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!
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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!
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!
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.
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.
Michigan handbell duo Larry and Carla will be presenting a program of handbell duets at Fall Fest, the annual event held at North Park Presbyterian Church in Grand Rapids.
The program will start at 6:30pm and last 45-50 minutes. More details will follow!
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.
