Contact
Susan Schultz and Sue WilberHandbell Musicians of America, Area 1
978-273-2226
registrar.area1@handbellmusicians.org
Festival Repertoire for 2015:
It’s never too early to order your music for Festival Conference!. Order it now and program it for the upcoming year.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 2105 Tins and Massed rehearsal procedures
Tins Repertoire – conducted by Tim Waugh
- An Expression of Joy–John Behnke MAG35300, 3-5 oct, L2+
- Celebrate with Gladness–Susan Geschke MHP 2668, 2-3 oct, L2
- Cadenzato –Tim Waugh MRO3218, 2-3 oct, L2+
Massed Repertoire – conducted by Tim Waugh
- All Things Bright and Beautiful –Sondra Tucker MBEHB418, 3-6 oct, L3- Be sure to order the arrangement for Beckenhorst! There is another by the same composer with the same title.
- Steal Away –Sandra Eithun MCGB775, 3-6 oct, L2+ (Tins and coppers only)
- In Celebration –Brian Childers MRW8168, 3-5 oct, L4
- An American Tapestry III– Spiritual –Arnold Sherman MAG37007–handbell score, MAG302364AG–full score with instrument parts. 3-7 oct, L3
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD 2015 Bronze and Coppers Rehearsal Notes
Bronze Repertoire – conducted by Debbie Rice:
- Stoccato– Fred Gramann MCGB812, 5-7 oct., L4+
- Remembrance–Cathy Moklebust MLC201131L, 3-5 oct., L5+
- Transitions–William Payn MAG57019, 5-7 oct., L5
- Valse Brilliante–Karen Buckwalter MBEHB421, 4-7 oct, L4+
Coppers Repertoire – conducted by Debbie Rice
- Allegro con Moto–Jason Krug MGIG8073, 3-5 oct, L3+
- We Gather Together–Joel Raney MHP2656, 3-5 oct, L3
- Resonances and Alleluias –Cathy Moklebust MCGB516, 3 or 5 oct, L4
Festival Conference 2015
Group Pre-registration
What is a Festival Conference at Area 1?
“It’s a 3-day handbell marathon of rehearsals, massed ringing, skill building workshops and classes, and even classes on things like boomwhackers, origami, or yoga.”
“It’s a chance for you to meet other bell choirs, talk with other ringers and directors, and ring some of the best music available today under the most superb directors.”
“Like nothing you’ve ever experienced before (if you’ve never been to an Area 1 conference.)”
Festival Conductors
Once again we will have two fabulous conductors leading the Festival
Deborah Rice (Bronze and Coppers)
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Deb has accomplished all this while organizing, directing, and serving as conductor and clinician at events around the country and the world, including Australia, Canada and Great Britain. In June 2009 Debbie was the conductor for the nternational Handbell Festival in Great Britain. Since 1983, she has served as the director of handbell ministries at Becks Baptist Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where her bronze ensemble, Rejoice Ringers, has released two CD recordings and has been featured in concerts for handbell events across the United States. For the past three years she has been a visiting professor at Concordia University College of Alberta, Edmonton Canada, where she has been co-conductor for Concordia's Community Chorus. |
Tim Waugh (Tins and Massed)
Internationally acclaimed conductor, composer, and performance arts educator, 
Tim Waugh is well known in many performance mediums including handbell, choral, church music and musical theatre. Early in his career he became noted for his work in conducting and teaching children and youth, and he is excited to continue those pursuits while working with children of all ages! He is a tireless champion for performance arts in the church, classroom and community. His continued work in music follows his retirement from a career spanning over 33 years of public school music education with award-winning choral groups in southern West Virginia, and serving many churches throughout southern WV, and in Charlotte, NC. Tim currently is the Artistic Director and Founding Conductor of one of the newest community bell choirs, Charlotte Bronze Handbell Ensemble, based in uptown Charlotte, NC.
In 2008 Dean Jensen of THE HANDBELL PODCAST called Tim “the busiest guy in handbells.” His conducting, workshop, and performance travels have taken him to almost every US state and to Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Hong Kong, Canada, England and Ireland. He has actively founded community choruses and music festivals and has conducted or chaired many festivals for children’s choir, middle and high school choirs and bell festivals for all ages. Tim has been and continues to be associated with many organizations supporting music education, church music, choral, handbell and organ performance. He was a Nominee for the 2010 WV Governor’s Arts Award in Education, was named Officer of the Month by the American Guild of Organists in October 1995, Employee of the Month at Mercer County Schools (110% Club) in March 1997, honored with the Area V Distinguished Service Award in 2005, and was featured in AGEHR’s “Overtones” magazine in March 1997 and in 2008. He was selected as Teacher of the Year at Bluewell Elementary School in 1986 and at PikeView High School in 1997. He was most recently the WV ACDA Junior High/Middle R&S Chair for the WV choral festivals in 2012 & 2013.
Tim's compositions of liturgical, choral, organ and handbell music are published in the US by ten publishers. He is often commissioned to write new compositions for events and festivals. He has won several composition contests including the 1992 composition contest in Area V with Gioioso, the 2001 Donald E. Allured Composition Commission for LondeLirinen and also won the WV Diocesan competition for Appalachian Folk-Hymn Mass, a mass setting celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Catholic Hierarchy in America. Early in 2008 his composition CreationEtere was electronically played aboard the International Space Station. Soon, theTimothy H Waugh Festival Series will be available through Morningstar Publications.
Conference Fees and Housing (Early-Bird Rates)
The rates quoted below will be honored for registrations completed on or before April 30, 2015. All registrations completed after that date will incur an additional charge of $30 per registrant.
Commuter Rate $250.00
You may live close to Amherst, or you may prefer to stay in facilities other than college dorms. The Commuter option is a reduced registration fee that will provide you with lunch, dinner and all Festival activities, but requires that you make your own arrangements for housing and breakfast.
Traditional Residence Halls (No Air Conditioning)
- Chaperone (Double Occupancy) $245
- Attendee (Double Occupancy) $345
- Attendee (Single Occupancy) $385
Typical residence hall rooms are arranged for double occupancy providing each resident with a twin bed, linens, dresser, desk and chair. Public bathrooms are centrally located on each floor. Coin-operated laundry facilities are available. All meals and Festival activities are included in these rates.
Air Conditioned 4-person Suites
- Chaperone w/AC (Double Occupancy) $320
- Attendee w/AC (Double Occupancy) $420
- Attendee w/AC (Single Occupancy) $460
Air-conditioned suites will be offered in the newly constructed Commonwealth Honors College Residential Community directly across the street from our rehearsal space at the Mullins Center Arena. Each suite provides sleeping accomodations for four people in various combinations of single and double bedrooms, a bathroom with two sinks, a shower and a toilet, and a shared kitchen and/or living-room area. Each resident will be provided a twin bed, linens, and a dresser, desk and chair. Coin-operated laundry facilities are available. All meals and Festival activities are included in these rates.