Row 1 (l - r): Mari Smallshaw, Janet Hawkins, Janice Burton, Andrea Webb, Carol Haertel
Row 2 (l - r): Melanie Marks, Darla Aultice, Lauren Smyk, Alice Watson, Jeanne Kent
Row 3 (l - r): Ken Marks, Daniel Kendrick, Randy Kent, David Webb, David Leckrone
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, plays 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!
Carol Haertel
is married to Tom. They have a son, a daughter, a son-in-law and two young grandchildren. Carol is a retired nurse, and has been involved with church music all her life. A charter member of BBR, she also directs a church handbell choir and a handbell ensemble. In her free time she loves to read, write, visit with friends, and play Bridge. She cherishes time with family.
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. She is an excellent musician and there are days when we all think she is a wonderful leader! (Just kidding.....every day!!)
Daniel Kendrick
has been playing bells for fifteen 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 Marsh Memorial United Methodist Church. 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-one years, Bonnie, is a music teacher. This is David's first 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 where he plays trumpet in the church orchestra and plays in the handbell choir as a substitute. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Melanie, also a BBR ringer.
Melanie Marks
has been ringing bells for nine 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 expecting their first child in February!
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 eleven, nine, seven, and five.
Lauen Smyk
came to Lynchburg from Pennsylvania in 2002 to attend Liberty University where she majored in music. She graduated in 2006. After college she accepted the position of elementary music teacher at Leesville Road Elementary and Tomahawk Elementary Schools and is presently still working there. She is also the Youth Choir and Handbell Director at Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church.
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 a member of Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church where she sings in the Chancel Choir and plays in the adult handbell choir. She also enjoys singing in the Lynchburg College Choral Union. Andrea teaches transitional first grade at Tomahawk Elementary School. David Webb, Sr., who is also in BBR, is her husband.
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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