UPDATES
Here's the latest update of 2019
Jan 30, 2019
The website is currently being updated for 2019 and is about 70% complete. There is some valuable information available if you want to have a better understanding of how to get the most from LIAC.
NOTE: Big additions and changes are being made to the Competition. See the Competition page for details.
On the Home Page read the letter under:
CLICK HERE FOR A SPECIAL MESSAGE -PREPARE FOR LEAVENWORTH
On the Sponsors Page read the letter under:
Click Here for a copy of the letter sent to the Accordion Clubs by Doris Osgood.
For those of you participating in the Gazebo Ensemble, there is important information on performing opportunities and the playlist for 2019. See the information under:
Performances/Gazebo Schedule
Note: The ticket order form, The gazebo sign-up sheet, the Grange schedule, and Workshop schedule will be ready in a few weeks.
LIAC 2019 will be another great event with the celebration of our 26th year!!!!
First of all, thank you so much for your interest in the Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration (LIAC). This festival is put on by volunteers and without your interest and support there will be no accordion festival like this in the Pacific Northwest.
Second, we are currently updating the website so it will be a few weeks before all information is out there..
We will continue with the format utilizing the Festhalle, Gazebo, and Grange with concerts, workshops, sign-up sheets for performing, vendors, and our special accordion competition.
All our evening concerts will be top-quality as usual. See details of these performances on our Performers page. Schedule not yet finalized
Our Thursday concerts will have:
Celebration of the Combos
Jangles (Western)
En Canto (Brazillian)
Our Friday concerts will have:
Celebrate the Orchestra and Soloist
Northwest Accordionaires
Gary Blair
Our Saturday concerts will have:
Celebrate the Orchestra and Soloist
Performance by current winner of Leavenworth Open
The Spokane Ensemble
Alex Meixner
Music and Dancing LIAC Dance Band
LIAC will be held on June 20 - 23, 2019. This will be LIAC number 26 and the 10th year the Northwest Accordion Society has produced the festival. The first nine years were very successful and we will continue to fine-tune events to make LIAC 2019 live up to our high standards.
The LIAC committee is pleased to announce that the bursary program will continue. To that end, we must raise money specifically for that purpose. It has been a goal of the accordion celebration to encourage and support accordionists, particularly young accordion students. Please consider donating money for the bursary program; it's an investment in the future of the accordion in our region.
To donate, please go to the Home page of our website: .
We look forward to seeing you at LIAC 2019
Bonnie Birch and the LIAC Committee