Owing to his passion for singing, he moved to Bologna, where he attended the courses in performing arts at the University, dealing especially with the vocal music from the Renaissance and the Baroque. The rediscovery of the very rich popular tradition from Southern Italy, which dates back to those very years (the beginning of the 80’s), aroused great enthusiasm in him and contributed to the development of his very special artistic personality.

At the same time he carried on his studies on the musical literature from the fifteenth and the sixteenth centuries and particularly on two stylistic pillars of that period: "recitar cantando" and sacred and lay polyphony. In this context, his English heritage has further enriched his vocal talent, already full of character and passion, granting him an incredible self-control, a deep sensitivity to sound and a wide range of highly refined timbres, which allows him to exploit a broad palette of colours in every register.

The meeting with Cathy Berberian - of vital importance to him - also dates back to the same years. Unforgettable protagonist of contemporary culture, she was his teacher for - unfortunately - too short a period. Berberian’s premature death acted like a catalyst: Marco Beasley found himself with a store of eclectic musical experiences which have moulded his unique - though difficult to define - artistic personality.

It is difficult to say what prevails in his performances: the magic of his extremely beautiful voice, his ability to communicate or his extraordinary powerful presence on the scene. Together with Stefano Rocco and Guido Morini, he has founded Accordone, the group within which he has fully developed his artistic personality and which has become the core of his activity as well as the natural framework where to develop new ideas. Since 2001 Marco Beasley has signed all texts of Accordone’s new works.