August | 2020 | ARHtistic License

It’s been five-and-a-half months since Ringing Praise, my church’s handbell choir, has met. I miss my fellow ringers (though we’ve kept up an active text chain), and also the ethereal timbre of our instruments. Join me as I listen to some wonderful handbell performances.

You might enjoy watching these fullscreen (click on the little broken square on the lower right corner of each video).

Milwaukee Handbell Ensemble:

Bohemian Rhapsody:

I am jealous of this group’s bass bells. Dancing Queen:

Hallelujah:

Here’s what happened when the Handbell Musicians of American had their 2020 Symposium online in July:

Let It Go played on handchimes:

Blessed Assurance:

Flight of the Bumblebee:

Farandole:

Lion King medley:

Lots of pretty stuff here.

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