Festival Bells & Brass will be staged at 4 p.m. today at Gilbert-Lambuth Memorial Chapel at Paine College, 1235 15th St.
The event will feature three hand bell ensembles from Covenant Presbyterian Church, First Baptist Church of Augusta and Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church in addition to hand bell soloist and guest conductor Sueda Luttrell.
Mrs. Luttrell is an organist and music associate for University Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, and has been a solo ringer since 1995. Ringing on your own takes added responsibility and coordination, she said. In today's concert, she'll be the sole ringer on three songs.
"It's very musically satisfying because you have one person in control of the whole line," she said.
The performances will include other instruments in various songs, including a brass quartet, piano and a percussionist. That enriches the sound, said Larry Abernathy, the director of music at Reid Memorial Church.
One song Mrs. Lutrell will perform is Grazioso, by contemporary composer Arnold Sherman. The song was written about a woman's life cut short by cancer. The performance will also include an interpretive dance by Julia Foley Morgan.
Reach Sarah Day Owen at (706) 823-3223 or sarah.owen@augustachronicle.com.
TODAY'S EVENTS
POPS ON THE RIVER CONCERT: 6 p.m., Jessye Norman Amphitheater; free; presented by The Augusta Concert Band
MUSIC AT THE MORRIS: Martha Malone's One-Woman Cabaret: 2-3 p.m., Morris Museum of Art; free; reception follows; themorris.org
SAVANNAH RIVER BRASSWORKS CONCERT: 7:30 to 9 p.m., First Christian Church of Augusta, 629 Greene St.; free; concert of brass quintet music of mixed styles and genres
FESTIVAL BELLS & BRASS: 4 p.m., Gilbert- Lambuth Memorial Chapel, Paine College; $5; advanced bell choirs of Reid Memorial Presbyterian, First Baptist Church of Augusta and Covenant Presbyterian will perform works accompanied by a brass ensemble, organ/piano and interpretive dance; (706) 733-2275 www.reidchurch.org
A TRIBUTE TO PAVAROTTI: 3-4 p.m., St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 605 Reynolds St.; with Georgia's 3 Tenors; $12 general; $10 seniors and students with ID; ga3t.com
ARTS IN THE HEART OF AUGUSTA: Noon to 7 p.m., Augusta Common, 800 block between Broad and Reynolds streets; weekend passes $5 in advance, $7 at gate; artsintheheart.com
CLAY ARTISTS OF THE SOUTHEAST: DEMONSTRATIONS AND WORKSHOPS: noon to 7 p.m., Augusta Common; included in Arts in the Heart admission; clayartistsofthesoutheast.com
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