David Hopkins Hile
Music
Guitar & Vocal solo
(classic rock, folk, and originals) selected performances:
Cabaret Cumberland 2006 and 2007 (comedy and talent show at Cumberland Community Theatre),
Community Collage 2006 and 2007 (a multi arts review with students from area schools, Shell Lake Wi.)
E.T.C Celebraton of the arts 2006 and 2007 Cumberland Tourist Park (Cumberland WI)
Music in the Park 2006 Shell Lake Amphitheater (Shell Lake WI)
Cumberland Youth Arts Festival Oct. 2006 (Cumberland Arts Center)
STARQUEST 2006 Finalist, STARQUEST 2007 Winner 2nd place, State Theatre (Eau Claire WI)
I also play events such as Graduation Parties, Baptisms, Store Openings, and Benefits
“LIVING HIATUS”
Rock Band (classic rock & originals) lead vocals & guitar. We play at a variety of venues for dances, benefits, parties etc following is a list of selected performances:
Garage Band Showcases I & II, and Halloween Howl Dance 2006, American Legion, (Cumberland WI)
Fourth of July Celebration at the Cumberland Tourist Park 2006 & 2007 (Cumberland WI)
Launchpad Regional Finals (statewide music competition for HS students) April 13 2007 (Chippewa Falls)
Teen Dance at the Boys and Girls Club of the Greater Chippewa Valley, April 21 2007 (Eau Claire WI)
Rutabaga Festival 2007: Miss Cumberland Pageant August 18, Spaghetti Feed August 24, (Cumberland WI)
We have also played at: The Club (Cumberland), North Woods Brew Pub (Chetek) and Skate City (Rice Lake)
Musical groups
AUGUSTANA LUTHERAN CHURCH PRAISE TEAM, guitar and vocal, Spring 2006 to present
“HEY” Ecumenical youth group, guitar and vocal, contemporary Christian rock 2004 to present
Cumberland High School: CONCERT CHOIR (04-08), CHAMBER CHOIR (06-08), JAZZ BAND (07-08), CONCERT BAND, PEP BAND, and the State Champion CUMBERLAND HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND, trumpet, (04-08)
Songwriting
Many of the songs I perform solo and with “Living Hiatus” are original. When I placed as a finalist in 2006 and won second place at the STARQUEST vocal contest in 2007 in Eau Claire it was with my own songs. When my band “Living Hiatus” became regional finalists in the 2007 Launchpad competition it was with three original songs.
Music Education:
Guitar with Mr. Manfred Schonauer 2004 TO 2007
Guitar Camp Shell Lake Arts Center - Mr. Christopher Olson and Mr. Billy Bernard 8/6/06-8/11/06
Voice with Mr. Michael Pechman 2004 to present
Piano with Mrs. Charlene Samalaska 1998 to 2003
Guitar with Mr. Tavis Lynch start 2007
Teaching:
I teach guitar lessons to classes of 6 to 12 students for Cumberland Community Education, (Spring and Fall semester 2007) to date.
Since June 2007 I’ve been teaching private guitar lessons at The Dancing Bird Studio & Gallery.
Theatre
Acting
I have appeared in over 20 shows on area stages, following is a list of selected roles through the years:
Jackie Gilbreth – CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN – Cumberland Community Theatre (Cumberland, WI)
David – THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGENT EVER – Theatre in the Woods (Shell Lake, WI)
Charlie Bradley - THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGENT EVER – Cumberland Community Theatre (Cumberland,)
Ian Cratchit – A CHRISTMAS CAROL – Cumberland Community Theatre (Cumberland)
Randolph Macafee – BYE BYE BIRDIE – Red Barn Theatre (Rice Lake, WI)
Tom Sawyer - THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER – Cumberland Community Theatre (Cumberland)
Prince Foma Tzaravich – VASALISA THE FAIR – Cumberland Community Theatre (Cumberland, WI)
General Von Schmelling – ‘ALLO ‘ALLO – Cumberland Community Theatre (Cumberland)
Jason-Rhythm Guitar/Vocals - ISLAND CITY THE MUSICAL THE NEXT GENERATION – C.C.T (Cumberland)
Tom Ryan – YOU BETTER WATCH OUT – Theatre in the Woods (Shell Lake WI)
Joseph – JOSEPH AND THE TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT – C.C.T. (Cumberland)
Directing:
ACT THREE SCENE FIVE - Cumberland Community Theatre (Cumberland WI) May 2006
I am scheduled to direct WAIT UNTIL DARK June 2008 at Cumberland Community Theatre
Film/ Music and Acting
A WINTER WISH - a comedy by Scott Thompson of “My Town Pictures” - played Billy, wrote the theme song for the opening and closing credits, and wrote and performed a song in the movie.
Technical
Lighting: ALADDIN, ALICE IN WONDERLAND (Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre) THIS IS A TEST (Cumberland Middle School), ANNIE, IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY, Cumberland Community Theatre)
Stage crew: HOW TO EAT LIKE A CHILD (Cumberland Community Theatre)
Sound: IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, CABARET CUMBERLAND (Cumberland Community Theatre)
School Drama:
Boy/Chorus - GREASE- 10th grade
Ken Gorman - RUMORS- 11th grade
Forensics – 10th and 11th grades
I was one of three students chosen from Cumberland High School to attend a Guthrie Theatre Workshop (acting, vocal and dance) August 2-5 2007, Guthrie Theatre Minneapolis MN
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