Who's Who in Handbells
Who's Who in Handbells
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Community Groups
AGAPE RINGERS, THE - Carol Stream, IL - Director, David L. Weck - www.agaperingers.orgALLEGRO HANDBELL ENSEMBLE - www.allegrobells.org
ALLELUIA BELLS - LaGrande, OR - Director, Phyllis Tincher - ptincher@coni.com -
AMBASSADOR COMMUNITY CHOIR -- Fremont, NE -- Director, Joyce Miller -- jmiller@tconl.com
AMERICAN BRONZE - Springfield, IL - Director, Michael Lamb - Contact, Michael Lamb - MLBell@webtv.net -
ANACRUSIS - Millersville, MD - Director, Lynn Bogovich - Anacrusis - Contact Lynn Bogovich - lbogovich@comcast.net - www.anacrusis.org - (410) 923-6520
ATLANTA CONCERT RINGERS - Atlanta, GA - www.TheAtlantaConcertRingers.org
AUSTIN HANDBELL ENSEMBLE - Austin, TX - Director, Bob Avant - Contact, Linda Rutherford - Austinbells@yahoo.com - ahe.webjump.com - 326-2575
BAY BELLS - Bay Area, CA - Ensemble - Contact, Earl Levin - elsbellz@aol.com -
BELCANTO (quintet) - Cheryl Eckert, 10 Colombard Way, Reno NV 89512 - 775-287-0090 -- www.BelCantoNV.org - Cheryl@BelCantoNV.org
BELLES AND BEAUS - Canfield, CA - This group is no longer functioning.
BELLES OF LORAIN, THE - Vermillion, OH - Director, Jerri Emery -
BELLES, THE - Bountiful, UT - Director, Janet Seamons -
BELLFEST -- Pensacola, Florida -- Director: Donald E. Allured and Danny Lyons -- dannylyons2@cox.net -- www.bellfest.net
BELLISIMA! - Waterford, MI - Director, Hazel Lawrence - hlawrence@aol.com -
BELLISSIMA RINGERS - Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada - Director, Susan Carscadden-Mifsud - www.belllissimaringers.ca
BELLISSIMO! - Billings, MT - Director, Marcia Spalding - Mary Ann Bellingham -
BELLS - Swiss Handbell Ensemble - Oberdorf SO, Switzerland - Director, Eric Nuenlist -
swissbells@gmx.ch - www.swissbells.org - +41 32 621 21BELLS ABLAZE - Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada - Director, Susan Carscadden-Mifsud - susan@handbellgraces.com
BELLS IN MOTION - Springfield, IL - Director, Michael Lamb - www.bellsinmotion.org
BELLS OF BRAZIL - Brazil, IN - Director, James Deal -
BELLS OF JOYFUL SOUND - Park City UT - Director, Dr. Robert G. Hohavec - nohavec@xmission.com
BELLS OF THE CASCADES - Portland, OR - Director, Nancy Hascall - Contact, Judy Schumacher - Jshoebox@aol.com - http://www.bellsofthecascades.org/
BELLS OF THE LAKES - Minneapolis MN - Director, William H. (Bill) Mathis - info@bellsofthelakes.org - www.bellsofthelakes.org
BELLS OF THE ROCKIES - Greeley, Colorado - Director Ron Swim - reswim@gmail.com - www.bellsoftherockies.org
BELLS OF THE SOUND - Seattle, WA - Director, Shirley Lindberg. - Contact, Jennifer Vangolen - info@bellsofthesound.org - www.bellsofthesound.org
BELLS TIMES TWO - Houston, TX - Director, Julie Cortez - Contact, Andy Bowen - aabowen@flash.net -
BELL TEMPO - Carmichael, CA - Director, Mary Balkow -
BLUE RIDGE RINGERS - Hendersonville, NC - Director, Robert Currier. - Contact: Connie Engle. - http://blueridgeringers.tripod.com/
