Handing Off the Baton

Enjoy a wonderful, new tradition at events by Lisa Arnold Julie Kruse has been a member of Embellish for nineteen seasons and enjoys playing primarily in the battery and upper bass. She likes the challenge of handling multiple articulations or difficult rhythms to...

Share and Follow

Staying Connected Through Social Media by Linda Ellison Linda Ellison graduated from The University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Music. She retired from Alief Independent School District, where she taught elementary and intermediate school music and private...

Hosting Dual Joint Handbell Concerts

by Paul McKlveen Paul McKlveen has been involved in handbells in various roles over the last 49 years. He started as a handbell ringer, and over the last 40 years, he has been conducting and composing/arranging handbell music. He has conducted ensembles in churches of...

Venue vs. Logistics

Let me set the stage for you: A) a community choir that owns from C1 (aluminum) to G8, plus 7 octaves of handchimes shows up to the concert site after only seeing pictures; B) another community choir that owns from D2 (bronze) to G8 plus 7 octaves of handchimes sends...

Developing a Concert Program

Making Your Concerts Memorable by Brian Seemann Brian Seemann is the Director of Handbell Ensembles, leading 6th through 12th grade students in five different ensembles at the Landon School in Bethesda, Maryland, and the Music Director of Virginia Bronze. He has been...