Cody McSherry Wins 2017 Carmen Carrozza Scholarship Competition
August 1st 2017
Rita Davidson Barnea

ody McSherry, age 14, competed and won in the 2017 Carmen Carrozza Scholarship Competition, Junior Division. He was truly honored and thrilled to be recogized for his effort. His performance included four pieces performed on piano accordion. The pieces were “Pioneer Concerto” (Eugene Ettore); “Parisian Musette” (Carmen Carrozza); “Evan-essence” (Guy Klucevsek); and “Magic Fingers” (Charles Camilleri).
Cody would like to thank the family of the great Carmen Carrozza, the American Accordionists Association, and his accordion teacher, AAA President Mary Tokarski.
Cody is the youngest member of the NJ based Accordion Pops Orchestra, and has his own band, “Polterabend.” In addition to performing on the piano and diatonic accordion, Cody also plays the theater and pipe organ, and performs in various stage productions as an actor. (See July USA News for more info on Cody)
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