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Raleigh Ringers Consignment Program

Strikepoint Concert Review by PennyDutch
Full text review can be found here: http://hbpcommunity.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=674007%3ATopic%3A10711

Carillon plays Fantasy on King's Weston 
You can find the video here: Click Here

"Ring Joyfully"  By Susan Geschke
Octaves: 2-3 Octaves (4-5 Octave version available)
AGEHR Level:  1+
Direct Link to the Music: Click Here
Choristers Guild can be found on the web at: http://www.choristersguild.org/
Code: CGB351    Price:  $3.50

Wizdom from the Agape Ringers Bass Bell Class

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Paul returns from Green Lake, WI

Ali - Australasian Handbell Festival Review
David - Area I Festival Conference Review

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Judy Phillips
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Clink and Clank at National Seminar - Organist37
Crush Collision March Audio Demo - Larry Sue
What Music I have Handy - Matthew Prins
Follow up to Group Identity - Michele

All events can be found on the Handbell Community Site at http://handbellcommunity.com

July 10 - August 14, 2007 - Bel ls of the Sound Summer Ringing Sessions - Do you go through withdrawal when your regular choir ends in June? Looking for an opportunity to play different positions, work on new techniques, and meet other members of the Puget Sound handbell community? Join us on Tuesday evenings this summer for our Summer Ringing Sessions! Special topics on handbell techniques and skills will be taught at 6:30 PM with focused ringing from 7 PM to 9 PM. Open to all ringers - beginners and pros, young and old. Bring a friend! http://www.bellsofthesound.org.

July 25 - 27, 2007 - Concordia Summer Ring Workshop - Concordia University, Irvine CA - Info and Registration: 949-854-8002 x1525  Registration deadline - July 13  Clinicians: Jeffrey Honore, Dr. Herbert Geisler, Nancy Jessup,Nick Hanson

July 31, 2007 - Arsis Youth Handbell Ensemble Concert - 7:30 - 9:30pm. Grace Lutheran Church, 2225 Washington St., Lincoln, Nebraska 

August 3, 2007 7:30 - 9:30pm - Michele Sharik in Concert - UK Residential Ringing Week - Kingston University, UK. Kingston University, Kingston-Upon-Thames, England

August 4, 2007 10:30am - 12:30pm - Michele Sharik in Concert - UK Residential Ringing Week - Hampton Court Palace - London Hampton Court Palace, London, England, UK

August 5, 2007 - Michèle Sharik - Solo Concert - Dunblane Cathedral, Scotland. Dunblane Cathedral, Dunblane, Scotland, UK

What is the difference between a good ensemble and a great ensemble

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Arsis Youth Hits the road - From E-notes

Arsis Youth Handbell Ensemble of Tallinn, Estonia, is touring the United States for the first time. Starting on July 27 and ending on August 15, 2007, they will travel coast to coast, performing handbell concerts for appreciative audiences in 17 states. They plan on 19 concerts in a little over 3 weeks, hoping to see a lot of America and meet many new friends along the way. To find out more about the group and the tour visit their web site at www.arsis.ee.

- saw these guys at Pinnacle 2002, was impressed by their ambition

- look at their bell setup

- schools that teach music through handbells! WOW

DB pictures on Flickr - oh my there's a lot! let's organize people!

Music Key Display

http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2007/07/music_key_display.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890

Tim Waugh cover of overtones

Paul's New Job

How do you tactfully tell someone they should not be ringing in the advanced ringing group?

CD Mailing Program Started

Your Favorite Show? - Paul & Dean

Listener in Church - Phillip

Arsis in Lincoln, NE - PennyDutch

Change Ringing - Barb

Review of Strikepoint Concert - PennyDutch

The Answer is Blowing in the Wind
- which is worse, the fact they are playing in the wind or that the guy using the camera is trying to record it?
You can find the video here: Click Here

"Midnight Stars Make bright the sky"  By Hart Morris
Octaves: 3-5 Octaves
AGEHR Level:  
Direct Link to the Music: Click Here
Choristers Guild can be found on the web at: http://www.choristersguild.org/
Code: CGB359   Price:  $3.95

