by J.R. Smith Over the last seven years, the Indiana Music Educators Association (IMEA) has expanded its offerings at the annual Professional Development Conference to include an All-State Handbell Choir, along with traditional high school bands, orchestras, and...
The handbell community has lost an icon and good friend with the passing of HMA Honorary Life Member, composer, clinician, educator, and author Valerie Stephenson. Valerie’s introduction to handbells came when she discovered a set of bells in her school storage closet...
A new program gets an ensemble of beginning ringers making music in a short time. by Hillary Marotta Hillary Marotta fell in love with playing handbells at Bucknell University under Dr. William Payn’s baton. She has continued to play for groups in Virginia and...
The handbell community has lost not just a leader in the art of handbell ringing but an innovator in the medium of bell tree ringing. She passed away on Saturday, February 4, 2023. by J.R. Smith Louise graduated from Chamberlin High School in 1959, where she met her...
