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?

News Flash from Canada Rings! Congratulations to Emily Li, Jan Norstrand, Tammy-Jo Mortensen, Debbie Rice and Camille Ream, our "travellin' clinicians" who will be on the podium in Kamloops (BC), St Albert (AB), Mississauga (ON), Ottawa (ON) and Halifax, (NS) this November 6-7, 2026!!

Registration is now open! Don't miss out! Check out the FAQs HERE.

There are 5 locations across Canada:

• Kamloops, BC – Kamloops United Church –  REGISTER
• St. Albert,  AB – St. Albert United Church –  REGISTER
• Mississauga, ON – Eden United Church –  REGISTER
• Ottawa, ON – Trinity Presbyterian Church –  REGISTER
• Halifax, NS – Bethany United Church –  REGISTER

For all the details about this EXCITING new HMC initiative, please click HERE.

International Handbell Symposium 2030! - Request for Proposals

For more information on how to submit a proposal for hosting the 2030 international Handbell Symposium in Canada, please click here.

Looking for an HMC t-shirt to wear to the IHS or Canada Rings?

Have a look at welovehandbells.ca for red or white HMC t-shirts and polo shirts. Be part of TEAM CANADA!

HMC 22nd International Handbell Symposium (IHS) Composition Competition

Congratulations to Betty Radford (Edmonton, AB) for her winning new composition, "Connections" which will represent Canada in Aberdeen, Scotland in August as our Massed Composition! It will be conducted by Calgary's Annie Hergott!