The Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) is pleased to welcome you to World Accordion Day.
Join us during the Month of May, when the CIA will celebrate May 6th, the day the accordion was patented in 1829. Following the successful launching of World Accordion Day in 2009, the CIA will coordinate an annual worldwide celebration, in a unified global crusade to promote the diversity of the accordion and the outstanding artists that play it.
We invite you to join our international tribute to the accordion by holding an accordion event in honor of World Accordion Day on or close to May 6th.
World Accordion Day is a unique opportunity to promote public awareness of the accordion, an instrument without boundaries, one that spans all cultures and musical genres. From a solo performance to a Concerto with a 100 piece Symphony Orchestra, from a Duet or Trio to a 40 piece Accordion Orchestra, from the majestic sounds of the handmade acoustic reeds to the latest in Digital Technology, from newly commissioned original works to dazzling transcriptions of the classics, from Classical to Jazz, from Ethnic to Pop, from the pit orchestra in a Broadway Show to the background music in a TV Commercial, from Tchaikovsky to Gubaidulina, from the tiny diatonic instruments to the multi octave concert models, from the shelves of a Museum to center stage at Carnegie Hall, from private Music Studios to the World’s most esteemed Conservatories, there is no limit to where one might find the accordion, or have the opportunity to enjoy the variety of ways in which it is utilized.
Our first World Accordion Day held on 6th May 2009, marked the 180th birthday of the accordion. Please join us for this annual celebration, as accordionists from around the world pay homage to our wonderful instrument. This global event will serve as an exciting means of bringing us together in our efforts to promote and elevate the awareness and status of the accordion!
Please register your World Accordion Day event here so that we can unite in our campaign to promote accordion excellence.
World Accordion Day at a Glance:
What: World Accordion Day
When: 6th May (Concerts and events during the month of May may be dedicated to May 6th)
Why: a unified global effort to celebrate and promote the Accordion
Where: World Wide!
Contact: Harley Jones – CIA Public Relations Officer e-mail: harleyaccordion@yahoo.com
