CHARLES E. KELLEY Charles E. Kelley is director of The Klokken Ringers handbell program at the New Hackensack Reformed Church in Wappingers Falls, NY. He began ringing handbells in the early 1970’s at age nine when he was part of the first children’s ringing choir at New Hackensack under the direction of Betty Garee. Today the program spans six choirs, with participants ranging in age from 11 to adult. Mr. Kelley is a full time middle school choral music teacher and also directs a 65-voice community chorus in the Hudson Valley. Charles holds a B.M.Ed. from Potsdam College, and an M.Mus. in Choral Conducting from Florida State University.