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CORY PESATURO…
The Only person Ever to WIN 3 ACCORDION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!
For Acoustic, Digital, and Jazz Accordion.
Beginning his accordion studies at the age of nine in Rhode Island, Cory, now only 26 years old, has an amazing list of titles and accomplishments.
His first break, at age 11, came when the legendary accordionist from the Lawrence Welk Show, Myron Floren, was ill, and Cory stepped in to open in Myron’s place at the former Warwick Musical Theatre. A year later he was appearing at the White House, and has performed there several times. In 1999 Cory became the youngest person ever to perform at a State Dinner when he performed with the Marine Strolling Strings for the President of Hungary.
At age 15 he became the youngest person to win the National Accordion Championship in the US. A year later, his win at the New England Conservatory of Music gave Pesaturo the chance to perform at the 2003 Christmas Pops Concert with the Brockton Symphony Orchestra. Performing Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concertino, (you can see it on You Tube,) he became the youngest accordionist to be a featured soloist with a symphony orchestra.
Cory’s 3 World Championships are as follows:
World Digital Accordion Champion (Coupe Mondiale), in New Zealand
World Acoustic Acc Champ (Primus Ikaalinen), 2011 in Finland
World Jazz Accordion Champion
As a testament to his skill and mastery of improvisation, Cory improvised most of his performances during these championships.
Racking up another first, Cory was the first musician to major and graduate in the accordion at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. There he studied various ethnic styles, such as Italian, French, Bulgarian, and Jewish folk music, as well as Classical music, Contemporary Improvisation, and Jazz. He has performed throughout the world, including Canada, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, and Tunisian. As a Master Accordionist, he has also judged accordion competitions in the US, Canada, and Ireland. When not jet settings off to perform, Mr. Pesaturo teaches Master classes on Music Theory and on the Accordion. Not only has he has taught at his alma mater, the New England Conservatory of Music, but he has also taught at Harvard University, MIT, UNC Ashville, and Brown University. Cory has recorded as a soloist as well as with other outstanding musicians, including the legendary saxophonist George Garzone and his famous band “The Fringe.” Cory also plays the piano, clarinet, and saxophone.
Always looking for ways to improve the image of the accordion, Cory is a visionary thinker of how the accordion should be used, played, and presented in the modern world. He is developing his own electric accordion. He has already made the first vinyl skinned accordion that lights up when played! This accordion uses midi-sequenced LED’s in the grill which are connected to the keys in a symmetrical pattern. Delightful to the ears as well as the eyes!
His music is regularly played on Formula 1 broadcasts on SPEED Channel and FOX. He has an ongoing musical relationship with 98.5, “The Sports Hub” in Boston; has written the music for “The Flying Lap” for his friend, Formula 1 Legend Peter Windsor; and is currently working on a Formula 1 book that will change the way people look upon the sport’s history and its champions.
When not involved in his musical career, Pesaturo is well respected in the field of meteorology. He has written articles about winter weather and hurricanes for Accuweather and other companies. He composed the official list of the record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season, as well as other weather related lists.
And if that isn’t enough, Cory has his own sledding mountain and is known for being a pioneer in the Free Sledding World.
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