Piano Medley David Wion

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow Carol Palmer

I Wonder as I Wander Gregory Ashe

The Christmas Song Mimi Klipstine Piano Medley David Wion

Do You Hear What I Hear? Justin Williams Grown-Up Christmas List Carol Palmer

Piano Medley David Wion Santa Baby Mimi Klipstine I Heard The Bells on Christmas Day Justin Williams

The Lord’s Prayer Gregory Ashe Piano Medley David Wion

Christmas Carol Sing-A-Long Ensemble

Ensemble: Bethany Benkert, Emily Benkert, Brianna Bull, Kathy Hemmerle, Clay Hill, Logan Lightcap, Dustin Miracle, Brett Weaver & Courtney Wion

Various

Cahn/Styne

Niles Torme/Wells Various

Regney/Shayne Foster/Jenner

Various Javits/Springer Longfellow/Calkin

Malotte Various

Various

David Wion and Friends Sunday, December 1, 2013, 2:00 p.m.

NCR Renaissance Auditorium

Accompanied by: Jim Overholt, percussion & Darin Wion, bass

MEET THE PERFORMERS

David Wion is a graduate of Wittenberg University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Piano Performance and a Master’s Degree in Composition. He is a commercial lender at MainSource Bank by day and a musician by night! He has been involved with numerous musical and theatrical productions over the years. He currently serves as director of the West Milton Young Spirits. He is a published composer of both choral and keyboard works. David has been a performer for The Dayton Art Institute’s Twilight Concerts for many years.

Carol Palmer has more than 30 years of stage experience, ranging from musical theatre to classical music performances. She is a regular performer for The Dayton Art Institute Twilight Concerts. Her performance credits have provided her experience to direct, choreograph, and produce a number of musicals and other musical performances in the Dayton area, including community and church theatre organizations, and a number of area high schools. An accomplished piano accompanist, Carol has served several schools and organizations, including Dayton area private and civic functions, soloists/instrumentalists, and musical organizations such as the Sidney Gateway Choral Society. Carol has been the music director at Grace United Methodist Church in Piqua for the past 17 years. She received her Bachelor of Music degree from Miami University in 1985. She has been married to her high school sweetheart, David, who is also a Miami University graduate, for 28 years. Jim Overholt has been playing drums since elementary school, when he realized that drums were cooler than the violin. He owes a big thanks to his older brother, who was the drummer of the family and joined the navy, leaving the drums and his rock and roll music behind. Jim has played with various groups, from traveling for two years with a youth ministry team, “Common Bread,” to playing with a Sidney area wedding band called “Phase II.” He has also had the pleasure to play in the pit orchestra for musicals including “Guys and Dolls” and “Joseph ….” Jim currently is a member of his church’s worship team and wants to give God the glory for his ability.

Tenor Gregory J. Ashe has earned several roles throughout his career with his warm, expressive lyric timbre. Ashe was seen in Cincinnati Opera’s young artist program as Sportin’ Life in Porgy and Bess: Redux and was part of Arias in Motion, a culminating performance of the OperaWorks Emerging Artist Program in Los Angeles and part of the world premiere opera Buffalo Soldier where he sang the role of Herbie Jenkins and performances were in Italy. He has sung with Bowling Green State University’s Opera Theatre and Concert Series, the Masterworks Chorale of Toledo, the Gateway Choral Society, Dayton Opera, Toledo Opera and Michigan Opera Theater. Ashe received his MM in Performance and Bachelor’s of Music Education degrees from BGSU.

Darin Wion is a graduate of Milton-Union High School and a lifelong resident of West Milton. He received his undergraduate degree from The Defiance College with a degree in Marketing & Management. Darin is employed at TE-CO in Union where he is the V.P. of Sales & Marketing. He is married and has a daughter and a stepson. Darin has been involved in music all of his life and has participated in several musicals with the West Milton Players, Milton Union Drama Club and Young Spirits. Darin is currently serving as a member of the Open Door worship team at Hoffman United Methodist Church.

Justin Williams is the pastor of Hoffman United Methodist Church in West Milton. He did his undergraduate in Music Education. Prior to pastoring, he worked in church music for seven years. Justin loves spending time with his wife Chanda and their 18-month-old son Wesley.

Mimi Klipstine is a Junior at Wright State University and is studying Musical Theatre. She attended Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan for her senior year of high school and was cast as the U/S of Christine Colgate in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast and was chosen to represent Interlochen as they toured Naples, Florida. This summer, Mimi sang “Getting Married Today” in Muse Machine’s production of Tonight. Mimi was recently awarded the Stephen Schwartz Scholarship, given to a high school senior who will pursue theatre. Her past credits include: Dorothy in The Wiz, Dora Bailey in Singin’ in the Rain, Reno Sweeny in Interlochen Arts Camp’s production of Anything Goes (for which she won the National Youth Theatre award for Best Actress), Rusty in Footloose, Norma in The Diviners and Sharpay in High School Musical.

Jim McCutcheon is Director of Concerts at The DAI. Feel free to contact him at jim@mccutcheonmusic.com.

Upcoming Sunday Afternoon MusicalesDecember 8: The Dayton Music Club Junior Honors RecitalArea students including pianists, vocalist, violinists and guitarists have been competitively chosen for this concert which is always a treat to hear. Admission to this concert is free.

Make Your Holiday a Masterpiece at The DAIObject of Devotion, on view through January 5Marc Chagall: Jerusalem Window Lithographs, on view through February 23A Buckeye Abroad: Frank Wilcox in Paris 1910 – 1926, on view through January 5Spontaneous Fantasia, December 5

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