Because our handbells have not been used recently, they had become sadly tarnished. Last week several volunteers polished four cases of the bells to get them performance-ready. We are especially grateful for their work because handbell virtuosos Sherrill Tyacke and her daughter Staci Downing will be playing handbell duets at our August 11 services.
Sherrill started ringing handbells in 1983. She has rung consistently since then and started teaching chimes to children in 1998. She was adult Bell Director at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Washington from 1999 until 2009, when she and her husband moved to Arizona. She was hired as the Bell Director at Faith Presbyterian a few months after arriving here and joined the Sun City Community Handbell Choir in 2011. She has been commissioned since then as Assistant Director for some of their pieces for each of their twice-yearly concerts. Sherrill says, “I strongly believe in the bells as part of enhancing the worship service and bringing part of a team together in ringing praises to our God through music!”
We are very excited to have Sherrill with us. If you have handbell or handchime experience or would like to learn to play handbells or chimes, please call the church office and let us know.
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