Established in 1979, Purdue Bells is the only instrumental ensemble in Purdue Musical Organizations. Ringing five octaves of Schulmerich and Whitechapel handbells, the members of Purdue Bells blend ...

Laine Heltebridle has been ringing handbells for 40 years, and from the first moment he learned how to play — he’s been hooked. “It’s different than other musical things that I have ever done,” ...

This year the Wilmington Handbell Ensemble marks 25 years of ringing. A big part of the ensemble's mission is to share the art of handbell ringing and the beauty of handbell music with audiences of ...

They’ll be ringing in the fifth St. Paul’s Music Festival when they perform June 3. After all, they are the New England Ringers. The 13-member handbell choir will put on the opening concert of the ...

When people think of handbells, Christmas carols are usually the first thing to come to mind. But for the ringers of River Bend Bells, Mankato’s community handbell ensemble, traditional tunes are only ...

The Beatles’ “Help!” isn’t the first song you’d expect a bell choir to play, nor is a medley from “Star Wars.” But Long Island reSound is broadening the repertoire of handbell music. The community ...

Rausch, a gay man, had been wanting a handbell choir to perform during services and other events at the liberal congregation in the city’s Noe Valley neighborhood. That July, he got the opportunity to ...