At last, Howard Shore's mystical music from The Lord of the Rings comes to handbells in a finely-crafted medley by Kathleen Wissinger. Ringers and audiences will love returning to the Shire, Rivendell, and Mt. Doom every time this piece is performed in concert or festival. For three to seven octaves of handbells, with optional 3-5 octaves of chimes. Level 3. / Hand Bells

Commissioned for the 2020 Handbell Musicians of America Area 5 Spring Festival_x000D_ in Louisville, Kentucky, this piece starts open and stately before launching with_x000D_ rhythmic energy into a Bluegrass-infused toe-tapper. It brilliantly pairs the_x000D_ Freeman Lewis hymn tune BOURBON (?I Take My Refuge in the Lord?) with a_x000D_ Daniel Teasley hymn of similar assurance. Marts, mallets, plucks, ring-touches_x000D_ and more are sure to excite your concert audiences and congregations alike; and_x000D_ the optional band (fiddle, tambourine, bass, and guitar/mandolin/banjo) may be_x000D_ added in any combination for extra charm!