Submitted by First Parish on the Common
The Music Committee of First Parish in Bedford is delighted to host a holiday concert: Comfort and Joy, presented by the Back Bay Ringers, Boston’s leading community-based handbell ensemble. The concert is at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 14, 2013, at First Parish in Bedford, 75 The Great Rd., Bedford.
The concert will be held in the historic sanctuary of First Parish on Bedford Common. Tickets will be available at the door; $20 for adults, $15 for seniors and students. For more information, please visit www.backbayringers.org. The church is fully accessible using the Elm Street entrance. For more information visit www.uubedford.org.
Back Bay Ringers (BBR) is an advanced, auditioned community handbell ensemble based in Boston. Under the direction of Griff Gall, BBR has quickly developed a reputation for excellence, regularly performing at such Boston-area landmarks as Faneuil Hall, Symphony Hall, the Boston Children’s Museum, and the Prudential Center. Back Bay Ringers has also performed in festivities associated with the 2004 Democratic National Convention as well as the Boston Marathon.
The ensemble is releasing a new CD in December, Comfort and Joy, to commemorate their tenth anniversary. BBR’s first recording, Merry and Bright: A Celebration of Carols with the Back Bay Ringers, was released in 2007, and an additional CD, Perpetual Motion, was released in the summer of 2010.
The Back Bay Ringers’ concert will feature traditional holiday favorites that appear on Comfort and Joy, including “Sleigh Ride” and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman,” as well as original compositions for handbells.
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