[NEohioPAL]Weathervane welcomes special guest musical director

Thu Sep 5 15:13:19 PDT 2002

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WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE
Welcomes Bernadette Salley
Musical Director for "The Wiz"

(September 5, 2002, Akron, Ohio...For Immediate Release) Weathervane=20
Playhouse is pleased to welcome Bernadette Adrienne Blount Salley as Musical=
=20
Director for the upcoming production of The Wiz. Salley was instrumental in=20
preparing for Akron's Gospel Meets Symphony Project for seven years working=20
closely with the late Maestro Alan Balter, Maestro Eric Benjamin and the=20
Akron Symphony Orchestra as well as with the Akron Symphony Gospel Chorus.=20
She has also been a music educator for grades K-12 with Akron Public Schools=
.
    Since 1979, Bernadette Salley has been a part of the music ministry team=
=20
at the Arlington Church of God where she serves as accompanist and workshop=20
clinician as well as throughout the United States and beyond.  She serves th=
e=20
Church of God on state, national and international levels.
Salley's compositions have been recorded and published by various artists. =20
You will find some of her music in recent editions of the African American=20
Heritage Hymnal published by GIA Press, Chicago.  For the past few years, sh=
e=20
has been responsible for preparing Arlington's Chancel Choir to sing with=20
such artists as Peabo Bryson, Michael McDonald, Marilyn McCoo, Oleta Adams=20
and others involved with The Colors of Christmas presented at E.J. Thomas=20
Performing Arts Hall.
A native of Smithfield, Virginia, and proud alumnus of Hampton Institute in=20
Hampton, Virginia, Salley brings a wealth of diverse musical experiences tha=
t=20
have enriched her life.  Whether she is teaching, writing accompanying,=20
traveling, singing to the sick and shut-ins, conducting rehearsals or making=
=20
homemade rolls, her love for the Lord is evident.  In addition to her=20
Weathervane activities, she is also preparing to service the Lord in=20
Capetown, South Africa, along with YEPAW (Youth Excellence Performing Arts=20
Workshop) Staff this month.

The Wiz is a musical based on the story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L.=20
Frank Baum and the book by William F. Brown. Dorothy's adventures in the Lan=
d=20
of Oz are set to a dazzling mixture of rock, gospel and soul music comprised=
=20
of music and lyrics by Charlie Small. The production is a collaboration

***more***

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between Weathervane Community Playhouse and Firestone Theater, a program at=20
Akron's Firestone High School headed by Mark A. Zimmerman. Performances will=
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be given at Firestone High School October 3, 4 and 5 and performances at=20
Weathervane Playhouse will run October 16 through November 3, 2002.=20
(*Weathervane's Official opening is October 18.)  Charge by phone at=20
Weathervane's Ticket Office at 330-836-2626.  Call between 10 a.m. and 5:30=20
p.m. Tuesday through Friday.  Tickets: $17 ($2 discount on Thursdays and=20
Sundays for Senior Citizens & Students)
*Official Press Opening Night is Friday, October 18, 2002.

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<HTML>WEATHERVANE PLAYHOUSE
 Welcomes Bernadette Salley
 Musical Director for "The Wiz"
 
 (September 5, 2002, Akron, Ohio...For Immediate Release) Weathervane Pla=
yhouse is pleased to welcome Bernadette Adrienne Blount Salley as Musical Di=
rector for the upcoming production of The Wiz. Salley was instrumental in pr=
eparing for Akron's Gospel Meets Symphony Project for seven years working cl=
osely with the late Maestro Alan Balter, Maestro Eric Benjamin and the Akron=
 Symphony Orchestra as well as with the Akron Symphony Gospel Chorus. She ha=
s also been a music educator for grades K-12 with Akron Public Schools.
 Since 1979, Bernadette Salley has been a part of the music ministry=20=
team at the Arlington Church of God where she serves as accompanist and work=
shop clinician as well as throughout the United States and beyond.  She=
 serves the Church of God on state, national and international levels.
 Salley's compositions have been recorded and published by various artist=
s.  You will find some of her music in recent editions of the African A=
merican Heritage Hymnal published by GIA Press, Chicago.  For the past=20=
few years, she has been responsible for preparing Arlington's Chancel Choir=20=
to sing with such artists as Peabo Bryson, Michael McDonald, Marilyn McCoo,=20=
Oleta Adams and others involved with The Colors of Christmas presented at E.=
J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall.
 A native of Smithfield, Virginia, and proud alumnus of Hampton Institute=
 in Hampton, Virginia, Salley brings a wealth of diverse musical experiences=
 that have enriched her life.  Whether she is teaching, writing accompa=
nying, traveling, singing to the sick and shut-ins, conducting rehearsals or=
 making homemade rolls, her love for the Lord is evident.  In addition=20=
to her Weathervane activities, she is also preparing to service the Lord in=20=
Capetown, South Africa, along with YEPAW (Youth Excellence Performing Arts W=
orkshop) Staff this month. The Wiz is a musical based on the story The Wo=
nderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum and the book by William F. Brown. Doro=
thy's adventures in the Land of Oz are set to a dazzling mixture of rock, go=
spel and soul music comprised of music and lyrics by Charlie Small. The prod=
uction is a collaboration ***more*** add 1=E2=80=A6Weathervane wel=
comes Bernadette Salley between Weathervane Community Playhouse and F=
irestone Theater, a program at Akron's Firestone High School headed by Mark=20=
A. Zimmerman. Performances will be given at Firestone High School October 3,=
 4 and 5 and performances at Weathervane Playhouse will run October 16 throu=
gh November 3, 2002. (*Weathervane's Official opening is October 18.)  =
Charge by phone at Weathervane's Ticket Office at 330-836-2626.  Call b=
etween 10 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.  Tickets: $17 ($2=20=
discount on Thursdays and Sundays for Senior Citizens & Students)
 *Official Press Opening Night is Friday, October 18, 2002.</HTML>

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