Musette Gazette - Arizona Accordion Club

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May 2010
Vol. XIV No. XI
Presents the
Musette Gazette
www.azaccordionclub.com
THE ACCORDION CLUB TALENT SHOW ( Review on page 5 and 10 )
GABE RODRIQUES, OUR GUEST ARTIST FOR THE JUNE 21ST MEETING
Gabe is a fan of any style or genre of music and this program shows just that. His program contains elements of jazz, Latin, classical,
folk, and some pop styles. He enjoys playing for a wide variety of audiences of any age and truly desires for everyone to have fun and
enjoy the music. Gabe recently graduated with a degree in music therapy and
will be playing and demonstrating what type of music is used for various
populations, from autistic children to adults in nursing homes. In July he will
be competing in the 2010 American Accordion Association Competition and
Festival. Some of his contest selections will be included in the program including Czardas and
Joe Morelli’s “My Isle of Emerald Green”. You will truly enjoy this young
man's performance!
Gabe Rodrigues grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona and is a recent graduate of
Arizona State University with a Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy. Previously Gabe had studied piano beginning at age 7 and always had a lingering
desire to play the accordion. In 2009 after observing a performance at the
Frank Marocco Accordion Event he got his chance after meeting Dan and
Joan Grauman who connected him with his current teacher. Gabe has been
studying accordion with Ilmar Kuljus for the past year and has already performed with several local groups around Arizona including; The Bad Cactus
Brass Band, The Dixie Devils, The Phoenix Cenizas Tango Group, Another Day, The Salt River Brass, the ASU Sun Devil Marching Band, as
well as some solo groups and other small ensembles around ASU. In his music
therapy practices Gabe uses the accordion frequently and with great success
for a wide variety of clients from adults suffering from dementia, to young
children with autism. After his music therapy internship he hopes to continue
studying for his Master‟s Degree in Accordion Performance at ASU.
Currently he teaches music classes at Gateway Academy, a charter school for
children with autism. He also teaches piano privately through Arizona Piano
Lessons.
July 16 meeting – OUR OWN MEMBERS playing the meeting’s theme: Music About Trains
Here's a few you might try... 3:10 to Yuma - Atchison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe - Ballad of John Henry - Big Rock Candy
Mountain - Boogie-Woogie Choo-Choo Train - Boxcar Blues - Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? - Cannonball - Casey Jones
- Chattanooga Choo-Choo - Choo Choo Ch’Boogie - City of New Orleans - Five Hundred Miles - Gentle on My Mind Ghost Train - Hear That Lonesome Whistle Blow - I’ve Been Working on the Railroad - John Henry - King of the Road Loco-motion - Me and Bobby McGee - Midnight Special - Night train - Nine Hundred Miles - Orange Blossom Special Rock Island Line - Sentimental Journey - She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain - Soul train - Take the ―A‖ Train - The
Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - This train - Wabash Cannonball -
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The Arizona Accordion Club
MENU FOR JUNE 21ST, 2010: Chicken Breast Sandwich, Lettuce, Tomato, Chips and Fruit
May 17, 2010 Meeting - LATIN NIGHT - ENTERTAINMENT By ARIZONA ACCORDION CLUB Members
by Raye Donatella
What a special treat! The pre-meeting music was played
by Tony Longoria Y Conjunto, or to be more explicit for
our non-Spanish speakers, Tony Longoria on the button
box accordion and his sons, Armando on drums, Tony
Jr. on bass and long time musician amego Richard Cruz
on the bajo sexto. Tony Sr. and Richard also did vocals
on several of the songs. There is no way I could name all
the tunes they played, but “Volver, Volver” was one of
them, which just happens to be a favorite of mine. What
beautiful and refreshing entertainment! Tony Sr. has
been a button box teacher at Ziggie‟s Music Studio for
years and is well known around the Valley. He also has
an original polka.”Celia”. on
our ―Hot Original Polkas‖
CD. Thank you so much, gentlemen. It was wonderful!
