June 2012 - Arizona Accordion Club

JUNE 2012
Vol. XVI No. XII
Presents the
Musette Gazette
www.azaccordionclub.com
We Continue With "Bring Your Accordion" Summer of Accordion Love !
Everyone and Everybody
Bring Your Accordion and your Favorite Song and your Happy Face on the 16th of July
Why ? Because You will get a Complementary DVD of a PRIVATE High Definition Recording
FREE !!!
This is the fine print read it : Here are the
ground rules:
Be at the church as close to 5:30 as possible
Have one song or two (total of three minutes)
prepared and ready to record
Available Recording time will end by 6:15
Pick up your FREE DVD at the August 20th
meeting !
Can’t wait that long ? Well If you want the
DVD mailed to you before the next meeting,
fill out a mailer (provided) and pay $3.00;
or it will be ready at the August 20th meeting
We will do this in the back room!!!!!!
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MENU FOR JULY 16, 2012 MEETING: Spaghetti with Meat Balls, Salad, Garlic Bread
JUNE 18TH MEETING: “BRING YOUR ACCORDION AGAIN” and a COLLINS BOYS PREVIEW by Raye Donatella
Pre-meeting music was played by Ted Lee on his pretty Roland accordion. He gave us a very pleasant hour of music, including several vocals - really nice, Ted.
The Collins boys, Quinn and Liam, are going to Baltimore, Maryland, in July to
compete at the
2012 American Accordion Association Festival from July 11th through July
15th, at the Sheraton City Center. We were honored to have them play their competition selections for us. I can't name the songs they played, because if I did,
they'd have to kill me. (I was told not to name their songs because someone could
copy their entries in the competition.) So just let me say that they are two of the
most talented young men around, and
we wish them the best! See you when
you get back from Baltimore, boys.
You're the greatest!
Dennis Humlicek on the button box
and Frank Schweller on keyboard accordion played for us now - they played
duets of “Alley Cat,” then a beautiful waltz, then a polka, and finished their
set with “By Myself” and “In Heaven There Is No Beer.” You guys have
played together for so many years and know each other's habits so well, it's
just fun to watch and listen to you!
Pete Donatella, accompanied by Jim
Winning on drums, played next - they
began with “our” song - Pete's and mine“For Once In My Life,” then “Going Out
Of My Head,” then Jay Stevens joined in
to sing a
rather convoluted
version of
the old Allan Sherman song called “Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah, Here I Am At Camp Grenada.”
But it wasn't too bad, Jay - in fact, I think most of us remembered it!
Now Jerry Szymanski sat in and they played “The Sheboygan Polka,” “I Can't Give You
Anything But Love,” “Isn't It Romantic,” and then one of my favorite polkas, “Cafe Polka” (Hey Bob A Re Bob) - then look, here comes Bill Burkett with his magic mandolin to
add to the mix - they segued into “Let's Have a Party” with Jay Stevens singing - and he
even knew the words! “Somewhere, My Love” finished out their songs, with Bill's mandolin the featured sound. So pretty - you gentlemen are the cream of music making!
Our club president, Jack Dermody, was up next to play a song called “There Is a Tavern
In The Town,” only he wanted the audience to stand up and touch their bodies and sing
along with “Head, Shoulders, Knees and Feet” as he has to play a French gig in a couple
of days, and he wanted to practice. I don't know, Jack - asking an audience of Senior Citizens to touch their feet was - how do you say this? - Quite a feat!
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Table of Contents
Cover
It’s all about you
President Message
Page 3
Our Meeting !
Pages 2 , 10
Cover info continued
Page 5
Accordion Instructors, repairs
Page 9
Book Reviews
Page 5
Come Hear Us Play
Page 11
Classifieds
Page 8
Advertisements
Page 9
Any Time
Pages 6, 7
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
( 480) 488-0949
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
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
Raye Donatella Seasoned Pro Reporter
Pete Donatella Field journalist
Frank Schweller Distribution
Zophie Rossner Still Photos
Jerry Szymanski Still Photos
Sal Genco Video Camera
http://www.azaccordionclub.com
President’s Message
Monday Nights at St. Stephens Will Continue. It is close to unanimous that
we do not want to change our meeting venue away from St. Stephen’s. Nor evidently do we want to switch from Monday nights to Sunday afternoons. However, in order to pay the rent for our meetings, it remains important to attend
meetings regularly and to show off the club by bringing family and friends. The
five dollars that each of us pays guarantees that we can continue there.
