ARTCORE presents free handbell ringing concert during two

David M. Harris directs The Raleigh Ringers during a performance recently. (Screenshot via YouTube)

CASPER, Wyo. — A two-day festival featuring some 60 handbell ringers from Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming will culminate in a free concert at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 27 at the Best Western Downtown Casper Hotel, 123 West E St.

According to a release from ARTCORE, the handbell ringing concert is being led by David M. Harris, who is a nationally recognized director of the Raleigh Ringers. Videos of their performances can be seen here.

Donations during the event are accepted.

The full release follows:

More than 60 handbell ringers from Loveland, Denver, and Colorado Springs, Colorado; Torrington Area, Sundance, Cheyenne, and Casper, Wyoming; and Scottsbluff, Nebraska will gather for rehearsals and a clinic with nationally-known conductor David M. Harris. The two-day festival will culminate in a public concert at 2:30 on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at the Best Western Downtown Casper Jackson Ballrooms. A free will offering will be accepted. For information, call 267-8606.

David M. Harris has been the director of The Raleigh Ringers since January 1990, when he was instrumental in the formation of the group. David is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University and has studied conducting privately with Dr. William A. Payn at Bucknell University. David was the director of the handbell program at Hudson Memorial Presbyterian Church, and has served Handbell Musicians of America in several capacities: as All-Star Conductor, Ringing Track Conductor, Instructor for the National Seminar, North Carolina State Chairman, and as Area III Treasurer. He chaired the national committee that planned the first Community/Professional Handbell Choir event, Pinnacle 2000, held in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, David has led well over 200 handbell festivals and workshops in 36 states as well as in England, Puerto Rico, Canada, and the Caribbean. He has also been the primary handbell clinician for several denominational music events, including Montreat, Lake Junaluska, and Lutheridge (NC); Mo-Ranch (TX); Massanetta (VA); and the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (KY). He has written several articles for Overtones, the national publication of Handbell Musicians of America.

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