ein Seminar: "Akkordeon und das Unabhängige Finnland" mit Kimmo Mattila als Vorsitzender des Panels mit dem Thema: wissenschaftliche Perspektive des Akkordeons in Finnland’s musikalischer Geschichte. Nach 19-jähriger Tradition wird das abendliche Nacht-Konzert von dem berühmten Guardia Nueva Orchestra (Bild unten) gestaltet und vom Festivaldirektor Raimo Vertainen dirigiert wird. |
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Interview mit Giustozzi Accordions & Diatonics, Castelfidardo - Italienby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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| Video 1: Leo führt "Javi se pod hitno", Akkordeonist ist Samir Nurkic (Kroatien), Mai 2015. "Leute kennenlernen" Erfahren Sie mehr über die Leute von Giustozzi Accordions & Diatonics Interview: 2017GiustozziAcc mit: Giampiero Giustozzi (Besitzer) Silvia Gagliardini (Geschäftsführerin) "Know the People" die für die Herstellung von Akkordeons in Castelfidardo verantwortlich zeichen und , die diese kleine Stadt auf der ganzen Welt für ihre Qualität Akkordeons so berühmt gemacht haben Interview 2017GiustozziAcc |
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21. Internationale Woche des Akkordeons "Alcobaça 2017" - Portugalby Harley Jones |
 Die 21. Internationale Akkordeonwoche "Alcobaça 2017" umfasst die 22. National Trophy und den 3. Internationalen Akkordeonwettbewerb und findet vom 27. Mai bis 4. Juni in Alcobaça, Portugal statt.Der Präsident der portugiesischen Akkordeon Association Aníbal Freire schreibt, dass das Programm neben den Wettbewerben, auch 6 Konzerte und 3 Meisterkurse beinhält. Wettbewerbsleiterin Diana Freire lädt alle Teilnehmer ein die schöne Stadt Alcobaca mit seinen atemberaubenden Sehenswürdigkeiten zu besuchen, die nur 70 km von Lissabon entfernt liegt, um während einer Woche alle Akkordeon-Aktivitäten zu geniessen." Regeln, Vorschriften und Eintragsinformationen für den 3. Internationalen Akkordeonwettbewerb unter: 2017asaccord.pdf herunter Für weitere Informationen email: info.asacord@gmail.com |
Martynas Februar Konzert-Tour - Chinaby Rob Howard |
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 Video 1: Martynas und SinChronic Streichquartett spielen einen Flashmob Vivaldi im Vilniaus Bahnhof, Litauen.Video 2: Martynas auf litauischem LRT-Fernsehprogramm "Visu garsu", März 2017. Der ausgezeichnete litauische Akkordeonist Martynas Levickis beginnt seine erste Konzertreise in China, die vom 7. bis 28. Februar dauert. Sein Programm umfasst Werke von JS Bach, Galliano, Gubaidulina, Levickis, Paganini, Rossini, Soler, Tschaikowsky und Vivaldi. Die Tourdaten umfassen: 7. Februar - Harbin Konzerthalle, Harbin im Rahmen des 33. Harbin Summer Music Festival 8. Februar - Henan Art Center, Zhengzhou 10. Februar - Hohhot Großartiges Theater, Hohhot 12. Februar - Handan Großartiges Theater, Handan Februar 14th - Shanxi großartiges Theater, Taiyuan 16. Februar - Weifang Großartiges Theater, Weifang 17. Februar - Yantai Großartiges Theater, Yantai 18. Februar - Weihai Grand Theatre, Weihai 19. Februar - Qingdao Großartiges Theater, Qingdao Februar 21st - Shengjing großartiges Theater, Shengjing 22. Februar - Dalian Internationales Konferenzzentrum, Dalian 23. Februar - Nanjing Poly Grand Theatre, Nanjing 24. Februar Changzhou Großartiges Theater, Changzhou 26. Februar - Chongqing Großartiges Theater, Chongqing Februar 28th - Jiaxing großartiges Theater, Jiaxing Martynas Levickis, bekannt als Martynas, absolvierte die Royal Academy of Music in London und trat an der Royal Albert Hall in London, dem Auditorio Nacional in Mexiko, Debussys Wohnsitz in Paris, der Berliner Waldbühne ua auch im "Litauens Got Talent" im nationalen Fernsehen auf. 2010 Coupe Mondiale gewann er die Piano Akkordeon (jetzt Masters). Martynas ist Associate der Royal Academy of Music in Anerkennung seines hervorragenden Beitrags für Musik in seinem Bereich und ist Mitglied des Advisory Board des Litauischen World Arts Council. Für weitere Details über die China-Tour: 2017MartynasTour |
Anmeldungen für den 54. Internationalen Klingenthal Wettbewerb 2017 - Deutschlandby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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  Der 31. Jänner ist der Anmeldeschluss für den 54. Internationalen Akkordeonwettbewerb Klingenthal. Die Wettbewere und Festival-Termine sind vom 15. bis 21. Mai 2017.Vollständige Wettbewerbsregeln und Kategorieninformationen, Anmeldeformulare unter: 2017Kling.pdf Die Veranstaltung bietet: - Internationale Wettbewerbskategorien für Solisten und Gruppen, für Konzert- und Unterhaltungsmusik, für Kinder bis hin zu offenen Kategorien. - Konzerte von berühmten Künstlern und einer internationalen Jury namhafter Lehrer. Bürgermeister von Klingenthal Thomas Hennig (Bild rechts) ladet Akkordeonisten aller Nationalitäten und Länder, sowie ihre Freunde zur Teilnahme am Internationalen Akkordeonwettbewerb 2017 Klingenthal ein. |
