Even though COVID-19 has still gotten in the way of our rehearsing, the Kalamazoo Ringers have created an online spring concert for you. It’ll be on Sunday, May 16th at 4:00 p.m. (Eastern time) – and online, so you can see us from anywhere in the world!
The Kalamazoo Ringers may not have been rehearsing during the fall, but we still put together a concert for you to enjoy. Because the pandemic made it unsafe for us to gather (or to have you gather with us), we collected material for a streamed program. We started with videos of some of the pieces … [Read more…]
COVID-19 may have canceled our fall season, but the Kalamazoo Ringers are still busy! Although we aren’t having weekly rehearsals, we’re still presenting a Christmas concert! Instead of repertoire for fifteen ringers, we’ll have a virtual concert of small(er) ensemble works for handbells. Celebrate the holiday season with us on December 13th at 4:00 p.m.! … [Read more…]
We’ve cancelled the rest of our 2019-2020 season (boo-hoo!), but it’s giving us a chance to think ahead to 2020-2021! We don’t know when the Coronavirus will be conquered, but that doesn’t excuse us from planning for the future. So we’re booking venues, and planning rehearsals, and looking forward to seeing each other again. Hugs … [Read more…]
The 39th annual Kalamazoo Ringers Christmas concert happened on Sunday, December 15th at Grace Harbor. As they say, “a wonderful time was had by all.” That, by the way, is our personal benchmark of what matters most in our musical mission: We want you, our friends and supporters, to enjoy the music (and occasional shenanigans … [Read more…]
We’re just a few weeks away from our holiday concerts, and we’re excited about the music we’ll be performing! At the eleventh annual Christmas in Kalamazoo, we’ll be sharing the program with other performers to bring the holiday season to our home town. Seats fill quickly, so we suggest you arrive early! Our 39th annual … [Read more…]
The Kalamazoo Ringers, in addition to having our regular Tuesday evening rehearsals, got together this past Saturday for our fall retreat. That meant taking our annual group photos, followed by rehearsing our holiday concert music for the rest of the day. While it’s true that we did a lot of hard work, we also had … [Read more…]
This coming week, our new season begins! It’s back to rehearsing, and enjoying each others’ company, and playing great music for all of you! Check out our upcoming events so you can save the dates on our calendar!
The Kalamazoo Ringers have been enjoying a wonderful summer off. Some of us have gotten to a lot of tasks we just had to ignore during the regular ringing season. Some of us have taken trips out of town. Three of us are headed to the Bay View Week of Handbells (we just needed one … [Read more…]