AAA president and accordion virtuoso Mary Tokarski and Nathan Chapeton were the featured guest artists at the May 3, 2017 meeting of the Long Island Accordion Alliance (LIAA) at La Villini Restaurant in East Northport, NY. The two artists presented a very interesting and diversified program of accordion solos to a room filled with “accordion music lovers.”

Ms. Tokarski’s selections included: Scherzo (John Gart), Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler On The Roof, Funeral March of a Marionette (Gounod) – also known as the Alfred Hitchcock Theme), Spanish Holiday (Ettore) and Magic Fingers (Neupauer).

Mr. Chapeton’s selections included the Bach Prelude and Fugue in C minor, Waltz Allegro (Magnante), Impasse (1st movement by Angelis), Omaggio ad Astor Piazzolla (Zubitzky).

The superb concert ended with the two artists collaborating in the performance of Parisian Musette (Carrozza).

The next meeting of the Long Island Accordion Alliance (LIAA) will be on Wednesday, June 7th and feature Ms. Beverly Roberts Curnow

Photo: left to right) Mary Tokarski, Santo Endrizzi (LIAA member) and Nathan Chapeton