The performance was led by Catherine Neville, Commack’s music teacher, who oversees the handbell choir and other music programs. Students also sang alongside their handbell performance, inviting ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mindi Vetter, 16, left, and Sarah Tupper, 16, of the Spokane Valley Adventist School Handbell Choir perform their solo, "Jubilation" during Ringspiration 2005 at the Cathedral of St. John the ...

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, ...

Bobbing his head and counting four beats under his breath, 11-year-old Sean York’s eyes darted between his sheet music and his choir teacher Ed Somech at Murrayville Elementary School. In his ...

The gym at Hillcrest High School will be filled with the sound of bells this Saturday as the Big Sky Handbell Festival commences. The handbell ringers will rehearse beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday and ...