MFM004: Lorenz Corporation Acquires SoundForth – with Alan Lohr
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Lorenz: The Future of SoundForth
In this session of the Music For Ministry Podcast, I chat with Alan Lohr who is the handbell editor for SoundForth, a division of the Lorenz Corporation in Dayton, OH. He also directs the Carolina Bronze, a community handbell ensemble in Greenville, South Carolina. Alan conducts two university handbell ensembles at Bob Jones University.
In this session of the Music For Ministry Podcast, I chat with Alan Lohr who is the handbell editor for SoundForth, a division of the Lorenz Corporation in Dayton, OH. He also directs the Carolina Bronze, a community handbell ensemble in Greenville, South Carolina. Alan conducts two university handbell ensembles at Bob Jones University.
In this session of the Music For Ministry Podcast, I chat with Alan Lohr who is the handbell editor for SoundForth, a division of the Lorenz Corporation in Dayton, OH. He also directs the Carolina Bronze, a community handbell ensemble in Greenville, South Carolina. Alan conducts two university handbell ensembles at Bob Jones University.
Alan began his work as Instrumental Coordinator for SoundForth in 1990, a few months after SoundForth’s first release. Under his tenure the catalog has grown from a few flute solos and handbell pieces to hundreds of titles and complete keyboard collections.
In this session, Alan and I chat about:
- Growing up in South Central Iowa
- A few childhood memories of life on the farm
- Earily exposer to music in his home and public school
- The person who most ignited his interest in music
- His childhood dream of becoming a band director
- Learning to improv at the piano when he attends college
- How his love for handbells began
- Heading up the instrumental program at Pillsbury Baptist Bible College
- Arranging for Drum and Bugle Corp, brass groups and summer ensembles
- The beginnings of the Four or More Series for groups without full ensembles
- The decision to sell SoundForth to Lorenz
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SoundForth now a Division of the Lorez Music Corporation
- SoundForth products available through Lorenz
- How his job description has changed since Lorenz acquired SoundForth
- Acquiring and editing handbell pieces to be published by Lorenz
- Working with two of the Bob Jones University handbell ensembles
- Starting a community handbell ensemble called Carolina Bronze
- Handbell levels: Tin, Copper and Bronze
- American made handbell sets – Malmark and Schulmerich
- Proper Handbell attire
- The alternative to expensive handbells for church ministries
- Choir Chimes, Hand Chimes, Tone Chimes
- Resources to help begin a handbell choir
- Handbell Musicians of America
- The American Guild of Handbell Ringers
- Contact Info
Items mentioned in this podcast:
- SoundForth
- Pillsbury Baptist Bible College
- Four or More Series
- Lorenz Music Corporation
- Carolina Bronze
- Malmark
- Schulmerich
- Suzuki Music
- Handbell Musicians of America / The American Guild of Handbell Ringers
- The Church Pianist
Thank you, Alan, for sharing your story with me on the Music for Ministry Podcast Have a great day and make Music for Ministry your passion too!