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END OF A CHAPTER AREA III HISTORY: Part Three p. 11 RESPONDING TO HISTORY: Ringing for Haiti p. 20 MAKING HISTORY: How will you be remembered? p. 18 END OF A CHAPTER AREA III HISTORY: Part Three p. 11 RESPONDING TO HISTORY: Ringing for Haiti p. 20 MAKING HISTORY: How will you be remembered? p. 18 May 2010 Volume 35, Issue 3 the bell-o-gram DELAWARE MARYLAND METRO DC NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA the bell-o-gram www.areaiii.org Area III of the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers
Transcript of Volume 35, Issue 3 the bell-o-gramSlater Mounts (1960-62, 1968-70, 1971-73) John Halvorsen...
END OF A CHAPTER AREA III HISTORY: Part Three p. 11
RESPONDING TO HISTORY: Ringing for Haiti p. 20
MAKING HISTORY: How will you be remembered? p. 18
END OF A CHAPTER AREA III HISTORY: Part Three p. 11
RESPONDING TO HISTORY: Ringing for Haiti p. 20
MAKING HISTORY: How will you be remembered? p. 18
May 2010 Volume 35, Issue 3
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IT’S TIME FORREPORT CARDS!
by Linda Simms, Area Chair [email protected]
What would your grade be for your year of directing or ringing? Are you pleased with what you did? Were there some situations that could have been better? Were you prepared? Did you do your best? Did you improve? What were your “lessons learned”?
After the final concert or service is played and music is filed for the season, we need to take the time for the 3 R’s:
Rate the year. Grade yourself. If you’re a director, were you
prepared for rehearsals? Did you select repertoire that was appropriate for your group? Did you improve your conducting? If you’re a ringer, did you work on techniques, arrive on time, and study your scores at home? (See page 5 for a self-assessment tool I’ve created to help you evaluate your year.)
Recognize your shortcomings. Then develop a plan for improvement. Ask
everyone in your group to list goals for the group, and their personal goals as a member of the group. Share them or post them somewhere where they can be seen by all when rehearsals resume.
Raise the bar. What can you do to improve? Whether you are a
director or a ringer, many opportunities await you, many here in Area III. Take a look at the What’s Shakin’ offerings (page 9) to find events that can help raise the bar for you and the rest of your group!
So, I hope you will Reflect over the year, Refuse to settle for “that’s good enough” and Return in the fall with Renewed enthusiasm!
Area III Board of Directors CHAIRLinda Simms (2011) 205 Carnoustie Road Dover, DE 19904 302-677-0187 [email protected]
CHAIR-ELECTLynn Bogovich (2011) 914 Heatherfield Lane Millersville, MD 21108 410-923-6520 [email protected]
TREASURERNancy Ritter (2013) 8916 Wellsley Way Raleigh, NC 27613 [email protected]
Ken Bissell (2011) 5416 Sequoia Farms Drive Centreville, VA 20120 703-751-2151 [email protected]
Nick Hanson (2011) 7812 Freehollow Drive Falls Church, VA 22042 [email protected]
Kathie Metz (2013) 10113 Daventry Drive Cockeysville, MD 21030 410-667-4971 [email protected]
Melissa Nobile (2011) 10230 Stillhouse Road Delaplane, VA 20144 540-364-3699 [email protected]
Fran Underwood (2013) 9411 William Kirk Lane Burke, VA 22015 703-569-0542 [email protected]
ON THE WEBNational AGEHR Website www.agehr.org
Area III Website www.areaiii.org
Area III Webmaster Lawrence Stewart [email protected]
Appointed Administrators
DELAWARE CHAIRLydia Hazeltine [email protected]
MARYLAND CHAIRLinda Lamb [email protected]
METRO DC CHAIRCarol Smiley [email protected]
NORTH CAROLINA CHAIRMarilyn Reese [email protected]
VIRGINIA CHAIRNed Davis [email protected]
CHIME LOAN CHAIRKath Wissinger [email protected]
EDUCATIONAL LIAISONposition available; contact Linda Simms if interested!
EVENT COORDINATORDebbie Henning [email protected]
EVENT REGISTRARDebbie Henning [email protected]
HISTORIANMelissa Nobile [email protected]
MENTOR COORDINATORIngrid Bowers [email protected]
MEMBERSHIP CHAIRRuth Szucs [email protected]
SECRETARY TO THE BOARDPeggy Brengle [email protected]
SCHOLARSHIP CHAIRJohn Rudy [email protected]
MEDIA LIBRARIANAndy [email protected]
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Rate the following responsibilities as they pertain to you: 1—Pretty Awful
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MEMORIES OF PHIL CAREY
AREA III CHAIR, 1976-1978by Ken Bissell
Thinking back on my time as Virginia State Chair with Phil Carey, I remember Phil as a very energetic Director of Music at Towson Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, MD. He was very excited about putting together a memorable festival and arranged for the final concert to be performed at The Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore, under the direction of Donald Allured. At the time, Don was the immediate Past President of the AGEHR, and had just begun his career as a full-time handbell professional.
The concert featured Don’s composition Concertante for Organ and Bells. In addition, Don led a class on composing and arranging for handbells.
Phil also arranged for another composer, Mary McCleary (who was then President-elect of AGEHR) to be at the festival and to lead a class on new techniques/solo ringing, as well as leading an All-Star Choir of advanced ringers. Phil certainly succeeded in his vision of a memorable festival in many ways, including the very memorable final concert at the cathedral with a large and incredibly enthusiastic audience in attendance.
