The 5th International Victoria Accordion Festival will be held on July 14-17, 2011 in Victoria, B.C
Some fabulous concerts, workshops, and entertainment, including an open stage, trade show and for the very first time in Victoria…. the Accordion Parade have been planned for your enjoyment.
Headliners are legendary jazz accordionist Frank Marocco and one of the foremost classical accordionists of today, Jelena Milojevic.
For the first time, a competition of accordion orchestras will take place. It will be an amazing event, both for performers and the audience.
The Competition, Trade Show, Workshops, Open Stage and the Dance Night will be held at the Comfort Hotel & Conference Centre in Victoria. For your convenience, a great deal is available with the Comfort Hotel for all participants and festival guests. Room rates are $119 per room, based on double occupancy (kids stay for free), including complimentary continental buffet breakfast, free parking, and free Internet.
To make hotel reservations, please call: 1.866.754.4040 or 250.382.4400, or click on the link www.choicehotels.ca/cn904 and mention the code “Victoria Accordion Festival”.
The BC Accordion Society, a non-profit society, was founded in early 2010 in the beautiful city of Victoria, B.C., Canada. Their mission is to promote the accordion through concerts, workshops, master classes and competitions.
In 2010, the society took over the Victoria Accordion Festival, establishing an accordion competition for the first time in Western Canada. Concerts were hosted for Jelena Milojevic (CMA Trophée Mondial 2003 winner), Alexander Sevastian (Coupe Mondiale 2007 winner) and Cory Pesaturo (Coupe Mondiale 2009 digital accordion winner).
The society created the BC Accordion Orchestra, a unique 15 member ensemble that has already gained recognition for its top-caliber performances.
Their most important achievement, so far, has been establishing the accordion section at Camosun College in Victoria, B.C. Currently this is the only place in Canada, outside Toronto, Ont., where students can study accordion and obtain an official degree.
The BC Accordion Society has recently become a Voting Member for CIA (Confederation Internationale des Accordeonistes) and as such will be representing Canada in all future activities organized by the biggest accordion organization in the world, the Coupe Mondiale Accordion Competition and CIA Annual Congresses.
The President of the BC Accordion Society is Aleksandar Milojevic, Master of Fine Arts from the Tchaikovsky Music Conservatory in Kiev, Ukraine.
There will be $10,000 in prizes to be awarded in all age categories.
The schedule is:
CONCERTS
July 14, 2011
7:30pm
A NIGHT OF THE ORCHESTRAS
Alix Goolden Hall
907 Pandora Ave, Victoria
July 15, 2011
7:00pm
A DANCE NIGHT (with dinner)
feat. Bonnie Birch Trio (USA)
Comfort Hotel & Conference Centre
3020 Blanshard St, Victoria
July 16,2011
7:30pm
FRANK MAROCCO (USA)
JELENA MILOJEVIC (Canada)
St. Andrew’s Church
680 Courtney Street, Victoria
July 17, 2011
3pm
VICTORIA ACCORDION COMPETITION WINNERS CONCERT
Comfort Hotel & Conference Centre
3020 Blanshard St, Victoria
ACCORDION PARADE
July 15, 2011
4pm
Government St – Inner Harbour – Parliament Building
COMPETITION
July 16, 2011
9am – 6pm
July 17, 2011
9am – 12pm
Comfort Hotel & Conference Centre
3020 Blanshard St, Victoria
WORKSHOPS
July 17, 2011
12pm-1pm
FRANK MAROCCO
1pm-2pm
JELENA MILOJEVIC
Comfort Hotel & Conference Centre
3020 Blanshard St, Victoria
TRADE SHOW
July15 – July 17, 2011
Comfort Hotel & Conference Centre
3020 Blanshard St, Victoria
OPEN STAGE
July 16, 2011
3-7pm
Comfort Hotel & Conference Centre
3020 Blanshard St, Victoria
Plan to attend these exciting events!
For further information:
Tel: 778 433 8700
e-mail: contact@bcaccordion.ca
