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Accordion Talk Milwaukie Public Safety Bldg. | 3200 SE Harrison St. | Milwaukie, OR

Meetings

Aug 19 - 11:00 a.m. - 3:00

p.m. (Picnic at Clackamette

Park).

Sep 16 - 12:pm - 1:30 Accor-

dion Circle / 1:30pm - 4pm

meeting

The club meets the third Satur-

day of each month unless

noted.

Featured Guests

None scheduled for summer

Refreshments

Jul 15 - Yvonne

Aug 19 - Picnic

Sep 16 - open

Accordion Talk 1

At July’s Meeting

We had a very small group at this meeting. Leta Bunnell started

off with “Zippity Doo Dah” and a medley of “Anytime” and

“Whispering Hope”. Leonard Kosatka played “Besame Mucho”

and “European Waltz”. John Martin instructed the group on

different ways to improvise using “The Anniversary Waltz” as an

example. He then played a medley of “Blue Moon” and

“Moonglow”. Doug Strickler played next and played “So Danco

Samba”, “Day in the Life of a Fool” and “Tears”.

After the break, Leonard, John, and Doug broke into a jam ses-

sion with songs (to list a few) “Blue Indigo”, “Laura”, “Once in a

While”, “Blue Skirt Waltz”, “La Compasita” along with many

more.

RCAC ANNUAL PICNIC

August 19 at Clackamette Park

(1995 Clackamette Drive, Oregon City, OR)

11am—3pm at the general shelter B

Bring your accordion

Pizza and Fruit Provided

Soda and Water

Sign-up sheets will be at the June and July meetings other-

wise please call Wayne to reserve a spot

503 263-2912

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Accordion Events 2017 Cotati Accordion Festival August 19-20 - Cotati, CA. Student Scholarship. Contact cotatiaccordionstudentstage@yahoo.com. Also visit www.cotatifest.com. 30 + acts on 6 stages, with workshops, Student Stage, Accordion Jam Tent, Polka Tent, Zydeco Venue, 70 vendors and so much more!

Castelfidardo 2017 Music Festival Italy - September 10-17. View website www.pifcastelfidardo.it for all festival information Las Vegas International Accordion Convention, October 23 -26 - Las Vegas, NV 1800 472-1695

Playing Out

Leta (Stevens) Bunnell played for the 127th Ste-

vens Family Reunion at the Del Stevens’ property

near Estacada, Oregon on July 16th, 2017.

Approximately 150-200 people attended the

three day event, ending with a non meal, music

and general meeting.

This guy plays a New Years Eve gig and afterward the club owner

says "Great job, can you play again next year?"

The accordionist replies, "Sure, can I leave my instrument here

until then?"

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Originally from Scottsdale, Arizona, Gabe began playing piano and singing at the age of 7 and, throughout his younger years,

performed often for community organizations and school events. Gabe received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Theory from

Arizona State University in 2011. He continued on to graduate school at ASU and received the Jazz Bird Scholarship to study

jazz piano under Professor Mike Kocour. He graduated with his Master’s Degree in Jazz Piano Performance in 2013.

Gabe is an active performer, and when in Arizona, frequently plays as both a leader and a sideman in various ensembles on

accordion, piano, the Hammond organ, and as a vocalist. Some of the groups and organizations he has worked with include the

ASU Concert Jazz Band, Salt River Brass Band, The Paradise Winds

Chamber Ensemble, 2Tone Lizard Kings, Bad Cactus Brass Band,

ASU Dixie Devils, Som Brazil, Radio Brazil, Red Mountain High

School Concert Band, The Samba Project, Perry Allen, Casey Hurt,

Beat Creep Recording Studios, Ocotrillo, Jump Jive and Wail, Jar-

ed and the Mill, Blue Skies Events, and several others, including

various ASU Chamber groups highlighting the works of Astor Piaz-

zolla.

In 2010 Gabe won first place in U.S. Virtuoso Solo Competition at

the American Accordionists’ Association Conference in Hershey,

Pennsylvania.

He has performed throughout the country as a soloist as well as

with several of the groups mentioned above. In 2011, his jazz

accordion trio, Ocotrillo, toured the east coast and performed at

the American Accordionist’s Association Annual Conference in

Charleston, South Carolina. In 2012, the Paradise Winds Chamber

Ensemble performed works of Astor Piazzolla at the International

Double Reed Society Annual Conference in Oxford, Ohio. In 2013,

Gabe toured the country with Jared and the Mill, a recently de-

veloped folk rock group that is quickly gaining national attention,

playing in various venues as well as at Austin, Texas’ South By

Southwest Music Festival. Gabe was recently featured at Phoenix

jazz venue. The Nash for their Catch A Rising Star concert series.

Gabe is comfortable with a wide variety of musical settings from reggae, rock, American folk, jazz, tango, Brazilian traditional

music and more. He loves to play with new people and connect with them through music. Gabe currently resides in Recife,

Brazil where he is studying music with his wife until November 2014.

Gabe Hall-Rodgrigues will be joining us at the Rose City Accordion Camp in June 2018.

We are looking forward to having him as one of our two conductors along with Beverley Fess. As of right now our other leader will be Mary Tokarski as our workshop instructor. The sec-ond instructor is still to be determined.

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Rose City Accordion Club

c/o Wayne Tiusanen

400 SW Pacific Crest Drive

Canby, OR 97013-9777

Rose City Accordion Club (a 501C3 organization) is open to all accordion players, from beginners to pro-fessional, their friends and families, and to anyone who enjoys music. Meetings are held monthly on the third Saturday from 1:30pm to 4:00pm at the Milwaukie Public Safety Bldg., SE 32nd and SE Harrison, Milwaukie, OR.

Ad Policy: Any current member can place a business card or four-line ad in the newsletter free of charge for three months. After 3 months, the fee is $5 for two additional months. 2x3.5 ad $5, 1/4 page ad $10, 1/2 page ad $20 and full page ad $35.

Annual Dues are $25 - Please send check to the RCAC Treasurer: Rose City Accordion Club, c/o Fran Maddox, 3429 SE 162nd Ave, Portland, OR 97236-1912

Current Officers Board Members

President - Wayne Tiusanen Bobbie Ferrero Bob Trojak

Vice President - Bev Spurgeon Leonard Kosatka Marlene Meissner

Secretary - Debbie Tiusanen Mark Greathouse Bob Wachter

Treasurer - Fran Maddox Website - Steve Knapke Newsletter - Wayne Tiusanen

Camp Committee

Bobbie Ferrero (Camp Coordinator)

Fran Maddox Bev Spurgeon Wayne Tiusanen