Jake Malta left his job as chief engineer at Schulmerich, the world's biggest handbell company, in 1973. But Malta couldn't stop thinking about bells. He had a vision for a perfect bell — a bell he ...

Handbell ringing in the US has become more popular over the past 50 years. A Handbell Musicians of America predecessor had fewer than 50 members in 1955; in 2012 HMA has roughly 7,000 registered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The holidays in Anniston are jingling with joy, thanks to the enchanting sounds of the Anniston First United Methodist Church's ...

The largest handbell ensemble consists of 664 participants, achieved by the Mall of America, the Handbell Musicians of America, and the Salvation Army (all USA), in Bloomington, Minnesota, USA, on 19 ...

Laine Heltebridle has been ringing handbells for 40 years, and from the first moment he learned how to play — he’s been hooked. “It’s different than other musical things that I have ever done,” ...

Martha DiLorenzo wants handbell music to be heard in many more places throughout Lake County. To accomplish that mission, DiLorenzo has launched a new community handbell choir called Decibells. “We ...

Beautiful sounds of ringing bells fill the venue as musicians ring, pluck, swing, strike and rotate a set of shiny handbells. It looks like a simple enough task, however, don’t be fooled. Often taking ...

With a flick of a handbell ringer's wrist, an ethereal tinkling floats forth. The heavenly sound produced by a handbell choir is apt to usher in a hushed reverence among listeners, whether they sit in ...

The gym at Hillcrest High School will be filled with the sound of bells this Saturday as the Big Sky Handbell Festival commences. The handbell ringers will rehearse beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday and ...

In terms of storage, hand bells are among your more awkward instruments. That very awkwardness is part of what makes Edmonton’s Isabela Ramos unique among musicians. The Concordia University of ...

Unlike in America, the handbell isn’t commonly part of the UK school curriculum for music. So while most of us will have had a go playing the recorder or xylophone we won’t have had the opportunity to ...