Do you have a memory? If you have a memory you’d like to share
about one of our early chairs, please contact Michael Glasgow at 919-845-0303 or
We are seeking memories about the late Jim Reich (Chair from 1974-76), as well as
several early Area III Chairs, about whom very little information can be found:
Slater Mounts (1960-62, 1968-70, 1971-73) John Halvorsen (1962-1963)
Raymond Hollinger (1963-1965) Mary Emma Allen (1965-1967) Mrs. Howard Albright (1968)
Our records also reveal an “unnamed interim chair” in 1970. Any information
you may have is appreciated!
MEMORIES OF JERRY JONES
AREA III CHAIR, 1989-1991by Patricia Lynn and the Ridge Road Ringers of Ridge Road Baptist Church (Raleigh, NC)
Rev. Jerry D. Jones, a masterful organist, choral and handbell choir director and musical arranger, was very active in the AGEHR. He served both on the National Board and as Chair of Area III. Jerry was a “people person” who had an enormous gift of sharing his love of music with everyone he met. He often helped young and older adults cultivate their best potential in musical areas, vocally and instrumentally. Through AGEHR, he was a supportive friend to many handbell directors, composers and arrangers throughout the United States. On one occasion he offered his church, at no cost, as the site for a district handbell workshop organized by Marilyn Reese. It was a great success and attended by 200 ringers.
When Jerry was on the National Board of AGEHR in the early 1990s, he led a handbell festival in Washington, DC. At that time he appeared on a national television news broadcast showing how handbells have similar sounds to the large bells and carillons rung in the steeples of churches in England and America.
Jerry was a gifted and sincere man, an ordained Baptist minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ. He began his handbell trainingand ministry in his hometown of High Point, NC, and was an active church musician and minister (continued on page 14)
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July 18-21 Pinnacle Gaylord Opryland Hotel various National Event Nashville, TN
Contact the National Office at 800-878-5459 or visit www.agehr.org
August 27-28 Area III Hotel Roanoke Monica McGowan Directors Seminar Roanoke, VA
Contact Debbie Henning at 410-848-5482 or [email protected]
September 18 discoveRING Asbury UMC Bettie Dollins Tindall KIDZ Harrisonburg, VA Kath Wissinger
Contact Kath Wissinger at 540-289-6973 or [email protected]
September 25 discoveRING Morning Star Lutheran Church Becky Puster KIDZ Matthews, NC Ed Tompkins
Contact Ed Tompkins at 704-562-9959 or [email protected]
October 2 discoveRING St. Matthew Lutheran Church Debbie Henning KIDZ Bel Air, MD Linda Simms
Contact Debbie Henning at 410-848-5482 or [email protected]
October 7-10 Distinctly Bronze New Bern Convention Center Jason Wells East New Bern, NC
Contact the National Office at 800-878-5459 or visit www.agehr.org
November 19-20 discoveRING Greater Richmond Convention Center Kath Wissinger Youth Richmond, VA
Contact Laura Shelton at 703-435-4290 or [email protected]
March 11-12, 2011 Area III Roland Powell Convention Center Michael J. Glasgow Spring Festival Ocean City, MD Dottie Tweedie
Contact Jerry Hill at 703-619-0590 or [email protected]
April 8-9, 2011 Area III Greater Richmond Convention Center Michael Helman Spring Festival Richmond, VA Charm Peterman
Contact Carol Smiley at 703-451-9361 or [email protected]
May 13-14, 2011 Blue Ridge Bonclarken Conference Center Jason Wells Festival Flat Rock, NC
Contact Len Trippe at 828-669-8654 or [email protected]
November 18-19, 2011 discoveRING The Cavalier Hotel Larry Henning Youth Virginia Beach, VA
Contact Laura Shelton at 703-435-4290 or [email protected]
What’s Shakin’UPCOMING AGEHR EVENTS
When What Where Who
Composer Paul McKlveen became Area III Chair in the fall of 1993. The adult festival in Virginia Beach was growing in popularity, drawing about 1,000 ringers and directors. Due to its size, the event was split in 1994, with a second location in Winston-Salem (NC). 1994 also ushered in the first annual Youth Festival, held in Columbia (MD). The next biennial summer festival was held at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg (VA) in 1995, with Hart Morris as conductor. This festival began with a Young Ringers Festival conducted by Marty Morris.
In the fall of 1995, Mark Gourley became the Area III Chair. The area continued to sponsor the fall Directors Seminar and Youth Festival, along with the spring adult festival conferences, now expanded to include a third location in Maryland. The 1997 biennial summer festival was held at James Madison University in Harrisonburg (VA), and featured performances and instruction by The Raleigh Ringers and Campanile. As in 1995, this festival was preceded by a Young Ringers Festival, but due to the increasing numbers at the annual spring events and the decreasing numbers at the summer events, the biennial events were discontinued.
Debbie Rice became Area III Chair in the fall of 1987, and would later serve as president of the national AGEHR organization. Area III continued with the three 1988 spring Adult Festival Conference in Virginia Beach (VA), Greensboro (NC) and Towson (MD), the fall Youth Festival and the fall Directors Seminar. In the summer of 1988, our area hosted the Eastern National Festival Conference in Raleigh (NC) and in August hosted the National Directors Conference in Greensboro (NC). Debbie was directly involved with the restructure of the national organization’s governance structure (recently implemented in Area III).
The fall of 1999 brought Ann Y. Schmidt to the position of Area III Chair. Ann developed the theme Honor our Past, Nurture Our Future. She continued developing the rules of procedure so that future leaders could benefit from the experience of those they followed. Area III commissioned Fred Gramann to write A Glorious Everlasting Hallelujah Raise, which was premiered at all three of the spring adult festivals. Fred Gramann was the massed conductor for both the Chesapeake and Winston-Salem locations, and composer Karen Buckwalter conducted the Towson event.
