Welcome to the Regina Bell Ringers Home Page
Overture
The Regina Bell Ringers, Inc. formed in 1976 to give an organized voice
to the bell ringing community, including handbells
and tower bells. The organization preserves the art of bell ringing by ensuring
a professional presence in the Queen
City. The professional
bell ringers pass on their art through apprenticeship programs. There are
exciting opportunities for bell ringers to integrate bells of all kinds with
other artists and expand repetoire by writing their
own music and reviewing compositions from around the world. The ringers work to
establish more bell venues in and around the city of Regina. The Regina Bell Ringers maintain an
archive to document all bell-related events.
The Organization
The Regina Bell Ringers is a
city-wide organization. Members of all ages come from various backgrounds -
with or without musical training - but with a common interest in bell ringing.
The Regina Bell Ringers perform on a
variety of instruments ranging from a few ounces to two tons in weight. The Handbell Choir rings Schulmerich handbells.
Depending on the situation, the handbells are rung by
soloists, small ensembles or a choir of up to fourteen ringers. The five octave
set contains 86 individual bells. The largest weighs over twenty pounds. The handbell choir takes the bells to venues throughout the
city and province to perform. Tower bells are hung on the top of buildings so
the sound of the bells carries over the surrounding area. Wascana Chimes is a set of eight tubular bells.
The Darke Memorial Chimes is a set of twelve
large, English tower bells, the smallest weighs 300 pounds and the largest
weighs two tons.
The Professionals
Ringers
Finale
The Regina Bell Ringers season
never ends. Performances, rehearsals and apprenticeship
training happen year round. For more information, contact: Carol Benesh at reginabellringers@accesscomm.ca
OR
Regina Bell Ringers, Inc.
2340 Victoria Avenue
Regina, Saskatchewan
S4P 0S6
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Revised: July 7, 2008
