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LANCASHIRE 17th to 19th April. 2003

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Country & Month	Title	Contact details
Andorra June Annual event	International Accordion Competition "Gran Prix d'Escaldes-Engordany", Principat d'Andorra	For information: Fax:+376 864 075 Email: harmonia-music@andorra.ad
Argentina April Annual event held in Buenos Aires	International Accordion Festival	Event includes classes for solos, duos, trios, ensembles and orchestras with piano accordion, chromatic accordion and/or diatonic accordion. Contact: Amadeo Eduardo Menduiña Email: bemusica@infovia.com.ar
Australia May Annual event	Australian International Accordion Championships	President: Tania Lukic 131 Carcoola St, Canley Vale, Sydney 2166 NSW Australia Phone: +61 2-97276608 Fax: +61 2-97276608 Email: tlukic@jigsaw.net.au
Austria May Event held every three years in Innsbruck	International Accordion Festival	Email: dhv-trossingen@t-online.de
Austria February and March Annual event	Vienna International Accordion Festival	Friedl Preisl Phone: + 43 676 51 29 104 Email: friedl.preisl@chello.at
Brazil September Annual event held in Ilha Solteira, Sao Paulo	Festival Internacional dos Acordeonistas	Contact: Lauro Valerio Phone: +55 11 5904 2954 Fax: +55 11 557 0638 Email: acordeon@valerio.com.br
Canada September Annual event held in Montmagny, Quebec	Carrefour Mondial de l'Accordéon Festival	Email: accordeon@montmagny.com Phone: +1 418 248 7927 Fax: +1 418 248 1596
Canada Annual event	Kimberley International Accordion Championships	Baerg William PO Box 473 Kimberley, BC Canada Phone: +1 250-4274547
Canada Annual event	Annual PolkaFest	Michael John Kozak Email: mkozak@canadamail.com
China August Annual event	Chinese International Accordion Festival	Registered office: Mr Jiang Jie Office of Beijing Accordion and Piano School No.70, Xi San Huan North Street Hai Dian District Beijing 100044 P.R. of China Tel: +86 10-68428858 Fax: +86 10-68412912 or 66013626 Email: jiang-jie@yeah.net
China May Held every two years in Beijing	2nd Parrot Cup National Accordion Competition	Organized by the Chinese Accordion Association. Contact: Li Cong Email: licongk@online.sh.cn
Croatia Annual event	Pula International Accordion Competition	OKUD "ISTRA" Pula, J. Kalca 24, PO Box 99, 52100 Pula Croatia
Czech Republic March Event held every two years	2nd European Festival of Accordion Orchestras Next event will be held in 2002	Festivalsekretariat CTA Petra Svarcova Na Hajku 367 180 00 Praha 8 Czech Republic Phone & /Fax: +420 2 6843270 E-mail: cta@iol.cz
England Annual event	International Accordion Festival - Blackpool	Tom Duncan 193 West Drive, Thornton Cleveleys, Blackpool, FY5 3EH England Tel/Fax: +44 1253-852648 Email: ThomasDuncan@compuserve.com
England November Annual event held in Bridlington, East Riding Council.	Bridlington International Accordion Festival (formerly known as the Caister Accordion Festival)	Loretta Rolston Festival Organiser 11 Byron Road Shotts Lanarkshire ML7 4LG Scotland Tel/Fax: +44 1501-820910 Email: LorettaRolston@cs.com
England October Annual event	Coupe Mondiale 2001	Prof. Walter Maurer, Secretary General, Confederation Internationale des Accordeonistes: Dietrichgasse 51/19 Vienna, A-1030 Austria Phone: +43 1-7120960 Fax: +43 1-7120960 Email: icaccordions@netway.at
England March Annual event	Folkbeat Derby Festival	Chapel Lunch Productions P.O.Box 5009 Derby De1 9fq England Phone: + 441332 677046 Fax: + 44 1332 677047 Email: fiona@chapel-lunch.co.uk
