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Pr
esents t
h
e
Musette G
azette
pwf ox1@g mail.com ________ __ W ebsit e: Arizonaacco rdionclub. comArizona Accor
dion Club has a new
home
Edelw
eiss Biergart
en on Bell
Road
Have lun ch at the m eeting —A c omple te German a uthen tic m enu As is ou r cu stom, admiss ion is $5 at th e d oor. Bri ng your a cco rdion , play solo and/o r join the ja m ses sio n. At the req ue st of the restaura nt m anag er, Jer ry Br une tte, in ac cord anc e with Arizo n a
At the N
ovemb
er 8
meeting,
Ph
il Fox was elec
te
d Clu
b Pre
sid
ent.
He is a
ski
ng
for
two or
th
ree p
eople to be a par
t of th
e clu
b’s fu
t
ure
as le
ade
rs. The p
osi
tion
s of Vice P
res
i
dent
and Sec
re
ta
ry need to be fille
d.
For further i
nformation contact Phil Fox, Pre
siden
t, at
480
-943
-75
73, or
pwfox
1@gmail.
co
m
Ne
xt
Mee
ting
Dec
13
1 pm
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Offic
ers
Presiden t Phi l F o x Vic e Presiden t V ac an t Secret ary V acan t T reasurer Chuck V oinovich Board Of Director s Phil Fo x (480) 943-7573 Chuck V oinovich (480) 451-4416 Leigh Dechaine (623) 582- 37 46
F
ace Book
ARIZ
ONA
A
CC
ORD
ION
CL
UB
W
eb
sit
e: www
.ariz
on
aacc
or
dion
club.c
om
HONORAR
Y M
EMBE
RS
P
e
t
e Dona
t
ella *
T
ed
Le
e * Dr
. Jon
V
an
Such * Joh
n
Cesinger * Joe
Kino * He
len Criscio * Flaco Jimene
z
* T
o
n
y Lo
v
el
lo * Fr
ank M
ar
occ
o
* An
th
on
y Galla
-
Rin
i * M
yr
on Flo
r
en
* Ar
t
V
an
Dam
m
e * Art
M
e
tz-
ler * Lenn
y Simmons * Fr
ank
Y
ank
o
vic
P
AST
PRES
IDEN
TS
Al M
on
t
e * Jack Dermody * P
hil F
o
x *
Ja
y St
e
v
ens
* Chuck V
oino
vich
Words fro
m the Pres
ident
We are rebooting our club to k
eep it a
viable entity
.
I am returning to beco
me
t
he clu
b Presi-
dent in or
der to attempt to st
a
y in busi-
ness. We ne
ed help!
The
c
lu
b can
not
run itself
.
We ne
ed Accordion
Club O
fficers. It’s
been sugges
ted that Wint
er visitor
s can
be Officers or share
som
e d
uties. Think
about it!
As President, I will conduct the monthl
y
meetings, arr
ange for accor
dion pla
y
ers to perform at the
meetings, prepar
e and publish the monthly newsletter “Musette
Gaz
ette”
, maint
ain a websit
e f
or the club.
We ne
ed a Vic
e President. Someon
e to conduct the monthly
me
etings when I am unable to attend and to be a
me
mber
of
the
Boar
d of Dir
ector
s.
We need a Secretary
. Someone to record the meeting activities
(photos and playlists) and be a member of the Board of Director
s.
Chuck Voinovich is the T
reasurer
. He will manage our finances, col-
lect funds from
meetings
a
nd me
mbership dues
and
manage the
bank account. He is a member of the Board of Direc
tors.
We
will continue to collec
t the $5.00 ad
missi
on fe
es w
hich goes
towards club expenses. Annual member
ship dues will sta
y at $35
f
or individuals and families.
Our club was established for the pr
omotion of the accordion art.
We offer a venue f
or you to both play and listen to the music. Each
pla
yer has a unique style and repertoire of music. If you enjoy this
experience, we n
eed your help to keep us going. We can share the
club management t
asks.
See the letter (ne
xt page) written just 10 year
s ago—we can re-
s
t
ore our club.
Phil Fox, P
reside
nt
pwf
ox1@g
mail.c
om
(48
0)
943-7573
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5
The Ariz
ona Accor
dion Club—Ar
chiv
es 20
15
Ab
out
tw
en
t
y
y
ear
s
ag
o
I
me
t
se
v
er
al
ot
h
er
accor
dion
p
la
y
er
s
that
f
elt
the
need
f
or
a
club
tha
t
would
help
give
th
e
ins
trumen
t
a
posi
ti
v
e
image
and
help
pr
omot
e
th
e
serious
s
tud
y
and
s
tructur
e
f
or
a
posi
ti
v
e
educa
ti
on
.
W
e
met
se
v
er
al
ti
mes
f
ormu-
la
ti
ng
a
mission
st
a
t
emen
t
t
o
this
e
ff
ect
and
th
e
Ariz
ona
Accor
dion
Club
bec
ame
a
r
eality with all the f
ormal paper
s and leg
al jar
gon
t
o put
i
t
o
n
th
e map.
Ov
er
the
y
ear
s
w
e
ha
v
e
de
v
eloped
a
scholar
sh
ip
pr
ogr
am
and
ha
v
e
r
aised
o
ver
$1
0,000
.00
f
or
studen
t's
ed
uc
a
ti
on,
impr
o
v
ed
accor
dion
s,
and
c
ompe
titi
on
f
ees.
All
this
doesn't
ju
s
t
happen
b
y
itself
,
and
w
e
ha
v
e
been
v
ery
f
ortuna
t
e
t
o
ha
v
e had some v
ery t
alen
t
ed a
nd
generous member
s that ha
v
e work
ed har
d.
