Greg Sowell: is originally from Louisville, Kentucky, but has lived in the Hampton Roads area for the past 28 years. He attended Eastern Kentucky University majoring in Percussion with applied Double Bass. Besides playing bass with Sounds of Joy, Greg is also sharing his time between, the Virginia Beach Symphony Orchestra and his church group called Another Day Dawning. Greg is a Graphic Designer by trade and has worked for Sunny Day Guide for more than 13 years. He is the proud father of two children, Chloe and Brad, and is married to Lisa who sings alto in SOJ.

Meet our Musical Team

on leave of absence

Front Row: John Sterling, Connie Kevorkian

Second Row: Matt Rossettini, Greg Sowell,

Madi Rossettini, Hal Kiefer, Joe DeBeasso

SOJam Combo Members:

Madi Rossettini,

SOJam Director and instrumental arranger for SOJam, graduated from Montclair State College with a  degree in Music.  She recently retired from teaching music in NJ  after 35 years.  She is a composer of vocal and instrumental works for middle school and has published a musical called "In The Middle"  about the everyday life of middle school students. (Encore Productions)

Matt Rossettini studied percussion at the Mason School of Music / Rutgers University and Rowan University.  He was a member of the Sunrisers  Senior Drum and Bugle Corp. He is a lawyer in Virginia Beach. where he resides with his wife, Jen, and his daughter, Emma.

Joe DeBeasso picked up the trumpet in elementary school and has not been able to put it down since.  He attended Old Dominion University in Norfolk VA, where he studied both instrumental and  vocal music education.  Joe also performs with the Virginia Beach Symphony Chorus, the Hampton Roads Men’s Chorus, and LV MUZIK.  He is also an active alumni brother of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia.

Hal Kiefer: After playing six years in grade school and high school and two years in army bands, Hal put his trombone aside for 25 years.  Besides playing with SoJam, he is a member of SATIN SOUND, an area Big Dance Band.  He also  leads M. J. FROG AND THE TADS, a 5-piece group that plays and sings, along with local seniors, over 200 of the Good Old Songs.  He recently took up   clarinet and plays in the HAMPTON ROADS METRO BAND.

Connie Kevorkian: was born and raised in Norfolk; graduated from Maury High School, The College of William & Mary, and Eastern Virginia Medical School.  She played clarinet through school, then put it down for about 20 years before coming back to it in 1998.  Besides playing clarinet with SoJam, she currently plays clarinet for the Hampton Roads Metro Band and the Contemporary Music Group at Sacred Heart Church, with unpredictable appearances at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church as well.  When not playing music, she is a pediatrician with Tidewater Children's Associates.

Jennifer Rossettini went to Rutgers University in New Brunswick, NJ and Widener University School of Law in Wilmington, DE.  By day, she is a mild mannered attorney, but by night, she plays flute with SoJam. She and the drummer met in college marching band, have been married for seven years and have a beautiful daughter.

Marie Weber

Christie Vtipal Christie is a native Virginian where she graduated from First  Colonial High School, Old Dominion and Cambridge College with her Masters in Special Education.  She loves teaching her third, fourth and fifth graders at Pendleton Child Service Center during the day  and enjoys playing flute in a variety of different groups in the  evening.  Currently she resides in Norfolk with her husband, Chris.