Video1 : Accordion Pops Orchestra performing “Cabaret” at AAA festival, July 14, 2023 arranged by Al Terzo

Video 2: Accordion Pops Orchestra performing “Syncopated Clock” at AAA festival, July 14, 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBZV0-s6420

St. Johns Church presents the Accordion Pops Orchestra conducted by Al Terzo on Sunday, November 26, 2023 at 3:PM. The concert location:
Conlon Hall Auditorium
19 North William Street
Bergenfield, New Jersey

Donation: $10.00

The Accordion Pops Orchestras’ roots can be traced to 1970, when it was organized by the Accordion Teachers’ Association of New Jersey. Over the next ten years it performed at various community functions throughout the state under the direction of its first conductor, Dr. Jacob Neupauer of Philadelphia. In 1980 the orchestra members took a leave of absence, but four years later the membership was reorganized under the direction of the late Eugene Ettore of Livingston, New Jersey. In 1985, Daniel Desiderio was invited to act as a guest conductor of the orchestra and a few years later the A.T.A. of NJ appointed him as conductor in residence. The name of the orchestra was formally changed to the Accordion Pops Orchestra and its membership was expanded beyond the original members from New Jersey to include performers from Connecticut, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New York, Delaware, Maryland, and Rhode Island. Maestro Desiderio retired as conductor in May 2011 and turned over the baton to Al Terzo.

The largest professional accordion orchestra of its kind on the East Coast, the group consists entirely of accordions plus percussion instruments. In addition, the orchestra often accompanies guest soloists including pianists and vocal artists.

Al Terzo, APO Conductor 2011-Present, is a teacher, arranger, and conductor who has been with the orchestra since its inception in 1970. He is a member of the Music Teachers National Association, New Jersey Music Teachers Association, and National Association of Music Educators. Mr.Terzo serves on the governing board of the American Accordionists Association and is a founding member of the Mid Atlantic Music Teachers Guild. He is an accomplished accordionist who has performed at the Garden State Arts Center and Newark’s Symphony Hall. Currently Mr. Terzo teaches accordion and piano in New Jersey.

For further information: webmaster@accordionpops.com