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Live from Green Lake, WI

David - Picture of Arsis
David - Pettit and Fritson, Chimes, Outside the Box

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Oh So Beginner - Megan
Where Nick and I have Been - GeeBee
First Concert Review - Penny Dutch
Tee-Riffic - Gretchen
Summer Break - Amy
Follow up to Group Identity - Michele

All events can be found on the Handbell Podcast Community Site at http://handbellcommunity.com

July 10 - August 14, 2007 - Bel ls of the Sound Summer Ringing Sessions - Do you go through withdrawal when your regular choir ends in June? Looking for an opportunity to play different positions, work on new techniques, and meet other members of the Puget Sound handbell community? Join us on Tuesday evenings this summer for our Summer Ringing Sessions! Special topics on handbell techniques and skills will be taught at 6:30 PM with focused ringing from 7 PM to 9 PM. Open to all ringers - beginners and pros, young and old. Bring a friend! http://www.bellsofthesound.org

July 17, 2007 - Bronzewood Paedeia in concert - Springfield Presbyterian Church, Sykesville, MD.  Bronze and wood come together in a concert featuring the sweet resonance of harp and handbells.  Bronzewood Paedeia (pronunciation: pie-DEE-uh), the duo of harpist Kevin Holsinger and handbell solo artist Michèle Sharik, surprise and delight audiences with their beautiful music and charming story-telling.  In a performance on Tuesday, July 17 at 7:30 PM at Springfield Presbyterian Church, 7300 Spout Hill Road in Sykesville, Bronzewood Paedeia will present an eclectic program of ancient and modern music, from Renaissance dances to modern jazz, and all things in between.  This diversity of style gives the concert a universal appeal.  Kevin Holsinger performs on a cross-strung harp.  Unlike a lever or pedal harp, the cross-strung harp has two sets of strings - one set for "natural" notes and one for "accidentals".  This makes it a fully chromatic instrument and gives the performer instant access to all notes, just like a piano or marimba.  As one of many new cross-strung harp players in America that are on the cutting edge of this radical departure from the Celtic harp, Kevin is motivated by the new horizons that can be reached on a fully chromatic instrument. The music of the cross-strung harp is both haunting and enthralling, yet intimate and evocative.  Michèle Sharik (pronunciation: share-ick) is raising bronze bells to the level of high art.  Renowned for her graceful and flowing style, she is an emerging artist in the growing genre of English handbell performance; an art that began as a popular pub activity some 400 years ago and from this humble beginning has developed into a concert performance instrument. During the concert, Michèle will lift more than 250 lbs. (113.5 kg) of bronze in her own dance-like choreography combining both grace and strength.   A visual as well as musical performer, a handbell soloist must combine the fluid grace of a dancer, the musicality of a virtuoso, and the precision of an athlete to perform on this demanding instrument.  The combination of harp and handbells is a magical and enchanting sound that will surely captivate the entire audience. Date/Time:  Tuesday, July 17 at 7:30 PM   Place:  Springfield Presbyterian Church, 7300 Spout Hill Road, Sykesville, MD 21784   Tickets:  Admission is FREE.  An offering will be taken.  Suggested donation $10 per person.

July 18 - 21, 2007 - AGEHR National Seminar - Dallas, TX

July 20, 2007 - Bronzewood Paedeia at the Folk Harp Festival - Somerset, NJ - Friday, July 20, 2007 - Somerset, NJ 5:30pm  Somerset Folk Harp Festival.  Bronzewood Paedeia (Kevin Holsinger, harp; & Michèle Sharik, handbells) will perform a 30-minute mini-concert at the Somerset Folk Harp Festival at the Doubletree Hotel in Somerset, NJ (50 Atrium Dr, Somerset, NJ 08873).  Concert tickets are $10 at the door for non-festival-registrants.  (Admission included in Registration fee if registered for the Festival.)  

July 22, 2007 - Bronzewood Paedeia - church services - Bridgewater, NJ.  Sunday, July 22, 2007 - Bridgewater, NJ Morning church services.  8:30 am = Blended service.  10:00 am = Traditional service.   Bronzewood Paedeia (harpist Kevin Holsinger & handbell solo artist Michèle Sharik) will play for morning worship services at Bridgewater United Methodist Church (651 Country Club Rd, Bridgewater, NJ 08807).

