Local performers put on a fundraiser

Repost from: This is North Devon Link to story: http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/leisure/Local-performers-fundraiser/article-690338-detail/article.html ‘Tis Nearly Spring South Molton Methodist Hall Friday February 13, 7.30pm A ‘TIS Nearly Spring concert in South Molton promises a cheery lineup. Entertainment comes from the Country Folk Band, a guitar and accordion duo; Bratton Fleming Handbell Ringers; and Lesley Worth who will be [...]

Teachers invite ‘Wii Music’ into the classroom

Repost from: MSNBC Link to story: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29127548/ By Kristin Kalning Games editor msnbc.com You might play games with your kids at home. But would you send your kids to school to play video games? You might if the teacher were Eileen Jahn, who teaches music at the St. Philip’s Academy in Newark, N.J. She’s one [...]

Ringing endorsement

Repost from: Issaquah Press Link to story: http://www.issaquahpress.com/2009/02/09/ringing-endorsement/ By Chantelle Lusebrink Two church musicians attend national hand-bell convention A solitary ringer lifts his bell and it reverberates through the auditorium. Silence follows before your ears are filled with the vibrations of the Memorial Bells hand-bell choir.  “Whenever I play or listen, I get goose bumps. [...]

Velocity’s Going to the Finals in a Local Talent Contest!

Repost from Handbell-l   Hey, all. Velocity has just made the finals in a local contest! Not exactly on the caliber of the Yo Yo Ma contest, but hey, we’ll take anything we can get. (And congratulations, btw, to Kevin McChesney and the Pikes Peak Ringers!)   The contest is a local VERY small town [...]

Solo Handbell Concert – Feb 15 – Palm Desert, CA

Repost from Handbell-l Ruben Mendoza will be performing a solo handbell concert on Sunday, February 15, 7:30 pm. Sacred Heart Church43-775 Deep CanyonPalm Desert, CA 92260 A freewill offering will be taken.   Information about Ruben and other concerts can be found at his new website: http://ruben-handbells.blogspot.com/   I hope to see you there! Ruben Berkeley, CA

Ring Out California

Repost from Handbell-l: Ring Out California – A Handbell Festival for Youth & Adults   April 25th, 2009 – 8am   California Baptist University 8432 Magnolia Ave Riverside, CA 92504   Clinician: Kay Cook – Phoenix, AZ   To Register: visit www.desertbells.org – registration form available on the website or contact Desert Bells International at [...]

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 [...]

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