HOUSTON ACCORDION ORCHESTRA

Stas Venglevski

   Stas’s keyboard artistry, dazzling technical command, and sensitivity have brought Stanislav, "Stas," Venglevski, a native of the Republic of Moldova, part of the former Soviet Union, increasing acclaim as a virtuoso of the Bayan. A two-time first prize winner of Bayan competition in the Republic of Moldova, Stas is a graduate of the Russian Academy of Music in Moscow where he re

  Ali Haghshenas 

   Born and raised in Southern Azerbaijan (Iran), Ali started music when he was 24 years old. He is self-taught. He and his family moved to the US in 2000. 

   Ali loves music more than anything.  “Playing Qarmon is my passion and I feel like I'm  breathing through my Qarmon's bellow”.  He is a member of Fort Bend Accordion Club and plays as solo artist throughout the Houston area.

Bensen Kwan

Grand Prize Winner of Philadelphia International Music Festival 2020.

Gold Medalist of Mika Hasler Young Artist Competition Foundation 2018.

   Bensen is a Houston-based percussionist who holds a bachelor’s degree in Music Education from the University of Houston. He has been named a winner of the Mika Hasler Young Artist Competition and the Philadelphia International Music Festival Conce