NEWSLETTER OF THE August 2017 SVAS Next Meeting: Sunday September 10, 2017 at Harry s Hofbrau Richard Noel, originally from Portland, Oregon, is a retired Professor of Psychology from CSU Bakersfield. He played in numerous accordion contests as a youth, culminating in a first-place solo trophy at the American Accordionists' Association contest in New York City at age 18. During his teaching career he played a few times a month with a combo, mostly for dance music. After retiring, the V-Accordion provided the impetus to expand his career in creative ways. He has uploaded well over 30 songs on YouTube at his "BakersfieldAccordion" channel. These include a variety of songs arranged by Richard specifically for the Roland FR-7x, including Il Postino, "Thus Spake Zarathustra," "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly," "Phantom of the Opera," "The Swan," "Padam, Padam," "Harlem Nocturne," and "Pink Panther." He uses his own specially programmed registers and soundsets that allow him to instantly change styles as needed, and these sets have become popular additions for Roland owners across the world. His youtubes include not only numerous songs but instructional videos on programming and playing the FR-7x, FR-3x, and FR-1x, and even a description of his homemade accordion stand. The total views of his channel are currently more than 800,000. Richard resides in Bakersfield, CA Il Duetto Musica Gloria Mendieta Gazave and Paul Abersold will perform on stage at 2:00 pm. Gloria Mendieta Gazave is a classically trained soprano from San Francisco, CA with a background in Musical Theater. Her repertoire spans Opera, Oratorio, Art Songs, Broadway and Popular Ballads. Paul Aebersold realized his love for music as a child listening to his mother play the accordion. He is accomplished in German, Italian and French Accordion music. He has played on both coasts as well as in the French Embassy in Washington DC. He has recently moved to Redwood City. VISIT OUR WEBSITE at SVASociety.org and visit us on Facebook
SILICON VALLEY ACCORDION SOCIETY AUGUST 2017 Page 2 Presidents Message: What a great day of music we again experienced with all of our wonderful musicians. It was good to see new folks come to the meeting. It seems that Meet Up is a good way to bring in the younger people. We have Dennis Judd maintaining our presence on this site. Thank you Dennis. Thanks to Bill Tapogna for leading the Jam Band. For all of you that wish to play with others please keep up your participation in the Jam Bands when they occur. Special thanks to Pam Kawashima for bringing in a new group that we have not heard before; of course the Monterey Internationals were stellar as always. Ken Caple President Next month we have a new and special group called II Duetto Musica. You will hear some of the most beautiful singing with the accordion you have ever heard. Vic & Barbara will lead the Jam Band with their music books. Be sure to come to play with the band. Richard Noel will dazzle us with his mastery of the Roland Accordion. - Ken Bill Tapogna Master of Ceremonies Our early Welcome Table Crew,Art & Scott Bill and Ed Pre-jamming the Jam Sherry Xie Mei Liu Ron Harris Sue Douglas Reporter It was enjoyable to hear Mei Liu play Edelweiss, Anniversary Waltz, a Beethoven melody, Santa Lucia and Wave of Daniel. Then we heard Sherry Xie play Red River and Oh My Son. Also, it was good to hear Ron Harris play Amour, Misty, Come Back to Sorrento and Moonlight In Vermont, melodies we don t hear too often. 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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SILICON VALLEY ACCORDION SOCIETY AUGUST 2017 Page 4 SVAS Jam Session musicians with Jam leader Bill Tapogna. Jam dancers frolicking in the back of the room. The Paolozzi Tango Trio Our Raffle winners were John with the wine, Arsie with the chocolate candies and Carolina with the wine and a pen. Don Captured a bottle of red wine and Ken got the chocolates. Ken Caple s JAM BAND played really fun old -time songs, such as Baby Face, Blue Moon, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, Dark Town Strutter s Ball, Five Foot Two, Happy Wanderer, (we sang that), In Heaven There Is No Beer, Jambalaya, Mama Inez, Neapolitan Nights, Sailor, Schneewaltzer and Your Cheatin Heart. Wow!! Sue Douglas played four songs and the Julida Polka. Then it was a pleasure to hear the Paolzzi Tango Trio play their first three melodies that were composed by the accordionist, Gianfranco, and very well accompanied by Nancy, the Keyboardist and by Griff, the violinist. Those three melodies were called, For the Cello Player, Obsession, and After the Piazolla. Their last couple of melodies were called For Danny and Tango Breeze. There was extraordinary emphasis on the single notes which added a lot to the rhythm. Vice President, Bill Tapogna, announced that Cotati Festival tickets were available and that the Organ Club will play at the Hoffbrau at 2pm on August 20 th. Then Bill told us that he and Gloria were celebrating their 45 th anniversary! Super! Welcome New Member: Shirley Foster
SILICON VALLEY ACCORDION SOCIETY AUGUST 2017 Page 5 Our featured players, Monterey International, were Mike Marotta, with the accordion, Dave Dally with the violin, Erasmo Aiello with rhythm instruments and a great tenor voice and Steve Hanson with the string bass. They played Spanish, Italian and even Russian music. Erasmo very expressively sang the first Spanish song and made us all want to sing it. With the second song, Dave was not only playing the violin, he was also plucking the strings to make the individual notes so fun to hear. They played a waltz called LENNY, written by Joseph Columbo. Steve s string bass added good rhythm emphasis to the performance, sometimes with an extra quick and strong strum and a brief hesitance. Mike asked the audience if there were any requests, and yes, there were. Frank Bakonyi asked them to play a /Russian melody, and Mike was able to play his accordion so fast that we were in awe! And Dave, Steve and Erasmo kept right up with him! Erasmo s drums added fun emphasis to the rhythm, and the audience said to him, Sing a song. So, he sang a Tango in Spanish. President, Ken Caple brought them wine to drink. M,m,m,m,m,m. They played Happy Birthday to Shantell; And some more requests were for Besame Mucho, another Tango and Amapolla, sung by Erasmo. And during their last melody, Frank and Ilona Bakonyi enjoyed dancing. All four of those tremendously talented performers were a thrill to hear. Go to FACEBOOK to make comments and upload your photos.
