THE DONALD E. ALLURED COMPOSITION FUND
This award was established August 1993 as a gift to director Donald E. Allured by the attendees of the annual Bay View Week of Handbells. The intent of the award is solely to commission original handbell music that exemplifies the highest standards, quality and expectations that Don Allured would demand in an original composition. Each year, participants at the Bay View Week of Handbells donate to the fund to honor Dr. Allured’s contributions to the handbell world. Special envelopes are distributed during the week and contributions 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. Checks should be mailed to:
Handbell Musicians of America
PO Box 221047
Louisville KY 40252
Gifts can also be made online : Donate to Allured Composition Fund

The fund is invested through Handbell Musicians of America and commissions are funded 100% by interest from the principal. Fourteen compositions made possible by the Allured Fund have been premiered at the BVWOH. Most 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 for the Youth Component and premiered 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

THE CARL WILTSE SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Established to honor Carl Wiltse, the purpose of this fund is to offer a full tuition scholarship to advanced ringers between the ages of 18 and 30 who wish to attend the Bay View Week of Handbells. The fund is invested through Handbell Musicians of America. If you would like to make a donation to this fund, your check should be made out to Handbell Musicians of Americam Inc. with “Wiltse Scholarship Fund” on the memo line.
Checks should be mailed to:
Handbell Musicians of America
PO Box 221047
Louisville KY 40252
Gifts can also be made online : Donate to Wiltse Scholarship Fund

Tuition Recipients
2018 Jessica Purvis
2022 Matthew Compton & Alex Guebert
2023 Lois Leong