July 25 - 27, 2007 - Concordia Summer Ring Workshop - Concordia University, Irvine CA - Info and Registration: 949-854-8002 x1525  Registration deadline - July 13  Clinicians: Jeffrey Honore, Dr. Herbert Geisler, Nancy Jessup,Nick Hanson

July 31, 2007 - Arsis Youth Handbell Ensemble Concert - 7:30 - 9:30pm. Grace Lutheran Church, 2225 Washington St., Lincoln, Nebraska 

August 3, 2007 7:30 - 9:30pm - Michele Sharik in Concert - UK Residential Ringing Week - Kingston University, UK. Kingston University, Kingston-Upon-Thames, England

August 4, 2007 10:30am - 12:30pm - Michele Sharik in Concert - UK Residential Ringing Week - Hampton Court Palace - London Hampton Court Palace, London, England, UK

August 5, 2007 - Michèle Sharik - Solo Concert - Dunblane Cathedral, Scotland. Dunblane Cathedral, Dunblane, Scotland, UK

Requirements for ringing levels
- Beginning
- Intermediate
- Advanced 

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Musically Odd - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lgoV6Ixa8EI
Handbells on another Podcast - From Handbell-l Wed 7/4/07
Michèle Sharik's  new solo CD is finally available from iTunes!
Handbell Zebra
 - What is it? does it still exist?
 - composers include Kath Wissinger, Jennifer Bell, Nancy Tipton
 - looks like a magazine type publication.
 - was actually an insert in Overtones
Overtones available online
 - yes it's the ENTIRE thing!
 - can you give out your password to your ringers at church so they can go read?

2 more videos of DB in Europe uplaoded by Gillian  
DB Europe Tour 2007 plays Farandole - Click Here
DB Europe Tour 2007 plays Transfiguration - Click Here

"Fantasie on There is a Balm in Gilead"  By Matthew Prins
Octaves: 4-5 Octaves
AGEHR Level:  3+
Direct Link to the Music: Click Here
GIA can be found on the web at: http://www.giamusic.com
Code: G-6597   Price:  $3.95

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An explanation of what happened last week with Talkshoe

Kelly - Back Bay Ringers and Question: Transcriptions for the 1812 Overture
David - Patriotic Music
Sharon - Podcast Tonight, Macy's Day of Music

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Matthew Prins
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Group Identity - Michele Sharik
4th of July Concert - Maryann Wolfe

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July 10 - August 14, 2007 - Bells of the Sound Summer Ringing Sessions - Do you go through withdrawal when your regular choir ends in June? Looking for an opportunity to play different positions, work on new techniques, and meet other members of the Puget Sound handbell community? Join us on Tuesday evenings this summer for our Summer Ringing Sessions! Special topics on handbell techniques and skills will be taught at 6:30 PM with focused ringing from 7 PM to 9 PM. Open to all ringers - beginners and pros, young and old. Bring a friend! http://www.bellsofthesound.org

July 13, 2007 - Agape Ringers in Concert - The Agape Ringers in Concert.  Friday, July 13, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
1st Congregational UCC.  815 S. Concord Road, Oconomowoc, WI 53066 Free Will Offering  For information, visit http://www.oconomowocucc.org or call Karl Kay at (262) 490-2411.

July 14, 2007 - Agape Ringers Workshop in WI - Saturday, July 14, 2007.  9:00 a.m. - Noon.  Registration will begin at 8:15 a.m.  Ascension Lutheran Church, 1415 Dopp Street, Waukesha, WI 53188.  For driving directions visit http://www.ascensiononline.org  Workshop Fee: $20.  The Agape Ringers, a Chicago-based community handbell ensemble, will offer a mini-workshop on how to be a better handbell ringer.  The small group classroom format will give participants an opportunity to take three of six hands-on classes that will be offered during each 50-minute session.  The workshop is applicable for anyone who would like to become a better ringer, or for the director who is looking for rehearsal and directing techniques to create a more unified and musical group.  For complete details and a registration form, please see the attached .pdf file.  For more information, contact Heidi Bischmann at hbischmann@wi.rr.com or (262) 369-7812.

