Video: 10 year old Cody McSherry plays Irish Washerwoman / Kerry Dance.

The Accordion Pops Orchestra conducted by Al Terzo will present a concert on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at 3:PM at the Shannondell Performing Arts Center at Valley Forge, PA.

Featured performers include 11 year old Cody McSherry on accordion and 2014 MAMTG Champion, Shanice Aquino, vocalist.

Most of the twenty-five plus members of the orchestra are professional musicians or teachers.  Many are soloists in their own right.  The orchestra performs a repertoire of light classical, Broadway, big band and popular music.  It has entertained audiences at concert halls, county fairs, festivals, schools, and playhouses at many locations primarily in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York.

Al Terzo 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. 

Al Terzo serves on the governing board of the American Accordionists’ Association (AAA) and is a founding member of the Mid Atlantic Music Teachers Guild. He his an accomplished accordionist who has performed at the Garden State Arts Center and Newark’s Symphony Hall. Currently he teaches accordion and piano in New Jersey.

For further information: alterzo@hotmail.com