CPU Handbell Ringers (Central Philippine University Handbell Ringers) (formerly ''CPU Handbell Choir'') is a Handbell choir founded at Central Philippine University. It is considered as the first handbell choir in the

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and also the only 5-octave

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 in the country. The group was organized by an American

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missionary named Elizabeth Taylor way back in the 1970s. The

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has tapped the group for the Lakbay Sining Exchange Program since 2005, and had performed in various cultural concerts in the country. The group has also performed in several television programs and events.

References

Central Philippine University {{DEFAULTSORT:Choir, CPU Handbell