Row 1 (l - r): Andrea Webb, Janet Hawkins, Janice Burton
Row 2 (l - r): Darla Aultice, Mari Smallshaw, Lauren Smyk, Carol Dee Robertson
Row 3 (l -r): Melanie Marks, Alice Watson, Jeanne Kent
Row 4 (l - r): David Leckrone, Ken Marks, Randy Kent, Daniel Kendrick, David Webb
Darla Aultice
loves playing bells. She credits Roger Dowdy with introducing her to handbells and the art of ringing. A member of Heritage United Methodist Church, she also sings, tries to play the violin, and teaches Sunday school.
Janice Burton
is a Lynchburg native that truly loves being a ding-a-ling! She is a retired elementary teacher and a member of Heritage United Methodist Church. "Gigi" loves playing with her granddaughter, Kylie Paige!
Janet Hawkins
says she is a bell addict. She is the Minister of Music and Congregational Care at Fort Hill United Methodist Church. Janet is the organizer and director of Bells of the Blue Ridge. Working with such a talented, highly committed group of bell ringers is fulfilling one of Janet's lifelong dreams!
Daniel Kendrick
has been playing bells for sixteen years. He is a member of West Lynchburg Baptist Church where he sings tenor in the choir, plays the guitar in the praise band, and rings in the handbell choir. He also enjoys playing the hammered dulcimer and mandolin.
David R. Kent (Randy)
is the Minister of Music and Senior Adults at West Lynchburg Baptist Church. He is married to Jeanne and they have two grown children. He enjoys composing and arranging for handbells and has pieces published with several publishers. For information, see his website at www.davidrkent.net.
Jeanne Kent
is a preschool teacher at Randolph College Nursery School and also teaches private piano lessons. A member of West Lynchburg Baptist Church, she rings, plays the piano, rings handbells, and leads children's music. Jeanne is happily married to Randy, listed above.
David Leckrone
is the choir director at Memorial United Methodist Church in Appomattox. He has directed handbells at ENT Air Force Base in Colorado and the choir and handbells at Covenent Presbyterian in Woodbridge, Virginia. His bride of forty-two years, Bonnie, is a music teacher. This is David's second year with BBR.
Ken Marks
is Assistant Principal at Leesville Road Elementary School. He usually rings the big bass bells, but you will occasionally see him down to the smaller ones. Ken is a member of Heritage United Methodist Church. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Melanie, also a BBR ringer, and daughter Hollyn.
Melanie Marks
has been ringing bells for ten years. She is a member of Heritage United Methodist Church and rings in the church bell choir and plays violin in the church orchestra. Melanie works as a physical therapist in outpatient orthopedics and sports medicine. She and her husband Ken, also a BBR ringer, are proud parents of a future BBR ringer, ten-month-old Hollyn.
Carol Dee Robertson
is a member of Fort Hill United Methodist Church where she has played in the handbell choir fr nineteen years. She also enjoys playing piano and directed a children's handbell choir for several years. She is married to Scott and has three busy teenagers.
Mari Smallshaw
first began playing handbells in middle school and is currently the handbell director for Centenary United Methodist Church. She also co-hosts a morning radio show on NewsTalk 105.9, WLNI, and spends most of her spare time enjoying the company of her husband and four sons, ages twelve, ten, eight, and six.
Lauen Smyk
came to Lynchburg from Pennsylvania in 2002 to attend Liberty University where she majored in music. She graduated in 2006. She is the Youth Choir and Handbell Director at Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church and is in a band called "The Almost Brothers" which plays locally.
Alice Watson
teaches music at Leesville Road Elementary and directs the choirs at Rustburg United Methodist Church. She and her husband, Ed, have two wonderful boys (with big appetites). Currently she divides her time between running, reading, musical activities, and trips to the grocery store.
Andrea Webb
is enjoying her first year of retirement after teaching thirty years at Tomahawk Elementary School. She and her husband, David, also in BBR, have three grown children and eight delightful grandchildren.
David Webb
is a retired teacher who spends a lot of time chasing his eight grandchildren. He rings and sings at Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church with his wife, Andrea, and also teaches Sunday school. He is often our comic relief during rehearsals and performances.
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