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fest Season here in beautiful San Diego and near by Southern Cali-fornia cities. This event is a great place for Ac-cordionist to play all those Polkas, waltzes, Yodels, Shupplaters, and Marches. Ein Pro-sit! and Der Gemut-lichkeit! Come join the fun and play at this years O c t o b e r -fest ALSI event at beautiful Seaport Village Sunday October 12th, at 2 P.M. .
Thank You, and best wishes to everyone,
Gordon Kohl-——————————P.S. Please remember that the Octoberfest meeting will be at Sea-port village on the 2nd Sunday of October the 12th starting at 2:00 PM. If you need help-finding a song, call me. Also, please contact Bill Barr at 619-337-1111 if you plan to play at the Octoberfest event. Thank you. —
by Gordon Kohl
Hello Accordionists and music friends!
Conventions for ac-cordionists have become successful here in the U.S. and in other coun-t r i e s around the world. Accordionists share their music expe-riences, join in workshop classes, play in accordion orchestras, find new mu-sic to learn and have fun listening to a wonderful multitude of music. I would encourage every accordionist or music fan to experience a music convention in 2015.
The recent Las Vegas
Accordion Convention was a phenome-nal event. All the par-ticipants had the time of their life. The first night opened with a big bang. Mr. Accordion , " The Legend" Dick Con-tino, who gave an in-spiring and most enjoya-ble concert. The week moved on with several concerts, and the final evening with the Accor-dion Orchestra. They provided an eight song performance conducted by the world renowned accordionist champion, teacher and music di-rector, Ms. Joan Som-mers. Her leadership gift and talent bring to-gether the musicianship of orchestra members to create breathtaking music arrangements. (Bob Page has written a review of this year’s convention in the news section of this newslet-ter).
Now it is time to plan and anticipate the exc i t ing October-
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
SEPTEMBER 2014
September 2014Volume 21 Issue 9
NEWSLETTER
Inside this issue:
President’s Message
1
General Information
2
Happiness at ALSI
3
Coming in Nov. 5
Accordion News 6
Calendar 7
Playing Around 7
Al’s Birthday/Follies Review
4
Harold J. Estok FounderALSI and REED BLOCK
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
Editor/Secretary:Helen Estok Schoell
619-584-4970
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 2014 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 October 2014 issue is: September 29th. This includes all items such as articles, upcoming events, playing around, accordion workshops, advertisements and ensem-ble 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. Next Meeting will be on Sunday, September 12th from 1:00 to 4:00 pm in Bailey Hall.STEERING COMMITTEE; Next meeting is on Wednesday, September 15th, 10:30—12:00 am in the Coco’s Restaurant at 10430 Friar’s Road.
ALSI MEMBERSHIP OR RENEWAL APPLICATION FORM
(Attention: All 2015 renewals are due by Nov. 1, 2014, per club by-laws)
Membership/Newsletter Subscription for 2015 (please print)
Date__________________ New___ Renewal___ Address Change___
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
August 10 was the day for our August ALSI meeting. Attendance was light but very hearty!! Mt Miguel Covenant Village is doing some construction work where the patio used to be - the big trees are gone, the patio is gone, the windows on the side of Bailey Hall are covered – progress, I guess. Players around the Village: Brandel – Sharon Ma-rotte, Café – Vicki Eriqat. Sound system was controlled by Jack Marotte & Bill Barr was the MC for the day.
� -Jane Ford was our first player. Jane plays beautiful songs in a nice style: I’ll be seeing you in Apple Blossom Time, Dear Hearts, Old Cape Cod & Red Sails in the Sunset. Good job, Jane!
� -Lauren Gardner is a new player to our club and a nice guy! We love to welcome new folks to ALSI. His songs were: Des-sert Song, Glow Worm & Marianno Waltz.
� -Bob Page played his Roland electronic accordion for us. Bob has a beautiful smooth style of playing. His songs: Talk of the Town, Georgia, & Stormy Weath-er.
� -Ron Griffin played his older Cordovox accordion with his songs: Begin the Beguine, Unforgettable, My Florence Waltz, Amor. Always good to see Ron when he is in town.
� -Al Jacobs, our 90 year old birthday boy!!! Al is just amazing – stands up and plays from memory, takes requests, all with a smile. He played the Happy Birth-day song for himself in English, Mexican, Italian & Hebrew. He also played Broad-way songs: Cabaret, Mame, Hello Dolly plus Italian songs: That’s Amore, Volare, Marie plus Irish songs: When Irish Eyes GREAT FUN !!
are Smiling & a jig.
We helped Al celebrate his birthday by en-joying the cake that he brought to share. Jane Ford & Kari Andrews helped serve the cake & coffee.
� -The ALSI Ensemble played after the break. Vicki Eriqat directed us as we played Italian & Broadway songs: Italian Favorites, That’s Amore, New York, New York, Amapola, Non Dimenticar & our encore song – Beer Barrel Polka. We did good – Jim on drums, Lois on percussion, Bob Page on Bass!
� -Gene Lloyd played next – it was so good to see him – he lives in San Marcos so he can’t come down very often. His songs Al Di La, Wonderful World & I left my Heart in San Francisco. Please come back again!
� -Joe Colombo was so cute today and he brought along a friend, they even dressed alike!! Joe played: Santa Lucia, Springtime in Venice, O Solo Mio and Non Ti Sordar Di Me. Joe’s friend, the dog, also sang O Solo Mio, with a strong voice, into the mike and was great!!
� -The mighty duet of Ron Griffin & Gor-don Kohl dazzled us with several songs –it was quite a treat!! Their songs were: Gay Ranchero, Return to Me, Pennsylvania Polka & La Paloma. Lots of fancy playing.