Next up was little seven year old Emily Attilio to play
“Celieto Lindo,” then “Chiapanecas, the
Mexican Hand Clapping Song.” That was great playing,
Emily. You are a treat for everyone.
The Collins boys came up to dazzle us with their expertise
- Quinn played “Malaguena,” then Liam played “Lady
of Spain,”, Quinn, again, for “Jolly Caballero.” You
boys are so special, and your playing is superb! Thanks
for playing for us.
Now it was time for Joan Monti on accordion, accompanied by Chuck Barrett on drums and Larry Uidenich on guitar. They began with
“Liechtensteiner Polka,” “Let Me Call You Sweetheart,” sung by Chuck Barrett,
and finished up with “In Heaven there Is No Beer” with Larry Uidenich on banjo
and all three of them vocalizing. Very nice, folks. That was fun.
Gabe Rodriques, who
is getting ready to play
in an upcoming accordion competition in
Pennsylvania, played
“Libertango” and followed up with “How
Insensitive” with
Eddie Detroit on bongos. Really enjoyable,
you guys.
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Table of Contents
Featured Guest
Cover
President’s Message
Page 3
Our Meeting !
Pages 2 , 11
Youth Program, Night Out, Teachers
Page 4
Donations and Obits
Page 5
Accordion Instructors, repairs
Page 5
Upcoming Events
Page 6
Come Hear Us Play
Page 7
Classifieds
Page 8
Some Sponsors
Page 9
More on the Youth Program
Page 10
Meeting location Map
Back Cover
Membership Form
Back Cover
Meeting Place
St. Stephen‟s Hall
8141 North 16th Street
Phoenix, AZ 85020
(602) 997-4563
Third Monday of the Month
Meeting Begins at 6:30 PM
Meeting Ends at 9:00
Officers
President Jack Dermody
(602) 237-5627
Vice President Jerry Szymanski
Secretary Leigh Dechaine
(623) 582-3746
Treasurer Pete Donatella
(623) 877-1846
Board Of Directors
Jerry Szymanski
( 480) 488-0949
Paul Betken
(480) 755-3539
Cindy Geremia
( 602) 692-8121
Chuck Voinovich
(480) 451-4416
Dionne Hauke
(602) 266 9622
Ted Lee
(623) 444-5106
Jay Stevens
(602) 819-5505
Elmer Faser
Scholarship Chairman
Bulletin Staff
Dionne Hauke Editor
Florella Genco Distribution
Zophie Still Photos
http://www.azaccordionclub.com
Sal Genco Video Camera
President’s Message
In January, 2009, the club members committed to
focusing on youth. Well, it’s happening. Just take a
look at our activities and at the people showing up at
our meetings. I think our meetings would be disappointing for a lot of people now if we did not feature
Emily Atillio, or Liam and Quinn Collins,
or Gabe Rodriguez.
Twenty-one fourth-grade accordionists are graduating to the fifth grade at
New World Educational Center in downtown Phoenix. Their final talent
show took place on Saturday, May 29, where they played in trios, quartets,
and quintets. They have come a long way under the direction of our
Arizona Accordion Club teachers and will have an even bigger and fuller
musical curriculum as fifth graders. The school has decided that the accordion is the musical keyboard instrument of choice for introducing the children to the wide world of music. More importantly, the school’s teachers
and administrators have commented that many of the children have performed better than ever before in their other subjects – and they point directly to the music program for the motivation and early development of
academic success. The music program has developed confidence, mental
acuity, and never-before-tapped physical skills.
We will teach two grades next academic years, starting in August – both
fourth and fifth graders. Just imagine if this program becomes a model for
charter schools all over America. Just imagine the return of the accordion
to a prominence it has not known for decades. Just imagine a new love for
this instrument growing in the hearts of hundreds and thousands of young
people.
We have many Arizona Accordion Club members to thank for their time
and donations. Please know that THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO RELAX.
