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• Music review: Trophée Mondial opens in Spokane with flair

  October 25, 2012 in City on Page A8 For the past 61 years, students and teachers of the accordion have come together for the Trophée Mondial (“World Cup”) de l’Accordeon, a competition extending over several days in which …

• Bartell is the force behind this week’s international accordion fest

    October 21, 2012 in Features on Page D1 Patricia Bartell is a native Bolivian, adopted when she was nearly 5 by parents who took her home to Charlo, Mont., seven miles northeast of the National Bison Range. Her …

• Squeeze play

    October 19, 2012 in Features on Page C1 At 7, Naomi Harris picked up the guitar. She put it down after three weeks. “I didn’t practice at all,” she said. “I quickly ended that.” 2

• Spotlight: Master yodeler to play Bing

  September 23, 2012 in Features on Page D6 Yo-dee-leh-hee-hoo! Master yodeler Kerry Christensen will perform in Spokane on Tuesday in a concert to benefit the upcoming Trophée Mondial international accordion competition.

• Spotlight: Bing will host accordion-fest

  February 5, 2012 in Features on Page D6 Spokane this fall will play host to a prestigious accordion competition. Really.

• Symphony review: Accordion tango proves hard to match

  October 3, 2011 in City on Page A6 The marketing slogan for this year’s Spokane Symphony season is simply “Say WOW.” Music Director Eckart Preu explains: “One of our goals this year is to surprise you at every …