Larry and Carla - Handbell Duets

Holland, MI

$250 - $3,000 (contact for details)

Travels up to 200 miles

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Handbells in worship!

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Overview

As West Michigan's smallest handbell choir (yes, it's just the two of us), we provide beautiful handbell music for a variety of events. As professional handbell musicians, we perform nationally and internationally.

Holding two bells in each hand, we specialise in eight-bell duets for many occasions: weddings, Christmas and holiday events, memorial and remembrance services, corporate events, parties, church services and concerts. We can also teach handbell techniques to individuals and groups.

Originally from California and England, we're a married couple - brought together by our shared passion for our instrument. Book us now to bring the magic of handbells to your event!


Reviews

27 reviews

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Lori R.

December 2, 2025
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Wonderful entertainment and very easy to work with!

Larry and Carla played and our Advent by Candlelight event. The entertainment was amazing, and they are so professional and easy to work with. Our attendees loved the performance and interaction with them. We will definitely be booking them again!

Hired as: Handbell Choir, Holiday Entertainment

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Larry and Carla - Handbell Duets

Thank you, Lori! We appreciated your helpful communication before the event, and the warm and friendly welcome we received from the attendees. We look forward to working with you again. Have a wonderful Christmas, and a healthy and happy 2026!


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Bz P.

July 22, 2025
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Amaze-bells!

Absolutely loved their performance - truly captivating. There’s something magical about the sound of bells, and the coordination it takes to play them together is remarkable. They were magnificent.

Hired as: Handbell Choir

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Larry and Carla - Handbell Duets

Thank you so much, Bz! We enjoyed the opportunity to share just a little sample of our music with an audience so clearly interested in hearing a wide variety of instruments played by different performers. The SF Bay Area connection was fun too. We love Michigan, but CA will always hold a special place in our hearts. Thanks again!


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Linda K. V.

February 10, 2023
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What a wonderful, peaceful afternoon!

What a great time we had with Larry and Carla! They were such a great asset to our Ladies Winter Luncheon. There professionalism, promptness in all communication, and personal approach to our event made it such special afternoon. Their choice of songs was perfect. They shared who they are, their love of what they do, and answered questions we had about their bells and how they work. It was a beautiful, peaceful afternoon.
I would highly recommend Larry and Carla for any special event.

Hired as: Handbell Choir

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Larry and Carla - Handbell Duets

Thank you so much for your kind review, Linda. We thoroughly enjoyed sharing our music with such a welcoming and friendly group of ladies, and we were happy to hear that you had a positive experience with GigSalad too. Thank you for inviting us to share this special time with you all!


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Debra B.

December 8, 2022
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Larry and Carla are wonderful and talented.

This is the second time they have performed for our Christmas Luncheon.

Hired as: Holiday Entertainment

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Larry and Carla - Handbell Duets

Thank you for your kind review, Debra. We enjoyed the opportunity to share our music with your group again. We wish you a very Happy New Year!


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Kristin G.

December 5, 2022
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Fantastic musicians and performers!

It was a delight to host Larry and Carla for our monthly recital series! They provided beautiful music and engaging explanations of their story, some of the 'how-tos' of playing handbells, and shared a wide variety of Advent and Christmas music that was peaceful and inspirational to listen to.

Hired as: Handbell Choir, Holiday Entertainment

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Larry and Carla - Handbell Duets

Thank you so much for your kind review, Kristin, and for making us so welcome. We very much enjoyed sharing our music in the beautiful sanctuary in Zeeland, and it was a treat to be able to enjoy food and fellowship after the concert. Thank you for sharing the photos too! We wish you and all at Second Reformed a wonderful Advent and Christmas!

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Booking information

Price range: $250 - $3,000 (contact for details)

Languages: English

Gig length: 20 - 240 minutes

What to expect

We specialize in performing handbell music specially arranged (by us) for just eight handbells. We hold two bells in each hand, and our performance will demonstrate that handbells are not just beautiful to hear, but a visual art as well.

If you book us for your event, we'll bring our own handbells, music, table and music stand, and will require much less floor space than a "regular" handbell choir. We can perform in a space as small as 8 feet x 7 feet, which makes us very suitable for venues where space is at a premium. A flat surface and reasonable lighting are preferable, although we can bring additional lighting with us if necessary, and we have been known to cope with playing on a slope from time to time. Please let us know in advance if you have any questions about the suitability of your chosen venue!

