Barrington College - Torch Yearbook (Barrington, RI)

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Ure Harrington l6'!rzzrrs Carol Garver, pianisTy Richard Larsong Howard DeVriesg Dennis BunTeng Alfred SmiTh. The Tour young men picfured here ba ed TogeTher This pasT January To Torm unique group wiTh iTs unique TiTle. Though This parTicular uniT is newly c sTiTuTed, iTs members are no sTrangers The 'musical profession and church work. four of Them and Their pianisT have bu invoved in oTher musical groups dur all Their previous years aT BarringTon. During The balmy spring weekends T follow The coldness of The winTer This grc could be found in any number of plac One week They would have a service Fall River, The nexT week They would be BosTon and Then in HarTTord and so Toi They are scheduled, as are all BarringTc gospel Teams, by The STewardship Offic Ure l6'rzrrir1gfr14 Lfrzdks ' Quartet AnoTher parT of BarringTon's Chris- Tian Service groups is The Ladies' QuarTeT which consisTs of Tour upperclassmen. They have a reperToire of gospel songs which They sing aT church services and in Young People's meeTings ThroughouT The New Eng- land area. Each of These young ladies is able To sing several diT FerenT parTs on any one mu- sical number as well as accompanying iT on The piano. This versaTiliTy allows for quiTe a few diTFerenT combinaTions of organiza- Tion and sound. This change in sTyle and appearance is very pleasanT To hear and behold. The purpose of The group is To serve ChrisT Through The minisTry of music. IT is The goal for which They sTrive conTinually. Beth Raymondg April Auery Ann Gregoryp BeTh Mosemann.

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Cllb' 505,061 Messenger he purpose of The Gospel Messengers is ressed in Their name. They Travel each ekend To communicaTe The message of d's love, The Good News ThaT ChrisT has ealed God and has meT wiTh losT man. ir music is geared To This communicaTion. TrumenTal dueTs, vocal dueTs, and Trios chosen wiTh This high purpose in mind. y do noT consider a piece of music good ess iT conTribuTes To The ToTal minisTry of h and subsequenTly beneTiTs The wairing ds and wills of needy people. lThough music plays a viTal role in Their isTry, They realize ThaT There musT be e in every service for God's spoken Word. h of The members of The Team gives his imony as To whaT God has done for :Wil ra E E E' or s assess A ii 2 i Q- , T ,T- ,K il l , T 5, .,...- A i ,X M use H W X T T T' l . - 'JI -.. E .i 4 James Williamson, Roger Wagner, Andrew Conrad. Cllr? lihzrriugfvu Wvmm is' Szfzscmlfle m exTreme righT To lefh Beryl Kinnecom, Nancy Lake, DirecTor, MargareT McCreap ril Auer, ElizabeTh Daniels, Marcia RamsdeIl,JudiTh Knebl. These seven charming young ladies in minT green dresses comprise The BarringTon College Women's Ensemble. ApproximaTely every oTher weekend The group Travels To various churches in The Rhode Island, Mas- sachuseTTs, and ConnecTicuT area To presenT programs. The girls represenT seven difTerenT sTaTes and four diTTerenT majors here aT The Col- lege. Only The direcTor, Nancy Lake, and The accompanisT, Marcia Ramsdell, are music maiors. The group was in The planning sTage as early as May of lasT year and Their TirsT appearance was aT Homecoming Week- end of This school year. Since ThaT Time The Ladies' Ensemble has presenTed programs in New England churches as well as here on campus. Many people have been blessed as They lisTened To The TesTimony in word and song of These dedicaTed young women.

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U16 Karriugfvn Jlflafcd Snsemlfle The Mixed Ensemble was formed as a ulT of recognizing The need for a more rshioful approach To gospel music. The is dedicated To singing familiar hymns gospel songs in the most meaningful The Ensemble has scores of indi- songs specially Tailored To The group its various possible combinations. In The group is also working on a program-Type arrangement based on passages in Isaiah, wiTh appro- narration providing a self-contained Membership in The Ensemble consists Three women and four men, one of which the accompanist. A mixed quartet is The incipal performing group. However, This upplemented by other combinations such a quintet, a girls' Trio, duos, and soloists. Seated. Audrey Piegnet, Charles Mello, Pianist. Standing. Kenneth Rahn, Judith Klein, James Mitchell, Bethany Prescott, Leroy Austin. U15 Ambassadvrs A semi-independent unit of The Ensemble above is The Trumpet Trio. Last year saw The formation of a regular Trumpet Trio which became The nucleus for The Two groups pic- tured on This page. As is The case with The maiority of Bar- ringTon's Teams, The Mixed Ensemble is prepared To perform aT banquets, youth pro- grams, weekend reTreats, church meetings or, if need be, They can Take over an entire church service. Again, This group is Typical of Barring- Tion's groups in ThaT They Travel all over The New England area spreading The good news of The Gospel. James Mitchell, Leroy Austin, Kenneth Rahn. T33