From November 1st-3rd will be the finals of the 6th Roland V-Accordion International Festival for Digital Accordions, sponsored by Roland Europe.

Read in detail about the upcoming event, the competitors, the Jury at: 2012 Rome Festival.

This superbly organized international event will have Daily Reports and live video online at: 2012 Rome Festival.

If you cannot be in Rome, you can read the Accordions Worldwide Daily Reports including photos, results and live video by Deschamps Channel. The live streaming starts on Friday at 9.30 am Rome time. See competitor and video timetable for Friday and Saturday at: 2012 Rome Festival

Representing the US is Svetlana Ivanchenko. Originally from Russia, Svetlana now lives in Dallas, Texas where she gives private piano and accordion lessons, performs regularly in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and is the pianist/organist for the Good Samaritan Episcopal Church in Dallas.

Svetlana won her first Roland FR-7 accordion in the Roland International V-Accordion US Competition and plays the Roland FR-7x accordion as well as a Roland RD700GX digital stage piano, and Yamaha acoustic grand pianos.

In Russia, she was the Director of Bayan and Accordion Department for the Mari El State Music College while serving as head of the Commission of Folk Instrument Art Department for the Mari Republic College of Culture and Arts where she was also Orchestra Conductor as well as Choral Director.

She holds a Masters Degree in Music Education, has been involved in teaching and performance for over 22 years and performed as accordionist with the Mesquite Symphony Orchestra.