1998-99
Winter/Spring 1999
Chapel Service - Janet Solberg
Kalamazoo, MI -- Kalamazoo College -- Stetson Chapel -- April 30,
1999 -- 10:50am
Morning Service
Kalamazoo, MI -- Winchell Ave. Christian Church -- May 2, 1999
-- 9:30am
La Bella Primavera - Concert
Kalamazoo, MI -- Kalamazoo College -- Stetson Chapel -- May 7,
1999 -- 8:00pm
Fall/Winter 1998-99
Organizational Fair
Come and find out all about the group, and sign up to ring!
The Quad -- September 18, 1998 -- 11:00am to 1:00pm
Morning Service
Kalamazoo, MI -- Winchell Ave. Christian Church -- November 15, 1998
-- 9:30am
winteRing - Concert
Kalamazoo, MI -- Kalamazoo College -- Stetson Chapel -- January 24,
1999 -- 4:00pm
1997-98
Spring 1998
Chapel Service - Student Commission
Kalamazoo, MI -- Kalamazoo College -- Stetson Chapel -- May 29, 1998
-- 10:50am
Dance With Me - Concert
Kalamazoo, MI -- Kalamazoo College -- Stetson Chapel -- May 31, 1998
-- 4:00pm
Winter 1998
Chapel Service - Amazing Grace
Kalamazoo, MI -- Kalamazoo College -- Stetson Chapel -- February 27,
1998 -- 10:50am
Ring Into Spring - Concert
Kalamazoo, MI -- Kalamazoo College -- Stetson Chapel -- March 8,
1998 -- 4:00pm
Fall 1997
Wedding
Kalamazoo, MI -- November 8, 1997 -- 3:00pm
Parents Weekend Service
Kalamazoo, MI -- Kalamazoo College -- Stetson Chapel -- November 9,
1997
-- 11:00am
Morning Service
Kalamazoo, MI -- Winchell Ave. Christian Church -- November 23, 1997
-- 9:45am
Christmastime is Near - Concert
Kalamazoo, MI -- Kalamazoo College -- Stetson Chapel -- November 23,
1997 -- 8:00pm
A little history of the choir and their directors --
Founded in 1987, the Kalamazoo College Handbell Choir was first directed by
Judith Dodge Breneman, who was also director of the College Singers and the Bach
Festival Choir. Ms. Breneman left the college in 1989, and Russell Cooper,
a 1989 graduate of Kalamazoo College, took over as director. The choir was
renamed K-Handbells of Kalamazoo College.
In his tenth year as director, Mr. Cooper has been an active participant in
numerous
handbell workshops/festivals/seminars led by noted handbell composers/directors
Donald Allured, Douglas Benton, Kay Cook, David Davidson, William Griffin,
Barbara Kane, Michael Keller, Janet Van Valey,
Douglas Wagner, and Tim Waugh. Mr. Cooper has been a guest clinician in
workshops/festivals throughout Michigan and Indiana.
He is a member of the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers -
AGEHR.
Kalamazoo College is on the
quarter system, and the handbell choir changes its roster three times per
year. The students rehearse up to six hours every week - 3
rehearsals/week - on a completely volunteer basis, and are an independent
organization separate from the
music department. They perform several times a year, including their own
concerts, and
for local church services and community events.
K-Handbells of Kalamazoo College