"Ariondo's [chamber music] displays a wide variety of harmonic sonorities . . .

 as the accordion's colors are interwoven into the always changing fabric."


Los Angeles Times

The accordion's use in the traditional chamber-music-type-format becomes a refreshingly new concept in the hands of accordionist/composer Nick Ariondo. Nick's Kalamatiano for Viola and Acccordion was winner of the Ancona Prize of Italy where he became the very first American to be awarded this coveted prize . . . The Nick Ariondo Chamber Ensemble has performed on radio, on cable television and in concert, including universities and colleges. The Ariondo Ensemble can vary in number and size with the accordion as the focal point, performing a myriad of musical styles.