Biography
Early life and education
Macerollo was born in the city of Guelph in the province of Ontario, Canada. His studies on the accordion began at the age of six with Nicholas Antonelli and later in 1960 with Charles Camilleri. After winning several awards at competitions and music festivals during the late 1950s and early 1960s, he appeared in several nightclubs and subsequently collaborated in 1969 with Phil Nimmons. He was awarded both the Bachelor of Music degree in 1965 and the Masters of Musicology degree in 1969 at the University of Toronto. [7]
Academic career
From 1969-1985 served on the faculty of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto, Canada, where he also collaborated on the development of the first syllabus for the free bass accordion. In 1969 he also joined the faculty at Queen's University Kingston. In later years, he was welcomed onto the faculty at the University of Toronto (1972). By 1987 he emerged as a faculty member at Wilfrid Laurier University. [8]
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 You may hear Joseph Macerollo and the Quartetto Gelato performing in "Neapolitan Cafe" in 2001 Here on Archive.org |
Macerollo has concertized on both CBC Radio and CBC Television. He has also collaborated with a variety of classical music ensembles including: the Toronto Symphony, the Chamber Players of Toronto, the Orford String Quartet, the Purcell String Quartet, Quartetto Gelato [9] and the Hart House Orchestra. [10] [11]
In addition, he has also authored several articles on the development of the accordion as a modern musical instrument. [12]
During the course of his extensive concert career, Mr. Macerollo has performed on accordions designed by several leading international manufacturers including: Hohner Music Instruments in Germany and Giulietti Accordions in the United States. [13]
Honours
 | Officer of the Order of Canada |
| "For his pioneering achievements as a musician and educator and for bringing the classical accordion to Canadian concert halls. [14] [15] " — 2013 |
Publications
Included among Joseph Macerollo's publications are the following: [16] [17]
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 Photographs of Joseph Macerollo and his Giulietti Bassetti Accordion in 1963-1980 |
- Macerollo, Joseph (1970), "The Unexplained Instrument", Mcan
- Macerollo, Joseph (1970), "The Accordion In Transition", JMChronicle
- Macerollo, Joseph (1971), "Musicians Once Laughed at the Accordion", Canadian Music Teacher
- Macerollo, Joseph (1974), "Not Another New Music Group", Recorder
- Macerollo, Joseph (1979), Students Guide to the Accordion, Agincourt
- Macerollo, Joseph (1980), Accordion Resource Manual, Avondale Press
See also
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References
- ↑ University of Toronto: Faculty of Music - Biography of Joseph Macerollo on www.music.utoronto.ca
- ↑ University of Toronto- Faculty of Music - Joseph Macerollo's biography on www.music.utoronto.ca
- ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia - Biography of Joseph Macerollo on thecanadianencyclopedi.ca
- ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia - "The Accordion" March 13,2007 - article authored by Joseph Macerollo on thecanadianencyclpoedia.ca
- ↑ "Accordion Master Joseph Macerollo to receive Order of Canada), Guelph Mercury Tribune, Shuttleworth, Joanne. 3 July 2013 on www.guelphmercury.com
- ↑ Order of Canada - Joseph Macerollo recipeient 2 May 2013 on www.gg.ca
- ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia - Biography of Joseph Macerollo on thecanadianencyclopedi.ca
- ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia - Biography of Joseph Macerollo on thecanadianencyclopedi.ca
- ↑ "Neapolitan Cafe" album by Quartetto Gelato with Joseph Macerollo accordionist on archive.org
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Canada - Biography of Joseph Macerollo on thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
- ↑ "TSO Off to a Roaring Start with Life of Pi" Terauds, Joseph. The Toronto Star 20 Sept. 2017 The Toronto Symphony Orchestra with Joseph Macerollo on www.thestar.com
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Canada - Biography of Joseph Macerollo on thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
- ↑ Photographs of Joseph Macerollo performing on a Hohner Accordion and a Giulietti accordion on digitalarchive.tpl.ca
- ↑ "Accordion Master Joseph Macerollo to receive Order of Canada)", Guelph Mercury Tribune, Shuttleworth, Joanne. 3 July 2013 on www.guelphmercury.com
- ↑ Order of Canada - Joseph Macerollo recipeient 2 May 2013 on www.gg.ca
- ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia - Biography of Joseph Macerollo on thecanadianencyclopedi.ca
- ↑ Joseph Macerollo publications on Google Books
External links
- Joseph Macerollo on Google Books
- Joseph Macerollo on World Cat
- Joseph Macerollo on JSTOR.Org
- Joseph Macerollo | The Canadian Encyclopedia
- The Magical Joseph Macerollo
- Mr. Joseph Macerollo
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