England April Annual event	UK National Championships	National Accordion Organisation of Great Britain, Secretary: Miss Pauline Noon P.O. Box 5207 Countesthorpe, Leicester LE8 5ZQ Telephone: +44 116 278 4094 Email: nao@accordions.com
England April Annual event	Fylde Coast Accordion Festival	Held in Fleetwood, Lancashire, Wyre Contact: Gina Brannelli Email: accordions@btinternet.com Phone: +44 1253 778764 or 822046 Fax: +44 1253 863249
Finland September Event held every five years	International Lasse Pihlajamaa Competition	Organized by the Finnish Accordion Institute Contact: Kimmo Mattila Email: competition@harmonikkainstituutti.net
Finland July Annual event	Sata-Häme Accordion Festival	Contact Person: Kimmo Mattila Ikaalinen, Finland Email: kimmo.mattila@sci.fi
France Annual event	17th Grand Prix International De L'Accordeon, for soloists, ensembles and orchestras	Secretary du Grand Prix, 15 rue des Voisins, CH 1205 GENEVE Contact in France: Concours Grand Prix, Villa Anouchka, La Renouillere, 74140 SCIEZ-PLAGE
France November Annual event	J.A.S. (Jeunesse Accordéon du Sundgau) Accordion Festival	Philippe Rey, 61 rue de Fislis, F-68480 Oltingue, France Téléphone/fax : (0033) 3 89 07 31 87 Email: Philippe Rey
France June Annual event	Prix International Marcel AZZOLA et Wladislav ZOLOTARJEW, concours international d'accordéon	Directeur Artistique: Jean Marc Fabiano Traverse des Aires Nouveau 13400 AUBAGNE France Tel: +33 4 42 70 14 36 Fax : +33 4 42 70 34 77 Cel.: +33 6 10 37 38 33 Email: prix.azzola@wanadoo.fr
Germany Annual event	Bavarian Accordion Competition for orchestras and ensembles	Lindenstrasse 2e, 94036 Passau, Germany Phone: +49 851-87045
Germany Annual event	Berlin Accordion Competitions for Solo and Duo	Phone: +49 30-3626966
Germany May Annual events	International Accordion Competition in Klingenthal Internationaler Akkordeonwettbewerb Klingenthal	Büro Internationaler Akkordeonwettbewerb Chairman: Manfred Gäbler Postfach 10005, Schloßstraße 3a D-08248 Klingenthal, Deutschland. Telefon: + 49 37467-23210 Telefax: + 49 37467-22275 Email:mailto:Intern.akkordeonwettbewerb@t-online.de
Germany Annual event	Kleine Tage der Harmonika	Internationaler Akkordeonwettbewerb Postfach 10005, Schloßstraße 3a 08248 Klingenthal, Deutschland. Phone: +49 37467-23210 Telefax:+ 49 37467-22275
Germany Annual event	Saxony Accordion Competition	Heinrich-Schütz-Konservatorium Dresden e.V., "3. Sächsischer Akkordeonwettbwerb" 1999, Frau Bärbel Claus, Glacisstraße 30, 01099 Dresden Germany
Germany Annual event	Todtmoos Akkordeon-Festival	Thomas Luthy Schwarzenbacherstrasse 1, D-79862 Todtmoos Germany +49 7674-909120
Iceland July Annual event	International Reykjavik Accordion Festival	Holmgardur 34 108 Reykjavik Iceland Tel: +354 553 4070 Fax: +354 553 4072 Email:mailto:festivalbusiness@iceland-online.com
Italy July Annual event	"Astor Piazzolla Award" for soloists and band	Segreteria del Premio, Piazza della Repubblica, 8 60022 Castelfidardo (AN) Italy Phone: +39 71-7829349 Fax: +39 71-7820119 or 7829319
Italy Annual event	Capistrello National Award for Accordionists for soloists and groups	Centro Didattico Musicale Italiano section of Capistrello Phone: +39 863-530392
Italy Annual event	Città di Latina - Music Competition	Accademia Moderna "Musica & Musica, via Migliara 45/92 - 04010 Borgo, Grappa - Latina, Italy Email: musicaemusica@mbox.panservice.it or Renzo Ruggieri: renrug@libero.it Phone: +39 773-487181
