Victoria
Accordion Club
Meeting Highlights
Approximately 23 members and 7 guests present
Submitted by email from Gerhard Herndler
The band
is currently committed to 2 paid performances:
1) Oct.18, Oktoberfest at the Monterey Center in Oak Bay. Approx start 6 pm for a stroller, 7 pm for a 10 piece band (or more)
2)
Oct.20, Afternoon tea at the New Horizons, Cook Street village. Approx time
1:30 - 2:30 pm, invitation to stay for tea, small group of 4 players.
Also possible event:
Maple Sugar Festival Nanaimo - February 24-25, 2007
See website www.francophonenanaimo.org
for more info on the festival.
Chemainus 2006, and plans for 2007
The club discussed participation in this year’s Chemainus accordion festival and plans for the 2007 festival, particularly since the organizing committee in Chemainus has indicated that it’s likely the festival would not continue in its present form.
After much
discussion among members, there was a fairly strong consensus of those at meeting that we should do an accordion festival in Victoria at some time. It was left that the VAC members volunteering on this
year’s Chemainus organizing committee would meet separately and discuss
options, and bring back some recommendations for discussion at October VAC
meeting.
MUSIC
Three people played for the enjoyment of guests and members:
Ken Beattie - Beyond the Reef, Old Cape Cod, Three coins in the
fountain, Red Sails in the Sunset
Stan Czemerynski - Fur Elise, An Angel Dream and 1/3 of Viveo (his new
piece)
Irv Lang - Pavilions Noir (black butterfly), Cie Si Bon, and
Tangerine.
NEXT MEETING
Sunday, October 1, 2006