Victoria
Accordion Club
Highlights
April
2, 2006
NWATA Magazine Spring issue arrived.
Schnitzel Night Robert Hildenbrand is performing Thurs. April 6th 5:30-7:00
Reservations phone Herma 658-8878
Volunteer for May will be Irv Lang.
Patty Forman is looking into designs for club shirt logos. Katharine Pennock suggested the idea of a West Coast picture with sea/mountains/whales. She will forward her ideas to Patty.
Shelagh Armour-Godbolt sent the club an attachment of the plans for the Chemainus Festival slated for August 11-13. A separate attachment will accompany the minutes, outlining their plans and the club’s involvement. A meeting will be arranged in the near future with Shelagh and our seven volunteers.
Mary Ross wrote an e-mail to Bernadette Conlon to notify her that we would not be sponsoring any concerts this summer.
John Fear, who is our Edelweiss Club Representative, has asked for volunteers to be involved with the Edelweiss Club’s Anniversary Tea April 30th. Ron Sera and possibly Martin Hergt will represent our club.
Arnie Krenn was present at today’s meeting and was able to see who purchased the items that he kindly donated. Items were sold by auction.
Stan
Czemerynski Flowtone Accordion
John Fear Briefcase
Arnie Krenn has requested that the money raised today should be used for VAC local projects.
NEW BUSINESS
Members were asked if they would be interested in having an accordionist give a workshop for tips on playing the accordion at one of our monthly meetings. If there are any topics of particular interest to members, they should e-mail their ideas to an executive member. Members supported to concept of having an instructional accordion workshop. Irv Lang put forth Joe Morelli’s name and offered to contact him to see what his charges would be and to see if he was available.
PERFORMERS
We were fortunate to have a young guest perform for us today. Jadzia Christensen, an accordion student from Tempo Trend gave a very musical performance Of Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes, The Big Parade, Camptown Races.
Arnie Krenn and Irv Lang teamed together calling themselves Stroke Duo. They played Lara’s Theme from Dr. Zhivago. They thought they were playing one number, but there were requests for a few more encores for members to enjoy.
Karl Hergt brought a dark blue Zupan to the meeting. He thought members would be interested in seeing this unique model.
Reis Vink played the Zupan and dueted with Marc Wald. They played the Schnee Waltz in the keys of Bb Eb and Ab, as it was written for a 30-piece brass band. Marc was asked to play The Yodelling Polka, which he wrote. He also played several encores.
As the session closed for the day Monica Trautmann recommended that we consider attending the concert of a well known quartet that features the accordion. Quartetto Geleto will be entertaining in Victoria at the Alix Goolden Hall April 6th at 8:00 p.m. Tickets $31.00. There is another performance in Nanaimo on April 7th.
Next Meeting
– May 7, 2006