Sunday, October 11, 2015

Club arbara Duer called the meeting to order, with • At the November meeting, nominations will be accepted for new officers. At the December meeting, new officers will be voted in. At the same meeting, donated hats, gloves, and scarves will be collected to give to the less fortunate through a contact of Past ick Albreski. Christmas goodies will be accepted in December, plus auction items to benefit the Club's accordion-playing youth. • At the November meeting, Barbara will introduce Pietro Deiro's music. Deiro was the first to use a bass instrument as a solo, first to name the piano accordion, and he wrote many accordion compositions. Dick and Barbara will play three songs of Deiro's. • New member Larry Gering was again introduced. • Visitor Donna Kilpatrick brought an accordion to the meeting to sell. Guest Tom Purvis, who plays many instruments, is learning the "Chicken Dance" on accordion for his son's wedding. • Karen led applause for Barbara and Dan Orza for cooking food for last month's Septemberfest meeting. • Bob Mansfield reminded the group that the following Sunday at 2:30 is Callithumpian Squeeze, an auditiononly accordion concert held at the Norman Depot, featuring some Club members plus additional musicians. Nick Ballarini will stroll before the concert, and the variety of music will include the "Liberty Bell March." • Bob played a variety of polkas: First, "Polka" by Igor Stravinsky, on the freebase accordion. He followed by playing on the piano accordion the Slovakian-style "S.M.P.J. Polka"; the "No. 34 Krakowisk," a Polish polka; "Gankino," a Bulgarian Polka in 11/8 time; and the "Free Bob" Polka, composed by Bob. • Janet Haskin and Bob played the "Brahms Waltz" and "Etude No. 1," a composition by Bob's student. Janet soloed with "Die Fliedermaus" by Strauss. • Barbara played "Cossack Dance" (with Bob on percussion clackers); Barbara and Bob played the lively "Czardas"; then came "Chattanooga Choo-Choo" with Barbara on banjo and Bob handling accordion and vocals. • The Accordionaires (director Dan Orza, Lois Roth, Barbara Duer, Karen West, and Maggie Abel) played German tunes "Hoffbrau Haus," "Du, Du Liegst Mir Im Herzen," "Edelweiss," "Lili Marleen," and closed with "Beer Barrel Polka." Submitted by Maggie Abel, Secretary October Meeting Maggie Abel Advertisement

November 2015 The Oklahoma Squeezins Accordion Lessons Dan Orza Two Master's Degrees in Music & Ed. Music Educator Dept. Head Retired US Army Band Commander Conductor at NAA Call 405/326-1124 DanOrza9731@gmail.com Advertisement October Meeting Diana Richard