For small venues, we require no amplification; for a large venue, you'll need to provide a sound system. An additional speaking mic is recommended for a duet concert.

We can perform outdoors, but not in temperatures that are too hot or too cold, as extreme weather conditions can be detrimental to our performance and our bells. We'll need shelter from harsh sunlight, and will need to be indoors if there's rain or snow!

We're available for bookings during the day as well as in the evenings, on weekdays and weekends. We're friendly, professional, polite and punctual, and will work with you to ensure that our performance will contribute to the success of your event.

We're always happy to answer any questions you may have, and you're welcome to contact us via GigSalad messaging, email or phone if you'd like to know more before you request a quote or book us for a performance. Let us know how we can enhance your event with the music of handbells!

About

Now located in West Michigan, we both started playing handbells in 1987, but more than 5,000 miles apart; Larry in California, and Carla in England. As a member of various UK-based handbell ensembles, Carla performed extensively throughout England, and also in Estonia, France, and the USA. Larry has been a member and director of several handbell choirs in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. He is a bass bell specialist, and the author of The Bass Ringer’s Notebook.

We first met online on a website for handbell musicians – and, after a couple of years in a long-distance relationship, we were married in California in 2012 and started performing duets together, building up a wide repertoire of pieces arranged for just eight bells. In 2016 we moved to Holland, Michigan – and since then, we've performed in New York City, Georgia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Nebraska, California, Connecticut, and (of course!) Michigan.

We arrange all our own handbell music, and aim to demonstrate that handbell duet performances are not only beautiful to listen to, but can also be graceful and interesting to watch. We are available to play for concerts, wedding ceremonies, community and corporate events, parties, and Christmas and holiday events, in Michigan and beyond.

We're experienced church musicians, so if you're looking for special music for a worship service or church event, please get in touch. We can play prelude and/or postlude music, offertory music, music during Communion, or for entertainment during coffee hour or special events. We can suggest hymns, or provide a list for you to choose from. Please note that we are not the usual kind of Christian band; we don't have guitars, vocals or drums - so if you're looking for upbeat, sing-along, clap-along music for your church event, then we might not be the right people.

If you need an original and interesting program for a senior living community or community group, we can help. We have programs suitable for Christmas and holiday events, or for more general use during the year. For small groups, we can often also offer a "have a go" session using handchimes (an easy-to-play alternative to bells), so that members of the audience can learn to play a short piece without needing to read music.

Handbell music can be a beautiful addition to a wedding ceremony, particularly in a smaller venue. Our music is more suitable for wedding ceremonies and cocktail hours than for receptions, where a larger sound from a bigger band might work better. We can play a prelude before the service, to welcome guests as they arrive and take their seats, and during or after the service as required. We can also play "peals" in the traditional style of English church bells.

We can play for memorial, funeral and remembrance services, where the gentle music of handbells can be both beautiful and comforting at the most difficult of times.

We have a wide repertoire of traditional Christmas music, and during the holiday season we can provide entertainment for corporate, church and community events - greeting guests as they arrive for a party, providing background music to create the perfect seasonal atmosphere, or playing at candlelight services and holiday parties. Early booking is recommended, but we can often consider last-minute bookings too.

NEW: VIRTUAL SERVICES!
We can make a video for you! We don't currently offer "live" performances online, but we can record a selection of handbell pieces for you to play at your worship service, or as a program of entertainment for your community group. We'll upload a custom video to YouTube, and give you the link to share with your group. We can also join you online via Zoom for a question-and-answer session. Get in touch with us, tell us what you need... and we'll see if we can help!

We are fully vaccinated (and boosted) against COVID-19, and happy to observe social-distancing and masking requirements for any event. We'll do everything we can to keep you and your guests safe and healthy.

Additional booking notes

Lighting: We'll need adequate lighting to ensure that we can see our music, although we can bring additional lighting with us if necessary.

Staging: Our space requirements are small. We can set up for eight-bell duets in a space of approximately eight feet wide by seven feet deep. The place we perform in should ideally be flat and level.

Sound: For a small room, we require no amplification, but you'll need to provide a sound system for a performance in a larger space. For a program in a senior living residence or for a church or community group, a speaking microphone is useful, even if the room isn't large. Please let us know if you have any questions!

