The Hills Are Alive
--By Rita WysongWhether singing in the choir, or playing in musicals (he acted as Virgil, the guitar-strumming cowboy ) in "Bus Stop" in Beirut and also played Liver Lips, in "Guys and Dolls" here in Md., he loved singing in that beautiful tenor voice of his. He held down the tenor section for l9 years at St. Catherine's in Md., sang in the choir in Sao Paulo, and the Schola Cantorum, a musical group in Beirut. From the time he sang in the Glee Club in school, to his final concert at our church, he has loved singing. He also played the Hawaiian guitar and taught all 5 of our kids to play it.
He would serenade our children and Bobby was so inspired that later in life he has taken up the job of being a guitar teacher with many students. Bobby was so talented that for his graduation majoring in music, and gaining honors, he played a concert WITHOUT sheet music. He has been playing guitar at St. Martins each Sunday for about l7 years and has a small group of singers. Also he and his flutist, Noreen, who makes up their duo, performs for weddings and for special events. He is his Dad's son in every way but especially in his love of music and guitar.
Besides the guitar, Linda played trumpet, Suzy, the recorder, Mary the piano, Bobby, guitar, and John, played trumpet. Matt and Luke are very musical, especially at the piano and Luke still performs with a jazz group in Juneau, Alaska where he makes his home. Caroline played a miniature violin when she was a toddler and John Herron has become quite the guitarist. I am sure all of them were influenced by Bob.
