Rhonda Brooks,one of the founding members of the  6th Dimension, learned to ring handbells through  her church’s
handbell choir.  As a child she took private piano lessons and  played flute ....
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Cindy Casey has rung handbells with both  church and community choirs.  In her youth, she studied piano privately and was  a member of her high school band.  Cindy earned a Bachelor of Animal Science  degree from Virginia  Polytechnic Institute and a Master of Physical Therapy  degree from the University of Maryland.  She works as a physical therapist with  Valley Health Home Care of the Winchester Medical Center. Cindy enjoys gardening  and can often be found tending her award-winning roses.  In order to expand her  musical experience as an adult, she also began studying to play the harp.  Cindy  lives in Berryville, Virginia with her husband Bryan and their three sons  Charles, Harrison, and James.

Susan (Elsea)  Davis has been ringing handbells  since the age of eight.  She studied private piano  and sang in her high school  choir.  Her undergraduate studies were completed at  Shenandoah University and  Virginia Polytechnic Institute.  Susan earned a  Bachelor of Science degree in  Mathematics and a Master of Business  Administration.  She is employed by  American Woodmark Corporation and has  worked as a systems developer for the  finance group since 1993.  Susan shares  her computer expertise with us by  serving as the webmaster of the 6th Dimension, and she is the overall “logistics coordinator” for the group.  She is  very active in her church where she is the editor of their monthly newsletter.  She lives in Middletown, VA with her husband Mike and their daughter, Sarah.

Lois  Hofmann, the  group's musical director and a founding member, began ringing handbells in 1980  while attending Shenandoah University.  Throughout her public school years in  New Jersey, she actively participated in all forms of instrumental and vocal  music.  She graduated magna cum laude from Shenandoah University with two  degrees, a Bachelor of Music education and a Bachelor of Music Therapy.  Lois  earns a living as the band director at Frederick County  Middle School in  Winchester, where she is also in charge of the school  yearbook.  She served as a  church choir director for many years and currently enjoys doing freelance work.   Lois plans the repertoire, assigns the handbell positions and organizes the  scripting for the 6th Dimension.  She also frequently arranges music for the  ensemble.

Kim Kiec, another founding member of the ensemble,  has been ringing handbells since 1980.  She began her musical training as a  young oboist in her school band program in  Berwick, Pennsylvania.  She earned a  Bachelor of Music Education degree from
Gettysburg College and a Master of Music  Education degree from Shenandoah University.  Kim started her career teaching  band and general music in the Newport News Public School system.  Kim is a  member of the Beta Rho Chapter of  Alpha Delta  Kappa educators sorority.  She  is a member of the Virginia Music Educators Association and serves as the music industry chairman  and as coordinator of exhibits for their In-Service Conference.  She is an avid  gardener and loves  spending time by the Ocean.

Connie  Robeson started to ring handbells in 1989 as part of a church music program.  In her youth, she was active in her public school vocal program and sang in her church choir.  Connie graduated magna cum laude from James Madison University with a Bachelor of  Music  Education degree.  Later she earned her Master of Music Education degree from Shenandoah University.  Connie is the choral director at Harpers Ferry Middle School in West Virginia.  Since 1985 she has sung soprano with a local  non-profit chamber choir Winchester Musica Viva and has served as a  member of their board of directors.  Always enjoying  a musical challenge, her  latest endeavor is singing in an a cappella women’s quartet known as VocalPoint. She  and her husband Steve live in beautiful Clarke County, Virginia.