The Academic Accordion Orchestra of the Juraj Dobrila University of Pula was established in 1995. Since the 1996/1997 season, the Orchestra has been led by Denis Modrušan. Some of their main objectives are to establish the reputation of the accordion as an academic instrument and to popularize works written for the instrument. The Orchestra has a very diverse repertoire that mostly includes works written by Croatian composers (some of which the Orchestra has premiered) and compositions written for accordion. They perform in the country and abroad, in festivals such as the Pula Music Festival, International Contemporary Music Festival in Priština, Music Festival in Novi Sad, Accordion Days in Smederevo. They also appeared in the opening ceremony for the 63rd World Accordion Championship in 2010 in Varaždin. The Orchestra has had excellent results in international competitions, winning several first prizes.