The gym at Hillcrest High School will be filled with the sound of bells this Saturday as the Big Sky Handbell Festival commences. The handbell ringers will rehearse beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday and ...

Beautiful sounds of ringing bells fill the venue as musicians ring, pluck, swing, strike and rotate a set of shiny handbells. It looks like a simple enough task, however, don’t be fooled. Often taking ...

About 200 members of the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers filled Expo ’74 with silvery sounds as they celebrated the bell-ringing Festival Day. “We feel we are uniting people through a lost ...

Jeff Yates plays the bass bells during a rehearsal with members of the Westminster Ringers and Carroll Singers on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. “Come On, Ring Those Bells” concerts, featuring combined ...

“Handbell ringing is fun and it is a big puzzle,” noted Sharik. “We have a saying, if you can tell your left hand from your right hand and count to four, you can learn to play handbell.” When Peng and ...

ROCHESTER — With memories of his childhood ringing in his ear, Alex Shepard found his parents’ eyes while playing the familiar notes of “The Mission” theme song. The movie song played throughout their ...

A community handbell choir that was established last year in Lake County is getting ready for its first show. Decibells will perform during a concert that’s slated for 4 p.m. June 3 at Chapel United ...

ANDOVER — Thirty-five handbell ringers from three different ensembles gathered at South Church in Andover on Sunday, Nov. 12, for music, learning, and a short concert with clinician Griff Gall, who ...

Sharon Esche, left, bell choir director at First Presbyterian Church, Geneseo; Olivia Hugh, a member of Augustana College's Ascension Ringers and the church, and Gary Asay, co-chairman of the church's ...

Martha DiLorenzo wants handbell music to be heard in many more places throughout Lake County. To accomplish that mission, DiLorenzo has launched a new community handbell choir called Decibells. “We ...