Handbell Week

David Weck, Clinician

June 28 to July 1, 2010

Register below...by mail or online!


Handbell Week Class of 2009
 
About the Workshop
 

 

This four day intensive workshop is designed to expand your handbell performance technique and musicianship. Each day is filled with rehearsals emphasizing hands-on learning through ringing some of today's best handbell music (Level 2+ to
Level 4). Advanced instruction and a fun fast-paced group atmosphere make this a very enjoyable experience for both ringers and directors interested in improving their handbell performance. The week (Monday through Thursday) concludes with a public concert on Thursday evening featuring the handbell selections from the workshop. 

The concert is at the workshop site (Good Shepherd Lutheran Church--West Campus, Verona) at 7:00pm--family, friends, and the public are invited--a free will offering is appreciated.

 
About the Clincian
David Weck has been the clinician for Handbell Week for many years and we are pleased to announce that he will return again this year to lead the workshop. David is founder and director of The Agape Ringers. On a daily basis, he is an editor with Hope Publishing Company of Carol Stream, Illinois, where he is responsible for the handbell catalog consisting of more than 700 titles. David is in demand as clinician and director of numerous local and national handbell events including the 2004 International Handbell Symposium in Toronto and the 2008 International Symposium in Orlando, Florida. In 2005, he served as Guest Conductor for the Summer Workshop of The Handbell Ringers of Japan. For 30 years, David has been involved in choral music through music education, church music and as assistant director of the Chicago Community Renewal Chorus. Currently, he serves as adjunct faculty member of Vander Cook College of Music Continuing Education, and served on the national board of the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers. In 2004 he was awarded the Area VIII Outstanding Service Award. David and his wife, Jane Holstein, reside in Wheaton, Illinois, where they enjoy spending their spare time with grandchildren, Becky and Jack.
 
  Mark Bloedow, Executive Director of Handbell Week, is the Director of Worship and Music at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Madison, Wisconsin( www.gslcwi.com ), and Music Director of Madison Area Concert Handbells (www.madisonhandbells.org).
Handbell Week was founded and presented for many years by Robert and Joyce Morrison. The workshop was held at various sites throughout Wisconsin.  When Bob and Joyce retired from the workshop, Mark Bloedow became the new director of the annual workshop.

Register today, by mail or online!
 
REGISTRATION BY MAIL   Click Here Handbell Week 2010 Registration Form
 
REGISTER ONLINE   Click Here Handbell Week 2010 Online Registration 

Workshop Fee

  • $305.00 per person (includes workshop registration, music packet, break snacks, and lunch)
  • Early Bird Registration Discount
    • Register by April 1 receive a $25 discount (pay only $280!)
    • Register by May 1 receive a $20 discount (pay only $285!)
    • These discounts are not available after May 1.
  • First Time Participant Discount
    • Receive the Early Bird Discount through May 1, or a $10 discount after that date.
  • Payment in advance of the workshop is required--if registering by mail, please send the registration form with check payable to Midwest Music, 2358 Quartz Lane, Madison, WI, 53719.

Cancellation Policy

  • Cancellations received by June 1 will be made in full minus a $15 fee.
  • Cancellations received after June 1 may be subject to additional charges due to reservation commitments for the workshop.
  • Refunds cannot be made once the workshop has started.
  • Exentuating circumstances will be handled on an individual basis.

MAIL Registration Confirmation

  • Upon receipt of your registration by mail, you will receive a confirmation and receipt via e-mail.

ONLINE Registration Confirmation

  • Upon receipt of your online registration you will receive...
    • An e-mail confirmation of your registration
    • A separate e-bill for online payment through PayPal.
HOTEL 
  • Only 2 or 3 miles from the workshop site depending on the roads traveled, a block of rooms is reserved at a discount for workshop participants beginning Friday, January 8, 2010 at...

Holiday Inn Express & Suites
515 W. Verona Ave
Verona, WI  53593

Phone: 608-497-4500
Fax: 608-497-4501
Email: kim@glmghotels.com
Web site: www.hiexpress.com/veronawi

  • To receive the group discount ($92.95 for a room with double queen beds or a single king bed), please reference the account: HANDBELL WEEK.

QUESTIONS

Things to know...

Workshop check-in begins at 8am on Monday, June 28, at the workshop site:  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church-West Campus, Verona, Wisconsin.  The workshop runs daily from 9am to 4pm.  Each workshop participant is required to purchase the music packet containing all of the workshop music.

Parking at the workshop site is free and easily accessible in the church parking lot. The parking lot and facility are handicap accessible-please advise us in advance with any special considerations.

The required music packet is included in the registration fee (required of all workshop participants).  

There will be periodic breaks during the sessions. A morning and afternoon refreshment break will be provided. Participants are invited to bring their own snack items and bottled water for other times as needed.

Ringers should plan to bring their own pair(s) of washed gloves (white required for the concert) , a 3-ring music stand binder and if possible, a music riser.  Ringers are advised to wear comfortable shoes and to bring a carpet square to stand on if desired.

A closing concert is held on Thursday evening.  Concert dress is black skirts/slacks/pants and white blouse/shirt.

Please click here for other helpful notes about the workshop:  Handbell Week Helpful Notes
 
Handbell Week Staff

David Weck, Clinician
Mark Bloedow Executive Director
Dorothy Nottelson, Program Assistant

For more help and information

Please contact Mark Bloedow at (608) 845-3952 or mbloedow@maestromeb.com .

 

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