Kalamazoo Ringers

2026 Christmas in Kalamazoo
2026-12-01 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Detroit) | Centerpoint Church, 2345 N. 10th St., Kalamazoo, MI, 49009, United States
Join the Kalamazoo Ringers and the Kalamazoo Men’s Chorus as they present a program of holiday music. Our guest musicians this year are the GUEST_MUSICIANS!
This event is open to the public and free for all. Bring a friend, come early, and be ready to open your hearts to a new Christmas season. A free will offering will be taken at intermission to help offset costs of Christmas in Kalamazoo.

2026 Kalamazoo Ringers Christmas Concert - Matinee
2026-12-12 15:00 - 17:00 | First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo, 212 South Park Street, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007, United States
Kalamazoo Ringers invite you to join us for our 2026 Christmas concert. Join us to celebrate the wonder and magic of Christmas at First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo at 3:00pm EST on Saturday, December 19, 2026.

It’s open to the public – come one, come all! Although, there’s no cost of admission, you’re invited to contribute to our freewill offering or to donate to KR online.
(And if you aren’t able to be at the 3:00 concert, come to the program at 7:00!)

We’ll also be collecting hats, gloves, scarves and mittens in our annual Outerwear Drive to help those in need in our local community. Don’t worry about wrapping them, because we want those who receive them to warm up right away. If you can help our community, we’ll be at First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo from 1:00-3:00 pm on concert day, or you can bring your gifts when you come to the concert.

2026 Kalamazoo Ringers Christmas Concert - Evening
2026-12-12 19:00 - 20:30 | First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo, 212 South Park Street, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007, United States
Kalamazoo Ringers invite you to join us for our 2026 Chritmas concert. Join us to celebrate the wonder and magic of Christmas at First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo at 7:00pm EST on Saturday, December 19, 2026.

It’s open to the public – come one, come all! Although, there’s no cost of admission, you’re invited to contribute to our freewill offering or to donate to KR online.
(And if you aren’t able to be at the 7:00 concert, come to the matinee at 3:00!)

We’ll also be collecting hats, gloves, scarves and mittens in our annual Outerwear Drive to help those in need in our local community. Don’t worry about wrapping them, because we want those who receive them to warm up right away. If you can help our community, we’ll be at First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo from 1:00-3:00 pm on concert day, or you can bring your gifts when you come to the concert.

BronzeFest 2027 Concert
2027-02-28 15:30 - 17:00 | Saginaw Valley State University, 7400 Bay Road, University Center, MI, 48710, United States
The Kalamazoo Ringers are excited to be the hosts for BronzeFest 2027; an event for multiple bronze-level handbell choirs working as one. Fred Gramann, an internationally renowned handbell clinician, director, and composer (among many other things!) will take the podium to lead us in presenting some magnificent music.

This concert is open to the public, no tickets are required, and admission is free. If you’d like to make a donation to help us with the costs of this event, you’ll be able to do that after the concert, either in person at the event, or online.

Please join us as we welcome Fred Gramann, all the way from France, and our wonderful guest choirs! If you’d like to download your concert program in advance, you can do so here.

2027 Kalamazoo Ringers Spring Concert - Matinee
2027-05-15 15:00 - 17:00 | First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo, 212 South Park Street, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007, United States
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You’re invited to our 2026 Spring Concert! Come see the Kalamazoo Ringers as they perform on (just over) seven octaves of handbells and six octaves of handchimes. The music will charm and fascinate you!
Admission is free, but the Kalamazoo Ringers will greatly appreciate your contribution to help us with our operating costs. We’ll be taking a freewill offering; if you prefer, you’re more than welcome to donate online.
And if you can’t attend the matinee performance, come to the evening concert at 7:00!
See you there!
CONCERT PROGRAM

2027 Kalamazoo Ringers Spring Concert - Evening
2027-05-15 19:00 - 21:00 | First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo, 212 South Park Street, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007, United States
Download to share!
You’re invited to our 2027 Spring Concert! Come see the Kalamazoo Ringers as they perform on (just over) seven octaves of handbells and six octaves of handchimes. The music will charm and fascinate you!
Admission is free, but the Kalamazoo Ringers will greatly appreciate your contribution to help us with our operating costs. We’ll be taking a freewill offering; if you prefer, you’re more than welcome to donate online.
And if you can’t attend the evening performance, come to the matinee concert at 3:00!
See you there!
CONCERT PROGRAM

2027 Kalamazoo Ringers Auditions
2027-05-18 18:30 - 20:00 | First United Methodist Church of Kalamazoo, 212 South Park Street, Kalamazoo, MI, 49007, United States
Kalamazoo Ringers is looking for new members! If you’re a ringer at your church, or new to southwest Michigan and have rung somewhere before coming to our area, we encourage you to look into being a part of our team.
KR rings with more than seven octaves of Malmark handbells and six octaves of handchimes, plus additional equipment. Being a member means the opportunity to find your best ringing expression as you find what you can do across the entire range of notes. Through making it possible for everyone to become the best handbell musician they can be, we make the whole much greater than the sum of its parts.
For details, take a look at our page about becoming a member, then submit your application form. We’ll be looking forward to hearing from you!
