Celebrate the Christmas Season with The CBU Collinsworth School of Music (over 300 musicians) inaugural Christmas concert at the CBU Event Center. (EDITED)
I love this! I always knew there would come a day when I could say I knew Joe Bolin way back in the day! I knew Dr Joseph Bolin way before he was Dr. Bolin. He is Joe to me. His very first music minister job and conducting job was when he was 18 years old and a freshman majoring in piano and vocal performance at Southern Illinois University. The church I was the pianist for, Elm Street Baptist in little Murphysboro, IL hired him as part -time music and youth minister. We had a blast! Joe and I played many piano duets, did several cantatas with our sister church, Murdale Baptist in Carbondale, Illinois where Joe’s dad, Don was the music minister. I think that makes me the first church pianist he ever conducted! There were about four to six adults , I was one of them, that also chaperoned many youth trips to camp, snow skiing and Six Flags with Joe. His brother Ben and sister Joy went on the Illinois Baptist All State Youth choir tour with my daughter. Joe actually was in the same all state youth choir a few years earlier when he was in high school with the young lady that was our church organist at Elm St Baptist. If I remember correctly the Bolin brothers were allowed into the all state youth choir one year early because if their immense talent! Joe, Ben, Joy and John spent many evenings with our youth group in our family room playing games and watching TV. I remember the first opera at SIU that we got to see him in. Joe was the male lead and his leading lady was his future wife, Kelli! I always knew Joe would do great things!
Thank You for posting this What a performance! .Was unable to attend due to schedule and distance driving from the OC..CBU should stream this next year and even charge a bit to watch the online stream..I would pay it..Also loved them doing the Classic Country song Christmas Time is a comin
I love this! I always knew there would come a day when I could say I knew Joe Bolin way back in the day! I knew Dr Joseph Bolin way before he was Dr. Bolin. He is Joe to me. His very first music minister job and conducting job was when he was 18 years old and a freshman majoring in piano and vocal performance at Southern Illinois University. The church I was the pianist for, Elm Street Baptist in little Murphysboro, IL hired him as part -time music and youth minister. We had a blast! Joe and I played many piano duets, did several cantatas with our sister church, Murdale Baptist in Carbondale, Illinois where Joe’s dad, Don was the music minister. I think that makes me the first church pianist he ever conducted!
There were about four to six adults , I was one of them, that also chaperoned many youth trips to camp, snow skiing and Six Flags with Joe.
His brother Ben and sister Joy went on the Illinois Baptist All State Youth choir tour with my daughter. Joe actually was in the same all state youth choir a few years earlier when he was in high school with the young lady that was our church organist at Elm St Baptist. If I remember correctly the Bolin brothers were allowed into the all state youth choir one year early because if their immense talent! Joe, Ben, Joy and John spent many evenings with our youth group in our family room playing games and watching TV.
I remember the first opera at SIU that we got to see him in. Joe was the male lead and his leading lady was his future wife, Kelli! I always knew Joe would do great things!
Thank You for posting this What a performance! .Was unable to attend due to schedule and distance driving from the OC..CBU should stream this next year and even charge a bit to watch the online stream..I would pay it..Also loved them doing the Classic Country song Christmas Time is a comin
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