Starbucks to the rescue!

We still do not have internet connection at the Hayama House.      We needed to walk to the town and use Starbucks connection.    Everyone is fine and ready to go Tokyo sightseeing in a few minutes.    (by the way if you click on the slide show you can get a bigger and more detailed photos.)

We arrived safely!

We are safely at Hayama.    All are well except for the internet connection which foiled our well planned blog writing on iPad and then transfer on to the Blog.     (no wireless connection... no Blog posting it turned out! )    We have the first blog write up ready and will up load as soon as the connection is established.     Ken

Pre-Tour

Well we are only a few weeks away from our trip. Bells are polished, rehearsals are scheduled, planning continues for our departure on Friday, July 23, quite early in the morning.

Please keep up with us through this blog. The ringers will be taking turns writing and posting pictures from our daily travels. Thank you to all who made this possible for us to attend the 14th International Handbell Symposium in Osaka, Japan. The theme of this years symposium is Echoes for Peace. Thanks to all of you, the ringers will use this opportunity to share their gifts of music with ringers from around the world.

More Annual Concert Video ...... by AER,ER I, ER II

In Joseph's Lovely Garden



The video was provided by our friend Rod Chu who has posted most of the concert pieces on Youtube.    You can view them all by searching "Emanuel Ringers" within Youtube.

Emanuel Ringers Annual Handbell Concert, June 6, 2010

ER III plays " Brightly Sound the Chimes "with Sandra conducting



ER III with Sandra

Come,Christians,Join to Sing arr.Anna Laura Page

ER II

Meditation on Beautiful Savior arr. Cathy Moklebust

ER 1