There Are Three Main Venues For The Festival: The Festhalle, Grange Hall, And The Gazebo.

The Festhalle Will Be Used For The Competition, Concerts, And Vendor Displays In The Foyer.

The Grange Hall Will Be Used As The Education Center. It Has Two Floors .The Upper Floor Will Have A Performance Space For All Levels Of Performers; We Will Offer Workshops, Cd Sales, Sheet Music Sales, Other Vendor Displays. The Lower Level Will Be Used For Workshops And Free Accordion Lessons

The Gazebo Is A Great Place To Perform Outdoors For Tourists And Accordion Friends. We Have A Sign-Up Sheet With 15 Min. Slots Where Accordionists May Perform. In Late Afternoon On Friday And Saturday, The Gazebo Ensemble Will Perform.

Schedule Of Events

June 20,2024

Festhalle 

Noon Festhalle Opens; Vendor Tables Being Readied In Foyer
4:30Pm : Auditorium Closed For Concert Preparation-Sound Check
6:30Pm : Auditorium Open For Seating
6:50Pm : Welcome
Evening Featuring The Night Of The Orchestras
7:00- 7:50Pm : Northwest Accordionaires (Directed By Cooksie Kramer)
7:50-8:10Pm : Break
8:10-9:00Pm : Spokane Ensemble (Directed By Beverley Fess)

Grange

3:00-4:30Pm : Workshop With Toby Hanson And Jakob Bean - Free
(Playing In A Group; Rehearse Gazebo Ensemble Performances)

Gazebo - Morning (Host: Doris Osgood Sound: Alpensound)

11:00 Rod Miller
11:30 Gary Blair
11:45 Robin Hyland
12:00 Toby Hanson
12:30 Regina Mansfield
1:00 John Giuliani
1:15 Jakob Bean
1:30 Anthony Seufert
2:00 Terry Palasz
2:15 Doris Osgood
Afternoon Host: John Giuliani
2:30 Gary Blair W/Robin Hyland
3:00 Jim Lapsansky
3:30 Rod Miller
4:00 Caryl Dowell
4:30 Alpenhorns
4:45 Alpenhorns

June 21,2024

Festhalle

8:45 Am Festhalle Opens
10:00-Noon Competition: Judges: Andy Mirkovich, Jamie Maschler Variety (V-1)
Artistry: Accordion Artistry Performance 18 and Over (Aa-1)

12:30-1:15 Presentation By Tom Tilton Showcasing His Button Box Display
1:30-3:45Pm : Competition: Judges: Andy Mirkovich, Gabe Hall-Rodrigues
Duets (Adu-O), Diatonic (Di-O), Bands (Ba-O)

4:30 Pm : Auditorium Closed For Concert Preparation-Sound Check
6:30 Pm : Auditorium Open For Seating
6:50Pm : Welcome
Evening Featuring The Northwest’s Favorite Hot Club Jazz Band

7:00-7:50Pm : Concert Featuring Pearl Django (Northwest Hot Club Jazz - Part 1)
7:50-8:10Pm : Break
8:10-9:00Pm : Concert Featuring Pearl Django (Northwest Hot Club Jazz - Part 2)

Grange Concert Summary:

2:15 – 2:35 Jim Lapsansky and Cathy Cowley
2:35 – 2:55 Charlie Brown
2:55 – 3:10 Mark Myking
3:10 – 3:30 Bev Fess and Ron Griffin
3:30 – 3:50 Birgit and Phil Ages
3:50 – 4:15 Sergei Teleshev and Maria Telesheva

Gazebo

Morning (Host: Doris Osgood Sound: Alpensound)
11:00 Key Of C (Colleen, Cathy, Jeanie)
11:15 Renie Patterson, Judy Dempsey, Jean Roberts, Cassie Patterson
11:30 Jim Lapsansky W/Cathy Cowley
11:45 Chris Barnes
12:00 Terry Ranstad
12:30 Jakob Bean
1:00 Anthony Seufert
1:30 Pamelajean Myers W/Doris Osgood
1:45 Leonard Kosatka
Afternoon Host: Terry Ranstad
2:00 Terry Palasz
2:15 Martin Stucki
2:30 Andre Graa
2:45 Eileen Webber/Janie Elmendorf
3:00 Phillip Cappetto
3:20 Gazebo Ensemble With Jakob Bean Directing
(Set Up: 3:20 – 3:30 Performance: 3:30 – 4:10 Clear Stage: 4:10 - 4:20)
4:20 Alpenhorns
4:40 Alpenhorns

