Letter from the Chair, October 2023
Dear Friends, As you may have heard by now, the Area 5 Spring Festival scheduled for 2024 in Battle Creek, Mich., was canceled due to renovation issues at the ringing site and hotel. (Long story short: Our hotel canceled our plans with them and had no suitable...
Area 5 Election Results, 2023
Results are in! The following members will join or continue on the Area 5 Board on October 1, 2023: Chair-Elect – Shannon HardiekShannon will become our new Chair-Elect as Jarod Ogier moves from Chair-Elect to Chair. Secretary – Jane SnowJane will replace Mary Lou...
Two Days of High-Impact Moments: The Chair-Elect Reflects on the 2023 Spring Festival
In March, more than 250 ringers met together in South Bend, IN for Ringin’ the Irish, our Area 5 Spring Festival of 2023. Stephanie Rhoades, guest conductor, led the massed ringers through engaging new selections and old favorites from Patrick Meyer, Sandra Eithun,...
Area 5 Emerging Composer: This Joyous Celebration!
Patrick Meyer joined Area 5 at our 2023 Spring Festival in South Bend, Indiana as our inaugural Emerging Composer. When asked to reflect on his experience he said, This has been quite a journey for all of us, hasn’t it?...to finally assemble together, to ring, to...
Inspiring Young Ringers in Area 5
In January 2023, Area 5 launched a new initiative for college students and young professionals called Inspiring College Event. Held at First Presbyterian Theater in Fort Wayne, Indiana, twenty-four ringers came together for rehearsals, social engagement, meals, and...