Bell T. Ritchie

Reviewers praised her "full toned, resonant and powerful" voice, her "keen sense of dramatic", and her "unusual musical intelligence".

Bell T. Ritchie taught high school English and History for several years in Colton, California.

[1] She traveled extensively and knew the out-of-the-way corners of the British Isles, Hebrides, and Scotland, studied the lives of the people, investigating their folklore and rich musical inheritance.

[2] [1] She also served as President of the California Federation of Music Clubs, which Bessie Bartlett Frankel helped to found.

[4] Established in 1981, The Fresno Musical Club presents the Bell T. Ritchie Award to classically trained musicians who are career oriented and ready to enter a professional field.