Archives for September 2012

Anthony Berger

Our first entertainer of the evening was young Anthony Berger who treated us to four selections on his new 120 bass accordion.  Anthony has been studying for only a few months, but each time he plays for us it is evident that he has a talent for the accordion and is progressing so fast due to his natural ability and his love of music.  Keep up the good work Anthony and come play for as again soon.

Ed Sciarini

Cotati brings accordionist from all over to Sonoma County every year. This year we were fortunate that it brought my friend Ed Sciarini from our sister club in Stockton here and that he decided to stay over an extra day to play for our August meeting. Calling on his Italian-Swiss heritage, Ed played a trio of Italian-Swiss songs which were new to most of us. When called on for an encore he played the Harry Gay favorite Ialupi, Ialupi. Thanks for stopping in Ed. We hope to see you again in the near future.

Guy Richards

Our third performance of the evening was by Guy Richards.  Guy, who is an tremendously accomplished musician started out the evening by playing with the ACR fun band.  We hope to have him repeat this again whenever he is able.  As usual, Guy took requests from the audience and treated us to a variety of songs including a very intricate and chord rich rendition of Temptation and a great rendition of Malaguena.  As always he was a real crowd pleaser.  Every time Guy plays for us I am amazed that the accordion is not really his primary instrument.  Thanks for sharing your talent with us Guy.

Ron Borelli

Our final and featured performer of the evening was Ron Borelli. Ron treated us to a selection which ran the gamut from polka and jazz improvisation to a Henry Mancini medley and an original interpretation of E Lucevano Le Stelle from the 1900 Puccini opera La Tosca. It was a true pleasure to hear Ron display his mastery of the accordion is several different genres of music. We hope to see him play for our club at his earliest convenience. Ron should definitely be a featured performer in any event which features the accordion. Are you listening in Cotati?

The Kids are Alright.
The ACR will honor it’s scholarship students at the September 17th meeting. Each scholarship student is required to show their progress twice a year. So this is a time for them to strut their stuff and show us just how much they have improved in the last several months. Please be sure to be there to show your support.  Bring your friends along to show them the rising stars of tomorrow. Good luck Kids!

Mark Your Calendars!
Louisiana Gumbo Feed in October
In October we will be in for a real treat. Past ACR President Kris Nelson will be whipping up a Cajun Gumbo prior to the Ocotober 15th meeting.
Don’t worry that it will be too spicy for you. It’s a savory soup of chicken and smoked sausage that will tickle your taste buds, not burn your tongue. The door donation will be $5.00 if you want dinner ($3.00 if you don’t). You will get a ticket with your dinner donation. Which you will need to present to be served. Dinner will be served at 6:00pm and the meeting will start at 7:30pm.

ACR Band Update
The ACR Band will have its next meeting on September 17th, 6:30 before the ACR general meeting. All levels of players are welcome. It helps if you can read sheet music. Bring an accordion and a good measure of enthusiasm. If you would like to play in the band, please contact Steve Balich at 707-874-3494.

For Sale
German polkas,waltz, swing, ballads and Latin arrangements for trios up to fourteen piece ensembles.
American big band era arrangements for five piece, six piece and larger ensembles up to full dance band.
Give theme (American or German), & instrumentation
Cost: $8.00 and up per chart
Contact: Chuck Hamilton for lists of titles.
Email: cwhb@sbcglobal.net
Tel. 650-992-3033
Address: 1063 Gilman Dr., Colma, Ca 94015-2002

Silence is Golden.
Out of consideration for the performers and your fellow members in the audience, please don’t talk during the musical part of the ACR meetings. The performers deserve our respect and attention. So be kind and reserve the chit-chat and discussions for the intermissions and breaks.

Play for the ACR, Get in Free.
The ACR board has voted to admit all performers into the monthly meetings for free. As long as the musicians sign up and perform a minimum of three songs, they will admitted without the normal donation at the door.