December 20, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Strikepoint, Duluth’s internationally-acclaimed handbell ensemble, will present a holiday concert, “A Bell Noël: Ringing in the Holidays,” at 7:00pm Friday, December 20 at First United Methodist Church (230 E. Skyline Parkway) in Duluth. Joining Strikepoint will be some of their musical friends, including organist Velda Graham Bell, flutist Melanie Sever, and a string quartet. Tickets are available at the door; the cost is $25 for adults and $10 for students and children.
Strikepoint is noted for capturing the enthusiasm of audiences with its dynamic style and accessible music. Concert selections range from a rip-roaring Sing We Now of Christmas to a jazzy God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen to the ever-popular White Christmas. Reviews of Strikepoint concerts have praised their “athleticism and showmanship,” “rhythmic precision, musical nuance, and technical confidence,” with an “exceptionally creative bent!”
Strikepoint rings 6-plus octaves of bronze Schulmerich handbells with additional Malmark aluminum bells, 7 octaves of handchimes, 2 octaves of Silver Melody Bells, 3 octaves of Petit & Fritzen handbells and a variety of other instruments. The 11-member directorless ensemble is unique among touring handbell groups as a combination community/professional/church group and an adult/youth group. Dr. Derek Bromme is the new leader of the ensemble.
Strikepoint concerts are designed to delight listeners. Among the comments most frequently heard after concerts, a favorite is, “If we’d known it was going to be this good, we would have made all our friends come.”
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