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EVALUATIONFriday, 10:00 a.m.Monique BellemareReine St-LouisSandy ZeraJulian GoldenbergLiuba PakGracie BernardiFelipe GonzalesDarien WilliamsRandy HarrisFernando CostaGia Ciccone
EVALUATIONFriday, 4:00 p.m.Tor StumoNathan Chapeton
OPEN SOLO JUNIOR & INTER-MEDIATEThursday, 10:00 a.m.Alexandra ReekieNathan ChapetonCody McSherry
Liam McCoolTor StumoLiuba Pak
OPEN ORIGINAL SOLOJUNIOR & INTERMEDIATEThursday, 11:30 a.m.Nathan ChapetonCody McSherry
Liuba PakAlexandra ReekieTor Stumo
FOUNDERʼS SOLO JUNIOR &INTERMEDIATEThursday, 12:30 p.m.Cody McSherryNathan ChapetonAlexandra Reekie
Tor StumoLiam McCool
OPEN ETHNIC SOLO JUNIOR &INTERMEDIATEThursday, 12:00 p.m.Nathan ChapetonAlexandra ReekieCody McSherry
Julian SchwarzLiuba Pak
OPEN POP SOLO JUNIORETTE& INTERMEDIATEThursday, 12:00 p.m.Angela Falcetti
Tor Stumo
STANDARD SOLO PREP, ELE-MENTARY &INTERMEDIATEThursday, 10:30 p.m.Gia Ciccone
Angela FalcettiFelipe GonzalesRandy Harris
STANDARD SOLO INTERMEDI-ATEThursday, 10:30 p.m.Gracie BernardiDarien Williams
ADULT OPEN SOLO & ADULTETHNIC SOLOThursday, 9:30 a.m.
Monique BellemareYimeng Huang
OPEN DUET INTERMEDIATE &SENIORThursday, 11:00 a.m.Tor Stumo & Nathan ChapetonJulian Schwarz & Tom Hasler
Monique Bellemare & Reine St-LouisMike Bulboff & Cody McSherry
STANDARD DUET ELEMENTARYThursday, 11:00 a.m.Felipe Gonzales & Darien WilliamsRandy & Ruby Harris
OPEN SENIOR ENSEMBLESaturday, 10:00 a.m.Crystal Ballroom
Alamo Angels EnsemblePhilly Squeeze
OPEN SENIOR BANDSaturday, 10:30 a.m.Crystal Ballroom
Busso Senior OrchestraENTERTAINMENT AAASaturday, 11:00 a.m.Grand Ballroom
Alamo AngelsBusso Festival Orchestra
AAA 2013 Festival - August 14-18 - New York, NYCompetition Schedule
ALL SOLO AND DUET CATEGORIES WILL BE HELD IN THE HERALD SQUARE SUITE
The ExhibitsSutton Place SuiteNew Yorker Hotel
Wednesday • Thursday • Friday • Saturday
ACCORDION GALLERYGunaidyi Lazarov, Landing, NJ
Siwa & Figli models Super Quattro Artist, Super Quinta, and Super Cobra.
BUSY FINGERSAnnette & Tommy Doyle, Indialantic, FL
Dino Baffetti, Zero Sette from Bugari Armando, The Music Maker 50 from MusichTech and a new
model from Victoria.
EMILIOʼS ACCORDIONSEmilio Magnotta, Stamford, CT
Dino Baffetti • Bugari • Music Tech Reedless
ERNEST DEFFNER AFFILIATESFrank Busso, Jr., Alexandria, VA
Titano Accordion Company • PANcordion, Inc.Pigini Accordion Company • Roland V-Accor-
dions • Ernest Deffner Publications
GIOIA PRODUCTIONSMario Tacca and Mary Mancini,
Cortland Manor, NYRecording, Performance Productions, Publishingsheet music and music books for Accordion, andCD Production. CDs and music including "Jazzin'the Accordion,” a collaboration from Mario Tacca
& Vince Corozine.
