Cory Pesaturo who just won the JAZZ OPEN division at the Kimberley Old Time Accordion Championship Competition in July, will represent the USA at the the 62nd Coupe Mondiale hosted by the New Zealand Accordion Association from August 25-30, 2009 in
Auckland, New Zealand.
For the first time, the Coupe Mondiale has included a digital division and Cory Pesaturo, who participated in the NAMM convention using a Roland FR7, will have a great opportunity to bring home a gold medal for the USA.
Cory Pesaturo is a graduate of the prestigious New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA, where he was the first musician ever to major and graduate in the accordion.
Pesaturo’s extensive resumé includes appearances at the White House for President and Mrs. Clinton on four different occasions, along with six other appearances for Mr. and Mrs. Clinton. On one of those occasions, he became the youngest person ever to perform at a State Dinner. He is also featured in Mrs. Clinton’s book “An Invitation to the White House”.
At 11, Pesaturo opened at the former Warwick Musical Theater for the ill Myron Floren. He has also opened at Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel, the Waterfires in Providence, and as a guest star at the Bushnell Theater in Hartford, CT. For nine consecutive years he has performed at the Sergio Franchi Memorial Concert in North Stonington, CT.
Other past concerts include Festa Italiana in Milwaukee, numerous appearances with crossover Tenor Aaron Caruso, and Duo performances with World Champion Accordionist Mario Tacca.
In July 2002, Cory became the youngest ever National Accordion Champion and went on to Copenhagen, Denmark for the Coupe Mondiale World Competition. A win in a concerto competition at the New England Conservatory of Music gave Pesaturo the rare opportunity to perform at the 2003 Christmas Pops Concert with the Brockton Symphony Orchestra as a featured soloist, where he became the youngest accordionist to ever solo with a symphony orchestra.
Concerning his Jazz side, Cory has recently recorded two CD’s with saxophone legend George Garzone and his famous band “The Fringe”, and has been performing with them in the Boston and Providence region. 2 years ago at the Coupe Mondiale World Competition, Cory was hailed as the world’s best young Jazz Accordionist.
Mr. Pesaturo is also heavily involved with the weather and motor sports worlds as well. From 2005 to 2006, he composed the Official list of records set by the inconceivable record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. Furthermore, his music is regularly played on Formula 1 broadcasts and he is currently working on a Formula 1 book that will change the way people look upon the sports history and its champions.
In addition, Cory is one of the “Best Sticker’s” in the world wide #1 video game HALO 3, and is noted for his skill in any racing video game. He is also known to have odd yet amazing records, the most prominent of this type being that if you type “Paul Kocin” in google (Cory’s Hero in weather, and arguably the Most Respected Meteorologist in the Country’s history of meteorologists), a blog Cory wrote about him comes up as the first written link!
Cory also won the Open and Jazz divisions at the 2009 Levenworth International Accordion Celebration in June 2009.
Cory’s upcoming performances are:
Rocky Mountain Accordion Festival
July 31st, 2009 to August 2nd, 2009 in Missoula, MT
The 2009 Pebble Beach Concourse
August 12th, 2009 to August 16th, 2009 in Monterey, CA
Cotati Accordion Festival
August 20th, 2009 to August 23rd, 2009 in Cotati, CA
Coupe Mondiale World Accordion Championships
August 24th, 2009 to August 29th, 2009 in Takapuna, NZ
Best wishes, Cory, for Success at the Coupe!!!
