Accordion festival in navan this weekend
Over 200 accordion musicians from Italy, England and Ireland will be in Navan this weekend for the Irish Accordion Association’s annual International Festival. Accordion Musicians from Meath based Castletown Accordion Orchestra ranging in age from 6 years old to adult will compete at this international accordion festival. The festival will be held in the Newgrange Hotel, Navan. A group of ninety musicians will arrive into Meath on Saturday 28th to compete and perform at the two day festival, 54 are from Italy and 36 from London. The organisers are inviting the public to attend a FREE Gala Concert on Sunday evening to hear the G Rossini Orchestra and the London Accordion Orchestra perform.
According to John Chilton, Chairman, the Irish Accordion Association: “There is great excitement as we finalise plans for this Accordion Festival. We are particularly delighted to have two international accordion orchestras travelling from Italy and London to perform at our gala concert on Sunday night 29th March. With an influx of international competitors there will be plenty for the Irish to contest in the many accordion competitions over the two-day music festival including the solo, duet, ensemble and orchestral sections. I want to thank the members of the organising committee who are working very hard to ensure everything is in place for a successful and enjoyable weekend of accordion music and fun and of course to the many competitors who are perfecting their pieces for the many competitions over the two day accordion festival”
The organisers said that the public are also welcome to attend the Accordion Festival over the two days where you will hear many accordion musicians compete in the solo, duet, ensemble and orchestral competitions on the Saturday and Sunday. Competitions take place from 10.00am to 6pm each day and admission is €5 per adult, children are free and a family ticket costs €10. There will be a Ceili on the Saturday night at 8pm where the Irish will show the Italian and English visitors how to Ceili dance. A FREE concert on the Sunday evening at 6pm presents two international orchestras, the G. Rossini Orchestra and the London Accordion Orchestra.
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Pictured is the Castletown Primary Orchestra who will compete at the International Accordion Festival organised by the Irish Accordion Association which takes place in the Newgrange Hotel on Saturday 28th and Sunday 30th March.