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Heritage Music Festival.There is a variety of
entertainment and jam-sessions planned for you at the club. You will be very pleased to hear some new accordionists join in the fun.
Thank You for always being present at club meetings. You make the Sunday afternoons very rewarding. New mem-b e r s a r e w e l -come. Please remember you are part of the A.L .S . I . group o f friends. Stay safe and well, and enjoy the beau-tiful days that San Diego brings our way. Bye for now. See you at the April 12th club meet-ing. Oh! Please bring an accordion and join in and play a solo or two. We will also later in afternoon share in a workshop session on dynamics, expression, bellowing, and phras-ing. Music will include Girl From Ipanema, Never on Sunday, O Ma-rie, and a mystery pol-ka. These songs will al-so be used for jamming if you like.
Best Wishes to every-one,
Gordon —
by Gordon Kohl
Hello Accordion family!
The season for Ac-cordion music events is rapidly approaching. Fes-tival and Convention Mu-sic events from coast to coast and in Canada are there for the choos-ing. Accordionists, teachers, students, and music enthusiasts will drive, fly, and use a varie-ty of web sites to locate where accordion music e v e n t s w i l l b e held. From small town festivals, like Leaven-worth Washington in a beautiful Bavarian village or the magical accordionconvention held in the spectacular setting of Las Vegas, or to the Wood-stock of accordion mania
in Cotati California, or a extra phenomenal ex-cursion into accordion music from world great performers in Chicago, you will be mesmer-ized by such a plethora of music events.
I encourage every accordionists to go to events and learn new " Music Tips" from the master teachers and players bringing accordi-on music to the worldstage. The number of artists who are traveling to America to share their music styles has risen to a new high point. We are very lucky and privileged to have such great venues to select from during most of the year.
W e l l , A . L . S . I . friends we are hoping to keep you on the edge of your seats enjoying many wonderful accor-dionists here in San Di-ego. Please come tothe monthly meetings and support all of them.
The A.L.S.I. events will include our June Barbecue Picnic featur-ing soloists, small groups and our very own A.L.S.I. Accordion band, Oktoberfest events, and the annual
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
APRIL 2015
April 2015Volume 22 Issue 4
NEWSLETTER
Inside this issue:
President’s Message
1
General Information
2
Happiness at ALSI
3
Coming In June 5
In MemoriumDoris Mazanek
8
Calendar 9
Playing Around 9
HappinessPhotos
4
Accordion News 8
Coming in May 6
Workshop MusicFor May
7
Harold & Helen Estok Founders of A.L.S.I.
President:Gordon Kohl619-395-0454
Presidents Emeriti:(Founder) Harold Estok
Ron GriffinKjell HolmesGloria Ensign
Vice President:Mary Lou Erwin
619-448-9588
Meeting Coordinator:Bill Barr
619-337-1111
Corresponding Secretary:Marian Sowell619-448-4174
Treasurer &Ensemble Director:
Vicki Eriqat619-563-5586
Recording Secretary:Sharon Marotte
619-286-3948
Newsletter/Webmaster: Bob Page
760--815-4783
GENERAL INFORMATION
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MEMBERSHIPS: New membership and renewal for year 2015 are; the fee is $100 Gold, $25 U.S.A., $26 Canada, $27 for International delivery. For new members; partial year memberships can be purchased. Make check or mon-ey order payable to ALSI and send to: Helen Estok Schoell, at P.O. Box 151357 San Diego, CA 92175. The REED BLOCK is published once each month. Your input to the REED BLOCK is invited and should be submitted to Helen Estok Schoell or email to Bob Page at [email protected] or email to Mary Lou Erwin at: [email protected]: Unless otherwise indicated, all articles were written by the Editor. Unless so stated, no article is to be construed as an endorsement and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editor or ALSI. CUT-OFF DATE: All contributors to The REED BLOCK please note: For next month all material is due two weeks before the next meeting, accordingly the due date for the May 2015 issue is: April 20th. This includes all items such as articles, upcoming events, playing around, accordion workshops, advertisements and ensemble schedules. Please submit your input to Helen Estok Schoell (at above ALSI address) or email to Bob Page at [email protected] or Mary Lou Erwin at [email protected]. Thank you for your cooperation. ADVERTISEMENTS: Members may place one small ad per year at no charge, business cards are $6/per issue or $60/per year, quarter-page is $15/per issue, half -page is $25/per issue, full -page is $50/per issue, one -page event flyer is $25/per issue. Cost is doubled for non -members. (All ads must be accordion related).MEETINGS: The club normally meets at 1:00 - 4:00 P.M. on the second Sunday of each month at the Mt Miguel Cov-enant Village, 325 Kempton Ave, Spring Valley, CA. Our next Meeting will be held on Sunday, April 12th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm at Mt. Miguel Covenant Village in Bailey Hall.STEERING COMMITTEE; Next meeting is on Wednesday, April 15th, 10:30—12:00 pm in the Denny’s Res-taurant at 665 No. Mollison, in El Cajon.. Directions: I-8 east to Mollison exit then left at light (get in right hand lane) & Denny’s is on the right. (NOTE: MEETING HELD IN NEW RESTAURANT!).
