Anthony Berger
Our first entertainer of the evening was young Anthony Berger who treated us to four selections on his new 120 bass accordion. Anthony has been studying for only a few months, but each time he plays for us it is evident that he has a talent for the accordion and is progressing so fast due to his natural ability and his love of music. Keep up the good work Anthony and come play for as again soon.
Ed Sciarini
Cotati brings accordionist from all over to Sonoma County every year. This year we were fortunate that it brought my friend Ed Sciarini from our sister club in Stockton here and that he decided to stay over an extra day to play for our August meeting. Calling on his Italian-Swiss heritage, Ed played a trio of Italian-Swiss songs which were new to most of us. When called on for an encore he played the Harry Gay favorite Ialupi, Ialupi. Thanks for stopping in Ed. We hope to see you again in the near future.
Guy Richards
Our third performance of the evening was by Guy Richards. Guy, who is an tremendously accomplished musician started out the evening by playing with the ACR fun band. We hope to have him repeat this again whenever he is able. As usual, Guy took requests from the audience and treated us to a variety of songs including a very intricate and chord rich rendition of Temptation and a great rendition of Malaguena. As always he was a real crowd pleaser. Every time Guy plays for us I am amazed that the accordion is not really his primary instrument. Thanks for sharing your talent with us Guy.
Ron Borelli
Our final and featured performer of the evening was Ron Borelli. Ron treated us to a selection which ran the gamut from polka and jazz improvisation to a Henry Mancini medley and an original interpretation of E Lucevano Le Stelle from the 1900 Puccini opera La Tosca. It was a true pleasure to hear Ron display his mastery of the accordion is several different genres of music. We hope to see him play for our club at his earliest convenience. Ron should definitely be a featured performer in any event which features the accordion. Are you listening in Cotati?
