1985 Miracle Yearbook

AUDIEME CMCM2Z 'MEM WOKKERS Top: Eric Helmuth wins the talent contest with his performance of a selection from P.D.Q. Bach. Left: Donna Thomas and Chris Tupps wonder obour rhe state of their love in a song from Fiddler on the Roof. Above: Three suirors sing a heartfelt ode to Bertha, alias Jim Murdoch. T his year the men of Alpha Chi designed their annual Alpha Chi Talent Night to in- volve the whole student body. For the first time, members of the audience did something other than enjoy themselves: this year the Talent Show became Cedarville College's ver- sion of the "People's Choice Awards" asthe audience chose the winners of the competi- tion. Prior to this year, a panel ofjudges select- ed the winners from the ranks of the many talented performers. Opened to anyone, this talent show had something for everyone,ranging from original- ly sacred to outright farcical. Eric Helmuth, with his rendition of "P.D.Q. Bach," Brian Maddox's "The Race," and the "Sentimental Journey" taken by the Nosrolgics garnered first, second, and third prizes respectively. Instrumental selections constituted a large portion of the production including a saxo- phone quintet, a flute solo by Al Lopez, and "Heaven Come Down" performed on trom- bone by Lynell Smith. While singers with hu- morous or otherwise talented intents enter- tained the audience with "Bertha's Song," Jim Unger performed his original song,"The Sover- eign Way"; Chris Tupps and Donna Thomas borrowed from Fiddler on the Roofto present "Do You Love Me?" Alice Boyd presented a version of the rime-worn Cinderella story in a rather backwards fashion entitled "Rinder- cella." In an original endeavor, Kim Murphy's improvisational comedy number demonstrat- ed that talent as presented by Alpha Chi was definitely unique. Alpha Chi Talent Night 41