2010 Festival
Christine Anderson Solo Concert at Fountain City UMC
Christine will be presenting a solo concert at Fountain City United Methodist Church on Sunday, March 21 at 3:00 pm. You will not want to miss this! Tickets are $10, and can be purchased at the festival or at the door.
Dates: Friday & Saturday, March 19-20, 2010
Clinician: Christine Anderson
Location: Grace Lutheran Church (map)
Festival Schedule
Friday, March 19:
- 12:00-2:00 pm – Setup
- 2:00-4:00 pm – Solo Handbell Ringing Demonstration and Training
- 4:00-5:00 pm – Music Reading Session
- 5:00-7:00 pm – Late Setup / Dinner (on your own)
- 7:00-9:00 pm – Massed Ringing Rehearsal #1
Saturday, March 20:
- 8:30-9:00 am – Coffee/Donuts (provided)
- 9:00-10:30 am – Massed Ringing Rehearsal #2
- 10:30-10:45 am – Break
- 10:45-11:45 am – Rehearsal for Optional Music
- 11:45-12:30 pm – Lunch (reservations required for $6.50 boxed lunch – deadline is March 18)
- 12:30-1:45 pm – Rehearsal for Optional Music
- 1:45-2:00 pm – Break
- 2:00-2:10 pm – Solo Ringing Demonstration by Christine Anderson
- 2:10-3:30 pm – Massed Ringing Rehearsal #3
- 3:30-4:00 pm – Break/Setup for Concert
- 4:00 pm – Festival Concert
Optional – Sunday, March 21:
- 3:00 pm – Christine Anderson Solo Concert at Fountain City UMC (Google Maps). Tickets are $10.
What to Expect
You will be joining with choirs from all over the Knoxville area and beyond to make music together! It’s great if you can bring your whole handbell choir, but if you can only get a few ringers together, that’s okay, too. (In massed ringing, someone is likely doubling or tripling your part already). We strive to make our festivals a positive experience for both the advanced ringer and the beginner. Our clinician will lead rehearsals and direct us in a final concert with brass and percussion. It’s a wonderful way to get re-energized and focused on this wonderful musical art.
Repertoire
Please note that we are NOT dividing into tins/coppers/platinums/titaniums etc. for this year’s festival. We know that finances are tight, and we do not want you to have to spend your yearly budget on festival music. We ask that all choirs prepare the Massed Ringing selections, and as much of the other selections as their budget and time allows.
All titles are linked to Jeffers Handbell Supply, where you can listen to recordings and order the music.
Massed Ringing Selections
- Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken – McKechnie
Level 2+ or 3-, 3-5 octave Handbells, Brass Quintet - Standing in the Need of Prayer – Stephenson
Level 2+, 3-5 octave Handbells and Clarinet - O Sacred Head Now Wounded – Krug
Level 3, 3-5 octave Handbells - Music of the Spheres – McChesney
Level 4, 3-6 octave Handbells, Brass Quintet
OPTIONAL Selections, Varied in Difficulty
- Holy, Holy, Holy – Helman
Level 2+, 3-5 octave Handbells - On This Day Earth Shall Ring – Gramann
Level 3+, 3-5 octave Handbells - How Can I Keep From Singing – Sherman
Level 3-, 3-6 octave Handbells
Online Registration
You can register by using the following:
Register online using the form below.
OR…
Print out and mail/email the PDF registration form here.
We do not accept payment online.
You will still need to send your deposit or full payment the old-fashioned way:
Andrew Duncan, Treasurer, Knox Area Handbell Festival
212 Hotel Road
Knoxville, TN 37918