San Francisco eNewsletter
Regional Coopdinator
Carol Smith
January 1, 2006
AGEHR AREA XII San Francisco Bay Area
Carol M. Smith, Regional Coordinator
406 Mt. Sequoia Ct.
Clayton, CA 94517
E-mail:
BayArea@AreaXII.org
AGEHR Area XII web site: http://www.areaxii.org
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Dear Handbell Friends,
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Another memorable Christmas Season filled with the joyous
ringing of Bay Area choirs has come and gone. Now we must all shift gears and
prepare for Lenten Services, spring concerts, and spring rings. There are some
exciting opportunities like the Los Gatos Reading Session, Bay Area School
Handbell Festival, Oakland Festival, and Spring Ring to take advantage of these
next few months. Check out the details below.
Welcome home, Sonos, after a very successful tour to Japan. Again they
astounded the Japanese people with their artistry and musicality. They gave
14 concerts in some of the most outstanding concert halls throughout Japan.
Nancy Hascall, who joined the Sonosians for this tour, said "It was a fantastic
experience for me. What a fun bunch of people to work and travel with. Lots of
laughter and for the most part, everyone remained quite cheerful and good
natured despite colds, fatigue, and being together so much of the time. And
continuing to hone our performance throughout the tour has brought it to a very
satisfying place musically. What a treat to play with so many superb
musicians." Thank you Sonos for being such wonderful ambassadors of our art of
ringing.
In this post holiday lull it is important to reflect on past accomplishments and
understand how much you and your choirs do toward enriching people's lives with
your music. May 2006 be filled with many more memorable musical experiences.
Happy Ringing!
Carol
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BELMONT UPDATE
It's not too early to make plans to attend the Area XII Ringers' Conference in
Belmont, CA June 23-25 with Fred Gramann, from the American Church in Paris,
France as clinician. The registration count is now at 239 for the Ringers'
Conference with a limit of 350 ringers. So if you are planning to attend get
your registrations in so you won't be placed on a waiting list.
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>From Dave Ruder, Chair of Area XII:
AREA XII YOUNG RINGERS' CONFERENCE
A fascinating, fun event awaits your young ringers at the handbell
conference at Notre Dame de Namur, Belmont next June 22-23. Massed
ringing, fun classes to increase interest in bell ringing and improve
handbell and rhythm skills will abound. Youth may live on campus in
dorm rooms, experience college meals in the cafeteria, enjoy pizza
and ice cream events, make friends with other handbell groups and
bond together as a team as they share together.
All this will be led by wonderful clinicians, experienced with young
ringers. The massed ringing and special classes will be led by Shosh
Meyers who was the former national youth handbell coordinator.
Notre Dame de Namur is located on a beautiful hilly campus a short
one mile from the city of Belmont. The entire event, room and board,
is less than $100. Commuter rates are considerably less.
Early registration will help us determine the number of class
sessions offered as Area XII endeavors to keep the classes small.
All the registration information can be secured by going either to
the Area XII website:
www.areaxii.org/Conf06conf/06Conferenceindex.htm
or contacting: dianruder@comcast.net
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JANUARY READING SESSION AT LOS GATOS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Annual Reading Ring Through sponsored by WestCoast Handbells to be held on
Saturday, January 28, 2006 at First Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos, 16575
Shannon Road, Los Gatos, CA. Store will be open from 8:00 until 4:00. Downbeat
under the direction of William Kyle will commence at 9:00. $5.00 pre-registered
or $8.00 at the door. For additional information and registration form, please
email Norma Rose at norrose@verizon.net
with your snail mail address. Come ring
through some 30 new titles of music.
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CAMPANILE ANNOUNCES THEIR RETIREMENT
Campanile, who is known for fusing the art of bells, dance, and theatre into a
unique contemporary art form, announced they are retiring the end of January.