ALSI MEMBERSHIP OR RENEWAL APPLICATION FORM
(Attention: All 2015 renewals are now due, per club by-laws)
Membership/Newsletter Subscription for 2015 (please print)
Date__________________ New___ Renewal___ Address Change___ Gold ____
Name___________________________________________________________________________________________First Last Spouse First
Address__________________________________________________________________________________________City State Zip Code
Telephone ( _____ ) -_______________ email address___________________________________________
Make Check or Money Order payable to ALSI (Yearly membership fees: $25-USA, $26-Canada, $27-International, $100-Gold)
Mail to: ALSI/REED BLOCK c/o Helen Estok Schoell P.O. Box 151357 San Diego, CA 92175
Call 619-584-4970 for questions
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HAPPINESS AT ALSI
HAPPINESS at ALSIby Sharon Marotte
March 8, 2015 was a nice day for our ALSI meeting – sure were a lot of green colored clothes & hats to help celebrate St Patrick’s Day. Players around the village were: Bran-del – Howard Kantorowski, Crider –Laura Guerrero. Jack Marotte set up the sound system & Bill Barr was the MC for the day. Gordon Kohl was at the Texas NAA Accordion Convention so he wasn’t able to be with us.
Al Piselli, with his green hat, was the mystery player for the day. Some of his songs were: Fly Me to the Moon, When I’m 64, Santa Lucia and many more. We enjoyed hearing this guy play his songs!! Great job!
� The first players of the day were Erika Baier & Sharon Marotte. Their duet pieces were Irish French songs: Si Petite & La Reine de Paris. Their songs were sweet with pretty melodies.
� Next to play was Howard Kantor-owski. He played jigs & reels: Pet of the Pipers/Smash the Windows & Humours of Westport/Mason’s Apron. He also played the Rose of Tralee. He showed us his IPAD where he has downloaded 4000 songs. Very easy to transport & you don’t have to lug heavy books. We en-joyed having Howard come to play at ALSI. He is a great player and a nice guy besides.
� Our next duet couple played their Roland electronic accordions, Ken Powers & Linda Hibbert. Their songs were: Auf’n Tanzboden & Auf Zum Tanz. They played very well together and sounded good!!!
� Juergen Rosenfeld was our last player of the day. His songs were: I Love Paris -sung in German, Moulin Rouge and Edel-
weiss – many of us sang along. Juergen & Hildegard were dressed in nice attire, typical of Germany. St Patricks Day is not celebrated much in Germany.
We had our cake/ice cream/coffee break early. Jane Ford had all kinds of green deco-rations on the tables, Lois Lahoud & Janeserved cake, Al Piselli & Vicki Call helped dish out two different kinds of ice cream. The cake was furnished by Vicki Eriqat in honor of March birthdays: Chuck Fabatz, Marian Sowell & Vicki Eriqat.
The ALSI Ensemble had set up during the break and were ready to play. Vicki Eriqatwas the director, Lois Lahoud on percus-sions, Jim Kilduff was on drums. The Ensem-ble was dressed in any kind of green clothes. Their songs with many sing a long songs were: When Irish Eyes Were Smiling, Let Me Call You Sweetheart, Cherry Pink & Apple Blos-som White, My Wild Irish Rose, Blue Tango, April Showers, Life in the Finnish Woods, Sweet Rosie O’Grady, Tango De La Gelosia, Kerry Dance (with actions to go with music), New York-New York, Sweet Little Girl Polka, Mack the Knife. We also got to play our ex-tras songs: Beer Barrel, Tic Tock Polka & Blue Skirt Waltz. We had lots of players and lots of time to play the entire play list!!!!!
We had a Jam Session following so many folks stayed for that. It was led by Bob Page& included 6 Irish songs, mostly jigs. We would start each song slow, Bob would give ideas for embellishing and it worked out pretty good. The songs were: My Wild Irish Rose, Haste to the Wedding, Irish Rover, Kerry Dance, Irish Washer Woman, & Garry Owen. Most of the songs were in 6/8 time so it was a trick to stay together. Good Job, Bob!!! —
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HAPPINESS PHOTOS — St. Patrick’s Day
ALSI is on the WEB at:
www.accordion-club-sandiego.org
The last seven years of the
REED BLOCK Newsletter
Are archived there.
