Joseph Natoli has announced plans for the next GR8 IDEAS Symposium 5.0 to be held from June 21st to 24th, 2026 in Warren, Ohio, USA.

The IDEAS part of GR8 IDEAS stands for International Digital Electronic Accordion Society, which has been popular for the digital accordion.

The live Symposium will begin with a world premiere performance of a new work for accordion and Symphonic Wind Ensemble, a 5-movement suite written by composer Stan Bann of Minneapolis. Stan Bann is an accomplished composer in this genre, and the work is being written in tight collaboration with Joseph. The plan is for this new work to be about 20 minutes in length and will be performed by nationally renowned 100-year-old Packard Wind Symphony in Warren, Ohio.

After this premiere performance, the registrants will gather at the 5-star country club, The Grand Resort in Warren, Ohio for a Meet and Greet party and jam session before the Symposium activities start the next day.

As the Symposium spans from Monday to Wednesday, GR8 IDEAS will include workshops and teaching sessions. The Roland FR series instruments and the Bugari Evo will be featured and discussed and this year the Korg Fisa Suprema will also be featured and presented in workshops for those who have purchased this new offering from Korg.

Teachers and performing artists will include Cory Pesaturo, Eddie Monteiro, Matthias Matzke, and Joseph Natoli.

To reserve your spot and register for this event, email: thegr8.ideas@gmail.com