CU Joins in Celebrating Boulder’s Sesquicentennial With Bell Ringing
Repost from: University of Colorado at Boulder Link to story: http://www.colorado.edu/news/r/38fcbcf9e03eae2a7a8c754c376a4cb9.html February 9, 2009 The sound of the Old Main bell on the University of Colorado at Boulder campus will join a carillon chorus across Boulder on Feb. 10 as local churches and individuals ring in the city’s sesquicentennial — the celebration of its 150th [...]
Handbell Ringers Make West Coast Debut
Repost from: Kitsap Sun Link to full story: http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2009/feb/09/the-list-february-13-to-19/ The Kitsap Center at Bremerton Harborside, 100 Washington Ave., will host the first West Coast appearance of the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers at 4 p.m. Feb. 15. The public concert will feature a performance by Distinctly Bronze, a group of 75 of the most [...]
Renowned Hakuoh University Handbell Choir offers free public performances
Repost from: Honolulu Advertiser Link to Story with Photos: http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090206/GETPUBLISHED/902050383/-1/sportsfront Celebrating its 21st anniversary, the internationally-recognized Hakuoh University Handbell Choir will be on Oahu from February 15-22 on its 17th Goodwill Tour of Hawaii, offering two public concerts and scheduled performances for the Consular Corps of Hawai’i, more than 600 O’ahu school children and long [...]
Celebrating 30 years of handbells at AUMC
Repost from: Auburn Villager Link to Story: http://www.auburnvillager.com/story.html?1233848323007040 By Annie Gilbertson The Auburn Villager Eight members of Auburn United Methodist Church gathered 30 years ago to establish the church’s first handbell choir. Now five choirs strong, with an emphasis on music education, the groups of ringers not only perform all over Auburn, but travel throughout [...]
Area bell choirs to combine for concert
Repost from: The Western Star Link to Story: http://www.western-star.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2009/02/04/020409handbell.html LEBANON — Four area handbell choirs will combine for a concert on March 1 at 3 p.m. at Otterbein-Lebanon. Bell ringers from Franklin First United Methodist, Lebanon United Methodist, and Otterbein Lebanon will perform at the Otterbein Campus Center. Each choir will perform several numbers individually [...]