BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20251206T220000Z DTEND:20251207T000000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Back Bay Ringers DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the holiday season with the Back Bay Ringers! Seasonal tunes will be brought to life on a dazzling array of handbells\, chimes\, and other percussion. This year's program features many seasonal favorites and familiar carols\, as well as some beautiful original works that we cannot wait to share!\n\nBack Bay Ringers (BBR) is an advanced\, auditioned community handbell ensemble based in Boston\, Massachusetts. Founded in 2003 as the nation's first open and affirming handbell ensemble dedicated to friends and members of the LGBTQIA+ community\, BBR has quickly developed a reputation for excellence with performances at the Shalin Liu Performance Center\, Symphony Hall\, the Boston Children's Museum\, and the Prudential Center\, and has collaborated with renowned local arts organizations including The Handel and Haydn Society\, The Boston Pops\, Coro Allegro\, and the Boston Children's Chorus.\n\nUnder the leadership of artistic director Griff Gall\, BBR has grown into one of the country's most innovative handbell organizations. In its short history\, BBR has founded the Boston Handbell Festival\, an annual celebration bringing together the region's best community and church handbell ensembles\, with proceeds donated toward the purchase of handchimes for a selected Boston-area school. BBR has also commissioned multiple original works and arrangements\, sponsored workshops with noted handbell composers\, and performed throughout the Northeast. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Celebrate the holiday season with the Back Bay Ringers! Seasonal tunes will be brought to life on a dazzling array of handbells\, chimes\, and other percussion. This year&rsquo\;s program features many seasonal favorites and familiar carols\, as well as some beautiful original works that we cannot wait to share!

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Back Bay Ringers (BBR) is an advanced\, auditioned community handbell ensemble based in Boston\, Massachusetts. Founded in 2003 as the nation&rsquo\;s first open and affirming handbell ensemble dedicated to friends and members of the LGBTQIA+ community\, BBR has quickly developed a reputation for excellence with performances at the Shalin Liu Performance Center\, Symphony Hall\, the Boston Children&rsquo\;s Museum\, and the Prudential Center\, and has collaborated with renowned local arts organizations including The Handel and Haydn Society\, The Boston Pops\, Coro Allegro\, and the Boston Children&rsquo\;s Chorus.

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Under the leadership of artistic director Griff Gall\, BBR has grown into one of the country&rsquo\;s most innovative handbell organizations. In its short history\, BBR has founded the Boston Handbell Festival\, an annual celebration bringing together the region&rsquo\;s best community and church handbell ensembles\, with proceeds donated toward the purchase of handchimes for a selected Boston-area school. BBR has also commissioned multiple original works and arrangements\, sponsored workshops with noted handbell composers\, and performed throughout the Northeast.

\n LOCATION:First Congregational Church of Rockport 12 School Street Rockport\, MA 01966 UID:e.2981.45508 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260426T132310Z URL:https://visit.rockportusa.com/events/details/back-bay-ringers-12-06-2025-45508 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR