On Saturday evening, March 31st, the American Accordion Musicological Society, in conjunction with the Mid Atlantic Music Teachers Guild, has announced the 2012 MAMTG Virtuoso Champion.

Albert Manginelli (15 years old) has been studying with Daniel Desiderio since he was 12 years of age.

Albert won first place in the American Accordion Musicological Society’s Accordion Virtuoso Competition, second place in the Carmen Carrozza Piano Accordion Scholarship Competition, and numerous first place finishes in other competitions sponsored by the American Accordion Association and Mid-Atlantic Music Teacher’s Guild. He also plays piano and organ.

Albert says: “I enjoy the challenges of playing the classical repertoire, but I am equally fond of other styles such as popular, jazz, and ethnic.”