Episode #7 - Michael Vitale, bassist

Please join us as Mike Vitale invites us on a tour of his life as a freelance musician in not only the Lancaster area, but throughout ALL of Pennsylvania and cruise ships around the world 🛳 🎶 🌎   Mike shares his very early experience with piano and a brief ill-fated encounter with a woodwind instrument 👀😯 that eventually led him to his true calling as a double bassist. Mike credits Dave Rentschler, a former Director of Music as well as elementary principal with the School District of Lancaster, as his greatest inspiration for learning more about the bass. Peter Brye, a prominent cellist in the area and former professor at Millersville University is also significantly credited for jumpstarting his college career at Millersville.   Mike’s steadfast dedication to his profession is exemplified in his willingness to put himself on the line in a variety of ways. From jumping headfirst into gigs where many people would be uncomfortable to working through months of physical therapy to overcome a severe injury that could have been catastrophic to his career. Mike is perseverance personified and we are so glad he took the time to share his life with us…between the notes… 🎵