The Twin Cities LGBTQIA+ Handbell Ensemble
The Twin Cities LGBTQIA+ Handbell Ensemble
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Founded in 2024, Ring Out is a handbell ensemble created by and for LGBTQIA+ ringers and allies. We are one of the first handbell groups in the nation dedicated to LGBTQIA+ inclusivity. Handbells are a powerful medium for building strong connections, and we aim to make this art form accessible and welcoming to people who may not feel comfortable or be welcomed in a church setting where the majority of handbell ensembles are based. Together, we explore the rich world of secular handbell music and support the composition of more inclusive and representative music through commissions and collaborations.
Mission
Mission
Ring Out pursues musical excellence while fostering an inclusive and community-oriented handbell ensemble. We affirm and celebrate the identity of LGBTQIA+ handbell ringers and seek to create a more welcoming and supportive handbell community for all people. We strive to build strong community, collaboration, and musicianship within our ensemble and throughout the greater handbell community.
Ring Out pursues musical excellence while fostering an inclusive and community-oriented handbell ensemble. We affirm and celebrate the identity of LGBTQIA+ handbell ringers and seek to create a more welcoming and supportive handbell community for all people. We strive to build strong community, collaboration, and musicianship within our ensemble and throughout the greater handbell community.
Our Values
Our Values
Performance
Performance
We seek to expand exposure to handbell music in the Twin Cities community by increasing the accessibility of public handbell performances.
We seek to expand exposure to handbell music in the Twin Cities community by increasing the accessibility of public handbell performances.
Musical Excellence
Musical Excellence
We continuously improve our handbell musicality while fostering a joyful music environment.
We continuously improve our handbell musicality while fostering a joyful music environment.
Community
Community
We seek to build community among ensemble members by taking an uplifting and collaborative approach to handbell ringing.
We seek to build community among ensemble members by taking an uplifting and collaborative approach to handbell ringing.
Identity
Identity
We celebrate and affirm the identity of LGBTQIA+ people.
We celebrate and affirm the identity of LGBTQIA+ people.
Inclusion
Inclusion
We strive to create a more inclusive handbell community and a more accepting Twin Cities community. We stand in opposition of discrimination against the LGBTQIA+ community.
We strive to create a more inclusive handbell community and a more accepting Twin Cities community. We stand in opposition of discrimination against the LGBTQIA+ community.
Impact
Impact
We seek to tell untold stories, share burdens, and spread joy within our ensemble and throughout the community.
We seek to tell untold stories, share burdens, and spread joy within our ensemble and throughout the community.
Meet the Director
Meet the Director
Logan Olson (he/him) is the artistic director and founder of Ring Out! He is a graduate of Luther College where he studied Environmental Science and was a member of Luther Ringers and the Nordic Choir. He has a strong passion for environmental protection and justice which inspired his path to working as an ecological restoration project manager for Friends of the Mississippi River. Logan is also the Director of Handbells at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Minneapolis. Handbells have been an enriching part of Logan’s life from an early age, and he is passionate about increasing inclusivity in this unique art form for the LGBTQIA+ community and all people.
Meet the Board Members
Meet the Board Members
Katie Schroeder (she/her)
Andrew Winfield (he/him)
Kenny Niemeyer (he/him)
Paige-Erin Wheeler (she/her)
Allison Hawley-March (she/her)
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