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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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Recent News

Spotlight on Penobscot Bay Ringers

Jan 23, 2016 |

Penobscot Bay Ringers commissions work in honor of group co-founder, Leigh Smith written by Amy Rollins Penobscot Bay Ringers, a community handbell choir based in Camden, Maine, recently commissioned a new handbell arrangement, entitled Ringing in the Season, in honor...

Calling All Cape Cod Ringers!

Dec 15, 2015 |

To everyone out there, but especially you Cape Cod ringers: There are TWO special events for you coming up this spring. The Cape Read and Ring will be held on  Saturday February 27, 2016 from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM at Our Lady of the Cape, 468 Stony Brook Road, Brewster,...

Winter Workshop: not just for directors

Dec 12, 2015 | ,

For the past Umpteen years, Area 1 has sponsored the Directors Seminar in January.  However, given that many of the classes offered can have tremendous value to ringers and directors alike, the Directors Seminar is being rebranded the Winter Workshop.  Area 1 wants...