Less than one month to the event of the year for the Accordion World!
Second Edition - Published on 2008-10-13
Less than one month to the event of the year for the Accordion World!
Roland is proud to announce the finalists chosen to compete in the V-Accordion Festival international final, 8th November in Rome.
2008 Roland U.S. V-Accordion Festival
Second Edition - Published on 2008-09-27
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ROLAND U.S. HOLDS FIRST EVER V-ACCORDION FESTIVAL
—Roland U.S. Festival Part of International V-Accordion Festival—
Los Angeles, CA, September 26, 2008 — In conjunction with the second International Roland V-Accordion Festival, Roland Corporation U.S. held the first ever V-Accordion Festival in Los Angeles on September 20, 2008. Contestants hailed from all over the U.S., and played in styles ranging from Jazz to Celtic. Each contestant was given an FR-7 V-Accordion to play during their five-minute performance.
A panel of five judges including Frank Marocco, Joan Cochran Sommers, Ed Vodicka, and Eddie Monteiro awarded top honors to Joseph Natoli. As the Grand Prize winner, Natoli will fly to Rome, Italy on November 7, 2008 to participate in the International Accordion Festival and compete against 15 other countries, courtesy of Roland.
Roland V-Accordion Festival event coordinator Ron Lankford relates, “Roland was proud to promote accordion music at its finest, and we were very excited about the number of participants and great quality of musicianship.”
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FINALISTAS BRASILEIROS DO 2º FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL ROLAND DE ACORDEON
Second Edition - Published on 2008-08-18
No dia 2 de setembro, acordeonistas de São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul e Paraná disputam a final da etapa nacional do 2º Festival Internacional Roland de Acordeon. O evento será realizado no Teatro Vivo, na capital paulista, às 21 horas.
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