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Gwyn Hamrick: No Bio Available. |
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Kimberli Owens: No Bio Available. |
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Kristina Wood: No Bio Available. |
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Michelle Wood: HI GUYS!!! :) Michelle is in her fifth year here at IU and in Soulstice. And she has loved every minute of it!!! She has sung in the past with various ensembles including Brown County Varsity Singers, Indiana All-State, Indiana University's Singing Hoosiers, and Singing Hoosier's Vocal Jazz. In her continuing love for Jesus, Michelle wishes to use the gifts He gave her to spread the love Christ has for others. She hopes to continue "Speaking to one another in Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, singing and making melody in (her) heart to the Lord." She loves these guys like they are her family!!! And, the thrills and memories this group has blessed her with will never be forgotten... and she looks forward to many many more ;) |
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Jennifer Chang: No Bio Available. |
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Rebekah Manning: Bekah is a sophomore studying English and Business, hoping to end up in seminary one day. She loves all kinds of singing, especially barbershop and vocal jazz. |
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Aja Romano: Aja is one of the co-directors of Soulstice. She has been with the group since Fall '97, when she came to IU as a voice major and stayed on to pursue an English degree. She considers herself very fortunate to be a member of such a loving, talented, diverse, warm, and PUNNY group of people. She studies voice with local jazz legend Janiece Jaffe and pursues various interests such as writing, arranging, and motivational therapy. (No. I don't know what motivational therapy is either, but I needed a third thing and it sounded very beauty pageant-esque, so whoo to the hoo.) |
| Julie Shaver: No Bio Available. |
| J. David Bickel: David is currently a super-senior at Indiana University. He is now majoring in Computer Science. He is a 6 year member of the IU Singing Hoosiers. As such, he has made three recordings, performed in Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan and Illinois. In 1994, he performed at Cargenie Hall in NYC with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. David is also a proficient and prolific web designer and author. He has created countless personal web pages, as well as being webmaster for IUSA, Singing Hoosiers, Soulstice and other professional organizations. He really enjoys singing with this group of extremely wacky christians. "Some times the group can be so wacky that you know they must be christians for only god could love em. Just kidding :P" | |
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Jacqui Sheehan: Jacqui is a junior majoring in Secondary Education with a focus in English and journalism. She is a second-year member of Soulstice, and excited for all the possibilities that are in store for the group. In high school, she was involved in a barbershop quartet and various choirs, along with musicals and a play. Her other main passions are photography and working with kids-especially at summer camps! She loves the seasons of the year, rollercoasters, laughing until her stomach hurts, and God's peace in her heart. -When confronted with a Goliath-sized problem, which way do you respond: "He's too big to hit," or like David, "He's too big to miss?" |
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Tom Mathew Bishop: Tom(aka. Matt) grew up in a small Indiana town called Bloomfield. Here he attended the Church of Christ where he learned to appreciate acappella music. In high school, he became a member of the schools show choir and also performed in numerous musicals and media club projects. At Indiana University he performed with the I.U. Singing Hoosiers. Among his favorite performances were shows at the Music Hall in Cincinatti, the Circle Theatre in Indianapolis, and Carnegie Hall in New York City. The most memorable show, however, was the one he never got to do. Moments before a show in Indianapolis Tom Managed to sprain his ankle. At the emergency room he joked with the doctor, "This is the first time I've been in the cast but not in the show. |
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Mike MacKenzie: Mike grew up in East Tennessee and now lives and works in Bloomington. He has degrees in biochemistry and linguistics. What this has to do with his current job leading a computer programming team for the IU Knowledge Base is anybody's guess. He has always loved singing, especially acappella singing and relishes the opportunities he has had to praise God through singing in Soulstice. Mike has been singing since he was in his church's 3rd grade choir. Hilights have included performing the lead in the publisher's recording of the musical "I'm Okay", singing in various groups including the Gospel quartet, "Praise Unlimited", the All East Tennessee Choir, and the Michigan State University Chamber Choir, and participating in a broadcast performance of Mahler's 2nd symphony with the Michigan State University orchestra. "Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and he will direct thy paths." -- Proverbs 3:5-6 |
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Josh Kartes: Josh Kartes has chosen to devote his entire existance to music. And being that his talents came from the Creator, he found it most appropriate to join this group. Josh has been singing for longer than he can remember. He has been in many ensembles, including honors ensembles in Michigan (his home state) as well as abroad. He has been in many musicals, including "Oliver," "Rags," "Secret Garden," "Cotton Patch Gospel," "Once On This Island," "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat," and "Jesus Christ Superstar." Josh is also a pianist of ten years, a violist of eight years, a hammer dulcimer player of one year, and an organ player of two months. Josh's music career has taken him all around the Midwestern States, New England, the Southeast, and even as far as Western Europe. Josh is currently majoring in Music Composition and hopes that writing music will be his claim to fame. |
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