San Francisco Bay Area

This 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!