From “Jingle Bells” to the street-corner bell ringers of the Salvation Army, the sound of the Christmas season is bells. But bell ringing has a rich history, integrated into daily and liturgical life ...

Often, when the Metropolitan Bells come offstage after a concert, director Gary Bynum is approached by an audience member who is amazed at the range of material the handbell ensemble just performed.

Writing a column about bell-ringing is, in a way, a hopeless endeavor. The experience is like taking a photocopy of a photocopy — the product takes you further from the art at hand, the lived ...

Temple Bell Rituals: The practice of ringing a bell or gong in temples is a long-standing tradition in Hindu culture, rich with spiritual and scientific meaning. It is believed that the sound produced ...