SA Youth Handbell Ensemble Tours To Burra And Nuriootpa In September 2024 With ‘Journeys’

Burra Town Hall
Saturday 14 September 2024, 2:30pm

St Petri’s Lutheran Church, Nuriootpa
Sunday 15 September 2024, 2:30pm

Tickets: $20 adults, $15 concession, plus booking fee

Join the SA Youth Handbell Ensemble on their debut tour to country South Australia, featuring
an emotional and imaginative musical journey. Experience joy, despair, inspiration, and
invention as the ensemble takes you from the birth of an idea to the end of a life, culminating in
a celebration of becoming who you were always meant to be.

This concert will feature Ringing Through the Dark, a new work composed especially for the
ensemble by Burra local, Jodie O’Regan, and featuring baritone, Emlyn O’Regan.

The concert will feature “Ringing Through the Dark,” a new work composed by Burra local Jodie
O’Regan and featuring baritone Emlyn O’Regan. Jodie collaborated closely with the ensemble
members to create a piece that reflects their deep bond and the ensemble’s role in helping each
member navigate turbulent times, especially during the pandemic. “We persevered through
challenging times for our love of ringing and the community we have fostered,” said one
member. “Bells were the light that shone in the dark, the moon in a starless night, the harmony
in the chaos.”

A handbell ensemble can be likened to breaking apart a piano keyboard and giving each
musician a few notes. The teamwork required to perform with musicality is immense: each
individual must play their notes precisely, responding to each other to create a unified sound.
Though handbells first emerged in England in the 1700s, the skills demonstrated by the SA
Youth Handbell Ensemble are just as relevant and vital today.

For further information
To interview the Artistic Director or members of the SA Youth Handbell Ensemble, please
contact Ali O’Connell on 0402 008 039 or alioconbell@gmail.com.
Tickets: available via Humanitix
Follow: SA Youth Handbell Ensemble on Facebook.