Soul Support
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Lincoln will be Sept. 25 at Central
Alliance Church.
With so much going on, time
and money arc often scarce for Soul
Support. Quade. a baritonc/tcnor.
has put on hold his UNL studies in
music education.
“I think that we, all being col
lege students and so, have to work
a little bit to pay the bills," he said
“And it’s getting to the point where
we have to decide whether to go to
school, or pay the bills or do Soul
Support."
Matthews said, “What I think is
the hope and dream is that we'll be
doing this full-time by spring.”
The music
But the five-man crew isn't try
ing to rush things. I nstead, they arc
waiting for God to reveal His plan
for them, they said.
“There are many doors He has
opened forus." Matthewssaid. “and
some He hasn’t opened for us yet.
because maybe we're not ready.”
It's certainly not a lack of talent
or practice that keeps Soul Support
from hitting it big. Each member
has been singing for years, the group
said, and they meet to rehearse about
three times a week.
The music that Soul Support per
forms features close-knit harmo
nies and finger-snapping, and it sty
listically borrows some character
istics from music by other Christian
vocal groups, such as Glad or Take
6. that have performed a cappclla
Soul Support's songs arc cither
original compositions, written by
Wayne or Todd Boesigcr (yes.
they're brothers), or original ar
rangements of established songs like
hymns.
The result is an eclectic blend of
music styles, including jazz, pop.
rap and gospel. This makes their
music hard to categorize, they said
“We try to keep a variety of
music styles.” Quade said. “There
fore. it's hard to describe what we
fit into.”
But what inspires the songs, and
stands out in them, arc their per
sonal experiences, “the Lord’s do
ings in our life,” Todd Bocsigcr
said.
“I don’t know if we think about
(inspiration) as much as some other
songwriters do,’’ Wayne Boesigcr,
low tenor, said.
Matthews mentioned one par
ticular God-given talent of Wayne
Bocsiger's that has helped
“Wayne has perfect pitch, so
he’s sat in his insurance office and
done pages (of music) sometimes.’’
One of their songs. “Far Beyond
the Realm,” which is about the death
of his and Todd’s grandmother.
“Somewhere far beyond the
realm of sin and suffering / I’ll sec
your face one glorious day standing
with the King of Kings” makes up
part of the song's refrain, convey
ing the Christian tenets that all five
believe.
Ministry
That's the whole point of all of
the group's songs, and the main
reason that there is a Soul Support:
expressing the Word of God.
“Our ministry has been to en
courage Christians who'vc been
having difficulties.” Todd Bocsigcr
said.
The group encourages through
its music by “giving a testimony of
what God has done in our life, and
the changes that Jesus Christ has
made in our lives.” said Nelson,
who contributes his low. low bass
voice to Soul Support.
Most of the group's opportuni
ties to minister have come with
“We all see so much
pain in the youth, and
to just have the
opportunity to
influence them is a
tremendous thing."
m
JON MATTHEWS
Soul Support member
younger people, from kids to young
adults their own ages.
“We all sec so much pain in the
youth, and to just have the opportu
nity to influence them is a tremen
dous thing," Matthews said.
This summer, the group was able
to reach a large youth audience at
Love Fesl. a Christian music festi
val in Milford.
The group’s members said they
performed for approximately 8(K)
people at the event. The entire fes
tival usually draws 10 to 12 times
that number, they said.
“The response we got from them
(at Love Fest) is that we think the
Lord has empowered us to reach
those who don't know him yet."
Matthews said.
“We all feel a calling to minister
to non-Christians, as well as Chris
tians. but it scares us." Quadc added.
“It’s tough to realize that the Holy
Spirit will give you the words."
Even though they're reaching
out to support others' faith. Soul
Support's members said they’ve
been boosted, too.
“The group has changed my life
a lot... by just reading His Word
and taking a stand for it," Wayne
Bocsigcr said.
Nelson said. “I found that I take
a lot of basic Christian beliefs for
granted."
The future
So far. Soul Support has been
taken for granted by record compa
nies. Three firms have contacted
the group, but none would sign Soul
Support.
“A company called —
Brentwood, out of Nashville—and
told us they couldn't lake us on
because of marketing schematics
that say a cappclla music isn’t on
the rise." Matthews said.
But the group remains hopeful
that something will come along.
“Right now. we're looking to be
picked upby a label. Lord willing,"
Todd Bocsigcr said.
Until then. Soul Support will
continue performing as much as
possible, something the quintet
looks forward to.
"We all feel a calling
to minister to non
Christians, as well as
Christians, hut it
scares us. It’s tough to
realize that the Holy
Spirit will give you the
words. ”
■
BRIAN QUADE
Soul Support member
“Next year, a lot of the concert
sites we're going to be servicing are
places we've serviced before.''
Matthews said.
That prospect will keep the
Bocsigcr brothers busy writing new
songs, Todd said.
These songs could be part of a
CD the group hopes to make. A lot
of money is required to produce a
compact disc, they said, and that's
been a problem for them so far.
Soul Support has produced a
demo tape, appropriately titled
“Soul Support: The Demo.” The
five-song tape is available at the
Maranatha Christian Resource Cen
ter in Lincoln. Matthews said.
“Right now it's No. 6 on the
Maranatha top 20 list." he said.
“And Wayne and Todd's mom
says, ‘It's the Best!*” Wayne added.
The demo hasn’t received air
play because of its tape format,
Todd said, but one Lincoln station
will be playing from it soon.
On Sept. 24, one day before Soul
Support’s concert at Central Alli
ance. the group's music is sched
uled to be heard on the “Heart and
Soul" program on radio station
KFRX.
The group hopes to gain more
local exposure from the occasion,
and to reach more people. But it’s
not the music that reaches the audi
ence. Matthews said.
“The music isjust music. 1 don’t
think it's the music that moves them.
It's the Spirit that moves them.”
opera
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Bustenid know how serious — and
tedious — it is.
Although Alexander makes her
Opera Omaha debut as Anna Glawari,
the show will mark her third appear
ance as the young widow. She also
played the role—as an understudy—
with both the Michigan Opera Theatre
and Opera Pacific.
Alexander said her role with Opera
Omaha was special, because she would
get a chance to really work through the
role.
“It's vocally and dramatically a lot
of fun. There's a lot of challenging
dialogue with it.” she said.
She said acting a more difficult
role i n an operetta was a unique expe
rience.
“I'm not so worried about it vo
cally.” she said. “There’s more of a
general feeling about this piece about
different preparations and concentra
tion.”
“You re only as good as
your last performance. ”
■
JAMES BUSTERUD
Actor
Bustcrud. who once was chosen
personally by Leonard Bernstein to
debut in Italy as Schaunard in “La
Bohcme,” said success in opera was
similar to that in a professional sport.
“There almost has to be an obses
sion accompanying a need built in to
achieve or succeed.” he said. “You’re
only as good as your last performance.
“It's tough to rest on any laurels.
That's true in a sport where the com
petition just keeps getting better.”
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tonight's and Friday’s performances.
Tickets for the Sunday performance
arc $20, $30. $40 and $50.
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