Season Schedule

Events

Spring 2023

Saturday, January 7, 3:00pm
Sinsinawa Mound Center
585 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, WI

Sounds of the Season! Concert
An encore performance of our popular holiday program featuring the Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble, under the direction of Mark Bloedow, Artistic Director. Great event for all ages, please join us!

Fall 2022

Saturday, December 10, 3:00pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Sounds of the Season! Concert
Our popular holiday program featuring the Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble, under the direction of Mark Bloedow, Artistic Director, performing beloved sacred and secular Christmas music. Great event for all ages, please join us!

Spring 2020

Saturday, January 4, 2:00pm
Monroe United Methodist Church
2227 4th Street, Monroe, WI

Saturday, March 28, 8:30am-2:30pm
Sinsinawa Mound Center
585 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, WI

CANCELLED due to Coronavirus.

Ringin' Spring Handbell Workshop
Looking to improve your handbell performance skills in a fun event with other ringers who share your enthusiasm for handbells? Ringin’ Spring Handbell Workshop features mass ringing, break-out sessions, lunch, a closing mini-concert, and great handbell friends!

FALL 2019

Friday, November 29, 4:45pm-Ballroom
The Edgewater Hotel
1001 Wisconsin Place, Madison

Merry & Bright! Tree-Lighting Ceremony
Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble, Wisconsin Dickens Carolers, and community carolers, are excited to once again be featured in this popular Madison tradition celebrating the season. Choir, handbells, sing along carols, kick-off the holiday season in style.

Saturday, November 30
Oakwood Prairie Ridge, Madison

Sounds of the Season!
The Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble will share the sights and sounds of the season

Thursday, December 12, 7:00pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Community Carols & Candlelight
Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble joins the Immanuel Choir & Handbells for this program of Lessons and Carols celebrating the season.

Sunday, December 15, 3:00pm
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
7337 Hubbard Avenue, Middleton, WI

Sounds of the Season! Christmas Concert
Relax and enjoy the season...the Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble and St. Luke's Chorale, with Mark Bloedow, Artistic Director. Traditional and popular favorites including an audience Carol sing, and more! Great event for all ages, special complimentary holiday treats, too, please join us!

Spring 2019

Saturday, January 5, 4:00pm
Monroe United Methodist Church
2227 4th Street, Monroe, WI

Saturday, April 6, 8:30am-2:30pm
Sinsinawa Mound Center
585 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, WI

Saturday, June 1, 2:00pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Bell Treats & Sweets!
Join us for an afternoon of elegant handbell music, decadent desserts, and specialty coffees & teas, all on the shores of beautiful Lake Monona in Immanuel Lutheran's lovely Lakeview Room--a spectacular view!

Sunday, June 2, 9:00am & 11:00am
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Immanuel Lutheran Service & Event
Ringing Badgers musical selections for the 9am Service & special potluck program.

Fall 2018

Friday, November 23
4pm-Nolen Gallery, 5:00pm-Ballroom
The Edgewater Hotel
1001 Wisconsin Place, Madison

Ice Rink Tree-Lighting Ceremony
Holiday Chorus and Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble are excited to once again be featured in this popular Madison tradition celebrating the season. Choir, handbells, sing along carols, piano, and a closing concert in the Grand Ballroom kick-off the holiday season in style.

Saturday, November 24 (private event)

Sounds of the Season!
The Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble will share the sights and sounds of the season.

Sunday, December 9, 3:00pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Sounds of the Season! Annual Christmas Concert
Relax and enjoy the season...the Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble and Wisconsin Dickens Carolers, under the direction of Mark Bloedow, Artistic Director. Traditional favorites including an audience Carol sing, and more! Great event for all ages, special complimentary holiday treats, too, please join us!

Thursday, December 13, 7:00pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Community Carols & Candlelight
Immanuel Choir and Community Singers will once again be special guests for this program of lessons and carols celebrating the season.