BRASSTOWN RINGERS - Brasstown, NC - Director: Pat Meinecke - pmein@brmemc.net - www.mapaa.org
BRONZE FOUNDATION (THE) - J.-C. Coolen, director - Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Contact info@bronzefoundation.ca - www.bronzefoundation.ca
BRONZEWORKS - Paradise Valley, AZ - Director, Kay Cook - Contact, Darla Holmes -
kaycook@earthlink.net - www.desertbells.org - 602-494-RING(7464)BRONZISSIMO! - Endicott, NY - Directors Claire Bombard & Jessica Bowerman - bronzissimo@yahoo.com - http://www.geocities.com/bronzissimo/
CAMPANILE -- Los Angeles, CA -- Ensemble -- Contact, Rima Greer -- rima@anet.net - www.campanilemusic.com -- 1-877-DEADRINGER
CAMPANILLAS DEL SOL HANDBELL ENSEMBLE -- Scottsdale, Arizona -- Roy Blomquist, director -- rjblomq@qwest.net -- 480-998-5568 -- www.campanillasdelsol.org
CANTICLE -- Pensacola, Florida -- Director: Monika Durbin and Patrick Barber -- canticlemusic@gmail.com -- www.canticlemusic.org
CAPITAL CARILLON - Silver Spring, MD - Director, Ann Y. Schmidt - Contact, Ann Y Schmidt - AnnYSchmidtCapitalCarillon@compuserve.com
CAPITOL CITY RINGERS - Lansing, MI - Director, Jane C. Wright - Contact, Kim Finison - info@capitalcityringers.com - www.capitalcityringers.com -
CARO DE CAMPANAS DE PUERTORICO/Puerto Rico Handbell Choir - Carolyn Collazo, Director - MSC 831, Winston Churchill Ave. #138, San Juan, PR 00926-6023 - (787)644-8480 - campanasdepr@hotmail.com - http://corodecampanas.tripod.com
CAST OF BRONZE - Dallas, Texas - Founder/Director, Christopher T. Nabors www.castofbronze.com -- CTNabors@castofbronze
CELEBRATION RINGERS - San Jose, CA - Director, Darlene Woodburn -
CENTRAL FLORIDA RINGERS - Clermont, FL - Director, David A. Bushnell - FLRingers@yahoo.com
CEREAL CITY RINGERS - Augusta, MI - Director, Virginia Hylton -
CHAMBERSBURG COM. HANDBELLS - Chambersburg, PA - Director, Ann Bowers -
barnesa@aol.com -CHESAPEAKE BRONZE - Friendship, MD - Director, Lynn Bogovich - lbogovich@comcast.net --Contact, Joyce Terry - jetsam@erols.com - www.chesapeakebronze.peachhost.com/default.htm - 301-855-4072/2461
CHICAGO BRONZE - Chicago, IL Philip L. Roberts, Director 877-7WE-RING (877-793-7464) - info@chicagobronze.com -- http://www.chicagobronze.com
CIRCLE CITY RINGERS - Indianapolis, IN - Director, Mike Keller - e-mail: info@circlecityringers.org --
CLASSICAL BELLS - Livonia, MI - Director, Darlene Ebersole - Contact, Millie Everson - info@classicalbells.com - www.classicalbells.com -
COLONIAL ENGLISH HANDBELL RINGERS -- Bowie, MD - Director, Mary Parker -- ColonialRingers@aol.com -- www.colonialringers.com --
COLUMBIA HANDBELL ENSEMBLE - Columbia, MO - Director, Ed Rollins, rollins@fbc-columbia.org - www.chebells.org
COMMUNITY BELL CHOIR, THE - Flint, MI - Director, Mary Ann Korte - Joynce Nutzmann - jisnutz@aol.com -
COMMUNITY HANDBELL CHOIR - Ozona, TX - Director, Maridel Dudley
COMMUNITY HB OF SO. NEVADA - Las Vegas, NV - Director, Janet Ty - clsneed@ix.netcom.com
CONCERT BELLS OF FORT WORTH - Fort Worth, TX - Contact, Karen Thompson - karencbfw@sbcglobal.net - www.concertbells.com
