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DECEMBER 2024
Presents the
Muset
te Gazett
e
azacc
or
dions4ever@gmail.com Websi
te: Arizonaaccor
dionc
lu
b.c
om
Az Americ
a
n Italian Club
7509 N. 12th St. Ph
oenix,
AZ 85020
(602) 944
-309
0
Second Saturday of the Month
Mee
ting
Begins at 1:00 PM M
eet
ing Ends
at 4:
00 PM
Next meeting will
be Saturday December 13th
Felice Navidad. .. It is that ti
me of
y
e
ar to dig in the closets and other hiding places
to find y
ou Christm
as Acco
rdion Music. Christ
m
as
m
ee
ting will be the clu
b
’s own
m
e
m
be
rs pla
y
ing a variet
y
of
Christ
m
as
m
usic.
..
.bring
y
our accordion an
d
musi
c.
Preside
nt
V
acan
t
Vice Presiden
t
Ch
u
ck
V
oin
ovich
Secretary Leigh
De
chain
e
Treasurer Diane Marde
n
B
oa
r
d
Of
Dir
e
cto
rs
The Arizona Ac
c
ordion Club
Page
2
Office
rs
Face
Book
ARIZONAAC-
CORDIO
N CLU
B
W
ebsite
:
Arizon
a
a
ccord
io
n-
clu
b
.c
o
m
Paul Betken
(602) 471
-
9310
Chu
ck
Voin
ovich
(480) 451
-
4416
Den
nis Humlicek
(602) 944-
2854
Diane Marden (602) 309
-
3730
Leigh
Dechaine
(623)
58
2
-
37
46
Words from the board
HONORAY MEMBERS
Pete Donatella * Ted Lee * Dr. Jon
Van Such * John Cesinger * Joe Kino * Al Monti
Helen Criscio * Flaco Ji
menez * Tony Lovello * Fra
nk Mar
occo * Anthony Ga
lla
-Ri
ni
Myron Floren * Art
Van Damme * Art Metzler * Lenny Simmons * Frank Yankovic
Same m
essage as last month. We NEED
members to
step
in and
help
out.
We have rea
che
d a
point
at
the
Ariz
o
na
Accor
dion Cl
ub wher
e we MUST
have
s
ome
new
INVOLV
E
D
me
mbers
. The
current boar
d h
as
bee
n workin
g overtime
trying
to
keep a
ll fa
cets
of the c
lub func-
ti
on
ing while
pl
uggin
g t
he hole l
eft
by
the P
res
iden
t’
s vaca
ncy.
Many hands make light work for a
ll. We
nee
d a webmaster ca
pable
of cre
ating a
webs
it
e that
is r
esponsive to
the c
lub
s
need
s.
We need a media maste
r that c
an
pr
o-
duce web based
information. Ie face-
book, Instagram, etc. We als
o need a
newsletter editor to cr
eate
our newsletter
mo
nt
hl
y.
If you have skills
in a
ny of the
se are
as
ple
ase
le
t t
he boar
d
know. Do you have a
gra
nd c
hild t
ha
t spe
nds a few
days a
month at your home. . . Most
of the new
ge
nera
tio
n ca
n ha
n
dl
e any of th
ese job
s
or wo
uld be a gr
eat
le
arnin
g e
xp
erie
nc
e
for t
hem.
Let’
s ALL put o
ur
th
inking
ha
ts
on a
nd
come up with CREATIVE wa
ys to get
the job
done. . . The future of the c
lub
de-
pe
nds on YOU ALL.
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The Arizona Ac
c
ordion Club
Page
3
Sher
i Head wa
s fir
st up at t
he meeti
ng.
Sportin
g
her R
ola
nd
with Dale Ma
t
his
enhanc
em
en
ts:
Born to lo
se
Chattanooga Choo C
hoo
Bumming Aro
und (Jimmy Dean)
Crazy
Folsom
Pri
son Blue
s
Have you ever be
en lo
nely
It
h
ad to be you
Te
nness
ee
Waltz (Pee
We
e
King)
Kentucky Waltz
Sheri Head and Ron Broska did a nice Roland present
atio
n as a pr
elude
to the
meeting.