"I will be out of town on the 16th and Pete Donatella will conduct the meeting.
He will be counting on your attendance"
Our Appearance at the MIM. On behalf of the Arizona Accordion Club,
Leigh Dechaine entertained and informed guests of the Musical Instrument
Museum (MIM) in Phoenix on Sunday, June 24 – for two thirty-minute shows.
See the article and photos on page 4. I personally hope this is the beginning of a
long-term relationship with MIM, a museum that Tony Bennett calls “the greatest museum in the world.” One thing is for sure – the MIM treats the accordion
extremely respectfully and as completely as possible. If you have not yet visited
the MIM, do yourself a big favor and get down there. It’s a WOW. It’s an item
for your Bucket List.
Tony Putrino at the MIM on Sat, July 14 – Bastille Day. Speaking of the
MIM, don’t miss Tony Putrino who will entertain to celebrate Bastille Day.
MIM is partnering with the Alliance Francaise of Greater Phoenix. Should be
fun. The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on that day.
The Collins Brothers Rocked the House. We are so lucky to live in the same
town as Quinn and Liam Collins who honored us with a performance of some of
the competition pieces for the AAA contest in Baltimore. By the next meeting,
we will find out which awards they come home with. Oh yes, those young men
will surely return bearing trophies!!
Accordions for Sale at the Meetings. More and more, our members are bringing accordions to sell in the backroom behind the bar. More than once, there
have been some real surprises and good deals.
The Summer Jam Continues. The jamming we are doing at meetings is getting
more fun every month. Do bring your accordion and join us. Summertime is the
season to let our hair down and enjoy some of our own music. Go to page 7 and
learn Return to Me. Let’s see who comes up with the most creative bass accompaniment!
Weekends at Haus Murphy. Starting Friday, July 20, I’ll be joining Duane
Tendick at Haus Murphy in Glendale from 5-7 pm. I am filling in for vacationing Elmer Faser for about 6 weeks. We’re there every Friday and Saturday.
Come on down. Enjoy great food. And applaud extremely loudly for me and Duane!
Thanks!
Jack
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The Arizona Accordion Club at the World-Renowned Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)
Arizona Accordion Club secretary Leigh Dechaine broke the ice at the MIM to showcase the wonders of the accordion to
crowds of onlookers on Sunday, June 24. He talked about
the history and played numerous examples of musical
styles on three different accordions. From this point forward, our club is on MIM’s radar, so the next time we get
invited, let’s be ready with a variety of presentations that
will show off all we can do, okay? Stay tuned.
Meanwhile, our own Tony Putrino is playing at the MIM for Bastille Day,
July 14. He performs solo at 10:00 a.m., then later at 4:00 p.m. with French
vocalist Helene Bergeon. This is an event partnered with the
Alliance Francaise of Greater Phoenix. Look for a good time.
Accordion Club Potpourri by Pete Donatella, Reporter in the Field
Aside from the common use of potpourri to freshen a room with dried, naturally fragrant plant material, a potpourri can be a collection of
diverse or miscellaneous items that may enhance a setting - having so defined my use of potpourri
here is a sample collection.
1. One of our members, Bernie Vessel, from Canada, recently wrote that he had discovered a song
written and performed by Franc Miholic called “Majski Cvetje,” and Bernie said that he is so impressed by this song that he wants it played in place of any
eulogy upon his passing. You can hear it on YouTube.
I am now learning this wonderful waltz and will soon perform it
myself.
2. Another friend of mine and our club, Augie Figurelli, sent
me a job referral for French music at a one time event in the
Paradise Valley Mall. Two and a half hours in the Center Court
for “Mom's Night Out” in the Mall. My French repertoire is not
that extensive, but it is the sound of the Muzette accordion that
does the trick. My young student prodigy, eight year old Ian
Patrick Rankin, had recently played a French song in a
school talent show - he even wore a beret and scarf and
striped shirt. Sure enough he
agreed to help me in Paradise Valley Mall and he was
a big hit! One lady even
gave him
a dollar tip! He was thrilled!
