Recent News

Join Us for Christmas Handbells - A Virtual Massed Ring Event and Watch Party! For those of us that love handbells, COVID certainly has put a few barriers, hurdles, fences, and walls in our way to get to ringing handbells So, LA Metro is offering a unique opportunity...

Bell Table Talk with Area 12  We're excited to announce a new Area 12 recurring event - Bell Table Talk! Join Area 12 to talk about a variety of handbell topics and socialize with members of the Area 12 Board, other Area 12 members, and anyone else who would like to...

The Director as Teacher Saturday, September 12, 2020 - 9:30am-1:30pm  Led by Barb Walsh and Tessique Houston, via Zoom meeting. $30 for HMA members $40 for non-members $40 for all registrations received after Sept 5, 2020   In this workshop, instructors Barbara...

Thanks to everyone who participated in the games during Handbell Encounters of the Area 12 Kind. We're excited to announce our prize winners! Crossword (65 entries) 1st: Carol Lynn Mizell - handbell beaded pen 2nd: Carlene Ruesenberg - HEA12K mask 3rd: Nikki Evans -...

Your Area 12 Board invites you to participate in the first Area 12 Virtual Conference on July 25, 2020. We will be hosting online classes and chatting live with the experts to cover topics relevant to both ringers and directors. This event is FREE and open to all, so...

Order your Area 12 member polo shirt today. Then show your Area 12 pride - Submit photos wearing your #Area12Pride shirt to the Twelfth Tone! Please check the size chart measurements below to ensure you're ordering the best size. Polo shirts are Kelly Green in color...

With great disappointment, we announce that the Area 12 Conference scheduled for July 2-5, 2020 has been postponed until 2022. Our host venue, UNLV, has cancelled all outside group meetings for the summer, as well as on-campus classes for students, in order to keep...

Area 12 is happy to announce that the winner of our 2019 Composition Contest is Fervent Freedom by Mike Mazzatenta. This winning composition will be published and included in the repertoire list for the 2020 Area 12 Conference in Las Vegas. Congratulations to Mike...

Thank you to everyone who voted in this year's Area 12 election! We are pleased to congratulate and welcome new Executive Board members - Chair-Elect Kendra Scott, Secretary Michele Meenk, and Treasurer Helena Broadbent. These newly elected board members join Chair...

Barb Cote shares her experience performing with Tintabulations at the International Handbell Symposium in Vancouver this past summer.