The doors for the National Accordion Convention will open again on Wednesday evening March 18, 2020 with registration, orchestra rehearsals, and an opportunity to meet and mingle. The official start will be Thursday morning and conventioneers will see and experience several changes, from the layout of the rooms, more orchestras, but mostly importantly new presenters and sessions. No excuses not to come.

Besides having about forty workshops with more than twenty presenters, all dedicated to acoustic and the digital accordion, there will be four orchestra you can play with. But there is much more:

– During lunch and dinner attendees will perform with their accordions for your entertainment. The roster will be published a week prior to the convention. We are still accepting volunteers.

– We will have several vendors onsite showcasing their inventory and provide you with opportunities to buy the things you need, just to name a few: Nick Ballarini, Petosa Accordion, The Gary Dahl legacy etc.

– Randy McPeck will have his repair shop open to help you fix your instrument

– Hyatt-Regency hotel is adding the final touches to its renovations.

– Don’t forget to meet and mingle with your fellow accordionists.

I want to highlight our concerts. Every night there will be concert, we will have a wide variety of music and performers from North America and all over the world.

Thursday evening 7:30 PM:
Markus Baggio, Tris Gour, Elena Fainshtein, Gail Campanella, Tutto a Dio, Cory Pesaturo, and Matthias Matzke.

Friday evening 7:PM:
NAA Fun Band (Directed by Dick Albreski), Richard Noel, Julie Wisnewski, Ginny Mac, and the NAA Dance Band (Directed by Shelia Lee). The Friday evening concert will be followed by the Dance Party with Max Frauenthal (Master of Ceremonies), Gordon Kohl and friends, and Gary Blair with invited guest. Bring your dancing shoes

Concert:
NAA Symphonic Orchestra, Gary Blair, Cory Pesaturo, Matthias Matzke

The current concert schedule is listed here: http://accordions.com/naa/conv4Public.html