Dr. Robert Young McMahan, Chair of the American Accordionists’ Association (AAA) Composers’ Commission Committee has written a number of very interesting articles on the contemporary concert works for accordion that have been commissioned by the AAA over the years.

Robert McMahan is the recently retired Professor of Music at The College of New Jersey and was also the Area Coordinator of Musicianship and Composition, as well as artist-teacher of classical accordion.

A full list of AAA Music Commissions is online at:
http://www.ameraccord.com/aaacommissions.php

A brief history of the AAA Composers’ Commissioning Committee has been revised and is online at:
http://www.ameraccord.com/aaacommissions1.php

Articles about individual AAA Music Commissions is going to be published over the coming months with the list of articles to be published at:
http://ameraccord.com/aaacommissions2.php

The first article titled: “The First [AAA] Commission: Prelude and Dance, by Paul Creston” is online at: http://ameraccord.com/commissions/creston.htm

The AAA Composers’ Commissioning Committee welcomes donations from all those who love the classical accordion and wish to see its modern original concert repertoire continue to grow. The AAA is a 501(c)(3) corporation. All contributions are tax deductible to the extent of the law. Please make your donation at the AAA-