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Area III Events!
- Area III 2006 Spring Festival Conferences
Three to chose from - in Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia. No other Area offers three such events every year!!
Hickory Metro Convention Center, Hickory, N. C.
March 3 and 4, 2006
Intergenerational Handbell Festival
Bill Alexander, Guest Conductor
Lynn Bogovich, Guest Clinician
Rejoice Ringers, Guest Choir
Roland E. Powell Convention Center, Ocean City, MD
March 10 and 11, 2006
Adult Handbell Festival
David Weck, Guest Conductor
Carol Feather Martin, Genesis Track Conductor
Philadelphia Handbell Ensemble, Guest Choir and Faculty
Hampton Roads Convention Center, Hampton, Va.
March 31 and April 1, 2006
Adult Handbell Festival
Bill Alexander, Guest Conductor
Michael Joy, Bronze Conference Choir Conductor
Carol Feather Martin, Genesis Track Conductor
Anacrusis Handbell Ensemble, Guest Choir and Faculty
- Bronze Conference Choir
The Area III Bronze Conference Choir is held each year in conjunction with one of the Spring Festivals. The purpose of the choir is to give individual advanced ringers and directors a chance to prepare and perform difficult repertoire under the baton of an outstanding conductor.
The site for the Bronze Conference Choir rotates among the three Spring Festival venues. The 2006 event will be held in Hampton, Virginia, on Friday, March 31st, and Saturday, April 1st. The guest conductor will be Michael Joy. Ringers will rehearse from noon on Friday until early afternoon on Saturday and then perform several pieces as part of the final festival concert. The repertoire for the 2006 choir is as follows:
All Glorious Above - arr. Fred Gramann
Five Four Waltz - Kenneth Lowenberg
Metamorphosis - Michael Helman
Sicilienne - Faure/arr. Robert Currier
Toccata Ritmica - Michael Joy
In order to apply for this special choir, send a request for an application form to Linda Lamb at Kenlamb1944@msn.com. Linda will send you a two-part form--one for the ringer to complete and one for a director or other competent musician to complete. Together, these two forms provide a good overall picture of the ringer's ability.
If accepted into the Bronze Conference Choir, a person must register for the Hampton festival and also pay an extra $25.00 for a BCC shirt and the music, furnished for all the ringers.
- Bronze Festival Choir
The Bronze FESTIVAL Choir is a group of choirs who are registered for one of the Spring Festivals and who choose to go the second mile and learn a piece that is more difficult then the regular festival repertoire. This piece for 2006 is "Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending" by Susan Nelson. If your choir would like to learn this piece and play it in the final concert, you will need to send a recording of your performance of this piece to the Area III Events Coordinator. The recordings that are received will be evaluated by an anonymous committee who will choose the choirs to participate the Bronze Festival Choir. Please contact Frances Vaughan at FSVaughan@aol.com for further information.
Handbells on PBS in December - again!
The syndicated PBS special "The Raleigh Ringers: One Winter Evening at Meymandi - A
Holiday Special" has aired on PBS stations across the country for the past 2 years, and is available for PBS affiliates for the next 8 years. We have heard from many stations that our program will be aired again this December, for the third year in a row! For a listing of the stations we have programming times for, see http://www.rr.org/events/tv_appearances.html and click on "View 2005 Station List". Listed below are some stations in the Area III area that are programming our show:
- WVPT, Channel 51 - Harrisonburg VA - December 23, 9PM; December 24, 6PM
- Maryland Public Television - Owings Mills MD - December 20, 11PM
- UNC Center for Public Television - Research Triangle Park NC - December 25, 10AM
Attention: Experienced Handbell Ringers
Do you Love to ring handbells?
Do you yearn to ring top-level music in front of hundreds of screaming fans?
Want a chance to perform across the U.S. without having to quit your day job?
If so, consider auditioning for membership in The Raleigh Ringers! Open Auditions will be held January 5, 2006.
Auditioning does not bind you to accept a position if selected. If you, or someone you know, is interested in ringing with one of the country's premiere handbell groups, we encourage you to come give it a try!
Contact us to schedule an appointment:
David Harris: 919-847-7574, rringer@rr.org
8516 Sleepy Creek Drive
Raleigh, NC 27613
www.rr.org
Local Events!
- Ringing at the Springs
A Midwinter Workshop for Handbell Ringers
Massanetta Springs Conference Center in the Shenandoah Valley
February 10-12, 2006
Charm Peterman, Director
A weekend retreat to inspire ringers and directors, rehearse great music under skilled direction and enhance the bond of fellowship among choirs. Choirs, partial choirs and individual ringers welcome! The workshop begins with Friday dinner and ends following worship and lunch on Sunday.
New this year! There are three selections for massed ringing, Levels 2 and 3. Beyond these 3 pieces, choose three or more from the repertoire ranging from Level 2 to Level 5. Purchase and prepare the six best for your choir, or prepare all eight.
Cost: $170.00 per person through November 30, 2005, $190 after this date. Includes all meals, registration and 2 nights lodging. Go to www.massanettasprings.org - then to the conferences link for registration info.
Upcoming Concerts!
- Anacrusis handbell ensemble - Maryland
Anacrusis Warm-up Concert for Baltimore Symphony
Dec 17 (1 and 6:30pm), 21 (1pm) and 22 (6:30pm)
January 15, 2006 - Sunrise Assisted Living, Severna Park - 3pm
January 28, 2006 - Sunrise Assisted Living, Annapolis - 3pm
- Raleigh Ringers in Concert
For more info go to www.rr.org
Saturday, Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m
Sunday, Dec. 18, 3 p.m
Holiday Concerts
Meymandi Concert Hall
Raleigh, North Carolina
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