Al's Happy Notes - Wisconsin


	*Al's Happy Notes* Wisconsin

About Al's Happy Notes

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Al's Happy Notes plays a variety of quality music, from light classics and waltzes to polkas, show tunes and favorites, arranged for six instruments. Music tailored to meet your needs for an anniversary, ceremony, church service, concert, dance, dinner, event, festival, party, picnic, reception, special occasion or wedding.

Please hire us . . .

Phone Al Gorecki, 414-258-1507, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Reasonable rates, lower rates for second hour or longer.
Lowest rates when we play within 40 miles of Milwaukee.
We do not play modern rock, rap or heavy metal music, although many of our tunes and Polkas have energetic zip.

What our audience says . . .

The cost for these six musicians was a fourth the cost of a string quartet!. Yet they have two violins and a cello, so the music surprised us because it was more exciting and vibrant. With piano, clarinet and flute bonuses we never missed a viola that would have made up a string quartet.
These experienced musicians love playing music for both our formal wedding service and then the reception entertainment and dancing. Their hourly breaks were no more than a few minutes. We really got our money's worth.
Had lots of fun singing or dancing to my favorite tunes. Their pianist is also a vocalist and sang lyrics to some of the tunes.
We could have conversations and calmly enjoy our meals while the music was pleasantly played at suitable volume.
Enjoyed the Polkas, special tunes and old-time songs which recalled many fond memories.

This sextet plays arrangements from a repertoire of hundreds of tunes which have wonderful melody and harmony. These indeed are some Happy Notes!

Programs

Audience Formed in 2000, we play or rehearse weekly. Here is our Programs Schedule (PDF 21k).
Al's Happy Notes was presented the Milwaukee Achiever Five-Year Recognition Award (PDF 78k).

Tunes

Variety of Music More than 280 total years of musical experience, plus five college degrees, Al's Happy Notes can play over 250 tunes (PDF 18k) arranged for the six piece ensemble.

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Quality music you can enjoy, at reasonable rates.

Al Gorecki, violin.
Al's Happy Notes founder, enjoys playing 1st violin. Formerly with the Milwaukee Catholic Symphony. Retired Electric Company, power line construction and design. U.S. Navy Veteran. Phone 414-258-1507, Milwaukee.

Fran Henkel, piano and vocals.
Has played for thousands of weddings and church services. Fran is just as happy to be the co-founder of Al's Happy Notes. Master's in Music Education. Phone 414-771-7997, Wauwatosa.

Rich Regent, clarinet.
Plays Dixieland, Polkas, jazz and classical music with several bands, ensembles and theater groups. Web Site. Wisconsin licensed Professional Engineer, Master's in Physics, U.S. Army Veteran. Greenfield.

Anne Marquardt, flute.
Performed in the Carroll College Orchestra and the New Berlin Community Band. Substitute Teacher with a Bachelor's of Art in Teaching. Mukwonago.

Sue Janke, cello.
Taught music in the public schools, plays in the Menomonee Falls Symphony Orchestra, Milwaukee Summer Philharmonia, Philharmonia Racine and Kettle Moraine Symphony. Bachelor's in Music. Milwaukee.

Mary Stetson, violin and viola. Plays violin since 1975, directs her church choir and bell choir. Plays Bluegrass, gospel and Irish music with River Road and Cream City. Master's of Art in Viola Performance from UW-Milwaukee. Milwaukee.

Substitute musicians used when necessary:

Doris Nadolny, violin.
Performs with the Menomonee Falls Symphony Orchestra, and the Festival City Symphony since 1981. Attended Business School in college for 2 years. Teaches 20 violin students. Milwaukee.

Pam Wilsens, bassoon. Accompanies church choir on piano, plays bassoon in Waukesha Area Symphonic Band. New Berlin.

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