Concerts
Come to a concert, and you will experience a fabulous array of music, from Bach to Beatles to beautiful compositions written specifically for handbells. We hope to reach out to the audience and provide a little handbell education at each of our concerts by weaving in information about the instrument in our song introductions and Q&A opportunities.
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Apr 30, 2023 04:00 PM |
Center Church 60 Gold St Hartford, CT 06103 |
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May 6, 2023 07:00 PM |
First Congregational Church in Essex, United Church of Christ 6 Methodist Hill Essex, CT 06426 |
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May 21, 2023 04:00 PM |
Private event Hartford, CT |
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May 24, 2023 06:30 PM |
Catherine Kolnaski Steam Magnet School 500 Poquonnock Rd Groton, CT 06340 |
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Jun 3, 2023 07:00 PM |
Village Congregational Church 5 Church St Whitinsville, MA 01588 Joint Concert with Merrimack Valley Ringers |
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Jun 10, 2023 07:00 PM |
St David's Episcopal Church 284 Stoddards Wharf Rd Gales Ferry, CT 06335 |
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Dec 2, 2023 03:00 PM |
Private Event
Southbury, CT |
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Dec 2, 2023 07:00 PM |
Private Event
Southbury, CT |
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Dec 3, 2023 04:00 PM |
Groton Congregational Church 162 Monument St Groton, CT 06340 |
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Dec 9, 2023 07:00 PM |
Somers Congregational Church 599 Main St Somers, CT 06071 |
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Dec 10, 2023 04:00 PM |
Congregational Church of North Stonington 89 Main St North Stonington, CT 06359 |
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Dec 17, 2023 04:00 PM |
Tabor Lutheran Church 45 Tabor Dr Branford, CT 06405 |
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I have brought the Shoreline Ringers to two churches, and the response at both has been very enthusiastic and gratifying. Both the Christmas season programs and the spring programs are full of challenging pieces that are exciting to watch and sensitively played, under the direction of Jane Nolan. The handbell ringers in the group are all very experienced and musical. If you add up the years of experience of everyone in the ensemble (a large number!), you get a sense of how they can play difficult music so well.
We have found that the programs are engaging and popular because they are a nice mixture of classical works (to start off) and more popular and lighter pieces to round off the program. Jane ties the pieces together nicely with some commentary as the ringers prepare for the next piece. Also, a question and answer period always elicits some great questions, often from people who have not heard handbells before and who are fascinated by the very idea of the ensemble combining to make up one instrument.
Shoreline Ringers is one of the best handbell ensembles in the region, if not the country.
Sincerely,
Bill Degan
Music Director, First Congregational Church of Bristol, Connecticut
Special Events
Shoreline Ringers performs around Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, and in other locations when invited.
We are happy to play a variety of venues, including:
- fundraisers & charity events
- festivals
- private parties
- Bar/Bat Mitzvahs
- company parties
- community concerts
- weddings
Click here to learn more about hiring Shoreline Ringers for a special event.
All special events listed here are open to the public, but are not a typical Shoreline Ringers concert. It may be with other musical groups, or it may be a just a few songs as part of a larger event. See the event details at the venue for details on the event and admission.
(Christmas in Song, for example, is free, but they ask for a donation of non-perishable food items. It typically run over 90 minutes, and includes several musical groups.)
Date | Event | Location | Direction Link |
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Jun 23, 2023 07:30 PM |
Festival Conference | Handbell Musicians of America Area 1 Festival Conference Opening Concert, Worcester State University 486 Chandler St Worcester, MA 01602 |
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