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2007tour-300 In the summer of 2007, the Allegro Handbell Ensemble hopped the pond to the United Kingdom and Paris, France, returning to Europe for the eighth time.  The ensemble performed throughout the UK.


Tour Itinerary

Sunday, June 3, 2007 - 4:00 PM Send-Off Concert
Union Church of Hinsdale, United Church of Christ (http://www.uchinsdale.org/)
Third and Garfield Streets
Hinsdale, Illinois 60521
630-323-4303
[GET MAP]  [CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT]

Sunday, 10 June 2007 - 10.30 Service and 19.00 Concert
St. Anne's Episcopal Church (www.stannesdunbar.org.uk)
Westgate, Dunbar EH42 1JZ
[10.30 SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT]
[19.00 CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT]

Monday, 11 June 2007 - 12.15 Concert
St Giles' Cathedral (Church of Scotland) (www.stgilescathetral.ork.uk)
Edinburgh
[CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT]

Tuesday, 12 June 2007 - 19.30 Concert
Parish Hall, Kirkcudbright (www.summerfestivities.com)
[CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT]

Wednesday, 13 June 2007 - 19.30 Concert
St. Michael's and South Church
St. Michael's Road, Dumfries
[CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT]

Friday, 15 June 2007 - 19.30 Concert
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Church of England)
Church Street, Beckley, Oxfordshire OX3 9UT
[CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT]

Saturday, 16 June 2007 - 19.30 Concert
Christ Church (Church of England)
Manchester Road, Isle of Dogs, London E14
[CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT]

Sunday, 17 June 2007 - 10.00 Service
St. Nicholas Church
Chipping Hill, Witham, Essex
[CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT]

Tuesday, 19 June 2007 - Concert To Be Announced
Venue to be Announced
Paris, France
[CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT]

 

Concert Program

The 2007 UK Tour program was selected from the following works:

Bell Jubilee  Ellen Jane Lorenz
Capriccio Kevin McChesney
In the Hall of the Mountain King  Edvard Grieg, arr. Michael Keller
Spirit Song  John Wimber, arr. Cynthia Dobrinski
O Sing to the Lord (Cantad al Señor)
Brazilian Folk Song, arr. Susan E. Geschke
Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho Spiritual, arr. Martha Lynn Thompson
Meditation on Beautiful Savior (Schönster Herr Jesus) Silesian Folk Tune, arr. Cathy Moklebust
God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens (Holy Manna) Sourthern Harmony, 1835, arr. Cathy Moklebust
Siyahamba South African Freedom Song, arr. Robert J. Ward
Nocturne in E minor Cynthia Dobrinski
Jesus Shall Reign John Hatton, arr. Anna Laura Page
With the Angels Let Us Sing Carl Wiltse

Commissioned in memory of Linda Tice by the Allegro Handbell Ensemble, Union Church of Hinsdale, Illinois, Michael Surratt, director.

Phantom of the Opera Andrew Lloyd Webber, arr. Douglas E. Wagner
Hava Nageela  Israeli Folk Song, arr. Douglas Floyd Smith
Elegy William A. Payn

Commissioned in memory of Dwight K. Menard by members of the 1971-1979 Allegro Handbell Ensembles of the Union Church of Hinsdale, Illinois.

Now the Green Blade Riseth (Noël Nouvelet)
French Carol, arr. Kevin McChesney
The Beatles
John Lennon and Paul McCartney, arr. Douglas E. Wagner
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2  Franz Liszt, arr. Douglas E. Wagner
Bell Boogie  James C. Smith


The 2007 UK Tour Ringers

Lizzy Brady
Chris Davey
Michael Doose
Peter Elias
Cassie Lubenow
Madeline Lubenow
Catherine Nienhouse
Jonathon Schwarzbauer
Ali Sunseri
Andy Tuggle
Anna Tuggle
Brandon Woodle 

The 2007 UK Tour Advisers

Elizabeth Jung, Assistant Director
Jim Jung
Fran Evans
Charlie Wentling

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 20 June 2007 )
 
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