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SPRING CONCERT SLATED

The annual spring concert for the BELLS OF JOYFUL SOUND will be held on Sunday evening, May 17, at the Granger Community Church, located at 3200 West 4100 South in Salt Lake City. The concert will feature a variety of handbell selections, sacred and secular, and a broad spectrum of music types.

"This is our closing concert," reports Bob Nohavec, director. "We've certainly had an enjoyable year and are looking forward to sharing our music with our friends, acquaintances and fans."

The concert is slated to begin at 7:00 p.m. and refreshments will be served. A love offering will be taken to benefit one of the ministries of the Granger Community Church. Pastors at the church are Ron and Carolyn Holdsworth.
posted April 11, 2009

PARK CITY, HERE WE COME!

"Park City, here we come," was the cry heard from members of the BELLS OF JOYFUL SOUND when they heard that the ensemble had been invited to play for morning worship services at Park City Community Church. The appearance is set for Sunday morning, May 17, and the ensemble will play for both worship services that morning.

"This church is just around the corner from where I live," mused Bob Nohavec, director. "It'll be nice to get up a little later that morning than I usually do to attend church. And this congregation is a great group of people to worship with. I'm sure we'll be warmly received."

Park City Community Church is located at 4501 North Highway 224 on the way to Park City. The morning worship hours are 9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
posted April 11, 2009

BELLS TO PLAY AT GRACE
BAPTIST IN BOUNTIFUL

On Sunday morning, April 26, the BELLS OF JOYFUL SOUND will enrich the experience for worshippers at Grace Baptist Church in Bountiful through the playing of several selections during the morning worship service.

"We last played for this church in the spring of 2003, so we are certainly looking forward to our return to this congregation," said Robert Nohavec, director. "They've had a change of pastors in the intervening years, and at the present time they are in the process of searching for a new leader. We are pleased to assist in their worship experience."

Grace Baptist Church is located at 390 North and 400 East in Bountiful. The morning worship hour is 10:30 a.m.
posted April 11, 2009

WHAT'S WITH THE "SLICK SIX"?

Recently, a new outreach was established for the BELLS OF JOYFUL SOUND through the efforts of one of its members, Jane. Jane's career field is curriculum development, and she decided to develop a curriculum unit that could be used to acquaint elementary children with the art of handbell ringing. The unit entitled "Introduction To Handbells" is a scripted hal-hour presentation designed for 6 ringers, a 4-octave set of handbells, and a 3-octave set of handchimes.

Accordingly, six ringers from the BELLS OF JOYFUL SOUND joined together to form the "Slick Six" and made their first inservice presentation on Friday morning, March 27, to approximately 300 elementary school children, grades 1 through 4, at the Wasatch Elementary School.

"What fun!" said BELLS OF JOYFUL SOUND director, Bob Nohavec, who was one of the six members of the ensemble. "The kids were enthralled and tremendously excited. Afterwards, they all had a chance to come up individually and see the bells close up and even ring some of them. It was a great experience for them and for us."

The Slick Six will be making another presentation of the inservice program at an area elementary school at the end of May. Watch for the announcement on this page soon.
posted April 11, 2009

MASS SPRING RING A HUGE SUCCESS

The BELLS OF JOYFUL SOUND attended annual Spring Ring for bellringers in Utah held on Saturday, March 14, at Murray High School. Nearly 200 ringers attended this all-day event.

The musicians began rehearsing at 8:30 a.m. and presented a concert at 4:30 p.m. Six massed choir selections were performed, and several bell choirs presented solo selections during the concert. The event was free to the public, and a large crowd was in attendance.

This year's guest director was Greig Ashurst from LaFayette, Louisiana. Mr. Ashurst teaches instrumental and choral music and had been selected as "Teacher of the Year" at North Vermilion High School in Maurice, LA. He is an active music educator, writer, percussionist, conductor, and clinician in local, state, and national music organizations. He has had a distinguished teaching career in both public and private schools and universities in Louisiana, North Carolina, and Texas. In addition, Mr. Ashurst is the music director and conductor of the Acadiana Symphony Youth Orchestra and is the Director of Music at Grace Presbyterian Church in Lafayette, LA. He maintains a very industrious schedule as a guest conductor and clinician throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.
posted April 11, 2009

SAINT MATTHEW'S LUTHERAN
HEARS BELLS

The congregation of Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church were treated to the sounds of the handbell artistry of the BELLS OF JOYFUL SOUND at their worship services on March 22. The ensemble played four selections for each of the two worship services.

"This was our third appearance worshipping with this congregation," said Bob Nohavec, Director. "We always look forward to the services and were pleased with the warm reception."

Saint Matthew's Lutheran Church is located at 2654 West 5200 South in Taylorsville. The pastor is Reverend Gordon J. Young.
posted April 11, 2009