July 15, 2007 - Bronzewood Paedeia in concert - Gayton Kirk Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA.  Sunday, July 15, 2007 - Richmond, VA  11:00 am = Morning church service  4:00 pm = Afternoon concert Bronzewood Paedeia (Kevin Holsinger, harp; & Michèle Sharik, handbells) will play for morning worship and present an afternoon concert at Gayton Kirk Presbyterian Church (11421 Gayton Road in Richmond, VA).  
Concert admission is FREE!  An offering will be taken - Suggested donation is $10 per person.

July 17, 2007 - Bronzewood Paedeia in concert - Springfield Presbyterian Church, Sykesville, MD.  Bronze and wood come together in a concert featuring the sweet resonance of harp and handbells.  Bronzewood Paedeia (pronunciation: pie-DEE-uh), the duo of harpist Kevin Holsinger and handbell solo artist Michèle Sharik, surprise and delight audiences with their beautiful music and charming story-telling.  In a performance on Tuesday, July 17 at 7:30 PM at Springfield Presbyterian Church, 7300 Spout Hill Road in Sykesville, Bronzewood Paedeia will present an eclectic program of ancient and modern music, from Renaissance dances to modern jazz, and all things in between.  This diversity of style gives the concert a universal appeal.  Kevin Holsinger performs on a cross-strung harp.  Unlike a lever or pedal harp, the cross-strung harp has two sets of strings - one set for "natural" notes and one for "accidentals".  This makes it a fully chromatic instrument and gives the performer instant access to all notes, just like a piano or marimba.  As one of many new cross-strung harp players in America that are on the cutting edge of this radical departure from the Celtic harp, Kevin is motivated by the new horizons that can be reached on a fully chromatic instrument. The music of the cross-strung harp is both haunting and enthralling, yet intimate and evocative.  Michèle Sharik (pronunciation: share-ick) is raising bronze bells to the level of high art.  Renowned for her graceful and flowing style, she is an emerging artist in the growing genre of English handbell performance; an art that began as a popular pub activity some 400 years ago and from this humble beginning has developed into a concert performance instrument. During the concert, Michèle will lift more than 250 lbs. (113.5 kg) of bronze in her own dance-like choreography combining both grace and strength.   A visual as well as musical performer, a handbell soloist must combine the fluid grace of a dancer, the musicality of a virtuoso, and the precision of an athlete to perform on this demanding instrument.  The combination of harp and handbells is a magical and enchanting sound that will surely captivate the entire audience. Date/Time:  Tuesday, July 17 at 7:30 PM   Place:  Springfield Presbyterian Church, 7300 Spout Hill Road, Sykesville, MD 21784   Tickets:  Admission is FREE.  An offering will be taken.  Suggested donation $10 per person.

July 18 - 21, 2007 - AGEHR National Seminar - Dallas, TX

July 20, 2007 - Bronzewood Paedeia at the Folk Harp Festival - Somerset, NJ - Friday, July 20, 2007 - Somerset, NJ 5:30pm  Somerset Folk Harp Festival.  Bronzewood Paedeia (Kevin Holsinger, harp; & Michèle Sharik, handbells) will perform a 30-minute mini-concert at the Somerset Folk Harp Festival at the Doubletree Hotel in Somerset, NJ (50 Atrium Dr, Somerset, NJ 08873).  Concert tickets are $10 at the door for non-festival-registrants.  (Admission included in Registration fee if registered for the Festival.)  

July 22, 2007 - Bronzewood Paedeia - church services - Bridgewater, NJ.  Sunday, July 22, 2007 - Bridgewater, NJ Morning church services.  8:30 am = Blended service.  10:00 am = Traditional service.   Bronzewood Paedeia (harpist Kevin Holsinger & handbell solo artist Michèle Sharik) will play for morning worship services at Bridgewater United Methodist Church (651 Country Club Rd, Bridgewater, NJ 08807).

