Episode 035: Joan Hutchinson on Whitechapel Handbells

• Joan Hutchinson is a ringer variously of Smith College, Boston, Philadelphia, New Hampshire, Smith College, Minnesota, and Colorado. While Joan has plenty of tower experience, Whitechapel Handbells are her first ringing love.
• We discuss ringing in hand and in tower, starting and maintaining groups associated with schools and universities, and the movement of sets of handbells around the continent.
• Joan briefly worked with Bill Theobald, of Whitechapel–previous guests Linda Woodford (episode 014) and Sidney Kirkpatrick (episode 026) also worked with Bill, and share stories of his mentorship. Likewise, Joan’s story crosses paths with both Sarah Moriarty (episode 008) and Marj Winter (episode 018 and episode 020) through Smith College.
• These days, Joan can be found ringing with the Minneapolis handbell band, thanks to Ringing Room. (Stan’s ringing a bit, too, but may be too busy inventing new puzzles and methods with Mark Davies, of episode 031.)

Thank you, friends.

Bells: Kent School ca. 2003, unknown band.