Emerald City Ringers
5/3/2008 7:30 PM (PST)  - 1 hour

Emerald City Ringers Concert at MIPC



Emerald City Ringers

Join Emerald City Ringers for an evening filled with a variety of music.  Our full handbell choir will perform on 7 1/2 octaves of handbells, and will include some music specially arranged for this large choir.  The concert will also feature the Emerald City Ensemble, handbell solos and duo, trumpet, and the beautiful organ at Mercer Island Presbyterian Church.  The concert will be followed by a reception with refreshments, and an opportunity to try handbell ringing.

The choir has 71/2 octaves of Malmark Handbells, 6 octaves of choir chimes, 5 octaves of Whitechapel bells, and 3 octaves of Petit and Fritsen bells.  They play music ranging from level 3 to level 5, AGEHR Copper Level and have a double-choir format, meaning they have up to 25 members

The program for the evening will include:
 
"Festa" by Sherman

"Spirit Wind" by Bartsch

"Metamorphosis" by Helman

"Reflections" by Buckwalter

"Psalm of Praise" by McKlveen

"Prelude to Te Deum Laudamus" by Charpentier, arr. by Thompson

"Sherekea Usafari!" by Moklebust

"Rough-Riders" by King, arr. by Moklebust, adapted for double choir by Brian Tervo

Anitra's Dance from "Peer Gynt Suite" by Grieg

Bring Him Home from "Les Miserables" by Schonberg

"Panis Angelicus" by Franck