Video: World Music/Global Accordion ~ Nick Ariondo 11/29/2020
The accordion, an instrument of world/global status, captures musical styles from classical to world-ethnic and everything in between. In this video, accompanied by Russian guitarist Sergey Taranov, accordionist/arranger Nick Ariondo demonstrates his diverse/unique style, performing music of eastern-european-romanian origins.
The camera angle close-ups of the right-hand keyboard, bellows and left-hand buttons captures the essence of the accordion’s endless possibilities ~ from driving rhythms and chords, to a variety of single note passages, to complex bellows technique, and more… all found in Nick Ariondo’s electrifying arrangement for accordion ~ a Global Accordion/World Music experience!
Nicholas S. Ariondo (Nick Ariondo), accordionist/composer/arranger/pianist received his BA and MA Degrees in Music Performance & Composition at California State Univ., Los Angeles, CA. Nick Ariondo’s music accomplishments include:
25 ASCAP Awards
Onstage performances with opera legend Placid Domingo
Studio session work at Capitol Records with Paul McCartney
Double Grammy Award winner with the Los Angeles Opera Orchestra
Performed on the Oscar-winning film ‘Life of Pi’, music by Michael Danna
A featured soloist with Oscar-winning conductor/composer Alexandre Desplat ‘The Shape of Water’ with the L.A. Philharmonic Orchestra at Disney Hall
Cameo on-screen performance in ‘Bridesmaids’ award-winning film, music by Mike Andrews
First American to receive Italy’s Ancona/Castelfidardo Prize for his chamber music
Inclusion in the International Who’s Who in Music (14th Edition) Cambridge, England
1990 Artists Fellowship Grant recipient: California Arts Council
Composer/arranger of numerous works cataloged with ACCO-Music Publishing/ASCAP and is a Publisher member of BMI.
Nick’s diverse musical background includes classical to modern contemporary, jazz, gypsy and multi-ethnic world styles. As a session musician, his accordion is heard on many a soundtrack for film and television (composers John Powell, Randy Newman, Mychael & Jeff Danna, Danny Elfman, Joseph Trapanese, Chris Young, Howard Shore, Alan Silvestri, Joel McNeely, Lyle Workman, etc.) .
As a composer/arranger, Ariondo’s arrangements of Russian folk songs were featured in Warren Beatty’s film “Love Affair”, music by Ennio Morricone (1994, Warner Bros.) As a concert artist, Nick performs his original compositions/arrangements with orchestras, chamber music ensembles, vocalists and in solo recitals throughout Southern California and abroad.
Nick Ariondo has worked on stage and on movie soundtracks with many well-known people in show business such as Placido Domingo, Bette Midler, Randy Newman, Nicola Benedetti, and Michael Buble. He has been described by critics as “the Yehudi Menuhin of the accordion”.
For further information email: accomusic@nickariondo.com
