Appearances

Music & Worship Arts Week, Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center  (June, 2027)

Waynesville, NC

Festival clinician.

Area 3 Festival  (April, 2027)

Richmond, VA

Festival clinician.

Spring Training with Bell Durham (February, 2027)

Durham, NC

Festival clinician.

Winter Workshop, Handbell Musicians of America (Januart, 2027)

Virtual Event

  • Handbells and Pop Culture presented by Mitchell Eithun
  • Music for 8-12 Handbells presented by  Mitchell Eithun

Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar (July, 2026)

Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Exhibitor for Beckenhorst Press, Inc.
  • Handbells and Pop Culture presented by Mitchell Eithun
  • Worship Planning 101 presented by  Mitchell Eithun

NC Baptist Handbell Festival (February, 2026)

Mebane, NC

Festival clinician.

Spring Training with Bell Durham (February, 2026)

Durham, NC

Festival clinician.

Handbell Clinic, New Ebenezer Retreat Center (February, 2026)

Rincon, GA

Festival clinician.

Pinnacle, Handbell Musicians of America (July, 2025)

Wichita, Kansas

  • Exhibitor for Beckenhorst Press, Inc.
  • Going Viral on TikTok presented by Mitchell Eithun
  • Handbell Performance and Christian Worship with Mitchell Eithun

Mid-Carolinas Handbell Festival (November, 2024)

Charlotte, NC

Festival clinician for annual handbell festival sponsored by Charlotte Bronze.

International Handbell Symposium (August, 2024)

Hammamtsu, Japan

Attendee.

Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar (July, 2024)

Hartford, CT

  • Developing Spiritual Community presented by Mitchell Eithun
  • Handbells, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence with Mitchell Eithun
  • Keep Calm and Carillon presented by Mitchell Eithun

Area 7 Handbell Conference (2024)

 

LaCrosse, WI

  • This…Is…Jeopardy presented by Mitchell Eithun
  • Developing Spiritual Community presented by Mitchell Eithun

Hymn Society Annual Conference (2023)

Montréal, Québec

  • Presenting the paper “Disabled Hymns” as part of the Emerging Scholars Forum

 

 

Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar (2023)

Irving, TX

  • Developing Spiritual Community through Handbells presented by Mitchell Eithun
  • Jeopardy! with Mitchell Eithun
  • Keep Calm and Carillon presented by Mitchell Eithun

 

 

Area 9 Summit: A New Adventure (2022)

Waco, TX

Event Description: Calling all ringers and directors! Join HMA Area 9 for “A New Adventure: Area 9 Summit 2022”. Our clinicians will be the fabulous Sandra Eithun and Mitchell Eithun, and there will be an outstanding faculty offering classes and reading sessions with something for ringers and directors alike as well as two great concerts. It will be held in Waco on June 17-18 with check-in beginning at 10 am and the first massed ringing session at 1 pm on Friday, ending on Saturday with our concert at 4:15 pm.

We can’t wait to see in you in Waco!  

Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar (2021)

Phoenix, AR

Developing Spiritual Community through Handbells presented by Mitchell Eithun Come into God’s presence with ringing! Together we will share ideas to encourage ringers to grow in their relationships with God and each other through community building and reflection. Along with meditating on scripture (including references to bells), we will perform spiritual practices designed for handbell ringers. This class is aimed at ringers and directors in faith-based ensembles.

Jeopardy! with Mitchell Eithun This… Is… Jeopardy! How well do you know handbell music, techniques, and puns? Test your handbell knowledge by trying out for Handbell Jeopardy, a game show experience complete with buzzers, prizes, and a bubbly host! Four contestants will be chosen by a short, written test during the session. Wager wisely! During the three sessions, contestants will play a three-game tournament. During Session 1 we will identify eight candidates. The first four candidates will play during Session 1 and the remaining candidates will play during Session 2. The winner of each game, along with the highest scoring non-winner, will face off in Session 3.  

Handbell Musicians of America National Seminar (2020)

Pensacola, FL / Held Virtually

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? with Mitchell Eithun How well do you know handbell music, techniques and puns? Test your handbell knowledge by trying out for Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, a game show experience in which you can phone-a-friend and ask the virtual audience. Contestants will be chosen from the audience.
 
 

Sibelius for Handbells with Mitchell Eithun Have a musical idea to write down? Want to get started in composition? Need a quick hymn accompaniment? Come learn the basics of Sibelius, a popular music notation program. Together we will create a basic score for handbells, place notes on the score and add technique symbols. A special emphasis will be given to exploring handbell-specific tools. This class is an ideal introduction for composers, educators and musicians who want to learn music engraving software.