APPEARANCES

See "Upcoming Appearances" below for a list of upcoming concerts, conferences, and festivals where Ron will be conducting, teaching, or performing.

For video clips of Ron's work as a conductor, teacher, and performer, see his YouTube channel. Ron is available for guest conducting at festivals, teaching classes, leading worship, leading reading sessions of choral and handbell music, and individual clinics with musical ensembles. He has taught at a number of local and national music festivals and workshops, including the Baylor University Alleluia Conference, Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar, and American Choral Directors Association Summer Institute. Classes Ron has taught include:

•Overview of Music Theory
•Intro to Composing and Arranging
•Intro to Conducting
•Making Your Own Demo Recordings
•Using Multimedia in Concert Performance
•Practicing Handbells at Home
•Handbells in Contemporary Worship
•Arranging Rock/Pop/Jazz Music for Handbells
•Techniques for Handbell Ringers and Conductors
•Copyright and Publishing
•Ear Training

Contact Ron for information about booking a festival, workshop, class, or other event.

For video clips of Ron serving as clinician and conductor at music festivals, see the Multimedia page.

For information about booking Ron's portable planetarium, see Ron's planetarium website.

UPCOMING APPEARANCES

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TESTIMONIALS

"Ringing with Ron in a massed handbell event is a great experience. His interpretation is musical and his directions to the ringers are easy to follow. Throughout the day we were treated to anecdotes related to the music which were enjoyable and kept us on our toes." -Ruth, attendee at Greater Puget Sound Festival, May 2017

"People were impressed with Ron's leadership, professionalism, and how well he was able to communicate with ringers at all levels. There were a lot of comments about how easy it was to follow his conducting. Several ringers expressed their appreciation for the time he spent explaining the background to the pieces and how that helped them interpret the music." -Greg, coordinator of Inland Northwest Handbell Festival, March 2018

PAST APPEARANCES (Selective List)
Video of Ron leading mass ringing at the Washington State Adventist Music Festival, March 2019:


June 2026: Handbell Musicians of America Area 8 Festival, La Vista, NE; Led a reading session and taught the class "Musicianship and Technique"

July 2025: Handbell Musicians of America "Pinnacle" Seminar, Wichita, KS; taught the classes "Ear Training" and "Handbells in Contemporary Worship"

January 2025: Handbell Musicians of America Virtual Winter Workshop, online event; taught the classes "Practicing Handbells at Home" and "Handbells in Contemporary Worship"

July 2024: Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar, Hartford, CT; taught the classes "Music Theory and Why It's Important," "Arranging Pop, Rock, and Jazz for Handbells," and "Practicing Handbells at Home"

June 2024: Handbell Musicians of America Area 8 Festival, Columbia, MO; taught the classes "Intro to Music Theory," "Practicing Handbells at Home," and "Techniques for Ringers and Directors"

July 2023: Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar, Irving, TX; taught the classes "Music Theory and Why It's Important," "Recording All Parts Yourself," "Handbell Techniques for Ringers and Conductors," and "Handbells in Contemporary Worship," as well as co-leading a roundtable discussion on self-publishing

July-August 2022: International Handbell Symposium, Nashville, TN: taught the classes "Overview of Music Theory" and "Arranging Pop/Rock Music"

May 2021: Handbell Musicians of America Area 8 "First Friday Focus" virtual event; taught the class "Arranging Pop/Rock Music for Handbells"

January 2020: Choristers Guild Midwinter Church Music Workshop, Dallas, TX; taught the classes "Techniques for Handbell Ringers and Conductors" and "Handbells in Contemporary Worship," and led a handbell reading session

November 2019: Clinician/guest conductor for the WyoRing handbell festival, Torrington, WY

July 2019: Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar, St. Louis, MO; taught the classes "Intro to Music Theory," "Using Multimedia in Handbell Performance," "Practicing Handbells at Home," and "Recording All Parts Yourself"

March 2019: Clinician/guest conductor for the Washington Conference Arts Festival at Auburn Adventist Academy, Auburn, WA

July 2018: Baylor University "Alleluia" Worship Conference, Waco, TX; taught the classes "Handbells in Contemporary Worship," "Intro to Composing and Arranging," and "Techniques for Handbell Ringers and Conductors," as well as leading a handbell reading session and co-teaching a course on musicality

March 2018: Clinician/guest conductor for the Inland Northwest Handbell Festival, Lewiston, ID; also led a conducting workshop

July 2017: Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar, Anaheim, CA; taught the classes "Overview of Music Theory," "Using Multimedia in Handbell Performance," and "Practicing Handbells at Home"

July 2017: Handbell Musicians of America Area 10 Conference, Corvallis, OR; taught the class "Handbells in Contemporary Worship"

May 2017: Clinician/guest conductor for the Greater Puget Sound Handbell Festival, Auburn, WA

July 2016: Choristers Guild clinic, Lynnwood, WA; led handbell reading session

November 2015: Clinician/guest conductor for the discoveRING Youth Handbell Festival, Herndon, VA

July 2015: Handbell Musicians of America "Pinnacle" seminar, Dallas, TX; taught the classes "Overview of Music Theory," "Practicing Handbells at Home," and "Using Multimedia with Handbells"

May 2015: Greater Puget Sound Handbell Festival, Auburn, WA; taught the classes "Overview of Music Theory" and "Practicing Handbells at Home"

March 2015: Clinician/guest conductor for the Pacific Northwest Youth Handbell Festival, Bellevue, WA

June 2014: Handbell Musicians of America Area 10 Conference, Yakima, WA; taught the classes "Overview of Music Theory," "Copyright and Publishing," and "Intro to Conducting"

July 2013: Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar, Portland, OR; conducted the Distinctly Teen program and taught the class "Handbells in Contemporary Worship"

May 2013: Greater Puget Sound Handbell Festival, Auburn, WA; taught the class "Overview of Music Theory"

April 2013: Pacific Northwest Youth Handbell Festival, Bellevue, WA; taught the class "Intro to Composing/Arranging"

July 2012: Choristers Guild clinic, Lynnwood, WA; led handbell reading session

June 2012: Handbell Musicians of America Area 10 Conference, Tacoma, WA; taught the class "Overview of Music Theory"

May 2011: Greater Puget Sound Handbell Festival, Auburn, WA; taught the classes "Overview of Music Theory" and "Intro to Composing and Arranging"

July 2008: WA-ACDA Summer Institute, Tacoma, WA; led sacred choral music reading session and evening worship service

                 

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