Bells of the Cascades

11/04/2026

THIS WEEKEND! Come hear our handbell concert featuring exciting music from many different countries! What a great way to begin November before all your typical holiday celebrations -- connecting to music from around the world! See all the details on our Event pages:

Saturday in Portland: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Da55nYddT/

Sunday in Vancouver: https://www.facebook.com/share/1Cbbg9Vg4i/

You can purchase tickets online NOW:
https://www.bellsofthecascades.org/buy/online-merchandise

If you are unable to attend in person, we WILL be livestreaming our Sunday concert, so we look forward to having you "there" on YouTube! Stay tuned for a link to follow on Sunday.....

10/22/2026

Join us on November 7th and 8th for “International Rhythmns”, a concert full of fun and exciting music from many different countries! This concert will also be used as our cruise concert in January. If you’re looking for your holiday music fix, don’t worry, we’ll be performing with the Portland State University. Chamber Choir on December 11th, so you can get into the spirit of the holidays then!

10/11/2026

See you in 20 minutes! Come join us!

Bells of the Cascades (Portland, OR) and the Pikes Peak Ringers (Co...

10/04/2026

Didn't get the chance to come see "When All Else Fails..." in June or just want to watch it again? Well, on Sunday, October 11th at 2pm Pacific, we'll finally be premiering the live concert recording on our YouTube Channel! We'd love it if you watched. Members of Bells of the Cascades and the Pikes Peak Ringers will be in the live chat with everyone as well! The beautiful video was recorded and edited by the incredible Derek Nance and the audio was recorded and mixed by Backline Productions.

Here is the link to the concert:

Bells of the Cascades (Portland, OR) and the Pikes Peak Ringers (Co...

09/30/2026

Didn't get the chance to come see "When All Else Fails..." in June or just want to watch it again? Well, on Sunday, October 11th at 2pm Pacific, we'll finally be premiering the live concert recording on our YouTube Channel! We'd love it if you watched. Members of Bells of the Cascades and the Pikes Peak Ringers will be in the live chat with everyone as well! The beautiful video was recorded and edited by the incredible Derek Nance and the audio was recorded and mixed by Backline Productions. Here is the link to the concert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qfGkLgmvPo

08/25/2026

Coming up this fall! We've got a slightly unique concert schedule this fall with our upcoming January Cruise, but we're excited to perform for you all this November. Concert dates and venues coming soon!

06/08/2026

🎉 Well, how about this? Facebook says that Bells of the Cascades is an Emerging Talent! We earned this award this week for creating engaging content that sparks an interest among our fans! Thanks for the love, everybody! This “badge” will go away after a week, but we’ll bask for a little while now! Wait until you see the video we’ll release of the World Premiere of “When All Else Fails…!” Maybe we’ll get another badge for that, too! 😁

06/06/2026

From last night’s dress rehearsal… If you want to hear how it ends, come to one of our concerts this weekend! It will be glorious! These concerts will not be live-streamed, but we’re excited that a multi-camera edited video will be produced of this historic concert by Derek Nance!

TONIGHT!
https://www.facebook.com/share/1F9FzwxiDh/

SUNDAY!
https://www.facebook.com/share/1PYitPjzCB/

06/05/2026

TRAFFIC ADVISORY FOR OUR SATURDAY CONCERT! Portland is celebrating on June 6 with the Care Oregon Grand Floral Starlight Parade. On the night of our Saturday concert, most streets around the parade route will be closed by 4:30pm. The Naito Parkway will be closed by 1:30pm. All affected streets will be closed until 10:30pm.

There will still be parking at Portland FUMC, with direct access via 405.
-- From the South or West, the natural routes to the church should work acceptably.
-- If you will be coming from the East or North, take I-5 to 405 northbound. Take Exit 1D for Beaverton/12th Avenue. Stay in the right lane as you exit to merge directly onto SW 12th Avenue. Take a left onto Jefferson Street, turn left on SW 18th Avenue, then turn immediately right into the driveway behind FUMC.
NOTE! This intersection is near Collins Circle and has strict lane and signal configurations. Stay in the designated left-turn lane (closest to the center) when preparing for your turn and wait for the left-turn signal.

Having gotten those logistics out of the way, we're happy to share that Matthew was on local TV again! Here is an additional interview about this weekend's concerts!!

Portland's handbell ensemble Bells of the Cascades has two upcoming concerts

06/01/2026

MATTHEW IN THE MEDIA
Representing Bells of the Cascades and Pikes Peak Ringers, hear Matthew Compton talk about our upcoming concerts this weekend! This interview was conducted this morning on KOIN6 in Portland.

A local handbell ensemble is getting ready to bring a unique concert experience that's described as "groundbreaking."