July 25 - 27, 2007 - Concordia Summer Ring Workshop - Concordia University, Irvine CA - Info and Registration: 949-854-8002 x1525  Registration deadline - July 13  Clinicians: Jeffrey Honore, Dr. Herbert Geisler, Nancy Jessup,Nick Hanson

What is your very first memory of Handbells  

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Stats from the Community Site

Month of Giveaways
Paul and Justin's conversation about Community Groups

Suggestions for a beginning ringer - Marquise Usher

Is this music? Is this good education? What is this?
http://hbpcommunity.ning.com/video/video/show?id=674007:Video:9796

"The All American Hometown Band"  By Noona/Wood
Octaves: 4-6 Octaves
AGEHR Level:  5+
Direct Link to the Music: Click Here
AGEHR can be found on the web at: http://www.agehr.org
Code: AG46018   Price:  $3.95

Bass Bell Tips and Tricks
 - remembered from last week
 - clapper throw  
 - gradual damp
 - Gloves/no gloves
 - liquid bandage stuff
 - warmup your HANDS and THUMBS...i had issues.

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If you would like to join us for our recordings, visit http://www.talkshoe.com on Tuesday evenings.  We are on the Virtual Air starting at 8:30 p.m. Central Time for our preshow prep time, we start recording at 9:00 p.m. and we hang around for a little while after for the post show.  If you have any problems connecting please email us at handbellpodcast@gmail.com, we would be happy to help you.To listen online or join in the chat room, do a search for Handbell Podcast and join us.
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An explanation of what happened last week with Talkshoe

Spam never dies
Idea from Jason Wells

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Marquise Usher
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Morrison Handbell Week - Paul Weller (With Pictures)
Th e Symphony Audition - Monika Durbin

All events can be found on the Handbell Podcast Community Site at http://handbellcommunity.com

July 10 - August 14, 2007 - Bells of the Sound Summer Ringing Sessions - Do you go through withdrawal when your regular choir ends in June? Looking for an opportunity to play different positions, work on new techniques, and meet other members of the Puget Sound handbell community? Join us on Tuesday evenings this summer for our Summer Ringing Sessions! Special topics on handbell techniques and skills will be taught at 6:30 PM with focused ringing from 7 PM to 9 PM. Open to all ringers - beginners and pros, young and old. Bring a friend! http://www.bellsofthesound.org

July 13, 2007 - Agape Ringers in Concert - The Agape Ringers in Concert.  Friday, July 13, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
1st Congregational UCC.  815 S. Concord Road, Oconomowoc, WI 53066 Free Will Offering  For information, visit http://www.oconomowocucc.org or call Karl Kay at (262) 490-2411.

July 14, 2007 - Agape Ringers Workshop in WI - Saturday, July 14, 2007.  9:00 a.m. - Noon.  Registration will begin at 8:15 a.m.  Ascension Lutheran Church, 1415 Dopp Street, Waukesha, WI 53188.  For driving directions visit http://www.ascensiononline.org  Workshop Fee: $20.  The Agape Ringers, a Chicago-based community handbell ensemble, will offer a mini-workshop on how to be a better handbell ringer.  The small group classroom format will give participants an opportunity to take three of six hands-on classes that will be offered during each 50-minute session.  The workshop is applicable for anyone who would like to become a better ringer, or for the director who is looking for rehearsal and directing techniques to create a more unified and musical group.  For complete details and a registration form, please see the attached .pdf file.  For more information, contact Heidi Bischmann at hbischmann@wi.rr.com or (262) 369-7812.

July 15, 2007 - Bronzewood Paedeia in concert - Gayton Kirk Presbyterian Church, Richmond, VA.  Sunday, July 15, 2007 - Richmond, VA  11:00 am = Morning church service  4:00 pm = Afternoon concert Bronzewood Paedeia (Kevin Holsinger, harp; & Michèle Sharik, handbells) will play for morning worship and present an afternoon concert at Gayton Kirk Presbyterian Church (11421 Gayton Road in Richmond, VA).  
Concert admission is FREE!  An offering will be taken - Suggested donation is $10 per person.

