According to a media release, Bells of the Bluffs Handbell Ensemble will present a special Mother’s Day
Soiree, A Gift of Love. The event will take place on Saturday, May 9, at 1 p.m. at St. Philips Church, located at 1401 15th Street West in Hastings.
This will be a special afternoon of music and fellowship and a meaningful way to celebrate Mother’s Day with family and friends.
The one-hour performance will feature favorites, such as Wind Beneath Your Wings, Sounds of Silence, Let It Be, Moonlight Serenade, and more. This event is free of charge, and refreshments will be served after the performance. A free will offering is accepted.
To learn more about the Bells of the Bluff Handbell Ensemble, KDWA connected with Marilee Anderson and LuAnn Roiger. Anderson is the music director for First Lutheran Church in Red Wing, as well as the artistic and musical director for Bells of the Bluffs. Roiger is the bell director for St. Philips Church and has been a ringer with Bells of the Bluffs for five years.
Roiger shares how this Mother’s Day event came to be.
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A vocalist and various musicians will also join the handbell ensemble to add excitement to the musical selections.
Anderson highlights a previous Bells of the Bluffs performance at a musical festival.
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Roiger offers these words to the KDWA listeners.
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