From a very young age, Claudio demonstrated a keen interest in music and soon developed an insatiable passion for all things musical. It wasn’t long before it became apparent that he had exceptional musical talent. Claudio’s keen interest in music first surfaced while traveling in Italy from Toronto, Canada at the age of seven. It was there that he encountered the organetto for the very first time. Listening intently to his great uncle playing this instrument, Claudio, almost spell-bound, became fascinated not only with the instrument, but with the traditional Italian songs that were being played. Needless to say, it was only a matter of time before Claudio took up the organetto as his instrument of choice, with Italian songs as his passion. www.claudiosantaluce.com