2012 Spring & Summer Concert Schedules Announced

In May, the choir will perform in its Annual Spring Home Concert in Ridgewood, NJ. Finally, for the first in its history, Jersey Jubilation will present a summer presentation as the premier Handbell Choir in New York City in July. The presentations will be made on the following schedule:

The Choir will present it's programs on the following schedule:

Date	Location	Information
Saturday, April 28, 2012 7:30 p.m. [approx]	Nyack College, Nyack, New York	Nyack College has been host for the past five years to the Hudson Valley Handbell Festival/Conference. Twenty Five choirs from the Hudson Valley and the tri-state region will participate in a day-long event under the baton of David Harris, Founder and Director of the Raleigh Ringers of Raleigh, NC. The day is punctuated by artistic instruction in technique and timbre in the handbell tradition of great choirs. The work culminates with a concert given at 7:30pm at which all 25 choirs ring "en mass". The sound has been described as heavenly, penetrating, and angelically surreal. Jersey Jubilation has rung at all four of the previous events at Nyack College, one of only 4 choirs to have done this. The Concert is open to the community and takes a free will offering to support programs in need. This year, the proceeds will go to help restore handbells damaged by Hurricane Irene. [Click Here for flyer]
Friday, May 11, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.	Methodist Churches United, 57 Burton Avenue, Hasbrouck Hts, NJ	Over the past three years, the Jersey Jubilation Handbell Choir has presented its Christmas Program with the Methodist Churches United in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. This will be our fourth return to Hasbrouck Hts to share the joy of handbell music with members of the church, this time with a spring concert. Please join us as the public is invited. [Click Here for flyer]
Friday, May 18th, 2012, 8:00 p.m.	Ridgewood United Methodist Church, 100 Dayton St., Ridgewood, NJ	The Ridgewood United Methodist Church (RUMC) in Ridgewood, NJ has invited Jersey Jubilation, its resident guest community handbell choir to ring in concert on Friday evening, May 18th, 2012! In the past, the Choir celebrates the conclusion of their musical year with its Annual Spring Concert at RUMC. This year, Jersey Jubilation recieved a real honor in being selected to present in NYC later in the summer (see the following concert listing), so while this is the "final" Spring concert, it is not the last to be experienced. The Jersey Jubilation Handbell Choir will be ringing a number of arrangements, both sacred and secular, including selections from Handel's "Messiah". Depending on musical arrangements, the choir may be accompanied with piano, organ, percussion and/or electronic keyboard at each concert. Programs are part of the RUMC 2011-2012 Music Concert Series which presents music of different mediums throughout the year. The programs begin at 8:00pm and will be presented at the Ridgewood United Methodist Church Sanctuary located at 100 Dayton Street in Ridgewood, NJ. (Office Phone: 201-652-2868) [directions]. [Click Here for flyer]
Saturday, July 28, 2012, 10:00 a.m.	Ridgewood United Methodist Church, 100 Dayton St., Ridgewood, NJ	Delta Kappa Gamma (DKG) Society International has selected Jersey Jubilation Handbell Choir of Ridgewood, NJ, to present at the 2012 DKG International Convention on Saturday, July 28th, 2012. The presentations will be made to the General Session of the DKG International Conference at the Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers. DKG, whose proper name is "The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International For Key Women Educators" is a Society with a driven purpose of advancing women's education and leadership throughout the Americas (both North and South) and, indeed throughout the world. DKG has chapters in every U.S. State, every Canadian Province, and reaches around the world in its missions and purpose. The Jersey Jubilation Handbell Choir, led by Director Christine Braden, will be presenting two performances at the DKG International General Session. Meshing with the international focus of the Convention, one of the performances will be "Siyahamba" arranged by Hal Hobson. The music originated in South Africa and is said to have been composed c. 1950 by Andries van Tonder. Director Christine Braden, herself a lifelong educator, has a long history within the Handbell world, spanning well over thirty years. She has taught over 100 ringers from young children through college age and beyond. Her handbell choirs have been inspirational in encouraging schools and churches to develop handbell programs. She continues to teach as a clinician throughout NJ, NY and PA. In addition to her handbell educational endeavors, she has over 24 years of pre-school educational leadership in which music, rithym and movement were integral parts of the curriculum. While not this date is not open to the general public, members of DKG in NJ, PA and NY are encouraged to sign up for the convention and the musical presentations.

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