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47th Annual Spring Concert of the University
of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC) Community Accordion Orchestra under
the direction of Joan C. Sommers (left) will take place on Sunday, June
8th, 2008. This free concert will be held at 2:30 PM at White Recital Hall
at the UMKC Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City.Holding its first concert in the Spring of 1961, the UMKC Accordion Orchestra Spring Concert has been an annual event in Kansas City, featuring a diverse range of music from orchestral transcriptions to original works for accordion orchestra. The program this year features works including the Concerto No. 1 in g minor by Anthony Galla-Rini (Betty Jo Simon, soloist), Metropolitan Suite by Hans-Günther Kölz, Polonaise in Bb by Schubert, Raiders of the Lost Ark by John Williams (arr. Eddie Blasco), a Richard Rogers Portrait arranged by Joan Sommers, Ombo by Willard Palmer, the Syncopated Clock by Leroy Anderson, Rout 66 arranged by Hans-Günther Kölz and more.  During
its long history, the UMKC Accordion Orchestra has won many national titles
in the USA, and toured to such places as Germany, Switzerland, Austria,
England, Scotland, Sweden, Denmark, Russia, Estonia, New Zealand, Australia,
Hungary, Czech Republic and Italy. In addition to its regular concerts at the University, the orchestra has made guest appearances at national festivals and other important engagements throughout the United States including appearances with the Kansas City Symphony, the Kansas City Civic Symphony Orchestra, and at the American Accordionists Association (AAA), the Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International (ATG), and the Accordion Federation of North America (AFNA) annual Festivals and recently at the Alexandria, VA based CIA 61st Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships (below) and at the famed Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC. |
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landmark concert on April 29th, 2001 marked not only the 40th anniversary
of the UMKC Accordion Orchestra, but also marked the retirement of Joan
Sommers from the UMKC Conservatory of Music therefore making this concert
the last official concert of the UMKC Accordion Orchestra. The orchestra
continues to rehearse and perform at the University, however, it is now
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| AAA 70th Anniversary Concert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saturday, June 21, 2008, at 2 PM the American
Accordionists' Association is presenting an Accordion Extravaganza Concert
in celebration of the 70th Anniversary of the AAA and to the memory of Maddalena
Belfiore. Frank Busso, Sr. will serve as Master of Ceremonies and the concert will feature: Mario Tacca & Mary Mancini (International Vocal Artist), The Amazing Accordion Kings, Frank Toscano, Angelo DiPippo and Manny Corallo, Mary Tokarski, CIA World Champion Beverly Roberts Curnow, Dr. William Schimmel, Dr. Robert McMahan, Eddie Monteiro, Tony Dannon & Joe Cerrito and The Accordion Pops Orchestra conducted by Daniel Desiderio. |
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| Slee Sinfonietta Concert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| On May 5, 2008 Henry
Doktorski performed with the Slee Sinfonietta in the world-premiere performance
of Opening Veins by the award-winning American composer Andrew Rindfleisch.
The concert, at the Drinko Recital Hall at Cleveland State University in
Cleveland, Ohio, featured contemporary works by composers David Felder,
Morton Feldman, and Rindfleisch. The Slee Sinfonietta was formed in 1997 by composer David Felder and conductor Magnus Mårtensson. This ensemble, the professional chamber orchestra in residence at the University at Buffalo, performs a series of concerts each year devoted to lesser-known repertoire. |
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| Composer Andrew Rindfleisch
(b. 1963) has produced dozens of works for the concert hall, including solo,
chamber, vocal, choral, orchestral, and wind music. He was the 1997-98 recipient
of the Rome Prize and in 1996 received a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation
Fellowship. He received the Cleveland Arts Prize, the Aaron Copland Award,
and the Koussevitzky Foundation Commission from the Library of Congress.
He has also been the recipient of over thirty-five other prizes and awards,
including those from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Fromm
Foundation, ASCAP, and the League of Composers-ISCM. Mr. Rindfleisch is
currently a Professor of Music and Head of Music Composition Studies at
Cleveland State University. The Cleveland Plain Dealer Music Critic Donald Rosenberg wrote about Rindfleisch's Opening Veins: Composers often go to extremes as they explore expressive ideas and sonic colors. The spectrum of musical possibilities certainly was vast Monday, when members of the Slee Sinfonietta occupied Drinko Recital Hall at Cleveland State University. . . . The last work [Opening Veins] is a gripping journey into the high anxiety of the creative process. Piercing clarinet and saxophone riffs lead to frenetic rhythms, wind and brass screams and percussive clamor. The Varese-like din occasionally relaxes into troubled tranquility, with an accordion adding mysterious shadings. Rindfleisch has a whale of a time teasing the listener with uproarious sonic gestures and rhythmic vivacity. Even when strings play soft harmonics, a flute ruminates and a double bass and trombones rumble, something is stirring. An ensemble exclamation point brings the piece to a brilliant close. The performance, led by the composer, was a thriller.  Doktorski
said, "I had a great time working with the Slee Sinfonietta under the
direction of conductor/composer Andrew Rindfleisch. Everything was extraordinary:
the musicians were extraordinary (many traveled long distances, from New
York City, Detroit, and Chicago); the staff was extraordinary (Vickie L.
