On Monday, November 4, 2019, the stage of the Bushnell Performing Arts Center's Belding Theatre in Hartford, Connecticut, was alive with the sound of handbell music ... for the first time in its 90-year-history!
See photos of both the rehearsal and concert below!
The concert was produced by Global Bronze Productions, which united these 11 regional handbell ensembles to perform the Connecticut Premiere of The Great Christmas Ring and Now the Green Blade Riseth (Sing We Now of Christmas) under the baton of Award-Winning Maestro Kevin McChesney:
The Connecticut PREMIERE of The Great Christmas Ring, a multi-movement English handbell and handchimes composition featured adaptations of holiday favorites, from "Deck the Halls" and "Angels We Have Heard on High" to "Jingle Bells" and "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." The mass ring event was created by Phillip Lanier (GBP's Composer of Residence) and Neesa Hart.(GBP's Music Director).
Other handbell ensembles showcased at the Bushnell concert:
Photo Credit: Maria Lopez
Kevin McChesney
Ringers
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Neesa Hart
Teen Singers
Teen Ringers
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Teen Ringers
Julia Falkenburg and Lindsay Cabaniss
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