CONCERT BELLS OF WEST BROKFIELD - West Brokfield, MA - Director, Cynthia Baird
CONCERT CARILLONS HANDBELL CHOIR, THE - James Rutter Middle School, Sacramento, CA -- Paul W. Allen, Director - pallen@edcenter.egusd.k12.ca.us
CREATIVE OPTIONS - Jackson, MI - Director, Margie Brookshear -
CRC RIVERBELLS, THE - Sacramento, CA - Director, Paul W. Allen - Contact, Susan Coddington-Allen - sueca@ucfinc.com -
DeCOLORES - Spokane, WA - Director, Blanche Kangas - - bellbuggyx@aol.com -
DE KLOKKENLUIDERS - Pella, IA - Director, Kris Harms - harmsk@central.edu -
DESERT BELLS, INT. - Scottsdale, AZ - Director, Kay Cook - kaycook@earthlink.net -
www.desertbells.org - 494-RING(7464)DETROIT HANDBELL ENSEMBLE - Dearborn, MI - interim director Michael Burkhardt -- www.detroithandbellensemble.org -- info@detroithandbellensemble.org
DING DONG DOLLIES - St. Louis Park, MI - Director: Sandy Stoneking - SBStoneking@aol.com -
DOROTHY SHAW BELL CHOIR, THE -- 500 W. 7th St. Suite 1007 / Fort Worth, TX 76102 / (817) 924-3640 -- Managing Director – R. Kent Schmedel -- Associate Director – J. Scott Meneely -- Producing Director – Jack Noble White -- www.dorothyshawbellchoir.org
EAST TEXAS HANDBELL ENSEMBLE -- Tyler, Texas -- Director, Arnold Sherman -- easttexashandbellensemble.com -- ETHandbells@aol.com
ECUMENICAL BELLS - Austin, MN - Director, Ann Flisrand - annflis44@charter.net
EKCO Ringers - Middleburg Heights, Ohio. -- Edward Krzes, edkrzes@roadrunner.com and Cheryl Onesky -- cheryl.onesky@att.net -- http://www.ekcoringers.com/
EMBELLISH - Grand Rapids, MI - Director, Stephanie Wiltse - wiltse@iserv.net - http://www.embellish.ws
EMERALD CITY RINGERS -- Seattle, WA -- Director, Brian Tervo -- www.emeraldcityringers.org
ENGLISH HANDBELL ENSEMBLES - LaMesa, CA - Director, Marcia Weiland -
FAIRBORN RINGERS - Fairborn, OH - Director, Vonna Cole - Contact, Rena Letherman - jimrena@juno.com -
FESTIVAL CHOIR, THE - Ft. Wayne, IN - Director, Helen Donnell
FULTON FAMILY & FRIENDS - Seattle, WA - Director, Barb Fulton - Contact, Loren Milliman - loren.d.milliman@boeing.com -
GATEWAY RINGERS - St. Louis, MO - Director, Charles E. Peery. Contact Andy Eversole, akeversole@yahoo.com - http://www.gatewayringers.org/
GLORIAE DEI RINGERS - Orleans, MA - Director, Richard K. Pugsley -
GLOVE HANDBELL CHOIR - Hong Kong -- Emily Li, Director - emilyky@hkbu.edu.hk - http://www.gloveshandbell.org.hk/
GOLD COAST RINGERS - Director, Jack Hibbs -
GOLDEN BELLS - Jasper, GA - Director, Roxanne Golden - NCSRrollin@aol.com -
GOLDEN GATE BOYS CHOIR AND BELLRINGERS - Hayward, CA - www.GGBC.org - GGBCBR@aol.com - Steven Meyer. Director
HANDBELLS OF HOT SPRINGS - Hot Springs Village, AR - Director, Jeanette McIntyre
HANDBELL RINGERS OF SUN CITY - Sun City, AZ - Director, Marilyn Chandler - GandA4mc@aol.com
HARMONY 400 ASSOC. HB. - Teignouth Devan, England - Director, Michael Wright
HARTLEY HANDBELLS -- www.geocities.com/hartleyhandbells -- hartleyhandbells@yahoo.com.au
