Young handbell musicians gather for the Guild’s first event for college-age ringers For the last 18 years, Distinctly Bronze has remained Handbell Musicians of America’s premier event for serious and advanced handbell musicians. It continues to attract longtime...
Creation of the National Honors Handbell Ensemble by Neesa Hart Many big ideas start out as a sketch on the back of a scrap of paper. The big idea that became The 2016 National Honors Handbell Ensemble started on a Sonic receipt. Phillip Lanier, the musical director...
Musicians from three ensembles perform Christmas extravaganza by Colin Walker It all started innocently enough. Ron Mallory, director of Rainier Ringers, Jennifer Vangolen, president of Bells of the Sound, and Colin Walker, managing director of Emerald City Ringers,...
Training a New Generation of Handbell Musicians by Neesa Hart The ‘ah-ha’ moment for our children’s bell program came as a result of three separate events. On a Monday morning in January, a friend sent me a quote from Ann Voskamp – “You can’t make a difference until...
How to break a Guinness World Record by Jennifer Cauhorn On November 19, in Bloomington, Minnesota, 664 handbell musicians gathered at the Mall of America to set a new world record for the largest handbell ensemble. This was the culmination of four months of work in...
