President's Message

Happy New Year!

I'm excited and honored to serve the Rose City Accordion Club as president starting January 1, 2026.

My primary task is to ensure that we will continue to gather together to share our joy and love for the accordion. We'll continue to meet every 3rd Saturday of the month at the Milwaukie Public Safety Building. I hope to see you there!

As I have grown more acquainted with members of our club, I am encouraged by how supportive, encouraging, and joyful we are toward one another. I have seen so much personal growth in myself and others as we have learned better ways to play together, adopt technology like ForScore and MuseScore, welcomed accordionists of all skill levels, and stretched our individual skills through dedicated practice and accordion lessons.

It has also been my joy to go out and listen to the professional musicians in our club! I want to support our professionals, as they are our primary ambassadors of the accordion to the public.

As we start this new year, I encourage you to play, listen, learn, and share accordion music. Which of course you do, because that's why we are here. I'll be there to encourage you, applaud you, learn from you, teach you, laugh with you, and play with you.

May your 2026 be full of accordions, accordion players, and the joy that follows.

Amber Matz