DLJH Musical Enterprises was established in September 1984 at the start of Darin’s sophomore year of college at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
In the beginning it offered:
- marching band arranging
- drum-major training
- woodwind director for marching band
- vocal soloist
Within a few years DLJH Musical Enterprises also offered show choir arranging, acting in musicals, and directing musical theatre.
As of 2002, DLJH Musical Enterprises, now located in Kettering, Ohio now offers:
- Private lessons in
- Voice
- 32 former students have appeared on Broadway stages/national tours
- Since 1992 many students have held lead roles in the Dayton Muse Machine productions
- 19 are currently choral directors
- over 20 students are professional vocalists in opera and other performing genres
- Saxophone
- 5 former students are band directors
- Private saxophone students from The Miami Valley have served as soloists and section leaders in area schools since 1992: Beavercreek, Bellbrook, Centerville, Dayton Public Schools, Englewood, Kettering, Miamisburg, Oakwood, Springboro, Springfield, Waynesville, West Carrollton.
- Piano
- Piano students generally move on to voice or saxophone, participating in bands, choirs and orchestras
- Many students go on to play in school jazz bands, or perform with praise groups at church
- College Piano/Theory prep
- 95% of all college bound students in music education/performance test out of the first or second semesters of music theory
- 95% of all college bound students in music education/performance  test out of the first or second semester of piano
- Field Commander & Student Leadership Training
- Since 1991 there have been 80 students to serve as drum-majors in the Miami Valley
- Students from area schools include: Fairmont, Centerville, Beavercreek, West Carrollton, Miamisburg, Northmont, Fairborn, Springboro, Oakwood
- Voice
- Musical Theatre
- Director
- director of 85 musicals
- Music Director
- musical director for 52 musicals
- Conductor
- conductor for 64 musicals
- Choreographer
- choreographer for 38 musicals
- Playwright
- LOVE IS ETERNAL: Abraham & Mary Todd Lincoln
- THE BIRD LET LOOSE: Wilbur, Orville & Katharine Wright
- with lyricist Gail Whipple & composer Leslie Law Merry
- HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER: Father Flanagan
- MADONNA OF THE BACKWOODS: Nancy Hanks Lincoln
- THE SORORITY
- Composer
- LOVE IS ETERNAL: Abraham & Mary Todd Lincoln
- THE BIRD LET LOOSE: Wilbur, Orville & Katharine Wright
- with lyricist Gail Whipple & composer Leslie Law Merry
- HE AIN’T HEAVY, HE’S MY BROTHER: Father Flanagan
- MADONNA OF THE BACKWOODS: Nancy Hanks Lincoln
- THE SORORITY
- Performer
- Starred in 45 musicals such as
- Joseph – JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (29 productions)
- Curly – OKLAHOMA! (6 productions)
- Rapunzel’s Prince – INTO THE WOODS
- The Baker – INTO THE WOODS
- Cornelius – HELLO, DOLLY!
- Che – EVITA
- Jesus – JESUS CHRIST, SUPERSTAR
- Albert – BYE BYE BIRDIE (3 productions)
- Stanislav – ALL I NEEDED TO KNOW I LEARNED IN KINDERGARTEN
- Biff – DEATH OF A SALESMAN
- Television:
- Gov. Evan Bayh’s “Christmas Message to Indiana”
- Liberty Special, 1986
- Ball State University – various programs & commercials
- Fred Waring’s America
- Dayton Public Access
- Starred in 45 musicals such as
- Some scenic designer
- MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
- OKLAHOMA!
- SOUTH PACIFIC
- BYE BYE BIRDIE
- HELLO DOLLY
- Director
- Arranger
- Marching Band
- Show Choir
- Choral
- Specialty/Theme Parks
- Arranged for:
- Ball State University Singers
- BSU Symphony
- BSU Marching Band
- Kings Island Amusement Park
- Holiday World Amusement Park
- Northside High School, Muncie, Indiana
- Elwood High School, Elwood, Indiana
- Additional arrangements for bands/show choirs in Indiana & Ohio
- Kettering Fairmont High School, Kettering, Ohio (Chorale, Show Choir)
- Clinician/Guest Artist
- Show Choir
- Show Choir adjudication
- Musical Theatre production assistance
- Creative & Liturgical Worship Planning
- Performance: vocal and/or acting
- Adoption
- Trainer for pre-adoptive courses
- Trainer for on-going training for foster/adoptive licensing
- Guest speaker advocating older child adoption and single parent adoptio
TRAINING:
- From 5th to 12th grades studied with Dr. Cecil Leeson
- Ball State University School of Music, 1983-1989
- Emens Scholar
- B.S., Music Education – Area Major (band, choir, orchestra, general music)
- Conducting Endorsement
- Principal Instruments: Â Saxophone (Classical), Voice (Classical)
- Secondary Instruments: Â Piano, Percussion, Flute, Trumpet, Organ
- First undergraduate to serve as an assistant conductor
- Section leader & soloist in all major choral & band ensembles
- Founder (as undergraduate) of BSU Children’s Chorus
- Studied privately with following professors:
- Mary Hagopian, voice
- George Wolfe, saxophone
- Douglas Amman, choral conducting
- Timothy Brimmer, choral conducting
- Stuart Scott, conducting, instrumental/vocal arranging
- Wayne Dorothy, instrumental conducting
- Joseph Scagnoli, instrumental conducting
- Rodger McConnell & Leonard Atherton, general conducting courses
- Larry Boye, voice, show choir arranging, show choir fundamentals
- Fritz Mountford, show choir & entertainment
- Jeff Hoover, orchestral arranging
- Les Taylor, arranging for marching band, show choir
- Choral Conducting & Programming:
- Fred Waring – Fred Waring’s America
- Musical Theatre Directing:
- Joshua Logan
- Theatre:
- Terry Stump, scenic design
- Kay Bosse, acting
- Countless directors, stage managers, scenic designers, sound & lighting designers, etc. who have helped shaped my career
OTHER EXPERIENCE:
- Conductor (non-musical theatre)
- Conductor/Artistic Director of Centerville Community Band, 1992-1999
- conducted numerous guest artists from throughout the Miami Valley
- founded and established Celebrate America! concert for the Americana Festival
- numerous special concerts
- Guest conductor with
- Waterloo Police Band from Canada
- Westerville Community Band
- Kettering Civic Band
- Conductor/Artistic Director of Centerville Community Band, 1992-1999
- Guest soloist with
- Muncie Symphony Orchestra
- Ball State Symphony Orchestra
- Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
- Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra
- Miami Valley Orchestra
- Kettering Civic Band
- Guest vocalist for first performance of Dayton’s Schuster Center’s Hard Hat Concert
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Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 5:59 pm
Jeanette Daily (Etnier)
Darin Jolliffe Haas I am so glad to have found you. I lost you for so long. You and I were room mates with Stacey at Ball State in the 80s. I am not surprised to find that you have had so much success in your beautiful life. Your talents were always so awe-inspiring. JoAnn Hurt was my cousin and we lived in Botsford for awhile and you in Swinford. I hope you will remember as it has been over 20 years now-hard to believe. I hope this note finds you quite well and very happy! Your family is beautiful! -Jeanette Daily (Etnier)