Handbell Young Ringers Festival Registration
Young Ringers Festival (8th grade and younger): Saturday, March 13, 2027
This event will include a mass ring performance and a combined handbell concert featuring your ensemble as well as Concordia's top handbell ensembles. The intention of this festival is to learn from experienced clinicians, experience the greater handbell community, and perform for an audience of handbell fans in our beautiful music building Adjudication options available at no additional cost.
For those of you who have attended our festivals in the past, I welcome you to join us again! And if you have never attended a CUI festival, please let me know if you would like to attend this special event, and I would be glad to walk you through the details. Erik.der@cui.edu
Please Register as soon as you can to confirm your attendance.
Some important info:
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2027
Registration deadline: February 01, 2027
Dress Code: casual
Time: The exact schedule will not be released until after the Feb 01 deadline. Expect to be on campus from 11:00am - 5:30pm, with some room for flexibility, especially if you opt out of eating brunch. The afternoon concert is at 4:00pm and is open to the public.
Mass Ring Repertoire: TBD by November. It will be accessible for beginner ensembles.
Time: The Concert will be at 4:00pm with time for warmups, adjudication, and the rehearsal of the mass ring piece earlier in the day. Once registration closes, I will contact you to confirm an appropriate arrival and warm up time earlier in the day. While our performing arts center is under construction, all events will take place in our music building's orchestra hall. Depending on the number of registrants, we may need to split the day into multiple smaller concerts.
Lunch: Optional cafeteria, buffet-style brunch is available ($11 per person)
Registration Fee: $90 per school or organization
Equipment: We will provide tables, but ask that you bring your own pads, handbells, chimes, mallets, and other equipment you need. If you can't bring your equipment, email Erik.der@cui.edu and we may be able to lend you ours (first come, first served)
Location: CU-Center center for performing arts, Concordia University Irvine
Parking and Walking: Please park in the main lot (parking is free), then walk down the hill to the CU-Center
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