Italy Annual event	International Accordion Competition for soloists and groups	Centro Didattico Musicale Italiano section of San Vincenzo La Costa Phone: +39 984-936283
Italy October Annual event	International "Città di Castelfidardo"	Segreteria del Premio Piazza della Repubblica, 8 60022 Castelfidardo (AN) Italy Phone: +39 71-7829349 Fax: +39 71-7820119 or 7829319 Email:mailto:prolococ@tiscalinet.it
Italy May Annual event	International Composing Competition "2 Agosto" Competition for accordion or bandoneon and orchestra scores.	Secretary's Office of the International Composing Competition "2 Agosto" c/o Teatro Testoni Via Matteotti 16 40129 Bologna Italy Phone: +39 51 4153718 (from 2pm to 5pm) Email:intcomp2@yahoo.com
Italy June Annual event	International Music Competitions of the Val Tidone	Livio Bollani Via Martiri Partigiani, 38 27049 Stradella (PV) Italy Phone:/fax: +39 038540388 Email: livboll@tin.it
Italy Annual event	International Festival for Classical Accordion	Instituto Musicale "Fancelli-Beschello" Via Gramsci, 23 30035 Mirano Venezia, Italy. Phone: +39 41-57023456 Fax. +39 41-5701557
Italy Annual event	National Music Competition "Citta Bianca"	Centro Didattico Musicale Italiano section of Ostuni
Italy September Annual event held in Perugia.	Perugia Classico	Via Eburnea, 9 06100 Perugia Italy Phone: +39 075 5772253 Fax: + 39 075 572 4252 Email: info@perugiaclassico.it
Italy Annual event	Stefano Bizzarri Award	Centro Didattico Musicale Italiano
Italy June Annual event	Trofeo Internzionale, citta di Casarza Ligure	Ms. Patrizia Merciari Via S. Giovanni 25/6 - 16030 Casarza Ligure (GE) ITALY Phone & Fax: 0039 185 467079 Email: patrizia@rainbownet.it
Italy October Annual event	Trophee Mondiale of Accordion	Sekretariat der Confederation Mondiale de L'Accordeon, Via Redipuglia 30, 60122 Ancona, Italy
Lithuania September Event held every two years	International Accordion Festival Next event will be held in 2002	Raimondas Sviackevicius Zemynos 33-30 2022 Vilnius Lithuania Phone: +370 2 478427 Fax: +370 2 670273 Mobile: +370 85 37056 Email: laa@takas.lt
Lithuania Annual event	International Seminar and Festival	Raimondas Sviackevicius Zemynos 33-30 2022 Vilnius Lithuania Phone: +370 2 478427 Fax: +370 2 670273 Mobile: +370 85 37056 Email: laa@takas.lt
Netherlands Annual event	Accordion Competition for Soloists	NOVAM PO Box 578 6500 AN Nijmegen Netherlands. Fax: +31 24-3273925. Email: lin-sckc@telebyte.nl or: novsspel@multiweb.nl
Netherlands Annual event	Accordion Orchestra Competition and Festival, organised by NOVAM	NOVAM PO Box 578 6500 AN Nijmegen Netherlands. Fax: +31 24-3273925. Email: lin-sckc@telebyte.nl or: novsspel@multiweb.nl
New Zealand Annual event held on the first weekend in June	New Zealand Accordion Championships and Festival South Pacific Accordion Championships and Festival	New Zealand Accordion Association 4 O'Neills Ave Takapuna Auckland 1309 New Zealand Phone: +64 9-4898316 Fax: +64 9-4863280 Email: nzaa@accordions.com
Poland Held every two years	International Accordion Meeting-Festival, Sanok, Poland. Consists of competition for pupils, concerts and workshops	Biuro Organizacyjne Miedzynarodowych Spotkan Akordeonowych Sanok Ul Podgorze 25 38 - 500 Sanok Poland Phone: + 48 13-4631778
Portugal September Annual event	International Accordion Competition	Aníbal Leão Freire Phone +Fax +35 1 262596790 Email: anibal.leao.freire@netvisao.pt Portugal
Portugal March Annual event	“International Accordion Gala”	Event held in Algarve, Portugal, organized by Francisco Saboia.
