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Our October concert started with Michael playing Heights Of Casino, Galloway, Loch Ranoch, Bonnie Galloway, Brown Tree, The Thistle Of Scotland and Flett From Flotta. Our next player was Colin Ensor playing Down Forget Me Not
Lane, Cest La Fiesta, Magnolia Wind, My Sweet Liverpool, An Accordion Started To Play and Charmaine. Up next were Patrick and Bernard Bamber, the duo played Murkin Durkin, When Irish Eyes, 40 Shades of Green, Danny Boy, Wild Rover, McAlpines Fusiliers and Silent Night. It was now time for a break. After the break we had Harvey Seager and John Lennox played Bridges Of Paris, Return To Sorrento, O Sole Mio, Besame Mucho, Come to The Cabaret and Que Sera Sera. Our next player was Ann
Parker, Ann started with Snow Waltz, then continued with Frog Chorus and Beautiful Days. After Ann, Rebecca and I played Plasir D’Amour as a duet. I then left the stage so Rebecca could play solo. She played Valse d’Ameile, Moon River and Home On The range. Harvey was up next, playing Swannee River, Early One Morning, the Ash Grove, Amazing Grace and Daisy. Sara Daly then took her place on the stage and played Colours Of Cape Bretton, I’m Pretending That I love You, Margarets Waltz and
Stardust. Bernard Bamber then gave us renditions of Your Cheating Heart, You Are My Sunshine, Blackpool Belle, In My Liverpool Home, You’re The Only Good Thing, He’ll Have To Go, In The Mood and From Jack To a King. Bernard Belshaw then took to the stage to finish the night off. He started with Moonlight Serenade, then went on to play Ain’t She Sweet, How Wonderful To Know, La Mer, If you Love Me, Nessun Dorma, Blaze Away, Ave Maria, Strangers In Paradise, True Love, Spanish Gypsy
Dance, The Harry Lime Theme, Radetski March, This Is My Song, Blue Tango, I Hear Music, Jealousy and Show Me The Way To Go Home.
David Batty
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This Wednesday is one of our local players concerts. Hopefully you can support your club and attend. If you are a player, please ensure you have your accordion and your music(if needed), so you can play your latest pieces for us. If you don’t play then you have an important job too,
players need an audience, so I hope you can attend and support them. The night starts at 8pm but doors are always open for 7.30pm for a chat before the concert starts. I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.
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It will soon be coming up to our Christmas Do in December. For those of you who have not been to our Christmas do before we have a Jacob Join where we all
bring some food whether that be some Pork Pies, Sausage Rolls, things on sticks or Cakes and Trifles etc. We end up with a variety of food to share amongst everyone. The evening entertainment also changes on that night, we open the stage up to all instruments and they don’t need to be accompanied by an Accordion. You could also perform a monolog or what ever your other talent may be. Come and show us any other talents you may have, or team up with someone you don’t normally play with, to form a
new duet in December. Players normally let their hair down, and try something new because once the food is ready, everyone is eating and talking, so it’s a good time to play on the stage if you are a nervous player.
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Its not long until December now, which means it’s a good time to brush up
on some Christmas tunes. December will be here before you know it, and you may be asked to provide a few tunes somewhere, its best to be prepared with a few you are comfortable with.
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Chester Accordion Club’s meet on the second Tuesday afternoon and the last Tuesday Evening of the month at The Groves Club, Chester Road (A5032),
Whitby, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Telephone Barry Graham on 01978 760065.
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Milos Milivojevic has released a new Classic Music CD, the Tracks of the CD are:
1. Sonata D minor K1
2. Sonata F Major K44
3. Sonata F Sharp Minor K 25
4. Chorale and Variations (First Movement) from the Organ Sonata in D minor Op65 No6
5. Ich Ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ (I Call to you, lord Jesus Christ) BWN 639
6. Five views on Gulag state, A Zone
7. Five views on Gulag state, A Stage
8. Five views on Gulag state, Thieves
9. Five views on Gulag state, Wood cutting Area
10. Five views on Gulag state, Criminal authority and creep
11. Interieur
12. Don Rhapsodie No2 second Movement
13. Introduction and Tarantella Op43
The CD costs £14.18 and can be bought on Amazon at
https://amzn.to/2SaXEOW
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Wyre Club meet on the fourth Wednesday of the month at The North Euston Hotel on the Esplanade at Fleetwood, FY7 6BN. Further details
tel. 01253 883681.
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We have booked Julie Best and Jean Corrighan to play for us as guests at our March Concert night, Julie and Jean have put together a new programme of music, so expect to hear quite a few new tunes you don’t normally associate with
them. This promises to be a great night to look forward to.
