Eddie Earl Myers - Memphi s, TN Jonathon L. Nail - Spr ingfie ld , IL Jennifer C. Neal - Little Rock, AR Krista R. Neidig - Pasadena , TX Julie Nelson - Sunnyvale, TX Alan W. Nesbitt - Garland , TX Carmen L. Newcomb - Tulsa, OK Someday Sings Their Way Into Our Hearts In less than two years, the gospel quartet Someday has climbed from conception to in - corporation. But, like others they discovered that the road to success was not always smooth. Pits of discouragement, boulders of personality conflicts, and unexpected bends which could easily throw one off-track, often marked the journey upward. Despite all of the obstacles which have turned others back, Someday possessed one quality which has driven them forward - commitment. Commitment to each other and to the goal of the group was that specific quality. The beginnings of Someday stemmed from a "group of guys who just got together one day to sing up on Pinnacle Mountain," recalled Kirk Bowman, senior Management and Music major, and founder of the quartet. "We were just messing around at first, but then our singing sessions began more and more to resemble rehearsals, as the idea of starting a gospel quartet took off." Trey Judd , junior Management major and current general manager of Someday, remembered with a smile, " I started practicing with a group which I thought was no good, but it quickly became a group good enough to tour. "The bookings came in quick," said Judd. And they did. Within a few months from its conception, Someday began singing at numerous congregations and youth rallys, largely through the referrals of friends and relatives. By March 1988, Someday cut and produced their first album, including three original songs. Then began the summer - three months filled with tours nearly every weekend . The group performed everywhere from Indianapolis where they sang at the Mid-America Evangelism Workshop , to Magic Springs Amusement Park in Hot Springs , opening for Acappella Vocal Band, to here on campus at Student Impact and the Fall Lectureship. Underlying these months of advancement for the group were many, many challenges and changes which could have easily brought many others to the depths of failure. "They were explosive changes, definitely not easy ones, but always positive ," Judd remarked. As a business , Someday faced first of all the feat of financial ruin , added to the fear of failure to gain concerts and a name in the music world. Secondly, as with any group l of individuals working together , Those two difficulties alone brought about the two major changes in Someday over the past two years - structure and personnel. The most noticeable difference marking the group today is its incorporation as a non -profit organization. After Someday cut and produced its second album, a hymn album, at the end of summer 1988, plans began leading towards becoming a fulltime operational business. Several months, lawyer's fees, and a lot of paperwork later, Someday was officially an incorporated non-profit organization run by a Board of Directors, and employing 11 people full-time. Judd explained that liability and ownership conflicts basically forced them into such an arrangement. The second major change has developed since Someday's beginning. Due to personality conflicts, opposing opinions, personal goals, etc., there have been many personnel changes within the group. "Everyone's got a flaw , and you have to learn to bend a lot," Judd said. "But we pray a lot tog~ther. Sometimes we 'll stop in the middle of a rehearsal and pray if things are getting too out of hand. Sometimes it's the only thing that works." Despite these difficulties, which have destroyed groups in the past, Someday's strong commitment to each other and to the goal of the group has helped them to succeed. "You have to make it work, with a capital "m" . Actually, Someday possesses none of the qualities necessary to be a truly successful quartet, or to even exist probably. But it does , even through the highest degree of adversities, " Judd remarked with respect to his partners. "We got people who didn't want to give up. At times we actually fought to keep it together." Bowman described Someday as "a group of men talented in song, who feel a strong desire for personal ministry. This is their way to serve and to share the gospel, and they're not going to give up or give in. Someday has come a long way in two years. And there are plans to continue, even though most of its members will be graduating soon. A strong commitment to serve the Lord through song, and to keep the group going no matter what, has brough t Someday thus far. And with those keys to success, the future of Someday is bright. - Monica Bagley Jim Martin Newsom - El Dorado. AR Chris Elaine Nichols - Sea rcy, AR Jacqueline A. Nichols - Dversburg, TN Sheryl Norfleet - Mt. Dora . FL Bridgett A. Norman - Augusta , AR Deanna J . Nowakoski - Lake HaVasa , AZ Rex A. Nowell - Longv iew, TX Freshmen 203
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