Music for Handbell Choirs & Quartets

The First Noel
(2 octaves)

This arrangement features
melodic handbells above a piano
accompaniment…flowing with harmonic
swirls around a repetitive rhythmic motif.

Chopstix
(2-3 octaves)

A brilliant encore or novelty piece
utilizing mallets or martellato technique.

Brells
(3 octaves)

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An energetic original work which
combines brass & handbells…with
optional rhythm section.

New Life
(3 octaves)

The enthusiasm of a child's birth
…captured for Handbells.

Handbell Processional
(5 octaves)

A processional theme repeats
until the ringers are at the tables
& ready to perform the rest of the piece.

Night In A Manger
(3 octaves)

(from Winter on the Common CD)

This arrangement overlaps
two familiar carols:
• Silent Night &
• Away In A Manger.

Surprise Postlude
(3 octaves)

A wonderful 'surprise' ending to a
church service or public concert.

We Gather Together
(2 octaves)

Thanksgiving events will appreciate
this traditional melody with
a repetitive harmonic motif.

We Gather Together
(for Quartet)

Same arrangement as above,
but for a Quartet.

Come, Ye Thankful
People, Come
(2 octaves)

An interesting Thanksgiving
arrangement that uses time, key
& harmonic changes throughout.

Come, Ye Thankful
People, Come
(for Quartet)

Same arrangement as above,
but for a Quartet.

Christmas Carol Medley
(2 octaves)

A simple arrangement which includes:
• Away In A Manger
• O Little Town Of Bethlehem
• It Came Upon The Midnight Clear &
• The First Noel.