They have entertained audiences throughout the United States, Canda, and China
for the past 15 years. Their final West Coast Show titled "Rites of Sound: A
Mystic Vision" will be January 27, 2006 at 8 p.m. at the Madrid Theatre, 21622
Sherman Way, Conaga Park, CA 91303. Tickets and information 818-347-9938 or
purchase tickets on-line at
http://www.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=41974
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CHRISTINE ANDERSON COMES TO THE BAY AREA
Christine Anderson brings her incredible grace as a handbell soloist to the Bay
Area on Feb. 5, 2006 in a concert at 3 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church,
1667 Miramonte Ave, Mountain View. In addition Christine will ring a selection
for the 10:30 a.m. service. Christine provides an amazing display of technical
dexterity and at the same time rings with great musicality. You won't want to
miss this wonderful opportunity to see her solo artistry.
A cookie-n-coffee reception will follow. A free will offering will be taken to
help defray her expenses.
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MICHELE SHARIK IN CONCERT
Saturday, February 18, 2006, 7:30pm
Arts at St. Bede's Music Series - Solo Handbell Artist Michèle Sharik
Michèle is a passionate handbell ringer who came to the Bay Area to
perform with the highly regarded Sonos Ensemble, and the Sonos Quartet.
As a soloist, she has competed and toured nationally and
internationally. Michèle will present a program of Baroque, Classical
and Impressionist favorites transcribed for solo handbells. During the
concert, she will lift more than 250 lbs. of bronze in choreography that
combines the fluid grace of a dancer, the musicality of a virtuoso, and
the precision of an athlete. Michèle will be accompanied by Dr. Valerie
Sterk.
Advance: $12, $8 students & seniors, $5 youth under 18
At the door: $15, $10 students & seniors, $5 youth under 18
Free to "Arts at St. Bede's" Music Series Subscribers
St. Bede's Episcopal Church, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park
http://www.stbedesmenlopark.org
650-854-6555
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12TH ANNUAL OAKLAND FESTIVAL- FEB. 25, 2006
Come and enjoy a fun day of mass ringing at the 12th Annual Oakland Festival
Feb. 25, 2006 at First Covenant Church, 4000 Redwood Dr, Oakland. Downbeat is
at 9 a.m. and the day's event will culminate in a concert at 7 p.m which is open
to the public. Registration fee is $35 per ringer which includes lunch and
dinner and a terrific selection of classes to sharpen your handbell and
conducting skills. Gold Coast Music will provide a store for your music needs.
For more information contact Dolores Rhoads at
dolores@handbells.com
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A message from our new Schulmerich Rep!
Greetings from Kathleen Hacker, your new Schulmerich Bells Regional Independent
Sales Representative for all of California and Clark county Nevada! I am looking
forward to helping you meet your Schulmerich Handbell needs and to provide you
with the best customer service available. I will be representing Schulmerich's
complete product line including our state of the art Electronic Carillon
Systems, English Handbells, and Accessories, MelodyChime Instruments, Cast
Bells, and Cast Bell Electrifications, and Towers. Please feel free to contact
me anytime with your needs and or questions.
Ringingly Yours,
Kathleen Hacker
Schulmerich Bells RISR
216 St. Anne's Pl.
Lompoc, CA 93436
(805) 733-0036 Phone/fax
(805) 588-7204 cell
1-866-714-3765 Toll Free
KHacker@SchulmerichBells.com
Please note Kathleen will be attending the Spring Ring on March 25 in
Cupertino.
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SPRING RING UPDATE
BAY AREA SPRING RING, Saturday, March 25, 11 to 7 p.m., Valley Church
There is still plenty of room at the annual Spring Ring in March!
Massed ringing will be under the direction of Martin Morley, an
absolutely fun guy!
One of the highlights of the Spring Ring is an amazing array of
classes designed for both beginning and advanced ringers, for young
and old, for serious study or for fun. Classes include: basic
techniques, reading sessions, Maori sticks, treble techniques,
percussion classes with lots of "toys," beginning and more advance
bass techniques, adding pizazz to performances, reading rhythms with
special fun drills, change ringing, coordinating skills and drills
and bell maintenance.
The official web address for registration information, pictures of
past events, late breaking information, etc. is:
www.choraegus.com/
handbells/2006SpringRing/index.html
Here you can find information on registration, repertoire,
clinicians, performance notes, schedule, classes, the handbell store,
other nitty gritty details plus pictures of past Spring Rings.
