The latest issue of the 12th Tone newsletter has dropped. Welcome to new Chair-Elect Scott McGlasson. Remembering former Area 12 Secretary Marsha Wells. And recaps from a couple of Spring Rings the first week of May.
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2025 SoCal Spring Ring
May 2, 2025 - May 3, 2025 @
St. Thomas More Catholic Church, oceanside CATwo day workshop with Douglas Lynn conducting. Bronze ensemble and massed ringing. Public concert
https://area12.handbellmusicians.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/01/2025-SoCalSR.pdfThis is a Handbell Musicians of America Sponsored Event.
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2025 SoCal Spring Ring
May 2, 2025 - May 3, 2025 @
St. Thomas More Catholic Church, oceanside CATwo day workshop with Douglas Lynn conducting. Bronze ensemble and massed ringing. Public concert
https://area12.handbellmusicians.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2025/01/2025-SoCalSR.pdfThis is a Handbell Musicians of America Sponsored Event.
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Bay Area Spring Ring
May 3, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 8:30 pm
Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church, 728 W Fremont Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, USAWe are excited to share our 2025 Spring Ring information with you! We will be at a new venue:
Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church
728 W. Fremont Ave
Sunnyvale, CAThis year's director/clinician: Barbara Walsh.
The Bay Area Spring Ring is a massed ringing event that normally involves ringing time and class instruction. Because the Handbell Ventures Board realizes many handbell groups have spent the past few years away from the handbell tables and may not have had a chance to ring much, we have reformatted the Spring Ring this year to give musicians a full day of ringing. Expect some teaching from the podium. Barbara Walsh is an amazing teacher and conductor.
MASSED RINGING: Add your notes to those of other ringers and groups to make glorious music together. Please purchase and prepare the music for Massed Ringing in advance. Our massed rehearsal time is SHORT! Barbara will work on the interpretation of the music, not the assignments or notes and rhythms. Although there are five pieces on the massed ringing repertoire list, individuals or full ensembles may choose to sit out of any piece as needed. We want this to be fun and rewarding! Please note that three of the five pieces are arranged for 2 octaves, and that both pieces with brass can be adapted to work for 2 octaves with organ accompaniment.
INTENSE RING
But wait, there's more! If you have not participated in this event before, it is a chance to play music under a seasoned director, at a more advanced level than you might experience with your home choir. You will work the piece up to performance level in just one day, with rehearsal on Saturday morning, and a run-through right before the concert: it's intense! But if you love to ring, it's also very fun!CONCERT: It's more fun to play for an audience! But we need YOU to invite them! 6:30 p.m. at Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church. Though it is FREE, we will take a free-will offering. Please invite family and friends to the concert featuring YOU!
https://handbellventures.org/springring2025.html
This is a Handbell Musicians of America endorsed event.
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Bay Area Spring Ring - Concert
May 3, 2025 @ 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm
Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church, 728 W Fremont Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, USACONCERT: It's more fun to play for an audience! But we need YOU to invite them! 6:30 p.m. at Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church. Though it is FREE, we will take a free-will offering. Please invite family and friends to the concert featuring YOU!
https://handbellventures.org/springring2025.html
This is a Handbell Musicians of America endorsed event.
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St. John's Cathedral Bells in Concert
May 4, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
185 S. Center Street, Orange, CA 92866Having returned from its Pacific Northwest Tour refreshed and renewed, Cathedral Bells is ready to present another inspiring handbell concert for its beloved St. John’s community. You can expect some fresh new music to be premiered at this delightful afternoon concert, as well as classics such as Cynthia Dobrinski’s lovely arrangement of “Blessed Assurance” which blends in “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring”.
https://www.stjohnsorange.org/event/23664898-2025-05-04-cathedral-bells-spring-handbell-concert/
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“What’s In A Name?” Featuring easily recognized songs with South County Community Handbell Choir
May 4, 2025 @ 5:00 pm - 6:15 pm
Christ Lutheran Church, 35522 Camino Capistrano, San Clemente, CA 92672, USAPlease join the South County Community Handbell Choir for a family-friendly toe tapping concert. The concert features songs that most attendees will recognize. It will be a fun-filled concert with audience participation, songs that children will appreciate, choir singing with bells, and fantastic handbell music. We will even have a ukelele and flute.
