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A Christmas Handbell Celebration
Bethany United Methodist Church, Summerville, SC
December 3, 2000
4:00 PM Friends, families, and handbell lovers were treated to wonderful Handbell Concert on Sunday, December 3, 2000 at the Bethany United Methodist Church in Summerville, SC. Each of the participating handbell choirs performed three seperate musical selections befitting the season. The musical celebration concluded with the massed choirs ringing Good King Wenceslas, arranged by M. L. Thompson.

Click the picture above for a short video of the King's Ringers!

Participating handbell choirs included:

HarborView Presbyterian Adult Bell Choir
Harbor View Presbyterian Church
James Island, SC
Pamela O. Nelson, Director

Selections included:

Song of Celebrations
                 Arnold Sherman
Coventry Carol
                 arr. Anna Laura Page
Sing We Now of Christmas
                arr Kevin McChesney

Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Handbell Choir
Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Ann McGill, Director

Selections included:

Lo, How a Rose e'er Blooming
                             arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
Comfort, Comfort Ye, My People
                             arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
                             arr. Katherine Larson

Imogene Williams Handbell Ensemble
Bethany United Methodist Church
Summerville, SC
Paul Fletcher, Director

Selections included:

Angel Tidings
             Cynthia Dobrinski
Stille Nacht
             arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
Christmas Carol Fest
            arr. Doug Wagner
Still, Still, Still
            arr. Doug Wagner

The King's Ringers
Christ Our King Catholic Church
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Donna Teague, Director

Selections included:

Carol of the Bells
             Doug Wagner
He Is Born, the Divine Christ Child
             arr. M.L. Thompson
Ding Dong Merrily on High
             arr. Cynthia Dobrinski

The combined handbell choirs

Last Updated: 4 December 2000