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Leyland Accordion Club - 21st November 2007
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Our November ConcertOur October concert night was going to be our first one in our new club room but at the last minute I found out that the room would not be ready in time so I had to make a hasty decision to have the concert in the church. I arranged for the heating to be on in the church and pinned a note on the concert room door pointing the way. We assembled in the church with Julie Best and Jean Corrighan set up on the altar ready to play. The night opened with Colin Ensor playing Music Maestro Please, Sweetheart Of All My Dreams, Getting Sentimental Over You and The Maigret Theme. Our next player Dugald McCallum played Indifference followed by Radetzky March. It was now Tom Bennetts turn to entertain us, first with a bit of reminiscing about the first club night ten years ago and then with Snow Waltz which he played on that first night, followed by Georgia and Sound Of Silence. It was now time for our guest artist Julie Best to perform her first spot of the night. Julie started with Fantasy Polka, Beautiful Days, Sprudle and Adios Seville. We were nicely settled in to listening to Julie now as the entertainment continued with Return To Sorrento, Snow Train Shuffle and Take Good Care Of My Baby. Julie was now joined by Jean Corrighan who is Julies normal playing partner. Julie and Jean continued with Triste Sourire which they said they learnt because they heard me playing it at Leyland. I don't seem to remember my version sounding that good though! The music continued with Ole Casalero, Sids Races/Blaydon Races, Ballade Matinale, Amusante Overture and then a piece specially named for us. Julie and Jean spoke to their songwriter friend Angela Ivinson and as a result, to celebrate 10 years of Leyland Accordion Club, we now have The Leyland Waltz. I thanked Julie and Jean for this great present which was the next tune they played. I handed some copies of it out to the various people who had just heard it played and enjoyed it. To finish their first half Julie and Jean played Accordion Polka and Jacqueline Waltz. After the break, coffee and eating of the two cakes that Jean had made for us, we continued with Basil Berry playing Embraceable You followed by my version of The Black Mask Waltz. Julie started her second half with Hot Points, Zingarella and some French musette pieces. This was followed by Blackthorn Stick and some Irish Jigs. Cubanola led to Sway, Bambi Samba, Les Triolets, Montes Czardas, Tango De Souvenir, Cuckoo Waltz, Spanish Gypsy Dance, Magic Fingers and 12th Street Rag.Closest I'll get to getting Juilie and Jean on the altar. Julie and Jean had done a great job of entertaining us on our 10th anniversary concert and we are really looking forward to inviting them back in the near future. David Batty |
Our New Concert RoomThe refurbishment of our new concert room is now completed. I didn't put a photograph of it in here because it wouldn't do it justice so I will leave you to see it on Wednesday. The wallpaper has been changed, so has the paint, carpet, tables, chairs, dance floor, curtains and even two major changes to the structure of the place which might leave you wondering whats happened to your regular seat! I hope you can make it along on Wednesday for our first event in the new room, it really is nice. On practice night most people were taken aback by the refurbishment and had a lot of praise for whats been done. We have fully working stage lights now, opening and closing curtains and even large lights in the ceiling above the player on stage, so for music readers there will be no problems seeing your sheet music. I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday. |
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NAO North West Area FestivalThe NAO North West Area Festival was held on Sunday 25th November in the Marine Hall Complex and attracted nearly 300 entries. Organiser Gina Brannelli was delighted by the huge entry in which the adjudicators were also ask to select their choice of outstanding performances - Raymond Bodell selected 16 year old Santana O’ Connor and Leah Langton both students of Gina Brannelli, Frederick Parnell selected 7 year old Roseanna and 8 year old Alexander Bodell and Ken Farran selected Sherena Smith, a student of Harry Hinchcliffe. Musical Directors Harry Hinchcliffe, Betty Pollard and Lara Brincat were all praised with the standard of their ensembles and the day concluded with guest performances from Robert Thorn and Julie & William Langton. Also in attendance were NAO Officials Graham Laurie and Pauline Noon . It will be in this North West region - at the Metropole Hotel and on the famous Blackpool North Pier that the NAO UK Championships will be held next April (25th - 27th) where International Adjudicators Kevin Friedrich CIA President, Frédéric Deschamps CMA President and Gunther Zeilinger DHV representative are all to attend.Results and full details of the UK Championships 2008 can be found www.accordions.com/nao |
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