Welcome to Area 1

Serving Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont

Festival Conference 2025!

Worcester State University
June 26-29, 2025

[Area 1’s event was] the best festival I’ve been a part of…it really had a National Seminar feel, but was much more personal and so professionally done! Thanks for making me feel at home and for taking such good care of me while I was there! I’m now an Area 1 fan!!
— Brian Childers, F/C2022 Massed & Tins Clinician

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Please consider donating to Area 1 to help us continue to provide education, support, and community to handbell musicians throughout Area 1! Your donation in any amount can support scholarships, communication around our events, and helps us to spread information about the history and art of ringing to all.

Recent News

Guest Post: How I spent my summer vacation

In the fall of 2016, a group of handbell ringers organized by Steve Mazeau did something that perhaps hadn't been done before--they played a concert at "The Big E."  What follows is his account of the experience from start to end. How I Spent My Summer Vacation By...

Spotlight: Bronze Ambassadors at the Big E!

The Bronze Ambassadors of the United Christian Academy in Newport, VT will represent the state of Vermont on Vermont Day at the Big E, September 24. They will be playing two concerts, one at 1:00 and the other at 3:00 on the Storrowtown Tavern green. They will be...

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