Getting Away

When a Retreat Gets You Ahead by Lauran Delancy Lauran Delancy holds a BA in Parish Music and a Master of Church Music from Concordia University Wisconsin. She fell in love with handbells in high school and has enjoyed ringing, composing, directing, and teaching ever...

Connecting Live Once Again

In-Person Connections Through and Within the Community Ensemble by Barb Walsh Barb Walsh has a Bachelor of Music Education degree from Colorado State University and a Master of Music degree from the University of Nevada, Reno. She has been the Northern Nevada/Eastern...

Creating a Joint Concert

Interview with Matthew Compton and Alex Guebert about the creation of their combined concert at National Seminar in Phoenix, Arizona Interview with Matthew Compton and Alex Guebert by Lauran Delancy Matthew Compton is the music director of the Bells of the Cascades in...

More Than an Ensemble

Developing the “Community” in Community Ensemble by Lauran Delancy Lauran Delancy holds a BA in Parish Music and a Master of Church Music from Concordia University Wisconsin. She fell in love with handbells in high school and has enjoyed ringing,...
The Show Goes On

The Show Goes On

How to Pull Off a Four-City Tour in Uncertain COVID Times by James Meredity One of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most well-rounded musicians, James Meredith conducts the country’s acclaimed Sonos Handbell Ensemble. A native of North Carolina, Mr. Meredith received his...