July 17, 2007 - Bronzewood Paedeia in concert - Springfield Presbyterian Church, Sykesville, MD.  Bronze and wood come together in a concert featuring the sweet resonance of harp and handbells.  Bronzewood Paedeia (pronunciation: pie-DEE-uh), the duo of harpist Kevin Holsinger and handbell solo artist Michèle Sharik, surprise and delight audiences with their beautiful music and charming story-telling.  In a performance on Tuesday, July 17 at 7:30 PM at Springfield Presbyterian Church, 7300 Spout Hill Road in Sykesville, Bronzewood Paedeia will present an eclectic program of ancient and modern music, from Renaissance dances to modern jazz, and all things in between.  This diversity of style gives the concert a universal appeal.  Kevin Holsinger performs on a cross-strung harp.  Unlike a lever or pedal harp, the cross-strung harp has two sets of strings - one set for "natural" notes and one for "accidentals".  This makes it a fully chromatic instrument and gives the performer instant access to all notes, just like a piano or marimba.  As one of many new cross-strung harp players in America that are on the cutting edge of this radical departure from the Celtic harp, Kevin is motivated by the new horizons that can be reached on a fully chromatic instrument. The music of the cross-strung harp is both haunting and enthralling, yet intimate and evocative.  Michèle Sharik (pronunciation: share-ick) is raising bronze bells to the level of high art.  Renowned for her graceful and flowing style, she is an emerging artist in the growing genre of English handbell performance; an art that began as a popular pub activity some 400 years ago and from this humble beginning has developed into a concert performance instrument. During the concert, Michèle will lift more than 250 lbs. (113.5 kg) of bronze in her own dance-like choreography combining both grace and strength.   A visual as well as musical performer, a handbell soloist must combine the fluid grace of a dancer, the musicality of a virtuoso, and the precision of an athlete to perform on this demanding instrument.  The combination of harp and handbells is a magical and enchanting sound that will surely captivate the entire audience. Date/Time:  Tuesday, July 17 at 7:30 PM   Place:  Springfield Presbyterian Church, 7300 Spout Hill Road, Sykesville, MD 21784   Tickets:  Admission is FREE.  An offering will be taken.  Suggested donation $10 per person.

July 18 - 21, 2007 - AGEHR National Seminar - Dallas, TX

July 20, 2007 - Bronzewood Paedeia at the Folk Harp Festival - Somerset, NJ - Friday, July 20, 2007 - Somerset, NJ 5:30pm  Somerset Folk Harp Festival.  Bronzewood Paedeia (Kevin Holsinger, harp; & Michèle Sharik, handbells) will perform a 30-minute mini-concert at the Somerset Folk Harp Festival at the Doubletree Hotel in Somerset, NJ (50 Atrium Dr, Somerset, NJ 08873).  Concert tickets are $10 at the door for non-festival-registrants.  (Admission included in Registration fee if registered for the Festival.)  

July 22, 2007 - Bronzewood Paedeia - church services - Bridgewater, NJ.  Sunday, July 22, 2007 - Bridgewater, NJ Morning church services.  8:30 am = Blended service.  10:00 am = Traditional service.   Bronzewood Paedeia (harpist Kevin Holsinger & handbell solo artist Michèle Sharik) will play for morning worship services at Bridgewater United Methodist Church (651 Country Club Rd, Bridgewater, NJ 08807).

July 25 - 27, 2007 - Concordia Summer Ring Workshop - Concordia University, Irvine CA - Info and Registration: 949-854-8002 x1525  Registration deadline - July 13  Clinicians: Jeffrey Honore, Dr. Herbert Geisler, Nancy Jessup,Nick Hanson

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Highlights from this months AGEHR E-Notes
Concert Review from David -
Live from Madison, WI - Morrison Handbell Week

International Symposium: Orlando, Florida Aug. 2008 - Ruben Mendoza
Shake........... Mart and other Handbell Cliches - PennyDutch

"Dear Old Wake Forest" - A Carillon Ringer posted by John Paradowski
http://hbpcommunity.ning.com/video/video/show?id=674007:Video:8358

"Andromeda"  By Nancy Hascall
Octaves: 5-7 Octaves
AGEHR Level:  5+
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