The internationally acclaimed and Emmy-nominated bell choir The Raleigh Ringers will perform at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, in the Bicknell Family Center for the Performing Arts at Pittsburg State University. 

The concert is sponsored by The Pittsburg Treble Club. 

The handbell choir, based in Raleigh, North Carolina, has been dazzling audiences with unique interpretations of sacred, secular, and popular music, including rock ‘n’ roll tunes for which the group has become noted, since 1990. 

The group has performed in 39 States and the District of Columbia, France, England, and Canada; live on the nationally syndicated “Bob and Tom Show” radio show; and on the “Hour of Power” at the Crystal Cathedral in California.  

The Raleigh Ringers perform on one of the most extensive collections of bells and bell-like instruments owned by any handbell ensemble in the world. The current grand total is 35 octaves composed of 377 individual pieces of equipment.  

Each individual handbell set has its own unique sound. By mixing the sounds of these instruments, members of The Raleigh Ringers are able to create contrasting moods and highlight melodic lines, bringing richness and depth to the music they perform. 

In addition to eight albums, The Raleigh Ringers has released two full-length holiday concert videos. From those videos, three one-hour concert specials were created and broadcast on more than 250 American Public Television stations in 45 states. The most recent PBS special aired more than 400 times in 38 states in its first year of national distribution. 

“It's not just bells ringing….it is music like you have never heard before. No, wait - it is music like you have never experienced before. It is more than a concert. It is production at its finest. The Raleigh Ringers are in the box, out of the box, and on the cutting edge of their art. From classical to spiritual to secular to folk to holiday standards to ‘Sweet Home Alabama,’ The Raleigh Ringers make bells entertaining and a whole lot of fun,” said Bill Wilson, director of the Municipal Auditorium in Morganton, North Carolina. 

Tickets 

• Tickets will be sold at the door only starting at 6 p.m. the day of the show and will be cash only. 
• No credit cards or checks will be accepted. 
• Tickets will be $20 for adults and $10 for children ages 12 and under.