7. Internationales "Akordeon Fest", Knjaževac - Serbienby Rob Howard |
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 Die Musikschule "Predrag Miloševic" lädt ein zum 7. Internationalen "Akordeon Fest" vom 29. bis 31. März 2017 ein. Generalsponsor des Akordeon Festes ist die Gemeinde Knjaževac und das Organisationskomitee: Zoran Rakic, Martina Miloševic (Schulprincipal) , Dalibor Arizanovic, Dalibor Milenkovic und Sasa Dejanovic.Dieses Festival beinhaltet einen Wettbewerb für Akkordeon-Solisten verschiedener Altersklassen, der Einsendeschluss ist der 20. März. Download Regeln und Informationen in drei Sprachen: 2017Knjazevac.pdf Das Festival beinhaltet ein Solokonzert am 30. März von Alexander Komelkov (Bild rechts) aus Russland, Gewinner des 2016 CIA Couple Mondiale in Rostov am Don, Russland Für weitere Informationen email: rakiczoran33@gmail.com |
Reports for Concerts, Masterclasses, Competitions, Festivals, etc. |
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| Video of the Gala Concert, held in the Big Concert Hall, Kazakh National University of Arts, Astana on the 4th May 2016. Full information of this 90 minute concert is in Russian and English at: 2017Astana |
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| Ligeti au coin du feu (Ligeti by the fire) - duo XAMP of Fanny Vicens and Jean-Etienne Sotty Published on Dec 29, 2016. Further information at: http://www.duoxamp.com |
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 Zoe Tiganouria has released in January, 3 new singles available on the internet, composed by Zoe Tiganouria with lyrics by Markella Selianitou.1. Dreams Track, 2. Something Has Changed 3. My Sister Mirror For further information email: info@zoe-music.net |
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| Evening concert of accordion in the Krasnoyarsk State Institute of Arts. Organiser is Honored Artist of the Russian Federation SF Naiko. The opening concert date was 24th November 2016. Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia is located on the Yenisei River. It is the third largest city in Siberia after Novosibirsk and Omsk. Performing are winners of competitions and festivals 2015-2016. Venue: Big Academic Concert Hall GIIC. Full information of this 90 minute concert is in Russian and English at: 2017GIIC |
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| Picture above: Alanas and Marco Lo Russo finishing '7 Days' in the studio. Italian accordionist Marco Lo Russo has collaborated with the singer Alanas to write and record and also produce the love song ‘7 Days’, which will be performed as a prospective entry for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The Lithuanian entry will be chosen on Saturday January 28th in Vilnius, and Marco Lo Russo and Alana will perform the song on live TV. Alanas, a Lithuanian of Kurdish origin, is one of the most popular singers in Lithuania. She has eight best-selling albums and is the recipient of several prestigious awards such as Best Performer of the year, Best Song, Best Video and gold record. Marco Lo Russo met Alanas during his European tour on the Baltic Sea summer of 2015, and they have performed several times in the Baltic States and also Poland. Soon the song will be available in all digital stores.The 62nd Eurovision Song Contest for 2017 will take place in the International Exhibition Centre in Kiev, Ukraine. The contest is expected to consist of two semi-finals on May 9th and 11th and the final is on Saturday May 13th. Some 43 countries are expected to take part. For further information email: press@marcolorusso.info |
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  Accordionist Roman Jbanov performs in concert on Sunday January 29th, 6pm, at Ecole Mires Vincent, 78 Avenue Pierre II of Aragon, 31600 Mures, Roubaix, France.On Saturday February 4th, 8.30pm, Roman Jbanov performs a classical recital with the singer Marie Noelle Cros at Eglise de Bourg Lastic, Le Bourg, south-western France. For further information email: duopm@sfr.fr |
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 On Sunday January 29th, 1pm, the Connecticut Accordion Association will present a video showing a concert held 12 years ago featuring the CAA Orchestra (MD Linda Reed), The K Trio, Bob and Anita Siarkowski, Walter Lawrence, and other accordionists. The video will be shown at The Waverly Inn, 286 Maple Ave, Cheshire, CT 06410. Admission is $5 for CAA members, $10 for the general public, and free for under-16s. For further information email: Marilyn@CTAccordion.com |