3. Recently in a West Phoenix paper called “The West Valley
View,” there was an article titled “Generations of Love.” The six
children featured are the OʼGaraʼs, five of whom play the accordion, and play they do! The article is about more than the accordion,
it's about giving and sharing and volunteering, in which they all are
very active, but as their teacher I feel so proud to be a part of their
experience. Several of their instruments were donated to our club
and in two cases, directly to them. These three short accounts are
but a smidgen of the tales that are in the Accordion Club Potpourri
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Continued from the cover… What to do at the next meeting
Learn Return to me ( page 7 ) * Play 3 solos ( Including Return to Me ) * Play a duet or trio with others
Play "Name That Tune" with Elmer Faser
Jam with Pete on a very simple song
Provide a mini-workshop. Show us how to do something.
The Suggested Solo: 'Return to Me . It will be fun to see how each person interprets the song.
100 Dragspel och en Flicka (A Hundred Accordions and A Girl)
Two young guys (Elof Ahrle, who also composed the title song of this film, )
run a small accordion workshop, and have invented a terrific new accordion.
Young boy (played by Anders Nyström) shows up.
Old FarFar (a distinguished accordionist) has lost his money. Young Boy's older sister is the Flicka of the title, and of course Elof is immediately smitten,
Plan is to win international accordion competition and sell patent to major accordion multinational manufacturer, save the day.
But .. and here it becomes maybe the world's only accordion thriller, the big,
bad corporate accordion combine has other plans. They scheme to steal the revolutionary new accordion design. But the good guys foil them. They still have
to win the competition, though, and that means getting somebody to play the
accordion in the contest. FarFar is designated, but gets stage fright at the last
minute.
Oh No! Young boy steps in and saves the day. Big, hundred-accordion finale!
Farfar gets the money, Elof gets the girl, everybody sings and everybody lives
happily ever after (except the bad guys, who we don't hear much about).
The film is in Swedish without any subtitles of any sort.
Not only Swedish, but a rather difficult 1950's vintage Stockholmska you probably can't hear anywhere anymore.
Music: A modern rendition of the title song by a bunch of agreeable Swedish
guys on their front porch can be found here, http://youtu.be/
ymGDhDfZ0nEcourtesy of Youtube.
Link also on the Arizona Accordion Cub’s Facebook site
The grand finale is practically an encyclopedia of Nordic accordion classics, including Säkkijärven Polkka.
I think this needs a modern remake. Where is Fritz Lange when you need him?
Newsletter Inputs ? Please send them care of Jack at AzAccordionclub@cox.net
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Dennis Enright played for us next - he did “Bye, Bye, Blackbird,” “Beautiful
Ohio,” and finished with a tune I don't know but all nicely done. Thanks, Dennis.
It's always good to see students who don't like to play in front of a crown get up and
do it! Well done, Dennis.
Rosemary Smith from Sun City was next with Jack Dermody - they played accordion and Jim Winning played drums to do their rendition of the song of the month,
“Anytime.”
Then Rosemary and Jim played “Somebody Bad Stole the Wedding Bell,” followed
by an original song written by Dale Matthies called “Up And Down.”
That was pretty, Rosemary.
Dale Matthies, also from Sun City, came up next to play a few original tunes he's
written, the first of which was “Party Polka,” “Up And Down,” and ended with
“I Want To Dance With You.” Those are really great songs, Dale. Thanks for coming.
Elmer Faser played a game with the audience to “Name
That Tune” - Bill Burkett and Chuck Voinivich were the
contestants, with Dale Matthies as the judge - Elmer
played tunes for the guys to guess the names of, and Bill
Burkett won, 5 to 4! Cute, cute!
Then Elmer played a Slovenian waltz titled “At the Bridge”
with Jim on drums, then a tune he wrote called “Dreams of
Odessa,” followed by the song of the month, “Anytime.”
That was a fun half-hour, Elmer.
To end the evening, Jack Dermody, Jay Stevens, Jerry Szymanski, Elmer Faser, and Ron Grabowski on accordions,
Bill Burkett on mandolin, and Jim Winning on drums played the song of the month, “Anytime,” and finished with a
polka. It was another fun evening - good music, good friends, good times! See you on July 16th
Now for a quick “as my Dad always said. ” I could now afford
all the things I never had as a kid, if I didn't have kids.”
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Musical Items For Sale:
Accordions, key and button for sale. Too
many to list, Gabacho Bob 623-780-3622
Victoria Super 1960's black, white pearl
keys. 18 3/4" keyboard, 21 lbs. 5 oz.
41/120. 7/3 switches. 3 reed LMH dry
tuned. Straps and case. $450 OBO Jean T.
