Italian-born Canadian accordionist Luciano Testani passed away in December at the age of 69. He was the Vice President of the Montreal Accordéonistes Association, and a dedicated lifelong classically trained accordion player and enthusiast. He was a regular performer at the annual festival Carrefour Mondial de L’Accordeon de Montmagny.

The picture shows Luciano Testani flanked by Italian accordionists Roberto Lucanero and Pietro Adragna taken at the 2013 Edition of the event ‘Fisa Pazza’ initiated by Ercole de Cubellis at the cultural center of Little Italy – casa d ‘ Italia, 505 rue Jean-Talon, Montreal, Quebec.

Fellow Quebec accordionist Mario Bruneau commented, “Luciano’s passing will leave a great void in the accordion world in Quebec”.