Handchimes Concert Music

This hauntingly beautiful arrangement of the well known Japanese folk song includes inging bell, optional bowed chimes and percussion to add to the ethereal atmosphere of the piece. Audiences will be

A joyful and beautiful original composition that alternates between a 3/4 and 6/8 feel. Upbeat and happy in the beginning and ending sections, with extensive use of mallets on tabled bells. A lush, restful

This innovative suite for 2 to 5 octaves offers ringers three upbeat pieces, carefully scored for successive learning experiences: Adoration, a bold processional with simple chords; Leap of

This collection offers reproducible handbell or handchime arrangements of several well-known themes from the classical music world. Ringers will enjoy the opportunity of ringing these wonderful masterpieces

This original is a jazzy, fun number where high, middle (battery), and low bells all get a chance to improvise. With catchy tunes and syncopated rhythms, the piece dances along with great opportunities

This versatile reproducible collection is sure to be a hit with both handchime and handbell choirs! These creative arrangements of folk melodies are accessible for beginning groups looking to play something

Enjoy the challenge and musicality of these three original, reproducible pieces for just eight bells (F5-F6.) Creative and intriguing, they will be useful for Lent, Pentecost, and general use. Titles

This exquisite melody was crafted by Gabriel Faure in 1890 to musically express a prayerful poem by Stephan Bordse. This lovely arrangement offers the flexibility of being rung either as a handbell solo or

This majestic original composition features a sense of inner confidence, with a stately accompaniment of quarter notes and eighth note triplets utilized through much of the piece, which facilitates quick

Throughout all of life's trials, hope gives us the strength to rebuild and confidently reinvent our circumstances. This original piece depicts the remnants of a storm that has passed, and then gives way to

This original composition is the result of a collaboration that celebrates and honors the friendships we make because of handbells. A stately eight-measure introduction may be repeated as a processional if

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

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

Commissioned by Handbell Musicians of America Area 8 for the June 2014 "Ring Davenport" festival, this original work takes its name from the marking "Tempo Giusto," meaning "the proper tempo." Marts,

The heartwarming Irish tune LONDONDERRY AIR is given a gentle, traditional treatment and will be a very usable addition to the worship or concert repertoire. This arrangement includes the optional use of

Brilliant 16th note passages and malleted bass chords highlight this show-stopping adaptation for bells! A festive dialog between treble and bass bells creates different colors, dynamics and textures. The

The word "Michigan" originally referred to the lake itself, and is believed to come from the Ojibwe word michi-gami, meaning "great water." This piece is an homage to the beautiful lake and

A song with shepherds that's not about Christmas? Yes! Here is one of Percy Grainger's most famous British folk song arrangements for piano which has been arranged for handbells. Shepherd's Hey is

This selection, written for the Bay View Week of Handbells, will push ringers' expressiveness and musicality to their limits. Soaring melodies and undulating accompaniment figures abound, giving the piece a

The verses in 1 Corinthians 13 with themes of love, kindness, patience, endurance, and hope are illustrated in the various sections of this gorgeous original composition with gentle, flowing lines and lofty

This striking original was composed for Houston Bronze and premiered at the 2015 national Pinnacle event. Contrasting themes are woven together while pulsating rhythms drive the dance, enhanced by optional

"Winter" from The Four Seasons is the source of this beautiful Largo that is especially lovely when played on handchimes. The setting is perfect for beginning as well as seasoned ringers