Directors Karen Inkster and Walter Martella share, “The 5th annual qathet Accordion Fest was a huge success! Thank you to our audience members, volunteers, musicians, and the qathet Academy of Music & Arts team for making this wild and wonderful weekend possible.

We welcomed audience members from across the qathet region, as well as visitors from Vancouver Island, Alberta, Protection Island, and even Ontario.”

The event included:
✔️ 3 concerts
✔️ 3 workshops
✔️ 3 days of accordionic antics
✔️ 11 performing artists
✔️ 11 different instruments
✔️ 1 accordion parade
✔️ 1 pop-up accordion store
✔️ Countless magical musical moments

Watch the highlight video! 3 days of accordion antics condensed into 2 minutes:

Performing artists:
Guillermo Anad,Faye Bendrups, Martin Hergt, Karina Inkster, Walter Martella, Terry Martyniuk, Stephen Nikleva, Boyd Norman, Budge Schachte, Anthony Schulz, Ronen Segall, The Victoria Accordion Club Band