The sound of Christmas for many is the laughter of children, the carols of neighbors, and the beautiful music of the Bells of the Rockies handbell choir. Ring in the holiday season with this beautiful ...

Twelve years ago, Bill Alexander walked into the practice room of the bell ringers at United Methodist Church without a clue about how to direct a bell choir. Sure, he taught music at Marshall School, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Tuesday Musicale of Greater Pontiac announces the Inaugural Handbell “Massed Ring” which will debut at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 16 at Central United Methodist Church, 3882 Highland Road, Waterford ...

Christmas may be more than a month away, but at United Methodist Temple in Beckley, bells are already ringing in harmony. Seven church handbell choirs from across West Virginia gathered at The Place, ...

ALTON — The Christian Ringers Handbell Choir from Upper Alton Baptist Church will present its annual Christmas Concert at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, 717 State ...

High school seniors from the Class of 2009 will be honored in a special service at St. Peter’s United Methodist Church in Katy on May 31. A new musical work commissioned by the St. Peter’s Carillon ...

Madison Area Concert Handbells provides a tradition for many a Madisonian through its annual holiday concert. Audience members and performers alike have told music director Susan Udell that the ...

Bright and festive notes rang out at First Presbyterian Church of Babylon last month — but not from an organ or traditional choir. They came from 61 bronze handbells, each rung by one of a dozen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. At Asbury United Methodist Church in Smyrna, the handbell choir has had only one director since the program started in 1976. Marie ...