Or, you may contact Dave Ruder directly at:
daveruder@comcast.net
408.732.0760 or c/o Valley Church, 10885 No. Stelling Rd,
Cupertino, CA 95014
If you have extra pads, or bells, these would be appreciated to help
cover tables in the classrooms.
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BAY AREA SCHOOL HANDBELL FESTIVAL
All area school handbell choirs are invited to participate in the Bay Area
School Handbell Festival on April 6, 2006 at the All Saints' Catholic School,
Hayward. Director will be Barbara Walsh from Reno, NV. Contact Steve Meyer at
GGBGBR@aol.com
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RIVERBELLS SPONSORS A DAY WITH TIM WAUGH
TIMFOOLERY
A day with Tim Waugh
Saturday, April 8
8:00am-8:00pm
Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd
1615 Morse Avenue
Sacramento, CA
sponsored by RiverBells
for more information:
Paul W. Allen: 916/428-9719
Wendy Williams: 916/371-5772
more detailed information, as well as workshop registration forms,
will
appear in The Twelfth Tone after the beginning of the 2006 year.
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25TH ANNUAL ROGUE VALLEY HANDBELL FESTIVAL
All choirs in the Bay Area are cordially invited to the 25th Annual Rogue Valley
Handbell Festival on May 5th and 6th at the North Medford High School in
Medford, Oregon. Guest conductor will be Kevin McChesney an internationally
known composer and arranger of handbell music. In addition to the mass ringing
a wide array of classes will be offered by top clinicians. Nancy Hascall will
teach beginning and advanced solo ringing, Barbara Brocker, bell trees, Cyndy
Patterson Treble Bell Techniques, Glen Hascall, Ensemble Technique for the
Regular Ringer, and music classes taught by Glenn Ludtke, Shosh Meyer, and
Larry Sue. For registration information contact Marcy Winters at
marcywinter@budget.net
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS- Opportunities to meet your
fellow handbell ringers.
Local events are *.
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Jan. 20-23, 2006 Master Class in Composition, Austin College Sherman, TX. For
more information
http://www.agehr.org/learning/master/asp
Jan. 27, 2006 8 p.m. Campanile Final concert at the Madrid Theatre, 21622
Sherman Way, Concaga Park, CA 91303. Tickets and info. 818-347-9938 or
http://www.tix.com/Event.asp?Event=41974
*Jan. 28, 2006 8:00- 4:00 p.m. Annual Reading Ring Through with West Coast
Handbells at the Los Gatos Presbyterian Church, 16575 Shannon, Los Gatos.
Contact Norma Rose at norrose@verizon.net
*Feb. 5, 2006- 3 p.m.Christine Anderson in concert at First Presbyterian Church
Mountain View, 1667 Miramonte Ave, Mt. View. Free will offering.
*Feb. 18, 2006 7:30 p.m. Handbell soloist Michele Sharik in concert at the Arts
of St. Bede's Music Series. St. Bede's Episcopal Church, 2650 Sand Hill Road,
Menlo Park. Tickets: Advance $12, $8 student/senior/$5 youth under 18. AT door
$15, $10 Student/senior, $5 youth under 18.
*Feb. 25, 2006 The 12th Annual Oakland Festival. Tim Waugh conductor. First
Covenant Church, Oakland. Contact; Delores Rhoads at
dolores@handbells.com
* March 25, 2006 Bay Area Spring Ring, Valley Church, 10885 No. Stelling Rd.,
Cupertino. Martin Morley, director. Contact:
daveruder@comcast.net
*April 6, 2006 Bay Area School Handbell Festival, All Saints Catholic Church,
Hayward. Barbara Walsh director. Contact Steve Meyer at
GGBCBR@aol.com
April 8, 2006 8 a.m - 8 p.m. A Day with Tim Waugh sponsored by RiverBells.
Lutheran Church of Good Shepherd, 1615 Morse Ave, Sacramento, CA. Information
call Paul Allen 916-428-9719
*June 23-25, 2006 Area XII 2006 Belmont Conference on the campus of Notre Dame
de Namur University. Shosh Meyer and Fred Gramann conductors. For more
information http://www.areaxii.org
June 23-25, 2006 National Festival Conference, Dayton, Ohio.
http://www.agehr.or