by J.R. Smith The international handbell community has lost a great leader recently with the passing of Sun-Joo Shin, of Japan, a founding member of the Handbell Ringers of Japan and co-founder of the International Handbell Symposium and International Handbell...
by Jill Fedon I have been thinking a lot about resolutions lately. I previously shared I don’t believe in the desire to make a change being tied to a calendar. Jill FedonNational Board President By the time you are reading this, some of you have successfully...
by Mya Dundzila I said good-bye to my handbell home of five years while ringing “Dancing Queen.” My group Granite State Ringers (GSR) was ringing at Oktobellfest 2022 in Westerly, Rhode Island, with 75 other ringers. Mya DundzilaRegional Membership Coordinator The...
by Linda Onorevole I remain in awe by the sheer number of handbell activities that take place throughout the twelve Areas of Handbell Musicians of America! Linda OnorevoleExecutive Director From Hawaii to Florida, Maine to California, there are performances, massed...
by J.R. Smith As many of you may already know, I’m involved in many arts and performing organizations. Besides handbells, I’m also involved with community theater as well as barbershop chorus and quartet singing. In all these endeavors—all amateur—I get the...