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Mount Mercy
College Host Chicago Bronze Handbell Choir
CEDAR
RAPIDS, Iowa (April 14, 2008) – Mount Mercy College will
host a workshop and concert performed by the Chicago Bronze Handbell
Choir on Saturday, April 26 in the Chapel of Mercy on the Mount
Mercy campus.
The workshop,
“Taking Your Ringing to the Next Level,” begins at
2:30 p.m., and the concert, “Storm Warning!” will
be held at 7:00 p.m. There is a $15 registration cost for the
workshop. Dinner with the Chicago Bronze Ringers is optional in
the Mount Mercy dining hall for $5.00; reservations are necessary.
A free will offering will be taken at the concert.
Topics to
be covered in the workshop include Musicality, Memory Moments,
Creative Beginnings and Endings, 4 in hand, malleting, and much
more. The concert will include a wide variety of music including
titles such as “Georgia on My Mind,” “Boogie
Woogie Bugle Boy,” and “Take Five.”
One of the
top community choirs in the Midwest, Chicago Bronze Handbell Choir
is directed by Philip Roberts, a newly elected member of the American
Guild of English Handbell Ringers national board. Chicago Bronze
boasts fourteen extraordinary ringers that can amaze an audience
with their ringing expertise.
Mount Mercy
is partnering with the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers
for these events. Reservations can be made by contacting the Iowa
Chapter of the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers at jkjdjaeger@juno.com.
Contacts:
Stacey Jones, Assistant Director of Marketing
(319) 368-6475, sjones@mtmercy.edu
Molly Altorfer, Director of Communications and Marketing
(319) 368-6475, maltorfer@mtmercy.edu
