Kalamazoo Ringers "Eighth Notes"
The Kalamazoo Ringers performed with the Battle Creek Boychoir and the Battle Creek Girls' Chorus October 16th, 2004. The concert was reviewed by Jeffe Huls of the Battle Creek Enquirer. Mr. Huls is a choral conducting graduate student and voice teacher. A part of the review follows:
"The last half of the concert was presented by the Kalamazoo Ringers under the direction of Jan VanValey. These ringers provided the diversity and music interest for which the concert audience longed. The ringing was balanced from player to player, infused with aerobic energy, exciting ringing techniques, and sonorous, thick harmonic textures. It was easy to get lost in the sound of this ensemble as they offered a diverse repertoire ranging from contemporary to gospel/jazz to percussive arrangements of hymns..."
Through Fund Raising the Kalamazoo Ringers were able to complete the bottom half of the sixth octave. This brings the total to (73) Malmark Handbells along with the 5 sets of (66) Malmark Choirchimes.
Read an article about the Kalamazoo Ringers in the Kalamazoo Shopper: http://www.kalamazooshopper.com/archive.php?id=462
Look for a new CD! The Kalamazoo Ringers have produced a new CD, Simply Sacred, a collection of songs of our faith, including classics, traditional, and contemporary hymns which will be available before Christmas 2010.
English Handbell Links
American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (AGEHR)
http://www.agehr.org
Malmark - Bell Craftsmen
http://www.malmark.com
Arts Council of Greater Kalamazoo
http://www.kalamazooarts.com
For more information contact
KalamazooRingers.org
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