The 2025 Accordion Symposium organised by accordeon.ch will be held at the Villa Dreilinden in Lucerne, Switzerland on November 22nd, 2025.
This year’s symposium “will be dedicated to various possibilities of repertoire selection and related issues in its presentations and a discussion. The focus is on individual lessons as well as ensemble and orchestral playing.”
“Literature used in the classroom must do justice to various aspects of the training: it is important to inspire the learners, to meet their demands and wishes and at the same time to challenge them appropriately in terms of their development. In addition, repertoire traditions are to be maintained and passed on to future generations. And just as important is the further development and updating of the catalogue of original pedagogical works for an up-to-date and fresh approach to the instrument.”
Conference Chair: Anne-Maria Hölscher, Lucerne University of Music
Program:
- 8.30 – 9.00am Original literature and contemporary music in lessons with beginners (Joanne Baratta, Biel & Münchenbuchsee Music School, Education and Training accordeon.ch)
- 9.00 – 9.30am Popular Music in Accordion Pedagogical Literature (Kuba Niewczas, Kriens Music School, Education and Training accordeon.ch)
- 09.45 – 10.15am Littérature pour orchestre et ensemble d’accordéon (Jérôme Courbat, Professeur d’accordéon privé au Jura et chef d’orchestre, Fachvertretung Nachwuchs accordeon.ch)
- 10.15 – 10.4am5 Short presentations of the Zoom working groups
- 10.45 – 11.45am Discussion round
- 12.00 – 13.00pm Closing concert of the symposium with young artists from music school to university
- 13.00 – 14.00pm lunch
Registrations close on November 9th, 2025. For further information email: kuba.niewczas@accordeon.ch