Peters, the Program Liaison for the Cleveland Contemporary Players at Cleveland
State University, provided Starbucks coffee and bagels and cream cheese
at the morning rehearsals. She knows how to treat musicians right!); the
music was extraordinary (composer/conductor Andrew Rindfleisch used the
accordion to great effect in the work, including several solos, and a very
interesting and mysterious part where he used the highest piccolo reeds
something like the harmonics of a violin); and the audience was extraordinary
(many came up to me after the concert to say how much they enjoyed hearing
the accordion with the orchestra). I hope Andrew Rindfleisch will write
more music for accordion."The composer/conductor expressed his appreciation for the accordionist: ... Hi Henry, Just a quick note to say thank you for your work on Opening Veins - I could not have imagined the whole thing going any better than it did. I was thrilled to compose for the accordion for the first time, and have it work out so well - mostly thanks to you! I hope we can stay in touch. All the best, Andy Rindfleisch Photographs by Steve Zombory - used with permission. |
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 Celebrating
its 150th anniversary, Hohner,
Inc. awarded Flaco Jimenez with a commemorative accordion recognizing
his lifelong achievement in the world of Conjunto music. Hohner's international
and US accordion product managers, Horst Fausel and Gilbert Reyes, presented
the instrument to Flaco during the Tejano Conjunto Festival in San Antonio
on May 10th 2008. It
has been said that what B.B. King is to the blues or George Jones is to
Country & Western, Grammy-winning accordionist Flaco Jimenez (right)
is to the world of Tex-Mex Conjunto. While there are many masters of the
accordion along the Texas-Mexican border, none but Flaco has toured so extensively
the world or recorded with major pop, rock and country artists.He is an international icon for the accordion-fuelled Conjunto genre. The association with Hohner accordions has been a part of his family's tradition including his grandfather Patricio Jimenez, and his father Don Santiago Jimenez Sr. Flaco's Conjunto style is derived from many cultural backgrounds, spanning from its Tex-Mex roots to honky-tonk country, rock 'n' roll and Tejano. His unique accordion playing has earned him five Grammy Awards, and he continues to inspire accordionists around the world. |
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| National Button Accordion Festival in Bessemer, PA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2008 National Button Accordion Festival took place in Bessemer, PA featuring
attendees from 15 States including Alaska as well as many from various areas
of Pennsylvania and Ohio. Held in an area of the country rich with descendants
of Europe where immigrants brought their accordions with them, even 80 or
100 years later accordion music with an ethnic flare is still remains popular.Even though the festival is named the "Button Accordion" Festival, musicians performed on all kinds of accordion, including piano accordion, concertina as well chromatic button and bayan players. The Festival is the successor to the Fontana Button Box Jamboree that was held in Fontana, CA for 26 years. Using the same format, attendees provide the music with musicians taking the stage on a rotating schedule. For more information please e-mail: rpivovar@verizon.net |
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Angeles Accordion Festival kicked off on Friday, May 30 through Sunday,
June 1 at the Fraternal Order of Eagle’s Hall in the Eagle Rock neighborhood
of Los Angeles. The three day festival featured 15 accordion players and their bands showcasing accordion music with diverse styles such as Cajun, Irish, Rockabilly, Tex-Mex, Zydeco, Alternative and Experimental. On Saturday, May 31, Accordion Workshops were held for those interested in learning more about the accordion. Otono Lujan of Conjunto Los Pochos and accordion instructor at the Eagle Rock Music Studio conducted a workshop demonstrating the Three Button Row Accordion that is used in traditional Cajun, Tex-Mex and Zydeco music. |
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For more information please contact: losangelesaccordionfestival@yahoo.com |
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| American
concert accordionist Henry Doktorski performs on a newly released CD featuring
soprano Hila Plitmann and the Cleveland Chamber Symphony. The recording
features two works by American composer David Del Tredici: ‘Vintage
Alice’ and ‘Dracula’. 'Vintage Alice’, a 23-minute work scored for orchestra and a folk group consisting of two saxophones, mandolin, banjo and accordion, is based on Lewis Carroll's ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Composer David Del Tredici (born 1937) explained: "I wanted to include a second group of instruments which would sound completely different from a symphony orchestra; something totally un-orchestral. After some consideration, I decided that the saxophone, mandolin, banjo and accordion would be perfect because those instruments – due to their cultural identity and distinctive tonal qualities – were rarely used with symphony orchestras." |
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Del Tredici continued, "I love the accordion; to me at least, it always
sounds funky in an orchestral setting. In my ‘Alice’ pieces, I
write for the accordion as a solo instrument and never try to blend it with
the other instruments. Early in my composing career I wrote mostly atonal
works. But when I discovered the accordion I developed a desire to use its
left-hand chord buttons – the major, minor, seventh and diminished
buttons – in my ‘Alice In Wonderland’ piece. This was a turning
point for me: it caused me to consider using tonality in my compositions.
