Victor Prieto and Dalas Vietty will present the accordion event the US has needed for years! On November 21st and 22, 2015, Victor Prieto and Dallas Vietty will bring the legendary formula of the Victor Prieto Masterclasses in Spain, to the you in the United States! Save yourself the ticket to Europe.

Dallas and Victor said: “For any and every level of accordionist, this workshop will revolutionize the way you think about accordion and music. Held over two days at Liberty Bellows in Philadelphia, your concept and approach to the accordion will be changed forever. We promise FUN, deep learning, and exposure to NEW techniques, skills and approaches. Signup today and be a part of this historical first event.

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What are the pre-requisites for the workshop?

To make sure we aren’t teaching an introduction to the accordion, you should have at least a year of accordion playing under your belt. That being said, we are encouraging all accordionists to attend. Because the concepts and experiences are so large and deep, all accordionists are going to benefit greatly from this workshop.



What topics will the workshop cover?

The workshop is going to revolves around three major areas:


1. Contemporary Harmony: sounds and approaches to play the music of the last 40 years, and beyond.


2. Contemporary Techniques of the Accordion: how to apply these sounds to rhythms, melodies, soloing, comping.


3. Ensemble Playing: experience, learn techniques and approaches, and get feedback on playing with an ensemble.

The workshop is customized to the attendees, so depending on who attends we will apply to various genres of interest, for example: folk, tango, jazz, pop, rock, funk, swing, gypsy jazz, Galacian, Flamenco, to name a few.

The event takes place at the Liberty Bellows Accordion Shop on 614 South 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147

About the organizers Victor Prieto and Dallas Vietty:
Victor Prieto, NYC based accordionist, raised in Spain. is a Grammy Award Winner 2010, Grammy Nominee 2014. Extremely well known in Europe and NYC for his revolutionary approach to two hands technique, improvisational vocabulary and command of music.

Victor has recently finished up a month of masterclasses for jazz accordionists in Spain. And created and been the head of Jazz accordion departments in the US and Europe. Victor has recorded with Yo-Yo Ma, and many others, and plays festivals and concerts around with world with his own projects and others.

Dallas Vietty, Philadelphia based accordionist has performed at Iridium Club in NYC, and many other festivals, clubs, and halls with his group and other groups. Specializes in Gypsy Jazz and musette style for the piano accordion.

As well as swing and traditional American Jazz styles. Dallas has created the new accordion curriculum for Django in June over the past 4 years. Dallas teaches accordionists all over the world via Skype.

For further information:
dallasvietty@gmail.com,