American Accordion Musicological Society
20th Annual Festival and Symposium - AAMS 2007 FESTIVAL - March 2 - 4, 2007
The INN at Valley Forge
(formerly - Valley Forge Hilton)
251 West DeKalb Pike
Valley Forge, Pennsylvania 19406
First Place winner of the ' Vivian Vivio Stolaruk International Entertainment Competition for Accordionists' sponsored by the American Accordionists' Association at their 2006 Buffalo, NY Festival - with an impressive $10,000 First Prize.
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Stan Darrow and Lenn Feldmann
Co-Honorees for 2007 - Come to
the Dinner, Saturday March 3rd
to honor Stan and Lenn for all their
great contributions to the AAMS
for these past 20 years!
Adults: $37.00
Children: $16.00
5:30p.m. - Hilton Hotel
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Previous AAMS Honorees:
| 2006 |
Dr. Lou Persic - PA |
2007 Banquet Menu
Fresh Garden Salad
Rolls with Butter
Medallions of Pork Loin
Roasted with Rosemary & Fresh Herbs
Roasted Red Bliss Potatoes
String Bean Almondine
Chocolate Lovers Cake or Carrot Cake
Coffee, Decag, Tea, Iced Tea
Children: Chicken Fingers w/French Fries |
| 2005 |
Anthony Ettore - NY
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| 2004 |
Joe Axsmith - PA |
| 2003 |
Carmelo Pino - Wash. DC |
| 2002 |
Charles Nunzio - NJ |
| 2001 |
Sherrie Darrow - NJ |
| 2000 |
Dr. J. C. Neupauer - PA |
| 1999 |
Carmen Carrozza - NY |
| 1998 |
Mervin Conn - Wash. DC |
| 1997 |
Samuel Fire - PA |
| 1996 |
Msg. Stanley Kloskowski - NJ |
AAMS Festival  Location:
INN at Valley Forge
(formerly Valley Forge Hilton)
251 West DeKalb Pike,
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406
Tel: 1-610-337-1200
Fax: 1-610-337-1959
THE LARGEST GUESTROOMS OF ANY HOTEL IN THE AREA, WITH TRADITIONAL STYLE FURNITURE, COMPLIMENTRY WIRELESS HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS, WEB TV WITH NINTENDO GAME SYSTEM,COFFEE MAKER, HAIRDRYERS, IRON/BOARDS AND COMPLIMENTARY BOTTLED WATER
The group rate is $94.00 single or double occupancy, plus taxes. Please make your reservations by February 8, 2007 to guarantee the rate and availability. Any reservations received after this date will be honored on a space available basis at the prevailing corporate rate.
• Enter Competitions
Click Here for Competition Entry Form
• Cajun/Zydeco Concert – Friday evening March 2rd
• Attend the many Workshops and Concerts
• Attend dinner with our GUESTS OF HONOR:
Stan Darrow and Lenn Feldmann
• Many Accordion Artists including:
- Tony Lovello (KY) and Vitaliy Pirog (Ukraine) - Featured Guest Artists
- Mary Tokarski (CT) - Richard DiBlassio (DE)
- Ron Onda (MD) - Ed Touchstone (VA)
- Bobby Raye (PA) - Jim Vandelly (VA)
- Lenn Feldmann (NY) - Lidia Kaminska (Poland)
- Stanley & Joanna Darrow(NJ)
• Dinner Cost - $37.00 – Saturday March 3rd – 5:30 PM
Click Here for Festival Registration Form
Note: pick up pre-registrations at hotel - they will not be mailed
Festival Schedule
Friday -
7:00p.m. Workshop - Orkestar Bez Ime - Come and listen, or learn to play and dance in asymmetrical meters such as 7/8, 11/16, and 15/16 by participating in musical folk traditions of Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, and Serbia. Sheet music will be available, dances will be taught. Na zdrave!
8:00p.m. - Rik Kaplan presents "The Crawdaddies" (featuring accordionist Kraig Greff) www.thecrawdaddies.com - also appearing WPAO, Lidia Kaminska, Lenn Feldmann (M/C)
Saturday -
9:30a.m. - Dr. Robert McMahan - The Accordion in Twentieth-Century Opera
10:30a.m. - Bernie Gardzalla - Supercharge Your Playing for the Recreational Player
11:30a.m. - Polka Parlet hosted by Frank, John, Joe, and Tom
12:30p.m. - Jim Vandelly - The Ins and Outs of the Russian Bayan (chromatic accordion)
1:30p.m. - Lenn Feldmann - The Music of Astor Piazzolla for Stradella Accordion as arranged by Frank Marocco
2:00p.m. - Rik Kaplan - "Simple Joy thru Simple Music" (Reduced Rhythm; One Chords; Modal Magic)
2:30p.m. - Stan and Joanna Darrow - Stylizing with Free Bass and Stradella
3:30p.m. - Festival Orchestra Rehearsal - Stan Darrow - Bring your accordion
5:30p.m. - Banquet - Honoring Stan Darrow and Lenn Feldmann
7:30p.m. - Gala Concert - Tony Lovello, Vitally Pirog, WPAO, Lenn Feldmann (M/C), Stan and Joanna Darrow, Bob McMahan (preforming the Creston Concerto for Accordion 3rd movement)
10:00p.m. Hospitality Room
Note: The Potomac Ensemble, made up of WMAS members will be doing a performance - time/place to be announced
Sunday -
9:30a.m. - Rich DiBlassio - The Pathos of Music in an Improvisational Style
10:30a.m. - Tony Lovello - Tips, Helps and Bellows Shakes
11:30a.m. - Mary Tokarski - "Technic . . . . Who Needs It?"
1:30p.m. - Festival Orchestra
2:00p.m. - Concert - Tony Lovello, Rita Davidson, Jim Vandelly (M/C), Mary Tokarski, Bobby Raye
3:00p.m. - Awards - Jim Vandelly (M/C)
 For more information
Joanna Arnold Darrow
322 Haddon Ave.
Westmont, NJ 08108
call: (856) 854-6628
email: accordion1@comcast.net
©2007 This web site created and donated by Lenn Feldmann
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