Upcoming booked events

March 2027

30

Tuesday

Music at Mid-Day

12:15pm - 12:45pm

July 2026

12

Sunday

Handbell Duet Concert

7:00pm - 8:00pm

Past booked events

May 2026

19

Tuesday

Audition Night

6:00pm - 9:30pm

17

Sunday

Collage Concert

All-day event

16

Saturday

Handbell Concerts

All-day event

12

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

06

Wednesday

Nonprofit Event

12:00pm - 12:30pm

East Lansing, MI

05

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

April 2026

28

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

26

Sunday

Handbell Tour

All-day event

25

Saturday

Handbell Tour

All-day event

24

Friday

Handbell Tour

All-day event

23

Thursday

Handbell Tour

All-day event

21

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

14

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

11

Saturday

Handbell Rehearsal (TBC)

All-day event

07

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

March 2026

24

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

22

Sunday

Handbell Duet Concert

All-day event

17

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

10

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

03

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

February 2026

24

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

17

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

10

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

07

Saturday

Winter Retreat

All-day event

03

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

January 2026

27

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

20

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

13

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

06

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

December 2025

21

Sunday

Worship Service

10:00am - 11:00am

15

Monday

Christmas Handbell Presentation

2:00pm - 2:45pm

13

Saturday

Christmas Concerts

All-day event

12

Friday

Christmas Handbell Duets

5:00pm - 7:00pm

11

Thursday

Christmas Handbell Program

1:00pm - 2:00pm

09

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

08

Monday

Christmas Concert

6:00pm - 9:30pm

06

Saturday

Christmas Handbell Duets

4:00pm - 6:00pm

03

Wednesday

Christmas Handbell Duet Program

11:00am - 12:00pm

02

Tuesday

Handbell Concert

6:00pm - 9:00pm

01

Monday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:00pm - 10:00pm

November 2025

30

Sunday

Nonprofit Event

6:30pm - 7:00pm

Marne, MI

28

Friday

Christmas Handbell Duets

5:00pm - 7:00pm

25

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

19

Wednesday

Handbells at Christkinkl Market

6:00am - 7:00am

18

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

15

Saturday

Handbell Rehearsal

8:30am - 12:00pm

11

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

04

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

October 2025

28

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

21

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

14

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

07

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

September 2025

30

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

23

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

20

Saturday

Annual Meeting

All-day event

16

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

09

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

08

Monday

Private Event

All-day event

06

Saturday

Handbell Retreat

All-day event

02

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

August 2025

26

Tuesday

Private Event

All-day event

24

Sunday

Kalamazoo Ringers Summer Event

1:00pm - 5:00pm

11

Monday

Bay View Week of Handbells

10:00am - 11:00am

05

Tuesday

Campus Club Memorial Service

7:00pm - 7:30pm

July 2025

21

Monday

Nonprofit Event

9:30am - 10:00am

San Francisco, CA

18

Friday

Evensong Service

7:00pm - 8:00pm

June 2025

20

Friday

Evensong Service

7:00pm - 8:00pm

May 2025

20

Tuesday

Handbell Auditions

4:30pm - 10:00pm

18

Sunday

Collage Concert

All-day event

17

Saturday

Spring Handbell Concert

All-day event

13

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

06

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

April 2025

29

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

26

Saturday

Spring Ring, Columbus, Ohio

All-day event

25

Friday

Spring Ring, Columbus, Ohio

All-day event

22

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

20

Sunday

Vespers Services

4:00pm - 5:30pm

15

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

12

Saturday

Handbell Rehearsal

All-day event

08

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

March 2025

25

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

18

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

11

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

04

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

February 2025

25

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

18

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

11

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

08

Saturday

Winter Handbell Retreat

All-day event

04

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

January 2025

28

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

26

Sunday

Vespers Service

4:00pm - 5:30pm

21

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

December 2024

14

Saturday

Christmas Concerts

All-day event

13

Friday

Handbell Duets