June 22,2024

Festhalle
8:45 Am Festhalle Opens
9:30-Noon Competition: Judges: Beverley Fess, Jamie Maschler
Variety (V-2), (V-3), Classical (18 and Under Cl-A), Duets (Adu-A),
Artistry: Accordion Artistry Performance (17 and Under Aa-2)
12:30 Pm : Frank Calapristi Accordion Parade/Gather At Festhalle
12:45 Pm : Frank Calapristi Accordion Parade/Parade Down Front Street To Gazebo
1:45-3:45Pm : Competition: Judges: Beverley Fess, Andy Mirkovich
Leavenworth Open (Lv-O), Classical Open (Cl-O)
4:30 Pm : Auditorium Closed For Concert Preparation-Sound Check
6:30 Pm : Auditorium Open For Seating
6:50Pm : Welcome
Evening Featuring Virtuoso Accordionists
7:00-7:50Pm : Concert Featuring Toby And The Polka All-Stars
7:50-8:10Pm : Break
8:10-9:00Pm : Concert Featuring Gary Blair And Robin Hyland

Grange
9:00am Grange Opens Grange
9:30-11:30am Private Coaching: With John Giuliani, Gary Blair; All Skill Levels - Grange/Lower
10:00-11:00am Workshop With Andy Mirkovich Grange/Upper
The Difference Between Demonstrating And Communicating With Your Audience
12:30-1:15Pm : Frank Calapristi Accordion Parade (Gather At Festhalle And Parade Down Front Street) Festhalle
1:30-2:30Pm : Workshop With Jamie Maschler and Gabe Hall-Rodrigues Accordion Gym Grange/Upper
1:00-3:00Pm : Free Accordion Lessons By The Northwest Accordion Society - Grange/Lower
2:45-4:15Pm : Free Concert In Grange (See Details Below) Grange/Upper
3:20-4:10Pm : Fyi-Gazebo Ensemble (Perform At The Gazebo) Gazebo
4:30-5:30Pm : Workshop With Cooksie Kramer Ask A Teacher - All Welcome Especially Youth Grange/Upper

Gazebo
Morning (Host: Doris Osgood Sound: Alpensound)
11:00 Terry Ranstad
11:30 Olga Kargopoltseva
12:00 David Locke
12:15 Chris Barnes
12:30 Martin Stucki (Players Assemble At The Festhalle For The Parade)
12:45 (Parade Expected To Depart For The Gazebo)
1:00 Jakob Bean
1:15 Andre Graa
Sat, June 22, 2024 Afternoon (Host: Doris Osgood)
1:30 Anthony Seufert
2:00 David Locke
2:30 Elsie Cooper
2:45 Aubrey Cooper
3:00 Thomas Cooper
3:20 Gazebo Ensemble With Jakob Bean Directing
(Set Up: 3:20 – 3:30 Performance: 3:30 – 4:10 Clear Stage: 4:10 - 4:20)
4:20 Alpenhorns
4:40 Alpenhorns

June 23,2024

Festhalle

9:00am - Festhalle Opens
9:45 am – 10:15 Competition Highlights Concert – A New Event
10:15am - Awards Ceremony –If Any Change, Time Will Be Posted At The Festhalle Desk
Visiting And Clean Up

Gazebo 

Morning (Host: Doris Osgood Sound: Alpensound)
11:00am - Charlie Brown
12:15am -  Break
12:30am -  Bonnie Birch Trio
2:30am -  Liac 2024 Ends

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Date : June 20-13,2024

Location : Various Venues In Leavenworth

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