AUBURN – More than 150 handbell ringers from all over the state of Maine will gather together on Saturday, April 7, at Auburn Middle School for the 2018 Maine Spring Ring. The day will conclude with a concert that is free of charge and open to the public.

All Maine handbell ringers are welcomed and encouraged to participate in this day-long event. The final registration deadline is March 28. The schedule includes a variety of educational workshops led by guest clinicians, as well as instructional rehearsals of the massed-rung pieces with Area 1 clinician and conductor, Larry Berdensey, director of the Hockanum Valley Ringers of Vernon, Connecticut. For more information about the event, and to register, please contact Laura Begenwald, event registrar, at 207-480-1404 or lbegenwald@gmail.com, or visit http://area1.handbellmusicians.org/spring-rings

The concert will begin at 4:30 pm in the Auburn Middle School gymnasium, 38 Falcon Drive. The audience will be treated to seven massed-rung pieces, along with solo performances by several individual ensembles. A freewill offering will be collected, for those who wish to help with expenses.

 

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