Video: Qathet Accordion Fest 2023 Highlights.

Walter Martella and Karina Inkster are excited to bring you the Qathet region’s third annual Accordion Fest! Including a concert performance; workshops for beginners and advanced players alike; and a wide range of musical genres for our audiences to enjoy, mark your calendars for Friday and Saturday, May 10-11, 2024! It is also known as the Powell River Accordion Fest.

The event will feature a variety of concerts, a Fest Accordion masterclass with guest clinician Jelena Milojevic and an accordion orchestra conducted by Walter Martella.

Picture below: Musicians featured at the Opening Night Concert, plus guitarist Stephen Nikleva (of Petunia & the Vipers) and accordionists Kosta Bozhinov and Henry Slam.