Fran Vaughan became Area III Chair in 2001 and continued to develop the Area Policy Manual. In addition to the events the area was already sponsoring, the spring festivals began to offer an additional track for beginning ringers (now known as the Genesis Track). This offering was added as the beginners’ counterpart to the established “ Bronze” division for advanced ringers.
In the fall of 2003, David Tiller became the Area III Chair, introducing a new vision for Area III and creating a committee to revise and simplify the bylaws to put the area in better
alignment with the national organization. During his term the board also adopted the “Carver model” of governance. Dave also challenged the Area III board to “think outside of the box” so that we would grow and affect many more people with handbells. The area continued to sponsor the five major events, though the Maryland venue was changed to Ocean City. In addition, Area III had the distinctive honor of hosting the AGEHR 50th Anniversary Celebration on July 22 – 27, 2004 in Norfolk, VA. This was an “all-ringing” event conducted by William Payn and David Davidson. Bob Ivey led the reunion of the 1979 anniversary choir who performed at the 25th
anniversary celebration in St Louis. The arrival of the choir’s 1979 conductor, Don Allured, was a surprise, as he was not expected to be in attendance due to a recent medical event.
2005 brought an exciting year of change for Area III. Michael Helman was the newly elected chair and a strategy was developed to further transition to the Carver governance model and visioning process for the next five years. For the very first time, all of the members of the board were elected by the membership. The three spring Festivals in 2005 included the Intergenerational Festival in Hickory, NC, conducted by Hart Morris. Deborah Carr was the featured clinician and the Queen City Ringers performed. At the
Chesapeake festival, Lee Afdahl conducted the massed ringing while Nancy Hascall performed and taught solo and ensemble classes. Quincy Butler conducted the Genesis Track and Marilyn Kielniarz shared her fun approach to theory. KatRyn Howell, who rang 17 years with the unique ensemble Campanile, shared her expertise at the Youth Festival.
Criteria for the five year plan were determined in January of 2006 by the board and state chairs. When Michael relocated to Florida, Charm Peterman assumed the remainder of his term and continued until October 2009. During this time, the board worked hard over a four-year period, visioning and establishing goals and Ends Policies. The Rules of Procedure were rewritten into three documents: Governance Policies, Administrative Policies, and Job Descriptions. Former chair Fran Vaughan was the first appointed Event Coordinator.
In 2006, we held three spring festivals, a directors seminar and a youth festival, with Lisa Woerner as the new Event Coordinator. Area III honored Nancy Cappel with the Distinguished Service Award of lifetime membership to the guild. To encourage composition, the board held a composition contest, won by Greg Underwood for Allegro Spiritoso. Festival clinicians included Bill Alexander, David Weck, Carol Feather-Martin, Mike Joy, Deborah Carr, Dottie Tweedie and Jason Wells. Guest ensembles at the festivals included the Philadelphia Handbell Ensemble, Rejoice Ringers, Anacrusis and the 6th Dimension. A mentoring program for festivals was also begun for events, and the board developed an educational outreach position.
The 2007 spring festivals featured double-choir selections and incorporated the Genesis Track with the massed ringing.
FROM WHENCE WE’VE COME: THE HISTORY OF AREA III, PART 3 by Ken Bissell and Charm Peterman
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Arnold Sherman conducted massed ringing at Hampton and Ocean City and Zana Kizzee conducted the Genesis ringers. The Joybells of the Melmark home performed and taught at Ocean City, exploring ways to work with special-needs musicians. Unfortunately, attendance at events was in steady decline and the board made a difficult decision not to return to Hickory that year, evaluating alternative sites for festivals in North Carolina. The Directors Seminar Meeting the Challenges was held in Centreville and led by Tim Waugh and Ann Y. Schmidt. David Harris, director of The Raleigh Ringers, conducted the Youth Festival in November, and guest clinician Sue Garton amazed the ringers with her solo abilities and teaching skills!
We were very thankful and appreciative to Ingrid Bowers for an outstanding job as editor of The Bell-O-Gram. Michael Glasgow assumed the position in the summer of 2007, creating the current look and layout of the publication. With the November 2008 issue, The Bell-O-Gram became an online-only publication.
Linda Simms and the board began planning a new community event for June 2008, Bravissimo! Jason Gleockler was to be the guest speaker, focusing on “marketing your message.” We were approached to host the Blue Ridge Festival in Flat Rock, NC, the following year, with Lee Afdahl conducting. Connie Engle and the Blue Ridge Ringers pioneered this annual event 15 years ago and passed it on to Area III to keep it going! The 2008 spring festivals once again were lead by outstanding clinicians: Jason Wells, Susan Berry, Kath Wissinger, Jason Gleockler, Michael Kastner, Nick Hanson and Tim Waugh.
The board approved the final funds to complete a new DVD marketing project. Kath Wissinger and Linda Simms worked extraordinary hours on the storyboard and concepts, as did Linda’s son Jason, who was put the video together. The DVD premiered at the 2009 Directors Seminar in Raleigh, NC to rave reviews! The board also finalized plans for events for the next five years, achieving the goals set back in 2005. Debbie Henning volunteered for the position of Event Coordinator.
