Larry Sue is Low Ding Zone's conceptual founder and Artistic Figurehead, and also composes and arranges much of the LDZ repertoire (someone has to - nothing for a bass handbell ensemble existed beforehand!).
Larry has been ringing since 1987. After eighteen years with the Valley Ringers of Cupertino, California, he performed with Bay Bells' for three seasons. He directs the bell choirs at Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church (Saratoga, CA) and First Presbyterian Church (Mountain View, CA). Besides handbells, he plays piano, guitar, bass guitar, clarinet, and bowed psaltery; sings bass, tenor, alto, and offends sopranos with his falsetto; teaches piano and voice; and tunes pianos. He is a published handbell composer, and is the owner, composer, and webmaster for Choraegus ShareMusic, his music company. He also is the author of the Bass Ringer's Notebook.
Larry has considerable experience as a handbell clinician, and despite specializing in teaching bass bells, will lead a workshop in practically any bell-related subject under the sun. In addition, Larry also has been a festival conductor, and looks forward to more opportunities to excite the world through the ringing art.
He pays his bills by working as a software engineer, and is counting down the months until he is eligible for retirement in 2013 and can cut back to full time.
Ringing Experience
1989-2003: Valley Ringers, Valley Church, Cupertino, CA
2001-Present: Son Ringers, First Presbyterian Church, Mountain View, CA
2005-2008: Bay Bells, Palo Alto, CA
2005- present: Low Ding Zone, Palo Alto, CA
Directing/Leadership Experience
2006-present: Low Ding Zone, Palo Alto, CA
2008- present: Bells Angels, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Saratoga, CA
2009-present: Bell Canto, St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Saratoga, CA
2009-present: Son Ringers, First Presbyterian Church, Mountain View, CA
Mass Conducting Experience
April 2007: Rogue Valley Handbell Festival, Medford, OR
September 2008: Northminster Handbell Festival, Salinas, CA
March 2009: Southern California Spring Ring/SCHMEE, San Diego, CA
January 2010: Twelfth Night at Saint Andrew's, Saratoga, CA
March 2010: LA Metro Spring Ring, Long Beach, CA
August 2010: Redding Preseason Workshop, Redding, CA
October 2010: Redding Fall Ring, Redding, CA
November 2010: (Advanced Ringing Event), Boston, MA
April 2011: Massachusetts Spring Ring, Boston, MA