I just got home from hand bell rehearsal! After several years of wanting to ring in a hand bell group again, I finally connected with a local community hand bell choir that meets at a local church and does a few concerts each year, and sometimes does programs for schools and nursing homes. I attended their Christmas program last year and asked if I might be able to audition for the next fall. No audition necessary (apparently teaching hand chimes to a bunch of junior and senior high students is credential enough to get accepted) and I started this fall. But when I signed up last Christmas, I didn't know I'd be moving. Even when fall came around and rehearsals began, I thought I would be around until late spring or early summer. Oh well. They let me stay on and we are preparing for our Christmas concert, conveniently scheduled for AFTER Christmas (so that it doesn't conflict with school programs and church events). So, if you're local and want to...
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