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COMING IN JUNE
ALSI 22nd Annual ALSI 22nd Annual ALSI 22nd Annual Summer PicnicSummer PicnicSummer Picnic
Sunday, June 14, 201511:00 am— 4:00 pmat Lindo Lake Park
In Lakeside.
Bring your own chairs, blankets, beverage preference and a covered dessert dish (cookie or cake type preferred) to share.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
BBQ Beef or Chicken Sandwich Plate, with Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, and Baked Beans.
Lemonade and ice water will be provided with meal at 1:00 to 2:00 pm.______________________________________________________________________________________________
There will be money raffles._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
We will enjoy a variety of music from our famous ALSI ensemble directed by Vicki Eriqat, and
there will be an opportunity for everyone to play.Invite your friends and family to join us for this picnic outing!
RSVP and check payment is due by: May 20, 2014. $12 for members and guests in advance, $15 at the event. (seconds at the event will be charged $15 for each plate)
Make check payable to ALSI and send to: Helen Estok Schoell, P.O. Box 151357 San Diego, CA 92175
ALSI 22nd Annual Summer PicnicALSI 22nd Annual Summer PicnicALSI 22nd Annual Summer Picnic
Number of people attending _______ $___________ total enclosed.
Indicate total number of sandwich preferences:
______Beef or _____Chicken,
Names of people attending:________________________________________
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COMING NEXT MONTH
A.L.S.I. PRESENTSa showcase featuring
Joe ColomboJoe ColomboWHERE
Bailey Hall atMount Miguel
Village325 Kempton
Avenue In Spring Valley.
WHEN
Sunday, May 3,2015
At 2;30 to 3:30 pm
AfterRefreshment
Break
Joe’s first love was the accordion. This was out of all the instruments in the world and it still is to this day. He grew up in downtown San Diego in the “Little Italy” neighborhood. He started taking lessons on the accordion at the young age of 12. His first accordion was a 12 bass Hohner loaned to him by a friend of his father. It was passed down to his young-er brother Vito who stills plays it to this day. His teacher at the time was Charles Bertoli-no who came to his home for the lessons. That didn’t last long so he had to ride buses to his lessons at Bertolino’s Studio in the East County. Joe studied under him for about four years. When he turned 16 and was able to drive, Mr. Bertolino offered him the job of teaching accordion after school and on Saturdays. After High School, Joe joined the U.S. Air Force and traveled the world playing his accordion at U.S.O. shows, military clubs and oth-er venues. Today, he still is very active playing the accordion at various functions in the area and at the ALSI meetings. His heart felt thanks goes out to the ALSI club for all the great music and fellowship that the club has shared with him and his family. The experience over the years has been very rewarding to him and helped to keep him active with the in-strument. His program next month will include Italian, French and modern arrangements for the accordion which should reach out to all the fans of the instrument. —
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WORKSHOP MUSIC FOR MAY
This arrangement by Frank Marocco will be used in the jazz improvisation workshop in May. Those in-terested in attending this session should study this piece and practice playing both hands together at a moderate tempo. Note the fingering for the left hand. (This should help with some of the stretch reaches such as C with E minor and then A with C major combinations. Both do not use the counter-bass.) It would also be good to study and learn the basic chords on the right hand melody. (The chord structures are explained on pages 2-4 on the handout that was issued at the last Marocco workshop for the sample key of C). This will help you get more benefit from the workshop. experience. —
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ACCORDION NEWS/EVENTS
RCAC Accordion Camp at Silver FallsJune 7-12 2015. Conductors are Murl Allen Sanders and Stas Venglevski and workshop instructors are: Beverley Fess and Mary To-karski. For more information contact Club president Wayne Tiusanen @ (503)919-2962.Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration June 18-21 2015 held in Leavenworth Washington. This is sponsored by the Northwest Accordion Society and fea-tures concerts, competitions, jam sessions and parades. It is held in a quaint and Bavari-an style village of Leavenworth. For more i n f o r m a t i o n s e e w e b s i t e www.accordioncelebration.org/.Las Vegas International ConventionJune 22-25. This event will feature many artists including our Gordon Kohl (who will also hold several workshops). Joan Cochran Sommers will once again conduct the annual accordion orchestra. For more information contact Paul Pasquali at:[email protected] Accordion Teachers Guild Festival July 22-25 in Lisle IL near Chicago. It will feature concerts. Exhibits, workshops, demonstrations, Jam sessions and competi-tions at all levels. There will be a Festival Or-chestra conducted by Joan Cochran Som-mers. For more information see website www.accordions.com/atg.Cotati Accordion Festival August 22-23held in outdoor setting in Cotati California. Artists featured are Dick Contino, Bruce Gassman, Alicia Baker and the Steve Balich Polka Band. For more information call (707)664-0444. NAA Accordion Convention (by Ted Hill)The 28th National Accordion convention held in Dallas March 5th-7th was very good with plenty of things to do for all level of play-ers. It was a very sociable and relaxed con-vention. There was ample time for socializ-ing with fellow accordionist and several rooms to play the accordion. There was also rooms set up for shopping for accordions, music and knickknacks. Mario Pedone, Nick Ballarini and Gordon hosted some of them.
