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Dear Spring Ring/Intense Ring Participant:We are excited to share our 2025 Spring Ring information with you! Note this is a new venue for Spring Ring.
Introducing this year's director/clinician, Barbara Walsh.
Barbara Walsh has been the Nevada/Eastern Sierra Regional Coordinator for Area 12 of the Handbell Musicians of America since 1993, and a public music school teacher in the Reno/Sparks area for 33 years. She has developed handbell programs ranging from school-aged children to the adult mixed-age community group, Tintabulations. When not teaching, directing, or ringing, Barbara plays flute and piccolo in local orchestras and shares back-country adventures with her husband, dog, and horses. 2025 Repertoire! (order now!)
Rondeau, Jean-Joseph Mouret/arr. Arnold Sherman
3-5 Octaves, Level 2 Choristers Guild CGB454 Instrumental Parts – CGRP14 Full Score – CGB453 Song of Assurance, Arnold Sherman 2-3 Octave Version, Level 2 – CGB604 3-5 Octaves Version, Level 2 – CGB605 Choristers Guild The King Shall Come, arr. Cathy Moklebust 2 or 3 Octave Version, Level 2 – CGB690 3-6 Octaves Version, Level 2 – CGB691 Choristers Guild Inception, J. Krug 2-3 Octave Version, Level 2 – LC202021L 3-5 Octaves Version, Level 2 – LC202020L Lorenz Corporation Thine is the Glory, George Frideric Handel, arr. Margaret Tucker 3-5 Octaves, Level 3 Choristers Guild CGB338 Brass Parts – CGRP10 Full Score – CGB337 |
Spring Ring Schedule8:00 a.m.
Setup of ringing room (Help with set-up is ALWAYS welcome) 8:30-10:30 a.m. Intense Ring Rehearsal 9:00 a.m. Registration begins – Ringers may start individual table setup 10:30 a.m.
Break and Solo Rehearsals I 11:00 am - 12:00 pm Massed Rehearsal I 12:00 p.m. Lunch and Solo Rehearsals II 1:00 pm - 1:15 pm Intense Ring Rehearsal II 1:15 p.m.
Massed Rehearsal II 2:45 p.m. Break and Solo Rehearsals III 3:00 p.m. Massed Rehearsal III 4:30 p.m. Break/Set-up for Final Rehearsal 4:45 p.m.
Massed Rehearsal IV (run through with brass) 5:40-5:45 p.m. Announcements 5:45-6:00 p.m. Intense Ring Rehearsal (run-through) 6:00-6:10 p.m. Break/Dress for Concert 6:10 p.m. Ringers in place 6:15 p.m.
Messiah Brass Prelude 6:30 p.m. Final Concert (Help with breakdown after the concert is ALWAYS welcome) |
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. Expect some teaching from the podium. Barbara Walsh is an amazing teacher and conductor.
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! Barbara 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 three of the five 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 Sunnyvale Presbyterian 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!
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. Expect some teaching from the podium. Barbara Walsh is an amazing teacher and conductor.
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! Barbara 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 three of the five 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 Sunnyvale Presbyterian 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!
Intense Ring | 2025
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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 April 5. Assignments will be made by April 12. 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
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