April 29-30, 2011 in BURNABY
Hilton Metrotown Hotel
6083 McKay Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5H 2W7
(604) 438-1200
Ideally situated in the heart of Burnaby, the award-winning Hilton Vancouver Metrotown Hotel offers a world of opportunities and experiences. Mere steps away, you'll find "shopping city" at Metropolis at Metrotown — BC's largest shopping and entertainment complex with more than 470 stores and services. The hotel is also steps from the city's SkyTrain transit system, which offers an easy and scenic 18-minute train ride into downtown Vancouver. For outdoor enthusiasts, neighbouring Central Park features an urban oasis complete with duck ponds, a colourful children's playground and a myriad of biking, hiking and walking trails to suit all ages and fitness levels.
Download the registration package here
Download the music for O Canada here
Accommodations
All Spring Ring 2011 events and accommodations will be at the Hilton Metrotown. You are responsible for making your own reservation at the Hilton Metrotown. A limited number of rooms are being held for BCGEHR at a special rate until March 30 or until the block is sold out, whichever comes first, so make your reservation early! Room rate is $142/night (plus applicable taxes) for either a King room or a double Queen room, for up to 4 persons per room. Click here to make your reservation:
You may also make your reservation by calling the Hilton at 604.438.1200 or 1.888.744.5866. Identify yourself as a member of the BC Guild of English Handbell Ringers Spring Ring Group in order to receive the special rate.
Repertoire
Massed Ring selections
Bwana Awabariki (May God Grant You a Blessing), arr. Susan T. Nelson, Hope #2533
Joyful Reflections, by Cynthia Dobrinski, Hope #2433
Level 3 selections
Beach Spring Stomp, arr. Jeffery Honoré, Concordia Publishing #CO977133
Endless Fanfare, Nicolas Jacques Lemmens / Paul W. Allen, BronzeFX #BFX-010
A processional that all can learn (including Level 1 registrants) and memorize at Spring Ring will also be provided free of charge at a later date.
Level 2 selections
Hymn to Joy arr. Don Story, Choristers Guild #CGB163.
Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel, arr. Anna Laura Page, Alfred #19018
Level 1 selection
Festive Celebration, arr. Kevin McChesney, Ringing Word Publications #MRW8202
Student Bursary
BCGEHR sponsors a bursary to enable student ringers to attend Spring Ring. Applicants must be a current member of BCGEHR or under the direction of a BCGEHR member, and actively involved in handbell ringing for a minimum of two years. They must be between 13 and 24 years of age and attending school or a post-secondary institution. They must be recommended by their handbell director/teacher with an accompanying reference letter.
Application deadline is February 28, 2011. Include your name, age, grade, school or church, and the name of your teacher/director. Describe your handbell experience and your reason for applying. Include the letter of reference from your teacher/director.
Send your application to:
Ellen Ramsay
BCGEHR Secretary
1143 Pine Street
Kamloops, BC V2C 3A7
Conductors
Level 3 and Massed Ringing:
Cheryl (Baker) Woldseth, Sacramento, California.
Cheryl is an accomplished conductor, performer, clinician, and educator. She holds a
Bachelors of Music degree in Church Music from Westminster Choir College (Princeton,NJ),
with her principle instrument as voice and a minor in organ, although she plays many
other instruments too, including violin, piano, saxophone, guitar, mallets, and various
percussion instruments.
She teaches music privately, and teaches instrumental music, drama, and choir at two K-8
and the adult education schools. Cheryl also conducts the Nevada County Concert Band, a
non-profit community group that performs an extensive concert season. She is a member
of the music fraternity Sigma Alpha Iota, and owns the music publishing company
Bronze:FX.
Cheryl has served many years at the local and national levels within the American Guild
of English Handbell Ringers, is a professional artist with Sonos Handbell Ensemble, and
often sits in with the local symphony orchestras. She has been the music director for
several churches in the San Francisco Bay Area and the community choir, Bay Bells and
Bay Bells Ensemble. Cheryl lives with her husband Jan in Grass Valley, CA, and each have
two college-age children that often visit.
Levels 2 and 1:
Rosemary Bell, Burnaby, BC
Rosemary holds an M.A. in Leadership as well as a B.Ed in Music Education and currently teaches music at Burnaby South Secondary where she is the Visual and Performing Arts department head (since 2006). She has taught music, choir, band and orchestra from K – grade 12 in the Burnaby School district since 1983 and has directed Pacific Ring, a district honour handbell ensemble, for fifteen years. Singing is a passion for Rosemary and she has sung with the Vancouver Cantata Singers, Phoenix Chamber choir and The Vancouver Bach Choir. When not conducting music, Rosemary enjoys gardening with her husband, baking and cuddling her cats. |
