CAA Blog

On April 30, 2017, the American Accordionists' Association will  bring together some of our finest young artists for the Carrozza Memorial Scholarship Fund Raiser being held at:

Villa Barone Hilltop Manor
466 US Route 6
Mahopac, NY 10541

The Connecticut Accordion Association's Orchestra, conducted by Peter Peluso, will be performing at this event!

This event will feature our very talented young artists Gia Ciccone, Cody McSherry, Chris Gorton, Cory Pesaturo and more! Details and registration form are available at www.ameraccord.com

Last September, 2016, the CAA was awarded a grant through the Arts and Cultural Collaborative, Waterbury Region, to deliver a program that introduced the accordion to band students at Wolcott High School. This is one of many outreach activities that are taking place locally as well as on a national level. The program in Connecticut involved classroom instruction about the accordion, opportunities for the students to learn the rudiments of the instrument as well as hear guest artists in solo and ensemble format. The program will allow the students to join the CAA orchestra on their own instruments in concert on May 21 at the Mattatuck Museum. They will also perform for their own student body at Wolcott High School on May 24.