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- By Ginny Ackerson for Serve Daily

SPRINGVILL­E — James Oneil Miner is the featured artist in the Sunday Con-cert Series on January 21, 2018 in the Springvill­e Museum of Art at 4:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Springvill­e Arts Com-mission, this concert is free to the public and all are welcome. Pianist James Oneil Miner has a unique style of entertainm­ent which contains a repertoire of hundreds of tunes ranging from classical to country, religious o patriotic and includes show times and movie themes. His formal training in-cludes being mentored by Lavar Jensen of the Julliard School of Music.He also had his own band while he was in col-lege. Now internatio­nally known, he has performed in 41 states, Mexico, Canada, South America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand. He was honored with the pres-tigious "Listeners Choice Instrument­al-ist of the Year Award" in 2004. His live performanc­es illustrate his love of music of many genres and reflect the selections most requested by the audience members themselves. Fast becoming one of today's most popular pianists, composers, and enter-tainers, James Oneil Miner continues an intense recording and touring schedule. Audiences worldwide have enjoyed at-tending his concerts and have been im- pressed by his large repertoire of songs. His ability to play spontaneou­s requests from audience members has thrilled and amazed his listeners. In addition to taking requests, his performanc­es often include imitating famous piano artists such as Liberate, Erroll Garner, George Schering, Floyd Kramer, Marvin Ham-lish, and Roger Williams. Like his live performanc­es, his piano recordings help to illustrate his love and enthusiasm for music from all genres and generation­s. Come prepared to request a favorite song and enjoy the music of this master entertaine­r! On February 18, 2018 the Sunday Con-cert Series will feature Rex Kocherhans. Rex Kocherhans has been a featured so-loist with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Salt Lake Choral Artists, Utah Baroque Ensemble, and BYU Singers. Rex is a founding member of the nationally re-nowned quartet Reprise, which won the Gold Medal at the internatio­nal collegiate barbershop competitio­n and has shared the stage with the King's Singers. He per-formed in Europe, West Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and the Middle East with the BYU Singers, including concerts at the Sydney Opera House and Carnegie Hall. Rex is founder and Artistic Direc-tor of Consortium and Deseret Chamber Singers, chamber ensembles based in Salt Lake City. His voice can be heard on nu-merous commercial recording projects.

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James Oneil Miner takes requests from the audience.

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