From 1989 to 2004, under the direction of Karen Pfiffner , the Alumni Ensemble continued to perform a wide variety of some of the most technically and musically challenging original works and arrangements including popular, classical, and secular as well as sacred pieces. Besides ringing, members were encouraged to occasionally direct the group as well as write their own arrangements and original compositions for performance.
The Alumni Ensemble was not as closely tied to the University of Colorado as was the original University Ensemble and therefore existed autonomously as a "community" choir with elected officers and an internally drawn-up set of bylaws. Over time the ensemble operated with fewer and fewer direct ties to the university. Today, the group is based out of Wheatridge, Colorado and continues under the name of the High Plains Ringers
.... Hardware:
5-1/2 octaves of
Whitechapels
(The original four-octave set was purchased in 1963)
3 octaves of
Petit & Fritsen
"Dutch" bells
5 octaves of
Malmark
handchimes (4th/5th octaves courtesy of
Tom Lance. Thank you, Tom)