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The Time Has
Come for A
“Long-term Break”

 

From Jay:
The inevitable time has come for the Todd’s to take a long siesta or go into hibernation from running the accordion club. We may awaken it again sometime. We may not. We may do events quarterly or semiannually sometime. We may not. We may do an annual event. We may not. We may do an event every few years. Who knows. The only thing we know is that it always has been about integrity, non-profit, and friendship for the Todd’s. And it was always about community service. We were never in it for any money—we have supported the...
From Janet:
I became aware of accordion associations, clubs, festivals, etc. in 2002. I had not been with any accordion people in any real way since being an accordion student in my young life many years ago. As it happened, I was invited to play at some accordion events that same year and then Jay asked me that year if I would like an accordion club in Salt Lake City. I gathered enthusiasm about the idea. I knew that there must be enough accordion people here to possibly have a “club.” It could be rewarding personally and good for the accordion here. What fun it would be to be around accordion players again. Jay and I could not imagine the experiences that we have had in the last nearly 7 years. They have been rewarding and intense in many ways. I so appreciate the time that Jay has spent organizing this club month after month, year after year. In the...


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