Spring Coffee House Saturday, April 28, 2018 6:00pm I am excited to invite you to Bethel’s spring coffee house, which is going to be held on Saturday, April 28th at 6pm in the multi-purpose room of the church. The event is FREE and open to ANYONE! I encourage you...
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A Thanksgiving Cantata Honoring our Veterans
The Resurrection Center Wilmington, DE Saturday, November 11, 2017 For many people, November 11th means the remembrance of Veteran’s Day. It is a solemn day to remember those who fought and gave of their lives to serve in the United States Armed Services. From the American Revolution to our...
Carmel Presbyterian Church
A Beautiful place to enjoy an Easter Morning Service The Easter season has always been an important time for me. As a kid in school, this usually meant Spring Break or at least a few vacation days if we did not use all of our snow days. It also...
A Great Night for the Moravian College Big Band
On Friday, March 24, 2017 I had the privilege of playing lead trumpet with the Moravian College Big Band for their Spring Concert. It was a culmination of a semester long study of learning many different styles of big band and jazz music. The band is comprised of music...
Anthony “Chip” Bailey Live! Recording Session
On Saturday, March 4, 2017 I had the privilege to travel to Wilmington, Delaware to be a part of a recording session for Anthony “Chip” Bailey. Anthony is a very talented composer, arranger, vocalist and saxophonist whom I had the privilege of meeting in 2015 while I was performing...
Moravian College Big Band Welcomes Maria Schneider
One of the rewarding things of teaching the Moravian College Big Band trumpet students and playing lead trumpet with the band is the opportunity to play with great guest musicians. Since 2012, the Moravian College Jazz Program along with support from the Pennsylvania Jazz Collective (www.pajazzcollective.org) has brought in...
Ken Brader’s “The Holiday Brass”
On December 22, 2016 Ken Brader and the musicians of The Holiday Brass gathered once again for our annual holiday performance at the Outlets at the Sands shopping mall in Bethlehem, Pa. This year, we had almost 40 members join us as we spread the joy of our music...
Arturo Sandoval and the Arturo Sandoval Institute
I believe it would be safe to say that most trumpet players are in agreement that one of the best trumpeters of our time is the legendary musician Arturo Sandoval. A musician who is equally talented in both classical and jazz idioms, Arturo has inspired so many young trumpet...
My Story
Vince Pettinelli My father proudly served in the Army during World War II in the 76th Infantry Division. Later in life, he also volunteered for the local Veteran’s Affairs Office and served as Commander of the American Legion Post 446. Growing up in a solid Christian family, I learned...