SFSU HANDBELL CHOIR-FREE CONCERT-5/17/08

This coming Saturday evening, May 17, the SFSU Handbell Choir will present a joint concert with the Temple Hill Choral Singers.

The SFSU Handbell Choir rings on five octaves of handbells and 4 octaves of handchimes. They will be performing arrangements of well known songs such as Moon River and Finlandia, in addition to original compositions written specifically for handbells.

The Temple Hill Choral Singers are a community chorus based in Oakland. They will be performing a number of Americana pieces such as Shenandoah, The Water is Wide, and Simple Gifts.

Caroline Harnly, who is a librarian here at the J. Paul Leonard Library, is the SFSU Handbell Choir director and founder. I am also a member of this musical group.

WHEN: Saturday May 17, 2008 7:30 PM

WHERE: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

3865 Middlefield Road (cross street West Charleston)

Palo Alto, CA

ADMISSION: FREE

Here is a video that may help in understanding what a handbell choir actually is:

St. Olaf Handbell Choir doing Pirates of the Caribbean (St. Olaf is in Minnesota)