Accordionist Mario Tacca and soprano Mary Mancini will present a Candlelight Christmas Concert on Friday, December 11, 2015 at 7:PM at the Church of the Assumption in Peekskill, New York.

The program includes many of your favorite Christmas songs and carols and other works by Mozart, Bach and Vivaldi.

Mary and Mario were honored by the American Accordion Musicological Society (AAMS)
for their long-standing support of the AAMS and the accordion world. An honor banquet took place during this year’s AAMS Festival March 27-29, 2015.

Mario Tacca was born in Italy. During his childhood, his family moved to the Alsace Lorraine region of France where he began his musical studies. This is where his love and intense desire to play the accordion began. He loved the sound! He would pick up the accordion and imitate some of the songs his mother used to sing. The desire and love never diminished, despite having to walk three miles weekly to his teacher with his instrument strapped to his back!

While in France, he was the winner of many regional and national accordion competitions. He went on to become a world champion, winning the World Cup of Italy, the Grand Prix of Paris, the US National Competition and the International Accordion competition held at Carnegie Hall in New York City.
 

Mario Tacca dazzles audiences across the US and around the world with his virtuosity on the accordion and his exciting interpretations of international music, the classics and pop.

Internationally acclaimed vocal artist Mary Mancini has been featured in the New York Times, the Forth Worth Star-Telegram, and the Journal News and has performed in a variety of venues around the world. Able to sing in eight different languages, Mary draws from a deep repertory reservoir. She is adept at pop, show tunes, operatic arias, and sacred music and has received worldwide acclaim. 

Le Republicain Lorrain, in Alsace-Lorraine, France, writes that the “purity of her voice, the ease with which she interpreted the most difficult pieces showed that she is a great artist.”  The Spring City Evening News in Kunming, China, writes that “audiences were greatly impressed by Mary Mancini’s singing ability…Through her music, we see her heart is smiling.”

Mary has headlined numerous concert halls and festivals in North America, Europe, and China. She has performed at the Garden State Arts Center, Resorts International Casino Hotel, Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, and Mohegan Sun Resort Casino in CT.
Mary, with Mario Tacca completed two concert tours of China. As guests of the China Ministry of Culture, they toured five cities in three weeks and performed with three symphony orchestras. 

Prices are: Adults- $17, Seniors-$15, Under 17-$7. Please join them after the concert for light refreshments.

For more information:
Call Assumption Rectory 914-737-2071 or
GOIA Productions 914-737-8872