Handchimes Concert Music

This beautifully written original work features an ostinato bass line with well-crafted variations that develop with each iteration. Half-note, quarter-note, then eighth- and sixteenth-note passages and

This favorite traditional spiritual has been given fresh treatment in this rhythmic and engaging arrangement. Techniques include shakes, mallets, thumb damps, marts, mart lifts, and ring touches. Low bass

Winner of the 2019-2020 Handbell Musicians of America Area 3 Composition Contest, this energetic original composition is scored for either 2-3 or 3-6 octaves of handbells. Each version is unique and stands

This lilting melody is a song about the Puerto Rican coqui, a tiny tree frog with a high pitched voice that “sings” from dusk till dawn. The music is accented with shakes, thumb damps and

Ringers will thoroughly enjoy playing this delightful, original work written in a minor key yet sounding decisively happy as is the case with many traditional Klezmer tunes. It has an engaging main melody

Louis Armstrong's gravel-voiced recording of this sweet song earned it a place in the Grammy Hall of Fame. Ruth Artman's lovely choral arrangement has been crafted for solo handbells with piano

This moving work was written in response to the global increase in violence. Developed as a cryptogram on the word 'PEACE' incorporated with DONA NOBIS PACEM, this beautifully moving musical work is easily

Vasylyna’s Tears was written in honor of the Ukrainian people, who continue to struggle for their freedom. 'Vasylyna' is a common Ukrainian woman’s name – she weeps for her lost

This original composition is written in Native American style, sound, and philosophy which includes the belief that "the earth does not belong to us; we belong to the earth." It is written in F-sharp

Inspired by the increase in packages delivered to homes in the past few years, this clever original depicts the journey a package makes from one transit point to another before finally arriving at its

This original work emulates the sound of a carillon pealing its joyful sounds. The lyrical melody is supported by a syncopated bass line, which then picks up the melody while the treble bells mart lift. An

This Leroy Anderson favorite has been called "one of the wittiest and most clever pieces in the orchestral repertoire" and was written to include a physical typewriter as a solo percussion instrument! This

This is a rhythmic, dancing, melodic original work that will have your audience smiling as they sway along to the beat. Techniques include mart, mallet, ring, and shake. The addition of bass handchimes

This exciting original work is full of intensity, with constantly changing time signatures that will challenge ringers, while the catchy melody will intrigue and engage listeners. The driving malleted bass

This lovely original work will be a wonderful fit for a variety of occasions in worship, for Christmas, or in any secular setting. The melody is plaintive yet uplifting, and the overall makeup of the

We never grow tired of Scott Joplin’s work – and this new arrangement of a ragtime standard offers a variety of styles and treatments that will enchant both audiences and ringers. Lots of fun to

This tone poem creates music and sounds representative of the glorious "Aurora Borealis." Use of singing bell, echoes, suspended bells, LV, and more adds to the creativity of the work. Nicely placed

This original work begins with a lyrical, introspective melody featured in the handchimes (2 octaves) supported by lovely LV in the bells representing ‘sorrow.’  It segues to a rhythmic

Champaca is a plant that produces an essential oil said to soothe and relax the body and strengthen the mind. This delightful work will certainly lift the spirits and leave the mind and body feeling joyful.

This fresh, lovely, and sensitive arrangement for solo handbell perfectly captures the nostalgia of this Irish folk tune. Different lyrics are associated with this sweet tune, including O Danny

One of the most familiar pieces from Bizet's "L'Arlesienne Suite No. 2," this handbell quartet arrangement features ring touch, mallet on the table, and ring techniques beautifully assigned to emphasize the

Include this rhythmic, original Latin work in your next concert! Opening with singing bell technique and freestyle passages, it segues into a basic tango rhythm which is the basis for the many variations.

This rhythmic work, written for an inter-generational handbell quintet, can also be rung by a quartet. It opens with a rhythmic section and an engaging melody. The middle section is legato with a fresh, new

This gorgeous work begins with a lyrical melody supported by lovely sonorous eighth note passages underlain by bass half notes which then smoothly moves to accompaniment rung by handchimes LV with the