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Main Show Topic – Picking Music

• Music Suggestions – Paul
  • Te Deum – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=8905
  • Bells in my heart – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?Piece=12243
  • Festal Dance – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?Piece=11883
  • How can I keep from singing – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=12239
  • Fantasie on There is a Balm in Giliad – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=11120
  • Dorian Dance – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=10192
  • Let all things their creator bless – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?Piece=9924
  • Be Still My Soul – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=11964
  • A Mighty Fortress – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=8096
  • Danza Festivo – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?Piece=2792
  • Meditation on Neumark – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=9193
  • The Journey – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=4669
• Music Suggestions – Dean
  • Amazing Grace with Violin – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=2924
  • All Nature Sings – I usually dont like Rain Sticks, but this sounds really cool.  Also Optional PowerPoint.  Love It. – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=12513
  • Celtic Farewell – Love the Flute on this one – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=9207
  • Renaissance Dance - Desicant Recorders – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=12625Music I like:
  • Praise Him with Cymbals and Drums – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=3526
  • Prelude on Herzliebster Jesu – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=4280
  • Fantasy on Kingsfold – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=8273
  • Meditation on Beautiful Savior – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=4285
  • Nocturne in C Minor  – http://handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?piece=4767

Question of the Week

• New segment next week: “Stump the handbell guys” – Send us your most ridiculous question…prizes for anyone who can actually stump us with a good question about handbells.

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Hot Topics – Handbell Buzz

• Comments from Phillip Roberts and Fred Snyder
• Area VII Clapper Chatter Newsletter arrived today
• Handbell Groups on Facebook
• Twitter Feed
• Augustana College Handbell Choir

Handbell News – from www.handbellnews.com

• SXSW 2010: Alpha Rev
• Detroit Handbell Ensemble in Concert
• Mission Network News – Developmentally Disabled Adults Handbell Choir
• Rebecca W. Music: DIY Music Whiteboard (It’s Easy. Really.)
• Director of Music Ministries – ChoralNet
• The Glass Mausoleum: They’re Relentless!
• the mixed-up mind of the misplacedmtnman: THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW *…*
• Music Available | uss-elca – Music Company going out of Business
• Heitz *Handbells* and Music: March 8, 2010

From our Listeners – Emails and Voice Mails

• Samuel Chan – The Enchanted Fairy Garden

Highlights from the Community

• Crying Babies at Concerts – Ruben
• Women Conductors – Michele
• Beginning Ensemble Music – Cara
• Frustrated – Nancy

Video of the Week

• Handbell Duet – 2 guys + bells + supermario bros.

Concert and Event Announcements

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Voice Mail and Email (11:28)

Topics for discussion (16:58)

Music Education( 19:44)

There will NOT be a Maintenance Moment this we ek.

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Birthday Shout Out (26:44)

Concert Announcements (28:44)

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Main Show Topic – Planning a Concert

• Dean and Paul talk about what kind of concert they will be planning.
• Theme vs no theme
• Length
• structure of the concert

Music Review

Question of the Week:

• Where do you listen to the podcast?

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Hot Topics – Handbell Buzz

• Handbells and the Olympics
  • http://www.geofffox.com/MT/archives/2010/02/27/tom_brokaws_gander_newfoundland_911_lookback.php
  • http://www.cbc.ca/arts/tv/story/2009/09/17/brokaw-newfoundland.html
• Welcome back from Distintly Bronze West
  • Post from Michele Sharik – http://www.handbellsoloartist.com/2010/03/home-from-dbw-plus-some-musings.html
  • Many photos on Facebook

From our Listeners – Emails and Voice Mails

• Daniel Reck – dropping in to say hello
• Nick Hanson – Band Director Position

In the News – Sponsored by http://www.handbellnews.com

• Jason W. Krug, composer: Oh How Beautiful …
• Concordia Handbell Invitational: The sights and sounds of a …
• Find whatever you’re looking for

