BELLA VISTA -- Every Monday at Concordia Retirement Community in Bella Vista, lovely sounds can be heard coming from an upstairs room in the central building. Resident Joyce Sheldon directs the hand ...

The choir began about 15 years ago and continues to attract devoted players, who view the group as more than just another activity. DENNIS MAGEE / Courier Regional Editor Lucy Schipper, a music ...

Some of you may not know that I’m a member of our church’s chime choir. Chimes are similar to bells, but sturdier and less expensive. We practice every week and play on Sundays as much as possible. On ...

BYRON — A celestial sound is floating around East County as a small group of musicians rings in Christmas with handbells. The 10-member Celebration Ringers Handbell Choir has been making multiple ...

The chime choir at the Waverly United Methodist Church in Waverly, performed recently away from the church, presenting a program to the residents at Tunkhannock Manor Home. The program consisted of ...

“The children really enjoy bell choir; it’s like a team sport without the competition. If one student is missing two notes are missing. It’s really neat to see, they really become good friends,” ...

MASON CITY — The hand bell choir at Bethlehem Lutheran Church got a big lift recently, thanks to the family of the church’s late choir director Dan Djuren. Djuren’s wife, Diane, and their children ...

A year and a half ago, when Candace Clark interviewed for the job of secretary at Redwoods Presbyterian Church in Larkspur, she heard “the angelic sound” of the handbell choir holding its regular ...

Keith and Dottie Reed, both 66, were named Volunteers of the Year at the Souderton senior center. Douglas Eschbach, executive director of the center, said, “(Dottie’s) extensive musical gifts benefit ...