Handbell Musicians of America
The national membership organization for handbell and handchime musicians, advancing the art through education, festivals, and community.
Peer societies
Five societies Handbell Musicians of America is read alongside.
AGO
American Guild of Organists
The professional guild of organists and choral musicians, offering graded certification examinations and…
ACDA
American Choral Directors Association
The professional association for choral conductors and directors across schools, churches, and communities
15 companies named
GCINA
The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America
A guild advancing the carillon as a musical art, training and certifying players, commissioning music, and…
NAPM
National Association of Pastoral Musicians
The professional community of Catholic pastoral musicians devoted to the art of musical liturgy and the…
3 companies named
NAME
National Association for Music Education
The federated national community of music educators that writes the standards, funds the scholarship, and…
27 companies named
Who backs HMA
Every company Handbell Musicians of America names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Malmark Bells, Inc. | Corporate member | NAPM |
| Schulmerich Bells, LLC | Corporate member | PAS |
| 8-Bit Handbell | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Alfred Handbell – Jubilate Music Group, LLC | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Beckenhorst Press, Inc. | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| CantoBell Hub | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| CBL Handbell Services | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Choraegus | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| CIR Music Publishing | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Forté Handbell Quartet | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| From The Top Music | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Grassy Meadow Music | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Handbell Mart | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Handbell Services, Inc. | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Heitz Handbells and Music, LLC | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Hope Publishing | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| It’s a Bell Thing | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| J.W. Pepper & Son, Inc. | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Jeffers Handbell Supply, Inc. | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Kansas City Costume Co. | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| LDM Embroidery | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Port-A-Bell, Inc. | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Resonate Tours | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Ringing Restorations | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| ringTrue Music | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Third Bell On The Right | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Truly Horrible Things | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
| Witte Performance Tours | Corporate member | Only Handbell Musicians of America, so far |
Sources: 1 published list, read September 2026
2026-27 Business Members Buyers' Guide. Read September 27, 2026. Business member program; each company listed once at first appearance across category headings.
Who backs Handbell Musicians of America's peers, but not Handbell Musicians of America
Companies named publicly by at least one of Handbell Musicians of America's five peer societies, and not found in Handbell Musicians of America's reviewed public records.
The outside view
The national membership organization for handbell and handchime musicians, advancing the art through education, festivals, and community.
- Consensus
- Preserve
- Inward
- Volunteer
Their shape
The Village
Where everyone is known by name.
The Village is built on belonging, where everyone knows everyone and relationships are the point. Its gift is loyalty and warmth, its challenge is scaling beyond the intimacy that makes it work.
Also reads toward The Guild and The Republic.
Strengths
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