The Bells at Temple Square (formerly known as the Bells on Temple Square) is a

handbell A handbell is a bell designed to be rung by hand. To ring a handbell, a ringer grasps the bell by its slightly flexible handle – traditionally made of leather, but often now made of plastic – and moves the arm to make the hinged cla ...

choir that is an official music organization of

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. It was formed in 2005 under the direction of

the Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square, formerly known as the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, is an American choir affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It has performed in the Salt Lake Tabernacle for ov ...

(Choir). The group is a double handbell choir, performing with 27 to 35 ringers on two sets of Malmark handbells (one seven-octave set and one 6½ octave set) and two sets of Malmark

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s (six octaves each). The octave two bells are Malmark aluminums. Each part is usually doubled (played by two ringers on separate sets), except octave two. The Bells at Temple Square frequently accompany the Choir in its annual Christmas concert and on the weekly

Music and the Spoken Word Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all human societies. Definitions of musi ...

broadcast. Additionally, the group performs its own semi-annual concerts, typically in November and June. The Bells on Temple Square was selected to perform the closing concert at the 2017 National Seminar for the Handbell Musicians of America, held in Anaheim, CA. The group was also selected to perform at the 2023 National Seminar for the Handbell Musicians of America, held in Irving, Texas. On May 8, 2020, it was announced that the Bells on Temple Square would now be known as the Bells at Temple Square, in accordance with the Choir's new visual identity. Thomas M. Waldron served as the group's first conductor from 2005 thru 2011. LeAnna Willmore succeeded him in 2011 after serving as associate director since 2005. She retired in June 2024 and was succeeded by Geoff Anderson, who had served as the associate conductor since 2017.

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The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square - Bells on Temple SquareBells Choir’s Testimonies Ring ClearMormon Channel: Everything Creative, Discussion 34 - Bells on Temple Square
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bells At Temple Square Tabernacle Choir Temple Square Musical groups from Salt Lake City Choirs in Utah Latter Day Saint musical groups Musical groups established in 2005 Handbell ringers American Christian musical groups 2005 establishments in Utah

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