CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY HANDBELLS ON TOUR May 15-25 to Nevada and San Francisco Bay

Posted on May 17, 2011
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The CONCERT HANDBELLS AND SPIRIT BELLS OF CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY IRVINE with Resound! and soloists
will perform through Nevada and San Francisco Bay areas May 15 to 24.

These ensembles perform a wide range of sacred and secular works appealing to all ages and tastes–from Bach to the Beach Boys, unique hymn settings and modern original works, change ringing, for full ensemble, solo, and quartet, concluding with their popular hands-on audience participation sing-along.
Children are especially intrigued by the visual and aural energy of the performance.

Directed by Dr. Herbert Geisler and coached by Nancy Jessup, these ringers have performed to high acclaim in 27 states and provinces across the U.S. and Canada as well as 10 Asian and European nations.

Admission and parking are free at all locations. A free-will donation will be received.

See more about Concordia handbell and other music activities at www.cuimusic.com
 
ITINERARY:
May 15 6 pm   Henderson, NV Grace Lutheran Church
May 17 11 am   Las Vegas   Las Vegas Academy of Performing Arts
May 18 8:08/10:20am Las Vegas Faith Lutheran High School
May 19 7 pm   Gardnerville, NV Trinity Lutheran Church
May 21 7 pm   Cupertino, CA   Valley Church
May 23 9:00/10:30am San Francisco  West Portal Lutheran School
May 23 2 pm   Fremont, CA   Prince of Peace Lutheran School
May 23 7 pm   Fremont, CA   Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
May 24 2 pm   Redwood City, CA Redeemer Lutheran School
May 24 7 pm   Redwood City, CA Redeemer Lutheran Church

REPERTOIRE (varies at each location):
Concluding with our popular Hands-on Demonstration and Sing-along

Change Ring      English tower bell tradition
Let the Amen Sound!    LOBE DEN HERREN, arr. Hart Morris
Here I Am, Lord     Daniel Schutte, arr. Sondra K. Tucker
We Shall Walk Through the Valley in Peace   arr. Douglas E. Wagner
Spring Breeze Hope    arr. Michio Wu
“A Spoonful of Sugar” from Mary Poppins   arr. Betty B. Garee
Carillon       H. Dean Wagner
“Dance of the Reed Flutes” from The Nutcracker  Tchaikovsky, arr. William H. Griffin
Good Vibrations     Brian Wilson, arr. Matthew Prins
Valse Les Adieux     Karen Lakey Buckwalter
Be Still, My Soul (solo)   Sibelius, arr. Christine D. Anderson
Grazioso (solo)    Arnold Sherman, adapted by Sueda Luttrell
Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross (solo) arr. Kevin McChesney
Lenten Prayer (solo)    Susan T. Nelson
Song of Assurance     Arnold B. Sherman
Fantasy on SHCHEDRIK   Leontovich, arr. Christopher S. Kinzel
“Gypsy Song” from Carmen   Georges Bizet, arr. Elizabeth Watson
Fantasy on KING’S WESTON   arr. Fred Gramann

Kalamazoo Ringers

Posted on May 17, 2011
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The Kalamazoo Ringers is celebrating its 30th Anniversary with an Americana
concert on Sunday, May 22, 2011.  If you are in the West Michigan area,
please join us for this special day.
 
Our repertoire includes:
America the Beautiful – with male chorus
 
*Handbells Come to America*
Castle Hill Reflections – Bells history in USA – played on
      7  oct. chimes
 
*New Settings for Traditional Songs of Faith*
Beach Spring Stomp – how bell music has changed
Then Sings My Soul
Just a Closer Walk with Thee – with clarinet
 
*The Anguish of War, the Hope for Peace
*Psalm of Peace
Our National Hymn
Song of Peace – with male chorus
 
*The American Life, Big Bands, Picnics, Travel, and Love of Country
*Gal from Kalamazoo – our theme song
Bandelier – with video presentation, flute and percussion
All American Hometown Band
In the Mood
Stars and Stripes Forever
 
Dixieland Swing on 'What a Friend We Have in Jesus
      with tuba, clarinet and percussion

Items in the News – March 30, 2011

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New Music & Playback Files

Posted on March 22, 2011
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New Releases for 2 Octaves and Playback Files

1.   The Dare Team Press has released 2 new titles for 2 octave choirs. Playback files for both of these are now on the site.
 The dynamics do not playback accurately in a few of the mp3 files. If I waited until I got every mp3 file perfect, there would never be any playback files on the site. The dynamic marks in the printed music are correct even though some playback files do not observe them.

2.   The playback files for the two suites released last summer are finally on the site. Either of these 3-octave, Level 1 suites would be good follow-up material after completing the Up and Ringing! method book.  Every octave gets melodic material somewhere in each suite.

Go to our site www.dareteampress.com

    Click the WHAT’S NEW button.



