The Amazing Accordion Kings will perform on November 14, 2015 at 8:PM at the New Dorp Moravian Church 2015 Concert Series,2205 Richmond Road,Staten Island, NY 10306. Tickets are $15 at the door
Frank Toscano, Manny Corallo, and Angelo DiPippo have successfully participated in every facet of the “accordion world”. These master musicians have created beautiful arrangements covering the spectrum from opera to jazz. Prepare to be blown away by the dexterity and virtuosity of these Amazing Accordion Kings!
One of the world’s fantastically talented musicians who just happens to play accordion. From Garden City, NY the legendary Angelo Di Pippo has played accordion since the age of eight years old and is a graduate of Holy Cross College with a Master’s degree from C.W. Post College and an honorary Doctorate from Five Towns College. Angelo has played in thousands of recording sessions. Over the years Angelo has recorded and concretized with score of famous such as artists as: Peggy Lee, Harry Belefonte, Debbie Reynolds, Frankie Avalon to name a few.
He has also appeared on The Tonight Show, The Today Show, The Regis Philbin Show and many more too numerous to mention.
Besides being voted by Keyboard Magazine “best accordionist in America”, Angelo has appeared in many movies where he can be seen and heard in films such as the wedding scene in the Godfather. He has also played in several Broadway productions. Angelo is an accomplished arranger
and conductor and for over twenty years has conducted and arranged for the eminent Metropolitan Opera baritone Robert Merrill. Today Angelo is actively arranging and performing New York.
Frank Toscano has made music his entire life. For more than 47 years Frank has been a music educator and professional musician. For over four decades Frank has headed the “Frank Toscano School of Music” Born & raised in New York, Frank came from an Italian family who valued the idea of music being played in the house constantly.
Without a choice from his father, Frank took lessons on the Accordion under the direction of Emilio Chiesa and never dreamed that it would became the passion of his life! Frank’s passion is both education and performing. Frank is an accomplished pianist, accordionist and jazz artist who has performed with many artists. He can be heard on many recordings of other artists too numerous to mention. You can hear Frank arranging -performing on his the his recording “Accordion to Frank” as well as Accordion Kings & Accordion Kings Volume 2.
Composer, arranger and music editor Manny Corallo started at age four playing the drums and soon switched to the accordion. Manny took lessons from his father’s accordion teacher– Frank Toscano! As Manny says, it was at first a father-son bonding things but soon Manny had a lifelong love affair with music. At age 13 he also began piano lessons with Frank and has gone on to compose and arrange music, first for commercials and then he began arranging for various artists.
Manny then had a chance to score a children’s cartoon, which led him to scoring music for the movie Pokemon. Manny has gone on to score and arrange music for many projects including recordings and live productions. Manny attributes his success to a great music education from Frank Toscano and is very proud of his musical relationship with Frank and Angelo as the Accordion Kings.
For more information: franktee@amazingaccordionkings.com