I suppose for this then, I am indebted to the accordion for opening my eyes
to the possibilities of tonality." Doktorski
said, "The accordion part was substantial. It was one of the most difficult
accordion pieces I have played with orchestra – due to the presto tempo
and convoluted right and left-hand passages (after all, it was a mad tea
party), but that simply made the performance even more exciting."For much of the piece, the accordion, banjo and mandolin functioned as a trio within the orchestra; at several other places, the accordion was featured as a solo instrument and even had its own cadenza toward the end. My favorite part was the accordion and soprano duet near the conclusion of the piece, a classical-period stylistic variation on the ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’ melody (which figures prominently throughout the piece) which was pure pleasure to play." |
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(If you have a printed yellow
page ad, it is time to consider buying a smaller ad and shifting your
marketing dollars to the Internet.) The off-line Yellow Pages see the
writing on the wall and are scrambling to transfer their business model
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| The accordion-yellowpages.com
offers free of charge listing for all accordion businesses, teachers and
for every type of service for accordionists. On the Accordion Yellow Pages
site, you do not need to have a website for accordionists find you and contact
you. |
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| The search-accordion.com
site is also free of charge, being a listing service for every type of accordion
service, but you must have a website. Viewers of search-accordion.com can
click through to your website. |
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| Very popular is the AccordionLinks.com
site where those accordion service providers with a website, can attract
accordionists free of charge to their website. All it takes is a little effort, to make sure your information on these three popular and very effective accordion sites is up to date. Your future success may well be determined by your ability to effectively adapt to the Internet. Should it be your New Year's resolution for 2008? |
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| Tony Lovello on Tour in the USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Accordionist
Tony Lovello will bellow-shake his way through a whirlwind week of Midwest
concerts, starting June 16, 2008 in Chicago. A masterful showman, Tony Lovello,
a recipient of five lifetime achievement awards and formerly a performer
with the legendary Three Suns (of "Twilight Time" & "Peg
'O My Heart" fame) captivates listeners not only with his musical talent,
but with his engaging sense of humor.
Performing shows not to be missed, Tony Lovello's concert schedule includes:
For further information or to schedule a performance by Tony Lovello, please contact: Donna Maria Regis at regisdonna@yahoo.com |
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This year the festival
featured three days of the very best in conjunto music with a ‘Women
in Conjunto Music’ night and a special ‘Homeage to Lydia Mendoza’;
a special ‘Tribute to Tony De la Rosa, his style and legacy’;
‘Puros Conjuntos Pesados’; a poster contest; inductions  into
the Conjunto Music Hall of Fame; workshops on the accordion, bajo sexto,and
the history of conjunto; a Conjunto in Film and Video Retrospective; accordion
students recital; food /beverage/crafts booths and accordion raffle; the
revival of Tonantzin, a special edition of the TCF program magazine and
more.Performers at this year's festival included: Flaco Jiménez, Rubén De la Cruz y su Conjunto, Edgar Vásquez, Lobo IV, Linda Escobar, Cuatro Rosas, Los Aguilares, Joel Guzmán, Los García Bros, Los TexManiacs de Max Baca, and others. |
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Bernadette was born
with retro-lentil fibroplasia and is legally blind. This hasn't prevented
her from achieving some remarkable accomplishments. Having less than one
per cent sight, Bernadette has had to memorize all of the thousands of
pieces in her repertoire. She even memorized the entire score to Fiddler
on the Roof, while studying for her top accordion exam. For more information, please e-mail: bernadette.zabawa@hotmail.com or visit: http://www.musicforaccordion.com/inform/bernadette/BCD010.htm |
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Celebrating the 14th smash year of 'The Seminars', this three day event is being held in New York City from July 25-27, by the American Accordionists' Association (AAA), moderated by Dr. William Schimmel and will feature:
