New Sonos DVD available on Amazon
Repost from Temp-Handbell-L (http://groups.google.com/group/temp-handbell-l?hl=en)
Sonos’ new DVD “Ringing Up” is available on Amazon, just in time for
your Christmas gift-giving!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002ZA69TO
Sonos leads you through music of three worlds: Europe, Asia and America.
With stunning virtuosity this contemporary ensemble performs the famous
Bach Toccata in D Minor, Gershwin’s beloved Porgy and Bess, James
Meredith’s groundbreaking Kodo Tryptich and Smirti, his hauntingly
intense elegy [...]
CD Release – October 24 – Quintessence Handbell Ensemble
Quintessence Handbell Ensemble is proud to announce the impending release of their first CD, “A Ring of Bronze”. Quintessence includes Naomi Goslinski, David Keith, heather keith, Charlene Lyn and Linda Wilson and is based on Toronto, Ontario.
This CD includes an unique variety of handbell music, including solos, duets, trios, quartets and quintets. Featured guest artists [...]
Kansas City Celebrates 50 Years of Music Making
Repost from: PR.com
Link to full article: http://www.pr.com/press-release/166341
J.W. Pepper’s Kansas City location marks a milestone supporting area music directors.
Paoli, PA, July 19, 2009 –(PR.com)– J.W. Pepper’s Kansas City location is celebrating it’s 50th year providing an outstanding event for music directors in the area. The 50th Annual New Music Reading Session will be held August 6-8 [...]
NEW HANDBELL EDITOR FOR NATIONAL MUSIC PUBLISHERS
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We are happy to announce that William Waggener is the new Handbell Editor for National Music Publishers. Bill brings years of experience as a ringer, a clinician, and as a composer/arranger. He is a past Chair of Area XII AGEHR and is currently on the National AGEHR Board.
National Music Publishers and Stained Glass [...]
MakeMusic, Inc. Releases Finale 2010 Upgrade
Repost from: Street Insider
Link to Story: http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/MakeMusic,+Inc.+Releases+Finale+2010+Upgrade/4708609.html
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)– MakeMusic, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMUS) announced today that Finale 2010 is now shipping. The flagship of the world’s best-selling family of music notation software – and the world standard for more than 20 years – Finale 2010 offers a broad range of enhancements that reduce the distance between [...]
Note Reading Worksheets
The Dare Team Press has two announcements that might interest you.
1. PACKAGE OF REPRODUCIBLE MASTER COPIES FOR TEACHING NOTE NAMES
This set of materials provides clear, sequential explanations of the staff,
the treble and bass clefs, ledger lines, octaves and the grand staff.
It includes many worksheets for naming notes in both clefs.
[...]
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 [...]
Melody Bell Turns iPhone Jiggling Into Ensemble Performance Art
Repost from Gizmodo
Link to story with video: http://i.gizmodo.com/5121929/melody-bell-turns-iphone-jiggling-into-ensemble-performance-art
Who says iPhones can’t replace all musical instruments by the year 2010? This handbell demonstration suggests that at least some classical instruments are dead already.
I love handbell because each person in the row is responsible for just a few notes of a whole song. The Melody Bell iPhone [...]
Schulmerich A6 for sale (nearly new)
repost from handbell-l
I have a Schulmerich A6 that I would like to sell. I
purchased it in 2005 as a gift for the 2 octave church choir
I was directing at the time, but right about the time that
the bell arrived I started to lose ringers and eventually
that program fizzled to only a [...]
CD Release
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The Capital City Ringers, from Lansing, MI, and under the
direction of Jane C. Wright, are proud to announce the
release of their 5th recording:
“Aurora Bronzealis” – Live!
This LIVE recording is a compilation of our 2006 and 2007
Holiday Concerts and features favorite hits, ‘Christmas Eve
Sarajevo’ and ‘Wizards in Winter’ by Trans-Siberian [...]