Nationally recognized handbell choir to perform June 21

May 29, 2015

The Mattapoisett Congregational Church will host a handbell concert on Sunday, June 21 at 7 p.m. The two handbell choirs from St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church of Annandale, Virginia include junior and senior high school students from six schools in northern Virginia.

They perform classical, popular, folk and sacred music. The Carol Ringers performed at the U.S. State Department this past January and have appeared on ABC, CBS and CNN. The St. Matthew’s Handbell Choirs have performed at the Kennedy Center, the White House, the National Gallery of Art, the Smithsonian and other venues in the Washington, D.C. area.

The handbell choirs perform on seven octaves of Schulmerich handbells and seven octaves of Malmark choirchimes. The two groups have recorded eight times and CDs will be available for purchase the night of the concert.

For more information on the concert, call the Mattapoisett Congregational Church at 508-758-2671. The office is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to noon.