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  • Season 10

    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,” by Bart Howard, Arr. by Ron Mallory“Hallelujah,” by Leonard Cohen, Arr. by Joel Raney“Beneath the Sparkling […]

  • Season 9

    For our 9th season, Ring Sarasota presents “Celebrate Sarasota!” Pristine white-sandy beaches, breathtaking sunsets, theater, concerts, ballet, opera, diverse dining, galleries, museums, the circus, spectator and participant sporting events …. That’s Sarasota County, often referred to as “Florida’s Cultural Coast!” Join Ring Sarasota in our 9th season as we present “Celebrate Sarasota,” a collection of […]

  • Ring Sarasota Makes Final Stop on 9th Season Stay-cation

    Ring Sarasota Makes Final Stop on 9th Season Stay-cation Ring Sarasota wraps up its 9th season on April 7, 2019, with its musical love letter to its hometown. The final concert will be at St. John’s United Methodist Church in Sarasota, FL. Known as Florida’s Culture Coast, Sarasota boasts critically-acclaimed museums, award-winning beaches, major league […]

  • Valerie Phillips

    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 friend (and RS ringer) Terri Chapman on and off for 20 years, randomly following her from […]

  • Rebecca St. Pierre

    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 and went on to obtain several degrees in percussion performance and music education. She has enjoyed […]

  • Paige Hunt

    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 Ring Sarasota. She continued ringing in college, took a short break while completing her Masters at […]