THE DONALD E. ALLURED COMPOSITION FUND
This fund was established in 1993 by the attendees of the Bay View Week of Handbells to honor director Donald E. Allured. The sole purpose being to commission original handbell music that exemplifies his standards and expectations. Each year participants donate to the fund via forms which are distributed during the week. Completed forms may be placed in the designated basket at any time. Cash, checks, and credit cards are accepted (checks and credit card donations are tax deductible). Please make checks out to the “Handbell Musicians of America, Inc.” and write “Allured Fund” on the memo line. If desired, checks can be mailed directly to HMA at this address:
Handbell Musicians of America
PO Box 152426
Cape Coral  FL  33915-2426
Donations can also be made online : Donate to Allured Composition Fund

The fund is invested through Handbell Musicians of America with commissions funded 100% by interest from the principal.
Nineteen compositions have been commissioned to date thanks to this fund. Many have been published and available for purchase.

1995 Margaret Tucker                              Introduction and Passacaglia
1998 Hart Morris                                        Antiphonal Alleluias
2000 Cathy Moklebust                             Five Inscriptions
2002 Carl Wiltse                                          Creator of the Light
2005 Tim Waugh                                         LondeLirinen
(Commissioned and dedicated to the youth of the AGEHR 50th Anniversary Education Outreach Project)
2007 Donald Allured                                  Epilogue
2009 Michael Helman                               Trilogy
2011 Michael Joy                                        Pavane and Galliard
2013 Catherine McMichael                      Odyssey
2015 Nancy Hascall (posthumous)
2016 Matthew Compton                           Divenir
(Commissioned and premiered by the youth component at the 2016 International Handbell Festival in Vancouver, Canada)
2017 Larry Sue                                               Coronation and Triumphant Exultation
2018 Douglas Benton                                 Alluredia
2019 Sondra Tucker                                     Songs in the Night
2020 Sandra Eithun                                     Tales of the Great Water
2023 Jason Krug                                            After Silence
2023 Alex Guebert                                     Determination
2024 William Payn                                      Aurora
2025 Karen Lakey Buckwalter                  Seascapes
2026 Brenda Austin                                      First Light

THE CARL WILTSE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Established to honor Carl Wiltse, the purpose of this fund is to provide financial assistance in the amount of $750 to one or two advanced ringers between the ages of 18 and 30 who wish to attend the Bay View Week of Handbells. Participants can donate to the fund via forms which are distributed during the week. Completed forms may be placed in the designated basket at any time. Please make checks out to “Handbell Musicians of America Inc.” and write “Wiltse Scholarship Fund” on the memo line. If desired, checks can be mailed directly to HMA at this address:
Handbell Musicians of America
PO Box 152426
Cape Coral  FL  33915-2426
Donations can also be made online : Donate to Wiltse Scholarship Fund
The fund is invested through Handbell Musicians of America.
Past Tuition Recipients
2018 Jessica Purvis
2022 Matthew Compton, Alex Guebert
2023 Lois Leong
2024 Aaron Boilesen, William Fecko, Brianna Gibson, Ingrid Ross, Katie Nail
2025 Anne Kelley, Nicholas Stackpole