Past Events

2024 AAA 86th Anniversary Festival Daily Reports

July 12-14, 2024

2024 AAA Color Journal (36 pages)
Friday July 12, Daily Report
Saturday July 13, Daily Report
Sunday July 14, Daily Report

2023 AAA 85th Anniversary Festival Daily Reports

July 12-16, 2023

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
Frank Busso, Sr. received the AAA Lifetime Achievement Award at 2023 AAA Festival

The 2022 AAA Festival has been postponed until 2023

Attention Festival Competitors

Festival 2022 Competition Categories will be virtual this year.

Due to the AAA’s commitment to the health and safety of our many loyal attendees and guest artists, and to help support our nation’s efforts to stem the spread of COVID-19, our AAA Governing Board had to make a difficult decision. The 2022 AAA Festival has been postponed and will be rescheduled, along with the AAA Lifetime Achievement Award Dinner in honor of Frank Busso,Sr., for the summer of 2023. More information will follow shortly.

Please visit our website: www.ameraccord.com often for updates and to view new articles and information that gets posted regularly. Stay tuned for information on upcoming virtual workshops, on the 2022 Virtual Competitions, the Elsie Bennett Composition Competition and the Carrozza Competition.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support of the AAA! Stay safe and keep practicing!!

Sincerely,
Dr. Joseph A. Ciccone
AAA President

AAA Newsletters

Due to the corona-virus, it has been a challenge to mail the AAA Newsletters, so they will be published online. See: AAA Newsletters

AAA Festival 2021 Canceled

Click here for further information.

Passing of Leonard R. “Skeets” Langley

"Skeets" Langley, passed away in his sleep at his home in Maricopa, Arizona on Tuesday, November 17th, 2020.
Obituary at: http://www.accordionusa.com/#art4322

Passing of Rose-Marie Bruno Coppola

Rose-Marie Bruno Coppola passed away the night of November 28, 2020 after bravely battling a long illness.
Obituary at: Passing of Rose-Marie Bruno Coppola

2021 Elsie M. Bennett Composition Competition for Composers

2021 Competition Information, Awards, Regulations and Entry Form now released.

2021 AAA Virtual Competition Results

Linda Soley Reed to receive the 2021 AAA Lifetime Achievement Award

2021 Festival Competition Goes Virtual after AAA Festival 2021 Canceled

2021 AAA Master Class & Concert Series

2018 AAA 80th Anniversary Festival Daily Reports

Click the links below to view the 2018 AAA Festival Daily Reports pictures and videos.

09 July Kennedy Center AAA Promotional Concert

11 July Daily Report

12 July Daily Report

13 July Daily Report

14 July Daily Report

15 July Daily Report

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