This festive Easter celebration opens with a fanfare and a triumphant statement of the hymn tune LLANFAIR commonly paired the the hymn texts 'Jesus Christ Is Risen Today' and 'Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise.' The middle section gives ringers a unique opportunity for expression through a subdued moment combining handbells and handchimes with vibrato technique. Momentum returns for a grand restatement of the opening with a herald-like closing reflecting our joy in the risen Savior!This festive Easter celebration opens with a fanfare and a triumphant statement of the hymn tune LLANFAIR commonly paired the the hymn texts 'Jesus Christ Is Risen Today' and 'Hail the Day that Sees Him Rise.' The middle section gives ringers a unique opportunity for expression through a subdued moment combining handbells and handchimes with vibrato technique. Momentum returns for a grand restatement of the opening with a herald-like closing reflecting our joy in the risen Savior!

Alternating gentle lyrical passages with triumphant bold sections this arrangement of the beloved hymn is sure to enhance your worship throughout the church year. The melody passes back and forth freely between the handbells and piano with each part contributing to the harmony texture and overall effect of the piece. A key change on the last verse draws the piece to its final joyous ending. Alternating gentle lyrical passages with triumphant bold sections this arrangement of the beloved hymn is sure to enhance your worship throughout the church year. The melody passes back and forth freely between the handbells and piano with each part contributing to the harmony texture and overall effect of the piece. A key change on the last verse draws the piece to its final joyous ending.

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!

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

This masterful arrangement will move ringers and congregations as the harmonies and pulsing rhythms lead us to the refrain finally stating ''Come home!'' This masterful arrangement will move ringers and congregations as the harmonies and pulsing rhythms lead us to the refrain finally stating ''Come home!''