Bells of the Sound was pleased to award First Place to Matthew Prins of Richmond, VA for "Comrades, Haste! Faster the Steel Press!". Inspired by the iron and steel factories in the Russian city of Cherepovets, this is an exicting and challenging composition that features marching, deskbells and LMPI - we're looking for an anvil! Matthew is a member of the James River Ringers and has composed and arranged several dozen handbell pieces.

Honorable Mention prizes were awarded to Brenna Lehman of Kent, WA for "Tri Eireannach Amhran", Nan Beth Walton of Seattle, WA for "The Banks of the Dnipro River" and Carol Lynn Mizell of Denton, TX for "The Frogs and Princes of Lake Texoma".

Bells of the Sound thanks everyone who submitted a composition - we really appreciate you sharing your creative vision with us. The complete list of "Ring Around the World" Composition Contest entries is:

• "Haiku: Aru Yo Miji Kashi" by Michele Sharik, Foster City, CA
• "Auld Lang Syne" by Lysbeth Wilson, Dunblane, Scotland
• "Reflections on the Generations" by Jim Dahlgran, Idaho Falls, ID
• "Trade Winds" Kathleen Wissinger, McGaheysville, VA
• "King's Walk" by Brenna Lehman, Kent, WA
• "Piccolo and the Pantheon" by John Lucania, Holmdel, NJ
• "Tri Eireannach Amhran" by Brenna Lehman, Kent, WA
• "Voices of the Lost" by Barbara Werner, Tucson, AZ
• "Pure Joy of Ringing" by Kazuko Okamoto, Kobe, Japan
• "Folklarama" by Fred Merrett, Edmonton, Canada
• "Finale from 'Faust'" by Brenna Lehman, Kent, WA
• "Cirque" by Brenna Lehman, Kent, WA
• "International Medley" by Kevin Holsinger, Menlo Park, CA
• "The Banks of the Dnipro River" by Nan Beth Walton, Seattle, WA
• "Habanera" by Brenna Lehman, Kent, WA
• "The Frogs and Princes of Lake Texoma" by Carol Lynn Mizell, Denton, TX
• "Fate" by Nanae Teramu, Osaka, Japan
• "Comrades, Haste! Faster the Steet Press!" by Matthew Prins, Richmond, VA