Sunday, March 9, 2014

Oklahoma Accordion Club March 9, 2014 Monthly Meeting Minutes Club arbara Duer conducted the monthly meeting, attended by • Barbara noted that the upcoming meeting, Sunday, April 13, will feature a pizza party. Each member is entitled to bring one guest. Members should call Karen West at 405/949-0394 with their reservations to ensure food preparation will be adequate for the attendance. • The August 10 meeting will consist of a concert at the Norman Depot train station. Last year's concert was attended by a full house, and Club members are invited to perform at the upcoming concert. Auditions will not be required, but participants are encouraged to prepare by performing their selected music during the May, June, and July Club meetings that lead up to the August concert. • Thank you cards were sent to the OAC by several families whose children received financial assistance from the Club to attend and perform at the National Accordion Association's 27th annual convention in Plano, Texas in March 2014. • Barbara said that the format of future meetings will change next month to include an initial meet and greet for 5-7 minutes after convening. After that, a jam will begin, using sheet music that has been e-mailed a few weeks earlier to members for practice at home. • Performances began as OAC Vice om Phillips introduced a group performing "The Donkey Song" from Palmer-Hughes Book 1, performed in rounds by Tom, Wayne Turgeon, Steven Scott, and Maggie Abel. • The Accordionaires (Director Dan Orza and regular members Lois Roth, Karen West, John Buchanan, and Maggie Abel) performed a medley of Irish songs, accompanied by Past President Dick Albreski, Bob Mansfield, and Roland Lohmann. • Roland Lohmann and Rod Murrow performed "Chattanooga Choo-Choo." Their page-turner was Dan Orza. • Barbara Duer performed "Ashokan Farewell" on the accordion. The music is a 1984 fiddle tune that was picked up by Ken Burns for his video series on the Civil War. • Dick Albreski accompanied Barbara Duer with "Harvest Home Song," which music was included in the March newsletter. • Barbara Duer said the tenor banjo is considered the Irish banjo. • Dick Albreski performed "A Great Day for the Irish," "Las Gaviotas," and "La Piccinina." • Bob Mansfield played four pieces. The first two were mazurkas: "Tra veglia e sonno" and "La Napoletana." Then Bob performed "Dicitencello vuie," and "Sogno d'una Vergine." • Frank Gesinski played "Yours (Quiereme Mucho)" and the "Mickey Mouse March." The meeting adjourned with a reminder to call Karen West to make April pizza party reservations. Respectfully submitted, Maggie Abel March Minutes Maggie Abel !Page ! April 2014! The Oklahoma Squeezins 4