For Release Through May 9
DALLAS – Come together with friends or family to celebrate Mother’s Day with a free handbell concert on May 9. The Brookhaven College Handbell Ensemble and Campus Bells of Brookhaven will perform in a special concert at the Performance Hall at 8 p.m.
The Brookhaven College School of the Arts has two ensembles, one expert and one for beginners. These groups perform, separately and together, to play original handbell pieces, jazz, spirituals and marches.
The Brookhaven College Handbell Ensemble includes members from around the Metroplex. The group performs locally, regionally and has performed even internationally at festivals, conferences and concerts from Dallas to Oklahoma to Paris, France. Bonnie Riddle, director of the ensemble, has taught credit and noncredit handbell courses at Brookhaven College since 1980.
For more information about the Brookhaven College Handbell Ensemble, please contact Bonnie Riddle, director, at the Brookhaven College School of the Arts at 972-860-4730.
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