The American Accordionists’ Association (AAA) Master Class and Concert Series celebrates its 19th season on July 26, 27 and 28, 2013 at the Tenri Cultural Institute,43A West 13th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues), in New York. Master classes are at 3:PM. Concerts at 7:PM.

The title of the Seminars is “The Accordion is 3D-No Glasses Required”. The moderator/curator, Dr. William Schimmel projects that it will be the best one yet: intriguing workshops, lectures, discussions, stellar performances and, most of all, a collegial attitude in its presentation. Each afternoon workshop will feature up to five performers who wish to receive advice, criticism and tools for improvement from the presenters, the audience and William Schimmel.

Participants come from the local New York area, across the United States as well as China, Japan, Argentina, Croatia and Norway.

Guest artists during the weekend include Dr. William Schimmel, Dr. Robert Young McMahan, Erica Mancini, Peter Flint, John Foti, Dr. Hugo Goldenzweig, Micki Goodman presenting a new video work, Doug Makofka, Ken Laufer, Paul Stein, Ingrid Kvale, Martina Li, Mayumi Mayaota, Corn Mo, Mary Tokarski, Will Holshouser, Bob Goldberg and The Famous Accordion Orchestra David Stoler, Art Bailey, Brian Dewan, Melissa Elledge plus more.

HERE ARE SOME HEIGHTENED POINTS FOR THE WEEKEND:
• Three levels/three stages, a graphic realization. • Interactive Dance/Video. • Maria/BA/astorp/LEG, a ten minute opera – a remix of Maria of Buenos Aires (Piazzolla) with Light (Goulding) • Holy Trojans – Bach meets Berlioz • Architectural event – the architecture of global travel. • Composer/performer/listener – learning from Roger Sessions. • Good/bad/rancid • Pathetic/pastoral – a sonic wasteland. • My diaspora – displaced Europe in 33 pages. • Cultivate your own HA HA! (English garden) – move over Voltaire. • The Accordion is 3D – yes, it is. • Full moon/tempting arms – Rachmaninoff meets the tango. • Sonata for fiddler – off the roof, that is. • Atlantic 1, 2, 3 – no taking – no Pelham. • Defeated people never unite – a chilly tribute. • The avoidance of bouncy bouncy bounce. • The three steps out of camp. • The three steps to cosmic truth – audience interactive. • Are you achin’? (celebrating easy yet organic solutions) • Messiah/Shostakovich/Clarinet Polka • A Leon Sash Remembrance • Schubert/Liszt/Joplin/more • In your face/out your face/in between your face. • First banana/second banana/third banana – Myron Floren, a tribute. • The three step method for composing, performing, memo-rizing and listening. • Homage to Augustus Pablo – the great melodica doyen from Jamaica. • Playing a Shiva. • Symphony for (the late) Ellie Greenwich, accordionist and composer of leader of the pack, walking in the sand, be my baby, da doo run run and many many more. • The melodica seminar. • A Chaplin serenade, great, but without the dictator • Crestonia, Paul Creston, on a Greek Isle, or is it geek. • Attur, Jerome Kern in India, was Milton Babbit aware? • La fiesta – a new realization of the Chick Corea classic. • Poetic License/drivers license/fishing license. • Paper roses, Anita Bryant/Marie Osmond from a Norwegian perspective. • Sum-ie, Thomas Merton before the fan. • Neon concerto, light up the psyche, perfect for the ulti-mate execution. • Hypozart, pretty bad Mozart in a hyper fashion. • Por Una Cabeza – Gagaku Mix.

Reserve a place early.Master Classes are at 3:PM. Concerts take place at 7:PM. $20/master class; $25/concert; $40/day includes master class and concert or $110/weekend.

For reservations and information:
212-876-0827 (office)
American Accordionists’ Association (AAA)
917-498-6823 (cell)