Pete's Percussion Podcast: Episode 489 - Mike Vercelli

Pete's Percussion Podcast - Pete Zambito · Apr 2, 2026

Episode 489 - Mike Vercelli Pete's Percussion Podcast

West Virginia University Director of the School of Music and Director of the World Music Performance Center Mike Vercelli stops by to talk about his work at WVU along with their incredible percussion inventory (03:10), his work navigating the new financial reality for colleges and the importance of developing entrepreneurship in students (18:00), growing up in New Hampshire, his percussion and music background, his unusual lessons background, and playing in rock bands and youth orchestra (29:50), attending UConn for undergrad, his various…