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Message from the Chair
Happy New Year, Area 12!
I hope all of you had an amazing 2024 holiday season, but now it’s “new year, new you,” as the saying goes. Do you have any New Handbell Year resolutions? I’ll tell you mine:
- Finish cataloging my church’s handbell music library
- Upload our purchased-as-digital and reproducible music to the church’s One Drive
- Organize a polishing party
- Work on malleting technique with my ringers
- attend more Guild events
and last, but definitely not least:
- Tell my ringers how much I appreciate them and their work.
We all have busy lives (me included!), so I want to make sure they know how much I appreciate them taking precious time out of their schedules to come to rehearsal each week and work on music for our worship services. They could do a dozen other things with their Thursday nights, but instead they come to handbell rehearsal!
I also appreciate each and every one of you reading this newsletter. I’m sure there are a dozen other things you could be doing right now, too! All of us here on your board share a love of this instrument and the people who play, direct, teach, and write for it, and we hope you know how much we appreciate all of you every day.
May your 2025 be full of love, laughter, and handbells!
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Area 12 Needs YOU!
Our Area 12 Board is an amazing group of volunteers. We meet four times a year and enjoy working together. We’d love you to consider joining us! We did not hold an election in the fall of 2024 because, according to our By-Laws, we need two candidates for each position (Secretary, Treasurer, and the 6-year Chair cycle of Chair-Elect, Chair, Past Chair). The election for new board members will begin in February.
If you would like more information about what is involved in any of the positions, want to run, or know someone you think would be good in volunteering for one of these positions please contact us at PastChair.Area12@handbellmusicians.org.
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More Than a Metronome
Director’s Workshop
Early registration closes on Jan 15th.
Conducting is communication. Join us to learn the language of conducting by connecting your movements to the music through hands-on practice of conducting gestures with a live bell ensemble.
CLINICIANS: Barbara Walsh & Tessique Houston
MUSIC: How Firm a Foundation arr. Jason W. Krug (2-3 oct. GMH 230037; 3-6 oct. GMH350050)
WHEN: Saturday, February 8, 2025 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
WHERE: Walnut Creek United Methodist Church, 1543 Sunnyvale Ave., Walnut Creek, CA 94597
HOW MUCH: Early Bird Registration - $85; after January 15, 2025 - $100
Registration is open! Use the link below to save your spot.
Any questions? email Tessique Houston at: tessique.houston@gmail.com
This event is sponsored by Handbell Musicians of America, dedicated to uniting people through the musical art of handbell and handchime ringing. www.handbellmusicians.org
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Happy New Year Bay Area Friends!
I'm excited to announce that Saturday, May 3rd, 2025, the Bay Area Spring Ring and Intense Ring returns with clinician Barb Walsh! Check out the repertoire below and our new spring ring location!
Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church
728 W. Fremont Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Stay tuned and check https://handbellventures.org for registration details!
Can't wait to see you all there!
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2025 BAY AREA SPRING RING REPERTOIRE
Rondeau, Jean-Joseph Mouret/arr. Arnold Sherman
3-5 Octaves, Level 2
Choristers Guild CGB454
Instrumental Parts – CGRP14
Full Score – CGB453
Song of Assurance, Arnold Sherman
2-3 Octave Version, Level 2 – CGB604
3-5 Octaves Version, Level 2 – CGB605
Choristers Guild
The King Shall Come, arr. Cathy Moklebust
2 or 3 Octave Version, Level 2 – CGB690
3-6 Octaves Version, Level 2 – CGB691
Choristers Guild
Inception, J. Krug
2-3 Octave Version, Level 2 – LC202021L
3-5 Octaves Version, Level 2 – LC202020L
Lorenz Corporation
Thine is the Glory, George Frideric Handel, arr. Margaret Tucker
3-5 Octaves, Level 3
Choristers Guild CGB338
Brass Parts – CGRP10
Full Score – CGB337
INTENSE RING SELECTION:
O Sing a Song of Bethlehem, arr. Matthew Compton
3-5 Octaves, Level 4
Alfred Handbell/Jubilate Music Group AP46259
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Area 12 Composers! You are invited to submit a composition for a Bell tree and handbell choir. | |
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Dear CenCal,
Happy holidays to you and yours. Opus Handbell Ensemble played several concerts in Modesto with our new director, Lisa Traughber. A wonderful time was had by all. My church handbell choir played on Christmas morning with eight ringers (plus me), the largest ensemble we’ve had in many years. I’m looking forward to attending the Twelfth Night Festival in Las Vegas in less than two weeks, and I hope to meet many of you there. Happy New Year!
