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90th Anniversary of Kaunas J.Gruodis Conservatory, Kaunas – Lithuaniaby Mindaugas Labanauskas, President, Kaunas Accordion Society |
The Kaunas J.Gruodis Conservatory was founded in 1920, and the accordion class started in 1949. The Accordion Department presently has 20 students who graduated from various Lithuanian children music schools. Teaching staff of the Accordion Department include: G.Lukošiene, B.Rušeniene, V.Rušenas, and I.Vaitkeviciute. The Head of the Accordion Department is Gražina Lukošiene. She herself is a graduate of the Kaunas J.Gruodis Conservatory. The Accordion Department of Kaunas J.Gruodis Conservatory is famous and well-known for its intensive and creative work not only in Kaunas , but in Lithuania and abroad as well. The teachers of the Accordion Department established the Kaunas Accordion Society in 1996. This society unifies accordion teachers from the whole of the Kaunas region. The President of the Kaunas Accordion Society is Gražina Lukošiene, and the Vice-Presidents are Mindaugas Labanauskas and Birute Rušeniene. On September 25th 2010 a concert of the Accordion Department, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Kaunas Conservatory, was held. It took place in the newly renovated Conservatory concert hall and was a great success. The members of the Kaunas Accordion Society, former and present students – soloists, ensembles and orchestra - took part in the concert performance. For further information email: mindaugas@akordeonas.lt |