Open Bronze Rehearsals to Prepare for Festival/Conference 2023

This is a running list of groups who plan to host an open rehearsal to help people prepare for Bronze choir pieces that will be played at Festival/Conference 2023. Saturday, April 8th from 9am to 3pm at Old South Church, 645 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116 in the fourth...

HMA Area 1 COVID-19 Policy Updated (9/11/2022)

This policy is intended to cover all Area 1 Sponsored events.  It does not affect endorsed events.  Policy as follows: HMA AREA 1 COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY (Updated 9/11/2022) PARTICIPANTS To ensure that Area 1 sponsored events are as safe as possible from the...

The Power of Self-Confidence

by Steve Mazeau While we like to describe handbell workshops as “skill building”, I feel the real culprit, hiding in the shadows, is a lack of self-confidence. I see this in people who sit in the pews and say how nice the bells sound, and they want to try...