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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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Recent News

Monthly Group Spotlight: Northern Bronze

Jan 13, 2015 | In the Spotlight

Northern Bronze - Ready for Anything! Ringing handbells can be an esoteric adventure as it is, but you never know what is going to happen during the course of a concert season. Northern Bronze, a five-octave community ensemble that was spawned in 2003 in northern...

Monthly Group Spotlight: Festive Ringers (Bridgeport, CT)

Jan 3, 2015 | In the Spotlight

Each month, Area 1 will feature one handbell ensemble each month on the Area 1 website. There are many talented, dedicated ringers spread throughout Area 1, and they deserve to shine in the spotlight. If you are part of a group and you want to be featured in an...