There is a man in Rockbridge Baths, Virginia named Peter Del Vecchio. When he was only eighteen, all his worldly possessions were struck by lightning and lost in a fire, but that was not an ending. It was only the beginning of Peter’s life pursuit.
I silently call him “Mr. Talent” because his musical talent is so overwhelming it has been a guiding light through his entire life and because well, I have heard him play.
“Music creates bridges,” he said when we met yesterday. Peter Del Vecchio is a professional trumpet player who definitely creates bridges.
Perhaps the vision of a trumpet player conjures up marching bands, jazz and taps, but the truth is that a trumpet (and the man behind it), either solo, or in combination with other instruments, can create unexpected magic in unexpected ways. And at the risk of sounding too “poetic,” I know that to listen to Peter play is to be transported onto lilting wings of pure joy.
That’s why I recently asked to meet him in person.
Sharing something about Peter here on my blog was the ultimate goal. It seems as though I am leaning in the direction of introducing remarkable people in my little area of Virginia and how lucky we are that Peter and his family live here now.
With a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education (Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey) and a Master of Arts degree in Music Performance (trumpet), cum laude Montclair State University, Upper Montclair, New Jersey), Peter did not stop there but went on “creating bridges” in the field of music education and beyond.
He has a long history of associations with schools and universities, community outreach programs, band associations. As teacher, lecturer, composer, director, and adviser, Peter has done it all. And his greatest satisfaction is in the friends he has accumulated over the years who say, “You have changed my life.”
The biography of a man like Mr. Talent is endless and pointless unless you can hear him play.
And play he does. Peter is still performing for weddings and ceremonies of all kinds, is often invited to play at church services too, and is still available as an instructor for brass and other wind and percussion instruments. His ever popular Trio Festivo includes two horns and a piano and is amazingly moving at any special event.
It was a pleasure to meet Mr. Talent and I am happy to introduce:
Peter DelVecchio
Email: phdelvecchio@aol.com
Telephone: 540 460-2440.
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