| HANDBELL MUSICIANS OF CANADA
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Canadian CONTRIBUTIONs to the handbell world
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Conductors| 1988 | Exeter, England | Gerald Ziegler, OGEHR | |
| 1990 | Seoul, Korea | Fred Merrett, ALGEHR | |
| 1992 | Edmonton, Canada | Carol Petrie, SGEHR Canadian Conductor Fred Merrett, ALGEHR Alberta Conductor |
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| 1994 | Adelaide, Australia |
Alison Wood, ALGEHR |
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| 1996 | Albuquerque, USA | Tracey Boyle, SGEHR | |
| 1998 | Tokyo, Japan | Richard Humphrey, OGEHR | |
| 2000 | Birmingham, England | Morna-June Morrow, MBGEHR (replaced Carol Petrie who passed away) |
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| 2002 | Busan, Korea | Joan Plume, OGEHR | |
| 2004 | Toronto, Canada | “Building Bridges” Anne Hill, BCGEHR Canadian Conductor Barbara Plante , OGEHR Ontario Conductor J.-C. Coolen, OGEHR Conductor for the 2004 Symposium Composition Contest |
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| 2006 | Brisbane, Australia | “Unity in Diversity” John Hooper, ALGEHR | |
| 2008 | Orlando FL, USA | “Ringing in Unity” Susan Carscadden-Mifsud, OGEHR | |
| 2010 | Osaka, Japan | “Echoes for Peace” John Hooper, ALGEHR | |
| 2012 | Liverpool, England | “The World in One City” Emmy Okazawa-Bortolin, ALGEHR | |
| 2014 | Jeju, Korea | “Ring for Beautiful World “ Tammy-Jo Mortensen, ALGEHR | |
| 2016 | Vancouver, Canada | “Soundings: Music of Our Lands and Our Lives” Stuart Sladden, MBGEHR Canadian Conductor Janet Nordstrand, BCGEHR British Columbia Conductor John Hooper, ALGEHR Symposium Festival Choir Conductor Imran Amarshi, BCGEHR Sound Effects Youth Track Co-Conductor |
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| 2018 | Cairns, Australia | “Together in Harmony • The Reef and Rainforest Ring” Camille Ream, ALGEHR |
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| 2022 | Nashville, USA | "Out of Many, One" Lisa Kyriakides, OGEHR | |
| 2024 | Hamamatsu, Japan | "Ring the Future" Debbie Rice, ALGEHR |
Composers
Canadian composers of handbell music have been recognized nationally and internationally. Prolific handbell composer Fred Merrett was the recipient of awards from handbell composition contests across North America and has 140 arrangements and original handbell compositions in print. Other Canadians who have composed or arranged for handbells include Percival Price, Ruth Watson Henderson, Nancy Telfer, Pat Thompson, Robyn Tyrrell, John Hooper, Betty Radford.
A Canadian composition has been performed as a massed ringing selection at the International Handbell Symposium since 1994.
| 1988 | She’s Like a Swallow (Alfred Kunz) | ||
| 1990 | Merry-Go-Round (Fred Merrett) | ||
| 1992 | Viennese Sonatina No.1 (Mozart, arr. Donald Noller) Merry-Go-Round (Fred Merrett) |
Canadian Selection Alberta Selection |
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| 1994 | A Suite of Three Canadian Folksongs (Fred Merrett) | (first time HGC competition composition was performed for massed ringing) | |
| 1996 |
Run Away to Spring (Pat Thomson) |
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| 1998 |
When I Get to Ireland (Pat Thomson) |
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| 2000 |
Iroquois Lullaby (Pat Thomson) |
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| 2002 |
Every Inch a Sailor (Fred Merrett) |
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| 2004 | Skye Boat Song (Malcolm Wilson) Borealis (David Smith) WA - Peace (Yuri Shimazu) |
Canadian Selection Ontario Selection 2004 Symposium Composition Contest Winner |
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| 2006 | My Skating Song (Pat Thomson) | ||
| 2008 |
Dancing Raindrops (Pat Thomson) |
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| 2010 | Pandemonium/Psalm 2 (Robyn Tyrrell) | ||
| 2012 |
Toccata (John Hooper) |
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| 2014 | Winter Meditation (Winnagene Hatch) | ||
| 2016 | Glorious and Free (Betty Radford) Hishuk Ish Tswalk (Bruce Henczel) Gathering (John Hooper) |
HGC Composition Contest Winner BCGEHR Commission Symposium Festival Choir |
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| 2018 | Creator of Light/Aurora Borealis (Erwin Stroobach) | 2017 HGC Composition Contest Winner | |
| 2020 | Mosaic: Folk Songs of Canada (Betty B. Radford) CANCELLED DUE TO COVID-19 | 2019 HMC Composition Contest Winner | |
| 2022 | Mosaic: Folk Songs of Canada (Betty B. Radford) | 2019 HMC Composition Contest Winner | |
| 2024 | Beyond the Horizon (Betty B. Radford) | 2023 HMC Composition Contest Winner |