For reservations and
further information: 212-876-0827 or you can e-mail: billschimmel@billschimmel.com
or please visit www.ameraccord.com Subways: 4 5 6 (UNION
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Salomon Canelo had a special participation in the recent Mexican film ‘Desire’,
with famous Mexican actors Cristian Bach and Pedro Damian, playing music
from his CD ‘Vanguard’, and in particular the piece titled ‘El
Jardin de San Miguel’, on the diatonic button accordion. Salomon Canelo also participated in the musical soundtrack production in Hollywood for the American made film ‘Padrino II’, which was filmed in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico. For further information: salomoncanelo@hotmail.com |
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 ‘Learn
To Play Irish Button Accordion’, by John Williams, originally issued
on VHS, is now available on DVD. This DVD is a complete guide to learning traditional diatonic 2-row Irish button accordion, teaching beginners basics like holding the accordion, first scales, bass notes and other fundamentals as well as more complex techniques such as how to add ornamentation and color, drone-like chords, fingering positions and bellows movement. With five repertoire pieces to learn and master, this DVD enables the student to begin playing and to develop a technique. Born in the USA, John Williams is a former All Ireland Champion on both Anglo concertina and two-row button accordion, and this DVD is a companion to a previously issued video/DVD for Irish-style concertina players.  Born
and raised on the Southwest Side of Chicago, John spent his summers during
college on the Southwest coast of Ireland in his father’s village of
Doolin, Co. Clare. Like Chicago, Doolin became a major musical crossroads
for John and countless other local and international musicians to meet and
exchange music. Gigging every night in the pubs of Doolin and Lisdoonvarna
soon led to performances in Galway, Cork, Dublin, Belfast, Paris, Britanny,
Zurich, and New York City. John Williams will be performing at the upcoming Arlington Heights Celtic Festival in Arlington Heights, Illinois, USA, on Saturday July 19th, 4:00 PM. For further information please e-mail: info@musicroom.com |
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2008 Las Vegas International
Accordion Convention will be held September 29 - October 2, 2008 at
the Gold Coast Hotel, in Las Vegas, NV.The 2008 Honorary Conductor will be Carl Fortina with featured guest artists including Alexander Sevastian, Dick Contino , Art Van Damme. Alexander Sevasitan is appearing as a special guest as a prize donated by the Las Vegas International Accordion Convention to the winner of the 60th Anniversary CIA Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships held in Alexandria, VA in 2007. Other guest artists include Mary Tokarski, Peter Soave, Mady Soave, Mario Pedone, Soundscape Accordion Trio, Steve Albini, Gina Brannelli, Gordon Kohl, Ron Borelli, and more! New this year will be the Las Vegas International Accordion Orchestra which will be directed by Joan Cochran Sommers. The festival features four nights and three full days of unforgettable entertainment, inspiring workshops, special events and much, much more! Enjoy our sumptuous Las Vegas Style buffets, with two meals offered each day, and join friends – new and old – for the best accordion event ever! All meals, concerts, events and classes are included in one low price! |
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convention includes:
Seven meals, seven
concerts, all special events and classes are included, with Single Attendance
priced at $465 and Couple Attendance at $795. Evening-Only Options are
available - contact us for details! The convention offers a special Room
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Last
year the Rosita Lee Accordion Orchestra and Dancers performed at the famed
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC, on the Millennium
Stage while attending the CIA 60th Anniversary Coupe Mondiale World Accordion
Championships jointly hosted by the Accordionists and Teachers Guild,
International (ATG) and the American Accordionists' Association (AAA).
For information please call: Rosita Lee Music Center - 603/882-8940 or contact: Info@rositalee.com |
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 Out
of the smoke and ashes that was the summer of 2007, has risen a small group
of music lovers who won't let the Rocky
Mountain Accordion Celebration in Philipsburg, Montana die. The "New"
RMAC will take place Friday and Saturday, the 1st and 2nd of August, 2008.
