Ring Sarasota is proud to announce its inaugural Fall Handbell Workshop on Saturday, October 22, 2022 at Pine Shores Presbyterian Church in Sarasota, FL Attendees will join members of Ring Sarasota for three different class sessions, brushing up onhandbell…
Ring Sarasota Implements the Handchime Educational Outreach Program By Steven Leadbetter Ring Sarasota’s mission includes educating the community about the musical art of handbell ringing. Although the group has conducted brief informational sessions at its concerts, Ring Sarasota has…
Ring Sarasota is excited to perform at the 2021 Downtown Sarasota Tree Lighting at Selby Five Points Park on December 2nd.
Ring Sarasota is aware of the devastating effects of the Covid-19 virus and the global pandemic that began last year and continues to grip our community, country, and the world. In response to this and in an effort to…
“Capriccio” By Kevin McChesneySeason 11St. Boniface ChurchSarasota, FL
RIng Sarasota performs “Bring Him Home” during their 9th season.
Will you “Be the One”? Save the date for the 2020 Giving Challenge?
A Changing of the Guard After nine years of service as President of the Board of Ring Sarasota, Kathie Hayes stepped down, paving the way for Steven Leadbetter to assume the role. Her tenure saw the birth of Ring…
An Important Update from Ring Sarasota on our 10th Season: Update 3/16/2020 – The health and wellbeing of our friends, family, ringers, and supporters is paramount to Ring Sarasota. Based on the CDC’s updated recommendations on social distancing, we…
Thank You! Donors Exceed Expectations on #GivingTuesday Our generous donors on #GivingTuesday and throughout the year have been instrumental in our mission to spread the beauty of handbell music throughout southwest Florida. Because of all of you, we exceeded…
Show your support for Ring Sarasota on #GivingTuesday, December 3, 2019!
Whether you like upbeat and energetic, melodic and calming, hummable, Calypso, or jazz, we are sure you will enjoy our Season 10 celebration of “The Beat Goes On!” “Allegro con Moto,” by Jason W. Krug“Fly Me to the Moon,”…
Valerie Phillips It’s ‘all in the family’, so to speak for Valerie. She drives an hour-plus north weekly to have fun ringing with her daughter Paige Hunt, who drives an hour-plus south. And Valerie has been ringing with family…
Rebecca St. Pierre Rebecca’s lifelong love of percussion started when, as the youngest child, she realized that thumping things instead of older siblings was both a safer and more satisfying alternative. She grew up tapping, striking, ringing and hitting…
Paige Hunt Paige started ringing handbells at her church in Connecticut during middle school and has been playing ever since! In high school, she rang under the direction of Terri Chapman, who many years later would introduce Paige to…