SPring 2018

Saturday, April 14, 8:30am-2:30pm
Sinsinawa Mound Center
585 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, WI

Saturday, April 21, 2:00pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Ringin' & Singin' Spring Concert
Celebrate spring with a festive concert by the Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble and Maestro's new Madison Women's Chorus; Mark Bloedow, Artistic Director. Tickets available at the door one hour prior to the concert.

Sunday, April 22, 9:00am
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Immanuel Lutheran Sunday Service
Women's Chorus will offer musical selections for the 9:00am service.

Sunday, May 6, 3:30pm
Concordia University Wisconsin
Chapel of Christ Triumphant
12800 N. Lake Shore Drive, Mequon, WI

Alleluia Ringers Spring Concert
The Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble will be special guests with Concordia's touring handbell choir, the Alleluia Ringers. Solo and combined handbell selections, as well as, guest instrumentalists with highlight the program. Tickets available at the door one hour prior to the concert.

Thursday, May 31, 7:00pm
Oakwood Village University Woods
6205 Mineral Point Road, Madison, WI

Ringin' & Singin' Spring Concert
Celebrate spring with a festive concert by the Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble and Maestro's new Madison Women's Chorus; Mark Bloedow, Artistic Director.

Friday, June 22 to Sunday, June 24
Mayo Civic Center
Rochester, MN

Handbell Musicians of America
Area 7 Festival Conference
Ringing Badgers & Guests, including students from Concordia University Wisconsin (23 ringers). Mini-Concert solo performance of Leroy Anderson's "The Syncopated Clock."

Monday, July 23 to Thursday, July 26
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Madison, WI

Handbell Week
Ringing Badgers attending Handbell Week with David Weck, clinician and conductor. Closing concert on Thursday, July 26.

Fall 2017

Friday, November 24
4pm-Nolen Gallery, 5:00pm-Ballroom
The Edgewater Hotel
1001 Wisconsin Place, Madison

Ice Rink Tree-Lighting Ceremony
Madison Area Community Chorus and Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble are excited to once again be featured in this popular Madison tradition celebrating the season. Choir, handbells, sing along carols, piano, and a closing concert in the Grand Ballroom kick-off the holiday season in style.

Saturday, November 25 (private event)
Oakwood Village Prairie Ridge
Madison, Wisconsin

Sounds of the Season!
The Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble will share the sights and sounds of the season with the residents of Oakwood Village Prairie Ridge.

Saturday, December 9, 2:00pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Fourth Annual Madison Area
Community Christmas Festival
Relax and enjoy the season...the Madison Area Community Chorus & Orchestra, and Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble, Mark Bloedow, Artistic Director. A traditional favorite including “Canticle of Joy” by Joseph Martin, “O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion" and the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah (G. F. Handel), audience Carol sing, and more! Great event for all ages, special complimentary holiday treats, too, please join us!

Thursday, December 14, 7:00pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Community Carols & Candlelight
The Madison Area Community Chorus will once again be special guests for this program of lessons and carols celebrating the season.

SPRING 2017

Saturday, April 1, 8:30am-2:30pm
Sinsinawa Mound Center
585 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, WI

Sunday, April 2, 9:00am
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Saturday, May 6, 2:00 & 7:00pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Immanuel Lutheran Sunday Service
Madison Area Community Chorus will offer musical selections for the 9:00am service.

Community Earth Day Celebration Concert
An exciting musical extravaganza featuring the Madison Area Community Chorus & Orchestra, and Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble under the direction of Mark Bloedow. Musical selections celebrating spring and Earth Day!

Fall 2016

Friday, November 25
4pm-Nolen Gallery, 5:00pm-Ballroom
The Edgewater Hotel
1001 Wisconsin Place, Madison, WI

Ice Rink Tree-Lighting Ceremony
Madison Area Community Chorus, Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble, and Choral Arts Society Chorale.

Saturday, December 10, 7:00pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Saturday, December 17, 2:00 & 7:00pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Choral Arts Society Chorale Holiday Concert
Maestro's Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble as special guests in the annual holiday collaboration with Choral Arts Society Chorale.