Highlights from the Community

• one

Video of the Week

• Enchanted Fairy Castle

Concert and Event Announcements

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This show brought to you by Ringing Restorations – “Entrust the care of your bells to the very best!”
Contact Monica McGowan at BellsInMinnesota@integraonline.com

Main Show Topic – Japanese Handbells

• http://www.prima-gakki.co.jp/public_html/catalog/applyhandbells/001.html
• comment on podcast 79 – Samuelchan
  • http://hbpcommunity.ning.com/video/japanese-handbell-instrument

CD Review – Chicago Bronze “Second City Sounds”

• Chicago Bronze Website – www.chicagobronze.com

Music Review

Question of the Week

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Hot Topics – Handbell Buzz

• Paul thanks his FB friends for helping with Montreat Rep list
• adwords

From our Listeners – Emails

• Nothing of Importance – Anna
• Castings in PA – David Wurth
  • how bells are made video from Discovery channel - http://hbpcommunity.ning.com/video/discovery-channel-how-its-made

Highlights from the Community

• Mallet Clicks – barbara
• Video: Pavlov’s Dog plays Queen

Concert and Event Announcements

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Main Show Topic – Handbells from Europe

History of English Handbell Founderies – http://equitog.com/handbells/othermanufacturers.htm

Whitechapel Bells – http://www.whitechapelbellfoundry.co.uk/hand.htm

• For the past two and a half centuries, Whitechapel have been acknowledged leaders in the production of musical handbells. Handbell ringing began in England about three hundred years ago. Even in those days, the best bells were made ‘at the sign of the three bells’ in Whitechapel. Indeed, it can be said that the whole art of handbell ringing – making molten metal into liquid sound – was built on Whitechapel handbells. Musical handbells, tuned in sets and fitted with leather straps, were introduced in the late 17th century and quickly became popular among tower bell ringers, not only for practicing change ringing, but also for playing simple tunes.The art of tune ringing developed further in the 19th century when competitions were held, mostly in the North of England, between rival bands playing complicated scores and using large numbers of bells. These events were popular with ringers and public alike, and although handbell ringing subsequently went into decline, its revival in the latter part of the 20th century was worldwide. Although over the centuries every opportunity as been taken to improve the manufacturing process, this has never been to the exclusion of traditional craft-based techniques. The result is handbells of a quality which cannot be matched by mass production methods. For more on the making of handbells, follow the links on the left.

John Taylor Bells - http://www.taylorbells.co.uk/Index.htm

• Since 1784 the business has been in the hands of the Taylor family. In 1839 the business settled in Loughborough and is now proud to operate the largest bellfoundry in the world.

Petit & Fritsen – http://www.petit-fritsen.nl/engels/geschiedenis/index.htm

• Petit and Fritsen is a foundry in Holland that has produced handbells since 1690.   According to the definition of “What is an ‘English’ handbell,”  the Dutch bell can be classified as an “English” handbell.  It meets the qualifications of handle, clapper assembly, retaining springs, etc. and it is rung in hand.  However, the Dutch bell is tuned differently from those manufactured in England and the United States.  The second tuned overtone is the minor third an octave higher (the 10th), rather than the major (perfect) 12th, which gives the Dutch bell a distinct tone, more similar to the tone of a tower bell than to the other handbells.

BellPlates – http://www.belleplates.com/

Music Review

Question of the Week

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Hot Topics – Handbell Buzz

• Pinnacle 2010 announced
• Report from Anthornis?  Anyone?
• Message from my Brother-in-Law via Facebook
• Help with plaining an event
• Handchime Session at MMEA

From our Listeners – Emails

In the News – Sponsored by http://www.handbellnews.com

• Handbell Bags on Cafe Press – http://www.cafepress.com/+hand-bells+bags
• First Time Ringer Experience – http://thepauwpeepoughchronicles.blogspot.com/2010/02/clang-or-clunk.html
• Photograher’s Blog – Heather Keith – http://petrakingphotography.com/blog/?p=1519

Highlights from the Community

• Frustrated – Dauna
• Daniel M. Reck – New Memeber. Stop by and say Hello!
• Video: 2 man 5 bass bell weave

Concert and Event Announcements

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