570 972-6434
Samson Wireless system. Amplify your
accordion without having to deal with a
cable to trip over. This is what I used on my
Accordion figurines. Joan 602-923-3856
accordion. It works great. Cost for a new
unit is about $260. Selling this one for $130.
Pastore Italian made ladies accordion. 8/2
Todd Hagen 623-582-5852
switches. Perfect condition. $300. Call
Felice at 602-279-0638
Hohner Ventura IV Musette (LMMM)
41/120 4/5 13/7 23 lbs. Excellent condition,
Star Concertina Super Star mint. 7
wet-tuned, looks new, $2500. Hohner
switch Quad in Bb. Black/ chrome/red 104
Atlantic IV Deluxe (LMMH) 41/120 4/5
key. Amplified, case. $1800. Jerry 623-332
11+PM/3 22 lbs. Excellent condition, light
-2343 Plus 22 musical items.
musette, new straps, $600. 480-830-8766
Glenn
Proteus/1 XR Module, model 9011, $75.
Carl Nyberg 480-982-1479
Excelsior MIDI with Xetron X4 module.
480-661-7750. edwardoperez@cox.net
Wanted Chromatic C system accordion.
RICHILIEU - Mint Rubell 4 string. Paid
$3500. "Like new" Castiglione 19" key /
120 bass accordion, black, with 9 treble / 3
bass switches asking $2500 OBO. 480-6298648 Jean Moore in Gilbert, AZ
Wanted: a Petosa. A S-2000 Model P-800
with 4/4 sets of reeds or a model AM1100
and S-2000 MIDI. Norbert Ludewig. 908889-8476, 973-792-4661. 2 Ridge Way,
Fanwood, NJ 07023
Cordovox, recently tuned. GC 2 row accordion $250. Ed Mikulich 623-362-1525
Guerrini Polka Box - Rhinestones - $2100
Korg rotating sound machine - $250
Crate Amp - 15" speaker - $300
Selmer Model 80 Tenor Sax - $2900
Noblette Clarinet - $350
Mics, Stands, Fronts, etc.
Ellie Aldrin - 602-996-8197
120 bass Excelsior A.C. Great Musette
$3000 OBO Bob Dura 602-841-0487
Excelsior 19 1/4" keyboard, 120 bass 10/6
switches, slide mute, tone chamber, deluxe
straps, heavy duty case, 27 lbs. $1700.
Harry 602-568-3931
17 lbs max. Steve 651-702-0791 msweninger@comcast.net
Petosa Accordion/Organ Series II Chamber 3/4 handmade reeds. Black antico engraving, complete with tone generator, has
MIDI capability. $1500. J. Drum 480-9944698
Stradavox child's 42 key with bass switch
for more keys. Red, excellent condition. Italian make. $450. Evenings at 602 943 3289.
Hey if you are in Tucson Visit
our good friends at ACT
aka Accordion Club of Tucson
http://
www.accordionstucson.com/
Donations
Helping to build a better club
The Arizona Accordion Club isn’t just a
organization. It is a group full of people who
make it special.
Zupan 4 Row CGFBb V.G. condition,
case $1000. 520-903-6378 Keith. Tuscon,
AZ
Fake book over 300 songs. $15. 12 singalong books, all alike. Great to pass out at
senior active retirement homes, parties, or
other get togethers to get everyone involved. $3 each. Can buy one or all. Joan
602-923-2856
Poly tone Taurus Elite Accordion Amp
125 Watt, designed by Tommy Gumina,
$250.00 Bob 520 568 0047
Excelsior New York Model 5 accordion.
V.G. condition $350. 480-895-8161
ACCORDIONS & KEYBOARDS
Clearwater, FL Accordeon@aol.com
727 443 4113. Cell 727 417 6099
www.accordionsandkeyboards.net
Free Shipping on these accordions
Excelsior Symphony Made In New York.
MIDI is installed. 4/6 sets of handmade
reeds. Sano Amplification. Excellent Condition. $3200.00
Iorio "K" Series Reedless ( 15 lbs. )
accordion with Music Tech Midi
Controller plus built-in sounds.
