Blue Ridge Ringers

Blue Ridge Ringers The Blue Ridge Ringers are an advanced auditioned group of handbell musicians in Hendersonville NC.

Blue Ridge Ringers is a nonprofit IRS 510 (c) (3) performing arts organization dedicated to the art of handbell ringing. We were founded by Connie Engle in Hendersonville NC in 1995. We play five octaves of Malmark and Schulmerich handbells and Malmark Choirchimes. We perform concerts in Western NC in May and December of each year. We appreciated the support of the Community Foundation of Henders

on County which allowed us to purchase our Malmark Choirchimes. We seek to provide an opportunity to experienced handbell enthusiasts to ring with others of similar interests and skill; to experience, learn, and ring a wide variety of music of increasing difficulty; to introduce and promote handbells and the art of handbell ringing to those in the community unfamiliar with this instrument, to educate others in the community through performance of handbell music, and to encourage the public appreciation of and interest in handbell music; to encourage and further the acquisition of handbells and the music of handbells in area churches and schools; and to have fun!

All 5 octaves of bells are polished and the first rehearsal of the season done! Check our website blueridgeringers.org f...
08/25/2026

All 5 octaves of bells are polished and the first rehearsal of the season done! Check our website blueridgeringers.org for our December concert dates!

The Blue Ridge Ringers is an auditioned community handbell ensemble based in western NC, made up of a diverse group of musicians.

08/02/2026

We have our in house handbell repairman busy replacing one spring and four handles getting ready for our first rehearsal of the season later this month.

07/11/2026

Blue Ridge Chamber Ringers played at the memorial service of a former Blue Ridge Ringer who established and directed handbell and voice choirs everywhere she lived and her husband who was our announcer for many years. They both passed away within the last year and we were honored to participate in the service. We miss you Rosemary and Richard Charmley!

06/18/2026

Music selection for our December concerts is done! Ordering some new pieces and bringing back old favorites. Rehearsals begin in August!

05/19/2026

Our May concert season is done! We packed up all the bells and chimes and other equipment (and it all fits into two members’ cars). We’ll take a break and rehearsals will start back up in August.

Our concert video is up on our YouTube channel!
05/18/2026

Our concert video is up on our YouTube channel!

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

05/16/2026

We have two more concerts to go! Central United Methodist in Asheville at 4 pm this Sunday and Holy Cross Episcopal at 7 pm on Monday. Hope to see you!

If you love handbells then please check out this group. They’re coming to our neck of the woods!
05/16/2026

If you love handbells then please check out this group. They’re coming to our neck of the woods!

🎉 CHARLOTTE BRONZE IS COMING TO THE ASHEVILLE AREA! 🎉

Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee friends, we are pleased to announce that Charlotte Bronze will be performing 2 concerts in and around Asheville in June! We are super excited to perform for new audiences and for our friends who might not always be able to make it down the mountain to see us in the big city!

You will have 2 opportunities to see us in concert!

🔔 Friday, June 19th, 2026 - 6:30pm
First Presbyterian Church of Asheville
Asheville, NC

🔔 Saturday, June 20th, 2026 - 4pm
Grace Lutheran Church
Hendersonville, NC

Friday evening will be in Downtown Asheville at the gorgeous First Presbyterian Church. It’s an amazing place to perform and we are thrilled they are hosting us!
Saturday afternoon at Grace Lutheran Church will be a partnership concert with The Carol Ringers and The Celebration Ringers of St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church of Annandale, VA. We are excited to ring with these extremely talented young men and women! It should be an amazing concert with 40+ ringers on stage at once!

You’re not going to want to miss these concerts! So mark your calendars and we will see you there!

05/12/2026
Nice article and video on today’s concert on WLOS!
05/11/2026

Nice article and video on today’s concert on WLOS!

Residents in Flat Rock celebrated Mother’s Day in an unexpected way Sunday evening, with a handbell ringing concert at St. John in the Wilderness.

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261 Flat Ridge Drive
Lake Toxaway, NC
28747

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