CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IRVINE CONCERT HANDBELLS in Oceanside, CA, Sunday, March 15

Posted on March 6, 2009
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See the CONCERT HANDBELLS OF CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IRVINE

with Resound! and soloists in concert

 

            SUNDAY, March 15, at 7:00 pm at

                        King of Kings Lutheran Church

                        2993 Macdonald Street, Oceanside, CA 92054; (760) 757-2525.

 

The ringers are directed by Dr. Herbert Geisler and coached by Nancy Jessup.  These ringers have performed to high acclaim in 27 states across the U.S. as well as 11 Asian and European nations.  They perform  for thousands regionally and on tour throughout the year, this May traveling to Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois.

 

            They perform a wide range of sacred and secular works, old and new, from Bach to ragtime and Tchaikovsky ballet to African drumming, appealing to all ages and tastes, concluding with their unique hands-on audience participation sing-along.  Children are especially intrigued by the visual and aural energy of the performance.

 

            A free-will donation will be gathered.

            Call 949-854-8002 ext. 1527 or email Handbells@cui.edu for information

See more about the Concordia handbell program at:

http://web.mac.com/hgeisler/iWeb/Concordia%20Handbells/Welcome.html

 

PROGRAM:

 

Change Ring                                       -trad. English

Canticle of Creation                                            Lasst uns erfreuen, arr. Hart Morris

Ah, Holy Jesus                                                     Herzliebster Jesu, arr. Alex Guebert

Pat-a-Pan                                                                              arr. Fred Gramann

God With Us For All Time                  Betty Garee

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing     arr. Dan Miller   (4-in-hand)

Blessed Assurance                              arr. Kevin McChesney            (quartet)

From All That Dwell Below the Skies    Lasst uns erfreuen, setting by John Ringley  (solo)

Marching to Zion                                                  arr. Jeffrey Honoré

For As the Rain                                                    Lee Afdahl

Overture from The Nutcracker          Tchaikovsky arr. Kevin McChesney

In the Mood                                                                           Joe Garland, arr. Herbert Geisler

 

Concluding with Concordia’s unique hands-on demonstration and audience sing-along

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