Bellamy & Lorgus Bell Choir

Bellamy began ringing handbells in 1979 and has been a performer and clinician for Handbell Exploration, the Handbell Musicians of America (HMA), and Solo/Ensemble Extravaganza (SEE). He is the artistic director and a former member of the Philadelphia Handbell Ensemble and is the handbell director at the Elizabethtown Church of the Brethren. He was the solo ringing clinician at the 2024 HMA National Seminar, and he has directed the Bucknell University Rooke Chapel Ringers and conducted several massed ringing festivals, including conducting the Toms River Handbell Festival and Virginia Bronze's Ring in Spring Festival in 2024. A graduate of the University of Scranton and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, his full-time employment is in the field of accounting and finance.

Lorgus recently retired after 40 years as an organist, choir director and handbell director. Her church and handbell experience led to her current position as the church music…