5:00pm - 7:00pm

12

Thursday

Christmas Handbell Duet Program

6:00pm - 7:00pm

12

Thursday

Handbell Duet Program

1:00pm - 2:00pm

10

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:00pm

09

Monday

Christmas Concert

7:00pm - 9:00pm

07

Saturday

Holiday Handbell Duets - Otsego Hometown Christmas

4:00pm - 6:00pm

03

Tuesday

Handbell Concert - Kalamazoo Ringers

4:00pm - 10:00pm

02

Monday

Handbell Rehearsal - Kalamazoo Ringers

4:00pm - 10:00pm

November 2024

29

Friday

Handbell Duets

5:00pm - 7:00pm

26

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:30pm

19

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:00pm

12

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:00pm

09

Saturday

Handbell Rehearsal

8:30am - 2:00pm

05

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:00pm

01

Friday

Handbell Concert

5:00pm - 10:00pm

October 2024

29

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:00pm

27

Sunday

Handbell Duets in Worship

10:00am - 11:00am

22

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:00pm

15

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:00pm

08

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:00pm

01

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:00pm

September 2024

24

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:00pm

17

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:00pm

10

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:00pm

07

Saturday

Handbell Retreat

8:30am - 4:00pm

03

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

6:00pm - 9:00pm

01

Sunday

Handbell Duets - Worship Service

10:00am - 11:00am

August 2024

31

Saturday

Handbell Duets at Bay View, Michigan

2:00pm - 4:00pm

06

Tuesday

Memorial Service

7:00pm - 7:30pm

July 2024

09

Tuesday

Handbell Duet Program

1:30pm - 2:30pm

May 2024

21

Tuesday

Audition Night

4:30pm - 10:00pm

19

Sunday

Spring Concert

8:00am - 6:00pm

18

Saturday

Concert Dress Rehearsal

8:00am - 2:00pm

14

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

07

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

April 2024

30

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

26

Friday

Ohio Tour

1:00pm - 9:00pm

23

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

21

Sunday

Chinese Lantern Festival Concert

4:00pm - 5:30pm

16

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

09

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

01

Monday

Handbell Concert - Kalamazoo Ringers

4:00pm - 10:00pm

March 2024

26

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

19

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

16

Saturday

Spring Retreat

8:00am - 4:00pm

12

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

05

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

February 2024

27

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

20

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

13

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

11

Sunday

Vespers Service

4:00pm - 5:30pm

06

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

January 2024

30

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

23

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

20

Saturday

Winter Retreat

8:00am - 6:00pm

16

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

09

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

02

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

December 2023

17

Sunday

Handbell Concert

1:00pm - 6:00pm

16

Saturday

Handbell Rehearsal

9:00am - 1:00pm

14

Thursday

Christmas Handbell Program

12:00pm - 1:00pm

12

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

08

Friday

Christmas Handbell Duets

5:00pm - 7:00pm

05

Tuesday

Christmas in Kalamazoo

5:00pm - 10:00pm

04

Monday

Christmas Handbell Duet Program

7:00pm - 8:00pm

03

Sunday

Handbell Duets

9:00am - 10:00am

02

Saturday

Otsego Hometown Christmas

3:00pm - 5:00pm

November 2023

30

Thursday

Handbell Duet Program

7:15pm - 8:00pm

28

Tuesday

Handbell Concert

4:30pm - 10:00pm

24

Friday

Christmas Handbell Duets

5:00pm - 7:00pm

21

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

14

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

12

Sunday

Handbell Duets

10:00am - 11:00am

07

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

04

Saturday

Handbell Rehearsal

9:00am - 12:00pm

October 2023

31

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

24

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

17

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

10

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

03

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

September 2023

26

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

19

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

16

Saturday

Fall Retreat

8:00am - 6:00pm

12

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

05

Tuesday

Handbell Rehearsal

4:30pm - 10:00pm

July 2023

16

Sunday

Worship Service

10:00am - 10:30am

16

Sunday

Worship Service

9:30am - 10:00am

15

Saturday

Handbell Duet Concert

6:30pm - 7:30pm

14

Friday

Handbell Weekend

All-day event

02

Sunday

Handbell Duets in Worship

10:00am - 11:00am

May 2023

21

Sunday

Spring Handbell Concert

All-day event

20

Saturday

Concert Dress Rehearsal

All-day event

14

Sunday

Handbell Duets - Vespers Service

4:00pm - 5:00pm

07

Sunday

Mother's Day Tea

All-day event

April 2023

30

Sunday

Handbell Concert - Holland?

