Stevie Berryman
12th Annual
Snake River Handbell Conference
January 29 & 30, 2027
Central Elementary Gym
1415 6th Street S
Nampa, Idaho
Come and join many other handbell musicians ringing six great pieces under the direction of a well-known handbell clinician, Stevie Berryman. The pieces are level 2-3 incorporating various music styles, techniques, and seasons. The weekend begins with set-up Friday in the late afternoon with the opening rehearsal at 6:30 pm. It continues Saturday beginning at 9:00 am and concludes with a concert for the community at 6:30 pm.
Registration is open!
This event is sponsored by Handbell Musicians of America, dedicated to uniting people through the musical art of handbell and handchime ringing. www.handbellmusicians.org.
Coppers Classic – About
Coppers Classic is a massed ringing event for advanced coppers handbell musicians held annually in March or April, in Portland, Oregon with participants from all over the United States and Canada. Musicians rehearse for three days, Friday through Sunday and present a public concert on Sunday afternoon.
Our handbell musicians are solidly coppers musicians. They have good handbell skills, a commitment to their ensemble and are the backbone of their choir. Passion and the desire to learn and grow as a handbell musician are the qualities that characterize those who will have a great Coppers Classic experience.
Do you love handbells? Do you have a passion to learn, to create the most musical experience of each composition and to celebrate your music making with others who share your joy? Then Coppers Classic is definitely for you!
Ellie Hodder
ELLIE HODDER is the Founder/Director of Coppers Classic.
Click here to view past repertoires. Lots of fun music!
Visit the Coppers Classic website for all the details and to register. Registration typically opens in October.
This event is sponsored by Handbell Musicians of America, dedicated to uniting people through the musical art of handbell and handchime ringing. www.handbellmusicians.org.
Monica McGowan
Big Sky Handbell Festival
44th Annual
April 23-24, 2027 – Billings, MT
Clinician: Monica McGowan
The Public is invited to attend the final concert on Saturday evening
Massed ringing rehearsals are held on Friday evening and all day Saturday. The event culminates with a public concert on Saturday evening.
This event is endorsed by Handbell Musicians of America, dedicated to uniting people through the musical art of handbell and handchime ringing. www.handbellmusicians.org.
Cathy Moklebust
Siskiyou Summit Handbell Conference
May 14-15, 2027—Ashland OR
Our Clinician for 2027 is Cathy Moklebust
Mark your calendars for the 2027 Siskiyou Summit Handbell Conference. Our clinician is Cathy Moklebust. This will be her 3rd appearance at Siskiyou Summit. The event begins on Friday evening with Massed ringing at 7pm and continues Saturday with Levels ringing tracks, classes to hone your musicality and ringing skills, ending the day with a Public Concert sharing what we’ve accomplished over the weekend.
The Early Bird fee for the conference is $75/ringer ($80 after March 31). The fee includes lunch on Saturday, snacks and water. A $5 discount/ringer is offered to full choirs (8 or more ringers) registering as a group.
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This event is sponsored by Handbell Musicians of America, dedicated to uniting people through the musical art of handbell and handchime ringing. www.handbellmusicians.org.
Area 10 Fall Ringing Round-up 
Area 10 debuted its Fall Ringing Round-up event in October 2025. Following decreasing attendance at the area-wide biennial conferences, Area 10 surveyed ringers in Area 10 and learned they preferred shorter events, closer to home, with less up-front preparation time and lower registration fees.
Area 10 responded with the Fall Ringing Round-up. This Friday evening, Saturday event is held in multiple locations throughout the area, strategically located to be within a 3 hour drive time of major populations, with registration fees beginning at $40. Area 10 provides the music and equipment. Ringers just show up on Friday with an empty music binder and gloves. Friday evening, the ringers meet their bells, their music, and their clinician. Two hours of workshop time is devoted to studying the music and other preparatory skills. Saturday is a full day of ringing, with additional instruction from the podium. The event ends with a late-afternoon informal concert.
While the development of this event was focused on the advanced beginner to intermediate ringer, more skilled ringers can still expand their skill set by playing positions they don’t typically play and by reinforcing proper techniques.
In 2025, Fall Ringing Round-up events were held simultaneously in Bend, OR; Spokane, WA; Olympia, WA; and Great Falls, MT.
In 2026, the event is moving to September to also help ringers “get the rust out” and, more practically, have more daylight for the return drive on Saturday. The event is being held in 7 locations: Billings, MT; Whitefish, MT; Yakima, WA; Bellevue, WA; Eugene, OR; Idaho Falls, ID; and Boise, ID.
Area 10 will host its traditional, 3-day, area-wide conference in June 2027 in the Portland area.
The Fall Ringing Round-up will continue in 2028 and 2029. And so on.
This event is sponsored by Handbell Musicians of America, dedicated to uniting people through the musical art of handbell and handchime ringing. www.handbellmusicians.org.