The concert is free. A free will offering will be taken with all proceeds going to Family Assistance Ministries.https://www.schandbell.org/ #############################################
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Sierra Spring Ring
May 10, 2025
Sparks United Methodist Church, 1231 Pyramid Way, Sparks, NV 89431, USAMassed ringing and classes for beginning and intermediate ringers.
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This is a Handbell Musicians of America endorsed event.
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From Reflection to Joy with LA Bronze Handbell Ensemble
May 10, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Emmanual Lutheran Church 6020 Radford Ave, North Hollywood, CA 91606Join us as we present From Reflection to Joy under the direction of Lynn Atkins, a special concert to celebrate our 15th year. Reception following the concert. For questions, please contact [email protected]
https://www.labronzehandbells.org/
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Ringing in Spring - concert with San Diego Harmony Ringers
May 17, 2025 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
House of Prayer Lutheran Church, ELCA, 795 N Rose St, Escondido, CA 92027, USASan Diego Harmony Ringers is an advanced, auditioned community handbell group located in San Diego, California. From a variety of backgrounds and experience, we join together in harmony to ring with passion, beauty of expression, and a joy in sharing our music with our listeners. Selections for our spring concert include Nexus by Matthew Compton; Samba? Samba! By Alex Guebert; Aria by Sondra K. Tucker; The Irish Washerwoman arr. by Leroy Anderson and Hart Morris. Admission is free; free will offering taken during the concert.
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From Reflection to Joy with LA Bronze Handbell Ensemble
May 17, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Manhattan Beach Community Church 305 S. Peck Ave, Manhattan Beach CA 90266Join us as we present From Reflection to Joy under the direction of Lynn Atkins, a special concert to celebrate our 15th year.
https://www.labronzehandbells.org/
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California Dreaming with Camarillo United Methodist Church Bell Choirs
May 18, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Camarillo United Methodist Church, 291 Anacapa Dr, Camarillo, CA 93010, USASpring is here - time to celebrate! The Camarillo UMC Bell Choirs are pleased to invite you to our annual spring bell choir concert featuring ALL FIVE of our handbell and chimes choirs. Join us for an afternoon inspiring, eclectic, and FUN handbell music including: "Lord, I Lift Your Name on High'" with choir and percussion; the African-inspired "Sherekea Usafari" by Cathy Moklebust; and Jason Krug's energetic and rhythmic "How Firm a Foundation", a collaboration with Bells of Mount Cross Lutheran. We will also be showcasing music from the great state of California, including: "City of Stars" from the movie "La La Land", "The Best of John Williams", a medley of his remarkable movie music, and the ultimate California tune, "Hotel California". We will be joined our wonderful Chancel Choir under the direction of Luvi Avendano and guest musicians. Join us for this festive event featuring beautiful bell music performed by ringers of ALL ages, from preschool to adult!
https://camarilloumc.org/
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From Reflection to Joy with LA Bronze Handbell Ensemble
May 18, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Hope Plam Desert 45900 Portola Ave, Palm Desert, CA 92260Join us as we present From Reflection to Joy under the direction of Lynn Atkins, a special concert to celebrate our 15th year.
https://www.labronzehandbells.org/
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Spring Concert with Opus Handbell Ensemble
May 18, 2025 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Trinity United Presbyterian Church, 1600 Carver Rd, Modesto, CA 95350, USAThis musical garden includes sacred and secular full-bodied blooms and some intense surprises from our “Rhythmic Intensity” CD. The colors reflect spiritual jazz, boisterous syncopation, tranquil beauty, a Jamaican folk tune, the old west, and a little boogie-woogie all fertilized with humility, love and kindness.
We promise you will leave with some “Spring” in your step!
Tickets are $20.00 at the door (students $15, children 12 and under, FREE)
https://opushandbell.org/
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