Handbell Musicians of Canada is a national organization that fosters the art of handbell ringing across the country. How do we do this? By hosting festivals and learning events, presenting concerts and performances, awarding scholarships and bursaries, supporting the development of composers, conductors and clinicians, and by creating a network through which musicians from all over Canada can collaborate, learn, and grow with each other!

L’association nationale “Handbell Musicians of Canada" promeut et encourage les clochettes à travers le Canada. Et comment? En organisant des événements musicaux et pédagogiques, en donnant des spectacles, en décernant des bourses, en appuyant le développement des compositeurs, des chefs d’orchestre et des animateurs, tout en créant un réseau pour que tous les musiciens canadiens puissent collaborer et s’enrichir mutuellement!

Please feel free to send us your inquiries in English or French. We would be pleased to respond in the language of your choice.

Veuillez nous contacter avec vos questions en anglais ou en français. Cela nous ferait un plaisir de vous répondre dans la langue de votre choix.

Handbell Musicians of Canada is fully inclusive of all peoples, regardless of ability, age, ethnicity, faith, gender (identity, expression), race, sexual orientation or status (economic, family, marital).

What's HAPPENING?

2025 ELECTIONS/ÉLECTIONS 2025

Here we GROW again - annnnnd it's election time already!

• Love bells? 🔔
• Want to make a difference? 👍
• Do you know anyone who would be a great fit to join our HMC Board of Directors? 🤔
• Someone with good ideas, passion for bells in Canada and a desire to make an impact? 🖐️
• Maybe a fellow ringer or even YOU? 😉

Check it out HERE for all the info you need to know about vacancies, nominations and when the big decisions will be happening!

HMC 22nd International Handbell Symposium (IHS) Composition Competition

Handbell Musicians of Canada (HMC) is in the process of selecting the Canadian piece of handbell music which will be used as the Canadian Massed Ringing selection at the 22nd International Handbell Symposium (IHS) in Aberdeen, Scotland. For more information and to submit a composition please click here. Entries must be received by email no later than 11:59pm (Mountain Standard Time) May 16, 2025.

NEW!  Handbell Musicians of Canada Composition/Arrangement Contest

Handbell Musicians of Canada (HMC) is holding this annual composition/arrangement contest each year to encourage Canadian composers and arrangers to showcase their talents. Entry deadline is May 31, 2025. For more information and application form please click here.

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Check it out, grab some friends and order some cool shirts so you can look as good as Team Canada did in Hamamatsu last summer and in Nashville in 2022!