held at
Valley Church
10885 N. Stelling Rd, 
Cupertino, CA

Dear Spring Ring/
Intense Ring Participant:

We are  excited to share our 2025 Spring Ring information with you! Watch this page for more news to come...
A native of North Carolina, Mr. Meredith received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Tulane University. He has been a musical partner with mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and dramatic soprano Olivia Stapp. As a solo pianist, vocal and instrumental accompanist and conductor in America, Europe and Asia, his work has brought him into contact with such artists as Elly Ameling, Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, Eleanor Steber, Evelyn Lear, and Gerald Moore for whom he has played masterclasses. He has been Dalton Baldwin's assistant in art song in summer masterclasses at the French Conservatory in Nice. Recent concerts with Ms. Von Stade include an appearance on Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion" reaching a National Public Radio audience of over two million listeners. He has been conductor of the Oakland Symphony Chorus, been on the faculty of Merritt College and taught master classes at Holy Names College and San Jose State University.
As a trained, professional musician in the classical musical community, he brings a high standard to his work with handbells. Sonos Handbell Ensemble has done much to bring the art of handbell ringing into the musical mainstream by appearing with symphony orchestras, performing on major concert series and collaborating with other well-established performing ensembles.
Since 1983 Mr. Meredith has been a clinician and conductor at workshops and festivals and has been on the faculty at Handbell Exploration and two American Guild of English Handbell Ringers Directors' Seminars, Springfield and Spokane, where Sonos had been invited to play featured concerts.
Mr. Meredith is the author of many arrangements and transcriptions performed around the world. He composed a major work for handbells, handchimes and percussion, "Kodo Tryptich," premiered at the 1997 AGEHR Directors' Seminar to great critical acclaim and continues to be performed by Sonos and other groups. He is CEO of Meredith Music Press which publishes advanced music for handbells sold in the US and internationally.

Spring Ring | 2025

What is Spring Ring?
Saturday Massed Ringing Rehearsals, and a Concert: 
The Bay Area Spring Ring is a massed ringing event that normally involves ringing time and class instruction. Because the Handbell Ventures Board realizes many handbell groups have spent the past few years away from the handbell tables and may not have had a chance to ring much, we have reformatted the Spring Ring this year to give musicians a full day of ringing.


MASSED RINGING: Add your notes to those of other ringers and groups to make  glorious music together. Please purchase and prepare the music for Massed Ringing in advance. Our massed rehearsal time is SHORT! Jim will work on the interpretation of the music, not the assignments or notes and rhythms. Although there are five pieces on the massed ringing repertoire list, individuals or full ensembles may choose to sit out of any piece as needed. We want this to be fun and rewarding! Please note that four of the pieces are arranged for 2 octaves, and that both pieces with brass can be adapted to work for 2 octaves with organ accompaniment.

CONCERT: It's more fun to play for an audience! But we need YOU to invite them! 6:30 p.m. at Valley Church Though it is FREE, we will take a free-will offering. Please invite family and friends to the concert featuring YOU!

Tables: A limited number of tables are available if you are unable to bring your own.
Music Exchange: We will once again have a table where you may lay out music you no longer use. Feel free to help yourself from the FREE exchange.
Snacks and drinks: We will provide coffee, tea, and water. Want snacks? Please bring some to share during the breaks!

2025 Repertoire coming soon!

  • New Day Fanfare | Sandra Eithun
    Level 3 | Jubilate Music Group
    2-3 Octave Version | JMG1144
    3-6 Octave Version | JMG1143
                  Brass parts | JMG1145
  • I Will Arise and Go to Jesus | Cathy Moklebust
    Level 2 | Choristers Guild
    2-3 Octave Version | CGB747
    3-6 Octave Version | CGB748
    Full Score w/ Percussion | CGB746
  • When I Survey the Wondrous Cross | Arnold B. Sherman
    Level 2+ | Red River Music.
    2-3 Octave Version | RRHB0010A
    4-5 Octave Version | RRHB0010B
  • Free Fall | Jason W. Krug
    Level 2+ | From the Top.
    2-3 Octave Version | FM206253
    3-6 Octave Version | FM206255
                     Full Score | FM20625M
                   Percussion | FM20625P
  • Thaxted | Philip Roberts
    Level 3- | GIA Publications
    3-5 Octave Version | GIG8980
    SATB/Organ/Assembly | GIG5321
    Brass Quintet/Timpani | GIG5321INST

Intense Ring |  2025

Dear "Want to be Challenged" Ringer,

If you have not participated in this event before, it is a chance to play music under a seasoned director, at a more advanced level than you might experience with your home choir. You will work the piece up to performance level in just one day, with  rehearsal on Saturday morning, and a run-through right before the concert: it's intense!  But if you love to ring, it's also very fun!
To register for this event, simply click on the Intense Ring Registration link and submit. The deadline to apply is March 15. Assignments will be made by March 22. With only a few weeks to prepare, you will want to order your music as soon as you send in your fees. Once you have your music and receive your assignments you can get started making sure you really know your part.
There are no classes involved with this additional activity—just ringing, ringing, and more ringing—but you will learn a great deal in a short amount of time! Fill out the form, wait for confirmation, and enjoy!

2025 Intense Ring
Repertoire coming soon!

Echoes of Ancient Japan | James Meredith
Level 5 | Meredith Press.
Details for purchase coming soon.