C Pez

"C Pez" is a multitude of musicians from the Prestigious New England Conservatory of Music headed by famed accordionist and TWO TIME WORLD CHAMPION Cory Pesaturo. Cory is in fact the Only person ever to Win a World Championship on both Acoustic And Electronic Accordions. Any type of band: from just Cory performing Italian tunes for weddings (with a singer if you prefer), to Classical Ensembles, to a Jazz Trio/Quartet at a Jazz Festival, to a World Music Ensemble, can be put together.

To see a Fantastic Overall Look at Cory Pesaturo, search him on YouTube. There are over 100 different videos that can be viewed on various styles of music. Also, there is a Wikipedia page on Cory.

Cory Pesaturo, a resident of North Cumberland, RI, is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA, where he was the first musician ever to major in the accordion. Pesaturo's extensive resumé includes appearances at the White House for President and Mrs. Clinton on 4 different occasions, including 7 other performances for the Cinton's at events outside the White House. 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. 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 him 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. Last year at the Coupe Mondiale World Competition, Cory was hailed as the world's best Jazz Accordionist, and has since won multiple International Jazz Accordion competitions to back this up. 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, Cory's 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, and set to tour with F1 legend Peter Windsor.


Major Records

- Youngest person to ever play at a State Dinner at the White House – 12 years old
- Youngest person to ever win the US National Accordion Championship – 15 years old
- Youngest person ever to be an accordion soloist with an orchestra – 16 years old
- Only Person to Major/Graduate in Accordion at the New England Conservatory
- Only person to win World Championships on both the Acoustic And Electronic Accordion

• Come Back To Sorrento - Italian
• La Via En Rose - French
• There Will Never Be Another You - Jazz Standard
• Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto - Classical
• Various Merone's to Nigun's - Klezmer Traditional
• La Cumparsita - Tango
• Fly Me To The Moon - Sinatra
• Krivo Horo - World Music
• Espana Cani - Spanish
• Clarinet Polka - Polka

Anniversaries, Bachelor Parties, Bachelorette Parties, Banquets, Birthday Parties, Children's Birthday Parties, Celebrations, Christenings, Christmas Parties, Church Services, Clubs, Community Events, Conventions, Corporate Functions, Dinner Dances, Festivals, Fund Raisers, Funerals, Graduation Parties, Grand Openings, Picnic, Private Parties, Proms, Restaurants, Reunions, Sweet 16 Parties, Weddings, Wedding Ceremonies, Wedding Cocktail Hours, Wedding Receptions...and more.

• Cory was fantastic! -- Michael P, Westbrook, CT, 8/8/2009