"William H. Mathis is Minister of Music and Fine Arts at the Hennepin Ave. United Methodist Church in Minneapolis, where he oversees a varied program of singing and ringing choirs and the acclaimed Music at Hennepin Series. In addition to his work at church,
Bill is an active clinician in both the choral and
handbell fields. He is the music director of the Twin
Cities community handbell ensemble, Bells of the
Lakes.
Bill serves the American Guild of English Handbell
Ringers as Director of Education. As a festival
conductor and workshop clinician, he leads local,
Area, and National AGEHR events, giving special
emphasis to teaching rehearsal technique and
musicianship. He has been the conductor of the
Guild's National Festivals and the annual Directors'
Seminar, as well as the Handbell Exploration in
Phoenix.
His compositions are published by Abingdon, Alfred,
AGEHR, Augsburg-Fortress, Choristers Guild, Fred Bock
Music, H. T. FitzSimons, Hope, Jeffers, National, Red River, and Sacred Music Press."
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