The Albuquerque Accordion Extravaganza Festival, held in May 2025 was a big success. Starring organizers Kim and Dan Christian, the event included an Accordion Orchestra enjoyed by all.

Kim and Dan Christian share, “There were huge improvements in clean, fast finger technique, articulation, bellows control, performance and differentiation between several styles of music including Swing, Pop, Classical, and even Funk!!There was great camaraderie between this group from 12 different states across the US! Several folks performed solos or duets on the Open Mic nights and did a fabulous job. This really shows how versatile the accordion really is. Everyone had a blast!”

Dan and Kim Christian, along with drummer extraordinaire Rich Delabio, opened up the concert and play for the first half of the program. They had an extensive repertoire prepared for this concert including just about every style of music you can think of including Aaron Copland’s “Hoe Down” and John Williams’ “Superman”

For the second half of the show, 31 accordionists from 12 different states joined Dan and Kim and performed a really fun program. Here is the program that was performed:

“I Feel Good” – James Brown, Arranged by Dan Christian

Accordion Jump – Mini and Addie Cere

“Magnum PI” – Arr. Dan Christian

“Teufelstanz” – Josef Helmessberger

“Feather Theme from Forrest Gump” – Arr. Dan Christian

“Birdland” – Arr. Dan Christian

“Palladio” – Karl Jenkins, Arr. Dan Christian

“Cotton Candy Twist” – Don Grazanna

“Raiders March” – John Williams, Arr. Dan Christian

If you would like to purchase a professional videotape of the concert:

https://squeezeplay.mysamcart.com/checkout/abq-accordion-extravaganza-concert-2025 (Proceeds will go towards paying the videographer)

Please consider joining the 2026 Accordion Extravaganza! Details coming soon – stay tuned.

For further information: kdcstudios@gmail