The Ernest Bloch Bell Ringers will present their annual Holiday Concert for the Coast on Saturday, December 14 at 3:00pm in the Coleman Auditorium of the Gualala Arts Center. Tickets are $15 advance, $5 more if purchased on the day of the concert.

     The annual Bell Ringers concert is sure to get you in the holiday spirit. A favorite perennial is “Carol of the Bells”, and a hauntingly beautiful arrangement of “A Midnight Clear” will be performed. Talented local musicians will join the bell ringers. Dan Laux will play the hammered dulcimer on “What Child is This?”. Cyndy Solomon and Mary Visher will play a recorder duet on “Rejoicing at the Manger,” and Karl Young joins the bell ringers with his shakuhachi on “Still, Still, Still.”

     Singing is always a part of the bell ringers’ concerts. You won’t want to miss hearing Remi Alexander singing “Mary, Did You Know?” and Sita Milchev joined by Cassy Grossman performing Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” The intricate Ave Maria trio for bells will be presented this year, performed by Catherine Miller, Hal Ferguson and Jeanne Jackson and Sita Milchev will sing the glorious “Ave Maria” with the trio. The audience will be invited to join the bells in singing “Winter Wonderland” led by Cinnamon Rippey and Linda Bostwick, “Angels We Have Heard on High,” and the traditional closing piece, “Silent Night.”

     Another highlight to brighten spirits will be the first-time appearance of the Gualala