Navigating to a new normal in a worship setting by Joy Toll-Chandler Joy Toll-Chandler fell in love with handbells at an Area 1 festival concert in Vermont. The bells and the sounds they made intrigued her and convinced her and her mother to start a handbell choir at...
From Church Choir to Concert Setting by Beth Ann Edwards Beth Ann Edwards serves as Director of Arts, Handbells, and Youth Choirs at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Iowa, where she oversees all arts programming and assists with worship planning, as well as...
Directors face challenges and rewards of re-shaping handbell programs by Beth Ann Edwards Beth Ann Edwards serves as Director of Arts, Handbells, and Youth Choirs at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Des Moines, Iowa, where she oversees all arts programming and assists...
New Year Devotion from Ringing Deeply by Brian Childers Brian Childers is an accomplished composer, conductor, and clinician. His choral, instrumental, and handbell works have been performed across the nation and abroad. He has been a featured performer and clinician...
Challenges of Maintaining a Handbell Program in an Isolated Area by Becky Yoza Becky is co-founder of Honolulu Bronze, a community-based handbell ensemble. She started ringing at age five and has rung in church groups in five states as well as several non-profit,...
