To our BBR Supporters:

Did you know that Back Bay Ringers turns 15 years young this spring? It’s true! As I write to you, our faithful friends, to thank you once again for your support in concert attendance, volunteer hours, and contributions, I think back to the milestones we’ve hit along the way since that first concert in 2004. Through great leadership and help from a talented and creative Artistic Director, a group of fabulous musicians, and a strong Board and supportive Advisory Group, this young organization has:

  • Commissioned nine handbell compositions
  • Recorded three CDs
  • Hosted three handbell workshops
  • Co-hosted 12 years of the Boston Handbell Festival in partnership with Old South Church, which enabled us to give 12 sets of handchimes to Boston area schools
  • Partnered with the Boston Children’s Chorus, Boston Pops, Handel & Haydn Society, Boston Conservatory, New England Conservatory, Wellesley College, and Boston University
  • Established a “Season of Giving Back” spring concert program benefiting area nonprofits
  • Expanded our musical instruments to 6+ octaves of bells, 6 octaves of chimes, and numerous percussive instruments that enhance our craft

In the coming years we will scale our programs and our reach, and have set some ambitious goals, which include to:

  • Welcome our alumni and friends for a special Reunion Weekend and Concert in June, 2019.
  • Record our fourth CD, this time focusing on Americana music.
  • Expand our board and advisory group membership.
  • Expand our partnerships with area nonprofits, such as our work with the editor of the anthology Bullets into Bells in our spring 2019 “Season of Giving Back”program where we will focus on the issue of eliminating gun violence.

But, we can’t do it without you!  Please help us reach our $10,000 year-end campaign goal, and consider making a donation online at our website, or by mail to:

Back Bay Ringers
PO Box 990828
Boston, MA  02199

And don’t forget to buy your tickets now to our winter concert season – our December 16th concert at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, MA is already sold out! Click on the picture below to purchase tickets.

I look forward to seeing you!!!

Donna

Donna Matson
Executive Director
Back Bay Ringers


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