Reaching Out to Those Not in the “Cult” by Sharon Guilliams Sharon Guilliams has been ringing for right around 40 years. A retired engineer, she is the artistic director of the South County Community Handbell Choirs in San Clemente, California. She is the...
Developing the “Community” in Community Ensemble by Lauran Delancy Lauran Delancy holds a BA in Parish Music and a Master of Church Music from Concordia University Wisconsin. She fell in love with handbells in high school and has enjoyed ringing,...
For Solo, Ensemble, and Bell Tree (S.E.T.) Enthusiasts Karen Van Wert’s (KVW) handbell musical journey began in 1993 as a charter member of the SSLC handbell choir in Bloomington, MN. A few years later, the director “accidentally” bought a bell tree stand and Karen...
by Mya Dundzila One of the COVID-era hobbies I expanded on was my bicycling options. We purchased a used tandem bicycle during the 2020 summer. The photos below are of my husband Tom and me on one of our first tandem road trips through northern Maine (top) and a...
by Linda Onorevole Over the past few weeks, I have been speaking with many people about my new role with Handbell Musicians of America. The chats have been with colleagues, friends, family, businesses of the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce (where I am coming...
