What’s New with Bells of the Lakes?
BellFest!2024
The annual ringing festival for handbell ensembles will be Saturday, March 2, 2024.
While registration for BellFest!2024 is now closed, you can still enjoy it by attending the afternoon concert! The concert begins at 3:00 p.m. – doors will open at 2:35 p.m.
Our guest conductor this year comes to us from New Jersey. Gillian Erlenborn is the Choral Director and Musical Theatre Teacher at Frelinghuysen Middle School, in Morristown NJ, teaching hundreds of students from diverse social and economic demographics. Since 2013 She has also served as the handbell and children’s choir director at Middlebush Reformed Church.
Gillian received her BM in Music Education and her MA in Teaching from Westminster Choir College. She currently serves as an At-Large Member of the National Board for the Handbell Musicians of America.
Here’s more information – including repertoire!
BellFest!2024 will be held at:
North Heights Lutheran Church, 1700 West Highway 96, Arden Hills, MN 55112.
Upcoming Events
- Sat., Mar. 2, 2024: Concert at BellFest!2024, North Heights Lutheran Church, Arden Hills, MN, 3:00 p.m.
- Sun., April 28, 2024: Concert at Christ the King Lutheran Church, New Brighton, MN, 4:00 p.m.
- Sat., May 11, 2024: Concert at Delano United Methodist Church, Delano, MN, 3:00 p.m.
Check out our Shops page for more information about our merchandise.
20th Anniversary CD
The 2015-2016 season was the 20th year Bells of the Lakes had been ringing together. In celebration, the bell choir performed a 20th Anniversary Concert and released a CD showcasing several outstanding pieces the choir has performed.
To purchase this CD, and more, visit our Shops page.
Bells of the Lakes is a community handbell ensemble representing the Twin Cities of Minnesota and is directed by William H. Mathis, a nationally known conductor and arranger of handbell and choral music. Bells of the Lakes maintains a membership in the Handbell Musicians of America and supports the work and activities of Area VII.