Emanuel Ringers

The Emanuel Ringers is part of the music ministry from Emanuel Lutheran Church in Pleasantville, New York. This handbell group is comprised of ringers ranging from 8 and up. We ring on 5 octaves of Schulmerich handbells and 7 octaves of Malmark handchimes. We welcome all who want to learn how to ring, you do not have to be a member of the church to participate. Contact Eiko at emanuelringers@gmail.com for more information about our Music Ministry at Emanuel

Sunday, July 24, 2022

DAY 1 (LANCASTER, PA)

July 24, 2022 Today was the first day of the tour and everyone involved was either extremely nervous, extremely excited, or some kind of mix between the two. We met at the Emanuel Church and made sure everyone and everything we needed was present, and made sure to get some group photos too. A bunch of today was spent on the tour bus and we had a lot of fun playing card games, chatting a bunch, and resting. Our next stop was the Willow Valley Cultural Center where we were fortunate enough to get to play for the community there and especially Eileen Laurence who most everyone in the choir owes a lot to and has great memories with. Our concert went great and I think the audience would agree, everyone attending was super nice and generous. Lots of people in the audience were curious and were happy to learn a bit about the bells as well when they were allowed to come up to the stage and try ringing or learn about how it’s done. The standing ovation we got at the end tells the whole story. I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s music and hoping that we play just as well if not better. Below are some photos of today, we hope you enjoy them!
As in the past tour, two members of the ringers are assigned to write the journal and today's reporters are. David & George. original post on KCR blog

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  1. Glad to see you all are off to a great start! Have fun and enjoy the trip south! Great post! —Ben C.

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