On Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Beverly Roberts Curnow made her very first visit to the Long Island Accordion Alliance (LIAA) at La Villini Restaurant in East Northport, NY. By the response of the patrons the members of the Long Island Accordion Alliance (LIAA) hope that Beverly will be returning real soon.

She is a former American Accordionists’ Association (AAA) champion (1965) and also went on that year to become the “very first female” to win the very prestigious Coupe Mondiale which was held in Malta.

On Wednesday she opened her program “Scherzo” (John Gart) which was followed by “Zigeuner Weisen” (Gypsy Airs by Pablo De Sarasate, Opus 20), “81 Rue de Briey” (by our dear friend Mario Tacca), “Mimicri” (Pietro Deiro), “Fiddle-Faddle” (Leroy Anderson) and a very entertaining “Snow Train Shuffle Medley” (John Gart). Beverly was then joined by Long Island Accordion Alliance (LIAA) members Dominic Karcic and Ray Oreggia in three “toe tapping” selections that included “Cumana Merengue,” “Petite Waltz” and “La Volata Polka.”

Once again the Long Island Accordion Alliance (LIAA) had a very successful evening of bringing great accordion music and entertainment to the Long Island.

The next Long Island Accordion Alliance (LIAA) event will be held on Wednesday, August 2, 2017 and feature accordionist Mario Balestra as guest artist. This event will also mark the “seventh anniversary” of Long Island Accordion Alliance (LIAA).

Please come, join us and help celebration our “seventh anniversary.”

(left to right) Dominic Karcic and Beverly Roberts Curnow (picture by Peter Sbuttoni)

For further information: dkarcic10@verizon.net