The 2009 festivals brought great clinicians to our area: Michael Kastner and Becky Jackson conducted both spring festivals, and Bravissimo! was held for the second year, led by David Harris. In Raleigh, Stephanie Wiltse led the Directors Seminar with Getting Out of the Notes and Into the Music. musicians. Unfortunately, attendance at events was in steady decline and the board made a difficult decision not to return to Hickory that year, evaluating alternative sites for festivals in North Carolina. The Directors Seminar Meeting the Challenges was held in Centreville and led by Tim Waugh and Ann Y. Schmidt. David Harris, director of The Raleigh Ringers, conducted the Youth Festival in November, and guest clinician Sue Garton amazed the ringers with her solo abilities and teaching skills!
Fall of 2009 yielded the first transition of our board under the new structure (four new members coming on and four members continuing on), creating a board with history as well as a new vision for the future. Linda Simms became our newest Area III Chair with a great deal of experience with Area III, and we’re excited to see what’s next!
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in Virginia and North Carolina for 40 years. Rev. Jones served the last 14 years of his life as both Minister of Music and Organist at Ridge Road Baptist Church in Raleigh. Since Ridge Road did not have a handbell choir, he helped raise money for the church to purchase handbells and chimes, and formed the Ridge Road Ringers in 1991. When the Raleigh Ringers were formed in 1990, he invited David Harris and the group to play in worship.
In addition to handbells, Jerry was a regional Vice President of the Ahlborn-Galanti Organ Co. and active in the American Guild of Organists. In 1989, Ridge Road Baptist Church formed two search committees, one to look for a new choir director and the other to investigate the possibility of obtaining a Galanti pipe organ. When Jerry Jones was chosen and became the Minister of Music, it was a blessing because he first installed a smaller Galanti organ in the church. He later traveled to Italy to have pipes built to his specification and installed the new Ahlborn-Galanti pipe organ.
Jerry also loved working with his children’s choir and choir helpers. He produced several good children’s musicals for the church, incorporating the children and adults on chimes occasionally. He allowed many children to sing solos and was known for his catchy phrase to them, “good, good, good!” For example, Jerry asked eight-year-old Laura Wheele to sing O Little Town of Bethlehem as the benediction to the Christmas service. To this day everyone remembers her angelic voice sweetly singing in the true spirit of Jesus. We never know the impact our guidance can make: Laura is now an ordained minister.
Jerry had a loving family both at church and in High Point. His son Brian often played the trumpet with his dad at the organ during the church services (Brian later became a Band Director at a North Carolina High School). One of the hardest handbells groups Jerry said he ever had to direct was his family in High Point, who formed a handbell choir to play for his dad’s 80th birthday. He commented that they just would not listen to his direction!
Jerry’s friend Paul McKlveen (Area III Chair from 1993-95)wrote a surprise handbell piece for Jerry’s tenth anniversary at Ridge Road Baptist Church. The Ridge Road Ringers practiced with Paul weeks before the service, and the members would close the blinds so Jerry wouldn’t come by the church and find out the secret! When Jerry would come back each Sunday in the choir room, he commented “every time I leave, I leave the blinds open; and when I return, they are closed again.” Of course, later he found out at the special service, and he and his choir had a good laugh.
On occasion, David Harris invited Jerry to help select members at the annual tryouts for the Raleigh Ringers. Paul McKlveen also composed a beautiful piece, Faith, in honor of Jerry when he became ill. The Ridge Road Ringers and several other church handbell choirs performed Faith for Jerry at a handbell festival.
David Harris directed the Ridge Road Ringers in performing Faith, as well as an anthem from the Chancel Choir, for Jerry’s funeral service at Ridge Road Baptist Church on July 7, 2004.
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AREA III MENTORING INITIATIVE
Are you an experienced director? • Do you have knowledge and experience that you can
share with new handbell directors in our area? • Would your choir enjoy meeting and assisting new
ringers at an Area III festival? • To be a mentor, sign up on your Area III festival
registration form!
Are you a new director? • Would you like an experienced director to talk to? • Need someone to answer your questions? • Does your choir need a workshop on bell technique? • To request a mentor, sign up on your Area III festival
registration form!
Are you planning to attend an Area III festival for the first time?
• Would your choir enjoy meeting another choir? • Area III ringers and directors can answer your
questions about classes and/or tell you and your ringers what to expect at the event!
• To request a mentor, sign up on your Area III festival registration form!
For more information, contact Ingrid Bowers at [email protected]
or your state chair (see p. 4).
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NEW OPPORTUNITIESby Carol Smiley, Metro DC Chair
It's been a quiet week in Lake Wobegon... whoops, this isn't Lake Wobegon, it's Metro DC and it's been anything but quiet! We’ve just finished our spring festivals, I hope that many of you had the opportunity to take part in them. I was delighted to work the registration table at Ocean City and Hampton, as that gave me the opportunity to meet and greet many of the directors and ringers in the Metro DC area.
If you are planning a concert or perhaps a workshop, I would like to know about that. Just drop me a line at [email protected]. One of the purposes of The Bell-O-Gram is to connect our members to each other in a community. We can't do that if we don't know the things each of us are planning and doing! For instance, right now we are looking for help getting handbells and chimes into the schools and we need a music teacher, either retired or active, to help with that project. Do you know anyone in the Metro DC area that fits that description? If you do, we want to know about that person — especially if it’s you!
The next big thing coming up is for directors. The Directors Seminar will be held in Roanoke (VA) the last weekend in August: just in time to get you pumped up for the beginning of your choir year. If you can't get to Nashville in July for the national Pinnacle event, plan on coming to Roanoke in August. You should have received a brochure in your mailbox. Check it out, fill it out and return it right away. You'll love Roanoke and the hotel is fantastic. I'm going and I hope to see you there. [Ed. note: see also the article on page 19 for more information on this event!]
