NEW - Organization Affiliation!

Are you a member of a local accordion group? Then you should know that clubs and associations are welcomed at the AAA and can take part in AAA's national and international coverage by becoming an Affiliated Organization member!

Your group will be listed as an Affiliated Organization on this page, as well as all our media and can benefit from our network . . . AND . . . you help support the accordion programs and activities sponsored by the AAA.

SUPPORT the accordion by becoming an Affiliated Organization member!

Annual dues for Affiliated Organization membership are $35 USD.

Become a member today!

Upcoming Events

2024 AAA 86th Festival, July 12-14, 2024 West Conshohocken, PA in the Philadelphia Area


2024 Elsie M. Bennett Accordion Composition Competition. Information and entry: Entry closing date, April 12, 2024.


2023 AAA 85th Anniversary Festival Daily Reports

July 12-16, 2023
Marriott Philadelphia West
Conshohocken, PA 19428

2023 AAA Color Journal (47 pages)
Wednesday July 12, Daily Report
Thursday July 13, Daily Report
Friday July 14, Daily Report
Saturday July 15, Daily Report
Sunday July 16, Daily Report


AAA History Articles

Historical Articles about the AAA by AAA Historian Joan Grauman Morse


Music Commissions

Original works commissioned by the AAA since 1957

Recent articles:
Alexander Tcherepnin: Invention, Tzigane
Joel Brickman: Prelude & Caprice

Download Composer's Guide to the Piano Accordion

AAA Newsletters

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