Row 1 (l - r): Janice Burton, Andrea Webb
Row 2 (l - r): Mari Smallshaw, Darla Aultice, Alice Watson, Carol Haertel
Row 3 (l - r): Janet Hawkins, Melanie Marks, Jeanne Kent, Lauren Smyk
Row 4 (l - r): Ken Marks, Mary Murphy, Randy Kent, Daniel Kendrick, David Webb
Darla Aultice
has played bells for eighteen years and says she may have to take up weight lifting if we don't move her away from the BIG BELLS. 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" is so proud of her new granddaughter Kylie Paige!
Carol Haertel
is married and has two children and a great son-in-law. She and Tom have a grandson and a granddaughter. She directs both a handbell choir and an ensemble at Timberlake Christian Church. A retired RN, she enjoys Bridge, loves to read and write, and cherishes family time together.
Janet Hawkins
says she is a bell addict. She is the Minister of Music and Congregational Care at Fort Hill United Methodist Church and the organizer and director of Bells of the Blue Ridge. She is an excellent musician and we think she is a wonderful leader.
Daniel Kendrick
is a BBR rookie but has been playing bells for fourteen 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 has 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
moved to Lynchburg from Fairborn, Ohio, four years ago and is immersed in the music program at West Lynchburg Baptist Church. She teaches music at Randolph College Nursery School and private piano lessons. She is married to Randy, listed above, and is the proud mother of Daniel who is a percussion graduate student and Dawn who just graduated from nursing school and is engaged to be married.
Ken Marks,
Assistant Principal at Leesville Road Elementary School in Campbell County, 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 sings in the choir, plays trumpet in the church orchestra, and plays in the handbell choir as a substitute, He enjoys skiing, working out at the "Y" (when there's time!), and spending time with his wife, Melanie, also a BBR ringer.
Melanie Marks
is a member of Heritage United Methodist Church. She works as a physical therapist in sports medicine and orthopedics and recently received her clinical doctorate. She has been ringing bells for eight years. She enjoys playing the piano and the violin and singing. Melanie recently became the wife of Ken Marks who is also a BBR ringer.
Mary Murphy
is a Lynchburg native and calls herself the grandmother of our group. She taught in the Lynchburg City School system for forty years. She has rung handbells at Fort Hill United Methodist Church for twenty years, has directed a youth bell choir there, plays the piano for the Sanctuary Choir, and sings in the alto section. Music is a very big part of her life.
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 ten, eight, six, and four.
Lauen Smyk
is originally from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, area. She came to Lynchburg in 2002 to attend Liberty University where she majored in music. She graduated in 2006 with a Bachelor of Music degree. After college she accepted the position of elementary music teacher at Leesville Road Elementary and Tomahawk Elementary Schools and is presently still working there. Lauren has been playing handbells for twelve years. This is her first year with BBR.
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. This is her first year with BBR.
Andrea Webb
is a member of Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church where she serves on the Session, sings in the chancel choir, and plays in the adult handbell choir. She also enjoys singing in the Lynchburg College Choral Union. She teaches transitional first grade at Tomahawk Elementary School in Campbell County. She is married to David, who is also a member of Bells of the Blue Ridge. They are blessed to have eight wonderful 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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