Bobbing his head and counting four beats under his breath, 11-year-old Sean York’s eyes darted between his sheet music and his choir teacher Ed Somech at Murrayville Elementary School. In his ...

The performance was led by Catherine Neville, Commack’s music teacher, who oversees the handbell choir and other music programs. Students also sang alongside their handbell performance, inviting ...

With a flick of a handbell ringer's wrist, an ethereal tinkling floats forth. The heavenly sound produced by a handbell choir is apt to usher in a hushed reverence among listeners, whether they sit in ...