Doesn’t the world have enough versions of Jingle Bells already?  Well, we didn’t think so!  The Fulginiti Family Band is proud to announce the release of our first annual holiday single- Jingle Bells.  This year, all proceeds are going to Music For Everyone, a Lancaster area non-profit that funds local, school music programs.  Price is “pay-what-you-want”.  We’re hoping you’re in the holiday-giving mood. 

There are several ways to purchase the track, including right here at www.toddfulginiti.com

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George W. Bush was president, Andy Reid & Donavan McNabb were Philly’s inseparable couple, and My Love was Justin Timberlake’s current hit.  It was December 2006, and I was playing a simple brass duo gig, strolling the outlets at Rockvale Square. 

That gig turned into a 12 year run of coordinating live holiday music at Rockvale, and until they were bought by Tanger,  Hershey Outlets too.  I composed about 70 new brass duo arrangements and put together a strong roster of brass players that would play…

What comes to mind when you think of Halloween music?   Michael Jackson’s Thriller?  The Addams Family theme song?  The 1962 hit single Monster Mash?  How about something from The Nightmare Before Christmas?  All good stuff, but the orchestral composers of the 19th century were also- forgive the phrase- “killin’” in the Halloween department. 

If there were a Grammy category for best Halloween-esque, classical, orchestral piece- mine would go to Frenchman Camille Saint-Seans for Danse Macabre.  Written in…

As a kid growing up in Lancaster, we lived a block or two away from what was known as “Cabbage Hill”.  There was a large population of German-Americans on that hilly section of town, including my mom's extended family.  My grandparents lineage involves several European peoples but Germany probably represents the largest piece of the pie.  Despite my Italian last name, there’s German on my dad’s side too. 

Elements of German culture were all around us growing up but I didn’t take much notice of it until…

As humans, we're all born with a few "not-so-adorable" traits that really get on other people’s nerves.  It's ok though.  Hopefully we've all learned to tolerate each other and to get along well for the most part.  But despite our generally good, accepting and forgiving nature, there are certain things we can do that really try the patience of everybody around us, especially as we sit in theaters, bars, concerts and restaurants.  These things are on full display to us musicians, who spend a good bit of…