Kiriku 2009 East Coast Tour
Kiriku Handbell Ensemble is an incredibly talented group that somehow manages to play five and a half octaves of handbells with only six ringers. The group plays a variety of music, including classical, religious, jazz, popular, and traditional Japanese. Their moving and expressive concerts are popular throughout Japan, and they approach each piece of music with impeccable technique and musicality. Kiriku has recorded several CDs, played numerous television performances, and has a growing fan base in their country, but their main goal is to further the art and quality of handbell music.
In 2007, Kiriku completed their first United States tour, traveling the length of the West Coast from Los Angeles to Seattle, astonishing audiences and receiving thunderous applause and multiple standing ovations. They will return to the U.S. this spring – sponsored in part by Malmark and, once again, sponsored by Velocity Handbell Ensemble – and will perform live in a one-night-only concert up and down the East Coast.
Velocity Handbell Ensemble is extremely grateful to the concert hosts of the nine concerts on this tour, and encourages individuals to help support the tour by clicking here to purchase a Kiriku CD. If you are anywhere near one of the locations on this tour, you will NOT want to miss this concert!
Saturday, April 25, 7:30 p.m.
Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church
1655 Peel Avenue – Orlando, Florida
Freewill Offering – Suggested Donation $10/person
Contact: Marie Loeffler, belldancer@aol.com
Sunday, April 26, 7:30 p.m.
Church of the New Covenant Presbyterian Church
3330 Chestnut Drive – Doraville, Georgia
Tickets: $10 General Admission / $30 Family Admission
Contact: Suzanne Holton, suholton@wcsr.com
Monday, April 27, 8:15 p.m.
War Memorial Chapel
Bob Jones University
1700 Wade Hampton Blvd. – Greenville, South Carolina
Tickets: $10 General Admission
Contact: Nancy Tipton, ntipton@bju.edu
Tuesday, April 28, 7:30 p.m.
North Raleigh United Methodist Church
8501 Honeycutt Road – Raleigh, North Carolina
Freewill Offering Will be Taken
Contact: Michael Glasgow, michael@nrumc.org
Wednesday, April 29, 7:00 p.m.
Chestnut Memorial United Methodist Church
1024 Harpersville Road – Newport News, Virginia
Freewill Offering – Suggested Donation $10/person
Contact: Kurt Snider, music@chestnut.hrcoxmail.com
Thursday, April 30 – 7:30 p.m.
Easton Church of the Brethren
412 South Harrison Street – Easton, Maryland
Freewill Offering – Suggested Donation $10/person
Contact: Randy Bachand, ranrog@goeaston.net
Friday, May 1, 7:30 p.m.
Swarthmore Presbyterian Church
727 Harvard Avenue – Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
Freewill Offering – Suggested Donation $10/person
Contact: Leland Kusmer, lelandpaul@gmail.com
Saturday, May 2, 7:30 p.m.
Hancock Church
1912 Massachusetts Avenue – Lexington, Massachusetts
Freewill Offering – Suggested Donation $10/person
Contact: Griff Gall, hhs_gall@hotmail.com
Sunday, May 3, 5 p.m.
Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church
1 Chevy Chase Circle, NW – Washington, DC
Freewill Offering Will be Taken
Contact: Kyoko Tagami Meredith, kyoko@comcast.net
