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 ...

This rehearsal by Long Island reSound, a community handbell ensemble with another group in Rocky Point, included arrangements ...

The Praeclara Ringers, an ensemble of adult handbell ringers from Little Rock's Second Presbyterian Church, will livestream a concert of handbell music for Valentine ...

With a flick of a handbell ringer's wrist, an ethereal tinkling floats forth. The heavenly sound produced by a handbell choir is apt to usher in a hushed reverence among listeners, whether they sit in ...

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, ...

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- At the back of the empty timber-framed space of Trinity United Methodist Church's sanctuary, golden sound rings as though the room itself is reverberating with celestial music.

With a gentle scooping motion, a short shake, a strike of a mallet or pluck of a clapper, the Byron Methodist Celebration Ringers Handbell Choir soon will usher in the holiday season with a tapestry ...

It took her first husband’s death for Priscilla Aftreth to find a love she would keep the rest of her life. A handbell group from a Baptist church performed at Orville Aftreth’s funeral in 1974, and ...

Handbells have been around for centuries. Originally invented for church bell tower players to practice their songs, they took on a life of their own in handbell ensembles, where groups of musicians ...

This year the Wilmington Handbell Ensemble marks 25 years of ringing. A big part of the ensemble's mission is to share the art of handbell ringing and the beauty of handbell music with audiences of ...