Tapestry  is sponsored by Monumental United Methodist Church in Portsmouth, Virginia, and rehearses weekly for two hours. 

 Tapestry  formed in July, 2001 as a daytime ministry. We enjoy ringing challenging repertoire, sharing our talents, educating listeners to the variety of handbell music, and the stories behind the music. We like to work together and share good music and chocolate. Like the fabric and thread of a woven tapestry, the ensemble is a blend of traits and talents that produces a fine texture of music to the glory of God.

We average about 20 concerts per year and were awarded the Ruth Morse Wilson Handbell Award from the National Federation of Music Clubs in 2004.  Some of our highlights include attending and performing at the American Guild of English Handbell Ringers (AGEHR) Area III Director’s Seminar in 2002, the International Handbell Symposium in Toronto, Canada in 2004, the AGEHR Area III Intergenerational Handbell Festival in Hickory, NC in 2006, the Solo to Ensemble Extravaganza in Villanova, Pennsylvania in 2007, and the International Handbell Symposium in Orlando, Florida in 2008. Tapestry was a featured performing ensemble for the Tidewater Chapter of the American Guild of Organists (AGO) Region III Convention in July, 2009 where we premiered a commissioned unpublished quartet arrangement, Variations on Prospect, by Michael Keller.

 Community Outreach:  Tapestry  performs primarily at nursing homes, retirement communities, churches, civic groups and schools. We also perform in various concerts series in our area and at the annual dessert handbell concert at Monumental UMC.

Contact Information:  Charm Peterman, rpeterman2@cox.net    757-766-8658.

            Members of Tapestry  are:

            Cindy Lewis, Virginia Beach, VA

            Ann Morgan, Portsmouth, VA

            Charm Peterman, Yorktown, VA

            Marj Setnicky, Suffolk, VA

            www.tapestrybells.com