NO NAME QUARTET

By Ray Balogh
InkFreeNews

WINONA LAKE — Northern Lakes Gospel Promotions will present Gospel performers Triumphant Quartet at a concert Saturday, Nov. 19, at Lakeland Christian Academy, 1093 S. 250E, Winona Lake.

Worship will begin at 6 p.m. The doors will open for seating at 5:15 p.m. and local favorites, No Name Quartet, will be sharing the pre-service music.

TRIUMPHANT QUARTET

Triumphant Quartet consists of David Sutton, Eric Bennett, and father and son duo, Clayton and Scotty Inman. The group performed its first concert in 2003 at the Louise Mandrell Theater in Pigeon Forge, Tenn.

The group has had multiple No. 1 songs, and received the 2019 Dove Award for their album, “Yes,” voted Southern Gospel Album of the Year.

The No Name Quartet blends the vocal talents of Bob Jackson, lead; Tim Yocum, tenor; Jeff Secaur, baritone; and Mike Yocum, bass. According to its website, nonamequartet.com, the group “has been intentionally flying under the radar as a music group for nearly 20 years. Although one of the best kept secrets in the region, they continue to delight audiences with their mix of gospel and inspirational music, onstage humor and blending vocals.

The site also explains the origin of their unusual name. “The answer can be simple, and it can be complicated. On the simple side, we sang together for more than a decade without ever selecting a name. We were just four men who would sing in churches and other venues because we enjoyed singing together.

“And then one day a concert scheduler who was tired of having to use all four of our names started referring to us as the No Name Quartet. She even displayed posters and calendars with the new shorthand for the group, thus the new name, er, ‘no name’ was born.

“From a deeper standpoint, we like the connotation that it isn’t about us but about Him. He truly is the one worthy of all the praise. We want to echo Peter’s message in Acts 4:12: ‘Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.’

“This is the Savior we love to sing about. May His name be glorified.”

Wende Roberts, who spearheads scheduling the concerts for Northern Lakes Gospel Promotions, explained how the Nov. 19 concert came about.

“Over the years, we have had the pleasure of being a part of the Grace College and Village of Winona Summer Concert Series. During this time, we have hosted our annual event with the Booth Brothers and the Guardians, who are returning in 2023.

“Having the opportunity to team up in this way has allowed our concert ministry the chance to expand. We have had the pleasure of bringing into Winona Lake top Southern Gospel artists such as Jim and Melissa Brady, Michael Booth, Wes Hampton, the Hoppers, Russ Taff, Michael English and many others, including Triumphant Quartet.”

Roberts bristles at her official title of promoter, preferring a more interpersonal moniker. “I like to think of myself as a hostess. I’ve been lovingly referred to buy these artist friends as, ‘The hostess with the mostest.’ That is what we do; we host the artists, but we also desire to host all in attendance. We want everyone to feel a very warm Hoosier hospitality welcome at our events.”

She said the concert ministry was born of a “fluke of attending an area Gospel concert because other plans with (her dear departed mother) were postponed. Attendance at subsequent conferences “became treasured mother and daughter time over the years. A concert ministry that looks forward to all God has in store was born from that, as our No. 1 desire is to point folks to Jesus. The music and each of the artists’ ministries do exactly that.”

Tickets are currently on sale exclusively through itickets.com. Artist Circle Tickets are $40; general admission is $25.

For more information, contact hostess Wende Roberts at (574) 457-6875 or [email protected].