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2023 big squeeze champs

2023 Big Squeeze Youth Accordion Contest Champions

The Grand Prize Winners of Texas Folklife's 2023 Big Squeeze Statewide Youth Accordion Contest Champions are:

Polka:

John Hickl, 22, Elmaton, TX

Conjunto: 16 & Under:

Giovani Guerrero, 15, Mission, TX

Conjunto: 17-21 Anthony Ortiz Jr Grand Prize:

Eligio Martinez, 20, San Benito, TX

Congratulations to all the amazing Big Squeezers that competed this year! And thank you to everyone who came out to support at the Bullock Museum on Saturday May 13th for the Big Squeeze Finals!

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