JANPRESSJoseph Natoli, Wooster, Ohio
Original accordion music, arrangements, & transcriptions, CDs and books by Joe Natoli(Adult Accordion Method) and Ralph Stricker
(Jazz Theory & Improvisation Studies for accordion).
Local and remote instruction (via Skype)
LIBERTY BELLOWSMichael Bulboff, Philadelphia, PA
Hohner • Borsini • Scandalli • Victoria • Roland Ottavianelli • Brandoni • Saltarelle • Castagnari
Weltmeister and more.
MUSIC MAGIC ACCORDIONS USAAlex and Lillianna Chudolij, Clifton, NJ
ACCORDIONS: Roland • Ottavianelli • BrandoniPietro • Alessandrini • Scandalli • Giulietti •
Paolo Soprani • Bugari • Tula • G.Verdi plus ªKetron • Orla
Master and Totter MIDI • RolandAlto Professional and
SR Technologies AMPLIFIERS.
SQUEEZINARTDan and Joan Grauman, Frederick, MD
Gift items including jewelry, clothing, cigarettelighters, ashtrays, Christmas ornaments and
ceramics. Most of SqueezinArt’s items feature the artwork
of co-owner/founder, Joan Geller Grauman.
AAA ARCHIVES75 Years of Accordion HistoryJoan Grauman, AAA Archivist
Visit Joan’s workshop in the Exhibit Room onThursday, August 15 “Carnegie Hall and the Ac-cordion” and Friday, August 16 at 8:30 a.m. “The
Women Who Made a Difference”
NEW ENGLAND ACCORDION MUSEUMPaul Ramunni, Director of the
New England Accordion Museum, showcases photographs of famous ac-
cordion players and a unique collection of an-tique accordions “that tell a story.” Visit Paul’s
workshop in the Exhibit Room on Saturday, August 17 at 8:00 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2013
3:00 pm Registration Opens .............................................................3rd Floor Conference Center Foyer 5:00 pm Exhibits Open (until 9:00 pm)......................................................................Sutton Place Suite Junior Festival Orchestra Rehearsal ...............................................................Crystal Ballroom 7:00 pm Press & Squeeze.....................................................3rd Floor Conference Center (throughout) 8:00 pm Welcome Reception* .................................................................................................Kip’s Bay 8:30 pm Jam Session ...........................................................3rd Floor Conference Center (throughout)
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 2013
8:30 am Registration Desk Opens (until 1:00)..................................3rd Floor Conference Center Foyer Workshop - AAA Archives - Carnegie Hall and the Accordion..........................Sutton Place Presenter: Joan Grauman 9:00 am Exhibits Open (until 1:30 reopen at 2:30) ....................................................Sutton Place Suite 9:00 am Workshop: Finale: The Music Writing Program Part 1 ..................................Gramercy Park Presenter: Don Gerundo Junior Festival Orchestra Rehearsal ...............................................................Crystal Ballroom 9:30 am Competition – Adult Open & Ethnic....................................................................Herald Square 9:45 am Workshop: Finale Part 2 (Advanced) ..............................................................Gramercy Park Presenter: Don Gerundo 10:00 am Competition – Open Solos..................................................................................Herald Square 10:45 am Workshop: AAA Founder - Joe Biviano...........................................................Gramercy Park Presenter: Joe Cerrito and Elliot Seif 11:00 am Competition – Duets...........................................................................................Herald Square 11:30 am Workshop: “The Magnificent Magnante”........................................................Gramercy Park Presenter: Ray Oreggia Competition – Open Original Solo ......................................................................Herald Square 12:00 noon Competition – Open Ethnic & Pop Solo..............................................................Herald Square 12:15 pm Workshop: Scandinavian Old Fashioned Dance Music Presenters: The Old Aker Band – Tore, Tone, Roar and Toril 12:30 pm Competition – Founder’s Solo ............................................................................Herald Square 1:15 PM Registration outside Crystal Ballroom for ticket sales.........................Crystal Ballroom (foyer) 1:30 pm INTERNATIONAL CONCERT* .......................................................................Crystal Ballroom 3:30 pm Festival Orchestra Rehearsal............................................................................Grand Ballroom 4:00 pm First bus departs for Bryant Park.......................................................................Front Entrance 5:45 pm Second bus departs for Bryant Park ..................................................................Front Entrance 7:00 pm Massed Band Performance - New York, New York ..............................Fountain at Bryant Park 7:30 pm First bus departs for Hotel............................................................................Fountain Entrance 9:00 pm Second bus departs for Hotel
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2013
8:00 am Workshop: “Effective Orchestration Techniques for Digital Instruments” ...........................................................................Gramercy Park Presenter: Joe Natoli 8:30 am Workshop: AAA Archives – “The Women Who Made a Difference”.................Sutton Place Presenter: Joan Grauman
AAA 2013 Festival - August 14-18 - New York, NYSchedule of Events
Competitions, Workshops and Exhibits are open to Registered Participants only!