� -Gordon Kohl ended the day with some great songs and some history included: Once in Awhile, I’m in the Mood for Love, Twilight Time, Andantino (Moonlight & Roses), Stranger in the Night and Amazing Grace. We truly enjoy listening to Gor-don play – he is a master of the keys!!
Once again we had a fun time with friends and lots of music. Come and join us, maybe even play a tune!! —
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AL’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
San Diego Follies
by Sharon Marotte
Vicki Eriqat & I were part of the San Diego Follies in June, 2014 which was held at Lincoln High School. ‘San Diego Follies goes Holly-wood’ was the theme. We auditioned in Feb-ruary and started rehearsals in April. We made many trips out to El Cajon to the CYT building rehearsal space on Pioneer Way. We met many new friends and saw lots of folks that we knew before. We were also in the Follies 2009 & 2010.
We played our accordions in t he num ber “Belly up to the Bar”. At one point we were right down front, on the edge of the stage. Many people said they couldn’t hear us play but we got the accordion on stage, at least. The hardest part was carrying our
accordions on stage & memorizing the song, plus working with false eye lashes & make up!!!
We really appreciated people that came to see our show. It was fun to go out front to see if we had any fans there. We hope to audition again next year. —
FOLLIES REVIEW
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COMING IN NOVEMBER
ACCORDION LOVERS SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL (ALSI) PROUDLY PRESENTS OUR 20TH ANNUAL HERITAGE DAY.
Come dressed up in your ethnic costume, bring a friend, and enjoy an afternoon of fantastic music, special guests, and delicious food for just $8.00 per person
with advance reservations only. No tickets at the door. There’s a prize for best costume too. RSVP as soon as possible to join us at The Bailey Hall Auditorium.
Highlights� Accordion Music from around the world
� Ethnic Costumes
� Delicious food catered by Boston Market
� Dessert Potluck
Date: 11/9/2014 Time: 1:00—4:00 PM
Where: BAILEY HALL AT MT. MIGUEL COVENANT VILLAGE
325 Kempton Ave., Spring Valley, CA 91977
Contact person: Mary Lou Erwin
Phone: 619.448.9588E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.accordion-club-sandiego.org
— Heritage Day Festival Registration Form —November 9, 2014 at 1-4 pm in Bailey Hall at Mt. Miguel Covenant Village in Spring Valley.
Advance Tickets $8 per person
Names in party:___________________________________________________
Number attending:__________
Amount Enclosed: $_________________
Please forward this form and payment to:ALSI c/o Helen Schoell at P.O. Box 151357 San Diego, CA 92175
by November 1, 2014
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COUPE MONDIALE 2014 Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, 2014 in Salzburg, Austria. Complete information is available at website://w w w . c o u p e m o n d i a l e . o r g / 2 0 1 4 /at_coupe_main.htm —LAS VEGAS INTERNATION ACCOR-DION CONVENTION This event was held on Aug. 18th to 21st at the Gold Coast Hotel in Las Vegas Nevada. This year’s event was well attended and featured lunch and evening concerts, workshops and an international ac-cordion orchestra under the direction of Joan Cochran Sommers that performed on the final Thursday concert. This concert was special since it included several pieces that featured the vocal skills of the accordionist Alicia Baker. Among the other concert performers were; Dick Contino, Joey Miskulin, Stas Venglevski, Gordon Kohl, Chuck Henry, Peter Soave, Ron Borelli, Alicia Baker, and Michael Bridge. The workshops ranged from master classes to im-provisation techniques to music notation soft-ware, to performance skills, to the art of prac-ticing and many other topics. The workshops were very well prepared with many hand-outs. The lunch and dinner meals were of excellent quality and helped make the event more enjoy-able as they were combined with daily con-certs by the guest artists. For more infor-mation about next year’s event scheduled for June 22-25, contact Paul Pasquali at 801-485-5840. —
Happy Birthday to you!
9/30 Lenitta Barrett
ACCORDION NEWS & EVENTS COMING IN OCTOBER
ALSI Annual OctoberFestPerformance
near thefountain area at Seaport Village.
Join us on October 12thfrom 2 to 4 pm
where continuous accordion music will be presented by club members
& Ensemble.
Contact Bill Barr @ 619-337-1111 to sign up.
(There will be no regular club meeting in October. Please note new location for event.)
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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
Most Tues-day’s & Fri-day’s at Café Zucchero in Little Italy from 7-10. Most Wednes-
day’s at Romesco’s in Bonita from 7 to 10.Most Sundays from 2-5 pm at Sa-lerno’s Winery in Ramona.. (More info. at 619-948-3774 or online at www.loufanucchi.com)
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 speciality is Oc-toberFest music.
For more information and future avail-ability. please call Gordon at:619-395-0454.
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C U S T O M C R A F T E D —
September 14thMonthly meeting with Mini-Showcase with Steve Halpern
and bring your accordions.
October 12thOctoberfest Celebration
at Seaport Village.
November 9thMonthly meeting with
Heritage Day Celebration.
December 14thMonthly meeting with
Concert featuring FrankPetrilli Trio.
It’s Octoberfest Time
Music for your festival repertoire
Call Gordon at
619-395—0454
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.
SEPTEMBER 2014
EDITION
The REED BLOCKc/o Helen Estok Schoell
P.O. Box 151357San Diego, CA 92175
In Bailey Hall at Mt. Miguel
Covenant Village
From 1:00 to
4 :00 pm with refreshments at 2:00 pm.
On September 12thJoin us at the ALSI meeting as we cele-brate accordion music with open perfor-
mance by our members and Mini-Showcase with Steve Halpern.
Accordion Lover’s Society International
