Bay2Bay Ringers serves as a community outreach ensemble of Capital Ringers Inc. Bay2Bay is a beginner/intermediate handbell group that has been flourishing over the past six months and serves an integral part of the mission of Capital Ringers Inc.
Playing with Bay2Bay is good preparation for a position in the auditioned Capital Ringers Ensemble. Bay2Bay Ringers prepare a themed presentation of six to eight songs, with a demonstration to the audience of what is involved with ringing handbells and handchimes.
Bay2Bay is at the center of our Do More 24 campaign, which begins at 6 p.m. on March 7. We set a goal of $5,000 toward purchasing and refurbishing a three-octave set of Schulmerich handbells. All of last year’s donations were matched, and we hope that happens again. A complete refurbishment is estimated to cost $6,400.
Bay2Bay is the focus of our Do More 24 campaign, which begins at 6 p.m. on March 7. We set a goal of $5,000 toward purchasing and refurbishing a three-octave set of Schulmerich handbells. All of last year’s donations were matched, and we hope that happens again. A complete refurbishment is estimated to cost $6,400.
The director, Judy Moore, says: “Some are ringing for the first time, others are refining their ringing skills. They are achieving growth in music reading, bell techniques and preparing to perform for the community.”
In the fall Bay2Bay presented familiar Italian songs to an Italian-American audience, and in March there are plans to present “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling” over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend.
Judy Moore has worked with bell choirs for more than fifty years. She has a Masters degree in Music from Westminster Choir College. Her musical experience is in Education, Music Ministry in Illinois, Colorado and Delaware, conductor of the Delaware Choral Society in Dover, and has rung with the Capital Ringers for six years. She is retired and living in Rehoboth Beach.
Judy enjoys the challenge and enthusiasm of people who are curious about bells, figure out how to achieve the beautiful sound of bell music, and continue “Igniting Hearts and Minds through the Power of Music.”