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This club is on every Tuesday at The Place In The Park, 109 Liscard Road, Wallasey CH44 9AE. The night starts at 7pm. The format of this club is a playaround circle where people sit in a circle and play in order round the circle.
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Looking for Small 48 Bass Accordion
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We have been contact by one of our friends to see if there is a small 48 bass accordion that could be borrowed for a few weeks for a 9 year old girl to try out to see if the accordion is something she would like to learn to play. She is a fan of Accordionist Nathan Carter and has expressed an interest in trying the accordion.
She will be coming to a practice night sometime in the new year. If anyone has a 48 bass accordion they would be happy to lend out for a while please let us know. I know the family quite well and can guarantee that the accordion will be looked after.
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St Georges Hall 9th December 2018 at 3pm
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At St George’s Hall in Liverpool on Sunday 9 December Goran Stevanovic will be joining St George’s Hall own orchestra
in a performance of the stirring Concerto for Accordion by the Ukrainian composer Igor Shamo.
The promotional literature for this event is reproduced below…
This will be a ravishing half hour with glorious melodies and dazzling brilliance from the soloist – prepare to be amazed at this astonishing level of technical and musical ability.
This concert is the latest in the Orchestra dell’Arte’s ground-breaking series of UNESCO exchange concerts.
Before the concerto will be the stirring overture The Thieving Magpie, composer Rossini at his very best – just try not to tap your feet, you won’t succeed!
After the interval the orchestra will play the rollicking London Symphony by Vaughan Williams, perhaps the jolliest depiction of that great city in music. Listen out especially for the examples of Cockney slang in the music – yes, Vaughan Williams really has written a musical version of Cor Blimey into this immensely tuneful work.
Tickets: £12.50 from 07867528034, ticketquarter.co.uk or at the door. Information: dellarte.co.uk
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Eastbourne Accordion Festival
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Eastbourne Accordion Festivals have increased their team with Gennaro Fiondella and Colette McKeown to joining them to help with the organisation of the festival. Teachers confirmed on the new line up are Sammie Catling, Angie Lukins, Gennaro Fiondella and Jean Hanger. Artistes already confirmed include Julie Best, Jean
Corrigan, Harry Hussey, Gennaro Fiondella, Harry Hussey, John Romero and others are to be added soon.
John Romero has released the following statement for those that were wondering what was happening.
“Due to a number of issues, we have over the past months been considering what to do with our festivals and have in fact been considering shutting them down. We have however recently been offered help and it is with great pleasure we can announce Gennaro Fiondella and Colette McKeown are about to join our team. This will
enable our Accordion Weekend Holidays to continue on into the foreseeable future”.
There will be more information released as they organise the festival. Online booking for the festival are now being taken at https://www.carillonstudios.com/music-festivals/accordion-festivals/february-2019-accordion-weekend-half-board.html
The festival is taking place from the 8th - 11th February at The Queens Hotel in Eastbourne. A new website for Eastbourne Accordion Festivals has been set up at https://eastbourne-music-festivals.co.uk/
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We will have a new person coming to the club in future. Rebecca had a baby boy last week, this will be the youngest person at the club, and hopefully he will like what he hears.
Both mother and baby are doing well and Rebecca is eager to resume her accordion playing and doing other things that have been difficult for her recently.
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We are starting to collect Membership fees for 2019, this is to remain at the same price it has always been which is £5 per year. I keep prices down to make the club affordable while still helping towards our increasing expenses. The room hire almost doubled this year but we are doing ok. You can pay your membership on
the door in December or January. The proceeds go towards guest artists, an Internet service to send out the newsletters, the running of the website and any costs associated with running of the club, such as ads in local shops etc. If you are paying by cheque please make your cheque payable to “David Batty”.
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Forthcoming Dates
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Our Forthcoming Nights at The Priory Club, Broadfield Drive Leyland
21st November 2018 Concert
5th December 2018 Practice
19th December 2018 Christmas Do
2019
2nd January 2019 Practice
16th January 2019 Concert
30th January 2019 Practice
6th February 2019 Practice
20th February 2019 Practice
6th March 2019 Practice
20th March 2019 Concert
3rd April 2019 Practice
17th April 2019 Practice
1st May 2019 Practice
15th May 2019 Concert
29th May 2019 Practice
5th June 2019 Practice
19th June 2019 Practice
3rd July 2019 Practice
17th July 2019 Concert
31st July 2019 Practice
7th August 2019 Practice
21st August 2019 Practice
4th September 2019 Practice
18th September 2019 Concert
2nd October 2019 Practice
16th October 2019 Practice
30th October 2019 Practice
6th November 2019 Practice
20th November 2019 Concert
4th December 2019 Practice
18th December 2019 Christmas Do
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