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Music Made in Heaven is a very special handbell ensemble. Each of our bells has been donated in memory of a child who has died and is inscribed in remembrance. We play to express our joy and gratitude for the lives of these children. We also play to inspire healing and hope in others. Most importantly, our playing is a gift to our children, providing them a way to add beauty to our world through music.
We call it
Music Made in Heaven.
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On March 24th and 25th, Music Made in Heaven participated in the North Carolina Baptist Handbell Festival. This is an annual event which offers handbell choirs instruction and fellowship led by a nationally-known clinician. The spring event took place at Winter Park Baptist Church in Wilmington, North Carolina and gave us the opportunity to travel together as a group for the first time.
Guest conductor Brian Childers directed over 100 ringers, representing 10 handbell choirs from eastern North Carolina. Mr. Childers leads the handbell program at Myers Park United Methodist Church in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Some of the pieces performed at the festival will be included in our annual concert,
The Gathering, on May 21st.
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Meet the Music Made in Heaven Handbell Ensemble
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Pictured from left to right
Front: Bonnie Woodruff, Joanne Glassford, Libby Barnes
Middle: Trish Smith, Sabrina Tyndall, Judith Bergman, Barbara Marley (director)
Back: Deb Sparma, Steve Brown, Chris Schlachter, Sterling Smith, Elise Pangborn, Jerry Schweitzer
(Not present: Betty Godwin and Dave Douglas)
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May 17 Music at Duke
11:00AM
Duke Medicine Pavilion
10 Duke Medicine Circle Durham, NC 27710
Look for us!
May 21 The Gathering 2:00PM
Music Made in Heaven annual concert
First Baptist Church
99 N Salisbury Street, Raleigh NC 27603
All are welcome!
June 3 Bull Ring 6:35PM
Durham Bulls Athletic Park
409 Blackwell Street, Durham NC 27701
Join us as a ringer or for the game!
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The Gathering
Music Made in Heaven's annual concert, The Gathering,
is an hour of both sacred and secular music honoring the memory of the children for whom each bell has been donated.
There is no charge for admission but donations will be gladly accepted.
A reception will follow the program
Bull Ring
There is still time to register and join us at the Durham Bulls game, June 3rd. Music Made in Heaven will host handbell ringers from the Raleigh area to play the National Anthem at the game. The cost for ringers to participate is $13; cost for those who just want to come to the game is $12.
The online registration deadline has been extended to April 28.
For more information contact: sparmadj1@yahoo.com
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We greatly appreciate all financial contributions as they help with the insurance on the bells, the purchase of auxiliary equipment, travel and performance related expenses, advertising, printing and communication costs as well as upkeep to our website.
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Have a Vehicle You Would Like to Donate?
MMIH has partnered with Donation Line, LLC, an accredited Better Business Bureau company with a top A+ rating, to accept donations of cars, trucks, motorcycles, vans, commercial vehicles, jet skis, snowmobiles, motorhomes, buses, and boats.
Non-running, junk and salvage cars are also accepted! No matter where you are or where the vehicle is located in the US, it will be towed at no expense to you.
Donation Line acts as an administrative agent for Music Made in Heaven, a 501(c)(3) organization, by accepting, towing, selling and managing this vehicle donation program.
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ou receive documentation for tax purposes stating you have donated the vehicle and Music Made in Heaven benefits fr
om the sale of the vehicle.
For more information go to
www.donationline.com or call toll-free 1-877-227-7487 and ask for Music Made in Heaven by name or our extension #3224.
As always, thank you for your support!
Music Made in Heaven is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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