Ring to Spring 2010 Handbell Festival

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Philadelphia Handbell Ensemble again presents Ring to Spring, a daylong handbell festival that includes massed ringing, coaching sessions, classes, a reading session and a public concert. Bill Alexander will be our guest conductor.

Date: Saturday, February 27, 2010

Location: Eastern High School, 1401 Laurel Oak Road, Voorhees, NJ

Time: 8am to 6pm (public concert begins at 4:30pm)

Guest Conductor: Bill Alexander

Registering for Ring to Spring

Registration: $105 per choir or $20 per ringer, postmarked by Feb. 15, 2010
Early Bird Registration: $95 per choir, postmarked by Jan. 30, 2010

Download the General Information Sheet and Registration Form to register. If you have questions please contact Gail Posey at 856‐784‐4441 x6025 or info@phillybells.org.

This event is endorsed by the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers, therefore you or your organization must be a member to participate.

Our Conductor

Bill Alexander has been director of handbells at First United Methodist Church in Duluth, MN for the past 29 years. His program includes ringers of all ages and ability levels in five choirs, including Strikepoint, an ensemble which has toured extensively throughout North America, the United Kingdom, Japan and Hong Kong.

Music and Workshops

All repertoire can be played by 3, 4, or 5 octave choirs. Partial choirs and individual ringers are welcome. Please purchase and rehearse the repertoire prior to attending and be ready to "fine tune" it under the expert direction of Bill Alexander.

More information on coaching sessions and classes will be posted soon. Members of Philadelphia Handbell Ensemble will be the clinicians.

Back by popular demand, will be handbell merchandise from Handbell Services. Lunch, prepared by the Eastern HS Band Aides, will be for sale at the festival for a small fee. You may also bring your own lunch.

Schedule for the Day

7:30 Building Opens
8:00–8:30 Registration & Set‐up
8:45–10:00 Massed Rehearsal I
10:10–11:00 Reading Session
11:10–12:10 Massed Rehearsal II
12:10–1:10 Lunch
1:15–2:45 Massed Rehearsal III
2:50–4:00 Coaching/Classes
4:30–5:45 Final Concert

Repertoire

All music can be purchased from Jeffers Handbell Supply.

• As the Deer arr. Susan Geschke; Agape 2464; Level 2+ Order
• Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise (Christ the Lord Is Risen Today) arr. Dan Edwards; Choristers Guild CGB585; Level 3 Order
• Lo He Comes with Clouds Descending arr. Susan Nelson; Agape 2253; Level 3+ Order
• Ovation of Praise by Arnold Sherman; Agape 2349; Level 3 Order
• Over the Rainbow arr. Tammy Waldrop; Alfred 31753; Level 3 Order