Lancaster Church of the Brethren (COB) will host a bonus Starlight Tea Concert featuring the Westminster Concert Bell Choir on Sunday, May 14, at 7 p.m.

Conducted by Kathleen Ebling Shaw, the 15-member choir is composed of undergraduate and graduate students at Westminster Choir College and other students at Rider University. The choir uses eight octaves of handbells. Many of the bells are made of bronze, and they range in weight from 4 ounces to 11 pounds. The choir also uses the large Basso Profundo aluminum-cast bells that are a new phenomenon in handbell ringing. The choir supplements its handbell set with a six-octave set of Malmark Choirchime instruments.

The group's holiday performances have been heard annually on National Public Radio's "Performance Today," and the choir has performed at Carnegie Hall twice during the Christmas season. Most recently, the choir joined singer Josh Groban, appearing at NBC's nationally televised lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.

The choir's spring program that will be performed at Lancaster COB is titled "Despite the Storm: A Reflection on Hope, Perseverance and Resilience." The ensemble will perform original works, transcriptions of light classics, hymn tunes, folk tunes and more.

In keeping with the Starlight Tea tradition, tea and cookies will be served following the concert.

In the event of an overflow crowd, the concert will be livestreamed to the church's chapel.

The free concert series is supported by patrons and freewill offerings received at concerts. Lancaster COB is located at 1601 Sunset Ave., Lancaster. For more information, contact planning committee chair Giny Mackey at 717-201-8450.