Third Annual Madison Area
Community Christmas Festival
Relax and enjoy the season...the Madison Area Community Chorus & Orchestra, and Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble, Mark Bloedow, Artistic Director. A traditional favorite including “Ceremony of Candles” by Joseph Martin, “And the Glory of the Lord” and the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah (G. F. Handel), audience Carol sing, and more! Great event for all ages, special complimentary holiday treats, too, please join us!

Spring 2016

Saturday, April 23, 2:00pm
Sunday, April 24, 2:00pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Community Earth Day Celebration Concerts
An exciting musical extravaganza featuring the Madison Area Community Chorus & Orchestra, Guest Soloists, and Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble under the direction of Mark Bloedow. Musical selections celebrating spring and Earth Day!

Saturday, April 30, 8:30am-2:15pm
Sinsinawa Mound Center
585 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, WI

Ringin' Spring Handbell Workshop
Looking to improve your ringing skills in a fun event with other ringers who share your enthusiasm for handbells? Ringin’ Spring Handbell Workshop features mass ringing, break-out sessions, lunch, a closing mini-concert, and great handbell friends!

Sunday, May 22, 9:00am
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Immanuel Lutheran Sunday Service
Madison Area Community Chorus and Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble will offer musical selections for the 9:00am service at Immanuel.

Tuesday, May 24, 7:00pm
Monroe United Methodist Church
2227 4th Street, Monroe, WI

Ringin' Spring Handbell Concert
Featuring Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble presenting a varied program of musical selections celebrating the spring season. No Tickets, freewill offering appreciated.

Thursday, June 16 to Sunday June 19
Sioux Falls Convention Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Area 7 Handbell Festival Conference-2016
Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble will attend and perform with hundreds of ringers in the Handbell Musicians of America-Area 7 Festival Conference. Closing Concert is Sunday, June 19, 1:30pm.

Tuesday, June 21
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art

Make Music Madison
Performers from Maestro Productions will again perform in Make Music Madison, a free, citywide, outdoor musical celebration with concerts on streets, sidewalks, and parks across the city.

Fall 2015

Saturday, September 26, 9:00am
Immanuel Lutheran Church
1021 Spaight Street, Madison, WI

Handbell Musicians of America Reading Session
Ring through music for the upcoming Area 7 Festival Conference 2016 (Souix Falls, SD). Directors and Ringers. Ringing Badgers, host choir, and Mark Bloedow, clinician.

Sunday, November 15, 3:30pm
Sinsinawa Mound Center
585 County Road Z, Sinsinawa, WI

Saturday, November 21, 7:00pm
Sunday, November 22, 3:00pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Madison, WI

Messiah & More!
Seasonal Advent and Christmas favorites including Handel's Christmas Messiah, Hallelujah Chours, and Carol Sing with closing Silent Night. Singers and soloists representing area performers and choirs including Madison Area Community Chorus and the Tri-State Choral Society, Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble and chamber orchestra.

Community Day of Thanks! Concerts
Join your community in expressing gratitude through music and art. Hear and sing your beloved inspirational favorites with the Madison Area Community Choir, Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble, Guest Brass, and Immanuel's beautiful pipe organ.

Friday, November 27
The Edgewater Hotel
1001 Wisconsin Place, Madison, WI

Ice Rink Tree-Lighting Ceremony
Madison Area Community Chorus, Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble, and Choral Arts Society Chorale.

Saturday, December 12, 7:00pm
Immanuel Lutheran Church, Madison, WI

Glad Tidings: Bach Magnificat & More!
The Ringing Badgers will once again be special guests of Madison's Choral Arts Society Chorale for their annual Holiday concert.

Saturday, December 19, 2:00 & 7:00pm
Sunday, December 20, 2:00pm
Middleton Performing Arts Center
2100 Bristol Street, Middleton, WI

Madison Area Community Christmas Festival
Relax and enjoy the season...the Madison Area Community Chorus & Orchestra, Ringing Badgers Handbell Ensemble, and guests, with Mark Bloedow, Artistic Director. A traditional favorite including “Festival of Carols” by Joseph Martin, “For Unto Us” and the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Messiah (G. F. Handel), and a closing audience Carol sing! Great event for all ages, special complimentary holiday treats, too, please join us!