Sunday, October 10, 2021

October 10, 2021 The OAC met on Sunday, October 10, 2021, at the usual venue, Messiah Lutheran Church. People were greeted with a variety of German songs played by Anne Lopez and Lois Roth. The Zoom connection remained open throughout the meeting, but no one signed in. • aggie Abel called the meeting to order at 3:30 pm. We stood and recited "The Pledge of Allegiance." • Maggie and her guest, Frank Boyd, were dressed in colorful German folk costumes, and they added to the fun by dancing the polka. • The music program began with the Junior Fun Band playing the songs that Karen West and Frank Gesinski emailed to members a few weeks ago: "Schnee Waltzer" and "Just Because." Players were Dick Albreski, Karen, Anne, Maggie, and Lois. • Barbara Yuill and Dick performed a lovely waltz duet: "Trattoria il Centro." Dick soloed with "Madeline Polka," and an Italian song. • Dick told us that he is busy with 21 gigs this month, but he managed to "squeeze us in." Thank you, Dick! • Wayne Turgeon was visiting in person from his new home in England. We were all happy to see him! He said he is taking lessons from Dick via Zoom. He played "Cruising Down The River" and "A-Hunting We Will Go." Yes, there are accordionists in England! Wayne said he hopes to join a jam group and have some fun. • Wayne easily won the monthly "Who Came the Farthest to the Meeting" contest. • Music continued with Maggie playing "Lida Rose" and "Til There Was You" - two great songs from "The Music Man". • Both Maggie and Karen attend music classes at the Will Rogers Senior Center. An interesting article about Maggie appeared in the August-September issue of Caregiver Magazine. It told about her busy life, and included photos of her with her accordion. • Next, Ron Shearon played "This Is Our Song For You" on his Roland 4x accordion, following with a duet, "Silent Night". He had recorded the melody part previously, and he played the harmony part "live"- Saccompanying himself! He demonstrated several of the Roland accordion's 120 instruments/voices. • Anne and Lois handed out song sheets, and we harmonized with "Lilli Marlene" and "Edelweiss." Then it was dance time, and everyone joined in the traditional "Chicken Dance." • Anne and Lois played a German Landler - "The Country Musician," and "Rain, Rain Polka." • Karen and Lois concluded the meeting with more German music: "Hoffbrauhaus" and "Schutzenliesel." The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 pm. We'll meet again Sunday, November 14, at 3:30 pm at Messiah. All players and listeners are invited!