Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Auditions: Rocky Mountain Ringers


Rocky Mountain Ringers, an ensemble of advanced handbell ringers, will hold auditions for its fall concert season at St. Paul Lutheran Church (at the corner of 16th Avenue and Grant Street in Downtown Denver) June 28, 2010 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
People seeking to join the Rocky Mountain Ringers should have at least a year of instrumental training or experience and be able to read both treble and bass clefs. Just fill out the RMR Audition form at http://www.rockymountainringers.org/?q=AuditionApp prior to the June 28 auditions.
Rocky Mountain Ringers rehearses Monday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, starting the first week in August running through the third week of December.

The Ringers were founded in 1996 and are currently under the direction of Jeffrey Harms. Rocky Mountain Ringers perform an advanced selection of adaptations for handbells from composers such as Cole Porter, Hoagie Carmichael, Beach Boys, and original works for handbells by Kevin McChesney, Arnold Sherman, and Cathy Moklebust, among others.

“We rehearse, we play, we make incredible music! Be ready for a workout!,” said RMR Artistic Director Jeffrey Harms.