) Because of considerations of safety and volume, people cannot see the bells as they actually ring, but here is a brief clip of Ascension's ten bells swinging and sounding forth: There are ten bells at Ascension hung for change ringing (defined as the ringing of sets of church bells or handbells in a constantly varying order see Wikipedia for basic and general information. In Ascension's tower, the ringing chamber is at ground level, so it is easy to watch the ringers. Each person pulls on a rope that hangs down from the bell chamber, on a floor above the ringing chamber. Unlike a carillon or a chime, at which a lone person pulls or pushes or otherwise manipulates a large keyboard to ring a tune, a peal of change-ringing bells requires one person per bell. When the bells are well rung by experienced ringers, the result for listeners is a beautiful musical experience, although change ringing is not usually considered a performance art. They are beautifully tuned, but because of the manner in which they hang, they do not ring tunes, they ring changes on the order of the bells. There are many things that make these bells a unique feature in the Rochester community. Rochester’s Church of the Ascension is pleased and proud to have such a set of bells, installed in its tower in 2015. The custom has spread around the world, mostly to places where the British had colonies. That is particularly true in England, where the art of change ringing was developed in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (every second village in England has a bell tower, and towns and cities have several). The sound of church bells has become an iconic symbol of worship in the Christian Church, informing hearers that a service is about to start, and inviting worshipers. As a potential visitor to our tower, whether to ring (welcome!) or to watch us ringing and learn what it’s about, we will greet you warmly, take you upstairs to see the bells, show you how we raise and ring the bells, and answer all your questions.

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