Rima Greer started playing piano and composing at age 4. She dumped it all at 12 to study dance, and spent the next many years of her life as the last swan on the left. Returning to music in the 1980’s, Rima has studied guitar, violin, and composition.

In 1986 she joined five other musicians in founding Campanile, and worked as resident composer, arranger, and choreographer until the group’s retirement in 2006.

Rima traveled the country as a handbell clinician, teaching at countless private workshops and AGEHR functions, specializing in advanced/alternative techniques, and whole performance/movement classes.

She co-created the Pinnacle events for Handbell Musicians of America’s, authored the “Burn the Box”column in the Guild's Overtones publication for nearly 10 years, and served as Area XII Chair from 2010-2012.  

She also authored Quill/Driver Press's The Real, Lowdown Dirty Truth about her career in the film industry.

Rima currently serves as the head of the costume department for North Coast Dance, and occasionally choreographs for them as well.  She and her hubby, Scott, and giant dog, Lucas, live in Northern California.

Roger Bowerman's rather uneventful life changed when, at 11, he joined a group called the White Buffalo Dancers and learned Native American dance. For the next 9 years he danced at Pow Wows (including the first National Pow Wow near St. Louis, MO) and found that he loved having people watch him perform.

His love of performance was reinforced in High School when he sang with the Choir and in musicals.

It was at this time that he was introduced to handbells when he was asked to join The Freedom Ringers and started dreaming about forming his own group.

From those dreams emerged Campanile, which occupied the next 20 years of his creative life.

During his bell odyssey, Roger also earned a Master’s in US history with a specialty in Native American Studies, and became a tenured faculty at Glendale College in CA. For him, the classroom is theater, and his goal is to educate while entertaining. He served in the Academic Senate, as the Social Sciences Division Chair, and as a Union leader. He recently retired from teaching (sort of) after a 35 year career.

Roger lives with his beautiful wife, Irina, and has an amazing relationship with his four children, Steffanie, Deanna, Amber and Brandon.

Campanile formed in 1986 and performed continuously until their last show in 2006.

Their ground-breaking work with one of the world's only collaborative musical instrument, handbells, as well as their flamboyant style and riveting audience connection, sent them throughout the US and on international tours, performing and teaching.

Campanile produced 7 recordings, the last of which (Nocturnal Journeys) debuted in the top 10 of the international new age music charts.  They also produced films of the three major shows they produced and toured.

Campanile retired in 2006, however many of the partners are still active in music and theatre.

If you want to know more about how (and why!) they did what they did,  definitely read Turning the Tables...