Handbell Clinic

Handbell Clinic 2024

Combined Intermediate & Advanced

February 23-24, 2024



“Instruction was great, fellowship with ringers was fun, and food was delicious!”

“More than met my expectations. We learned so many new techniques!” 


Our Instructor for 2024:  Julie Turner


Since its inception in 2006, Julie Turner began as the Associate Conductor, Composer in Residence, ringing member and a board member of Music City Bronze, Nashville's advanced community handbell group, and in 2021 became the group’s Principal Conductor. Julie also directed several handbell choirs at her church in Nashville for over 22 years. She holds a B.A. in Music from Cumberland University and for 9 years was a contract music engraver for the United Methodist Publishing House (Abingdon Press). Julie has over 50 published handbell arrangements and compositions, several of which have been performed internationally, and in 2009 was named National Composer of the Year by Jeffers Handbell World, Inc. Over the years, Julie has had the privilege and pleasure of serving as clinician for several handbell festivals, seminars and workshops all over the United States. In the non-musical part of her life, Julie retired after working 19 years for the Tennessee Supreme Court’s lawyer disciplinary agency, the Board of Professional Responsibility. Prior to that, she was a corporate Human Resource manager specializing in employee benefits. Julie and her husband Jim have lived in Nashville for many years where they raised their two grown children, Dylan and Mallory, and joyously welcomed to the family their daughter-in-law, Kasey and now their granddaughter, Brooklyn.

Sample Schedule


Friday


3:30 – 5:00 Registration
5:00 – 6:00 Set-up
6:00 – 7:00 Dinner
7:00 – 8:30 Session I
8:30 Reception


Saturday


8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
9:00 – 10:15 Session II
10:15 – 10:45 Break
10:45 – 12:00 Session III
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch
1:00 – 2:30 Session IV
2:30 – 3:00 Break
3:00 Performance
4:00 Check Out


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