HEARTLAND HANDBELL ENSEMBLE -- Overland Park, KS -- Director: Marilyn Lake -- www.heartlandringers.com -- LQRngLdr@kc.rr.com
HERSHEY HANDBELL ENSEMBLE -- Hershey, PA -- Director Shawn Gingrich -- http://Hersheyhandbellensemble.org -- info@hersheyhandbellensemble.org
HIGH PLAINS RINGERS -- Denver, CO -- Director, Karen Pfiffner -- Contact, Jerry Olson -- olson@ucar.edu -- http://www.highplainsringers.org/
HOSANNA BELL CHOIR - Seattle, WA - Director, Minna Choe - mchoe@adobe.com
HOUSTON BRONZE ENSEMBLE - Houston, TX - Director, David VanderMeer - daverMUS@aol.com
HOUSTON FESTIVAL RINGERS - Houston, TX - Director, Andrew A. Bowen - aabowen@flash.net
JAMES RIVER RINGERS, THE -- Richmond VA - Director - Dottie Tweedie - (804) 932-4448 - jamesrringers@juno.com - www.jamesriverringers.com
JOYFUL SOUND - Greenwood, IN - Director, June Hannah - junehannah@juno.com - http://www.angelfire.com/music/joyfulsound/index.html -
JUBELLEE HANDBELLS (nominally capitalized as JuBELLee) -- Tuscon, AZ -- Director, Anita Hosterman -- director@jubellee.com -- 520-790-9718
JUBILEE RINGERS, THE -- Williamsville, NY -- Director, Mildred J. Fischle -- mjfsparrow@aol.com
JUBILOSO! BELLS OF CONCORDIA -- Edmonton, Alberta, Canada -- Director, Dr. John Hooper -- http://music.concordia.ab.ca/ensembles/jubiloso.php -- 780.479.9301
JULILEE RINGERS - Elkhart, IN - Director, Stan Skinner -
KALAMAZOO RINGERS - Kalamazoo, MI - Director, Janet Van Valey - vanvaley@aol.com -
KING RINGERS, THE - Fort Dodge, IA - --
KINGS RINGERS - Shawnee, KS -
LAKE ALMANOR BELLS - Chester, CA - Director, Irene Burkey
LAWRENCE HANDBELL ENSEMBLE - Lawrence, KS - Director, Laurel Krider - laurelck@aol.com -
LEAVENWORTH MARLIN HB RINGERS - -
LITTLE HEISKEL RINGERS - Columbus OH -- Director, Lucille Bileci - Ann Barnes - Barnesa@epix.net
LOW DING ZONE -- Bay Area, California -- ldz@baybells.org
MADISON AREA CONCERT HANDBELLS - Madison, WI - Director, Susan Udell - Contact, Alice Teter - teter@chem.wisc.edu - http://www.madisonhandbells.org/
MAGIC OF BRONZE - Orlando, FL - Director, Blanche Marie Lewis - rbmmll@juno.com - http://www.magicofbronze.com
MAIN LINE RINGERS -- Bryn Mawr, PA -- Martha Alford, director -- www.mainlineringers.com -- On Facebook
MARLIN HANDBELL RINGERS, THE - Leavenworth, WA - www.marlinhandbells.com
MEDALION RINGERS - Houston, TX - Director, Christine Anderson - bronze@pacbell.net
MESA RINGERS - Mesa, AZ - Director, Glenna Kratzer -
METOPOLITAN BELLS - Chattanooga, TN - Director, Ken Cochrane - Contact, Theresa Coker - Metbells@aol.com -
MID-OHIO VALLEY RINGERS, THE -- Vienna, WV -- www.movringers.org -- Director, Dr. Douglas Anderson -- douganderson@mailworks.org
MIDDLE TENNESSEE CONCERT BELLS - Murfreesboro, TN - Director, Martha Touchton
MOBILE-MUSICALE -- "SWISSBELLS - Swiss Handbell Ensemble - Oberdorf SO, Switzerland - Director, Eric Nuenlist - swissbells@gmx.ch - www.swissbells.org - +4132 621 21
MUSIC CITY BRONZE -- Nashville TN -- John Pfeiffer conductor/artistic director/co-founder; Susan Nance chair/co-founder -- www.musiccitybronze.org -- Contact: john@muiccitybronze.org
