For the last three years, Hope Lutheran Church in Temecula has hosted a free handbell concert, and the event always gets a ringing endorsement from the audience, said Barbara Meinke, the church?s handbell ministry director.
?They can?t wait to come back next year -- they ask me for next year?s date,? Meinke said. ?They say they have never heard anything like it, that they didn?t know you could do that with a bell.?
A handbell choir harnesses the large range of chimes, dings and rings a bell can create to generate a vast array of music that sounds, well ? Meike said: ?Like something you might hear in heaven.?
?It?s an experience of a lifetime,? she said of the free concert, scheduled for 5 p.m. Saturday at the church, 29141 Vallejo Ave., in Temecula
A handbell is literally a bell on a handle. It?s made out of cast bronze and is finely tuned.
The concert is offered through the Southern California Region of the Handbell Musicians of America, and will draw about 150 handbell ringers from across the state for the performance.
They will rehearse Friday night and throughout Saturday in preparation for the performance.
The concert will feature all of the ringers presenting massed, single choir and small ensemble pieces, including arrangements of familiar tunes and original handbell music.
The musicians will be led by noted conductor Michael Glasgow of Raleigh, N.C., and Meinke said he really knows how to lead a handbell ensemble.
?He is like nobody else,? she said. ?He is an excellent musician, very funny, has a ton of energy. He will pull the best out of the volunteer musicians that they have to give.?
For information, call (951) 676-6262.
Source: http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/apr/18/handbell-concert-temecula-hope-lutheran/
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