Bill Palmer's Posts - Texas Accordion Net2024-03-28T23:41:38ZBill Palmerhttp://texasaccordionnet.ning.com/profile/BillPalmerhttp://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1969253816?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1http://texasaccordionnet.ning.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=2pgoofinvclih&xn_auth=noAccordion Music at Our Wedding Receptiontag:texasaccordionnet.ning.com,2013-03-25:3972652:BlogPost:325262013-03-25T03:00:00.000ZBill Palmerhttp://texasaccordionnet.ning.com/profile/BillPalmer
<p>Great News!!!</p>
<p>I finally got "re hitched!" On March 24, 2013, Dr. Julia A. Wagner of Houston, Texas and I tied the knot at the SPJST Lodge 88 in Houston.</p>
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<p>Julie is the one on the left. She studied guitar with me about 40 years ago, and she has also taken care of my dogs from time to time. She plays the 5-string banjo and is learning how to play the…</p>
<p>Great News!!!</p>
<p>I finally got "re hitched!" On March 24, 2013, Dr. Julia A. Wagner of Houston, Texas and I tied the knot at the SPJST Lodge 88 in Houston.</p>
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<p>Julie is the one on the left. She studied guitar with me about 40 years ago, and she has also taken care of my dogs from time to time. She plays the 5-string banjo and is learning how to play the accordion.</p>
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<p>Those of you who know me are aware that I have been trying to learn to play conjunto style accordion for about a year or so. I met Santiago Jimenez, Jr. at a party at Shelia Lee's HAPI on May 5, 2012, when he came for a clinic to show us how to play his style. I became a big fan of his.</p>
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<p>When Julie and I started thinking about music for the reception, we decided to ask Santiago to play for us first. He accepted the gig. The guests were really thrilled with the music. He did a great show.</p>
<p>And we got this photo!</p>
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<p>We couldn't have been more pleased!!!!</p>
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<p>The photos were taken by David Thomason of Fort Worth, Texas.</p>
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<p>BTW, Julia is now a member of this forum. If you know me, please feel free to friend her!</p>
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<p>Bill</p>World Accordion Daytag:texasaccordionnet.ning.com,2012-05-10:3972652:BlogPost:266932012-05-10T08:48:22.000ZBill Palmerhttp://texasaccordionnet.ning.com/profile/BillPalmer
<p>I was fortunate enough to be invited to participate in the World Accordion Day broadcast at Shelia Lee's HAPI studio in Pasadena, Texas. This took place right after the Boni Mauricio diatonic accordion workshop. After the big jam sessions, we went out for dinner, then returned to participate in the international event. The US was given two time slots near the end of the day. Joann Cochran Summers presented her ensemble well and discussed her pedagogy program at the U of Missouri in Kansas…</p>
<p>I was fortunate enough to be invited to participate in the World Accordion Day broadcast at Shelia Lee's HAPI studio in Pasadena, Texas. This took place right after the Boni Mauricio diatonic accordion workshop. After the big jam sessions, we went out for dinner, then returned to participate in the international event. The US was given two time slots near the end of the day. Joann Cochran Summers presented her ensemble well and discussed her pedagogy program at the U of Missouri in Kansas City. Her program was basically a continuation of the program that my father started at the University of Houston during the late 1940's through the first half of the 1960's. Dad's course of study treated the accordion as any "serious: virtuoso instrument would have been treated. When U of H went state supported, their short-sighted administrators cut the accordion out of the program, choosing instead to teach the guitar, <em><strong>w</strong><strong>hen they didn't even have a guitar instructor. </strong></em></p>
<p><em><strong><br/></strong></em>(rant off!)</p>
<p>Shelia's segment featured (as far as I know) the only diatonic accordion playing for this event. Yesenia Garcia played two short segments of Tejano accordion, accompanied by her brothers, Luis and Pedro. It was an excellent presentation of real Texas music.</p>
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