We need to purchase instruments, music, and music stands. Kindly consider making the NWEC Accordion Club program to be your favorite
charity for this year’s tax return. If you want to help out, please contact one
of our board members to get details.
Oh, yes, and please don’t cheat yourself out of one of the most rewarding
opportunities of your life. Join us at the school. You can help in many
ways: be a tutor, be a teacher, be a substitute teacher, help with the logistics of music duplication, offer your creative ideas for concerts, and so
much more. Working with the kids is more fun, more rewarding, more exciting, and more appreciated that probably anything else we do in the club.
- Jack
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The ARIZONA ACCORDION CLUB ON THE TOWN
Your AAC Night Out For June Is the 13th Sunday at
2:00 to 6:00 p.m. at
The Pulaski Club, 4331 E. McDowell, Phoenix
The Pulaski Club is presenting Bob Doszak for the very
last show of the season – and
Bob himself is leaving the
Valley for the entire summer,
returning in early September.
So Don’t Miss this Performance –
THE LAST PARTY and DANCE of
the YEAR at the PULASKI CLUB.
Let’s all SUPPORT our member
BOB DOSZAK
YOUTH PROGRAM
AT NEW WORLD EDUCATIONAL CENTER
THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 2010
Our 21 fourth graders rocked the house with four tunes at
the end-of-year Talent Show at the New World Educational Center charter school at which members of the
Arizona Accordion Club deliver a complete music program using the 12-bass accordions.
We were part of a show that comprised the whole gamut
of musical enterprise – from solos to entire dance routines
by large groups. We heard young people on violins, guitars, drums. We saw whole classes dance everything from
salsa and mambo to rock – even the Chicken Dance.
Groups sang along with instruments, as well as a capella.
You can bet that, next year, our accordionists will accom-
And ENJOY OURSELVES to the
FULLEST.
AS ALWAYS, FOOD AND
DRINKS ARE SERVED…
AND ALL THE ACTION IS ON
THE DANCE FLOOR.
Piano Accordion Instructors:
Pete Donatella 623 877-1846
Dr. Van Orden 623 203 7909 and Chromatic B System
Jack Dermody 602 237 5627
Anthony Rolando 216-470-8463 and Piano, Organ
Joanne Drum 480 994-4698
Tony Putrino 480 483-3943
Bonnie Bingener 602-279-0378 and Piano
Joan Monti
602-923-3856
pany some of those numbers, as well as augment their
already rich repertoire with other instruments, vocals, as
well as dance numbers.
In a word, if YOU are not part of this wonderful community outreach as a member of the Arizona Accordion
Club, you are missing out on one of life’s true joys.
As the culmination of a whole year of hard work on the
part of our own members, together with teachers and administrators of the charter school, the Talent Show
amazed us all with the potential for delivering a complete
music program to today’s youth.
Button Accordion Instructor
Tony Longoria ( Él habla español ) 602 718-4058
Also Bass Guitar, Bajo Sexto y Bajo Quinto
Accordion Repairs
Ziggie‟s Music 602 266 9622
3309 North 3rd Street
Phoenix, AZ 85012-2301
www.ziggiesmusic.com
Coolidge
Timothy Gomez 1 520 510 9317
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Donations
PUT YOUR TIME AND MONEY WHERE YOUR HEART
REALLY IS, ACCORDION LOVERS!
YOU CAN MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE WITH YOUR
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS THIS YEAR
If the charitable organizations and politicians you have been
contributing to have not delivered 100% of what you desired,
please consider redirecting your tax-deductible contributions to
our young accordion students at the New World Educational
Center.
Helene M. Criscio
In 2009 Helene passed away. She had
been a member of the Arizona Accordion
Club for many years. Many of our players
have enjoyed her compositions that have
been published by Santorella Publications. She was a lifetime resident of Westfield, MA and a great composer and performer. Her legacy lives on in her music.
Here’s what we need: twenty-four large bass accordions (60120 basses), 24 solid metal music stands, books and music for
45 students, and administrative expenses. If we went out and
paid cash at low retail or wholesales prices for all these important tools, it would run between five and six thousand dollars.
