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... |