Russia Annual event	Baltica-Harmonica	Phone: +7 812-1141753
Russia Annual event	Bayan and Bayanists' Festival	Phone: +7 95-3152824
Russia Annual event	Competition of Students of Music Colleges	Phone: +7 81422-73595
Russia Annual event	"Cup of North" International Accordion Festival	Vladimir Solovyev, ul. Leningradskaya 16 Petrozavodsk 185020 Russia. Phone: +7 81422-77152
Russia Annual event	International Accordion and Bayan Festival, St. Petersburg	Victor Ducaltetenko Teatralnaya pl, 3 St. Petersburg 190000 Russia Fax: +7 812-3125729 Phone:+7 812-3112066
Russia December Annual event	International Competition of Bayan and Accordion Players	Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation International Centre of Culture 7, Kitaigorodsky Proezd 103693, Moscow, Russia. Phone/Fax: + 7 95 923 85 76 or + 7 95 925 87 23 Email:mailto:mincult.givc@g23.relcom.ru
Slovakia Annual event	International Accordion Festival, Dunajska Streda	Tibor Racz Fax: +421 7-5330304
Spain Annual event	Arrasate Hiria - VI Annual International Accordion Competition held in Spain, is open to soloists under the age of 32	Gipuzkoako Akordeoi Konfederakundea VI Nazioarteko Akordeoi Lehiaketa "Arrasate Hiria" Apartado de correos 49 20120 Hernani Gipuzkoa Spain Phone: +34 43-333406 Fax: +34 43-551141
Sweden Event held every summer at the beginning of July	Ransäter Accordion Festival	Email Bengt Hedman: bengt.hedman@coninsa.se
Sweden April Annual event	Scandinavian Squeeze-In	Olserod, Sweden Organiser: Jim Lucas Email: jel@danbbs.dk
Switzerland June Annual event	13. Eidg. Harmonika- und Akkordeon-Musikfest	Phone: +41 41-4103054 Email: u.schoy@bluewin.ch
Switzerland November Annual event	18th Grand Prix International	Geneva, Switzerland Information from: Centre De Musique Lacroix 15, rue des Voisins CH 1205 Geneva Switzerland Phone: + 41 22 329.97.84 Fax: + 41 22 329.97.84
Switzerland September Annual event	Accordion International Competition	Organizer: Peter Frey Tunaustrasse 26, Reinach AG, Aargau, 5734, Switzerland Phone: +41 62-7717981 Fax: +41 62-7717972 Email: info@musikstudio-reinach.ch
USA July Annual event	Accordionists and Teachers Guild, International Festival	Accordion & Teachers Guild, International Joan C. Sommers, A.T.G. President UMKC Conservatory of Music 4949 Cherry Kansas City, MO 64110 USA Phone: + 1 816 235-2743 Fax: + 1 816 235-5264 Email: SommersJ@umkc.edu
USA July Annual event	American Accordionists' Association, International Festival	Carmelo Pino, President, American Accordionists' Association 580 Kearny Avenue Kearny, NJ 07032 USA Fax: +1 516-7467085 Email:ameracc@aol.com
USA Annual event	Cotati Accordion Festival	Phone: +1 707-6640444
USA Annual event	Galla-Rini Accordion Camp	Accordion World, 9495 SW Locust, Suite C, Portland, Oregon 97223, USA
USA Annual event	American Accordion Musicological Society Festival	Acme Accordion School 322 Haddon Avenue Westmont, NJ 08180 Phone: +1 856-854-6628 E-mail: Accordion3@hotmail.com
USA June Annual event	Rose City Accordion Camp	Camp held at Silver Falls Conference Center Sublimity, Oregon, USA Contact: Geoff Levear Phone: + 1 503 452 4517 Fax: + 1 503 245 7688 Email: Glevear@aol.com
USA Annual event	Wurstfest	Phone: +1 830-6255709 Email: wurstfest@newbraunfels.com
USA August Annual event	Las Vegas International Accordion Convention	Paul Pasquali 2330 South main Street, Suite 15 Salt lake City, UT 84115 USA Phone: + 1 801 486 1695 Fax: + 1 801 596 7315 Email:mailto:lasvegas@accordioninfo.com
USA Annual event	Musikfest'99 , at Vasa Park on Budd Lake, New Jersey, USA	Email Jeanne Eriksson Widman: jwdragspel@aol.com
USA April Annual event	New England Music Competition and Festival	Accordion Teachers Association of Massachusetts ATAM Contest Chairperson Roger Latulippe 136 Lowell Road Hudson, NH 03051 USA Phone/Fax: 603/882-8940 Email: Roger Latulippe
USA August Annual event	Polka Reunion	Colorado State Fair Event Center Colorado State Fair Grounds 950 S. Prairie Pueblo, Colorado, USA Contact: Fred and Betty Hegler Phone: +1 719 545-1787 Fax: +1 719 545-1787 Email: bettyh@rmi.net
USA August Annual event	Rocky Mountain Accordion Celebration	RMAC PO Box 661 Philipsburg MT 59858 USA Call Toll Free: +1 (888) 680-1344 Email: mailto:sapphire@sapphire-gallery.com
USA March Annual event	Texas Accordion Association Annual Convention	Texas Accordion Association, President Norman Seaton 11240 Drummond Drive Dallas 75228, TX, USA. Phone: +1 972-2703791 Email: nns5522@dcccd.edu
Yugoslavia Held in Belgrade annually	Young Accordionists Competition "Mladi Harmonikasi"	Email: competition@accordion.co.yu

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