A Grand Reunion

by Jill Fedon Every two years, handbell musicians from around the world gather to make music, learn new skills, celebrate different cultures, and visit with friends, old and new. Jill FedonNational Board President After missing the 2020 event, the 20th International...

Is it a Lemon? Or Lemonade?

by Mya Dundzila I used to get caught up in some pretty trivial handbell things—whether all the pearl necklaces on the female ringers were the same length or if everyone was wearing the same style of black gloves. Did the music folders align from the front AND the...

A Rising Tide Raises All Boats

by Linda Onorevole The primary goal of Handbell Musicians of America (the organization) is to support handbell musicians of America (the individuals). Linda OnorevoleExecutive Director All of us at Handbell Musicians of America are coming off a high from hosting the...

Getting Back to (a New) Normal

by J.R. Smith As I prepare the layout for each issue of this journal, I have found myself disheartened the last couple of years that the Events Calendar had been shrinking steadily during the time of COVID. What had once easily taken two pages, eventually dwindled...