- Rose City Accordion Club

Rose CityAccordion Club - Portland, Oregon F e b r u a r y 2 0 0 9
Please Join Us February 14 at the
Milwaukie Public Safety Bldg., 3200 SE
Harrison Street (SE 32nd and Harrison)
1:00 - 5:00 PM Club Meeting
Note: February’s meeting has been moved forward by one week to the
second Saturday, February 14 (vice Feb 21) to give members an opportunity
to attend the Mount Angel “Wurstfest” on Feb 21 (details on page 2).
Mark your calendar and don’t miss the March 21
club meeting for our “Featured Performers” will be:
George Rozwick & Eldon Tichenor
Highlights:
2 - January Club Meeting
3 - Events/Bulletins
4 - Accordion Scholarship
Application
5 - RCAC Accordion Camp
Registration Form
6 - Song History “Spanish Eyes”
7 - Song History “Shenandoah”
8 - Contacts
Happy Valentine’s Day
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February 2009
Accordion Talk
January Meeting:
Members played the following songs:
GLAD WILLIE - Finesse
LEONARD KOSATKA - Tango El Choclo, Under Paris Skies, Carioca & European Waltz
DON HIRSCH - Die Lorelei & Hoop-De-Do Polka
KIM NURMI - Forever and Ever
LAVERNE MORRIS - Cest Magnifique,Repasz Band, Giannini Mia & Bye, Bye Blues
GEORGE ROZWICK- Italian Street Song, Yankee Doodle Rag, Carnival of Venice, Turkey in the Straw, a
medley (Tales From the Vienna Woods, Emperor’s Waltz & Blue Danube)
STEVE KNAPKE - Barbara Polka, a medley (Ya’ll Come, I Saw the Light,, & Old Time Religion), He’ll
Have To Go & Hey, Good Lookin’
WAYNE NELSON - Fascination, Around the World, a medley (Where is Your Heart, Come Si, Come Sa &
Mamselle) & Pigalle
MARLENE MEISSNER - Somewhere My Love & Spanish Eyes
POLINA GUZENKO - Give Me My Heart Waltz & Canzone di Caserio
GLENDA MCLEAN - Memories & Liechtensteiner Polka
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February’s club meeting Saturday, Feb 21
will be held on the second
12:00 - 1:00 Vic & Phillip Lazau
Saturday, February 14.
1:00 - 4:00 Greg Meier Alpine Quartet
For those attending the
4:00 - 5:00 Vic & Phillip Lazau
Mount Angel Wurstfest on 5:00 - 6:00 Marlene Meissner (duo)
Feb 21, the music schedule 6:00 - 8:00 Greg Meier Alpine Quartet
8:00 - close Z Musikmakers Family Band
is listed at right.
Sunday, Feb 22
12:00 - 2:00 Happy Yodeling
Swiss Band
2:00 - 3:00 Marlene Meissner
Duo
3:00 - 6:00 Z Musikmakers
Family Band
“Sausage, wurst, sauerkraut, mustards, German beer, cheeses, pizza, chocolates and baked goods for sale.”
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Steve Knapke, pictured left,
entertained diners at the Elsie
Stuhr Center in Beaverton on
January 08 & 13.
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Hospitality: A big thank you to Leta Bunnell for providing
refreshments and home-made snacks for all to
enjoy at the January meeting.
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February 2009
Accordion Talk
Accordion Events:
Calendar of Featured Guests
June 7-12, 2009
Rose City Accordion Club Accordion Camp
Silver Falls State Park, Oregon
February 14 - TBA
March 21 - George Rozwick & Eldon Tichenor
April 18 - TBA
Please let me know if you hear of any interesting players
as possible future guests. Thanks
Glenda. gmmaccord18@q.com
August 22-23, 2009
Cotati Accordion Festival
Cotati, CA
September 17-20, 2009
Mt Angel Oktoberfest
Mt Angel, Oregon
The December record-breaking winter snow storm stranded many
Portland travelers, including Geoff Levear (below). Geoff, and his
wife Joyce, were trying to get to Arizona but all travel came to a
halt. So what does a good RCAC club member do? - break out the
accordion, sit on a bench in the snow and play music - naturally.
Look who I found entertaining diners at the Nonna Emilia
Ristorante Italiano in Aloha in December, Joe Szabo (pictured above).
In addition to Christmas and holiday songs, Joe sung and played
“Happy Birthday” at our table as it was my wife’s birthday (I am not
going to divulge her age for fear of retribution). - Steve Knapke
Rose City Accordion Club Accordion Scholarship
Our club is accepting applications for a $250.00 Student Accordion Scholarship. This
scholarship is being funded by the proceeds from the raffle of a wood-carved accordion
created by one of our members, Mr. Jim Feaster of Anchorage, Alaska. The scholarship
is open to any accordion student 18 years of age and younger residing in Oregon,
Washington or California. Applicants must currently be taking instruction from a
recognized accordion instructor. Application deadline is 01 March 2009.
Applicants will be judged on accomplishments to date, potential for future progress
and enthusiasm for playing the accordion. Teacher recommendation will also play
prominently in the selection process.
The application form is located on the following page and can also be
found/downloaded from our WEB Site: http://www.rosecityaccordionclub.org/