The Raleigh Ringers Upcoming Concerts

Posted on March 22, 2011
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Saturday, April 9, 2011 – 5:00pm

Bull Street Baptist Church

Savannah, Georgia
presented by the Savannah Music Festival

Sunday, April 10, 2011 – 3:00pm
Summerville Baptist Church

Summerville, South Carolina

Tickets available online.

Saturday, May 14, 2011 – 7:30pm
Thalia Lynn Baptist Church

Virginia Beach, Virginina

Sunday, May 15, 2011- 3:00pm
Pritchett Auditorium at Averitt University

Danville, Virginia

presented by the Danville Concert Association

Saturday, June 18, 2011 – 7:00pm
Grace Lutheran Church

Knoxville, Tennessee

 

Sunday, June 19, 2011 – 8:00pm

Music & Arts Worship Week opening concert

Lake Junaluska, North Carolina

Monday, June 20, 2011 – 7:30pm
Warren Performing Arts Center

Indianapolis, Indiana

 

Tuesday, June 21, 2011 – time TBD

Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

Wednesday, June 22, 2011 – 8:15pm

The Chautauqua on Lake Erie

Lakeside, Ohio


Friday, June 24, 2011 – 7:30pm
Umstattd Performing Arts Center

Canton, Ohio

Sunday, June 26, 2011 – 4:00pm
Featured concert for the American Guild of Organists Region IV Convention

Greensboro, North Carolina

 

Saturday, August 27, 2011 – 7:00pm

Dunwoody United Methodist Church

Dunwoody, Georgia

 

Saturday, November 19, 2011 – 7:30pm

Thalian Hall

Wilmington, North Carolina

 

Saturday, December 3, 2011 – time tbd

Soldiers & Sailors Hall

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 

Saturday, December 10, 2011 – 3:00pm

Saturday, December 10, 2011 – 7:30pm

Sunday, December 11, 2011 – 3:00pm

Meymandi Concert Hall

Raleigh, North Carolina

 

Complete information on all upcoming concerts can be found on the concerts page of the website.

The Raleigh Ringers Spring Concert

Posted on March 22, 2011
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The Raleigh Ringers spring concert will be held on Sunday, June 5th at 4pm at Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh.

 

Tickets will go on sale at the Progress Energy Center Box Office and all ticketmaster outlets on April 4th.

 

"Early Bird" tickets will be available directly from The Raleigh Ringers through May 20th.   Check the concerts page of our website for an Early Bird ticket form, available after April 4th.

Items in the News – March 23, 2011

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Festival/Concert Announcement Fredericksburg, VA

Posted on March 22, 2011
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I am happy to announce the Second Annual Fredericksburg (VA) Area
Handbell Festival and Concert to be held on Saturday April 2, 2011 at
the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church. Nancy Cappel will be the
Guest Director. 12 Handbell Choirs from the Stafford, Spotsylvania, and
Fredericksburg area are participating in this event.
 
Our first get-together last year was a small 6 choir "Ringers Ringing
for Ringers" half day event with each choir ringing 2 or 3 pieces
separately and joining for a massed ring of 1 number at the end. This
year's festival event format will include a few "individual choir"
pieces during the breaks throughout the day and a concert at 2:30 PM to
close the event.
 
Our concert repertoire includes:
 
Alleluia Amen – Linda Lamb
Blessed Assurance – Sandra Eithun
I'm Just A Poor Wayfarin' Stranger – Tammy Waldrop
Prayer for Peace (with PowerPoint) – Michael Helman
Exuberant Joy – Arnold Sherman
 
If you are near the Washington, DC area and looking for something to do
on Saturday afternoon take a drive up or down I-95 to listen to some
great music. We all know what Nancy does with her own choirs.
 
Contact me if you would like any other information.
 
David Engle
Director, Handbell Music
Summit Presbyterian Church
Stafford, VA

Play Handbells in Italy! July 9-16

Posted on March 22, 2011
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Interested in visiting the gorgeous region of Tuscany… and playing
handbells while you're there? Handbell Ventures is sponsoring its second
"Soggiorno in Italia" and looking for more ringers. I traveled with the
group for their inaugural trip in March of '09 and had an absolutely amazing
time. We visited the Uffizi in Florence, ate gelato among the towers of San
Gimignano, toured a winery in Chianti, and perfected a repertoire of pieces
to perform at three concerts during our stay. Our next trip promises to be
just as much fun — and I admit I've been looking forward to it since the
day I left in 2009!
 
We're staying even closer to Florence this time around and, while there are
several planned group activities (my favorite memories from the last trip
were the long, delicious, Italian-style meals we shared together), there
will also be down time to explore on your own or just to relax in the
beautiful Villa le Fonti where our group will be based. You can visit our
webpage at https://sites.google.com/site/bellsintuscany/ for more details.
 
We will be abroad from July 9 through July 16, 2011. The land package is
$2,295 and includes lodging, group transportation in Italy, and some meals.
Email me or William Kyle at william@baybells.org for more information –
we'd love to have you along.

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