Whether they are jingling all the way or proclaiming the arrival of Christmas time in the city, it just wouldn’t be the holidays without the sound of ringing bells. If you’re not in the spirit of the ...

It's difficult enough for a director to keep musicians in line when they're all playing at the same time. But when members ...

Bruce McClurg, minister of music at the First Congregational Church of Redlands, will present a concert of handbell music when the Spinet music club meets 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at First ...

Handbell ringing in the US has become more popular over the past 50 years. A Handbell Musicians of America predecessor had fewer than 50 members in 1955; in 2012 HMA has roughly 7,000 registered ...

NEW PALESTINE — It’s one part tuneup but most parts concert. Early in the Christmas season, Cross of Grace Lutheran Church includes several area handbell choirs in an invitational, where each of the ...

For 40 years, the handbell choir known as the Capital City Ringers has been entertaining fans across mid-Michigan. The group is celebrating its milestone achievement with a couple of upcoming concerts ...

Whether played in church or outside church, handbell music is beautiful. People will have an opportunity to hear the four handbell choirs from Midland's First United Methodist Church perform on ...

DULUTH — Bill Alexander, founder and longtime leader of the acclaimed handbell ensemble Strikepoint, died early Monday morning at age 70. The cause was cancer, according to a CaringBridge page ...

The Beatles’ “Help!” isn’t the first song you’d expect a bell choir to play, nor is a medley from “Star Wars.” But Long Island reSound is broadening the repertoire of handbell music. The community ...

The seven women stood behind a long table. Their shiny brass handbells were arranged in front of them, smallest to largest in size, highest to deepest in notes. Cathy Miles stepped to the music stand, ...