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Area 12

Serving California, Nevada, and Hawaii

Area 12 Nominations Open

Biennial elections for Area 12 are coming up.  Are you interested in serving on the board as an elected officer (Chair, Secretary, Treasurer)?  Self nominations are now open, until April 15, 2024. Extended to April 30, 2024!  Click for requirements and details

Volunteer to serve on the Area 12 Board

There are many appointed positions on the Area 12 Board, including Regional Coordinators and more.  Do you have a few hours every month?  Consider volunttering to serve on the board.
Current vacancies include RC Central California, RC Southern California and the Communications Director (12th Tone Newsletter editor).
Contact the Chair-Elect if interested in serving on the board.

Go Nuts in Modesto with Area 12

Join Area 12 in Modesto June 20-22, 2024 for a biennial conderence with clinican Barabara Meinke.  Directors mini-seminar on Thursday. Registration now open.

Jim Scott Memorial Scholarships for Go Nuts - deadline April 30, 2024

Are you planning to attend Go Nuts and it’s your first time?  A scholarship to pay for registration and room (at half double occupancy rate) is available.  Click below for more information.  Deadline to apply April 30, 2024.

Bellz! The Next Generation

Come join the youth of Area 12 at Concordia University, Irvine for two days of fun. September 27-28, 2024. Registration is now open.

Check out the latest issue of the 12th Tone Newsletter

Learn more about what upcoming events are happening and what the Area 12 board is up to.

Calendar

  • Concordia Handbell Home Concert

    April 26, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
    CU Center, Irvine, CA 92612, USA

    Concert Handbells Alex Guebert, director

    Spirit Handbells Erik Der, director

    Save the date for a world-class handbell concert from one of the nation's top handbell programs. Concordia's Home Handbell Concert is a showcase of sacred, classical, popular, and new music - using over 127 handbells, hand chimes and other instruments. 

    Concert Handbells and Spirit Bells are the touring ensembles of Concordia, representing a program that has become highly respected internationally for its performances and for its preparation of handbell musicians and directors. They have performed in 12 nations of Asia, Europe, and Australia as well as 38 states and provinces of North America. Together, they perform some of the highest difficulty of handbell repertoire at a virtuosic level, including original compositions written by faculty and student composers.  They are also featured annually across the nation during Concordia’s made-for-TV PBS Special.

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  • Bells Ain’t Just for Christmas Concert

    April 28, 2024 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
    Vacaville Performing Arts Theatre, 1010 Ulatis Dr, Vacaville, CA 95687, USA

    River Bells in concert

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  • Ringing Dusk to Dawn - The Bell Music of the Night

    April 28, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
    35522 Camino Capistrano, San Clemente, CA 92672, USA

    South County Community Handbell Choir in concert.

    The concert will start with selections from Phantom of the Opera and end, fittingly with Here Comes the Sun. We will explore all sorts of "Night Music." Come and check out the fantastic music that handbells can make. They are not for just church anymore.
     
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Recent News

April 12th Tone is here

Lots of news about Go Nuts and Bellz! conference coming up in June and September, respectively.  Registration is open for both events. More about upcoming Spring rings in Southern California and Northern Nevada. Last call for (self) nominations for Chair-Elect,...

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Area 12 2024 Composition Contest winner announcement

Area 12 is happy to announce that the winner of our 2024 Composition Contest is "Retrofuture" by Ron Mallory. This winning composition will be published and be included in the repertoire list for the 2024 Area 12 Youth Conference, Bellz: The Next Generation, September...

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Area 12 Nominations Open

Every two years three Executive Committee officers are elected:  Chair-Elect, Secretary and Treasurer. Self nominations are now open until April 15, 2024. For details go here.

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February Twelfth Tone Newsletter

The latest issue is available.  Read about some upcoming events and the upcoming concerts. (And in addition to contacting your Regional Coordinator to publicize your upcoming concerts, you can also submit your events to the Area 12 Website calendar.)

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January 2024 Twelfth Tone Newsletter

A new issues has dropped.  Check out the latest news, including some tidbits about the upcoming Go Nuts conference and some tips to help ringers from getting lost (especially in an unfamiliar setting/concert venue). Read it here.

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