American
Accordionists'
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2023 AAA 85th Anniversary Festival
Thursday July 13, Daily Reports

Picture Gallery

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Only the professional accordionists are named.

Junior Festival Orchestra rehearsal, conductor Joanna Darrow.

Amber Masefield at the Registration Desk.

Frank Busso Sr. and Grayson Masefield adjudicating.

Competitor

Rita Barnea, Joan Sommers

Teacher and competitor.

Joan Sommers adjudicating.

Joan Sommers, Anthony Schulz (Australia), Heather Masefield (NZ)

Dr Robert Young McMahan seminar about Elsie M Bennett.

"Papa Joe"Clementi

"Papa Joe"

Liberty Bellows demonstrating Scandalli accordions.

Selenia Menghini of Scandalli Accordions Italy with Liberty Bellows demonstrator.

Selenia Menghini of Scandalli Accordions Italy showing different models and colors.

Another picture of the Liberty Bellow Scandalli display.

Frank Busso Jr.

Frank Busso Jr. showing Titano, Pancordion and Pigini models.

Dee Langley, Joan Sommers, Rita Barnea.

Dee Langley, Joan Sommers, Rita Barnea, Harley Jones.

Frank Busso Sr., Dee Langley, Joan Sommers, Rita Barnea, Frank Busso Jr.

Lunch time concert at the huge King of Prussia Mall. Various accordionists "took accordion to the people" performing at the shopping mall. Busso younger family.

Frank Busso Jr. conducting the Busso Festival Orchestra.

The largest local newspaper and the radio station sent reporters.

Frank Busso Jr. finished off the concert advertising the AAA Festival and the concerts to the audience.

Dee Langley at the mall.

AAA Festival orchestra rehearsal, conductor Joan Sommers

Joan Sommers

Pasta Night

Download: Pasta Night Entertainment Program

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Frank Busso Jr

Joanna Arnold Darrow

Westmonth Philharmonia Accordion Orchestra

Mary Mancini & Mario Tacca.

Frank Busso Jr and Frank Busso Sr entertaining with Italian music.

Video above: Westmont Accordion Orchestra conducted by Joanna Arnold Darrow.

Video above: Various selections, one after the other, of the Pasta Night performances by AAA Champion Mario Tacca and acclaimed vocalist Mary Mancini.

Video above: To end the evening, the Busso Duo of Frank Busso Sr. and Frank Busso Jr. strolled around the tables and entertained the Pasta Night crowd who enjoyed clapping along.

2023 AAA 85th Anniversary Festival Daily Reports

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

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

Downloads:

2023 AAA Color Journal (47 pages)

Gala Banquet & Lifetime Achievement Award Program (20 pages)
Gala Banquet Concert Poster

Gala Concert Poster
Gala Concert Program

Luncheon Concert Poster
Luncheon Concert Program

Pasta Night Poster
Pasta Night Entertainment Program

Workshops Poster
Exhibits Poster

Festival flyer
Festival registration
Festival schedule
Workshop schedule
Festival Journal advertiser
Festival Exhibitors
Competition rules
Competition registration

Announcements

AAA Open Meeting

July 16, 2023