All-day event

15

Saturday

Concert Rehearsal

9:00am - 12:00pm

February 2023

18

Saturday

Bronzefest

All-day event (Sun)

11

Saturday

Community Thrift Shop

9:30am - 1:30pm

08

Wednesday

Dinner Party

1:00pm - 1:45pm

Jenison, MI

04

Saturday

Bronzefest Rehearsal

All-day event

January 2023

21

Saturday

Winter Retreat

All-day event

14

Saturday

Community Thrift Shop

9:30am - 1:30pm

01

Sunday

Handbell Duets

10:00am - 11:00am

December 2022

21

Wednesday

Christmas Handbell Duet Program

11:00am - 11:45am

18

Sunday

Christmas Handbell Concert

4:00pm - 5:00pm

Team

Larry Sue Handbell Musician
Carla Sue Handbell Musician

Set list

Our eight-bell duet repertoire is growing week by week. Most of our current titles are in the public domain, because that avoids copyright and legal issues. If you'd like to request a particular piece for your event that you don't see in the list, please let us know, and we'll find out what's possible!

Traditional, Folk, International and Patriotic Music:

America, the Beautiful
Auld Lang Syne
Aura Lea
Banish Misfortune
Beautiful Dreamer
The Bells of St Mary's
The Blarney Pilgrim
Botany Bay
The Butterfly
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron
Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes
Eugowra Rocks/The Morning of the Fray
Fear a Bhata
Greensleeves
"Grizzly's Peak" (The Bear Went Over the Mountain)
Happy Birthday
Hardiman the Fiddler
The Humours of Whiskey
Londonderry Air/Danny Boy
Ma Navu
Moreton Bay
Morrison's Jig
Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen
Off to California
Shalom Aleichim
Shalom Chaverim
The Swaggering Jig
Waltzing Matilda
The Water is Wide/O Waly Waly
When Irish Eyes are Smiling
The Whinny Hills of Leitrim
Wrong Foot Forward
You're a Grand Old Flag

Christmas and Holiday Music:

A la Media Noche
The Angel Gabriel
Angels We Have Heard on High
Away in a Manger
Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella
Carol of the Drum
Comfort, Comfort Ye, My People
Deck the Halls
The First Nowell
Good Christian Men, Rejoice
Good King Wenceslas
I Saw Three Ships
In the Bleak Midwinter
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Jingle Bells
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
Little Drummer Boy
Lo! He Comes, with Clouds Descending
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Selections from "The Nutcracker"
O Come, All Ye Faithful
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
O Holy Night
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Of the Father's Love Begotten
Once in Royal David's City
People, Look East
Quelle est cette Odeur Agreable?
Savior of the Nations, Come
See, Amid the Winter's Snow
Silent Night
Sing We Now of Christmas
Slumber Song of the Infant Jesus
The Snow Lay on the Ground
Still, Still, Still
'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime
Ukrainian Bell Carol
We Three Kings
What Child is This?
While Shepherds Watched their Flocks by Night

Hymns:

Abide With Me
All the Way My Savior Leads Me
Amazing Grace
Come Christians, Join to Sing
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
Earth and All Stars
Great is Thy Faithfulness
Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
Hail to the Lord's Anointed
Holy Manna
I Need Thee Every Hour
I Sing the Mighty Power of God
In Babilone
In the Garden
It is Well with My Soul
Jacob's Ladder
Jesus Walked this Lonesome Valley
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
Just as I am
The King of Love My Shepherd Is
Kingsfold
Llangloffan
The Love of God
A Mighty Fortress is Our God
Morning Has Broken
My Jesus, I Love Thee
O, the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
O Wondrous Sight, O Vision Fair
O Worship the King
Praise Him! Praise Him!
Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
Simple Gifts
Spirit of God, Descend upon my Heart
Take My Life and Let it Be
To God Be the Glory
What Wondrous Love is This?
Were You There?
When Morning Gilds the Skies

Classical:

Allegro (Vivaldi, RV522)
Arioso
Bridal Chorus
Larghetto
Selections from "The Nutcracker"
Panis Angelicus
Prelude from "Te Deum"
Rule, Britannia!
Sheep May Safely Graze
Silver and Bronze (original composition for eight handbells and flute)
To a Wild Rose

Setup requirements

Microphone for handbells - recommended for large venues and outdoor performances

Microphone for speaking - recommended for all but the smallest venues

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