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  • Ciao Bello

    By on March 20, 2014

    For his swansong to the DC Different Drummers -- and to D.C. -- Joe Bello has put together a concert focused on dance. ''No, I...

  • The Sound of Music

    By on March 29, 2012

    Is Joe Bello Godzilla? ''Maybe,'' laughs the executive director of D.C.'s Different Drummers. Officially, Bello will just be the conductor of the Capitol Pride Symphonic...

  • Band Camp

    By on November 3, 2011

    DC's Different Drummers: Symphonic Band (Photo by Rob Mesite) Have you ever seen classical musicians lip-synch to pop songs – in drag? ''You're seeing members...

  • Drumming Decades

    By on November 4, 2010

    ''My passion for the group grows every time I'm with them,'' says Joe Bello of D.C.'s Different Drummers. Bello is not the only one. This...

  • Life Songs

    By on November 26, 2008

    After a recent dress rehearsal with the Capitol Pride Symphonic Band, director Joe Bello was feeling emotional. ''They actually moved me to tears on the...