Education

For details and registration for upcoming events, please visit the events calendar.

This festival features Level 1 and 2 music for intergenerational, adult, and youth choirs or individual ringers. The festival includes massed ringing sessions to polish the prepared music and two breakout classes led by members of The Raleigh Ringers. The day concludes with a short concert presented by the participants. Spring Ring takes place each March in Raleigh.

For details and registration for upcoming events, please visit the events calendar.

The Raleigh Ringers have two educational ringing groups led by Director David Harris. For a 10-week semester, the groups rehearse at Raleigh Ringer Central and culminate with a brief sharing concert during the session's final rehearsal.

The Atlantic Ringers

This beginning/intermediate group focuses on refining handbell techniques (playing level 1-2 music).

The Millbrook Ringers

This intermediate/advanced group focuses on musicality and exploring unique handbell repertoire (playing level 3-5 music).

For details and registration on upcoming sessions, please visit the events calendar.

Virtuoso is a unique three-and-a-half-day performance event for advanced handbell ringers that combines the opportunity to work with Dr. William Payn with a final performance during a concert on a stage at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh, sharing the stage with The Raleigh Ringers.

This event is held every other June in even years. For more details, visit the Virtuoso page.

For details and registration for upcoming events, please visit the events calendar.

Twice a year The Raleigh Ringers host repertoire reading sessions.

The Great Rep Ring (Spring)

The Great Rep Ring is held in the spring and gives ringers and directors the chance to explore new music, including the music that will be used at that year's Capital Area Handbell Festival. This session is led by director David Harris.

Advanced Read and Ring (Fall)

The Advanced Read and Ring, held the Sunday directly following the Capital Area Handbell Festival, is a chance for advanced ringers to read through new repertoire. This session is led by director David Harris.

For details and registration for upcoming events, please visit the events calendar.