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
2019 Holiday Concerts We are excited to announce our Holiday Concerts for December 2019! Please join us Saturday, December 7th at 7pm St. Andrews Lutheran Church, 12405 SW Butner Road, Beaverton, OR 97005 Sunday, December 8th at 4pm Moreland Presbyterian Church 1814 SE Bybee Blvd, Portland, OR All concerts are open to the public and completely free. There… Read More
2019: Celebrate 10 Years This June! 10th Year Anniversary Concerts this June 2019. Mark Your Calendars! Our Spring Concerts are coming up: June 2, 2019 at Southminster Presbyterian Church on Denney Road in Beaverton, OR, and June 9th at Moreland Presbyterian Church in Portland. Hear the world premier of our new piece and join in the 10 year festivities! All concerts… 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
First Day of Rehearsal! Sept 2018 We are excited for our 1st day of rehearsal. It’s our 10th Anniversary Season and we are ready to ring! Holiday concert dates are set (Dec. 8th, 9th and 16th) and new music is on the stands. Let’s do this!… Read More
What We Did Last Summer Pacific Ringers were volunteering at the Pioneer Century Ride, staffing the aid station for the bicyclists as they came through. Peanut butter, oranges and water anyone?… Read More
Welcome to May! We are about one month away from our Spring Concert season. Rehearsals are getting exciting. Stairway to Heaven is coming along beautifully….. What? You haven’t heard Stairway to Heaven on bells. Your chance is coming up in June 10th at Moreland Presbyterian Church! But first, we are off to the Siskiyou Summit Handbell Festival May 4-5th. … Read More
Holiday Concert 2017 Sunday, December 10, 2017, Sounds of the Season 4 pm, Southminster Presbyterian Church (12250 SW Denney Road, Beaverton, OR 97008 Saturday, December 9, 2017, Sounds of the Season 7 pm, Trinity United Methodist Church (3915 SE Steele St. Portland, OR 97202) … 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