This year’s Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration took place from June 21st to 24th in the state of Washington, USA, attracted large numbers of players and enthusiasts, and was deemed a great success by all who were invited. Guest accordionists included Murl Allen Sanders, Cory Pesaturo, Michael Bridge, and Bruce Gassman. The various activities included a competition, with the results now published.

Emmanuel Gasser, from Canada, won First Prize in all 5 categories that he competed in, at the recent Leavenworth event.

Emmanuel Gasser is pictured below with Cory Pesaturo (left) and Michael Bridge (right). Full results at: 2018LeavenworthResults.pdf