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Campbell
Bettridge
Campbell started playing
the accordion at the age of 8, progressing quickly through exams and achieving
grade 8 at the age of 15. He currently holds an Accordion Teachers Diploma
and is an Associate of the Institute of Registered Music Teachers.
Past teachers include Donna
Riethmann, Harley
Jones and Tatiana
Lanchtchikova. Campbell was New Zealand Champion in 1993, 1994 and
2001 and well as South Pacific Champion 1993.
Campbell has represented
New Zealand three at the Coupe Mondiale World
Accordion Championships. In 2002 he came third in the Piano Accordion
section; the highest ever placing by a New Zealander.
Along with other competition
success, Campbell has toured four times with the Air
New Zealand Accordion Orchestra. Other performance highlights have
been festivals in North America, Beijing and St Petersburg.
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