Handbell Choir Wiedensahl, Germany

Choir Director 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
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, Ulm 2016, digital 2021, Wiesbaden 2025), Grand prize winner of the WWCulturePrize 2024
Homepage www.handglockenchor-wiedensahl.de (in German)

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