February - Silicon Valley Accordion Society

NEWSLETTER OF THE
February 2016
SVAS NEXT MEETING
March 6, 2016 at Harry’s Hofbrau
Café Vienna
This unique group plays the romantic music you would hear in the famous Grinzing quarter of Vienna - the
music capital of the world - with its many Gasthauses and Cafes adorned with the music of accordion and violin playing in an intimate setting the music of Vienna … the music of Johann Schrammel, the gypsy music of
Hungary, as well as other European and world classics, while local patrons and tourists sample the latest harvest in this wine-making region of Vienna. With musicians dressed in formal attire and a repertoire including
classical music from Europe, this chamber-like group is an excellent choice to provide the music for elegant
public or private events, such as the cocktail hour preceding the dinner at your wedding or anniversary celebration, or a gala ballroom filled with dancers to a Strauss Waltz. This ensemble can be embellished with the superb vocals of Liana Braunova for a wider repertoire representative of all of Europe, or with percussion for
venues where dancing is a part of the event. L-R Joe Domitrowich, Liana Braunova, Dave Dally.
VISIT OUR WEBSITE at SVASociety.org and visit us on Facebook
Watch our Videos on: youtube
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Our Super Bowl Sunday turned out to be a Super Music day for the attendants of the SVAS
meeting. We still had about 50 folks show up to hear good music in spite of the big game.
In the future it was suggested that we move the meeting off the calendar that the Super Bowl
will occupy. We will take this up next year so everyone can hear the tunes of the greatest in
instrumentals of our club.
Garland & I started off jamming about 12:30. We didn’t have an audience to start with but
had a good time.
Ken Caple
President
Bill Tapogna
Master of Ceremonies
Sue Douglas
SVAS Reporter of
the month.
We had a great performance from the Tangonero Band. They sounded very practiced, playing the Tango oriented music. It is amazing how popular a German instrument would become to a continent a world away.
Thank you all for the support you are giving to our club.
-Ken
President, Ken Caple and Garland Cheatham
were making it so enjoyable for us to come in
early, as they played jazz, country and western,
classic and sing-along music. One of my favorites is Sentimental Journey. It was my
pleasure to play for a while, and Ken Caple
played Beyond the Reef, Cool Water, The
Cuckoo Waltz, Patricia and Perfidia.
Bill Tapogna introduced us to Dan Judd, who
is setting up the new microphones and other
helpful devices. Thank you, Dan we need a
good sound man.
Did you miss a meeting performance? You can view some of it on youtube. To View Pam’s
Videos from past meetings: Go to youtube.com, type in accordionpam in the search field
(next to the magnifying glass on top) for videos from the club .
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February
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Bill Tapogna announced that Carmella, Francis, Mary Savant, Norma
Zonay Parsons, Al and Bernie were each another year older. Happy
Birthday!
Edward Massolo entertained us with some Italian pieces called Carnival of Venice, Come Back to Sorrento and Chitarra Romana. After
Le Gamin De Paris, he Romanticized us again with Non Dimenticar.
With that piece and with Flight of the Angels, Edward displayed phenomenal fingering! His finale was Spanish Eyes. Then Edward and
Bill Tapogna played El Rio Drive Polka and Francis and Stan danced
to that one.
Don Savant, our jazz player, did Moonglow, These Too Foolish Things, Serenade in Blue, Misty, Chewing the Rag,
Muskrat Ramble and Beautiful Days. Tah Dah!
Raffle time; John won the Hofbrau Meal Ticket and an orchid, Rosemary won the statue, Dennis won the candy, Rick
won the candy, Kathleen won an orchid, Karol won the CD and Ray won the chardonnay.
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Our featured players, TANGONERO, made us all want to
tango. Alex Roitman, the bandoneon player, started out with the
first tango. Then Amy Zanrosso, on the keyboard, Michel
Walther, on the violin, and Jacob Johnson, on the bass guitar,
joined Alex, and they played very danceable music! The keyboard gives much emphasis to the music. The bass guitar gives
definite clarity to the bass notes, and the violin gives sweet high
notes and detail to the melody. TANGO!
