Revelation 3

In this arrangement, the music reflects the imagery of the text: all creation praises God. The visual effect of handbells is in full force here; the music looks and sounds exciting! Dancing mixed-meter

Michael Glasgow has arranged the third movement of Mendelssohn's classic Songs without Words for five or six octaves of handbells. This spirited work will be a fantastic addition to concert

This original work, part of the Bay View Week of Handbells Series, combines "bulwark," a fortifying wall, with "arcana," mysterious, ancient truths not fully understood. In this piece, the strong and

Show your audience the true power of advanced handbell ringing in this opus that combines intense technicality with deep emotion. Driving rhythms and soaring melodies carry us on a journey depicting a soul

Written for cathedral bells, this carol setting explodes with color and panache... and never lets up! The beloved Christmas melody is set in a dancing 6/8 meter with buoyant flourishes, in which the

An original piece for the advanced handbell ensemble, this rhythmic tour de force evokes both a Latin dance and a violent storm. While inspired by the sounds of Latin dance music, it defies any regular form

This is a tour de force of high-energy, rhythmically intense, dynamically stunning concert music. Using the flavors of Irish reels and jigs, Michael Glasgow gives us something reminiscent of

This popular blues piece was first published in 1914 and has been performed by an impressive list of artists through the decades. Arranged for band by Jerry Gray in 1948, it was first played during the big

Inspiring, stately, dignified yet playful, intensely rhythmic with flourish and pizzazz – these are all ways to describe this high-level work. Painting the fiery picture of the Pentecost story,

This creative arrangement includes the carols O Come, O Come Emmanuel; Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence and On Jordan's Bank used in interesting ways throughout. An energetic passage of