TEWKSBURY — It started when his parents put him in the handbell-ringing choir at his church in Newton. “They needed to have something for this crazy teenager to get involved in,” Edward Henderson Jr.

On Sunday, May 6, Music Around the County will showcase the Wilmington Handbell Ensemble at 4 PM at Trinity Methodist Church in Pennsville, NJ in a performance entitled, "Theme Songs to Ring By". The ...

Handbells have been around for centuries. Originally invented for church bell tower players to practice their songs, they took on a life of their own in handbell ensembles, where groups of musicians ...

With a flick of a handbell ringer's wrist, an ethereal tinkling floats forth. The heavenly sound produced by a handbell choir is apt to usher in a hushed reverence among listeners, whether they sit in ...

The Beatles’ “Help!” isn’t the first song you’d expect a bell choir to play, nor is a medley from “Star Wars.” But Long Island reSound is broadening the repertoire of handbell music. The community ...

The seven women stood behind a long table. Their shiny brass handbells were arranged in front of them, smallest to largest in size, highest to deepest in notes. Cathy Miles stepped to the music stand, ...

Beautiful sounds of ringing bells fill the venue as musicians ring, pluck, swing, strike and rotate a set of shiny handbells. It looks like a simple enough task, however, don’t be fooled. Often taking ...

Handbells dating from the 1800s have been restored and are ready to ring in a new era. Now the instruments have been newly refurbished, thanks to the work of Suzanne Rands and the Coastal Handbells, a ...

The work of a Dunblane woman who helped to establish the renowned Dunblane Handbells Ensembles group more than 40 years ago has received a ringing Royal endorsement in the New Year Honours. Elizabeth ...

Lysbeth is one of a trio of locals who have been recommended in the New Year's Honours. The work of a Dunblane woman who helped to establish the renowned Dunblane Handbells Ensembles group more than ...