Please invite your
friends to join our
SVAS Musical Event
The more the Merrier
We all love music,
The SVAS Picnic is in May
Vic & Barbara Corsiglia will be leading our Jam Band.
We will again have it at Harrys Hofbrau but this year it will be catered in the room.
We will not go through the line.
Begin signing up to play next Month.
Go to FACEBOOK to make comments and upload your photos
Silicon Valley Accordion Society
ACCORDION TEACHERS:
Peter Di Bono: San Francisco
(415) 753-1502
Lynn Ewing:
San Carlos (650) 453-3391
Sharon Walters Greyhosky:
Daly City (650) 731-6010
Lou Jacklich: San Lorenzo
February 2016
Coming Events at SVAS: Sunday
March 6 , 2016
Meeting : Doors open at 1:00 pm
(650) 954-3711
Richard Yaus: San Bruno
(650) 832-1740
Mike Zampiceni: Sunnyvale
(408) 569-2579
Norma Zonay-Parsons: San Jose
(408) 246-3073
Sheri Mignano , Petaluma
(707) 765-1657
Ernie Beran: Aptos,
reeds@baymoon.com
(831) 238-4961
SVAS BOARD of Directors / Officers
PRESIDENT:
KEN CAPLE,
408 892-2760
1:00-1:30 pm 30 mins. Open play
VICE PRESIDENT: BILL TAPOGNA ,
408 984-5290
1:30-2:15 pm Happy Days Band
2:20– 3:00 pm Dennis Judd
Paul Cain
(510) 317-9510
Marian Kelly: Cupertino
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SECRETARY:
SCOTT WILLIAMSON
TREASURER:
BOB STANFIELD ,
650 888-3701
DIRECTORS:
Master of Ceremonies Remarks
3:00-3:30pm Break & Drawing
3:30–4:30pm Café Vienna,
Joe Domitrowich
-----------------------------April 3- Gary & Jena Breitbard Band
May 1 PICNIC: SVAS PLAYERS
Jam Band
June 5: Jana Maas
WEBMASTER:
DICK SIUDZINSKI
SCOTT BADER
PAM KAWASHIMA
SUE DOUGLAS
ART MAGGIO
DENNIS JUDD
Norma Parsons (Honorary)
PAM KAWASHIMA
pkawashima@outlook.com
NEWSLETTER Producer: Ken Caple
Editors At Large: Bob S, Pam K, Norma P, Bill
T, Georgia S, and monthly Reporter
NL Reporters: SUE DOUGLAS , MARCIA
COULLAHAN , MARYBARBARA ZORIO,
GEORGIA SUTHERLAND
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Who’s Playing???
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William DeMichelis—Music with an accent, 408-375-0001, accordionist.sanjose@comcast.net
Reno di Bono—plays the second Friday of each month at Montavalle in Scotts Valley, dancing to the Blue Moon Trio.
Joe Domitrowich/Alpiners— see www.alpinersusa.com or www.capricious-accordion.com or call 408-255-1259
Mike Zampiceni - Accordionist 408 569-2579, plays on Sunday nights at Paesano Restaruant
AbsolutAccord— Schedule Concerts with Norma Parsons (408) 246-3073, www.absolutaccord.com
Sunday 7 — Schedule Concerts with Bob Stanfield (650) 888-3701
Happy Days Band— Schedule Concerts with Ken Caple (408) 892-2760
Due Zighi Baci– Schedule Performances with Sheri Mignano at sfmignano@yahoo.com
Ernie Beran— Plays at the Tyrolean Inn Restaurant in Ben Lomond, CA every Saturday 6:00-9:00 pm
Sunday 7 Band—Plays every first Friday of the month in Los Altos in front of Le Boulanger bakery on the corner of main
street and Second street in the down town area.
ACCORDION CLUBS MEETING SCHEDULES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
Accordion Club of the Redwoods (ACR) meets on the third Monday of the month. Herman & Sons Hall, 860 Western Avenue,
Petaluma CA 94952. Contact: (707) 795-4060.
Golden State Accordion Club (GSAC) has three divisions:
1. The Vacaville Club meets the second Thursday of the month at 6:30 PM, Pietro’s N.2, 679 Merchant St, Vacaville, CA
95687, Starting July 12, 2012 , Except for June and December.