Both tale
nted and cap
able musicia
ns th
ey de
monstrated the Amazing Capabilities of the Ro-
land A
ccordion in the hands of knowledgea
ble artists. Thanks Sheri and Ron. . . Do it again
pl
e
ase
The Arizona Ac
c
ordion Club
Page
4
Leigh D
ech
aine was
up ne
xt a
n
d was
sportin
g a Mo
difi
ed Pier Mar
ia ac
cor
dion.
It is an older Pier Ma
ria so was a
ctually
made in France by SEM and
is FRENCH
t
uned.
Leigh pr
esen
te
d h
is
theory of Franz Sc
hu-
bert Lie
der as be
i
ng
the o
nus f
or t
he c
rea-
tion
of a Portable C
instrument (acc
ordion)
since
th
e l
ieds were
writte
n for Pia
no a
nd
Vocal.
Leigh p
layed a varie
ty of tune
s showing
the many sty
les of music the accordion is
associa
te
d w
ith as well as t
he
history be-
hi
n
d t
hat musi
c.
A little Jazz, a li
ttle Coun
try, a little
Frenc
h, a little West
e
rn, a littl
e Bi
g Ba
nd.
Nice va
rie
ty and
very interesting
show.
Thanks Leig
h
Ro
n Bro
ska was
up n
ext w
ith h
is Rola
nd.
Ron is o
ne of t
he fi
ne
st musicia
ns
in
the va
l-
ley. Great ear a
nd
smooth presentation.
Tru
mpet
Ech
o
Then 2 songs t
ha
t were beau
tifu
l but R
on
didn’
t kn
ow t
he names. He ha
d just h
ear
d
them and decided
to
learn
to
play them. Yep,
he is tha
t good
of a mus
icia
n.
Oh Su
sanna
Another An
onymous tune
Wishing Wel
l
Thanks
Ro
n
fo
r
supporting
th
e
cl
u
b.
Come
back
soon
w
hether
you
know
the
names
or
not
.
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The Arizona Ac
c
ordion Club
Page
5
Henri Slama was the meeting c
lose
r. Hen
ri is a
most accomplished a
ccor
dionist. Great f
inger
in
g
an
d pre
cisi
o
n in al
l of his p
layin
g.
La Cumparsit
a
Hungaria
n Dance #5
Hejre Kati 1890 Tune from Bud
apest
Blue Danube (conc
ert vers
ion)
Wood Pecker P
olka
Ferry Boat Sere
na
de
Jolly Ca
ballero
La vie
n R
ose
Always great
to
ha
ve
him vis
it
th
e club an
d
per-
form. . . . Than
k
s Henri
Meeting e
nded with a jam. . . Since it was close
to Veteran’
s day the jam starte
d o
ut
with patr
i-
otic tunes. Inc
luding
the Armed Service’
s a
nthems. Mis
sing in the picture
s was He
nri
Slama.
Great e
nding
to a
gre
at meeting. Let’
s do t
his a
gain guys and gals.
The Arizona Ac
c
ordion Club
Page
6
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The Arizona Ac
c
ordion Club
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7
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t
Glen Dr.
Su
n City
West Az. 85375
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Our
CLUB DUES ar
e DUE January 2025.
Thank
you for supporting the club e
ver
y sin
gle
year with
your
attendance,
your perform
ances,
your friendship, and your dues.
That com
bo keeps us alive and excited —
and will allow us to host the m
eetings at
Az
Am
erican Italian Club and to invite the players we enjoy the
m
ost.
Pay
du
es for
2025
This is the first time I am taking the new Korg FISA accordion out in public, so expect the unexpected.
Arizona Accordion Club meeting. Saturday, Dec. 14. Italian/American Club, 7509 N. 12th Street, Phoenix.
1 PM - 4 PM
Club members play, Bring your accordion for Jam Session, $5.00 at door.
Dale Mathis Tenative play list.
1. Here Comes Santa Claus
2. Blue Christmas
3. Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
4. Mary's Boy Child
5. Sleigh Ride
6. My Favorite Things
7. Winter Wonderland
8. White Christmas
9. Carol Of The Bells
10. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
11. Ding Dong Merrily On High
12. It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
13. Feliz Navidad
14. I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas
15. While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night
16. Jingle Bell Rock
Korg Accordion, Jingle Bell Rock, Dale Mathis
Korg Accordion, Jingle Bell Rock, Dale Mathis
Dale Mathis