{"id":12519,"date":"2015-10-29T16:23:10","date_gmt":"2015-10-29T20:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=12519"},"modified":"2015-10-29T16:23:10","modified_gmt":"2015-10-29T20:23:10","slug":"ethan-bortnick-to-perform-with-crestview-lincolnview-choirs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/ethan-bortnick-to-perform-with-crestview-lincolnview-choirs\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethan Bortnick To Perform with Crestview &#038; Lincolnview Choirs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/EthanBortnick_Showpage1.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12521\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/EthanBortnick_Showpage1.jpg?resize=700%2C395\" alt=\"EthanBortnick_Showpage\" width=\"700\" height=\"395\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><b>NISWONGER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\"><b>(Van Wert, OH) &#8211;\u00a0<\/b>From singing and playing the piano to songwriting and starring in television specials and feature films, 14-year-old Ethan Bortnick does it all \u2013<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">with incredible talent, a captivating personality and a passion for bringing people joy.\u00a0 He\u2019ll share those amazing gifts with new audiences when he brings his 50+-city US tour to Van Wert this Sunday, Nov. 1 at 3:00 at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. Presented by Vancrest Health Care Centers,this Community Concert Series event is nearly sold out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Packed with energy, excitement and entertainment, the family-friendly concert features Ethan and his band along with special guests,\u00a0 the Crestview &amp; Lincolnview Middle School choirs.&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"color: #666666;\">This is a once in a lifetime opportunity that students will be\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #666666;\">experiencing and it will be a memorable performance,&#8221; adds Danille Hancock, Crestview Music Director.\u00a0<\/span>Crowd favorites range from The Beatles and Elton John to Motown and Michael Jackson, along with Chopin classical renditions, recent top hits, Broadway show tunes and original songs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Recognized by Guinness World Records as \u201cThe World\u2019s Youngest Solo Musician to Headline his Own Concert Tour,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">Ethan embarked upon his musical career at an early age.\u00a0 He asked for his first piano lesson at age three, and by age five, was creating his own original compositions. Since then, Ethan has performed at venues around the globe and appeared on numerous popular television shows and networks including\u00a0<i>The Tonight Show with Jay Leno<\/i>,\u00a0<i>Good Morning America, Nickelodeon, The Disney Channel<\/i>\u00a0and\u00a0<i>Oprah<\/i>, where he was named one of \u201cOprah\u2019s All-Time Smartest, Most Talented Kids.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">In 2010, Ethan was recognized as the youngest musician to create and host his own award-winning PBS concert special that aired more than 600 times on Public Television stations across the country.\u00a0 Three years later, he starred in\u00a0<i>Anything is Possible<\/i>, a full-length feature film for which he also co-wrote all the songs and scored all the background music.\u00a0 Impressed by Ethan\u2019s incredible talent, Celine Dion has stated that she is amazed by his songwriting. Quincy Jones added, \u201cEthan\u2019s imagination and ability to create music from stories is unbelievable.\u201d<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Last year, Ethan created and hosted \u201cThe Power of Music\u201d<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">\u2013 a multiple award winning, critically acclaimed, nationally televised concert special that aired over 1,500 times on Public Television and continues to be the number one Concert Pledge Show since 2014.\u00a0 Billy Joel&#8217;s Musical Director, Dave Rosenthal, renowned globally for his work with Billy for over twenty years, is also Ethan&#8217;s Musical Director and continues to guide Ethan in his musical journey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">Having graced the cover of Esquire magazine as one of the most influential people of the last 80 years, Ethan is excited about his upcoming nationwide tour and the opportunity to touch more people\u2019s lives. \u201cWhether I perform at a small charity event or in a huge arena, I just love every moment of it,\u201d<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">said Ethan. \u201cWhen I see the audience enjoying the music, having fun, smiling and dancing, there\u2019s just nothing better than that!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">But performing is only part of what makes Ethan such a special young man. At age five, after his younger brother had gone through three heart surgeries, Ethan was inspired to use his musical talents to benefit charitable endeavors.\u00a0 To date, he has raised over $40 million for non-profit organizations around the world, sharing the stage with many legendary artists such as Elton John, Andrea Bocelli, Beyonc\u00e9 and Josh Groban.\u00a0 He was also the youngest artist to participate in the star-studded line-up that recorded \u201cWe Are The World 25 for Haiti\u201d<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">in 2010.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">As a globally acclaimed headline performer, television and film star, music composer and humanitarian, Ethan boasts a rare \u2013 and powerful \u2013 combination of talent, maturity and compassion for someone his age. There has never been anyone like him in modern music history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\"><span class=\"\">To find out more about Ethan, watch his videos and get more details about his upcoming tour schedule, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ethanbortnick.com\/\"><span class=\"\">www.EthanBortnick.com<\/span><\/a>. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The Niswonger is located at 10700 SR 118 S, Van Wert, Ohio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NISWONGER PERFORMING ARTS CENTER (Van Wert, OH) &#8211;\u00a0From singing and playing the piano to songwriting and starring in television specials<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,1395],"tags":[1678,1356,4696,289,3194,350,1615,55,548,1397,4145,4695,4698,4699,1213,4697,1398,2127,1399,1871],"class_list":["post-12519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-community","category-entertainment","tag-art","tag-arts","tag-bortnick","tag-center","tag-choir","tag-crestview","tag-ethan","tag-lincolnview","tag-music","tag-niswonger","tag-performing","tag-piano","tag-singing","tag-song","tag-talent","tag-talented","tag-van","tag-van-wert","tag-wert","tag-young"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2YQd9-3fV","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-29 13:05:54","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12519","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12519\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}