The Hudson Valley Accordion Ensemble invites you to enjoy their upcoming performances to bring the New Year alive with music and friendship.
The team of Mario Tacca and Mary Mancini have launched The Hudson Valley Accordion Ensemble in response to demands from many of Mario’s students who range in age from 10 to 70, who wanted the chance to hone their skills playing gigs with a mix of professionals. “The seed was planted,” Mario said.
In an interview in WAG Magazine conducted by Jena Butterfield, Mary and Mario provided insight into the background of the Hudson Valley Ensemble. “We’re keeping true to our total commitment to live music,” Mancini says. “And with accordion, there’s just no end to what you can do. I hear different styles of music coming from every student. Mario emphasizes each student individually, ex- posing them to all styles.” And the styles are vast. There is always something new to learn, even among professionals.
“The Hudson Valley Ensemble will get together once a month,” Mancini says. Tacca envisions it as a combination workshop. “I always input some musical knowledge added to what they’re play- ing,” he adds. Plans now are for about a dozen players in the group. “When we started out there were three or four,” Mancini says. “Now there’s a dozen and I know it’s going to grow.”
The Hudson Valley Accordion Ensemble will be performing at Taormina Restaurant, 59 Hudson Avenue, Peekskill, NY, on the second Thursday of every month.
Dinner reservations are required and can be made by calling: 914-739-4007, with the next peformance scheduled on Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 6:30 PM with special guest tenor Rinaldo Toglia.
Performers consist of accordionists playing on both acoustic and digital instruments and range in level from intermediate to advance players with two to 10 years’ experience, including someone who travels once a month to be part of the group.
The Hudson Valley Accordion Ensemble is pictured above in a photo by Bob Rozycki: from left, Bruce Naylor, Suzana Beites, Monique Brooks and Mario Tacca; and back, from left, Bill Jordan, Dario Ebbri, Don Simons, Bob Duffy and Fred Schwinger. (Not pictured, Joseph Ciccone, Don Gerundo and Bruce Nielsen).
For more information, please contact www.manciniandtacca.com
