October 27 at 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Larry and Carla will be presenting a concert of handbell duets at Gregory Southwest Church of the Nazarene.
Admission is free, and no advance booking is required. A free-will offering will be collected at the concert.
August 25 at 10:00 am – 11:00 am EDT
Larry and Carla will be playing handbell duets during the morning service at Third Reformed Church of Holland, Michigan.
August 18 at 9:30 am – 10:30 am EDT
(Photo: Carl S. Gutekunst)
We enjoyed the opportunity to share our handbell music with guests at the recent Great Lakes Regional Convention of the AGO. We demonstrated our duets at a reception hosted by Third Reformed Church here in Holland.
For anyone who came to the presentation for the American Guild of Organists (or missed it!), we thought it might be helpful to share some information here.
Several people talked with us about our availability for duet performances. We can also work with individuals and church handbell choirs, either by attending a rehearsal, or leading a workshop session. We can help your ringers improve their basic technique or learn more advanced treble or bass skills. If you’re interested in booking us, please contact us and let us know the type of performance or workshop you’re interested in, your location, and when you’d like the performance to happen.
You can find more information about performances, workshops and our fees in the Book Us section of this website.
To find out more about our handbell music published by Choraegus, check out our music site, where there is a wide variety of music available for anything from one- to eight-octave handbell choirs. That’s where you’ll find the music we demonstrated during the reception, as well as other pieces for full handbell choir, and some music for handbells and organ.
For beginning or less-experienced groups, and also for quartets, we recommend our Surprisingly Easy eight-bell pieces. Our 8-bell music can also be useful for small groups of ringers who want an extra challenge. It can work well for small groups who want to continue ringing through the summer when the choir is taking a break.
Music from Choraegus will come to you as a digital download; a PDF file with permission to make a certain number of copies for your group. You can find more information and all the “small print” in the licensing agreement, and we also recommend our step-by-step guide!
If you’d like to try our 8-bell music before you spend any money, you might like to check out some of our free arrangements. Also available for free are the binder cover sheets for our music, as shown on the music binders on display at the reception.
Larry’s book – The Bass Ringer’s Notebook – is available from Choraegus. This is not a digital download; it’s an actual book. We will lovingly package up a copy and send to you by mail when you’ve made your purchase.
Our thanks go to everyone who came to the reception at the Great Lakes Regional Convention of the AGO. Thanks to everyone who asked questions, and listened to our performance. Thanks also to the members of Third Reformed Church for their generous hospitality. If there’s anything we forgot to mention here, or you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us, and we’ll be happy to help!
December 13 at 5:30 am – 7:00 pm EST
Larry and Carla will be playing Christmas handbell music at the Kerstmarkt – an open-air European-style Christmas market located at the 8th Street Marketplace in Downtown Holland. Come and listen to beautiful festive music as you shop for unique, handcrafted gifts and locally-made holiday treats. Coffee and hot cider will be available to help you stay warm!
November 29 at 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST
Handbell duo Larry and Carla will be playing handbell duets at the 9:00am service at Christ Memorial Church.
Larry and Carla will be presenting a program of handbell duets to residents and their guests at this senior living community in Holland, Michigan.
Our handbells at North Park Presbyterian Church, Grand Rapids
Michigan handbell duo Larry and Carla will be playing Christmas handbell duets at the Sunday morning service at North Park Presbyterian Church, Grand Rapids.
After a successful application process, we’re pleased to be be taking part in the 2019 Downtown Holland Street Performer Series. It’s our third season of performances at this exciting summer event!
The Street Performer Series is an annual event here in Holland, Michigan, taking place on Thursday evenings throughout the summer. Downtown Holland comes alive with the sights and sounds of musicians, magicians, circus acts, dancers, face painters and other talented performers. It’s a fun community event, and a great way to spend a summer evening with friends and family.
The 2019 Street Performer Series starts on Thursday, June 13. It runs for twelve consecutive Thursdays until the end of August, from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.
We’ll be performing our handbell duets on the following dates:
Our thanks go to Gentex Corporation for sponsoring this event, and also to the Michigan Council for the Arts and Cultural Affairs for their support through the Holland Area Arts Council. We’re looking forward to another summer of music in Downtown Holland!
