Holiday Concert - The Heritage Bell Ringers

On Monday night, my mother hosted the Ladies’ Night Out for the gals at the church she attends. Clearly my dad is not a lady and so therefore couldn’t participate in the evening’s activities so he and I went to Trinity United Methodist Church for the Heritage Bell Ringers holiday concert.

This event takes place each year usually on the first Monday in December and is free to the public and in my opinion is one of the best Christmas events the city has to offer. Not only is the music delightful but watching the bell ringers is absolutely fascinating.

The concert started at 7:00 and we arrived about 15 minutes before. The sanctuary was filling up but we made our way to the front row and sat next to some other folks. The seats were great because we were able to see the bell ringers up close.

The show started a few minutes after 7:00 as the bell ringers made their way down the aisle for the processional. There were two conductors for the show (one at a time) and each gave a little introduction to each of the songs the ringers played. The concert lasted about an hour and was fantastic, just as expected. We gave the ringers a standing ovation and while standing we noticed the church was pretty packed. Clearly we are not the only people in town who love the Heritage Bell Ringers holiday concert.

The Heritage Bell Ringers’ next concert is on Monday, May 07, 2012 at Trinity. You can find more about them at their web site here. If you’ve never seen these people in action, then you should definitely try to go to their next concert or their 2012 holiday concert.

Here’s a list of the songs they played on Monday night:

Processional and Joyful Dance
Overture from The Nutcracker
Anitra’s Dance
Carol of the Bells
Christmas Meditation
God with Us
On Christmas Day
March of the Kings (My dad liked this one a lot)
Frosty the Snowman
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Rui, Rui Chiu (This was liked by both me and my dad)