Several of his broadcasts with the CBS Orchestra (1949–1960) on the CBS network are included in the permanent archive collection of the Paley Center for Media in New York. He was a member of the CBS Pan American Orchestra (1940–1949) conducted by Alfredo Antonini and the Columbia Concert Orchestra (1940–1949). His performances with CBS' Pan American Orchestra and Alfredo Antonini are credited for helping to introduce Latin American music and the Mexican bolero to large audiences in the United States in the 1940s. As a proponent of Latin American music and the free-bass accordion, he performed as the featured piano accordion soloist on the radio music program Viva América, which was broadcast live to South America under the United States Department of State's Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs' cultural diplomacy initiative for Voice of America during World War II. Serry's career spanned over seven decades. 5.1 Published compositions and arrangements.
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