Nicholas Marks taps his fingers on the guitar to warm up. The A Cappella brothers sing a little hum to vocalize their voices. Joan Brock sits patiently upon her stool, listening to her own heart beat. Lights come on, Assistant Vice President of Community Relations Chris Dudley speaks, and Nicholas Marks is the first to walk out on stage.
He taps his fingers lightly upon the strings, strumming a little to get the beat going. He builds a fast-paced rhythm, making an entourage of notes Spanish-styled. Getting up from the chair, he walks to the foot of the stage, grinning as an entertainer would during his show.
Making the beats even faster, he begins to move around the guitar to perform various tricks for the audience. He lifts the guitar over his head while his back faces the audience. He strums the strings from behind, and he flips the guitar in the air and catches the next note once it lands in his hands.
His time is up. He takes a bow, and grins even wider than the first time.
“The guitarist was amazing. I found him very entertaining,” said Elisha Robbins, a sophomore at High Point University.
As Chris Dudley walks off the side of the stage, the four men – Kevin, Brent, Josh and Dave kick off their performance with the song – One Fine Day.
Their next song – Mustang Sally, allowed us the audience to make a dance move. During the chorus “ride Sally ride” we stretched out first our right arm, then our left, and proceeded to make a slow, sweeping gesture.
After three more songs, an excellent fermata, and a couple of jokes, the Marcoux brothers bow and exit the stage for the final guest of the evening – Joan Brock.
Escorted by Chris Dudley, Joan walks the front of the stage as if she were walking on water. She smiles a radiant smile, full of hope and love to everyone.
She recalls the past event of when she could no longer see, and deciding that she would not give up on life.
Delving deeper into her story, Joan also recalls how she felt when she lost her husband from a rare form of cancer. Coming back to the square of decision, Joan explained she could not give up, but had to keep going.
“She was by far the best part of this show. I loved how she described her issue of being blind, but still was able to rebuild the life around her,” said Brandon Clark, a junior at High Point University.
Joan Brock completes her story with a message to all of us: to never give up faith. She says she has been through tough times, and she still gets frustrated over things, but through it all, she still keeps her faith. She ends with “God bless you all,” and is escorted once again by Chris Dudley off the stage.
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