December 15 th. Sunday 1:00 PM to 4 PM

HOLLIDAY-FESTIVAL,   

Special Guest, Beverley Fess 

Beverley Fess is a Master accordion and piano teacher from

Okotoks, Alberta, Canada. Classically trained, she started

playing the accordion at age 6, was teaching by age 14 and

conducting by age 17. She competed extensively and has had many
award-winning students and ensembles. Besides teaching and

performing, Beverley is the conductor of the Spokane Accordion

Ensemble. Beverley travels internationally to attend many

accordion workshops and events.
Her teaching career started in Ontario and later moved west to

Alberta. Beverley has taught as many as 125 students per week.

Beverley is very proud of helping develop Michael Bridge to

international competition level. She has trained teachers,

adjudicated at accordion music festivals, served as conductor

of several accordion ensembles and orchestras, served as a

music examiner, sat on the executive committees of several

accordion associations and runs frequent workshops. She is
a fouwnding member and current board member of the Accordion

Association of Calgary, member of numerous other accordion

associations and a current board member of the Accordionists &

Teachers Guild.
Bev has dedicated most of her life to music education and

promoting the accordion. Beverley recently celebrated
50 years of accordion teaching. In recognition of her time and

dedication to the instrument was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Accordionists & Teachers Guild International in 2016 and was awarded the Art Van Damme Education Award at the Las Vegas International Accordion Convention also in 2016.

Coffee, snacks, refreshments and goodies provided.

Thanks to all of you who brought all those delictables.
Please bring any food items you would like to share.

~~  Room 100 at MT. MIGUEL COVENANT VILLAGE  ~~
325 Kempton Ave., Spring Valley, CA 91977

January 5th. Workshop with Gordon Kohl
SUNDAY 1:30 - 5:30 p.m. Chula Vista location

January 10th Happy New Year 2020!

* * * *  MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL  * * * *

$25 Still the same as in all previous years!

or $100 GOLD membership.

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