Handbell musicians bring Christmas cheer at Cathedral
More than 30 handbell musicians will be among those providing festive cheer in Dunblane Cathedral on Sunday, December 15.
Dunblane Cathedral Handbell Ensembles present their annual carols and carillons Christmas concert from 7.30pm.
There will also be woodwind, strings, percussion and keyboard instrumentalists aged eight to adult, and over 20 singers will combine to present an amazing 90-minute feast of festive music.
The concert also features the rich sounds of The NOTEables Community Choir from Dunfermline.
All are welcome at the popular event at which all of the cathedral’s children’s, youth and adult handbell groups will perform Christmas music from through the ages from traditional carols to modern festive music. There will also be much audience participation with a chance to join in singing several well-known carols accompanied by strings, woodwind, keyboards, handbells and percussion.
Coffee/tea and mince pies will be available in the hall following the performances.
Admission is £8, concessions £5, children free. Tickets are also available in advance from Smallprint, Beech Road, Dunblane, or Bridge of Allan Post Office, or Kilmadock Visitor Centre, Doune.
Dunblane Cathedral’s handbell ensembles have an international reputation and have appeared many times on television.
Malcolm Wilson, who leads the ensembles, said:“Handbells are one of the world’s oldest instruments, yet the handbells used today are sophisticated precision instruments which produce a beautifully rich sound.
“Dunblane Cathedral has Scotland’s largest range of handbells and this concert gives the opportunity to hear children aged as young as eight, through to teenagers and adults, perform a wide range of music. Handbells are very much a visual instrument too as audiences enjoy the synchronised movement of the shining handbells.”