Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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Sold-out season of concerts Attendance at fall concerts gave evi- dence that Contemporary Christian Music has a home at Taylor University. Seven concerts represented five sold- out shows! For the first time ever, sold out back- to-back concerts were presented. Pe- tra ministered to and thrilled a com- bined audience of 3000 people. With lights, sound, and visual effects, the band performed two unforgettable con- certs. Most important, however, was the one-on-one counseling with dozens of people coming forward to make pub- lic their acceptance of Christ. With all the excitement and energy of a full band, David Meece played to a full Chapei Auditorium crowd. As with sev- eral of the fall concerts, youth groups and individuals drove for hours to join with Taylor students for this unforget- table concert. Russ Taff and band came to Taylor with their long awaited first album and the number one song in the country. Selections such as Trumpet of Jesus and Eagle Song were reminicent of the time Russ was on campus with the Imperials. Homecoming 1983 featured Tim Sheppard and Cynthia Clawson high- lighted Parents ' Weekend. Both con- certs were sold out. Both artists minis- tered to audiences spanning several generations. Billed as a special attraction, Mi- chael Iceberg was just that. This syn- thesizer genius was greeted with a wall to wall banner exclaiming We love you Michael Iceberg — courtesy of Mi- chael ' s close friends at Wandering Wheels. At the request of the audience, Michael closed his November 5th con- cert with twenty minutes of Christian music. The 1983 concert calendar closed with an early December concert by Phil Keaggy. The extraordinary talent of Keaggy entertained, amazed, and min- istered to the crowd. Without exception, the Fall 1983 con- cert series was a success. Seven con- certs and close to 10,000 tickets later, the Student Activities Council busily prepared a follow-up series for Spring 1984. ABOVE LEFT; Michael Iceberg emerges from his collec- tion of keyboards, aptly entitled The Iceberg Ma- chine. ABOVE: Pianist Tim Shepard, The Song Tailor, mel- lows out the Taylor Homecoming crowd. RIGHT: Russ Taff, veteran musician, makes his return appearance at Taylor. 22

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BELOW: Steve Flowers figures out a complicated program at the computer in preparation for the lab he teaches. BELOW: Denlse Frame chats with a friend in be- tween cataloging and filing at the library. 21

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