KEARNEY — The more the merrier. “When a single bell choir plays, there is only one bell on each part,” said Sharon Hammar, director of the First United Methodist handbell choir. “Comparing it to a ...

Claudette Rothwell, of Layton, smiles as she leads a bell choir at the Community United Methodist Church in Washington Terrace on Wednesday, September 16, 2015. Claudette has been playing the choir ...

BYRON CENTER — Music can especially be helpful for the mental and physical health for our seniors. A Byron Center senior living facility is helping their residents enjoy music through a bell choir.

A single bell ringing on its own produces a distinct sound. Get a dozen or so ringing all at once, and the sound turns into something much greater. The Handbell Choirs at Suffield’s First ...

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, ...

Handbell ringing in the US has become more popular over the past 50 years. A Handbell Musicians of America predecessor had fewer than 50 members in 1955; in 2012 HMA has roughly 7,000 registered ...

Since its inception, the handbell choir has been sponsored by Bethany UMC. There are currently nine people on the roster of handbell ringers, both LGBTQ and straight, and anyone is welcome to join it.

After lightning struck the bell tower at Mountain Iron's Messiah Lutheran Church and burned the building to the ground in 1998, the congregation had to make a sound decision. Meghan Manninen (left) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 14—OTHELLO — It's difficult enough for a director to keep musicians in line when they're all playing at the same time. But ...

Whether played in church or outside church, handbell music is beautiful. People will have an opportunity to hear the four handbell choirs from Midland's First United Methodist Church perform on ...

A chorus of bells rang out on Sunday as community members enjoyed a free handbell concert at the San Luis Obispo United Methodist Church. Three Methodist handbell choirs from Los Osos, Atascadero, and ...