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Hello friends!
Come visit Area 12 at CASMEC (California All-State Music Education Conference) in Sacramento on January 16 - 18th. The Area 12 booth will be open during the following times:
- Thursday, January 16, 2025: 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
- Friday, January 17, 2025: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Saturday, January 18, 2025: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
We are at booth 227 in the Exhibit Hall at the convention center. Feel free to visit and ask any handbell question, find out more information about our loan program, or just say hi! We look forward to seeing you there!
Sincerely,
Beth Loebig
Education Laison
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For information on Northern Nevada concerts, events, and other opportunities,
click here.
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Howdy!
I'd like to introduce you to another group in Northern Nevada/Eastern Sierra. BelCanto has been dedicated to promoting the art of handbells since 1998. By sharing and teaching through performance and workshops, this quintet has demonstrated the versatility of handbells in California, Washington, Colorado, and Hawai'i as well as Nevada.
The current members of BelCanto are Theresa Benedetti, Lynn Chevillon, Diane Bell, Debbie Vaughan, and Barb Walsh. Together, they have over 185 years of handbell experience!
I'm hoping everyone had great performances during this Christmas season. Here's a picture of Tintabulations at Spirit of the Season.
Happy ringing in the New Year!
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Southern California is San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, & Imperial Counties
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For information on Southern California concerts, events, and other opportunities, click here.
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The SoCal Spring Ring is sponsored by Handbell Musicians of America, dedicated to uniting people through the musical art of handbell and handchime ringing. www.handbellmusicians.org | |
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2025 SoCal Spring Ring
(with Bronze Vision)
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SPRING RING 2023 REPERTOIRE LIST
MASSED RINGING
Maadamano, Timothy H. Waugh, Level 3
for 5-6 oct handbells with opt. tambourine and congas or djembe
From the Top Music
Handbell score 20371-HB
Percussion parts 20371-P
Full score 20371-M
Metanoia, Philip R. Roberts, Level 3
for 3, 4, or 5 oct handbells
GIA Publications G-6865
All Creatures of Our God and King, Linda R. Lamb, Level 2
for 3-5 oct handbells with opt. 3 oct handchimes
Beckenhorst HB293
Change Ring Prelude on “Divinum Mysterium”, Fred Gramann, Level 3+
Lorenz, two compatible scores:
20/1537L: 2-3 oct handbells
20/1239L: 3-6 oct handbells
Carol of the Bells, Jason W. Krug, Level 2
Lorenz, two compatible scores:
20/1722L: 3, 4, or 5 oct handbells
20/1723L: 2 or 3 oct handbells
BRONZE VISION
Contemplation on “Ubi Caritas”, Catherine McMichael, Level 3+
for 3-6 oct handbells with opt. 3 oct handchimes
AGEHR Publishing AG36036
Let Freedom Ring, Dan R. Edwards, Level 3
For 3-5 oct handbells with opt. snare drum
From the Top
Handbell score 20456
Snare drum part 20456-P
Tapestry, Robert Scott Riker, Level 3+
For 5-7 oct handbells
From the Top 20660
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Current Area 12
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High School Handbell Invitational
Monday, March 10 2025:
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Young Ringers Festival: Saturday, March 29 2025
This event is designed for ensembles 8th grade and younger. Adjudication/workshop, mass ring, afternoon concert and more await your registration! Alex Guebert will write a special, new arrangement for the mass ring. Located at Concordia University Irvine. (suitable for all skill levels)
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Summer Handbell Camp | June 9 - 13, 2025: Registration open Soon! | |
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A full-service handbell store
with music and accessories:
gloves • gifts
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bell tree items
Malmark products
visit us at
www.heitzhandbells.com
612-208-1741
877-426-3235
heitzhandbells@yahoo.com
7209 Morgan Ave S Richfield, MN 55423
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Teachers: Would you like the use of a three octave set of handbells or handchimes to add interest and a new dimension to your music class?
Area 12 encourages schools and other educational institutions, both public and private, to develop educational programs using handbells and handchimes.
To support the development of such programs, Area 12 has six 3-octave sets of handbells and three 3-octave sets of handchimes for loan.
To learn more about the responsibilities and procedures for participating in this program, click here.
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