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The 21st Annual Rietberg Concert – with Handbells!

The 21st Annual Rietberg Concert will feature handbells for the very first time ever! Over the years, these concerts have featured many accomplished organists, and we’re excited to bring our handbell music to this year’s event. We’ll be playing a variety of 8-bell duets in this informal Sunday afternoon concert. There will be well-known hymn arrangements, and some more-unusual traditional pieces from different countries. We might even squeeze in a couple of Christmas carols! Organist Linda Strouf and flutist Mary Van Voorst will also make an appearance. We’d love to see you there too!

Here’s all the information you need:

21st Annual Rietberg Concert
The 21st Annual Rietberg Concert in Holland, Michigan

Can’t make it to the Rietberg Concert?

If you can’t make it to the Rietberg Concert, but you’d like to book a handbell performance at your own event, please get in touch with us. We can provide handbell music for private or church concerts, as well as for wedding ceremonies and Christmas events. We can also play our duets for worship services. We’re based in Holland, Michigan, but happy to travel.

If you’d like to see and listen to some of our handbell duets in your own home, you might enjoy our YouTube channel!

Vespers Service at Freedom Village of Holland (Private Event)

December 30 at 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST

Christmas and holiday entertainment handbells with handbell duo Larry and Carla

Christmas bells!

Larry and Carla will be playing Christmas handbell music at the Sunday vespers service for Freedom Village residents and guests.

Details

Date:
December 30
Time:
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm EST
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Freedom Village

145 Columbia Ave
Holland, MI 49423 United States + Google Map

Handbells at the 2018 Rietberg Concert in Holland, Michigan

The 2018 Rietberg Concert will feature handbells for the very first time! We’ll be the guest musicians for the 21st annual performance, which will take place here in Holland.

This informal Sunday afternoon program will feature some of our favorite hymns and traditional melodies, all played using just eight bells. We’ll talk about the history of our instrument and some of the techniques we use. We’ll also give you some information about our music, and share how handbells brought us together across thousands of miles. Did you know that we first met online on a website for handbell musicians? Handbells brought us together, when we were living thousands of miles apart!

Organist Linda Strouf will join us for a couple of pieces. There will be a reception afterwards. We’ll be happy to talk more, and answer any questions you might have. Ask us about handbells, music in general, or what brought us from California and England, all the way to Holland!

2018 Rietberg Concert in Holland - handbell duo

The 2018 Rietberg Concert will take place at Third Reformed Church, 111 W 13th St, Holland, MI 49423 on Sunday, November 4th, 2018 at 3:00pm. The concert is a tribute to the 45 years of service of Roger and Evelyn Rietberg to the music program of Third Reformed Church.

The 2018 Rietberg Concert in Holland, Michigan

Handbell duo Larry and Carla will be the guest musicians for the 21st Annual Rietberg Concert. This concert is a tribute to the 45 years of service of Roger and Evelyn Rietberg to the music program of Third Reformed Church.

Larry and Carla are originally from California and England, and were brought together by their passion for handbells. They moved to Holland in August 2016, and are members of Third Reformed Church. This informal Sunday afternoon program will feature hymns and traditional melodies, all played using just eight bells.

Handbells with the Zeeland Community Band at PumpkinFest 2018

Pumpkins at the Caritas Remembrance Service - California 2013

Larry and Carla will be adding the music of handbells to the Zeeland Community Band’s outdoor concert during the PumpkinFest event in Downtown Zeeland.

The concert will be held at Vander Luyster Square Park (where the gazebo is). If it rains, we’ll move the concert indoors – to the activity room in the Howard Miller Public Library.

This event is open to the public, and is free to attend, although donations to the band are welcome and appreciated.