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| Austrian accordionist Marko Kassl has the following forthcoming dates in January and February: January 29th, 10am – with the Black Pencil Ensemble, Spiegelzaal (Avotros), Concertgebouwplein 10, NL-1071 LN Amsterdam, Netherlands February 5th, 6.30pm – program: Mieczyslaw Weinberg ‘Die Passagierin, Musiktheater in revier, Kennedyplatz, D-45881 Gelsenkirchen, Germany February 12th, 12midday – with the Black Pencil Ensemble performing ‘La Volta’, Het Oude Raadhuis, Hoofdweg 675, NL-2131 BC Hoofddorp, Netherlands February 14th, 9pm – with the Black Pencil Ensemble performing ‘La Volta’, Philharmonie Haarlem, Lange Begijnestraat 11, NL-2011 HH Haarlem, Netherlands February 21st, 10pm – program: Compagnie Irene K: Die Blume und der BaumBambergsaal, Moritschstraße 2, A-9500 Villach, Austria Marko Kassl is a member of the quintet Black Pencil Ensemble, whose latest concert show is called ‘La Volta’. They have also recently recorded a CD, ‘KAISEKI’, to be published by the German label GWK-RECORDS. For further information email: info@marko-kassl.de |
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 Accordionist Gordon Pattullo is the guest at the Aberdeen Accordion & Fiddle Club on Tuesday January 31st, 7.30pm. The club meets at the Old Machar British Legion, 23 Balgownie Rd, Bridge of Don, Aberdeenshire TD5 7EH, Scotland. Gordon Pattullo has been one of Scotland’s most popular accordionists since the 1970s, and is a former All Scotland Champion. He wrote an autobiographical article for the book ‘Accordion Anthology’, by Rob Howard, published on May 6th (World Accordion Day) 2016. |
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 Accordionist Zoltan Orosz performs a solo concert on Thursday February 2nd, 7pm, at the Obudai Tarsaskor cultural centre, Budapest, Hungary. Zoltan Orosz studied the accordion and the organ at the Bela Bartok Conservatory in Budapest, and later at the Franz Liszt College, Budapest. He has since pursued a very successful international career as an accordionist, with several recordings to his credit. For further information email: info@harmonika.hu |
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 The Quintetto Veneto perform in concert on Saturday February 4th, 8.30pm-10.30pm, at Tezze di Arzignano, Tezze, Venice.For further information email: info@quintettoveneto.it |
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 Two notable composers and musicians, Zoe Tiganouria & Christos Papadopoulos, are virtuosos together for first time for only two performances on Sundays 5th and 12th February at 9:30 pm, Kremlino, (Karaiskou 119) in Piraeus.Reservations: Ph 210 4100010 Performers are: Artistic / Direction representation Editor: Zoe Tiganouria, Conductor / Piano Stamatis Christou, Accordion: Zoe Tiganouria, Bouzouki: Christos Papadopoulos, Violin: Jason Ktenas, Electric Bass: George Citizen, Percussion: Stelios Generalis, Video Editor: Win Fousketaki, Lighting: Fotis Richard Kokavesis, Makeup: Sofia Karavassili, |
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 The Eastbourne Accordion Festival, organised by John Romero, takes place from February 10th to 13th at The Queens Hotel, West Sussex. The guest artists include The Paris Moscou Duo (picture right: Domi Emorine & Roman Jbanov), Gary Blair, David Lukins & Angie Lukins, Sammie Catling, The Jimmy Blair Orchestra (MD Gary Blair), Harry Hussey, and John Romero.Workshop leaders include Gary Blair, Angie Lukins, Sammie Catling, Jean Hanger, and Harry Hussey. The trade show includes The Accordion Shop, Scotland Accordions, Acorn Instruments, Birmingham Accordion Centre, Harry Kipling's "Accordion Treasures", MusicTech, and Carillon Music. For further information email: jr@carillonstudios.com |
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 Accordionist Ferran Martinez performs in concert on Saturday February 11th, 10pm, at Rte La Bufa, Ctra. Nacional 141c, km 34, Collsuspina, Barcelona.The concert programme includes ‘Voices of Spring’ (J. Strauss), ‘Carnival of Venice’ (arr. P. Frosini), ‘Mack the knife’ (K. Weill), ‘Misty’ (E. Garner), ‘Bossa Nova’ (V. Vlasov), ‘Libertango’ (A. Piazzolla), ‘Anantango’ (Gorka Hermosa), ‘Tema i variacions sobre tema ucranià’ (A. Kazakov), ‘Cou-cou’ (C. Daquin), ‘Verano’ (A. Vivaldi), ‘Autumn Scenes’ (A. Kusiakov), and ‘Don Rhapsody’ (Viatcheslav Semionov). Ferran Martinez was born in 1971 in Sabadell, Barcelona. He studied at Bruc's Conservatory in Barcelona and also studied with Iñaki Alberdi in ESMUC (Catalunya High School of Music). His CD recordings to date include ‘Sentiments’ (classical), ‘La Magia del Acordeón’ (popular), ‘Capricho Español’ (classical), ‘Feelings’ (classical/popular). For further information email: ferranbayan@gmail.com |
