Since 2006, Julie Turner has been the Associate Conductor, Composer in Residence and a Board Member of Music City Bronze, Nashville’s advanced community handbell group under the direction of Principal Conductor and former Handbell Musicians of America (AGEHR) National President, John Pfeiffer. Julie’s also a ringing member of a handbell quartet called MCB-4, which is a sub-group of Music City Bronze.
Julie has been the handbell director at her church in Nashville since 1999. She holds a B.A. in Music from Cumberland University and was a contract music engraver for the United Methodist Publishing House for nine years. She has around 40 published handbell arrangements and compositions and was named Composer of the Year in 2009 by Jeffers Handbell Supply. Coppers Classic 2018 features her composition, “Jericho”.
Julie and her husband Jim have lived in Nashville since 1986, where they raised their now-grown kids, Dylan and Mallory (who are handbell ringers, of course!). Dylan and his wife Cynthia are both members of the Tennessee National Guard, and Mallory lives in Colorado pursuing her passion for singing and songwriting. Now that they’re empty-nesters, Julie and Jim shower affection on their two very spoiled cats, Ivy and Cosima.