by Greig Ashurst Greig AshurstNational Board President As winter will hopefully turn to the newness of spring, it’s an ideal time for us to think about rejuvenating our approach to making music with handbells. The Handbell Musicians of America’s mission is to “advance...
by Greig Ashurst I joined the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers in 1990. Like most people at the time, I joined because of the church I served as a handbell director. At the time, I joined because it was what I thought I was supposed to do. Greig...
by Greig Ashurst A Once In a Lifetime experience at the the 21st International Handbell Symposium in Hamamatsu, Japan Greig Ashurst National Board President August 12-17, 2024 The rhythmic chime of handbells echoed through the halls of Hamamatsu, Japan, as...
by Greig Ashurst Greig AshurstNational Board President Every time I sit down to write an article for Overtones, I start by reading our mission statement and our vision statement, and then I contemplate the values we have as an organization We are an organization...
by Greig Ashurst One of my absolute favorite poems is one by John Donne. There are a few phrases in it that we all know and hear in everyday life. It reads: Greig AshurstNational Board President [email protected] No man is an island,Entire of itself,Every...
