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. If you’d like to attend, please coordinate with the Area 12 Past-Chair for your attendance.
Sierra Spring Ring
May 13, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Elmcrest Elementary School, 855 Mc Donald Dr, Reno, NV 89503, USA
Join Tintabulations as we spring forward into ringing with the annual Sierra Spring Ring. This 1 day event offers both classes and massed ringing sessions and has something for beginning through advanced ringers. Save the date for this fun tradition.
Massed ringing and classes for beginning to intermediate ringers. And a reading session.
https://tintabulations.com/event/sierra-spring-ring-3/
This event is endorsed by the Handbell Musicians of America.
Opus Handbell Ensemble Mother's Day Spring Concert
May 14, 2023 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
First United Methodist Church Modesto, 850 16th St, Modesto, CA 95354, USA
Opus would like to invite you to join us for this special program and bring your mother, aunt, niece, grandmother. . .your entire family!
This program will take you on a journey from the highlands, into space toward Heaven using rhythm, reflection, and revelation! Go to www.opushandbell.org or like us on Facebook!
Camarillo UMC Annual Handbell Concert
May 21, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
291 Anacapa Drive, Camarillo, CA 93010
Camarillo UMC bell choirs are pleased to invite you to our
annual spring bell choir concert featuring all 5 of our bell choirs: CDC
(preschool) Chimers, Cherub Chimes, Chapel Bells, Young Adult Bells, and Adult
Bells.
Every year we strive to put together a program that is eclectic, challenging, and
lots of fun! Here is a sample of what you will hear: beloved sacred music such as
a bluesy version of “Wade in the Water” and “Come, Now is the Time to
Worship” featuring our Chancel Choir, drums, bass, and guitar; the mambo
classic “Sway”; a jazzy version of “Fly Me to the Moon”, and even a Harry Potter
medley played by our Young Adult Bells. We will be joined by instrumentalists
including trumpets, organ, percussion, and bass and guitar.
camarilloumc.org
SoCal Bronze Vision and Spring Ring
May 27, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 6:30 pm
St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 1450 S Melrose Dr, Oceanside, CA 92056, USA
This year's festival will be in beautiful Oceanside, CA, with Douglas Lynn, as your clinician and conductor.
The festival runs all day Saturday. In addition to massed ringing, a Bronze Vision option will be offered for those ringers in search of an additional challenge, and a public concert held on Sat at 5pm (Free Will Offering).
For more details, including event schedule, repertoire, and registration forms for this exciting event, please download the information packet PDF.
This event is sponsored by Handbell Musicians of America