Speaking of Nashville, did you know that four groups from Area III have been selected to give concerts at Pinnacle this summer? We are so proud of these groups; please help me congratulate The Raleigh Ringers (www.rr.org), The Westminster Ringers (www.thewestminsterringers.org), The Anacrusis Handbell Ensemble (www.anacrusis.org) andMetro DC’s own Virginia Bronze (www.virginiabronze.org).
That's all for this edition. Remember: keep smiling and keep ringing.
START SMALL AND
DREAM BIGby Marilyn Reese, North Carolina Chair [email protected]
The blooming flowers are bright, welcome signs of spring, as were the spring festivals. The events were stimulating and dynamic! If you attended a spring festival, you know how great they were. If not, be sure you don’t miss out in 2011. Dates are set — check out What’s Shakin’ on page 9!
The first annual Crystal Coast Handbell Festival was held on March 27. What a great opportunity for ringers and directors in eastern North Carolina! It made me reflect back on central NC’s Capital Area Handbell Festival, which celebrates its twenty-first year this November; and the Blue Ridge Festival, which has been a great event in the western part of the state. Both started as small local festivals sponsored or endorsed by AGEHR, and have grown to large venues. What a legacy these events have bestowed on ringers who have advanced to share their talent and knowledge with others. Imagine how many musicians have benefited from these events over the years. We’re so fortunate to have many hard-working, dedicated individuals willing to organize these ringing opportunities. I also want to recognize the smaller, local events that occur throughout our state, so let me know!
If you have attended an event, we in Area III are glad you participated. We hope you were rewarded for your efforts and look forward to attending again. Encourage others to come. Next time, bring friends: a single ringer, neighboring church choir, or ringers who have never been part of a massed ring. It truly is a glorious sound and experience!
NC ringers are blessed with many opportunities and friendly people. We have so many sources for ringing: festivals, massed rings, concerts, community groups, church choirs, and schools. Pair these sources with the resources AGEHR offers (classes, workshops, mentoring, published music, Overtones, The Bell-O-Gram, media lending library, music reviews, event scholarships, composing help, and lots of technical articles about ringing, sounds, and care of equipment). Add incredible networking and WOW! So much is available – spread the word! Help other choirs and ringers who are not members of AGEHR get signed up. Visit www.agehr.org. Contact me or your district chair (see the February 2010 Bell-O-Gram) to help us identify potential members. They can be churches, schools, community groups, single ringers and ensemble groups.
District Chair Update: thanks to Jerri Bland, who has volunteered to be the Capital Area District Chair. She can be reached at 703-795-3685 or [email protected]. Her area includes the following counties: Wake, Person, Granville, Orange, Durham, Vance, Warren, Halifax, Nash, Edgecombe, Franklin, Chatham, Northampton, Wilson, and Johnston. [Ed. note: see the list of other District Chairs in the February 2010 issue] Northern Coastal-Greenville and Piedmont-Triad areas are still in need of District Chairs. Please consider representing your area and joining our team. I look forward to hearing from you. Until next time, ring out!
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SUMMER RINGIN’(HAVE YOU A BLAST!) by Lydia Hazeltine, Delaware Chair
Wow.. what a difference three months makes. My last article was written at the beginning of a two-foot snowstorm and now I am sitting on my deck in 70-degree weather, which means that soon most of our handbell programs will be on hiatus for the summer. Most of us are experiencing “spring fever” and are looking forward to our summer outdoor activities. What will you dowith handbells this summer? How will you stay inspired to return next year and ring for another season?
Perhaps you could have a Saturday “lock-in” and work on reading music for the next season (schedule it far in advance to maximize attendance). Sometimes a change in venue brings good results: perhaps a member of your church, school, or choir has a vacation home at the beach or in the mountains where everyone could escape for a fun weekend ring. My choir did that last year and thoroughly enjoyed it. We had some rehearsal time, some shopping, a group dinner at the beach at sunset, and then played in church on Sunday morning. We learned how 12 people of such diverse backgrounds could join together and make music!
Perhaps someone in your choir is aware of another church looking to begin a handbell choir (or who just started one), that would be willing to loan you rehearsal space in exchange for playing in their service that weekend. You get a change in venue; they get to show handbells to their church!
Perhaps a nursing home would be willing have your choir rehearse in their activities area and the residents could hear part of the rehearsal. This would give your choir experience ringing in front of a very appreciative audience.
Don't forget about Vacation Bible School times! Perhaps your choir would be interested in explaining handbells and handchimes to the youth of the church and have them learn a selection for their program on the last day of VBS. While there, you could promote the DiscoveRING Youth event in Richmond, or one of our DiscoveRING Kidz events (in Harrisonburg, VA; Matthews, NC and Bel Air, MD — see the What’s Shakin’ list on page 9 for dates and venues)!
Delaware's two community groups also have a busy spring. Wilmington Handbell Ensemble plays in Odessa (DE) on May 16, Newark (DE) on May 22, and Wilmington on May 23. For more information, visit www.wilmingtonhandbells.org.Capital Ringers will play in Selbyville (DE) and Salisbury (MD) on May 22, Easton (MD) and Dover (DE) on May 23. Visit www.capitalringers.org for more information, and consider taking a friend or two to expose them to something new! See also the article on page 20 about the Ring for Haiti.
As always, please feel free to contact me or any of the District Representatives (Barb Jones for New Castle County, Betsy Gray for Kent County, Judy Moore for Sussex County) and let us know what you would like to see happening in Delaware!