The group includes people from Texas, Washington, New Jersey, British Columbia, and some determined and hopeful folks from Philipsburg. There will be a few changes in this years format. The tented seating and dance floor will be set up at the "gateway" to Philipsburg, the Sunshine Station. Accordion players have been "jammin" and "dancin" there for 11 happy years. Players and groups will be able to sign up and play as they have done in the past. The shops and businesses in the center of town will be welcoming as always and there will be music coming out of every corner. The will be a shuttle to transport people back and forth from the Sunshine Station to uptown. The music will begin on Friday afternoon and end when the lights go out on Saturday night. The focus this year is for everyone to share the music they love and spend a few hours reconnecting with old friends and making some new ones. Polka Buttons will be sold again to cover the cost of the shuttle and advertising. A performance featuring artists Richard Theiss, lead vocalist, accordion and keyboard player for S-Bahn the famous accordion group from Vancouver, BC and Mario Padone, an outstanding, well known accordion performer from Sugarland, Texas will be held Saturday, August 2, at the Philipsburg High School gymnasium. These wonderful musicians have donated their time and talent to our celebration and are brought to us by Karl and Martin Hergt, Tempo Trends, Victoria,BC. Tempo Trends will again have a great display of accordions in the Granite County Museum downtown Philipsburg.  Any
proceeds from this years event will benefit the music department of the
Philipsburg schools. All donations will be very much appreciated. The grade
school building is a historic treasure. Built in 1896, it is the oldest
operating school in the state of Montana. Several young musicians under
the direction of Jill Waldbillig will be performing with Joan Morse from
Spokane, WA., Richard Theiss, Mario Padone, and Martin Hergt at various
times and places throughout the celebration. Inspiration and motivation
to a whole new generation of music lovers. Richard and Mario would like to conduct workshops/give lessons. Contact up at the address below and let us know what you would like. We encourage all individuals and groups to join us and share your music. Bring your family, friends, grammas, grampas, and lawn chairs to Philipsburg, Montana, August 1 & 2, 2008. For more information, please call : +1 (406) 859-3812 or e-mail: quigleybb@yahoo.com |
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fun! We hope many of our competitors will join in the fun as horse-drawn
wagons and surprise guests help make LIAC’s Fifteenthh Annual Parade
the greatest one for all of our visitors yet! For information on the 15th Annual Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration please visit: http://www.accordioncelebration.com |
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The
68th 
Saturday
evening Gala Concert.
Joan
is pictured above left with her husband Dr. Paul Sommers, retired Professor
and head of the Vocal Department at the University of Missouri - Kansas
City.
Former
students who took part in the presentation of this award were Ron and
Judy Barrow, Ed and Kathy Blasco, Liz Finch, Amy Hayes, Jeff and Pam Lisenby,
Larry and Charla Manica, Hollis and Nancy Officer, Donna Dee Ray, Michele
L. Boddicker Scheffler, Betty JO Simon, Cathy Sommers Tiritoglu, Mark
and Madeline Weston.
Scottish
Accordionists' Gary Blair and his son Gary Blair Junior, will be touring
the West coast of the USA in June. They will perform at the meetings of
several Accordion Clubs and will finish their tour at the Leavenworth
Accordion Celebration in Washington State.
The
tour dates for the United states are as follows:
The
Internet is changing the way your customers are searching for services.
The days of lugging out a 12 lb. telephone book to find very limited and
outdated business information are coming to an end. People are still letting
their fingers do the walking, but they're doing it over a computer keyboard.
Below are some revealing facts from the Kelsey Group. 
The
Co-sponsored
by New Hampshire Accordion Association and Accordion Connection LLC, the
first annual 'Accordions Now!' Festival will be held on Saturday, August
2, 2008 from 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM at the Radisson Hotel Manchester, 700 Elm
Street, Manchester, NH.
A
new CD "Accordion Popular Classical Masterpiece Volume 2" recorded
by Bernadette Conlon (now Bernadette Zabawa) has been released. 
The
debut performance by Duality Wrecks, an anonymous accordion and piano
duo designed to shift the focal point of any party or event to Punk
pogo-gear with its relentless chance/medleys of Rockabilly, Rock and
Roll, Swing, Ballads and pretty much anything in between.
necessary
hook. He elegant playing and writing actually says it all.
The
Seminars will be held July 25-27, 2008 at the Tenri Cultural Institute
in New York city, located at 43A West 13th Street, between 5th and 6th
Ave. 
The
15th annual Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration will be held
from June 19 - 22 , 2008 in Leavenworth, Washington, with the opening
Welcomefest being on Wednesday, June 18. 
Leavenworth’s
spectacular scenery, year-round fun for all ages, and hosts who understand
the meaning of old-world hospitality, all help make the Annual Leavenworth
International Accordion Celebration memorable as well as enjoyable, entertaining,
and educational! 