Review: World Accordion Day Broadcast 23rd May
June 1st 2020
Heather Masefield Secretary, New Zealand Accordion Association


Video above: Excerpt from the AAA segment where there was a video about the accordion in US Military music groups. Grayson Masefield and Kevin Friedrich interview Frank Busso Snr.
Latest Episode 3, 23rd May 2020 Broadcast – Video now online at: WAD2020
This episode includes messages & performances from past Coupe Mondiale World Champions Tian Jianan, Andrea Di Giacomo, Bozidar Boza Rajic, He Qian, Pawel Janas, Pietro Adragna & Vladimir Stupnikov.
It also includes interviews and presentations with:
HVÖ-Vice-President Dr. Herbert Scheibenreif & HVÖ-secretary Johannes Münzner
Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA) General Secretary & President of Suomen Harmonikkaliitto – Kimmo Mattila
President of “Music Art” Nemanja Potparic
Founder of “Center of Musical Art” & Chairman of the CIA Music Committee – Alexander Selivanov
President of Accordeon Salon Jef De Haes from Belgium
American Accordionists’ Association (AAA) Board Member Frank Busso Snr.
The show hosts are CIA former President and current CIA Ambassador Kevin Friedrich
(USA) and CIA Music Committee Deputy Chairman Grayson Masefield with technical assistance from CIA Public Relations Harley Jones.
One final broadcast
6th June 2020 Broadcast WAD2020
Starting: * Rome 7.00 PM * Moscow 8.00 PM – * New York – 1.00 PM – * LA – 10 AM *Auckland – 5.00 AM (June 7th) * China – 9.00 AM broadcast (June 7th).