IN LIKE A LAMB... Linda Lamb, Maryland Chair
My name is Linda Lamb, and I just became Maryland State Chair about a month ago! I celebrated by attending the Ocean City Spring Festival, where I met many directors and ringers from Maryland, but I’d like to meet more! Please email me at [email protected] and introduce yourself if we haven’t already met. Pretty soon I’ll draw up the district lines for Maryland, so if you’d like to be a district chair, be sure to let me know. District chairs are the “grassroots” people who keep in contact with other handbell people in their areas and report to their state chairs what they find out. They help folks remember to renew their AGEHR memberships, or discover non-members who could benefit from membership, and help them join (hooray!).
On another topic, some years ago (I don’t care to recount how many years ago), there was a advertisement on TV that showed a little girl saying, “It’s Shake and Bake, and I helped!” in what some might have perceived as an exaggerated Southern accent. (I can assure you, the accent wasn’t exaggerated; having grown up in east Tennessee, it sounded very familiar to me!)
All of that to say, it’s good to help! I recently had the opportunity to help when I attended the aforementioned Area III Spring Festival in Ocean City. There are many ways to help, which include handing out programs at the final concert, setting up classrooms, loaning bells (see below), running errands, making sure guest clinicians have water to drink, etc. (A couple more: etc., etc...this is not an exhaustive list!) I also took loaner bells to the festival, and they report that they had a great time. My bells were placed in the room where former chair Donna Blomquist-Ervin taught ensemble ringing. Very exciting, especially when the D6 thought it might go sailing off the table! Yikes! (Rest assured, loaning your equipment is safe — any damage that may occur is covered by insurance — see the article on page 20.)
As you can see, there are all sorts of adventures to be had by helping at a festival, whether you’re a bell or a human. But the best part of all is extending your network of handbell friends. Handbell people are the best in the world. Volunteer to help and meet some more of us!
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In order for us in AGEHR to have successful and productive organization, we need the individual members or “roots” to thrive. One of the ways we are attempting to help you thrive is with a system of districts with local directors who are accessible to the members where they live. These individuals have volunteered to be your liaisons to the Area III board, fielding questions, collecting news and helping you in any way possible. Following is information on the Virginia District Chairs (districts are defined by the first three digits of the ZIP code), so that you can get acquainted with them.
Evan Edwards, District 1 (ZIP codes 242, 243, 246):Currently Evan is serving in his seventh year as the Minister of Music at Euclid Avenue Baptist Church in Bristol. He received his Bachelors of Music at East Tennessee State University and is working on a Master of Arts in religion at Liberty Baptist Seminary. Euclid Avenue Baptist Church has a rich history of handbells. Contact Evan at 276-669-6168x27 or [email protected].
Kathryn Hollandsworth, District 2 (ZIP codes 240, 241):Kathie has been the youth and handbell director at Christiansburg Presbyterian Church for 28 years. She directs three ringing choirs, with members ranging from third grade through adults. Kathie holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in music from Radford University. Contact Kathie (evenings) at 540-382-6550 or [email protected].
David R. (Randy) Kent, District 3 (ZIP codes 239, 245): David and his wife Jeanne live in Forest, just outside Lynchburg. David is the Minister of Music and Senior Adults at West Lynchburg Baptist Church. He holds a B.A. in music from San Diego State University and a Master of Music in Church Music from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has directed bells in Texas, Ohio and Virginia; and also enjoys ringing in a community group, the Bells of the Blue Ridge. David is a published handbell composer and arranger. Contact him at 434-845-4600(w), 434-525-5191(h) or [email protected].
Anne Terrell, District 4 (ZIP codes 226, 227, 228, 229, 244): Originally from Knoxville (TN), Anne received a B.S. degree in nursing from Emory University in 1969, and a Masters in public administration from George Mason University in 1990. In 2006 ,she retired from full-time public health nursing. During most of her adult life she has pursued music as her avocation, singing in and accompanying choirs in school and church, and ringing at Grace UMC in Manassas. Currently Anne and her husband Don Hillyard live in Front Royal, where they are members of the Kernstown United Methodist Church. Anne sings in the choir and is the director of their handbell program. Contact Anne at 540-635-5320 or [email protected].
Frank Carney, District 5 (ZIP codes 231, 232, 238):Frank currently resides in Maidens, where he has been the director of the Gum Spring UMC handbell choir since 2000, a group which has played in numerous venues throughout the community, including the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens and the Grand Illumination at Colonial Williamsburg for the past four years. Frank received a degree in psychology from the University of Maryland in 1972, but he has been immersed in music since he was a child, playing the violin, saxophone and drums in the marching band. Contact Frank at 804-749-3067 or [email protected].
David Engle, District 6 (ZIP codes 224, 225, 230):David has directed the handbell choir at Summit Presbyterian Chuch in Stafford for five years. Prior to becoming the director, he rang in the group for three years. He has been actively involved in Area III and has attended four of the recent national Directors Seminars. Professionally, David worked for the Federal Government and since retiring works as a consultant for several private IT companies. He and his wife reside in Stafford and love to spend their free time traveling to visit different lighthouses and also traveling to Washington state to visit their grandchildren. Contact David at 540-752-1612 or [email protected].
Kari Jacobs, District 7 (ZIP codes 233, 234 except Eastern Shore, 235, 236,237): Kari began ringing handbells in 1980 at her church in San Diego. It was an instant addiction: she started going to every seminar and festival that she could and began solo ringing in 1985. Her director had her start attending directors’ seminars and taking classes on conducting to prepare her to direct handbells. During college she majored in science and minored in music. She enjoys arranging music, and has created several pieces for her choirs at St Aidan’s Episcopal in Virginia Beach. Contact Kari at 757-410-4325(h) or 619-851-2431(c) or [email protected].
