Martha Lynn Thompson (2001) is a graduate of Henderson State University where she received her bachelor’s degree in music education with a major in organ and theory. She has more than 200 published arrangements and transcriptions that range from music for the beginning bell choir to music for the most advanced choirs. Mrs. Thompson was one of the first arrangers to transcribe symphonic works for handbell choirs. For many years she served on the Arkansas AGEHR Board in Area VI, helping organize festivals and seminars, and both she and her husband have been named lifetime honorary members of the Arkansas AGEHR Board. In 1989 she was elected National Secretary of AGEHR, and she served on numerous national committees. In 1995 Mrs. Thompson was designated by AGEHR as a Master Instructor of Handbell Notation. She is known for topics on arranging and composing, beginning and children’s handbell choirs, techniques and bell assignments.