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 Hanzhi Wang is the special guest at Brooklyn Accordion Club this Sunday February 12th, 3-5pm, at 61 Local (61 Bergen Street), Brooklyn, New York. Admission - $5 (kids under 18 free). There will an open-mic session before Hanzhi Wang’s concert.Hanzhi Wang is one of the stars amongst the young generation of classical accordionists. She tours internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, and has been described in reviews as "Masterfully", "Technically flawless" and "remarkable stage presence", which adds to her innovative musicianship. Her competition successes include winning the Beijing International accordion competition in China and Klingenthal International Accordion Competition in Germany, the Arrasate International Accordion Competition in Spain, and the Premio category of the International Accordion Competition in Castelfidardo, Italy. In 2017 she will release her solo CD, with works by Danish composers. The CD is called ‘In the path of H.C. Andersen’, and takes the listener in to the heritage of Danish adventures. For further information email: brooklynaccordionclub@gmail.com |
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 Two new works have been released by well known UK composer and performer Douglas Ward, published by Charnwood Publishing. DW938 The Happy Whistler Standard: Grade 4 Approximate playing time: 2 min 0 sec This happy-go-lucky little piece will make you want to dance! Written in G major, the introduction is eight bars long. It is quite hummable and memorable. It clips along at a jaunty pace through the first section, which requires some treble fingering dexterity. It changes to C major for the second section before returning to G major. DW939 Ali Baba’s Barber Approximate playing time: 2 min 30 secs. Written in D minor (using just three chords in the basses), this piece combines the mysterious with catchy, playful, and rhythmic. The introduction combines treble chords with a four-note lead-in bass motif. The treble melody and accenting invokes a Moorish feel, with accents and phrasing confirming the rhythmic theme. The second treble section is rapid and requires smoothness and dexterity of the performer, with an extended section displaying playfulness between treble and bass rhythms. After returning to the original theme the piece ends with a showy four-note treble glissando. The Douglas Ward page is now listing over 80 compositions and arrangements of eSheet and printed music available from Charnwood Publishing. Purchase with credit card online. |
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  Catalog No: DH0257 - Ashokan Farewell by Jay UngerArranger Gary Dahl writes about this new arrangement: The minimal use of embellishments is intentional so as to retain the poignancy of this composition. This arrangement is not hard to play but requires exceptional emotion to best convey the beautiful melody to your audience. Jay Ungar and his wife and fellow musician, Molly Mason, were running the Ashokan Camp, a summer arts school specializing in fiddle and dancing. While there, Ray Ungar composed the tune and their group, Fiddle Fever—recorded the song, including it as part of their 1983 album Waltz of the Wind. The inclusion meant that the song would need a name. Mason suggested “Ashokan Farewell.”. The release of the album generally coincided with the years Ken Burns spent researching and producing The Civil War documentary. In 1984 in particular, Burns was on the lookout for songs that could serve as the soundtrack for the documentary. Ken Burns heard the album and the rest is history. Sample page online and to purchase: Catalog No: DH0257 - Ashokan Farewell |
Alessandrini Accordions Interview, Castelfidardo - Italienby Holda Paoletti-Kampl |
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 Video 1: Giorgio Conte at CQFP 2011Video 2: Piotr Rangno @ Jazzfest Gronau 2013 "Lernen Sie die Leute kennen" Alessandrini Akkordeons/Interview 2017Alessandrini mit: Tonino Alessandrini (Besitzer) Daniela Alessandrini (Besitzer) |
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 The National Accordion Association (NAA) President Norman Seaton (picture left) announces the new NAA website which has been totally reconstructed to be mobile friendly and allow people on phones as well as on computer, to look for any accordion-related information within 3 clicks. The new site also promotes the the 30th Anniversary Convention of the NAA at the Hyatt Regency in Richardson, Texas from March 8- 11, 2017. Full information and registration details are online on the new website at: http://www.NationalAccordion.org |
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