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Choir members

are quick to

mention the

concert on the

capital steps as

one of the high­

lights of the tour.

Appropriately,

they sang the

national anthem,

as well as other

favorites. Bill

Wolf, choir vice-

president, said,

"Singing at the

capital was a

thrill because we

got to share

God's Gospel in

song to people

who didn't expect

us to be there."

week later, the music he concert choir provided as often as we did helped us

club presented a musi­ another fine arts perfor- learn the meaning to the

cal, The Fantasticks, mance to cap their words, which encouraged us

which had the audience roar- semester of concerts, thrilling to grow closer to each other

ing with laughter. Everyone the audience with favorites and to the Lord." Not only

appreciated the fatherly such as "Deep River" and did they minister ten different

humor of Hucklebee and "Soon Ah W ill Be Done." times on tour, but they were

Bellamy (Delbert Mitten and During spring break Mr. Ron able to sing and testify in

Jonathan Peppers) as they Billingsley directed the choir many local churches through-

dealt with the marriage plans in churches and schools as out the spring semester.

of their children Matt and they took a ten-day tour of The music department

Luisa (Greg Bonnell and the northeastern states. The added another elective, a

Becky Arnholt). The villain fifty members travelled as far sixteen-member Choral

and narrator (Bill Kruppa) north as Lansdale, Pennsylva- Ensemble, also under the

brought the characters to a nia, stopping in places such direction of Mr. Billingsley.

realawakening. Linally, the as the capital in Washington In its inaugural year, the

humorous lines of Henry and D.C.; Andrews Air Lorce group ministered in churches

Mortimer, retired actors, (Ian Base in Annapolis, Maryland; on Sunday mornings and at

Farrington and Dave and the shipyards of Ports­ schools and Christian confer­

Lombardi) added the right mouth, Virginia. The tour ences. They toured through

flavor to this ensemble cast. proved to be a memorable ex- Indiana, Michigan, Ohio,

Nathan Kauffman added an perience for those involved, Pennsylvania, and South

amusing touch as he played including Tracy Richardson. Carolina during four weeks

The Mute. She said, "Singing the songs of summer school.