NORTHWEST ACCORDION NEWS Linda’s Bavarian Bouquet March of a Marionette Way out Beyond the Diminished Row Your Smartphone as a Musical Friend Leavenworth International Accordion Celebration VOL. 24 NO. 2 Northwest Accordion Society Summer Quarter 2014 Northwest Accordion News NWAS News Deadlines NORTHWEST ACCORDION SOCIETY February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1 The Northwest Accordion News is a quarterly newsletter published by the Northwest Accordion Inquiries, questions, suggestions, etc. Society for and by its members. The purpose of Contact Doris Osgood, 3224 B St., the NWAS News is to unite the membership by Forest Grove, OR 97116. (503) 357-0417. providing news of its members, and articles that E-mail: [email protected] instruct, encourage, and promote the playing of the accordion. 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(503) 357-0417 address to: [email protected] Judith Ames ...................................................................(360) 904-1524 Northwest Accordion Society [email protected] 5102 NE 121st Ave. #12 Vancouver, WA 98682 summer Quarter 2014 1 Northwest Accordion News Table of Contents 2 Letter from the Editors Quarterly Update 2 Quarterly Update 3 Letters to the Editor Dear Members, 3 Leavenworth International Accordion It’s hard to believe that June is nearly here! Celebration Staff The preparations for the Leavenworth International 4 Linda’s Bavarian Bouquet Accordion Celebration are coming together. I am so 6 Funeral March of a Marionette thankful for Bonnie Birch and her skill in organizing 7 Spring Social in Forest Grove and scheduling; it’s like putting a jigsaw puzzle 9 A Dream Come True together. It is a daunting task but she makes it 10 “Till We Meet Again” Edwin Sprenger happen! Check out www.accordioncelebration.org for 13 Keeping Up With Gary Blair information; LIAC is going to be a good time. 13 Wallace Accordion Festival Since we published our last issue, a very 14 It’s Time to Celebrate the Accordion successful Day of the Accordion happened at the 15 Day of the Accordion February 2014 Crossroads Mall in Bellevue, WA. The audience 16 In Remembrance, Janet Marion McCaffrey was full all day. Professional players entertained 16 Final Mesa Accordion Event and provided a wide variety of music styles. A few 18 Your Smartphone as a Musical Friend students played and the audience would have been 20 Greg Meier, Logger and Accordionist pleased to have them play longer. I enjoyed myself 21 Spokane Accordion Ensemble News thoroughly. 21 Vernon Accordion Club There have been exciting times at the regional 22 By the Way – socials too. I’m still on a “high” from our social in 24 Victoria Accordion Club - A busy bunch Forest Grove in April. It does take work to make the 25 Seattle Social Report regional socials happen. I’m grateful for all of those 28 Eighth Victoria International Accordion Festival putting themselves out to keep the accordion alive. 31 Way Out Beyond the Diminished Row In this issue, you will fi nd information about 32 Remembering Phyllis Long the coming festivals in our region. Victoria, B.C., 32 World Accordion Day - Celebrate the Wallace, ID, Las Vegas, NV, Cotati, CA… There is a Accordion! lot happening. As you are painfully aware, gasoline 34 Tacoma Accordion Social is very expensive just now. I’m counting on the 36 Accordion Events Calendar projection that the prices will become lower after 38 Entertainers in the Northwest Memorial Day. Let’s hope so! Just a thought, once 39 Welcome New Members in Leavenworth, park the car and walk. That’s what I do; it works out great. Start conditioning now for the walking. Letter from the Editors We also have remembrances for two women important in the accordion community. One was a Musical Greetings! player and the other was the wife of a player. Their What a beautiful spring we just had! Now we are contributions to the musical community were huge; heading into Summer and all kinds of Accordion Cel- they are greatly missed. ebrations and Festivals are taking place. Are you at- It isn’t ordinary, but we have TWO pieces of tending any? Please send us your photos and reports. music in this issue. There is a polka in keeping with I love to watch the changes of the seasons in nature the Bavarian theme of Leavenworth. Linda Lee is the around us. Spring brought out fl owers and recent HOT accordionist at the Bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth, MI. temperatures. I look forward to garden produce (mine Frankenmuth is a Bavarian infl uenced community in and others!) In the fall we will once again be entertained northern Michigan. This polka was played by a band with even more music and changing colors. honoring Linda at the Polka Hall of Fame Awards I have changed my email address - Judith.L.Ames@ Show in 2011. The classical transcription is short, gmail.com. The other still works but I am often battling but very well done. Lynn Haldeman, an accordionist SPAM and my miss your messages. You may send your in Portland, OR, shared his work with us too. So, articles and photos to this email address. consider this a bonus issue! As always, we thank Ron Judith Ames Ostromecki for his engraving. The music is made ([email protected]) 2 summer Quarter 2014 Northwest Accordion News beautiful and easy to read. We are so fortunate to have his expertise. Remember to support the advertisers offering goods and services in this issue. When you can, do business with them. This publication wouldn’t be in the black without their generous support. Please do what you can to return the favor. We also thank our regular contributors. They are faithful and deal with their assignments like professionals. Finally, thanks to Colleen Halverson and Judith Ames. Nothing would happen without them. The summer accordion season is nearly here. Take in all that you can and remember to do your part Leavenworth International to celebrate National Accordion Awareness Month. YOU may be the person to provide the only close up Accordion Celebration Staff experience with the accordion to people you know. We’re all ambassadors for the instrument. Let’s do it LIAC Chairman, Bonnie Birch for the love of the accordion. Festhalle Commander, Steve Berg Festhalle Wing-man, Rick Webber Doris Osgood Volunteer Commandant, Frank Bruckner [email protected] Parademeister/competition Sergeant, Rod Miller Gazebo Commander, Doris Osgood Letters to the Editor We’re ready to go! See you June 19 – 22, 2014 in Leavenworth, Dear NWAS, Washington for the love of the accordion. I am a student of Dick Myking. I have attended the Leavenworth event for two years and wish to join the the NWAS and will be there this year too. Deadline for submitting articles, Sincerely, Nancy Behan, Gig Harbor, WA pictures, advertisements, etc. Dear NWAS, February 1 (Spring) I just read the Spring Quarter and when I laid it down, I saw the back page (dues due 2/1/2014). Sorry May 1 (Summer) for the delay. The only excuse is I’m 89! The AD looks Good! Thank you, Lou, Kent, WA August 1(Fall) (Editor’s note: please check your label for your dues due November 1 (Winter) date!) Dear NWAS, Best wishes for a successful Leavenworth experi- Thanks for your work with the NWAS News. I look ence. forward to receiving each issue. Hope to stop by in June and hear wonderful sounds! Esther Lanting, Wakarusa, IN Regards, Karen Halgren.