Born in 1911 to Italian immigrant parents
in Westfield, Massachusetts, Helene was
bilingual and bicultural from early childhood. It was her Uncle Pete who let her try the accordion . Eventually Uncle Pete introduced Helene to a 17 year old accordion player
named Angelo Criscio, and it was then that Helene learned to play.
That might sound like a lot of money if you had to pay for it
yourself. However, if every single one of our 200 registered
members donated just $30, that would cover an entire year’s
budget.
Helene blossomed musically, publishing her first of many
compositions, "Incanto d'Amore," at the age of 15.
It’s probably not realistic that all 200 would donate so – with
that in mind – please be as generous as possible for this kind of
tax-deductible donation. Make your checks to the Arizona Accordion Club – and write YOUTH PROGRAM in the ―memo‖
section of your check. Send it to Pete Donatella, Treasurer,
4416 N. 102nd Drive, Phoenix, AZ 85037. A receipt will be
mailed back to you.
World War II came and Helene took a manufacturing job for the duration of the war. In 1945, with the war over, Helene resumed her
musical career, teaching and performing solo. She had five accordion
bands and they performed at Stanley Park.
Here are the benefits:
* 45 children get the music program they would never have had
from any other source
* It is proven that children who study music get better grades
overall throughout their schooling
* Music programs increase self-esteem, success rates, improvement in subjects like math and science, as well as interpersonal
social skills and positive team playing
* The accordion will once again achieve the respect and acceptance that it will never have again unless well all work hard in
this outreach opportunity – with our time, our sweat, and our
pocket books. Thank you from
The ARIZONA ACCORDION CLUB PRESIDENT , AAC
YOUTH PROGRAM CHAIR, And The AAC BOARD OF
DIRECTIORS
Hearty Thanks to these donations:
1 120-bass accordion from Ginny Lamendola
Food and food preparation for the May meeting from Rose
Dermody and Cindy Geremia
Newsletter Inputs ? Please send them care of Jack at [email protected]
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Up Coming Events
The Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival
July 18 – August 1, 2010
University of Alaska Fairbanks
2-weeks of study-performance opportunities in all art forms .1,000 adults
register and participate with nearly
100 guest artists in 125 workshops in
music, visual arts, literary arts, dance/
ice skating and healing arts with performances encompassing everything
from Motown to Opera!
Info : 907-457-7870.
http://www.fsaf.org
Why Dues?
Your Accordion Club uses dues
as the backbone for its many endeavors: monthly meetings, great
performers, newsletter publishing,
website maintenance, and
educational programs.
The AAC needs your support
financially to accomplish its
goals. If you have not yet paid
for 2010, please do so todayThanks!!
Honorary Members
Art Van Damme * Dick Contino *Dr. John Van Such * Art Metzler * Lenny Simmons
Frank Yankovic * John Cesinger *Joe Kino * Helen Criscio * Flaco Jimenez
Tony Lovello * Frank Marocco * Anthony Galla-Rini * Myron Floren * Al Monti
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Come Hear Us Play
Bill Regina :
Midi Accordion / Keyboard
Polkas / Waltzes / Old Standards
(602) 938-3679
[email protected]
Elmer Faser and Duane Tendick :
Haus Murphy’s
Jack Dermody and Jim Winning:
Bayrischer Hof – New German Cuisine
12535 W. Bell Rd., Surprise, AZ
http://bayrischerhof.biz
623-583-1203
4:30-8:30 p.m.
June 11, 12, 19, 23, 26; July 3
Bob Doszak :
Music for all Occasions
*** Single **Duo ** Trio
Bookings, Info 480-982-0252
[email protected]
White Eagle Deli
www.whiteeagledeli.com
16846 West Bell Road
Surprise, AZ 85374-3052
(623) 583-8632
June 5 and 12. Saturday and Sunday
5:30 TO 8:30
Pulaski Club
www.pulaskiclubaz.org
4331 East McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ 85008-4529
(602) 275-9329
June 13 Sunday 2:00 TO 6:00
Tony Putrino
La Fontanella Restaurant, on Father's Day,
June 20th, 5-9 PM, strolling accordion.