Lana McKinzie, District 8 (Eastern Shore of Virginia): Lana has directed the Graceful Ringers Handbell Choir and the Grace Notes Chime Choir of Grace UMC in Parksley since 2003. She started ringing handbells more than 20 years ago in Virginia Beach, finally moving up to director of the group at Providence Presbyterian Church in 1994. Two years, later she assumed the position of handbell director at St. Aidan’s Episcopal Church, where she directed an adult group and organized a youth choir. She has been involved in numerous Area III festivals and the handbell festival choir at Virginia Wesleyan. Contact Lana at 757-665-5276(h) or [email protected].
Each of these individuals is dedicated, as are the state chairs and board members, to helping you thrive in your handbell programs.
We want Area III to be a helpful resource for you, so please take advantage of the opportunity of having someone in your area who can help you in many ways. I know that your district chairs would love to hear from you about your ideas, needs and news! Be sure to contact them and introduce yourself in the weeks to come.
STRONG ROOTS MAKE BEAUTIFUL GRASSby Ned Davis, Virginia Chair
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LETTERS: HOW WILL YOU BE REMEMBERED?by Michael J. Glasgow
We’ve all heard about how handbells came to be — practice sets for carillonneurs to avoid disturbing the neighbors, insert predictable pub-related drinking joke here.
We also know that in comparison with oboes, harps and violins, handbells are a relatively “young” instrument.
We’ve also read again and again the good-but-repetitive pep talks about vision casting and the great excitement for what’s ahead in the future of our instrument and AGEHR.
So what are you doing about it?
I’m not talking about what your choirs are doing, though they may be doing wonderful things, from playing in nursing homes to benefit concerts (see page 20) to other creative outlets (see Buckets of Joy, September 2009 issue of The Bell-O-Gram). But what are you, as an individual doing about it? How are you helping to advance our art and
instrument and organization? In 2059-2060, when people look back on 100 years of AGEHR Area III, how will you be remembered?
It’s not about “leaving our mark” so that our individual names aren’t lost to obscurity. It’s about finding something that we as individuals can uniquely contribute to make a difference.
Here I’m tempted to try to sell you Ringers Memberships to AGEHR for those who don’t have them — but I won’t. I am tempted to suggest you look into the Legacy Society, whereby you can bequeath a gift to AGEHR — but I won’t.
Of course, I’d suggest you consider these and other options for supporting the guild financially. But for now, I want to encourage you to use your talents and passions to make a lasting impact, from Area III to the national level.
I began work with The Bell-O-Gram when the need arose, because it fit an area in which I had interest and experience (before I was a musician full-time, I worked in PR and advertising). Knowing that bylaws and ends policies
revisions isn’t exactly my cup of tea, I wanted to get more involved with AGEHR, but on a creative level, and editing The Bell-O-Gram was ideal. For me. But what’s ideal for you?
You may be someone who’s very gifted in administration and therefore want to get involved in some facet of the organization which allows you to use those gifts. You may have an interest in teambuilding and recruitment and wish to serve as a District Chair. If you’re a passionate teacher, maybe you’d consider stepping into the currently vacant Education Liaison position, or writing educational curricula. As much as you want to get involved, you can.
There’s more beyond “official capacities.” Take your ringing and directing seriously. Work to better yourself and your colleagues by attending events. Compose or arrange for the instrument, and get it published to share with the world! Contact Linda Simms (see page 4) or Jenny Cauhorn (in the national office) and just let them know you’re seeking a way to help. They’ll have plenty of ideas. And they’ll definitely remember you!
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2010 FALL DIRECTORS SEMINARAUGUST 27-28, 2010
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Gather momentum for the beginning of the fall ringing season by attending the Area III Directors Seminar at the Hotel Roanoke. A proven way to improve your service to your choir is to exchange encouragement, training tips and ideas early on. Don't miss this important opportunity to connect with like-minded ringers and directors!
BACK to BASICS: Reading, Ringing and Regrouping begins Friday afternoon with the dynamic Jumpstart your Program!,masterminded by Linda Simms. This is an open forum designed to help all directors. Bring your questions and you won’t leave without answers! On Saturday there are six classroom sessions designed to build your skills so that you can effectively teach and lead others. All this in the beautiful Roanoke Valley at the much acclaimed Hotel Roanoke, known for its fine accommodations and excellent food (visit www.hotelroanoke.com for more information and an amazing virtual photo tour!). Classroom topics include training in ringing techniques for specific bell groups, conducting skills, handbell assignments, basic techniques, beginning music theory, and the ever-popular boomwhackers!
We have secured the expert services of several of our artform's leading enthusiasts. Monica McGowan, our guest clinician, bringsher expertise from Minnesota where she is the Artistic Director of the Twin Cities Bronze, and is Master Bell Technician at Ringing Restorations. As a ringer, conductor, clinician and director, you should come get infected by her enthusiasm! Monicais joined in the classroom by Debbie Henning from Gettysburg, where she serves the Gettysburg UMC as director of the Chancel Choir, praise band and two handbell choirs. Debbie currently serves as Event Coordinator for Area III. Also on the faculty isLinda Simms, currently the Chair of Area III. She has taught and conducted at local, Area I, Area III and national AGEHR events.
Incredibly affordable, registration is only $159 (for members booking before July 29), and includes all food except Friday nightdinner. A 10% discount at the hotel's restaurant and a special room rate are given to all registrants. Please plan now to attend for a most enjoyable and informative seminar!
