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<\/p>\nEL PASO, Texas (KFOX14\/CBS4) \u2014 At 10 years old, El Paso accordion player Madeleine Sapien is preparing for a major weekend performance after being invited to play with Pi\u00f1ata Protest.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m very excited because it\u2019s a really great opportunity that you should take, and I\u2019m really excited about it,\u201d Sapien said.<\/p>\n
Sapien said her interest in the accordion started at home, where her whole family has attempted to learn the accordion, but no one had been able to master it.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I decided it was my turn to play,\u201d Sapien said. <\/p>\n
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At just 10 years old, Madeleine Sapien has already performed her accordion skills on plenty of big stages! (Madeleine Sapien)<\/p>\n
Sapien said she asked her parents about learning, and her father told her, \u201cIf you\u2019re really serious, then you have to come up with half the money.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sapien said she then went to her grandfather for help buying her first accordion.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I went straight to my grandpa and I asked him, and they got me the money,\u201d Sapien said. \u201cSo he got me my first accordion and that\u2019s how it all started. That\u2019s how my whole career started.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sapien’s father said the family has a strong musical background, but the accordion had been a challenge.<\/p>\n
\u201cEveryone has tried to dabble, but we just couldn\u2019t pull it off,\u201d Sapien’s father said. \u201cAnd the family plays guitar, drums. We\u2019re all instrumental, like in our whole family, but no one has ever been able to tackle the accordion.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sapien and her family also connected with Sound Stage 9, a local music production facility that offers lessons. <\/p>\n
Sapien’s father said he initially wasn\u2019t sure where to turn for instruction.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhenever I bought the accordion, I didn\u2019t know what else to do after that because usually I feel like the accordion is family driven,\u201d Sapien’s father said. \u201cSo I called around and it just so happened on a Sunday they called me back and said, ‘Hey, yes, sir, we\u2019re offering accordion lessons now.’\u201d<\/p>\n
Sapien has already performed outside of El Paso, including appearances in San Antonio.<\/p>\n
El Paso 10-year-old accordionist Madeleine Sapien to perform with band ‘Pi\u00f1ata Protest’<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Sapien said one of her biggest experiences so far was performing with Sound Stage 9 and El Paso legend Roger Argenis for a Grammy-winning performance in front of a local crowd.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe biggest thing that I\u2019ve gotten to do is perform. It\u2019s been really great because accordion is my passion,\u201d Sapien said. \u201cAnd I played at Album Park with Sound Stage 9. It was really cool. I was like really nervous. But the fact that you\u2019re getting to play on stage is a good thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sapien’s father said she spent most of May performing in San Antonio, and that she has been reposted twice by Grupo Fontera while playing their songs! <\/p>\n
Sapien is set to perform this Sunday with Pi\u00f1ata Protest at Paulina’s Badlands Bar and Grill. <\/p>\n
Doors open at 7:00 pm. <\/p>\n
C<\/a>lick here <\/a>to get tickets!<\/p>\n Madeleine will be performing this Sunday with the band Pi\u00f1ata Protest! (Pi\u00f1ata Protest via Facebook)<\/p>\n RECOMMENDED: El Paso musicians celebrate Grammy win for best children’s album with Lucky Diaz<\/a><\/p>\n RECOMMENDED: Teen leads pushback on El Paso Meta data center, says he lives less than a mile away<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Madeleine](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7c6310f4-6781-4f4e-a665-85cbcc8c5ff4-543436420260724T155210.735.jpg\")
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