Bells of the Sound auditions – Seattle, WA

Repost from Handbell-l Bells of the Sound, a community handbell group based in Seattle, will be holding auditions for new members and substitutes Sunday, March 15, 2009. If you are interested in auditioning for Bells of the Sound, please email auditions@bellsofthesound.org to schedule an audition slot.   A roster of substitute ringers is maintained to [...]

Down in the Valley may make us smarter

Repost from: Grand Forks Herald Link to story: http://www.grandforksherald.com/articles/index.cfm?id=102029&section=columnists&columnist=Naomi%20Dunavan Just the other day, Ginny Bollman read that the more music you have in your life, the smarter you’ll become.   “It’s proven,” Ginny said. “There are research studies that show that if you have at least two years of music lessons, the average IQ is [...]

Great handbell concert

Repost from: Watertown Daily Times Link to Story: http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20090118/OPINION02/301189972 What a great concert was presented Jan. 11. It was the River Ringers Community Handbell Choir under the direction of Jennifer M. Whitenack. Asbury United Methodist Church hosted the event. That group of musical professionals is to be highly commended. Those in the group are Myrtie [...]

New Handbell Mallet repair service – Mallet Menders

A couple of friends, who are also ringers, started a new service repairing handbell mallets, specifically the battery and bass mallets that use yarn. My friends ring in several different choirs and each choir was experiencing tattered yarn on the mallet heads and the covers were coming off. They looked into purchasing new mallets and [...]

Bell Ringers Prepare for New Season

Repost from: WHCS Radio Link to article: http://www.58wchs.com/includes/news_items/3/news_items_more.php?id=4820&section_id=3 (Charleston) The Kanawha Valley Ringers bell choir is preparing for the 2009 season. That means there’s music to learn and new members in the choir. After auditions earlier this week, Director Dale Miller said he liked what he heard. “Watching this group pull together and really gel [...]

Evangel to host handbell festival Feb. 21

Repost from the Springfield, MO News-Leader Link to story: http://www.news-leader.com/article/20090113/BREAKING04/90113042/1007/NEWS01 Evangel University will host the 28th annual Ozarks Area Handbell Festival Saturday, Feb. 21, in the Chapel Auditorium. Clinician for the festival is Dolan Bayless, director of music ministries at the Kirkwood United Methodist Church. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and the schedule will include [...]

Atlanta Concert Ringers Seeks Director

Repost from Handbell-l The Atlanta Concert Ringers, a community handbell organization, is currently seeking an experienced handbell director.  Those interested should contact ACR President Kathe Cunningham at cunn9167@bellsouth.net for details.

BLUE RIDGE HANDBELL FESTIVAL IS A ‘FRINGE BENEFIT’!

Repost from Handbell-l The Blue Ridge Area Handbell festival is now an AGEHR Area III festival, to be held April 24-25, 2009, at the Bonclarken Conference Center in Flat Rock, NC. It outgrew its former venue in Hendersonville and we hope this one will accommodate everyone.     Lee Afdahl will be our guest director. [...]

Phila. Handbell Ensemble Upcoming events

repost from Handbell-l: We have two events coming up that we’d like to invite you to:   1.  At 4:00PM on February 8th, PHE (under the direction of Kermit Junkert) will be joining forces with The Rooke Chapel Ringers from Bucknell University (under the direction of William Payn) in presenting a concert in the Science [...]

C-News Article: TWO Ringers Needed for Campana Handbell Choir

Repost from: Concordia College, Moorhead MN Link to story: http://www.cord.edu/cnews/www/story.php?articleid=5757 Two ringers neeed ASAP for Campana, one of Concordia’s Handbell Choirs. Music reading experience required, previous handbell ringing experience is not. Now is a great time to learn a new instrument! We have other new ringers starting this semester too! Rehearsals are 7:00-8:30 pm Tues/Thurs in [...]

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