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The Pikes Peak Ringers is an auditioned community handbell choir established in 1991 by its director, Kevin McChesney, to provide an outlet for advanced ringers, to teach others about handbells through workshops and other venues, and to create performances that showcase the instrument of handbells with the highest quality presentation and musicianship.  Today, as a nonprofit organization that includes two youth choirs, the Pikes Peak Ringers released their sixth studio CD, “Classics,” in the spring of 2011 that  includes “Dona Nobis Pacem,” PPR’s track with world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma that was released in December 2009 as part of Mr. Ma’s grammy-award-winning CD, “Songs of Joy and Peace.”  For more information about concerts, CDs and DVDs, visit us at PikesPeakRingers.com.

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For 20 years, Kevin McChesney and the Pikes Peak Ringers have continually expanded the boundaries of traditional handbell music, bringing their extensive repertoire, innovative techniques and distinctive visual approach to numerous projects and venues around the country. 

Recognized worldwide as one of the premier handbell ensembles in North America, the Pikes Peak Ringers released their sixth studio CD, “Classics,” in the spring of 2011 that includes “Dona Nobis Pacem,” PPR’s track with world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma that was released in December 2009 as part of Mr. Ma’s grammy-award-winning CD, “Songs of Joy and Peace.” 

With an annual performance schedule that includes several local and out-of-state concerts, they have also been featured at national handbell events and on several promotional recordings, in addition to their own studio CDs, instructional DVD, and a live concert DVD of the world’s first-ever classical concerto for handbells and orchestra. 

Today, as a nonprofit organization that includes two youth choirs, the Pikes Peak Ringers continue to uphold McChesney’s founding vision: to provide an outlet for advanced ringers in the greater Colorado Springs community, to teach others about handbells through workshops and other venues, and to create vivid performances that showcase the instrument of English handbells with the highest-quality presentation and musicianship.

Members of Pikes Peak Ringers: The Pikes Peak Ringers are: Laurie Cox, Ingrid Daniels, Michelle Eads, Susan Hedgpeth, Amy Heitland, Erik Hjelmstad, Cathy Holiday, Mark Horst, Joan Kuehn, Bonnie Linder, Tracy McChesney, Luke Nabeta, Jan Weiser, Kimberly Wells, Shelley Williams, and Sandy Wright.

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