Silicon Valley Accordion Society AUGUST 2017 Page 6 ACCORDION TEACHERS: Peter Di Bono: San Francisco (415) 699-8674 Lynn Ewing: San Carlos (650) 867-2633 ewinglynn@gmail.com Lou Jacklich: San Lorenzo (510) 317-9510 Marian Kelly: Cupertino (650) 954-3711 Mike Zampiceni: Sunnyvale and Hayward (408) 569-2579 Mikezamp.com Ernie Beran: Aptos, reeds@baymoon.com (831) 238-4961 Coming Events at SVAS: Sunday September 10, 2017 Meeting : Doors open at 1:00 pm 1:00-1:45pm Jam Band,w/ Vic & Barbara 1:45 2:20 pm Scheduled Players 2:20 3:00 pm II Duetto Musica 3:00 3:30 pm Break & Drawing Master of Ceremonies Remarks 3:30 4:30 pm Richard Noel - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - October: Gail Campanella November: Michael & Steve Trucco December: Jim Bianchi Duo SVAS BOARD of Directors / Officers PRESIDENT: KEN CAPLE, 408 892-2760 VICE PRESIDENT: BILL TAPOGNA, 408 984-5290 SECRETARY: SCOTT WILLIAMSON TREASURER: BOB STANFIELD, 650 888-3701 DIRECTORS: LOU BUONOMO PAM KAWASHIMA SUE DOUGLAS DENNIS JUDD Board Committee Norma Parsons Dick Suidzinski Art Maggio Scott Bader WEBMASTER: PAM KAWASHIMA pkawashima@outlook.com NEWSLETTER Producer: Ken Caple NL Reporters: SUE DOUGLAS, MARCIA COULLAHAN, MARYBARBARA ZORIO, GEORGIA SUTHERLAND Who s Playing??? 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/AlpinersUSA see www.alpinersusa.com or www.capricious-accordion.com or call 408-255-1259 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. Schedule Concerts with Bob Stanfield (650) 888-3701 Mike Zampiceni Plays at Tee Nee Thai Restaurant on Friday nights 6:30-8:30 and some Saturdays. ACCORDION CLUB MEETING SCHEDULES IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA Accordion Club of the Redwoods (ACR) meets on the third Monday of every other month beginning in February 2017. 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. 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. Chetcuti Community Room,, Civic Center Plaza, 450 Poplar Ave., Milbrae, CA 94030 ; 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, San Jose, CA 95129. (between Kiely Blvd. and Stevens Creek Blvd. Contact: Bill Topogna (408) 984-5290.
SILICON VALLEY ACCORDION SOCIETY AUGUST 2017 Page 7 A special note from your SVAS Treasurer "Thank you to the many members who have renewed their memberships, many of you with Platinum and Gold memberships, which has brought our financial status back into healthy territory. In addition, several of our members have made generous contributions to our treasury. The increase in our annual dues has helped a lot, also. Your support for our club is appreciated and our attendance at the monthly meetings is growing. It is delightful to see this trend and we plan to continue bringing great entertainment your way each month." - Bob Stanfield A Note from Paul Pasquale, Accordions International The LasVegas International Accordion Convention will take place in Las Vegas at the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino on October 23-26 This is a gathering of World Class Accordion Entertainers for your listening pleasure and a schedule of classes and work shops to enhance your skills. The entertainment and meals are served in a large ballroom with 10 person tables. Paul has suggested that if SVAS could occupy a whole table in the ballroom we would get a seating preference close to the stage and special recognition for our Club. As our accordion community continues to shrink it is not known how long this event will exist. If you ever thought to go to this convention, sooner would be better than later. If anyone is reluctant to travel alone, Sharon and I will be going and anyone is welcome to join us. - Ken Caple Attn: All Accordionists Please contact Pam or any Board Member to schedule a play time At the club. We want to hear you play. Request an early slot or a later one SVAS Jam Band Sessions with Ken C For all of you accordionists that wish to play in a Band with others I may have a suggestion here that will interest you. As you know we play early in the program, usually before individuals begin to play. The sessions start at 1:00 typically. I would like to suggest that we start earlier to get more time in on the bellows. I can also bring in my drums and we can practice with a common beat to enhance our timing. We may even like to bring in an instructor. Let me know if there is an interest in starting @ 12:30 from time to time. Any new start time will be announced.
Newsletter of the P.O. Box 1513 Los Altos, CA 94023 FIRST CLASS POSTAGE 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 for members and $ 10.00 for non members, 16 years and under are free. - JOIN THE CLUB - Annual Memberships: Regular $ 35.00, Gold $ 125.00, Platinum $ 200.00