Nick Ariondo

Nicholas S. Ariondo (Nick Ariondo), accordionist/composer/arranger/pianist, was born in Pittsburgh, PA. He received his Bachelor & Masters Degrees in Music Performance & Composition at California State Univ., Los Angeles, CA. Music accomplishments include: ~ 25 ASCAP Awards ~ onstage performances with opera legend Placido Domingo ~ Double Grammy Award winner with Los Angeles Opera Orchestra ~ first American to receive Italy's Ancona/Castelfidardo Prize for 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 and Publisher member of BMI. Nick's diverse musical background includes classical, jazz, gypsy and multi-ethnic world styles. As a musician, his accordion is heard on many a soundtrack for film and television (composers John Powell, Mychael Danna, Lyle Workman, Randy Newman, Danny Elfman, Chris Young, Howard Shore, Alan Silvestri, Joel McNeely, etc.) As composer/arranger, his arrangements of Russian folk music were featured in Warren Beatty's film "Love Affair" (1994, Warner Bros.). As a concert artist, Nick performs with orchestra, with his chamber ensemble and in solo recital throughout Southern California and abroad.