While
w
e
ha
ve
ov
er
35
0
people
o
n
our
member
ship
lis
t,
w
e
h
a
v
e
ab
out
10
0
paid
member
ship
and
about
2
5
people
that
d
o
all
the
da
y
t
o
da
y
work.
W
e
ha
ve
n
o
paid leader
ship, so volunt
eer
s ar
e
ho
w
w
e survive.
Over
ti
me
our
membership
has
aged,
but
i
t
also
is
growing
a
very
talented
group
of
y
oung
studen
ts.
W
e
ha
v
e
work
ed
i
n
and
with
schools
i
n
Phoenix
and
now
ha
v
e
fi
v
e or six well quali
fi
ed t
eacher
s that ar
e
help
ing s
tu
den
t
s.
W
e
ha
ve
a
g
athering
each
month.
Righ
t
now
w
e
meet
o
n
th
e
second
Sunda
y
fr
om
2;
00
r
o
5:00
PM.
Originally
w
e
wer
e
mee
ti
ng
on
the
thir
d
Mon
da
y
,
i
n
th
e
e
v
en
ing.
W
e
ar
e
v
ery
f
ortuna
t
e
t
o
b
e
i
n
the
"Snowbir
d"
cap
it
ol
o
f
our
c
oun
t
ry
and
ther
e
ar
e
man
y
visitor
s
that
enjoy
pla
ying
and
list
ening
t
o
accor
dion
music,
and
fr
om
ti
me
t
o
ti
me
w
e
get
perf
ormer
s
that
amaz
e
u
s
with
their
mastery
.
F
or
the
mos
t
part
w
e
perf
orm
f
or
each
other
and
enjoy
jamming
with
other
accor
dion
pla
y
er
s
a
s
well
as
other m
usicians
Th
is
is
a
n
e
x
ci
ti
ng
ti
me
in
accor
d
ion
h
is
t
ory
.
The
ins
trumen
t
has
t
ak
en
o
n
a
ne
w
lif
e
as
w
e
en
t
er
ed
th
e
digit
al
ag
e,
and
man
y
pla
y
er
s
ar
e
fi
nding
new
an
d
r
ene
w
ed
in-
t
er
est
in
de
v
eloping
their
hobby
and
living
i
n
th
is
en
vir
on
men
t.
W
e'v
e
c
ome
a
lon
g
w
a
y
fr
om
t
he
small
1
2
bass
accor
dion
s,
t
h
e
12
0
bass
acc
or
d
ion
s,
t
he
k
e
yboar
d
an
d
bu
tt
on bo
x accor
dions, and
no
w the diigiit
al accor
dion
s. Wha
t a jo
y!
by P
et
e Dona
t
ella, Charter member
, T
r
easur
er
Ten Yea
rs Ago
—
by Pete D
on
atell
a, Char
ter memb
er,
Tre
asu
re
r
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ember 202
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Dale Ma
th
eis
Boogie W
oogie Bugle Bo
y
Br
asilia
R
ed
R
ose P
o
lk
a
Liech
t
ens
t
einer P
olk
a
T
o
n
y’
s
P
ol
k
a
I'm in the mood f
or love
Henry
Slam
a
La Cumpar
sit
a
I left my heart in San Fr
an-
cisc
o
Drinkin
g all Da
y
(Ma
r
g
ar
it
a
vi
ll
e)
Come Back to
Sorr
ent
o
Accor
dion
s We
Pla
y (Jingle
B
ells)
Membe
rs Players and Pla
ylists
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ember 202
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Membe
rs Players and Pla
ylists
She
rri
He
a
d
Al
l
of me
Y
our chea
ting heart
Ju
s
t Bunning ar
ound
Heartbr
eak USA
Cherry Pi
nk and A
pple Blos-
som Whit
e
B
orn to Lose
T
e
nnessee W
altz
P
aul Betk
en
T
alk of
the
T
own
Sen
timen
t
al Journey
Th
anks f
or the Memo
ries
Sa
tin D
oll
Al
l
of Me
Lullab
y of Bir
dland
Gi
Gi
On the
str
eet wher
e
y
ou
liv
e
I c
an’t give y
ou an
ything but lov
e
I'm in the mood f
or love
Whit
e Chris
tmas
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ember 202
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R
on Br
o
s
zk
a
Cheek t
o Cheek P
olk
a
Das K
uf
s
t
ein P
olk
a
Oh Susa
nnah
T
alk of
the
T
own
German
P
o
lk
a
Bec
ause
Y
our blue E
y
es
Blink P
o
lk
a
Blue
Skirt
P
olk
a
Membe
rs Players and Pla
ylists
Chuck
V
oinovich
and Bill Bur
k
e
tt
e j
amming
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ember 202
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oll Circ
le
Mesa,
Arizona
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3
P
ay dues
for 2
02
6
Our CL UB DUES ($35) are DUE January 2026. Thank y ou f or supporting the club ev ery single y ear with y our a ttendance, y our perf ormances, y our friendship, and y our dues. Tha t combo k eeps us aliv e and e x cit - ed — and will allow us to hos t the mee tings and to in vit e nationally r ecogniz ed pla y er s we enjoy the most.
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ear me
mb
er
sh
ip
f
ee pa
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le t
o: Ariz
ona Acc
or
dion Club.
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d
t
o: Ariz
on
a
Acc
o
r
d
ion
Cl
u
b
A
tt: Chu
ck V
oin
o
vich
10963 N. 129th
W
a
y
Sc
ott
sd
ale,
Ariz
o
n
a
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