4231 E Indian School Rd, Phoenix, 85018
(just east of 44th St)
La Fontanella info: 602-955-1213
[email protected]
5739 West Glendale Avenue
Glendale Arizona 85301
623 939-2480
Every Friday and Saturday 6:00 to 8:00
John Smoltz :
480-575-0534 480-575-6996
http://www.johnsmoltz.com/index.html
Augie Figurelli:
(www.augieperforms.com)
Vincitorio's Restaurant (480.820.2786)
1835 E. Elliot Road, C-109 - Tempe, AZ
Call for dates and times
(www.vincitoriosrestaurant.com
The Hurricajuns :
Music from New Orleans to refried beans,
6/03/2010 7:00 PM at Glendale’s
Brown Library Auditorium
Brown and 59th Ave, Glendale, AZ 85302
Bookings info is at
www.myspace.com/hurricajuns
Paddy’s Peg Leg
Every Saturday 12:30 t0 3:30 at
Lis Doon Varna Pub
16100 North Arrowhead Fountain Center Dr
Peoria, AZ 85382. 623.979.0730
http://lisdoonvarnapub.com
http://www.myspace.com/paddyspegleg
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Musical Items For Sale:
Hohner Ventura IV Musette
41/120 4/5 13/7 24 lbs $4000
Hohner Atlantic IV Deluxe
41/120 4/5 11+PM/3 22 lbs $750
480 830 8766 Glenn Tompkins
Yorkville Mixer Amp - 50 watts. Two
lines in with separate jacks for microphone, Cd/line, FX-send, FX-RTN, and
earphone. Ten inch speaker with small
horn. Priced new at $400.00 - will sell
for $175.00. Excellent condition, great
sound, and portable to carry. Contact
Elmer Faser at 623-584-9801
Petosa AM 1100 MIDI. $8,000
American Musette tuning. Very little
use. Accordion is like new. (Bad back
caused me go reedless.) This is a steal !
As a new Non-MIDI AM1100 is over
$15,000 ! John K 608-258-3641 or 608
837-7587 [email protected]
Petosa 800 Midi, $2700
480 836 1604 or mobile 480 250 1399.
Gale Evans [email protected]
Proteus/1 XR Module, model 9011, $75
Carl Nyberg 480 982-1479
120 bass Excelsior A.C. Great Musette
$3,000.00 Bob Dura 602-841-0487
Excelsior New York Model 5 accordion.
V.G. condition$350.00. 480 895-8161
RICHILIEU - Mint Rubell 4 String Plectrum Banjo, included Stand, Case, Extra
String Set. $500.00. John 602-539-3475.
Wanted :Looking for a Petosa. An S-2000
model P-800 which had 4/4 sets of reeds or
a model AM1100 an S-2000 Midi.
Have one for sale? Contact Norbert
Ludewig. 908-889-8476, 973-792-4661. 2
SEM CIAO Reedless accordion, 14 lbs, Ridge Way, Fanwood, NJ 07023
400 digital sounds, Less than 1 year old.
Looking for Chromatic accordion, CExcellent condition. $2,950.00.
system, 17lbs or less. Want it for strolling.
John Fischer 520-423-2009
Steve Weninger at 651-702-0719.
PETOSA 120 bass chamber tone accor- [email protected]
dion with Musette. 11 / 7 switches.
Amplified. $2400.00 plus shipping. 623 PEAVEY PV-4C professional power
amp.500 watts. Fan cooled. Enable/defeat
-566-1555
switch. Mode switch, and input gain.4 inputs, 4 speaker outputs. Use with a mixer.
Guerrini Polka Box Like new condition Used very little.
Rhinestones - $2100
$225.00 obo.
