Joyful Sound

04/19/2026

Please join us this evening at 5:00 for our first spring concert, hosted by First Christian Church of Morgantown in Morgantown, IN!

04/12/2026

We hope you’ll join us one week from today, on April 19 at 5 pm in Morgantown, IN for the first of our three spring concerts!

Joyful Sound is an advanced community handbell choir in Indianapolis, Indiana committed to promoting the art of English handbell ringing through performance, education, and community outreach. Booking Christmas concerts, spring concerts, and other events now. Contact us to find out more!

04/02/2026

Three months. Three free concerts! Join us on a journey of musical contrasts to help you ring in spring this year! Thank you to our hosts for helping us bring our music to the community. 🔔🎶

Joyful Sound is an advanced community handbell choir in Indianapolis, Indiana committed to promoting the art of English handbell ringing through performance, education, and community outreach. Booking Christmas concerts, spring concerts, and other events now. Contact us to find out more!

03/21/2026

We’re having a great time together at the Area 5 - Handbell Musicians of America spring conference in Muncie, IN! Come see more than 300 handbell musicians perform at this evening’s free concert at 5:30 pm.

03/15/2026

Next weekend, we join hundreds of handbell musicians from our region all playing together under the baton of our good friend Jason Krug. You won’t want to miss the public concert to culminate our annual conference!

If you're in the Muncie, Ind., area, be sure to join us on Saturday, March 21, for our 2026 festival's closing concert, featuring 300+ handbell musicians performing the pieces workshopped at the festival!

The closing concert is free and open to the public; no tickets required. Can't wait to see you there!

03/03/2026

Joyful Sound member Erin Gerecke joined other advanced musicians from Area 5 - Handbell Musicians of America and 150 more at Distinctly Bronze East in New Bern, NC last weekend. The concert featured many kinds of music and several world premiere arrangements! You can watch a recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smsNV4q31Nw

02/03/2026

Winter had a grip on us right now, but we’re preparing a wonderful spring concert program and want to add a few more dates to our schedule! Contact us to bring handbell magic to your organization, location, or special event.
https://www.joyfulsound.info/contact

01/12/2026

We’re preparing our spring concert program and building our calendar. Don’t be left out! Invite us to play at your venue—auditorium, church, library, museum, community center, and more. We play public concerts OR private events. Contact us for more information! https://www.joyfulsound.info/contact

01/11/2026

Our application deadline for the Music Director search closes in just over a week, on Jan. 19. Help shape the future of Joyful Sound by applying or sharing our opening with someone you know who might be interested!
https://www.joyfulsound.info/music-director-search

12/28/2025

We hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season, and we’re grateful for your support! If you’re a handbell musician considering a ringing resolution in 2026, we’re always looking to add new members. Reach out to learn about our audition process!

12/22/2025

A reminder that we’re accepting applications for a new Music Director in 2026! See our website for more details. Apply by Jan. 19, 2026!

This Thanksgiving, we are so grateful for our founding director, June Hannah! As we get ready for our Christmas concerts, we are also preparing for her well deserved retirement by seeking a new Music Director to help transition us into our next quarter century. Could it be YOU? Learn more about the role and application process on our website! https://www.joyfulsound.info/music-director-search