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
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Pacific Union College -- Angwin, CA www.PUC.edu
Page, Anna Laura 921 N Grand Ave Sherman TX 75090, page@austinc.edu
-- Director of Handbell Publications, Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.,
16320 Roscoe Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91406, (818) 891-5999. Arranger,
AGEHR Composer
Palm Beach Atlantic University -- West
Palm Beach, FL -- http://www.pbac.edu/
Parrish, Mary Kay 4001 Pine Ridge Rd Shawnee OK 74801, Mary_Kay_Parrish@mail.okbu.edu
-- Director of Handbells at Oklahoma Baptist University, arranger,
conductor, AGEHR Composer
Parry, Scott (TS) 96 Bear Brook Road Princeton NJ 08540- (609) 452-8598 TrngHouse@aol.com 1960-61 OVERTONES Editor, Change Ringing, Racks, Author
Parsons, Tom E. - 5825 El Dorado Ave #B, El Cerrito,
CA 94530 -- tparsons@sonos.org
- Tom grew up in Tucson, Arizona and was first introduced to music
through a handbell group at St. Philip's Episcopal Church just after graduating
from high school. Music quickly captivated his full attention, motivating
him to complete both a bachelor's degree and master's degree at Northern
Arizona University. After six years of study in music
history, choral conducting, and handbells under Douglas J. Benton,
Tom moved to the San Francisco Bay Area to join Handbell Ensemble Sonos.
Until Sonos can support their musicians full-time, Tom enjoys a day job
in the Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center at the University of California.
Payn, William -- RR#2, Box 246, Middleburg,
PA, HOME: 570/837-3869; OFFICE: 570/577-1391. payn@mail.bucknell.edu
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In constant demand as handbell clinician and festival conductor, the National
Board of the AGEHR conferred on him (in 1995) the status of "Master Conductor"
and "Master Instructor" of Conducting and Musicianship. 1977 National Treasurer,
Conductor, Composer. Bill has achieved prominence as a conductor
and composer. As Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at Bucknell
University, Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, he has led his choirs to international
recognition for their creative interpretation of significant vocal and
handbell literature, presenting concerts world wide, at conventions of
the American Choral Directors Association, and Bucknell's popular annual
Candlelight Service of Carols has been taped and repeatedly televised nationally
by PBS since 1988. In 1996, it was nominated for an Emmy award. With the
recent completion of several commissioned works, Payn has nearly 30 published
compositions. His works are performed virtually every week in the United
States and abroad. Payn received his Bachelor of Music degree from Westminster
Choir College and his Doctor of Musical Arts in organ and harpsichord literature
from West Virginia University. He appears in "Contemporary American
Composers" and "Who's Who in American Music: Classical." In May 1996, he
was presented the Westminster Choir College Distinguished Alumni Merit
Award.The AGEHR recently honored him as a Master Conductor and Master Clinician
for his work particularly in the area of musicality in performance.
PENIEL HANDBELL CHOIR - Oradell, NJ - Director,
Byung Lee -
Peery, Charles E -- Cincinnati OH 45236 AGEHR Composer
Petersen, Merle -- Houston TX 77036 AGEHR Composer
Pfitzinger, Scott -- Indianapolis, IN -- spfitzinger@gmail.com -- IM
(AOL, Yahoo, MSN): basshandbells -- Scott is a member and charter
board president of the Circle City Ringers, was a ringer in Joyful
Sound, and was a ringer and composer-in-residence with Embellish from
1999-2005. He has directed or rung in various church handbell choirs
off and on since 1992. At Pinnacle 2010 he performed in a Showcase
Concert with the Circle City Ringers. At Pinnacle 2004 he was a member
of the All-Stars and joined Embellish in performing a Showcase Concert
there. He received his Bachelor's Degree in Music Theory/Composition
and finished his Master's in Music Composition in 2010. Scott enjoys
composing original music and arranging classical works for handbells.
Some of the styles of handbell music include jazz, doo wop, blues,
swing, new age, sacred, and contemporary. His handbell music has been
very well received by ringers and audiences. Much of his music is
self-published at Tinnio Ergo Sum Press (http://tespress.com). Scott
prefers to write music that uses handbells in unique ways and is fond
of experimenting. He also invites commissioned works.
PHILADELPHIA HANDBELL ENSEMBLE (PA) -- http://philadelphiahandbellensemble.org/
Kermit D. Junkert, Conductor - Michael Joy, Composer In Residence -
mjoy@shipleyschool.org
Phillips, Judy -- Waterford, MI -- ljphillips1@comcast.net or jphillips@wcs.k12.mi.us -- Bachelor of Music in Public School Music, oboe, Western Michigan University. Master of Church Music, handbells, Concordia University Wisconsin. Elementary general music and band teacher for the Warren Consolidated Schools, Warren, MI. Involved with handbells since 1975. Performs with the Detroit Handbell Ensemble. Published composer and arranger.
Phoenix College -- Phoenix, AZ -- http://www.pc.maricopa.edu/
PIKES PEAK RINGERS - Colorado Springs, CO -
Director, Kevin McChesney - http://www.pikespeakringers.org
Pinson, Joe P. O. Box 491 Denton TX 76202-
(617) 382-4379 upbeat@gte.net
-- 1991-95 Special Group liaison,
Pittsburg State University -- Pittsburg, KS -- http://www.pittstate.edu/
Plash, Duane. -- Mobile AL 36691 AGEHR Composer
Point Loma Nazarene University -- San Diego, CA -- http://www.ptloma.edu/
*Porter, Ellen Jane Lorenz -- (TS) Honorary Life, Composer, Arranger, Clinician
Porterville College -- Porterville, CA -- http://www.pc.cc.ca.us/
Powell, Nancy -- Clinician, Director
Presbyterian College -- Clinton, SC -- www.presby.edu/acad/dept/music/ringermain.html
Prime, Ralph R. -- San Leandro, CA, ralphprime@earthlink.net,
http://home.earthlink.net/~ralphprime/.
- Ralph was for 15 years a full-time Minister of Music in several
churches, directing a multiple choir system in each. Subsequently
he was a college professor music and choral director for 21 years. He also
has 30 years experience in directing handbell choirs. He education
includes two bachelors degrees (in music and sociology) and two masters
degrees (in music and theology). His published works (see web site
below) include choral music as well compositions for chorus with handbells.
Since his retirement he has been composing and arranging music from his
home studio.
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 Bells at Purdue University -- Director, Michelle Beimfohr -- mbeimfoh@purdue.edu
-- West Lafayette, IN --
www.pmojo.com/bells
PYRAMID RINGERS - Memphis, TN - Director, Sondra
Tucker - sondra@midsouth.rr.com
- http://home.midsouth.rr.com/tuckermusic/pyramid.html
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Pysh, Gregory -- Midland TX 79705-8642
AGEHR Composer
