Music Musical Groups Travel Extensively The Time of Day, Harding's trio working out of the Admissions Office, began the year with a special treat in store for their listeners - a brand new album. The group,. in its eleventh year of existence, recorded "Sayin' It While There's Time" in May of 'Bl, and then took it on the road for fans from coast to coast. "Making the album was a rewarding experience," said senior Jon Woodroof. " It was fun plus I got a view of the studio J had never seen before. We had the opportunity to work with some top-notch help. " This school year brought change to the group, Johnny Bowman of Morrilton, Ark., and Clay Sturgeon of Phoenix,. 100 - Music Ariz., picked and sang both semesters. Woodroof, who has spent more semesters in the trio than any past member except Chuck Hicks, called it quits after the fall semester, however, and was replaced by Kent Wells, a talented freshman from Ashdown, Ark, In the spring, a different sound arrived with the addition of Wells, His fiddlin' talents were displayed in "Orange Blossum Special." Bowman and Sturgeon also got their time to shine in songs such as "Cow Patty" and "Rocky Top," The summer will bring additional changes to the group. Baseball and marriage are lay- 'ing claim to Bowman and Stur· geon respectively. One can rest assured, however , that the sound of Time of Day will can· tinue in others - and the Har· ding story will go on. ~ Ninety·five strong was the story of this season's Harding A Cappella Chorus directed by Dr. Ken Davis, Of this large number, many were freshmen students who exhibited excellent vocal quality in auditions held in the fall. Before school even began, most of the chorus members were sharpening their ski ll s at the annual Music Camp held at Camp Tahkodah for ten days in August, With talents readied for the year, the mass of vocalists entered into a whirlwind semester of activities. Smaller trips to such areas as Greers Ferry Lake in Heber Springs and Shreveport, La., gave the students a taste of what would lie ahead. Soon it arrived; the fall tour of A Cappella was an escapade through the South with pauses in Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, North Carolina, Louisiana and Georgia. Many highlights came in the spring as the chorus' pace was frantically increased. Aside from their normal program schedule, the group sang for the school and community in a Benson Auditorium concert and journeyed to the West for a view of New Mexico, Texas and Arizona. - Courtesy of Publkity ()ffh - r-1-""""'- _ Courtesy 0{ Publicity Office
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