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Cast of Bronze, a 16 member auditioned community handbell ensemble from Dallas, Texas will be performing their 10th annual Christmas Concert at First Christian Church - Arlington on Friday, December 16th at 7:30 p.m. and at Nothway Christian Church on Saturday, December 17th at 7:00 p.m.
This year's program entitled "Go Tell It on the Mountain" will feature Dr. Margaret Mulvey Claiborne on piano and organ. The music will include selections from Handel's Messiah, Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, On This Day Earth Shall Ring, Good Christian Men Rejoice!, Do You Hear What I Hear?, Go Tell It on the Mountain and many more. The audience will be invited to sing with us on Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful), Joy to the World and Silent Night. Holiday classics like Let It Snow! and even A Charlie Brown Christmas will be performed.
Come and join us for a fun filled informal and interactive concert of Christmas music that is free and open to the public. Come see and hear the largest handbells ever manufactured. Following the concert, members of the audience will be invited to come and ring bells or chimes and ask questions of the ringers and director.
Cast of Bronze performs on 318 handbells and chimes including: 7 octaves of American made Schulmerich handbells, 7 octaves of Malmark Choir Chimes, 5 octaves of English made Whitechapel handbells, 3 octaves of Dutch made Petit and Fritzen handbells and 2.5 octaves of DeskSet bells.
Renowned for their musicianship and technical prowess, Cast of Bronze has delighted audiences in concerts throughout Louisiana, Oklahoma, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas. They performed in 11 concerts with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, been a featured performing ensemble for the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers National Seminar, Plano Civic Chorus, Dallas Women's Chorus, American Guild of Organists and have commissioned advanced music for handbells. Cast of Bronze released their first CD titled "Opening Night".
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