Rebekah McGhee, Artistic Director

Rebekah has been a handbell enthusiast for the past 19 years.   She was introduced to handbells at Grand Canyon University.  She joined the handbell choir because she had to have an ensemble credit for her degree and handbells was an instrument she'd never tried before.   As soon as she picked up a bell, she was hooked.   She owes her love and passion for handbells to her first director, Nancy Clauter.   It was while she was under Nancy's direction that Rebekah arranged her first handbell piece.  Dona Nobis/Silent Night, which can be heard on Sonoran Bells' Sonoran Holiday.  She rang with Sonoran Bells from 2001-2002.  

Rebekah is a graduate of Grand Canyon University with a B.A. in Christian Studies and Theatre.   She has directed junior high and high school handbell choirs at Northwest Community Christian School in Phoenix, and she has served as the director of music for contemporary worship services in different congregations in Tucson.   Along with being an accomplished musician and composer, Rebekah has written and directed several theatrical productions in Tucson, and two of her plays have recently been published by CSS Publishing Company and Lillenas Publishing Company.   After an eight year absence, she is very excited to again be involved with Sonoran Bells as its Artistic Director.