NORFORK COMMUNITY CHOIR - Norfork, VA - Director, Rob Minter - minterr@hdol.niche.nih.gov
NORTHWEST BELL ENSEMBLE - Seattle, WA - Director, Ron Ebbers - Contact, Paul Schaper - SchaperP@aol.com -
OLD MILLSTREAM RINGERS - Findlay, OH - Director, Martha Avery - Contact, J.R. Smith - ringers@fortfindlay.com -
OPUS HANDBELL ENSEMBLE, INC. - Modesto, CA; Director, Richard J. Colla; Booking Coordinator, Lisa Traughber - lisabell@tupc.org - www.opushandbell.org
ORIGINAL KIDS PLAYERS - Nashua , NH - Director, Michele Laliberte -
OSWEGO HANDBELL ENSEMBLE - Lake Oswego, OR - Director, Nancy Hascall - Nhascall@aol.com -
PACIFIC BELLS - Newport Beach, CA - Contact, Tracy DeWitt - bellgirl99@hotmail.com
PACIFIC IMAGE RINGERS - Mt. Vernon, WA - Director, Dr. Armin Mohr - Contact, Natalie Hunskor - hunskor@cnw.com -
PENIEL HANDBELL CHOIR - Oradell, NJ - Director, Byung Lee -
PHILADELPHIA HANDBELL ENSEMBLE (PA) -- http://philadelphiahandbellensemble.org/
Kermit D. Junkert, Conductor - Michael Joy, Composer In Residence - mjoy@shipleyschool.orgPIKES PEAK RINGERS - Colorado Springs, CO - Director, Kevin McChesney - http://www.pikespeakringers.org
PUERTO RICO HANDBELL CHOIR/CARO DE CAMPANAS DE PUERTORICO - Carolyn Collazo, MSC -- 831, Winston Churchill Ave. #138, San Juan, PR 00926-6023 - (787)644-8480 - campanasdepr@hotmail.com - http://corodecampanas.tripod.com
PURDUE UNIVERSITY BELL CHOIR, West Lafayette, IN Director- Jonathan Swoboda -- jfswoboda@purdue.edu -- http://www.purdue.edu/pmo/bells/index.htm
PYRAMID RINGERS - Memphis, TN - Director, Sondra Tucker - sondra@midsouth.rr.com - http://home.midsouth.rr.com/tuckermusic/pyramid.html
QUEEN CITY RINGERS - Charlotte, NC - Trey Helms, Director. worthhelms@yahoo.com. -- www.queencityringers.com
RALEIGH RINGERS - Raleigh, NC - Director, David M. Harris - rringer@rr.org -
RANDOM RINGERS - Palatine, IL - Director, Beth McFarland -- bmcfarland6107@yahoo.com
RENAISSANCE RINGERS - Northeast OH - Director, Dean Wagner - dwagner@firstchurchcf.com
RESONANCE! -- Pensacola, Florida -- Directors, Bobby Griffin and Monika Durbin -- www.mobobells.com/resonance/ -- resonance.bellchoir@gmail.com
REZOUND! - Kansas City, MO - Director, Amy Pierce - www.rezound.org - contact@rezound.org
RING OUT ENSEMBLE - San Diego, CA - Ensemble - Contact, Leslie McEuen - stiletto@tlcnet.com
RING-A-LIERS - Director, Dorothy Brower - f5g5@bbs.bfunhouse.com -
RING OF FIRE - Hillsboro, OR - www.rof.org
RINGERS OF BRYN MAWR - Bryn Mawr, PA - Director, Paul Kingsbury - kingsbur@unagi.cis.upenn.edu -
RING MASTERS OF WESTERN NEW YORK, THE - Williamsville, NY - Director, Gloria R. Werblow - Carillon1@aol.com
RIVERBELLS -- Sacramento, CA. - Paul W. Allen, Director - musicallen@sbcglobal.net -- www.riverbells.org
RIVER BEND BELLS -- Mankato, MN -- Wendy Greiner, Artistic Director -- www.riverbendbells.org
RIVER CITY RINGERS - Fremont, NE - Director, Joyce Miller - jmiller@tconl.com
ROCKY MOUNTAIN RINGERS - Denver, CO - our web site is: http://www.rmringers.com
