The Charlotte Bronze Handbell Ensemble is excited to announce three Spring Concerts, featuring the theme Latin, Jazz, & Blues!  All concerts will welcome guest handbell conductor Carlos Rivera from Puerto Rico and guest soloist Lady D from West Virginia.  All concerts are free and open to the public!

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Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 4pm
CBHE Spring Concert — Latin, Jazz, & Blues
Carlos Rivera, Guest Handbell conductor from Puerto Rico
Lady D, Guest soloist from West Virginia
Morning Star Lutheran Church
12509 Idlewild Road, Matthews, NC 28105

Sunday, May 21, 2017 at 7pm
CBHE Spring Concert — Latin, Jazz, & Blues
Carlos Rivera, Guest Handbell conductor from Puerto Rico
Lady D, Guest soloist from West Virginia
First Presbyterian Church
308 W. Fisher Street, Salisbury, NC 28144

Monday, May 22, 2017 at 7pm
CBHE Spring Concert — Latin, Jazz, & Blues
Carlos Rivera, Guest Handbell conductor from Puerto Rico
Lady D, Guest soloist from West Virginia
Myers Park United Methodist Church (parking available in the lot across the street)
1501 Queens Road, Charlotte, NC 28207

Charlotte Bronze Handbell Ensemble will be hosing Spring 2017 Auditions Part Deux on Monday, January 30, 2017 at First Methodist Church (501 N Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202).

Please contact CBHE President Tina Davis at president@charlottebronze.org for more information about auditions!

With the 2016 Holiday Season coming upon us, Charlotte Bronze would like to offer a friendly reminder to consider the reason for the season! This is a season of giving and what better way to begin the giving season than by supporting the Charlotte Bronze Handbell Ensemble? Your tax-deductible donation would be used to help the group purchase our own equipment and be able to pay for our weekly expenses. Forget about Black Friday and Cyber Monday, remember Charlotte Bronze on Giving Tuesday!

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The Charlotte Bronze Handbell Ensemble will perform their free Welcome Yule Concerts on December 16, 18, and 19.

CBHE will perform on Friday, December 16 at 7:00pm at Philadelphia UMC at 1691 SC-160 in Fort Mill, SC.

On Sunday, December 18 at 3:00pm, CBHE will perform in Salisbury, NC at Christ UMC at 3401 Mooresville Road.

On Monday, December 19 at 7:00pm, CBHE will perform in the sanctuary at First United Methodist Church at 501 N. Tryon Street in Charlotte, NC.

The holiday concerts will be directed by Charlotte Bronze’s Artistic Director and Conductor Timothy H Waugh. The concerts are free and open to the public, and families are welcome. A free-will offering will be received to support the ongoing mission of Charlotte Bronze Handbell Ensemble.

There is also a concert planned on Sunday, December 18, but the time and location have yet to be confirmed.  Check back for updates!

Charlotte Bronze Handbell Ensemble is excited to announce that open auditions will be held in August 2016, prior to the start of the fall season. 

A pre-audition ring through is scheduled for the evening of August 22nd at First  Methodist Church in Uptown Charlotte.  Auditions will be held the evening of August 29th, also at First United Methodist Church.  Please reach out to CBHE President Tina Davis for more information at president@charlottebronze.org.

CBHE members performing at a holiday concert in December 2015.

The Charlotte Bronze Handbell Ensemble, the largest community handbell group in the Piedmont, will perform their free spring concerts on May 21 and May 22, 2016.  CBHE will perform on Saturday, May 21 at 4:00 PM at North Raleigh United Methodist Church, 8501 Honeycutt Rd, Raleigh, NC 27615.  The following day, on Sunday, May 22 at 4:30 PM, CBHE will perform at Pritchard Memorial Baptist Church, 1117 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203.  Both free concerts, “Michael the Archangel” will be directed by Charlotte Bronze’s Artistic Director and Conductor Timothy H Waugh.  The concerts are free and open to the public, and families are welcome. Donations to the non-profit group will be accepted.

Twenty-three ringers ranging in age from 16 to 60+ will perform on four sets of bells (Malmark, Schulmerich, Petit and Fritzen and Whitechapel) and two set of chimes (Malmark).  The program features the world premiere of “Revelation 12:7: The Archangel Michael and the Dragon” by composer Matthew Prins. This unique piece was written for the Charlotte Bronze Handbell Ensemble and depicts the epic heavenly battle between Michael and the dragon. In addition, the program will include handbell pieces by other composers named “Michael.”

The Charlotte Bronze Handbell Ensemble was founded in March of 2011.  Now five years old, the group has already performed in many festivals and events in Charlotte and across the state.  They were featured at the NC State Baptist Handbell Festival in 2015. In concert, CBHE presents new music, often in manuscript form, by up and coming handbell composers. The ensemble is available for workshops, classes and concerts.

Charlotte Bronze Handbell Ensemble is embarking on its very first CD project and we need your help! This CD will include many Christmas handbell tunes and some the group’s personal favorites. Producing a CD takes full dedication of all our ringers and we’ve been hard at work polishing each track. Here’s where you come in! Recording, editing, and artwork are the bulk of our expense and are exactly why we are launching this campaign. Any donation you could give, no matter the size, would be greatly appreciated!

We are planning to record in January and will need funds as soon as we begin that process. Please consider donating and supporting our project. This CD promises to be one of a kind!  Click here for more information!

Charlotte Bronze Handbell Ensemble is excited to announce that open auditions will be held on Monday evening, January 4, 2016 at First United Methodist Church in Uptown Charlotte.  Please check back for more details and a time, or for questions about CBHE auditions, please contact general manager Ed Tompkins at etompkin@aol.com.

The Charlotte Bronze Handbell Ensemble, the largest community handbell group in the Piedmont, will perform their free holiday concerts on December 20 and 21. CBHE will perform on Sunday, December 20 at 4:30 PM in the Family Life Center Gym at Morning Star Lutheran Church, 12509 Idlewild Road, Matthews, NC. The following day, on Monday, December 21 at 7:00 PM, CBHE will perform in the sanctuary at First United Methodist Church at 501 N. Tryon Street in Charlotte, NC. The “Welcome, Yule” concerts will be directed by Charlotte Bronze’s Artistic Director and Conductor Timothy H Waugh. The concerts are free and open to the public, and families are welcome. A free-will offering will be received to support the ongoing mission of Charlotte Bronze Handbell Ensemble.

Twenty-two ringers ranging in age from 15 to 60+ will perform on four sets of bells (two sets of Malmark, one set of Schulmerich and one set of Whitechapel) and two set of handchimes (both Malmark).  The program will include old favorites such as “Silent Night” and “Sleigh Ride,” as well as newer arrangements of “Hark, the Herald Angels Sing” and “Carol of the Three Kings.”

The Charlotte Bronze Handbell Ensemble includes two community handbell groups and was founded in March of 2011. Just five years old, the group has already performed in many festivals and events in Charlotte and across the state.