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Deadline for articles and events to be included in the July issue of the Campanologist is
June 22. Information can be sent to Phyllis Tincher,
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3301 Seminole Dr
Nampa, ID 83686.
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Please update your profile/email address following the link at the bottom of the newsletter. This will give you the opportunity to select various regions of our area so we can send you information about events and concerts close to home. You may change this information at any time.
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The Northwest Campanologist 
I hope you were able to attend one of the outstanding events in our Area this winter/spring. With clinicians Jason Krug, Lee Afdahl, Larry Sue, Ellie Hodder, Michael Glasgow, plus other instructors, I'm sure everyone had a great time ringing together some beautiful music. Now plans are beginning for the 2016 events. Snake River Handbell Conference in Nampa, Idaho, will have Kevin McChesney, and Siskiyou Summit Handbell Conference in Ashland, Oregon, will have Cathy Moklebust. As details for these and other events are available, they will be in the Campanologist as well as on our area website, area10.handbellmusicians.org.
Coming up October 23-25 this year is a new event for Coppers ringers - Coppers' Classic. It will be in Vancouver, WA. Check out the article below and information on our website.
Please forward this newsletter to your choir members and to anyone else who would be interested in all the concerts and events. Encourage them to subscribe to the newsletter. Click "Join our mailing list" at the bottom of the left column or click the newsletter link on our website, area10.handbellmusicians.org. With permission, I can also add names and addresses.
Phyllis Tincher, Communications Chair
campanologist.area10@handbellmusicians.org
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From the Chair's computer ...
May is quickly coming to a close, and our ringing season is winding down. Now is the time to take a look back on the past ringing season and assess what went well and where stumbles occurred.
It is never too early to begin planning for next fall based on how the past year panned out. Is your choir ready to step up to the next level of music? Spend time this summer looking for arrangements or compositions that gently move your ringers up a level. Were there techniques that just didn't click? Look for exercises that will help improve the technique and teach a few others, suggested titles include but are not limited to "Developing Coordination Skills" and "Developing More Advanced Coordination and Technical Skills in Handbell Choirs" both by Michael Keller, or develop your own exercises that will help your choir master those skills that caused them problems this past season.
Maybe you are struggling with the lack of ringers in you choir(s). Summer is a great time to plan a "Play with the Bells" workshop after a worship service inviting all members of your congregation to come and "play". This event would be a time to introduce potentially new ringers to the basic skills needed in ringing, allowing them to see what the fun is all about. Then sign them up for your first rehearsal back in the fall. Or, you could plan a "Come and Ring" Saturday morning workshop just before your first rehearsal back that includes your current ringers and anyone else interested in learning what playing in a bell choir is all about, sort of a "Bell Boot Camp".
Diane Barnes
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Around the Area and Beyond...
July 26-30, 2016 is the 17th International Symposium in Vancouver BC. The Early-Bird registration is $1085 CDN, the USD equivalent is approx. $875 (5/28/15). Registration details are coming soon to the official web site, ihs2016vancouver.ca. Look for details there and on the National Handbell Musicians of America site (handbellmusicians.org) as they become available.
Area 10 is putting together a pick-up choir for the Area. Look for the registration form for this choir on the area web site soon - area10.handbellmusicians.org.
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Another great Siskiyou Summit Bell Festival
by Shosh Meyer, Oregon Chair
This year's director, Larry Sue, did a wonderful job of pulling together the mass ringers at the 2015 Siskiyou Summit Handbell Conference in Ashland, Oregon. An exciting highlight was a piece written by Larry, The Final Crossing, which included an outstanding performance by a local piccolo trumpet player.  Diane Barnes, Coordinator, continue s to hold a well-organized conference that gives ringers and directors opportunity to make music, learn from good clinicians, and network with other bell musicians. Ellie Hodder served as Bronze Director giving the event a well-rounded opportunity for a wide variety of ringing abilities. Clinicians also included Carla Sue and David & Dian Ruder from California and Marlene Anderson from Washington.
Diane announced next year's Siskiyou Summit Bell Festival is April 29-30, 2016, with guest conductor, Cathy Moklebust.