Korg rotating sound machine - $250
Solton MS-4 sound module by Ketron. It
Crate Amp - 15" speaker - $300
has 256 orchestral sounds, 128 user voices,
Selmer Model 80 Tenor Sax - $2900
and 192 percussion sounds. Can use drum
Noblette Clarinet - $350
sounds with or without midi. Excellent conMikes, Stands, Fronts, etc.
dition.$500.00 obo.
Ellie Aldrin - 602-996-8197
Excelsior Midi with Xetron X4 module.
Eduardo. 480 661-7750.
[email protected]
Cordovox, recently tuned.
GC 2 row Accordion $250.00.
Ed Mikulich 623 362 1525
Piano and Button accordions for sale.
623 780-3622 Bob
New, custom made PIGINI AlpinKing
41/120, 440Hz tuned Top Pigini Hand
Made Reeds Treble reeds 4 sets - LMMM
( 440-Cassotto / 438/ 440 - Cassotto /
443) very powerful. Double Tone Chamber (Cassotto) - Bassoon (L) and Clarinet
(M) 4 sets of Bass Helikon reeds. 41
keys, 19.25 keyboard Perl keys, soft as
possible (springs), depth as small as possible,15 registers 120 Helikon bass. 20 lb
Sasha Luminsky (416) 722-3002
www.luminsky.com
Excelsior 19 1/4‖ Keyboard,120 bass
10/6 switches, slide mute, tone chamber,
deluxe straps, heavy duty case, 27 lbs.
$1,700.00. Harry 602 568 3931.
New ORLAVOX MIDI 14 lbs. Reedless
accordion. 100’s of sounds. Straps, Case.
1 year warranty parts/labor. $3,650.
PETOSA AM 1300 EM Symphony 4/5
Reeds with MIDI. Accordion has 45 keys,
not 41. Keyboard range is from F to C#.
14 Treble registers plus Side Master and 9
Bass Registers. Excellent condition. Over
$13,000 new, only $5,300. With Straps,
carry case, Midi Wires, Audio stereo
wire. 6 months warranty labor/parts.
John Gaunt‟s Accordions and Keyboards 1248 S. Highland Ave., Clearwater, FL 33756 (727) 443-4113 Email
[email protected]
-----------------------------------------------------DVD‟s of Club Meetings are available.
―All Arizona Accordion Club Meetings and sponsored
events are copyrighted by the Board of the Arizona Accordion Club and are for the private use of our audience. Any
other use of these programs or of any pictures, descriptions
or accounts of the Arizona Accordion Club meetings,
events and it’s performers, without a written approval of
consent by the Arizona Accordion Club Board, is Prohibited‖
Excelsior 96 bass midivox series 2 accordion. Has excellent sounds and wonderful musette. Lightweight at only 21
pounds. Excellent condition. $2500. 00.
602-923-3856. [email protected]
WOULD YOU LIKE TO DONATE?
Arizona Accordion Club is in need of 12bass accordions, music, and music stands
for beginners. Tax deductible receipt.
Ad Policy For Display ads, Arizona Accordion club members pay the lower price:
Business card Size $5.00 or $8.00 Quarter page $10.00 or $16.00 Half page $20.00 or $32.00 Full page 40.00 or $64.00
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Find Updates and features on upcoming meetings and highlights of our great guest performers. The Club Performers link offers Photos and
bios of some of our regular players. Arizona Accordion Club members are encouraged to send their info to [email protected]
Check the slide show for photos from recent Arizona Accordion Club meetings.
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The kids and their parents are very exciting about our efforts this year.
Together, we have brought joy to the students but – more importantly
– the kids are more motivated than ever before, they are doing better
in their other studies, their attitudes are universally positive, and they
are gaining in self-esteem from continued success with their music.
Next year, we are slated to continue with this year’s fourth-grade
graduates throughout
their entire 5th grade,
then to begin afresh
with the new fourth
grade class on the 12basses. We expect to
train 45 youngsters between the ages of 9 and
11.
