Colorado Spring Ring
March 21, 2026
Join Us at Colorado Spring Ring!
This day-long mass ringing event welcomes a new clinician each year to Area 11! This is your opportunity to ring with handbell musicians from Colorado and perform for a local audience.
We are excited to announce that Tammy Freeman will be our clinician for 2026.
Saturday, March 21, 2026
Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church, Englewood, CO
10150 E. Belleview
Englewood, CO 80110
Registration
HMA Members $40
Non-Members $50
An optional lunch box is available for purchase from Jason’s Deli at the time of registration for $10.00. Three lunch options are available:
Meat Sandwich, Veggie Sandwich, or Gluten-Sensitive (Note: This is NOT gluten-free)
Tammy Freeman
Tamara Stevick Freeman is the Handbell Director at St Matthew’s United Methodist Church in Annandale VA. St Matthew’s has 6 active Handbell Choirs, grades 3- adult. They have performed numerous times at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage, The State Department, Salvation Army Rehabilitation Center, and with Fairfax Choral Society at Capitol One Hall. She has been with SMUMC for 25 years. Her choirs were chosen to play a feature concert at the National Seminar, 2024 and open the Area 1 Handbell Festival, 2025. Ms Freeman is also the assistant band director at Glasgow Middle School. Bands under her direction have consistently earned excellent and superior ratings at district concert assessment.
In 2021 and 2025 she was invited to conduct the Justice High School Wind Ensemble at their VMEA performance and shared the stage with Andrew Sharrock at Glasgow Middle School’s Wind Ensemble performance at VMEA in 2024.
Registration
Lunches
Lunch Box Options:
Meat Sandwich
Gluten-Sensitive (Note: This is NOT gluten-free)
Tables
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Schedule:
8:30 Set Up
9:00 Opening Bell and Massed Rehearsal
10:30 (10 min break)
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Massed Rehearsal
2:30 (10 min break)
3:00 Dress Rehearsal w/ trumpet, percussion
3:30 Change into concert attire (if needed)
4:00 Public Concert & Closing bell
Program Order
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- Joyfully Ring
- One Foundation
- Christ the Lord is Risen Today
- Wild Mountain Thyme
- Toccata on King’s Weston
- Sweet Caroline
Please purchase a copy of each piece for every ringer.
Christ the Lord is Risen Today by Jason Krug (MBEHB831) Level 3
One Foundation by Matthew Compton (MHP2996) Level 3
Sweet Caroline by Nick Hanson (MJHS9656) Level 2
Wild Mountain Thyme by Sandra Eithun (MGIG11301) Level 2+
Toccata on King’s Weston by Matthew Compton (MHP2767) Level 3
Joyfully Ring by Doug Benton – Area 11 Anthem
Final Concert
4 p.m.
Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church, Englewood, CO
10150 E. Belleview
Englewood, CO 80110
This concert is free and open to the public. A free will offering will be taken.
Dear Handbell Musicians,
I am looking forward to working with you in March! We have some beautiful, fun and exciting
pieces in our repertoire. Please feel free to reach out with any questions you have and I can’t
wait to make music together!
Tammy Freeman
[email protected]
Joyfully Ring Douglas Benton This is a wonderful piece! I can’t wait to work on it with all of
you!
Tempo 120 dynamics as marked.
M9 dynamic contrast
M23 Look up for rit.
One Foundation arr. Matthew Compton The syncopation in this is fun to play and a lovely
arrangement of both hymns.
I like it a little faster Tempo 95 Dynamics as marked.
The syncopated LVs should be present and flow throughout the piece.
M14 (pick up) bring out the melody
M33 (pick up) bring out melody on chimes
M41-44 lots of the echo on beat 2&
Big FF at 57 & 68.
Christ the Lord is Risen Today arr. Jason Krug
Tempo 100, dynamics as marked.
M3 LV eighth notes.
M36 keep piano but bring out chimes.
M52 small accel and continue crescendo to 55
M79 small rit. Brush damp to crescendo to the end.
Wild Mountain Thyme arr. Sandra Eithun This is a stunning arrangement.
Tempos and dynamics as marked.
Pay careful attention to the LV’s and the R’s throughout the piece.
Lots of dynamics in this one.
M15 Eb6 is not tied. To me the notation is small and it is easy to miss. The lyrics are Will ye go,
Lassie, go?
M18 bring out stem down treble clef quarter notes.
Rit is good at 48 and slightly slower at 49
Watch caesura at 70, I’ll give a prep beat for the pickup.
Questions: Contact Mountain Sub-Area Chair, Andrew Smith
Events Chair, Anne Kleve