2024 Holiday Concert Series! Tidings of Peace! December 7th, 8th & 14th We are very excited to announce our three holiday concerts for 2024! Join us for Pacific Ringers Presents Tidings of Peace! Ring in the Holidays with Pacific Ringers! Celebrate the season with Artistic Director Ellie Hodder and the incredible artistry of Pacific Ringers, a full ensemble of handbell musicians. This… Read More
2024 PNW Handbell Directors & Musicians Forum Saturday, September 21, 2024 Online registration 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Event Flyer Clinicians: Ellie Hodder, Shelley Giaier, Kendra Symonds and Members of Pacific Ringers Who will benefit: Every handbell director and musician. Truthfully? We’re still trying to right ourselves after the pandemic. Programs may be smaller. Musicians are fewer in number. “If you have… Read More
Spring Concerts! Let’s Dance! June 8th, 15th & 16th Pacific Ringers is thrilled to bring you two end-of-season Spring Concerts this season. Love Handbells? Love to dance? This concert is for you. Dance forms from tango to bossa nova to waltz and lots more. Enjoy an evening with musicians who love handbells and love sharing music with you! The carefully chosen repretoire will bring… Read More
Holiday Concert – Peace: Mediations & Themes on the Season – December 9th & 10th Pacific Ringers is thrilled to bring you two holiday concerts this season. Join us in Canby on December 9th or NE Portland on December 10th. Join Artistic Director Ellie Hodder and a full ensemble of handbell musicians and enjoy a wonderful repertoire of songs and arrangements that celebrate the spirit of peace during this holiday… Read More
Pacific NW Directors & Musicans Forum For the Love of Handbells Re-engerize! Learn new ways! Connect! Download flyer here: For the Love of Handbells – September 30th, Beaverton, OR… Read More
Open Ring with Pacific Ringers – August 7th BYO Gloves and We’ll Provide the Rest! Join us on August 7th, 2023 @ 6:30 pm in Downtown Portland. Use the registration form: Open Ring Registration and we’ll contact you with event location details. Experience the Joy of Handbells at Pacific Ringers’ Open Ring! Join us for a delightful evening of handbell ringing at our… Read More
Concert: Bells Rock – June 11th Sunday, June 11th, 4:00 pm Pacific Ringers proudly offers three concerts for Spring, 2023. Featuring our new low-bass bells, Bells Rock is sure to be a bell-ringing blast! Murray Hills Christian Church15050 SW Weir Road, Beaverton, OregonFacebook Event Free Admission with a free-will offeringPacific Ringers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and member of the Oregon Cultural… Read More
Concert: Bells Rock! – June 4th Saturday, June 3, 2023, 4:00 pm Pacific Ringers proudly offers three concerts for Spring, 2023. Featuring our new low-bass bells, Bells Rock is sure to be a bell-ringing blast! Orchards United Methodist Church11000 NE Fourth Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WAFacebook Event Free Admission with a free-will offeringPacific Ringers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and member of the… Read More
Concert: Bells Rock! – June 3rd Saturday, June 3, 2023, 4:00 pm Pacific Ringers proudly offers three concerts for Spring, 2023. Featuring our new low-bass bells, Bells Rock is sure to be a bell-ringing blast! Orchards United Methodist Church11000 NE Fourth Plain Blvd, Vancouver, WAFacebook Event Free Admission with a free-will offeringPacific Ringers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and member of the… Read More
News – Pacific Ringers in 12th Year! As we head into Fall 2021, Pacific Ringers will return to in-person ringing. We did a lot of virtual ringing last Fall and have had small group, solo, and ensemble meetings for practice and learning events. We miss you and can’t wait to ring you in person again.… Read More
2018 Holiday Concert Season We are very excited to announce our three-concert holiday programming. ‘Tis the Season – A Celebration in Sound Please join us as we perform songs from a variety of seasonal holidays, and some traditional carols. All concerts are free, with a free-will offering. December 8th, 4:00 pm St. Barnabus Episcopal Parish 822 NW Second St… Read More
2018 Spring Concert – It’s All About the Bass… or is it? Pacific Ringers Spring Concert It’s All About the Bass… or is it? Moreland Presbyterian Church June 10, 2017, 4:00 pm A selection of music to challenge both the treble & bass sections to finally answer that time-honored question: Is it really all about the bass? … Read More
2017 – Greatest Hits of Stage and Screen Lincoln City May 2017 It was our pleasure to be hosted by Congregational Church of Lincoln City, United Church of Christ for the opening of our 2017 Spring Concert – Greatest Hits of Stage & Screen. The church is beautifully situated with a view of the Pacific Ocean. … Read More
2016 – Annual Holiday Concert Please join us for Pacific Ringers annual holiday concert Jolly old St Nick with special guests Moreland Presbyterian Church Choir Lisa Zweben, viola Saturday, December 10, 2016 7:00 pm Moreland Presbyterian Church 1814 SE Bybee Blvd Portland, OR 97202 Freewill Offering Pacific Ringers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, a member of the Oregon Cultural Trust… Read More
2016 – Dance, Dance, Dance! Sunday, June 12, 2016, Dance, Dance, Dance! 4pm at Moreland Presbyterian Church (1814 SE Bybee Blvd, Portland, OR) Pacific Ringers Annual Concert featuring a variety of dance rhythms to keep you moving!… Read More
Helping at the Pioneer Century Pacific Ringers and friends worked several aid stations at the 2016 Pioneer Century. Portland Wheelmen Touring Club coordinate this wonderful set of bike rides of varying lengths. PR musicians helped keep the food and water flowing so the cyclists could enjoy their ride in near 100 degree heat!… Read More
History of our Bells Pacific Ringers spent the first five years of our existence raising money to purchase our own bells. Finally in the Spring of 2015, all the hard work paid off and we acquired all but 2 bells of a five octave set. … Read More
2015 – Holiday Concert Saturday, December 12, Holiday Handbell Concert, 7 pm at First Unitarian Church (corner of SW 12th at Main). Pacific Ringers will join with Chalice Bells for a fun-filled evening of holiday music. Freewill offering.… Read More
2015 – I Got Rhythm! Sunday, June 14, I Got Rhythm! Moreland Presbyterian Church (1814 SE Bybee Blvd, Portland, OR 97202–parking in rear of church). A fun afternoon with rhythms that’ll have you tapping your toes and moving along! Freewill offering. … Read More