Jacqui Tate cabaret at The Pheasantry – Monday, March 13th 2017

Strada Vecchia – Classic Road Trip – UK to Bardi, Italy 20th-23rd July 2017 -A nostalgic holiday for classic vehicle lovers or classic route lovers. Fun for all the family across the continent. Fun challenges to complete en route culminating in a classic car display in Bardi’s main Piazza, classic car cavalcade, gala night with presentation of trophies and a 2-night stay in Bardi. www.stradavecchia.com

Friedrich Lips- Lecture and Masterclass- Royal Academy of Music – 23rd & 24th February 2017 and Accordion Dept. Concert featuring Russian Bayan Music. The event, held over two days includes a Lecture on Russain Bayan Music given by Prof. Lips as well as an accordion department masterclass and concert. No tickets are required and the event is completely free.

Sue Coppard plays a selection of her own compositions solo and in a variety of styles traditionally associated with the accordion in this bumper album featuring 23 tracks!.

Piano Accordion with C system Free Bass Converter

Many performers find they can play perfectly well when they practise but then in performance they lose focus, or show outward signs of nervousness which prevent them from giving a performance they are worthy of. This book will help conquer this all to common problem with professionals, students and amateurs alike. It will help one to understand why it happens and how to counteract it. It is the next best thing to having a one to one or group session with this great lady herself.

Sevenoaks Three Arts Festival 10th, 11th and 17th and 18th June 2017. Sevenoaks Three Arts Festival always includes an Accordion and Concertina Section as does Maidstone Music festival which, many accordionists like to participate in. It is wonderful that these festivals which are outside of the accordion scene in the UK want to continue having an accordion section. http://www.sevenoaksthreeartsfestival.co.uk

The accordion has been used in modern music over half a century ago. Arne Nordheim is probably one of the best known exponents of combining accordion with electronics in his piece Dinosaurs from 1971. It takes a brave accordionist to release a CD of this type rather than going for the more commercial option or even going down the classical transcription route. Perfectionist Luc is the perfect person to carry out such an endeavour. His perfectionism and extraordinary ability combine to create a perfect symbiosis between his instrument and the sounds generated on the computer.