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SUMMARY:Fall Classes – Beginning Ringers & Techniques (All Levels)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a full day of classes at Raleigh Ringer Central!\n \nBeginning Ringers Workshop– $20\n09:30am-11:30am\n \nNew to handbells? Need a refresher? The beginning ringers workshop covers the basic ringing skills needed to get started in a handbell choir. Basic ringing\, martellato\, thumb damping\, plucking and malleting techniques are demonstrated and practiced. \nAfternoon Classes – All Levels Welcome – $10 each\nDirector’s Roundtable – 1:00-1:50pm\nThis is an opportunity for handbell directors and others leading handbell groups to discuss their issues and experiences with The Raleigh Ringers Music Director Dave Harris.\nWeaving 101 – 2:00-2:50pm\nLearn to master two bells and their accidentals\, making smooth\, swift changes without losing your place in the music or getting your bells “mixed up.” These skills will help you ring more effectively in full groups and provide the basis for solo/ensemble ringing.\nBass Bell Techniques – 3:00-3:50pm\nLearn the proper techniques to handle the big bells\, below C4\, without injury\, and how to play them effectively. This is your chance to ring The Raleigh Ringers’ “big buckets.”\nRegistration for each class is separate\, so you may choose the classes that best fit your needs.
URL:https://rr.org/event/fall-classes-beginning-ringers-techniques-all-levels-2/
LOCATION:Raleigh Ringer Central\, 2200 E Millbrook Road\, Raleigh\, 27604\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Featured
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SUMMARY:Capital Area Handbell Festival
DESCRIPTION:November 7\, 2026\nNorth Carolina State Fairgrounds  |  Raleigh\, NC\nJoin hundreds of other ringers to work with Fred Gramann at the Capital Area Handbell Festival. Massed pieces (plus an optional piece) will be rehearsed in preparation of a concert at the end of the day. In addition to the massed ringing\, choirs may choose to perform a solo. Registration includes lunch and a lunchtime concert by The Raleigh Ringers. Saturday’s activities begin with a downbeat at 9:00 am and conclude with a free massed choir concert at 4:00 pm. \nClinician\n \nAn internationally known composer\, conductor\, educator and handbell clinician\, Fred Gramann is frequently invited all over the world to conduct festivals. He has been the director of the Bay View Week of Handbells since 2018 and has conducted both Distinctly Bronze East and West three times. He holds organ performance degrees from Syracuse University and the University of Michigan. With his wife\, Nancy\, he went to Paris\, France in 1972 for organ study with Marie-Claire Alain and Maurice Duruflé. What was to be a nine-month stint evolved into a fifty-year musical adventure in the City of Light. Fred held the position of Director of Music at the American Church in Paris from 1976 to 2022 where he was organist and conducted the choral and handbell programs. Fred and Nancy now reside in the French city of Orléans. \n  \n  \nRepertoire\nAlleluia / arr. Fred Gramann (Sheet Music Plus – 3-4 Octaves Click Here – 5 Octaves Click Here)\nLead On\, O King Eternal / arr. Judy Phillips (Ringing Word RW8147)\nShall We Gather at the River / arr. Shawn Gingrich (From The Top Music 20240)\nOn Christmas Day in the Morn / arr. Fred Gramann (Hope 1594)\nWe Three Kings / arr. Lloyd Larson (2-3 octave version is Beckenhorst HB884; 3-6 octave version is Beckenhorst HB885 – available by 4/1/2026) \nOptional: Jingle Bells / arr. Sandra Eithun (Beckenhorst HB882 – available by 4/1/2026) \nJeffers Handbell Supply has created a link to order the music. We Three Kings and Jingle Bells will be added when available. Alleluia will be available through Sheet Music Plus. CLICK HERE  \nCost\n$50.00/person if registered or postmarked by September 30\n$60.00/person if registered or postmarked October 1 or after \nCancellations/Refunds\nIf you or a member of your group registers but cannot attend\, we are offering refunds on the following schedule:\nBefore November 1 – Registration Minus $5.00/Person (administrative fee)\nNovember 1 – November 4 – Registration Minus $15.00/Person (administrative fee plus expenses incurred) \nAdditional Weekend Activities\nWorkshop\nFriday\, November 6\, 7-9:30 pm at the Kerr Scott Building. ($20.00/person)\nClinician Fred Gramann will lead ringers through a sight-reading packet and workshop. \nAdvanced Read & Ring\nSunday\, November 8\, 1:30-5:30 pm at Raleigh Ringer Central. ($25.00/person)\nDirector David Harris will lead this reading session of advanced handbell music. \nHotels\nRates are for a certain number of of rooms blocked for booking for our event. They may sell out earlier and not be available before the cut-off date. Book as soon as possible to get these rates. \nRamada Inn\n1520 Blue Ridge Road\nRaleigh\, NC 27607\nRoom: $109/night plus tax\nCall hotel directly at 919-832-4100 and request Handbell Festival 26 to book.\nCut-off date for reservation: October 16\, 2026 \nHoliday Inn\n5630 Dillard Drive\nCary\, NC 27518\nKing room: $169/night plus tax\nCall hotel directly at 919.851.1220\, or email hicary@apaventures.com\, and use group code “RMI”\nCut-off date for reservation: October 1\, 2026 \nFairfield Inn\n2201 Summit Park Lane\nRaleigh\, NC 27612\nKing room: $139/night plus tax\nCall hotel directly at 919.881.9800 and request Capital Area Handbell Festival or book online\nCut-off date for reservation: October 16\, 2026 at 5:00 pm\nRates good for Friday and Saturday nights \nFour Points by Sheraton Raleigh Arena\n1200 Hurricane Alley Way\nRaleigh\, NC 27607\nDouble queen or King room: $160/night plus tax\nCall hotel directly at 919.854.0502 and request Capital Area Handbell Festival or book online\nCut-off date for reservation: October 20\, 2026\nRates good for Friday and Saturday nights \nRegistration\nYou may register for any of these events online using the link below or you may download\, print\, and return the paper-based registration form found here.
URL:https://rr.org/event/cahf/
LOCATION:North Carolina Fairgrounds – Kerr Scott Building\, 4285 Trinity Road\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Featured
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SUMMARY:Raleigh\, NC (Holiday Concert)
DESCRIPTION:There’s no better way to ring in the holidays than by joining The Raleigh Ringers for their annual holiday concerts at the Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh. This Raleigh holiday tradition will feature the group’s unique interpretations of sacred\, secular\, popular music\, and rock ‘n’ roll. \nPerformances\nSaturday\, December 19 – 4:00 pm\nSunday\, December 20 – 4:00 pm \nTickets\nTicket Prices: \n\nWill be posted at a later date.
URL:https://rr.org/event/raleigh-nc-holiday-concert-4/
LOCATION:Meymandi Concert Hall\, 2 E. South St.\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27601\, United States
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