ROYAL OAK COMMUNITY HANDBELLS - Royal Oak, MI -- Director Sylvia Hartsoe -
ROYAL OAK SENIOR COMMUNITY HANDBELLS - Royal Oak, MI, Director Sylvia Hartsoe -
SAN DIEGO HARMONY RINGERS - San Diego, CA - Director, Joe Rodriguez - Contact, Darin Marvin -- events@sdhr.org -- www.sdhr.org
SAN JOAQUIN RINGERS - Stockton, CA - Director, Jon Townsend - jtownsend@deltacollege.edu
SCOTTSDALE HANDBELL ENSEMBLE - Scottsdale, AZ - Director, Kay Cook - Contact, Darla Holmes - kaycook@earthlink.net - www.desertbells.org
SEATTLE BELL ENSEMBLE - Seattle, WA - Contact, Malia Johnson - Malia_and_Jeff@msn.com - www.seattlebell.com -
SERENDIPITY RINGERS, THE -- Williamsville, NY -- Director, Mildred J. Fischle -- mjfsparrow@aol.com
SHORELINE RINGERS, INC. - Ledyard, CT - Director, Jane Nolan - http://shorelineringers.org
6th DIMENSION HANDBELL ENSEMBLE - Winchester, VA - Contact, Rhonda Brooks - rjb@rma.edu -- www.6thdimensionhandbells.com -
SONOS - Bay Area, CA - Director, Jim Meredith - Contact, Jason Tiller - jason@sonos.org
SONORAN BELLS - Tucson., AZ - Director, Margi Zearley - -www.sonoranbells.org - zgal2@hotmail.com
SOUTH COAST HANDBELL ENSEMBLE, THE - Director/Founder,Susan Ullom Hungerford http://www.southcoasthandbellensemble.com
SOUTHMINSTER RINGERS, THE -- Rich Pinkerton - http://www.southminsterringers.org/history.htm
STOW HERITAGE RINGERS - Stow, OH - Director, Sherri Stoffer - stowheritageringers@gmail.com
STRIKEPOINT - Duluth, MN - Director, Bill Alexander - http://www.strikepoint.com - strikept@cpinternet.com
STRIKEPOINT OF TEXAS - Kingwood, TX - Contact, Patti Surratt - PLGSurratt@aol.com - http://www.strikepointoftexas.com -
SUMMIT BELLS - Akron, OH - Director, Charles Kobb - Jeanne Seifert - GJISEIFERT@aol.com -
SWISS HANDBELL ENSEMBLE - Oberdorf SO, Switzerland - Director, Eric Nuenlist - swissbells@gmx.ch - www.swissbells.org - +41 32 621 21"
SWISS HANDBELL RINGERS OF MIDWAY - Midway, UT - Director, Britt Wilde
SYMPHONIC HANDBELLS OF COLUMBUS -- Columbus, OH -- Director, William H. Griffin - Contact, Lynn Pease -- LynJasBrad@aol.com - 614-873-8046
TINTINNABULATORS, THE - Chester, MD - Jean Ressler -
TOP BRASS RINGERS -
TROUBADOR RINGERS, THE -
TULSA FESTIVAL RINGERS - Tulsa, OK - Director, Jean Hendon - jhendon@busprod.com
TWIN CITIES BRONZE - Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN - Artistic Director: Monica S. McGowan - monica@handbells.org - http://www.handbells.org -
UTAH VALLEY HANDBELL RINGERS - Springville, UT - Director: Karen Eskew-Wyllie - neil@wyllienet.com - www.utahbells.com
VELOCITY - Director, Pam Grove -
VILLAGE RINGERS, THE - Williamsville, NY - Director, Mildred J. Fischle - Milfisc@juno.com -
VIRGINIA HANDBELL CONSORT -- vhc@virginiahandbellconsort.com -- www.virginiahandbellconsort.com
WESTMINSTER RINGERS, THE - Westminster, MD - Director, Larry Henning - Contact, Debbie Henning - director@thewestminsterringers.org -- www.thewestminsterringers.org
ZEELAND COMMUNITY HANDBELL ENSEMBLE -- Zeeland, Michigan.-- http://www.zche.org/
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