I enjoyed the room set up by Shelia Lee. It specialized in Palmer Hughes material for beginners which I enjoyed because they
are easy to play. More serious players went to a small stage room for 15 minutes of fame. The Hotel lounge also hosted professional players like Tony Levelo during the off times.
Many attendees joined one of the two or-chestra (fun time and higher level) and gave live-ly performances on one of the concert nights. The other concert night featured invited players like Gordon and Stas. Besides the two concert nights there was a polka dance night and folk dance party.
Besides the fun stuff, there were many workshops to choose from. I went to the play-ing Balkan music, bellow shake (by Stas) and a how to yodel classes and of course Gordon’s duet class. Even with a special snow storm it was an all around good trip. —
Doris MazanekDoris Mazanek passed away peacefully on January 30, 2015. She was born on May 19, 1916 in Long Island, NY and has lived at The Springs of El Cajon
since 2007. Her close com-panion was Gordon Ny-haus who lived at the Springs of El Cajon. Both of them were members of ALSI where Gordon played his guitar and button box for us. Doris did not play the accordion but her hus-band Frank Mazanek did.
A Memorial Service was held on Feb.25,2015 at the Springs of El Cajon. Eri-ka Baier, Sharon Marotte and Gloria Ensign played a few of her favorite songs for it. Her 3 neph-ews spoke about her influence in their lives and Gloria told them about her life with Frank and Gor-don and the importance of the accordion for them.
She always looked so pleased to see us as we played the accordion there twice a month as the Friday Group. Her favorites were the Beer Barrel Polka and Blue Skirt Waltz.
She will be missed by all of us.
(Remembrance by Gloria Ensign)
IN MEMORIUM
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ALSI MEETING CALENDAR
PLAYING AROUND
“Please share date,
time and location
of public appear-
ances. Submit
these, in writing,
complying with the
cut-off date, to
Mary Lou Erwin or
Bob Page.”
Louis Fanucchi
Every other Wednesdaysat Romescos in Bonita.
(More info. at 619-948-3774 or online at www.loufanucchi.com) for his calendar.
Gordon Kohl
Plays Casuals, Weddings Dances and Special Events. Gordon’s Combo is noted for their repertoire of eth-
nic music such as Italian, French, Ger-man and Latin, Their specialty is Private Parties & Dancing Music.
(For more information and future availability. please call Gordon at: 619-395-0454.)
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C U S T O M C R A F T E D —
April 12thMonthly meeting with a workshop
on topics: Phrasing & Dynamics& Jam Session held by Gordon Kohl.
May 3rdMonthly meeting with
Showcase by Joe Colombo,and jazz improvisation workshop
held by Bob Page.
June 14thAnnual Picnic at Lindo Lake Park.
VENDOR SERVICES
Electronic Accordion Workshopwith
Gordon Kohl
Sat., May 2nd, 2015, 11:30 am to 4 pm.At Meadowbrook Club House,
8301 Mission Gorge Road, SanteeFee of $15 includes music & materials. (To register or more info call 619-427-4344)
Monthly Newsletter
ALSI Statement Of
Purpose:
� ALSI is San Diego’s forum for appreciat-ing and performing accordion music, including the MIDI electronic accordion
� We welcome mem-bers who enjoy lis-tening to or playing accordion music.
� We have an accordi-on ensemble group, monthly meetings, local concerts featur-ing local and interna-tionally famous per-formers, an annual picnic and a monthly newsletter.
APRIL 2015
EDITION
The REED BLOCKc/o Helen Estok Schoell
P.O. Box 151357San Diego, CA 92175
At Mt. Miguel CovenantVillage in
Spring Valley
MeetingFrom
1:00 to 4 :00 pm.
On April 12thJoin us at the ALSI gathering as we enjoy our monthly meeting with Open Mike and a
Workshop by Gordon Kohl on Phrasing,Dynamics, Bellowing and Expression
at the last hour of the meeting.