AN ACCORDION PLAYER
―You Brought Your Accordion, Didn’t You??‖ By Pete Donatella
I hadn’t brought it, and I did want to play, but I was in Albuquerque over 400 miles from my favorite accordion. What do I do now?
This has happened before and it is usually an effort in futility to find a playable accordion in just a few hours. NOT SO, this time. My
son had a few errands to run and I asked if I could ride along and have him also stop at a music store anywhere on his route. We made
one stop and it turned out to be a ―strings only‖ store and when I asked if they knew of a store that carried piano accordions, the answer
was, ―Well, there’s a piano store about two miles up the road‖. The word accordion was not even heard.
My luck was about to change!! Across the same parking lot there was a
music store called Music Mart that carries sheet music, books and recordings. It is quite large and has about 10 employees to assist you in finding some obscure piece of music.
My answer to this young man’s question, ―How may I help you?‖ was,
―Would you be able to give me the name of a local professional ACCORDION PLAYER?‖ He didn’t even answer me. He picked up his phone and
said, ―Dan, will you please come up here and SPEAK ACCORDION to
someone?‖ I waited about 40 seconds only to see a handsome gentleman
moving in my direction. We introduced ourselves and I told him that I was
interested in borrowing a professional accordion for the weekend. He said
he really couldn’t be of much help, but maybe someone in the local accordion club could help me. I said that was a great idea, and why didn’t I think
of that. I told him I was the treasurer of the Arizona Accordion Club, and
his next question was, ―How many members does your club have?‖ I said,
―a little over 200, how many does your club have?‖ He said, ―Nine!!‖
There were a few awkward moments here before Dan said that he could
probably supply me with HIS own accordion. It was a La Burdini, and in
good condition. He would need to go home and would have it at the store by 3:00 pm. Well this is exactly what happened. I returned at
three to play a couple of tunes for Dan, and walked out of the store with his beautiful La Burdini. There was no charge, no contract, no
STRINGS. Dan had checked the website of our club and he was convinced that his accordion would be in good hands. And it was. I
had a ball playing it for our family party. There are most likely not a lot of Dan’s in the world, but I am proud to have found this one and
I’m even more proud that he is AN ACCORDION PLAYER.
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Bob Doszak on accordion, with Jay
Stevens on bass, Carl Nyberg on
banjo and Chuck Barrett on drums,
began their set by playing a nice
polka, then “Emily Waltz,” and then
another polka - I didn’t catch the
names of the polkas - then someone
asked for “Ain’t She Sweet,” so the
group belted it out. That was neat.
After the break, Ted Lee played
“Begin the Beguine” and “South of
the Border.” That was nice, Ted.
The Ensemble, consisting of Pete
Donatella, Jerry Szymanski and Jack Dermody on accordions, Jay Stevens on bass, and Eddie Detroit on bongos played
“Besame Mucho.” Then Jerry Szymanski and Pete Donatella on accordion, with Jay Stevens on bass, and Eddie Detroit
on snare drum now, played “Amour”. Jack Dermody and Ted Lee rejoined
the group on their accordions for a very pretty Victor Leone arrangement of
“Green Waters.” Then Jack and Pete, with Eddie Detroit on bongos again,
played ―Girl from Ipanima.‖ Now a special treat, as Pete Donatella and
Eddie Detroit played their theme song from years past, accompanied by Jay
Stevens on bass. Next the whole group joined in on “La Bamba,” which, coincidentally, is one of the tunes that Jack, Pete, and Ted have taught to the
children at the Charter School, who play it on their accordions and also sing
it! Ted Lee closed with his “Patriotic Medley.” Good Job, Ensemble!
Domenic Feroce closed the show with “Piemontesina,” “La Companole,” and ended with “Celieto Lindo.” Really well done,
Domenic. You get better every time you play! What a perfect ending for our Latin Night!
Well, I’ll leave you with one of ―as my Dad always said‖ sayings ―It is what you learn after you know it all that counts!‖
See you on June 21st.
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