2. The Humboldt Club meets on the third Tuesday, 7:00 PM., Humboldt Swiss Club, 5403 Tompkins Hill Road, Loleta, CA 95551.
3. The Sacramento Club meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 6:30 pm at the Old Spaghetti Factory,12401 Folsom
Rd..,Rancho Cordova CA ,95742. Contact for all the GSAC: Carole Enneking (707) 864-2359.
Good Time Accordion Club (GTAC) meets on the second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 PM, Escalon Community Center,
1055 Escalon Ave., Escalon, CA 95320. Contact Ed Sciarini (209) 545-3603.
Northern California Accordion Society (NCAS) meets on the first Wednesday of the month 6:30 PM 6365 Douglas Blvd., Lutheran
Church Social Hall, Granite Bay, CA 95746.
San Francisco Accordion Club (SFAC) meets on the third Sunday of the month 2:00 PM . Oyster Point Yacht Club, 911 Marina Blvd.
South San Francisco, CA 94080. Contact Lynn Ewing 650-453-3391.
Silicon Valley Accordion Society (SVAS) meets on the first Sunday of the month, 1:00 PM at Harry’s Hofbrau, 390 Saratoga Avenue,
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The Bandoneon
The bandoneon (or bandonion, Spanish: bandoneón) is a type
of concertina particularly popular in Argentina, Uruguay, and
Lithuania. It is an essential instrument in most tango ensembles
from the traditional orquesta típica of the 1910s onwards, and in
folk music ensembles of Lithuania.
a. The bandoneon, so named by the German instrument dealer,
Heinrich Band (1821–1860), was originally intended as an instrument for religious and popular music of the day, in contrast
to its predecessor, more folk music inclined German concertina
(or Konzertina).[1]:16 Around 1870, German and Italian immigrants and sailors brought the instrument to Argentina, where it
was adopted into the nascent genre of tango music, a descendant
of the earlier milonga.[2]
Alex Roitman with his Bandoneon at SVAS
By 1910 bandoneons were being produced expressly for the Argentine and Uruguayan markets, with 25,000 shipping to Argentina in 1930 alone. However, declining popularity and the disruption of German manufacturing in World War II led to an
end of bandoneon mass-production.[1]:17
Original instruments are displayed in German museums, such as the Bandoneon Museum der Familie Preuss in Lichtenberg
and the collection of the family Steinhart in Kirchzarten, Freiburg.
Bandoneons were historically produced primarily in Germany, and were never produced in Argentina itself despite their popularity. As a result, by the 2000s, vintage bandoneons had become rare and expensive (US$4,000), limiting prospective bandeonists. Accordingly, in 2014 the National University of Lanus in Buenos Aires announced their development of an affordable
Argentine-made bandoneon, which they hope to market for one-third to one-half of the cost of vintage instruments
Play
As with other members of the concertina family, the bandoneon is held
between both hands, with pushing and pulling motions forcing air through
its bellows, which is routed through reeds by pressing its buttons. As a
concertina, the bandoneon's buttons travel parallel with the bellows, versus perpendicular on an accordion.
Unlike a piano accordion, but similar to a melodeon or Anglo concertina,
a given bandoneon button produces different notes on the push and the
pull (bisonoric). This means that each keyboard actually has two layouts:
one for opening notes, and one for closing notes. Since the right and left
hand layouts are also different, a musician must learn four different keyboard layouts to play the instrument.[1]:18
These keyboard layouts are not structured to facilitate playing scale passages of single-notes, but rather to facilitate playing chords as per its
original purpose of supporting singers of religious music in small
churches with no organ or harmonium, or for clergy requiring a portable
instrument (missionaries, traveling evangelists, army & navy chaplains,
etc.)
- Wikipedia
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Silicon Valley Accordion Society meetings held first Sunday of each month at Harry's
Hofbrau, 390 Saratoga Avenue, San Jose, corner of Kiely. Doors open at 1:00, Music
begins at 1:00 pm, Meeting begins at 2:00 p.m. door fee $5, under 16 no charge.