The Raleigh Ringers

50 Library Road,Fletcher NC 28732

08 July, 2023

Description

Fletcher United Methodist Church welcomes you to an afternoon in concert with the Raleigh Ringers. Event Details Saturday, July 8th, 2023 Concert begins at 4:00pm. Doors open at 3:30pm. General Admission All Ages Wheelchair accessible and companion seating is available. Please select this ticket option at checkout. Free parking is available onsite Learn more about Fletcher UMC's campus, parking, and accessibility at www.fletcherumc.org/our-campus This concert is presented as part of the 2023 Season of Fletcher UMC's ongoing Artist Series. For more info on future events, please visit us at www.fletcherumc.org/Artist-Series The Raleigh Ringers is an internationally acclaimed, Emmy-nominated, advanced community handbell choir that dazzles concert audiences. Under the direction of David M. Harris, The Raleigh Ringers has released seven CDs, and two DVDs of holiday concerts titled One Winter Evening at Meymandi and A December Tradition. Two one-hour concert specials were created from the first DVD and broadcast on over 250 American Public Television stations in 45 states. A new, one-hour holiday special based on the second DVD aired over 400 times in 38 states in its first year of national distribution. The group has performed in 39 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, England and France during its tours, and plays two dates each year at a major venue in Raleigh. The Raleigh Ringers also sponsors an annual festival for adult ringers, an annual festival for youth and less experienced ringers, biannual sight-reading sessions for those interested in new handbell music, a biennial performance experience for advanced ringers, and handbell techniques classes several times a year. THE RALEIGH RINGERS PROMOTES THE ART OF HANDBELL RINGING BY: Presenting entertaining performances of advanced handbell music to the widest possible audience;Commissioning composers to create works for advanced handbell choirs;Supporting and encouraging fellow handbell musicians;Offering educational opportunities through classes and event sponsorship.