Like New Condition. $2650.00
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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Lessons and Repairs
Piano Accordion Instructors:
Pete Donatella 623 877-1846
Dr. Van Orden 623 480 334 1049 and
Chromatic B System accordion
Jack Dermody 602 237 5627
Joanne Drum 480 994-4698
Tony Putrino 480 483-3943
Bonnie Bingener 602-279-0378 and Piano
Joan Monti 602-923-3856
Button Accordion Instructor
Tony Longoria ( Él habla español ) 602 488 4254
Acordeon Also Bajo Sexto y Bajo Quinto y Bass Guitar.
Accordion Repairs Estimates always free
Ziggie’s Music 602 266 9622
3309 North 3rd Street Phoenix, AZ 85012-2301
www.ziggiesmusic.com Mondays - Saturdays 10-6
Coolidge Timothy Gomez 1 520 510 9317
313 N.E. 45th St. Seattle, WA 98105
(206)-632-2700
Visit Our Web Site www.petosa.com
“Quality is remembered long after price is forgotten”
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”
Catch us on the World Wide Web http://www.azaccordionclub.com or My Space at http://www.azaccordionclub.com
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 azaccordionclub@cox.net
Check the slide show for photos from recent Arizona Accordion Club meetings.
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Silent Reeds
One of our beloved members, Shirley Barnes, passed away on May 17.
Her last appearance at the Arizona Accordion Club was the “opening
act” for Mario Pedone in 2011. We will miss her smile, her boundless
kindness, and her love of the accordion.
Shirley Kadan Barnes of Sun Lakes, AZ passed away on May 17th,
2012. She was born January 18th, 1933 in Brooklyn Park, Maryland.
She and her husband Gail were residents in Sun Lakes, AZ.
Shirley was an accomplished musician and played the accordion as a
child, a skill she developed over her adult life. She was a member of
the Accordion Club and performed in many different venues in Sun
Lakes She was a member of Unity Church of Sun Lakes. Shirley always
saw the good in people, and accepted them for who and how they were.
She was unfailingly there for advice and support for those who sought
it. All who knew Shirley loved her. A memorial service is being held
October 5th, 2012 at 11am in the Sun Lakes Chapel. The family requests contributions go to Hospice of the East Bay, 3470 Buskirk Ave.,
Pleasant Hill, California 94523.
You can see and hear her one more time at the website: http://singsnap.com.
Click on" Watch and Listen" then click on “Members,” then
type in Shirley’s “string name” Zsmom.
Shirley's songs are also posted on the Arizona Accordion Club's Facebook page.
Shirley Barnes’ bio is on the Arizona Accordion Club Website.
Honorary Members
Art Van Damme
Dick Contino *
Dr. John Van Such
Art Metzler
Lenny Simmons
Frank Yankovic
John Cesinger
Joe Kino
Al Monti
Helen Criscio
Flaco Jimenez
Tony Lovello
Frank Marocco
Anthony Galla-Rini
Myron Floren
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Come Hear Us Play
Paddy's Peg Leg
myspace.com/paddyspegleg
Bill Regina
Tony Putrino
2012 Accordion Concert Series
At Tempe Marketplace
Fri, July 6th, 7-9 PM Sat, Aug 4th, 7-9 PM
At Desert Ridge Marketplace
Sat, July 7th, 7-9 PM Sat, Aug 18th, 7-9 PM
Bastille Day
At The Musical Instrument Museum
Sat, July 14th (2 shows)
1st Show, 10-10:30 AM, Accordion Solo
2nd Show, 4-4:30 PM, with
French Vocalist Helene Bergeon
At Sophie's Bistro
2320 E Osborne, Phoenix
5:30-8:30 PM
Strolling French Accordion
Josip Baginac
Every Saturday at Bavarian Point Restaurant from 5-8 pm.
4815 E. Main Street Suite #2
(between Greenfield Rd) Mesa, Arizona.
(480.830.0999) bavarianpoint.net
Every Thursday at Christina's Italian Restaurant and Bar
from 5:30-8:30. 480-988-7223.
Music for all occasions
For rates and open dates
call 602-938-3679
Augie Figurelli
(www.augieperforms.com)
Check for performance
schedule and exceptions.
Vincitorio's Restaurant 480-820-2786
Bob Doszak
Music for all occasions. Single, Duo, Trio.
Bookings, Info: 480-982-0252.
bobd1108@aol.com
Elmer Faser and Duane Tendick:
Haus Murphy's
5739 West Glendale Avenue
Glendale, Arizona 85301
Every Friday and Saturday 6:00 to 8:00
Paul Kay
The Lynks Cafe. Call for days and times.
4416 North 102nd Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85037
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