We hope to see YOU at the annual AAA Open Meeting on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at 3:PM at the conclusion of the MAMTG Festival at the Hanover Marriot in Whippany, New Jersey. Everyone is invited to attend.
There will be a special performance by the Westmont Philharmonia Accordion Orchestra following the Open Meeting.
Your voice counts . . . and . . . we are making a difference!
Help us plan the future of the accordion!
We also hope you will join us on April 30, 2017 when the AAA will host the Carmen Carrozza Memorial Scholarship Fund Raiser at the Villa Barone Hilltop Manor in Mahopac, New York. Don’t miss this opportunity to hear our incredible young artists perform . . . Cody McSherry (winner of the Junior Division of the last Carrozza Scholarship Competition in 2015), Carmen Carrozza’s grandniece Gia Ciccone, former Carrozza Scholarship winner Christopher Gorton, and young artist Cory Pesaturo . . . along with dancing sets from lots of our “seasoned” performers too! Contact Joe Ciccone for reservations at 914-238-0041, fax 914-238-0393 – or email drjciccone@aol.com. All profits will benefit the Carrozza Memorial Scholarship Fund.
Princeton, New Jersey is the site for our 2017 SqueezeFest. The competition will include special categories for our young participants, special “Fast Track” events for young and seasoned alike, workshops par excellence, and concerts not to be missed. Check out the AAA website at www.ameraccord.com for hotel info, competition rules and music requirements and make your plans to attend.
6th Annual Junior Festival Orchestra! AAA President and Junior Orchestra Conductor Mary Tokarski invites YOU to join our Youth Orchestra in Princeton (provided you are 18 or under!). Participants from around the world have graced the stage at the Awards Concert in the past years, performing movie themes, great classical works, and magnificent accordion classics with incredible skill . . . this year’s repertoire is “in the making” and will include at least one work from recent movie hits! There will be 2 mandatory rehearsals during the Festival, and the performance will be on the Awards Concert, Saturday 1:00 p.m. in Princeton . . . Join the fun!
It is exciting to see the accordion gain momentum and to see more and more young musicians at our festival. We are making a difference – thanks for your help!
