As you knew from my last blog, Ken Brader’s Holiday Brass had their annual holiday performance on Friday, December 22, 2017 at the Outlets at Sands Bethlehem in Bethlehem, Pa. It marked our fourth time playing at the Outlets and over 40 years that the group as been performing...
Ken Brader’s Holiday Brass CD release performance
Outlets at Sands Bethlehem Friday 12/22 7:15pm & 8:15pm www.outletsatsandsbethlehem.com As you probably may know from reading some of my other blogs, Ken Brader has been a long time influence and role model to me in my life. I was a student of his for many years as I...
Victory Voices debuts at the Interfaith Choral Festival
On Sunday, November 19, 2017, the Victory Voices men’s choir of the Bethel Memorial Baptist Church sung for the first time in the Easton area Interfaith Choral Festival held at St. Jane’s Catholic Church in Easton. This was the 17th year of the festival and we were excited to...
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...
Bethel Memorial Baptist Church forms a men’s vocal ensemble
For a while now, our church has not had a choir. We do have a praise team vocal quartet that sings for worship but, in terms of a choral group, we have not had one in quite some time. Our former choir director stepped down and departed for another...
The Music of Gloria Estefan is Alive and Well!
To those of us that grew up in the 1980’s, Gloria Estefan was a well-known name in the entertainment industry. Everyone knows of her #1 smash hit in 1985 “Conga” which introduced a whole new sound to pop music. A Cuban-American now residing in the Miami, Florida area, Gloria...
Bethel Memorial Baptist Church Coffee House Fellowship Event – October 28th at 6:00pm!
As you may already know, I have been attending the Bethel Memorial Baptist Church in the Palmer Township section of Easton, PA for a few years now. I am enjoying my time and serving musically whenever I can. I have always been a big believer that a strong way...
Praising the Lord from Phillipsburg to Africa
I had a wonderful time of fellowship on Saturday, September 9th as we were visited by the Rev. Geofrey G. Nyaga, wife Nancy Gathuku, and his brother Rev. Dr. John K. Nyaga. They were in the area to see my sister and I was fortunate that they stopped by...
Ken Brader’s Holiday Brass Quartet performs the Star Spangled Banner at a Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs game
On Friday, September 1, 2017 I had the privilege of playing the Star Spangled Banner with the Ken Brader Holiday Brass Quartet at the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs Baseball Game at Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, Pa. (http://ironpigsbaseball.com) This was our second time performing for the Iron Pigs as we...
Summer Concert with the Jack Furlong Orchestra – August 20th 5:00pm
I wanted to let everyone know of a special concert event being held on Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 5:00pm in Pennington, NJ by the Jack Furlong Orchestra. The concert is free and open to the public and is a make-up of a rainout on Memorial Day. It will...