In our various columns over the last year, as well as in E-Notes, on Facebook, and at events, we’ve been telling you that now is a great time to be a member of the Guild. With new member resources in recent years, such as Handbell Musician Certification, MemberNotes,...
A great line from the movie Brother, Where Art Thou, “C’mon in, the water’s fine,” reminds us that we can sit by and watch others take risks, or we can jump in and join the action. Handbell Musicians of America is an organization that says, “the water’s fine, jump in...
For those of us who don’t have a commitment to perform at one church service a month, this season can be a time to relax after the chaos of the winter holidays. Personally, my calendar has gone from handbell events every weekend to a few months of mostly free...
In the January/February 2015 issue of Overtones, I presented the first State of the Guild report since becoming Executive Director in 2006. In that report, I provided a financial report for the fiscal year that ended September 30, 2014 (FY2014), and attempted to...
Handbells at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church by Martha Alford and Christine Anderson Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church (CRPC) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is a place where music has mattered a great deal over the fifty-plus years of its existence. It is one of the...
