Mario Pedone has released three new CD’s : “Latin Music, Mario’s Compositions”, “Tango,Polkas, Waltzes, Schottis, Mario’s Compositions”, and “The Great Polka, Mario’s Compositions”.
Mario is well-known in music circles. He is an accomplished accordionist and keyboardist who plays every style of music including jazz, Latin, European, country, folk, big band, traditional and much more.
Mario was a member of the Valencia Accordion Club and Co-founder of the Orquesta Latina .Together with the famous Spanish singer, Esteban Abarca, the Orquesta Latina performed across Venezuela. He has performed professionally in many countries including Colombia, Venezuela, Sweden, Italy and Canada.
Mario has his own recording studio in Sugar Land, TX were he has arranged and recorded hundreds of tunes including many of his own compositions. He also produces CDs and background music for other musicians and singers. Mario founded the Fort Bend County Accordion Club.
Mario Pedone was born in Valenzano, a small town near Bari in Southern, Italy. In order to improve the family’s financial situation, they immigrated to Valencia, Venezuela in 1959. Mario’s older brother Ludovico had begun to study the accordion and Mario was always watching him hoping that one day he also would play this wonderful Instrument. He persistently begged his father to let him start accordion lessons too and eventually succeeded.
His first teacher was Franco Cupertino a great professional accordion player. Mario devoted at least 4 to 5 hours per day for practicing the accordion. After a few years Professor Miguel Casas Auge from Spain the Founder of the Valencia Accordion Club and the conductor of the Valencia Symphony Orquesta assumed Mario’s accordion education. He was followed by Professor Roberto Ruscitti, a renowned classical accordionist who provided his education for the next 7 years.
In 1972, Mario graduated as a Concertista from the School Academia de Acordeon Smith, directed by Roberto Ruscitti. In March 1974 he earned a Cum Laude diploma in accordion from the same school. In 1976 he graduated with a degree as Professor of Accordion. After graduation Mario founded his own accordion school, Academia Latina de Acordeon where he had over 125 students. Most of his former students are now playing professionally.
In 1981 in search for better future, Mario moved to Sugar Land, Texas USA with his wife, Marbella, and two children. He has performed professionally in many Countries including Colombia, Venezuela, Sweden, Italy and Canada. Mario has his own recording studio in Sugar Land, TX were he has arranged and recorded hundreds of tunes including many of his own compositions. His musical range includes, but is not limited to Classical, Latin, European, American Standards. In 2002 and 2003 Mario was invited to perform in the famous Accordion Festival celebrated in Ransäter, Sweden and now Mario’s composition ” Bergen’s Polka ” is well known in the Scandinavian Countries. Others performance venues include: San Antonio Accordion Club in Texas, special performance sponsored by Jack Stankus in Austin, TX, Arizona Accordion Club, Accordion Smash in Orlando, FL, Oklahoma Accordion Club. He recently performed at the 2010 NAA Festival in Dallas.
Mario’s Performance schedule is:
April 3 – Zin Dancing Club, Houston Texas
April 4 – Easter Concert Iglesia Biblica Cristiana in Katy Texas
April 6 Swethwater Country Club, Sugar land, Texas
April 10 Zin Dancing Club – Houston Texas
April 17 Zin Dancing Club Houston Texas
April 19 Arizona Accordion Club
April 24 Zin Dancing Club Houston Texas
April 30 Nanaimo BC, Canada
May 10 Seattle Accordion Club
May 12 Duo with Bonnie Birch in Seattle, WA
May 15 – 22 – and 29 Zin dancing Club
May 22 Concert in Galveston Texas
All Month of June Friday and Saturday Private parties in Houston, Texas
July 3 – 10 and 17 Zin Dancing Club Houston, Texas
July 19 Chicago accordion club
July 18 Possible Polish american accordion Club in Chicago
July 24 and 31 Zin Dancing Club Houston Texas
August 7 and 8 Accordion Festival in New Hampshire
The cost of each CD is $15 which includes shipping.
For more information: Mario Pedone
Cell: 713-401-7933
E-mail: marioaccordion@gmail.com