continued*Indicates separate charge if not purchased with event packageRooms are subject to change. Any change will be posted at the
Registration Desk located on the 3rd Floor – Conference Center Foyer.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 2013, continued
9:00 am Exhibits Open until 11:30 am; Reopen at 1:00 pm until 5:00 pm..........................Sutton Place Workshop: AAA Founders ...............................................................................Gramercy Park Presenter: Dr. Robert Young McMahan presents the life and times of several AAA Founders: Sam Roland, Abe Goldman, Sid Dawson and Byron Streep as well as Gene von Hallberg and John Gart. Junior Festival Orchestra Rehearsal ...............................................................Crystal Ballroom Registration Desk open until 11:30 am...............................3rd Floor Conference Center Foyer 9:45 am Workshop: AAA Founders “Remembering Anthony Galla-Rini” ...................Gramercy Park Presenter: Joan Sommers 10:00 am Evaluation A .......................................................................................................Herald Square 10:30 Workshop: AAA Founder – Charles Nunzio “Patton and Rommel” ..............Gramercy Park Presenter: Eddie Monteiro 11:30 am CARMEN CARROZZA LUNCHEON AND CONCERT* ....................................Grand Ballroom 1:00 pm Youth Involvement Program - Rehearsal........................................................Crystal Ballroom 1:15 pm Workshop: “Local Festivals, Competitions and Fun for All” .........................Gramercy Park Presenter: Mary Kathryn Archuleta 2:00 pm Workshop: “Accordions Around the World” ..................................................Gramercy Park Presenter: Marion Jacobson 3:00 pm Festival Orchestra Rehearsal............................................................................Grand Ballroom 4:00 pm Evaluation B .......................................................................................................Herald Square 6:30 pm Registration for ticket sales only...........................................................Crystal Ballroom Foyer 7:00 pm 75th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT* .................................................................Crystal Ballroom 9:30 pm OPEN HOUSE – ARTIST RECEPTION* .............................................................................tba
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 2013
8:00 am Workshop: “Boxes of Memories and Stories”....................................................Sutton Place Presenter: Paul Ramunni – New England Accordion Museum 9:00 am Exhibits Open 9-12; 1-5 pm ..................................................................................Sutton Place Registration Desk open until noon ......................................3rd Floor Conference Center Foyer 10:00 am Competition - Ensembles & Bands .................................................................Crystal Ballroom Workshop: AAA Founders – “The Two Pietros” - Deiro & Frosini ...............Gramercy Park Presenter: Dr. Robert Young McMahan 10:30 am Youth Involvement Program - Rehearsal ............................................................Herald Square 11:30 am Workshop: The Art of Gypsy Jazz....................................................................Gramercy Park Presenter: Dallas Vietty (bring your accordion!) 1:00 pm AWARDS CONCERT ......................................................................................Crystal Ballroom Entertainment AAA..........................................................................................Crystal Ballroom 3:00 pm Festival Orchestra Rehearsal ............................................................................Grand Ballroom 6:00 pm Cocktail Hour (cash bar).........................................................................Grand Ballroom Foyer 7:00 pm 75th Anniversary Banquet & Entertainment*...............................................Grand Ballroom
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18, 2013
9:00 am BREAKFAST AND FAREWELL*......................................................................Grand Ballroom
*Indicates separate charge if not purchased with event package
Rooms are subject to change. Any change will be posted at the Registration Desk located on the 3rd Floor – Conference Center Foyer.
