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, ...

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 ...

Since its inception, the handbell choir has been sponsored by Bethany UMC. There are currently nine people on the roster of handbell ringers, both LGBTQ and straight, and anyone is welcome to join it.

At the end of their musical selection “In the Bleak Midwinter,” the members of the Sonotori handbell choir each raised one of their upturned instruments in the air as if to make a toast. The lingering ...

The sound of the song “Amazing Grace” resonated through Bethel College as the chimes of each bell filled the room with music. Last week, the St. Paul’s Handbell Choir from Sanctuary at St. Paul’s, a ...

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 ...

A single bell ringing on its own produces a distinct sound. Get a dozen or so ringing all at once, and the sound turns into something much greater. The Handbell Choirs at Suffield’s First ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 14—OTHELLO — It's difficult enough for a director to keep musicians in line when they're all playing at the same time. But ...

Mindi Vetter, 16, left, and Sarah Tupper, 16, of the Spokane Valley Adventist School Handbell Choir perform their solo, "Jubilation" during Ringspiration 2005 at the Cathedral of St. John the ...

Handbell ringers in from Loveland’s First United Methodist Church and Mountain View Presbyterian Church gathered Friday afternoon to ring in summer, and to commemorate the Larimer County residents who ...

A chorus of bells rang out on Sunday as community members enjoyed a free handbell concert at the San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church. Three Methodist handbell choirs from Los Osos, Atascadero, and ...