Handbell Choir Wiedensahl, Germany
| Choir Director | Heinrich-Arend Krömer and Thomas Eickhoff |
| Founding | March 1987 The bells, initially three octaves, were donated by Dr. Rudolf Günzel (Herford). On three weekends, the handbell specialist Milton Rodgers teached us the technique of handbell ringing. |
| Ringers | The handbell Choir Wiedensahl has 35 ringers aged 15 - 50 years. The junior group consists of eleven young people. |
| Tonal range | 7 octaves Schulmerich handbells and additionally 5 octaves MelodyChimes from Schulmerich |
| Repertoire | Original compositions and arrangements for handbells from America |
| Rehearsals | Wednesdays and Fridays by appointment The junior handbell choir rehearses once a week on Tuesday at 17:00. |
| Concerts | Concerts in the region and throughout Germany. Participation in several handbell festivals. Concert tours to the USA (2003/2013), to South Africa (2006) and to Taiwan and Hong Kong (2015), performance at the European Parliament Brussels (2015), winner of the German Orchestra Competition (Hildesheim 2012 and Ulm 2016) |
| Homepage | www.handglockenchor-wiedensahl.de (in German) |