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IS YOUR EQUIPMENT INSURED?by Debbie Henning
All bells that we borrow for classroom use and repertoire readings are covered by a national AGEHR insurance policy. This means that is something goes awry in a classroom with a bell, and the guild leadership is at fault, the policy will cover the loss of ringing equipment. However, this policy does not cover equipment in the massed ringing area. This is where each church, school, or individual must carry what is called “marine” insurance on these instruments. This term means that you will be traveling with your bells and chimes, and they will not be used only in your school, church or home. An internet search for “musical instrument insurance” brings up many web resources, and your insurance company may have additional details or referrals as well.
The advice I must give you as Event Coordinator is very simple: get your bells and chimes insured!
DO YOU DO YOU SAVESAVEEVERYTHING?EVERYTHING?
As Area III reviewed its history files in anticipation of our 50th anniversary celebration at this year’s Sp r i ng Fe s t i v a l s , we discovered that we’re missing several issues of The Bell-O-Gram. If you have any of t h e fo l l ow i ng , w e ’ d appreciate the donation (and if you’d rather not part with your original, a copy will do!):
Volumes 1-7 (all issues)
Volume 8 (issues 2, 3 and 4)
Volume 10 (issues 2 and 3)
September 2000
If you can help, please send the issue(s) to:
Melissa Nobile 10230 Stillhouse Rd. Delaplane, VA 20144
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a skydiving gecko!
Delaware’s premier handbell musicians are coming together to “Ring for Haiti” at the close of their spring concert season. On June 6 at 7:00 p.m. at the Wyoming United Methodist Church in Dover (DE), two AGEHR Area III groups will present a concert of spirit-filled and secular music. Proceeds from a freewill offering at the concert will benefit Haiti relief efforts through the United Methodist Committee on Relief.
Featured on the program will be selections from:Farandole by Georges Bizet; Meditations of the Heart, Dance Before the Lord, Nocturne in C Minor, and When the Saints go Marching In by Michael Helman; An American Tapestry by Arnold Sherman; Carnivale by Michael J. Glasgow and Capriccio by Kevin McChesney.
Join us for a fun-filled good cause that promises to rouse the spirit and lift the heart. For more information prior to the concert, contact the artistic directors (see below for websites). For information on the venue, visit www.wyomingumc.com.
The Wilmington Handbell Ensemble is the only community- based handbell ensemble in the Wilmington area. The ensemble consists of 15 ringers who have been ringing for 15 to almost 40 years. WHE was founded ten years ago by noted musician/composer Michael Helman to bring the beauty and artistry of English handbells to audiences of all ages.
In addition to their own concerts and volunteer performances, the ensemble has played at Longwood Gardens, First Night Wilmington, and Caroling in the Square. WHE is sponsored by St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, in Wilmington (DE), which permits the use of their handbells, equipment and rehearsal space. For more information about WHE, visit www.wilmingtonhandbells.org.
Capital Ringers is an auditioned DelMarVa community handbell ensemble located in Dover. The choir rings 5 octaves of Schulmerich handbells and 5 octaves of Malmark Choirchimes. They are dedicated to musical excellence and service to the community through artistic handbell performances and educational outreach to promote the art of English-handbell ringing.
The ensemble consists of 16 dedicated ringers who rehearse on Sunday evenings at 6:30PM at Wesley College Chapel in Dover. In addition to an extensive concert schedule, they have played at the Delaware Archives, Mayor's Prayer Breakfast, Governor's Prayer Breakfast, William Henry Middle School, the Schwartz Center for the Arts, Dover Downs Hotel, Old Dover Days, Cool 101.3, with the Delaware Choral Society and for the Selbyville Library Series. Members have also presented programs for children at the Dover Public Library, Kent County Library, and the Charleton School. For more information, visit www.capitalringers.org.
CAPITAL RINGERS AND THE WILMINGTON HANDBELL ENSEMBLE “RING FOR HAITI”by Lois Torgerson
Advertising in The Bell-O-Gram is an awesome way to reach more than 1000
readers, all with an interest in handbells!
The readership is alerted via e-mail when the magazine is published to the Internet (four times a year), and each issue affords
opportunities for high-resolution, full-color ads — linked directly to your
website at no extra charge!
Even though we’ve begun a new publishing year with this issue, it’s not too
late to advertise in future editions. Depending on your planning, you may be able to take advantage of a
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AREA III WELCOMES
15 NEW MEMBERS(January - March 2010)
Total membership through March 2010 is 766.Ruth Szucs, Area III Membership Chair 804-897-4462 • [email protected]
MARYLAND (1)Donna Ervin, Severn
NORTH CAROLINA (7)Josh Dumbleton, Raleigh Nancy Moulder, Waxhaw Todd Peterson, Raleigh Karen Schreiner, CaryMt. Hebron Lutheran Church, Hildebran Shallotte Middle School, Wilmington Trinity United Methodist Church, Thomasville
VIRGINIA (7)Angier Brock & Carolyn Weekley, Yorktown Christina Brooks, Fredericksburg LeRoy Ambrose Orie, Mechanicsville Chilhowie Baptist Church, Chilhowie Great Hope Baptist Church, Chesapeake Mount Lebanon Baptist Church, Boston Providence Baptist Church, Harrisonburg
We like to keep in touch with our members! If you have moved or your information has changed,
please contact the National Office (1-800-878-5459x112 or [email protected])to ensure that we have the most current information.
the bell-o-gram is published in February, May, September and November by Area III of the American Guild
of English Handbell Ringers. AGEHR is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the musical art of handbell and handchime ringing through education, community and communication. The editor of this
publication reserves the right to reject or modify copy.
THE DEADLINE FOR CONTENT AND ADVERTISING RESERVATIONS FOR
THE SEPTEMBER ISSUE IS JULY 20.Please send news, articles, and photos to our editor, Michael J. Glasgow (see contact information at right).
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