Festival registration is closed – we’ve reached the maximum number we can accommodate in massed ringing!
Daily registration (no massed ringing) is still open – use this form:https://form.jotform.com/A8T/A82022Daily
If you’d like to come to just attend classes, email Linda and we will get you registered.
If you’d like to be put on the waitlist, please use this form:
https://form.jotform.com/A8T/A822waitlist
and we will contact you if space(s) open up. We will fill from the waitlist on a first-come-first served basis.
Where can you find silence at a handbell festival? At the Silent Auction! The purpose of this Silent Auction is to raise scholarship funds for future festivals of the Area 8 Handbell Musicians of America. Whether donating items or bidding, we are grateful for your generous contribution toward this effort.
Click here to learn what happens at Festival, plus who should come and why you’re in that group! We will answer the questions:
“What is a Festival?” “Why Should You Attend?” “Who Should Attend?”
Hilton Kansas City Airport
8801 NW 112th St
Kansas City, MO 64153
$119/night
Click here for venue information.
Those who choose not to stay at the Hilton KC Airport and live outside a 50 mile radius from the hotel must pay an off-site lodging surcharge of $25/person. This helps insure we meet our contracted room blocks, keeping all costs as low as possible.
Concerts
Friday night: Columbia Handbell Ensemble
Saturday lunch: Lawrence Community Handbell Choir
Clinicians John Behnke & Alex Guebert
Thursday Options
Worship Seminar led by Nancy Youngman, Chris Peck & Beth Ann Edwards.
Directors Seminar led by John Behnke & Alex Guebert.
Bonus rehearsal led by Area 8 Board members.
Classes & Reading Sessions
Click here to see class list & instructor bios.
