Staff Report

BUCYRUS―Recognized by the Guinness World Records as “The World’s Youngest Solo Musician to Headline His Own Concert Tour,” Ethan Bortnick will be performing in Bucyrus on Oct. 23. He has been performing around the world, raising over $50,000,000 for charities across the globe.

When he was just three years old, the Hollywood, Florida native asked his parents for piano lessons and discovered an uncanny ability to hear a song once and play it back note for note – the musical equivalent of a photographic memory. He soaked up the music of such diverse artists and composers as Beethoven, Mozart, jazz pianist Bill Evans, Little Richard, Billy Joel and Elton John, and began creating original compositions at age five. A few years later, Bortnick began making television appearances and touring, connecting with audiences in countries such as Japan, Brazil, Canada, South Africa and Australia.

Bortnick has not only moved audiences throughout the world as a captivating musician, but he is also a driven humanitarian, dedicated to combining his musical pursuits with his charity work. When Bortnick was five, his younger brother had three heart surgeries and that emotional time inspired him to use his musical talents to benefit charity.

At these charity events, he’s shared the stage with artists such as Elton John, Andrea Bocelli, Beyoncé, Josh Groban and Reba McEntire, among many others. In 2010, he joined some of the biggest names in show business including Barbra Streisand, Tony Bennett, Celine Dion and Carlos Santana, as the youngest of the all-star lineup that recorded We Are The World 25 For Haiti.

His highly successful nationally televised TV show, The Power of Music, has been the number one concert pledge show on Public Television for 2014/2015 pledge drives and is still running nationwide continuously, winning multiple awards. Bortnick recently graced Esquire magazine’s 80th-anniversary cover, was featured in Gap’s global celebrity ad campaign, and continues to share the stage with music legends.

Bortnick has also been featured on countless national television shows, including multiple appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Good Morning America and Oprah, where he was named one of Oprah’s All-Time Smartest, Most Talented Kids.

Great seats are still available for this exciting show that will be held at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 23 at the Bucyrus Elementary School Auditorium, 245 Woodlawn Ave., Bucyrus. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

For show previews and ticket information go to the Crawford County Community Concert Association website and click on the iTickets.com link or call 800-965-9324. A “Student Special” is available with half-price tickets for the show for students 18 years old or younger.

Individual tickets are also available for the remaining shows of the 2018-2019 Season and include Classical Pop of three “Gentlemen Tenors,” GENTRI-Finding Christmas, Dallas String Quartet where “Beethoven & Bono Collide” and Four By Four, a high energy tribute to the Beach Boys, Beatles, Bee Gees and Motown.