Our Members

Elizabeth started ringing handbells in the mid 90s and has been with the Rocky Mountain Ringers since 2001. She is "retired" from a twenty year technical career with Bell Labs.  Her many hobbies include cooking, painting, sewing and horses. She especially cherishes time spent with her family and great friends!

I started ringing in junior high school, with my church choir. I always thank this director for the guidance and inspiration she gave me at that age. Little did I know then it would be something I would be doing so many years later. I enjoy ringing with the Rocky Mountain Ringers and always  look forward to the excitement and challenges with this group. As a teacher of 6th grade students, who learn to play handbells, it is fun to say, "This is something you can do your whole life."

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Caroline started ringing bells in 1982 with Everitt Hilty at CU. She and Edie Walker established Rocky Mountain Ringers. Caroline is the Conductor and Artistic Director of theTimberline Handbell Ensemble, a community handbell ensemble.  She also directs the Jubilation Ringers of Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church.  In her other life, Caroline enjoys sewing and machine embroidery.  She works for Bernina USA and teaches Machine Mastery classes.

Amy has been ringing bells since 1998 in every type choir imaginable.  She also directs a group of 10 year-olds.  When she isn't wrangling children in her choir, Amy enjoys her boyfriend, 3 cats, nephew and movies (not necessarily in that order).  Her hand bell motto is: if you are going to ring it wrong; ring it loud.. 

Gayla Martin hails from back east & relocated to Denver in 1997. Married to Todd another RMR ding-a-ling for 32 years!  Mother to Whitney (an opera stage manager), Garrett (a student @ WSC), two dogs named Truffles & Snickers (Aussies) and a cat named Wolfy (Scottish Fold).   Holds 2 music degrees from West Virginia University 15 years of ringing experience with several church choirs prior to RMR...has been with RMR since 1997. Most interesting handbell experience: played in the East Room of the White House during the Clinton administration in a bell quartet.

Todd Martin - A Colorado transplant via Massachusetts, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Todd has been with us since 1997. Married for 30+ wonderful years to Gayla. Holds business degrees from both West Virginia University and the University of Pittsburgh and has spent entire career in commercial lending. 20+ years of ringing experience.

Now in Colorado to be an active 'granny', currently ringing with the 'Rocky Mountain Ringers' since 2006, formerly with 'Bells In Motion' (jazz bell ensemble), Anne is the past Colorado and Missouri state AGEHR chair, past AGEHR Area VIII Secretary, formerly a 18-year AGEHR Missouri state board member, graduate of the AGEHR Master class in "Score Study-Preparation and Conducting," AGEHR mentor, handbell choir director (5 bell choirs) at Webster Groves Presbyterian Church 12 yrs., co-founder of the Gateway BellFest, adjudicator, clinician, author, composer, soloist, and accompanist. She has rung for 33 years, playing at hundreds of community events, schools and churches, and has directed vocal, instrumental, ensembles & handbell choirs for 21 years, now giving private handbell lessons and singing 'on-call' with several community ensembles in Boulder. Anne is an administrative assistant, enjoys live theater & jazz.

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Ricki began ringing handbells at the University of Colorado, Boulder, in 1984.  She has a Master of Music degree in Organ Performance and is currently the organist at Park Hill United Methodist Church, Denver.  She and her husband have three children.  After homeschooling for nine years, Ricki is now a stay-at-home mom who does the bookkeeping for their concrete construction company.  She enjoys reading, traveling, spending time with her family, and raising and breeding her chocolate labs.

I started ringing handbells in 1987 at my church in western Nebraska and rang for 5 years.  I joined Rocky Mountain Ringers in 2003 and hope to ring many more years with them.  I used to teach  K-12 vocal/instrumental music, was a travel agent for a while and worked in the telecom industry.  I enjoy spending time with my partner Scott and our 3 dachshunds, Murphy, Madeline and Max.  We also enjoy spending time on the central Oregon Coast where we would eventually like to retire.

Nolan has been ringing handbells since 1973. He is the University Registrar at the University of Northern Colorado. His other hobbies include choral singing, reading, crossword puzzles (especially the Saturday NY Times) and travel. His home is "ruled" by Buster, a feisty Jack Russell terrier.

Tim has been ringing with RMR for several years now and has found his niche as a bass bell ringer. His first college degree was in music and has since gone into linguistics and now teaches German at the University of Colorado Denver. Tim's association with Rocky Mountain Ringers brings him great enjoyment, and he feels honored to be in the company of such talented musicians.

I started ringing bells at age ten back in 1972. We couldn’t play bells in my church until we were ten. I’ve played bells in many groups both church and community and sometime just cuz.  I direct a group of children at my church on hand chimes, from ages four through second grade.  The only thing I’ve been doing longer than handbells is breathing.  I’ve been with RMR since August of 2009.  This is never dull and I can’t image not playing handbells.

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