Carmen Carrozza
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Carmen Carrozza (July 20, 1921 – June 17, 2013) was one of America's premier concert accordionists, before he retired from performing after suffering a stroke.
Carrozza studied under
Carrozza retired from touring in the 1980s, but in the summer of 1994 he was called back to the road, playing three weeks of festivals with Jörgen Sundeqvist in Sweden. He was surprised they knew so much about him. "They had music I wrote when I was knee-high and recordings I had forgotten about myself."[This quote needs a citation]
Carrozza was president of the American Accordionists' Association (AAA), a national organization dedicated to the development of the accordion. He continued to promote the accordion through educational workshops at schools, college and private music studios until his death. In addition, he was the director of the Northern Westchester School of Yorktown, New York. Until his death, he resided in Thornwood, New York, with his wife Jean. He had two grown children, Carmen and Marianne.
References
- ^ Carmen Carrozza's obituary, The Journal News, June 19, 2013, via legacy.com
- ISBN 978-0313253362.
- New York Magazine [1]
- ^ See Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (1859) by Edward FitzGerald
- ISBN 978-0252036750.