Xtreme Ring! 2018
November 3
St. Paul United Methodist Church, 2223 Durwood Rd., Little Rock
Many of you already know that this year's Xtreme Ring! for students from 3rd through 8th grades will be Saturday, November 3rd. Dr. Andre Duvall, an advocate of the art of handbell ringing in Memphis and the Mid-South, will be our main clinician. Assisting Dr. Duvall with the younger children will be Linda Ball from the First United Methodist Church in Conway, AR. Their bios are below.
The music selected for this year's event is as follows.
For the beginners from Martha Lynn Thompson's reproducible book "Learn to Ring" (Handbell World MHP2689), "Away in a Manger" and "Come, Christians, Join to Sing." That piece has two versions in different keys, so we'll be using the 3 octave version.
For the more experienced children from David Weck's reproducible book "2-3 Octave Classics" (Hope Publishing, Item 2625), "O Come, All Ye Faithful" and "Ring Jubilee."
Scroll down to find links to the schedule and the registration form. Due to the T-shirt information required, you'll have to print the registration form and mail in with your check. Short turnaround time, but as we've seen in past years, it's difficult to get commitments until right before the deadline, so this time it should be easy!
The music selected for this year's event is as follows.
For the beginners from Martha Lynn Thompson's reproducible book "Learn to Ring" (Handbell World MHP2689), "Away in a Manger" and "Come, Christians, Join to Sing." That piece has two versions in different keys, so we'll be using the 3 octave version.
For the more experienced children from David Weck's reproducible book "2-3 Octave Classics" (Hope Publishing, Item 2625), "O Come, All Ye Faithful" and "Ring Jubilee."
Scroll down to find links to the schedule and the registration form. Due to the T-shirt information required, you'll have to print the registration form and mail in with your check. Short turnaround time, but as we've seen in past years, it's difficult to get commitments until right before the deadline, so this time it should be easy!
Andre Duvall
André Duvall is the Organist, Pianist, and Director of Handbells at Mullins United Methodist Church in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the treasurer and a founding member of the West Tennessee Handbell Association, which since 2014 has organized River City Ring, the Memphis area’s annual handbell festival. Andre operates an independent piano studio in Memphis, teaches piano at Lausanne Collegiate School, is Dean of the Memphis Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and is active as a freelance solo and collaborative pianist. He served as clinician for the Arkansas Handbell Olympics in 2015.
Andre started ringing handchimes in 4th grade at FUMC N. Little Rock, and continued ringing bells in their handbell choir program until leaving for college. He led the Rainbow Ringers children’s chime choir at FUMC NLR, and currently leads the Mullins Ringers in Memphis.
Linda Ball
Linda Ball taught elementary music in the public schools of Sioux Falls, South Dakota for 25 years before moving to Arkansas with her husband. She also worked in church music in various Lutheran churches in Sioux Falls, directing children's choirs and handbell choirs of all ages, as well as playing in church and community bell choirs. In Arkansas, she is the director of children's and youth choirs at First United Methodist Church of Conway. In her free time, she enjoys reading, trying new recipes, and discovering a new trail to hike with her husband and their dog.
André Duvall is the Organist, Pianist, and Director of Handbells at Mullins United Methodist Church in Memphis, Tennessee. He is the treasurer and a founding member of the West Tennessee Handbell Association, which since 2014 has organized River City Ring, the Memphis area’s annual handbell festival. Andre operates an independent piano studio in Memphis, teaches piano at Lausanne Collegiate School, is Dean of the Memphis Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, and is active as a freelance solo and collaborative pianist. He served as clinician for the Arkansas Handbell Olympics in 2015.
Andre started ringing handchimes in 4th grade at FUMC N. Little Rock, and continued ringing bells in their handbell choir program until leaving for college. He led the Rainbow Ringers children’s chime choir at FUMC NLR, and currently leads the Mullins Ringers in Memphis.
Linda Ball
Linda Ball taught elementary music in the public schools of Sioux Falls, South Dakota for 25 years before moving to Arkansas with her husband. She also worked in church music in various Lutheran churches in Sioux Falls, directing children's choirs and handbell choirs of all ages, as well as playing in church and community bell choirs. In Arkansas, she is the director of children's and youth choirs at First United Methodist Church of Conway. In her free time, she enjoys reading, trying new recipes, and discovering a new trail to hike with her husband and their dog.