Competitions, Workshops and Exhibits are open to Registered Participants only!
AAA 2013 Festival - August 14-18 - New York, NYSchedule of Events
The WorkshopsGramercy Park Suite and Sutton Place Suite
New Yorker HotelThursday • Friday • Saturday
THURSDAY, AUGUST 15
8:30 am Sutton Place SuiteWorkshop: AAA Archives
“Carnegie Hall and theAccordion”
Presenter: Joan Grauman
9:00 am Gramercy ParkWorkshop: Finale – the Music Writ-
ing Program – Part 1(beginner)
Presenter: Don Gerundo
9:45 am Gramercy ParkWorkshop: Finale – the Music Writ-
ing Program – Part 2 –Intermediate/ Advanced
Presenter: Don Gerundo
10:45 am Gramercy ParkWorkshop: AAA Founder – Joe Bi-
viano – Discussion andstories on the life of JoeBiviano by two formerstudents
Presenters: Joe Cerrito and ElliotSeif
11:30 am Gramercy ParkWorkshop: AAA Founder – Charles
Magnante – The accom-plishments of the “Mag-nificent Magnante”
Presenter: Ray Oreggia
12:15 pm Gramercy ParkWorkshop: Old Fashioned Scandinavian Dance Music
(bring your dancing shoes)Presenters: The Old Aker Band members Tore, Tone, Roar
and Toril
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16
8:00 am Gramercy ParkWorkshop: “Effective Orchestration
Techniques for Digital In-struments”
Presenter: Joe Natoli
8:30 am Sutton Place SuiteWorkshop: AAA Archives –
“The Women Who Made a Difference”Presenter: Joan Grauman
9:00 am Gramercy ParkWorkshop: AAA Founders – The life
and times of severalAAA Founders includingSam Roland, Abe Gold-man, Sid Dawson andByron Streep as well asGene von Hallberg andJohn Gart
Presenter: Dr. Robert YoungMcMahan
9:45 am Gramercy ParkWorkshop: AAA Founder – “Re-
membering AnthonyGalla-Rini”
Presenter: Joan Sommers
10:30 am Gramercy ParkWorkshop AAA Founder – “Patton
and Rommel” “CharlesNunzio and My Mother”
Presenter: Eddie Monteiro
continued
FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, cont’d.
1:15 pm Gramercy ParkWorkshop: “Local Festivals, Com-
petitions and Fun for allAccordionists”
Presenter: Mary Kathryn Archuleta,Dreams Fulfilled ThruMusic”
2:00 pm Gramercy ParkWorkshop: “Accordions Around the
World” Presenter: Marion Jacobson, au-
thor of “Squeeze This”
SATURDAY, AUGUST 16
8:00 am Sutton Place SuiteWorkshop: “Boxes of Memories
and Stories”Presenter: Paul Ramunni of the
New England AccordionMuseum
10:00 am Gramercy ParkWorkshop: AAA Founders – “The Two Pietros” – Pietro
Frosini and Pietro DeiroPresenter: Dr. Robert Young
McMahan
11:00 am Gramercy ParkWorkshop: “The Art of Gypsy Jazz” Presenter: Dallas Vietty
The WorkshopsGramercy Park Suite and Sutton Place Suite
New Yorker HotelThursday • Friday • Saturday
Bryant ParkBus Schedule
Please sign up at the AAA Registration Deskfor the time and number of people in your group.
No charge for performers.Spectators - $10 round trip
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PLAYING TIMES
SEE SCHEDULE AT AAAREGISTRATION DESK
EVERYONE WILL HAVEAN OPPORTUNITY TO
PERFORM
There are 3 performanceareas. New York, New Yorkmassed band at 7:00 pm
will be at the Fountain area.
The two other areas for performance are identified
as “Mid-Park” and theBryant Park “Statue.”
Coordinators will be at eacharea to direct performers
for start/stop times to keepthe schedule moving.