Annual Spring Handbell Festival

Exciting things are happening this year at the annual handbell festival hosted by Central United Methodist Church in Fayetteville, AR. This year's festival will be held on Saturday, April 28. Lloyd Larson, nationally known clinician and composer, will serve as the clinician. (You can find Lloyd's bio below.) Registration for the festival is limited to the first 22 choirs to return their registration forms and fees. Registration fees for this exciting festival are $20 per person if received by April 1, 2012 and $25 per person after April 1. This includes a light breakfast, delicious morning and afternoon snacks, and an all-you-can-eat lunch. All registration forms can be found below. There will be drawings for door prizes and lots of  fun surprises! Additional information about the festival can be found in the Welcome Letter below.

Extreme Ring will be offered the evening of Friday, April 27 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Any individual or choir is welcome to participate, preparing two pieces of music in advance, just as for the festival. Interested choirs and indiviual ringers will need to register in advance so we can be sure to have bell positions covered. There is a nominal $5 per person fee for Extreme Ring.

You won't want to miss this year's exciting Handbell Festival!

All pertinent documents can be downloaded below in both Microsoft Word and PDF formats.

• A Welcome Letter describing the festival in greater detail.   WORD   PDF
• 2012 Handbell Festival Choir Registration Form   WORD   PDF
• Solo Ensemble Registration Form   WORD   PDF
• Extreme Ring Registration Form   WORD   PDF
• Lloyd Larson's Biography.   WORD   PDF

For any additonal information, please contact CUMC's Director of Traditional Music and Worship, Fenner Russell, at or 479-442-1824.