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A Ring in Spring
Gifts come in all kinds of packaging. On May 15 & 16, one gift came to the Greater Portland area in the form of a director with great talent and an incredible sense of humor. Thanks to Leanne Bilstrom and Lake Grove Presbyterian's Handbell Ministry, three choirs were presented with a two day invitational bronze level ringing event with conductor extraordinaire, Fred Gramann, that was capped with a free concert for the community. Fred and his wife, Nancy, were on a tour of eight  events, the eighth to follow in Ontario, Canada. The church's sanctuary made a perfect setting for three tiers of full handbell choirs and enough room for the concert tables of Handbells Unlimited - the exceptional ringing duo of Beth Davidson and David Jordan. Participants in the event included Leanne's Covenant Bell Choir; David York and the Bells of the Cascades; and a bell ensemble drawn together by Ellie Hodder.
If you are interested in creating an invitational handbell event and want to know more about what it takes to create this kind of "musical gift," contact your State Chair for suggestions. Area 10 is always looking for ways to bring ringers together for a fun learning event.
Shosh Meyer,
Area 10 Oregon Chair
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The Premier Coppers Ringing Event
 Coppers' Classic
October 23-25, 2015
The Red Lion at the Quay
Vancouver, WA
Clinician: Ellie Hodder
Do you LOVE playing handbells? Do you want to advance to the next level of ringing? Then Coppers' Classic is for you! Join with like-minded handbell musicians, with a desire to ring to their highest potential, for a weekend of ringing that will inspire, educate and motivate you to become all that you can be as a handbell musician. Coppers' Classic will introduce you to new repertoire, new techniques and send you home a transformed handbell musician.
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2016 Snake River Handbell Conference
 The 2nd Annual Snake River Handbell Conference will be Friday and Saturday, February 5 - 6, 2016, in the Central Elementary Gym, Nampa, Idaho. Guest clinician - Kevin McChesney. Plan now to come to Nampa (just west of Boise) for the opportunity to ring under the direction of Kevin. The cost is $55 by December 1 and $65 after December 1. A $10 discount is offered for 2 or more from the same immediate family. Music List and Registration Form will be available in July.
This event is sponsored by Handbell Musicians of America.
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Area 10 Facebook Page
Did you know Area 10 has a Facebook page? The page that used to be for Washington is now for all of Area 10. Please search for "Handbell Musicians of America - Area 10" and like the page. If you would like an event added, please send the information to Phyllis Tincher at campanologist.area10@handbellmusicians.org. A picture for the event can also be added.
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17th International Handbell Symposium
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here for basic information.
Click the image for all the details.
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National Office contact information
The national office is a virtual operation!
To contact by phone: 937-438-0085. Please note the 1-800 number is no longer in service.
All payments for membership dues, contributions, and other invoices should be sent to our lockbox:
Handbell Musicians of America
PO Box 145400
Mail Location 521
Cincinnati, OH 45250
All other correspondence should be sent to:
Handbell Musicians of America
201 E. 5th Street, Suite 1900-1025,
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Staff emails are in Overtones and at http://handbellmusicians.org.
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Alaska Events
Your event or concert could be listed here!
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Idaho Events
Sunday, December 20 - 4:00 pm, 10th Annual Bells of Christmas Kettle Koncert with Phyllis Tincher, handbell soloist, and Sean Rogers, pianist/organist. Jewett Auditorium, College of Idaho, Caldwell. An offering will be taken for the Nampa and Caldwell Salvation Army. Friday & Saturday, February 5 & 6, 2016 - 2nd Annual Snake River Handbell Conference with Kevin McChesney. Central Elementary Gym, Nampa. |
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Montana Events
Your event or concert could be listed here!
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Oregon Events
Friday & Saturday, April 29 & 30, 2016 - Siskiyou Summit Handbell Conference with Cathy Moklebust, Ashland.
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Washington Events
Rainier Ringers presents "Playing Favorites" highlighting favorites of past concert seasons. www.rainierringers.org:
Sunday, June 7 - 4:00 pm, Little Church on the Prairie, 6310 Motor Avenue SW, Lakewood.
Tuesdays, June 30, July 7, July 14, July 21, & July 28 - 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Summer Ringing Sessions with Bells of the Sound. Tibbetts United Methodist Church, 3940 41st Avenue SW, West Seattle. See www.bellsofthesound.org for more information.
Saturday, July 25 - 9:00 am - 2:00 pm, Bells of the Sound Read and Ring Workshop, St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, 2650 148th Avenue Southeast, Bellevue. See www.bellsofthesound.org for additional information and registration.
Friday - Sunday, October 23-25 - Coppers' Classic at The Red Lion at the Quay, Vancouver. See article above and area10.handbellmusicians.org.
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Canada Events
July 26-30, 2016 - International Handbell Symposium, Vancouver. See article above or visit website www.ihs2016vancouver.ca.
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Please remember to send information for the July issue to me by June 22.
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