Re: [HB-L] Digest for handbell-l@googlegroups.com - 2 updates in 1 topic

[Pamela Sanders]

Your posts reminded me of the Campanile VHS tape, which I still have and enjoy watching every so often. Thanks for the memory. 

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Paul Kinney <bel...@comcast.net>: Sep 07 10:02PM -0400 Many years ago when Campanile was still going strong Rima Greer defended the quite different stylistic choices the group made by suggesting we watch the movie /Strictly Ballroom/. For those not around at the time Campanile played jazzy pieces and danced while they played. This was at a time when most handbell groups were in churches and schools and community groups were rather conservative -- partly because the available repertoire was conservative.   Recently, I saw that /Strictly Ballroom/ is available for streaming. So I watched it tonight.   The story is about Scott, the son of a couple who run a dance studio, teaching the various ballroom dances. Scott is considered the likely winner of the next big competition. But Scott is bored with the restrictions of ballroom dancing and wants to add his own steps.   Thanks to Rima and people like her the available handbell repertoire is much broader than it was when Campanile got started.   I did a YouTube search for "campanile handbells" and one video of the group came up. It nicely shows the group's style.   Paul Kinney

Rima Greer <rim...@mac.com>: Sep 08 08:47AM -0700 Thank you, Paul for the lovely shout out. That movie really holds up, doesn't it? It's a must see!   In case you guys missed it, Roger and I just wrote a book about the collaborative creative process we engaged in while creating Campanile's shows. We are hoping it will be useful for anyone involved in a collaborative creative process, whether it's handbells or coding, or anything else.   www.turningthetablesbook.com   It's available in paperback, Kindle, or audiobook.   There's also a photo gallery and video gallery on the website as a companion to the book.   Enjoy!   Rima Greer   On Sep 7, 2025, at 7:03 pm, 'Paul Kinney' via Handbell-l <handb...@googlegroups.com> wrote:    Many years ago when Campanile was still going strong Rima Greer defended the quite different stylistic choices the group made by suggesting we watch the movie Strictly Ballroom. For those not around at the time Campanile played jazzy pieces and danced while they played. This was at a time when most handbell groups were in churches and schools and community groups were rather conservative -- partly because the available repertoire was conservative.   Recently, I saw that Strictly Ballroom is available for streaming. So I watched it tonight.   The story is about Scott, the son of a couple who run a dance studio, teaching the various ballroom dances. Scott is considered the likely winner of the next big competition. But Scott is bored with the restrictions of ballroom dancing and wants to add his own steps.   Thanks to Rima and people like her the available handbell repertoire is much broader than it was when Campanile got started.   I did a YouTube search for "campanile handbells" and one video of the group came up. It nicely shows the group's style.   Paul Kinney   --   Post: handb...@googlegroups.com   Subscribe: handbell-l...@googlegroups.com   Unsubscribe: handbell-l+...@googlegroups.com   Digest: e-mail mdp...@gmail.com with subject line "Digest-L"   ---   You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Handbell-l" group.   To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to handbell-l+...@googlegroups.com.   To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/handbell-l/3496ad91-ec12-4923-ada3-a342666646f7%40comcast.net.

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