The American Accordion Musicological Society (AAMS) announces that due to changes in scheduling as well as the need for additional planning for a broader based and even more inclusive accordion event, the AAMS Accordion Festival Weekend will be held biennially, with the next festival in 2018.

The AAMS will continue to sponsor and present its popular and long standing weekend festival that will include enhanced workshops, product and historical exhibits, and a gala dinner concert with accordion ensemble and solo performances, capped by the coveted presentation of the AAMS Honoree Award to some of the most deserving recipients in the accordion world.

The 2018 Festival will proudly honor Dee Langley as AAMS Honoree. Plans to present the following workshop presenters, concert artists and vendors are either already completed or in progress for 2018 with additional presenters and concert artists to be planned.

Linda Soley Reed will conduct the Festival Orchestra. Workshops will include “Improvising” by Dallas Vietty; “Prevention and Biomechanics of Musician Injuries” by Dr. Lynda Griffith, DPT, Author of “Playing Well”; Paul Ramunni and the New England Accordion Connection and Museum Company.