Awe and Wonder

Siskiyou Summit Handbell Conference 2025                          

May 2-3, 2025    Ashland, OR

Mark your calendars for the 2025 Siskiyou Summit Handbell Conference. This year’s Guest Clinician is Jason Krug, our theme is “Awe and Wonder” featuring music that expresses the feeling when we experience the grandeur and beauty of God’s creation and His gift of love to us. Our weekend begins on Friday night with Massed Ringing rehearsal and continues Saturday with Massed, Division ringing and workshops with a closing concert in the evening. Click on the following links for Schedule, Repertoire List and Registration Materials. Registration opens January 1, 2025—Early Bird Registration Fee is $80/ringer before March 31 and $85/ringer after March 31.  A $5 discount/person is available for choirs with 5 or more ringers attending.

Repertoire                           Schedule                       Registration

Jason Krug

Jason W. Krug (b. 1978) is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana.  He holds a degree in music from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Jason is a full-time freelance composer, arranger, clinician, and teacher.  Since his first publication in 2006, he’s had over 500 compositions and arrangements accepted for handbells, piano, strings, organ, and choir.  His works have been featured at numerous festivals and workshops in the United States and beyond.  He is also handbell editor for Beckenhorst Press, as well as the owner of and editor for Grassy Meadow Music.

In his spare time, Jason enjoys writing.  He has spent several years working on a young adult fantasy series, The Sadonian Chronicles, and has released a non-fiction book, The General Theory of Creativity.  He also enjoys solving the Rubik’s Cube and similar puzzles, and has participated in several competitions sponsored by the World Cube Association.

Jason continues to live in Indianapolis with his wife Ellen, his sons Daniel and Malcolm, and his feline creative consultants Figaro and Nocturne.  You can find him on the web at jasonwkrug.com and grassymeadowmusic.com.

Questions—contact me, Diane Barnes at [email protected]