It's difficult enough for a director to keep musicians in line when they're all playing at the same time. But when members ...
Handbell ringing in the US has become more popular over the past 50 years. A Handbell Musicians of America predecessor had fewer than 50 members in 1955; in 2012 HMA has roughly 7,000 registered ...
When the handbell choir at St. Francis Catholic Church gets ready to play a number, it can be described as barely controlled chaos: good friends talking to and over each other, pointing out things on ...
BYRON — A celestial sound is floating around East County as a small group of musicians rings in Christmas with handbells. The 10-member Celebration Ringers Handbell Choir has been making multiple ...
A single bell ringing on its own produces a distinct sound. Get a dozen or so ringing all at once, and the sound turns into something much greater. The Handbell Choirs at Suffield’s First ...
The Austin Handbell Choir, of Burlington’s First Congregational Church, has been performing for 50 years. You read that right: 50. Since the Beatles came to America. And the group chose to perform for ...
The sound of the song “Amazing Grace” resonated through Bethel College as the chimes of each bell filled the room with music. Last week, the St. Paul’s Handbell Choir from Sanctuary at St. Paul’s, a ...
First United Methodist Church’s Handbell Choir is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a concert, free to the public, on Saturday. The choir performs during services, bell choir festivals and ...
A community handbell choir that was established last year in Lake County is getting ready for its first show. Decibells will perform during a concert that’s slated for 4 p.m. June 3 at Chapel United ...
NORTH BEND — The 16th annual Christmas Handbell Concerts will be held on Dec. 11 and Dec. 13 and both concerts will feature returning special guests, Just Jensens. On Friday, Dec. 11, The Carol-Lons ...