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  • Area 12 Board Meeting

    March 10, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Upland, CA, USA

    Area 12 members in good standing are welcome to join (at their own expense).  Please contact pastchair@handbellmusicians.org to arrange attendance.

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  • Area 12 Board Meeting

    March 11, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
    Upland, CA, USA

    Area 12 members in good standing are welcome to join (at their own expense).  Please contact pastchair@handbellmusicians.org to arrange attendance.

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  • Concordia Handbell Invitational 2023

    March 18, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm
    1530 Concordia, Irvine CA 92612

    During this ½ day event, you will hone and refresh yourringing skills by learning a piece of music under the tutelage of Concordia'sHandbell Faculty and members of Concordia's top ensemble. If your full ensemblecomes, you will have a piece of music ready to perform with only 1 or 2 morerehearsals. The format for the workshop is a typical rehearsal of a pieceinterspersed with technique workshops.  We will review proper technique aswell as proper execution of articulations, all the while having fun doing whatwe love. All Church, Community, and high school ensembles or individual ringersare welcome!

    The afternoon will culminate in a concert featuring each participating ensembleand the Concordia University Handbell ensembles. The intention of this event isto learn, experience the greater handbell community, and perform for anaudience of handbell fans in our beautiful concert hall. Full ensembles,partial ensembles, and individual ringers are all welcome. 

    Ensembles will need to bring their own handbells, pads, cloths, etc. We willprovide tables. We may be able to provide substitute ringers if you have gapsin your ensemble. Ensembles are invited toperform 1 or 2 pieces during the afternoon concert. Thiswill be a fantastic performance opportunity! 

    For massed ringing repertoire and more information please goto https://bit.ly/Handbell-Invitational

    This event is endorsed by Handbell Musicians ofAmerica.

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Recent News

Spring 2023 Board meeting

Mar 12, 2023 |

Your Area 12 board met Friday March 10 and Saturday March 11 in Upland, CA (and virtually). Area 12 members are welcome to come to meetings.

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Upcoming March 10-11 Board Meeting, Open positions and more

Mar 6, 2023 |

The March issue of the 12th Tone Newsletter has dropped.  Read about the latest on upcoming Spring Rings, attendance as the California All State Music Educators Conference, open board positions (it could be you filling one!) and the upcoming board meeting (HMA members...

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2023 Spring Rings and more

Feb 3, 2023 |

The latest edition of the 12th Tone newsletter has lots of information for upcoming events, including the repertoire for a number of Spring Rings.  You can check it out here.

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January Area 12 Board meeting

Jan 22, 2023 |

Your Area 12 Board met January 21 to continue working on area business. Stay tuned to the Area 12 Twelfth Tone for more details. The next board meeting will be March 10-11 in Upland, California. Area 12 Board meetings are open to all Area 12 members in good standing....

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Area 12 Election Results Are In!

Sep 14, 2022 |

Area 12 is excited to announce the results for our 2022 Board officer elections! Together with the other elected officers, appointed members, and regional coordinators that make up the Area 12 Board, Michèle Sharik (Chair Elect), Carol Pickford (Secretary), and Kathy...

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2022 Conference Update

May 11, 2022 |

Unfortunately, Area 12 must announce that we have had to cancel the Red, White, & Bells Conference planned for July 2-5, 2022 in Las Vegas due to low registration numbers. The Conference Committee and Executive Committee also felt it would be irresponsible to host...

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Bell Table Talks – 2022

May 7, 2022 |

Bell Table Talk with Area 12  We're excited to continue to offer what has become a successful 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...

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Scholarship Deadline Extended!

Feb 13, 2022 |

Red, White & Bells - July 2-5, 2022 Have you been considering attending the Red, White & Bells conference but just need a bit of financial assistance to make your plans a reality? If so, please consider applying for a scholarship! For this year's conference...

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One And Then Some – Post Event

Aug 23, 2021 |

Post Event Did you miss it? Well, the beauty of these online events is that we do have the opportunity to share them a bit longer than the actual date. So here's your chance - If you were unable to attend on the day of the event, you may view the stream of the event...

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