I’ve come to think of my handbell compositions/arrangements as friends after a fashion. We’ve spent a lot of time together, and we know each other quite well. (Well… at least I know them quite well!). Sometimes it’s a bit of a wrench to let them live somewhere else, as in another publisher. But at least they can get out to be seen by people!
Good news, though! Some fair amount of music I’ve written has returned to me due to another publisher’s decision to stop operations, and so I’m starting to re-release those pieces here. In addition, I’m *finally* getting around to adding some other works to the Choraegus catalog, so you might find those interesting, fun, and something you’d like to play. Take a look!
- A Minor Crash – You probably have seen the LED signs on the highway: “IN A MINOR CRASH?” After receiving due encouragement, here’s a piece about that (not with an actual crash, though, since those aren’t too healthy for handbells).
- Rondo – Stephanie Rhoades commissioned this one for her Concert Bells of Fort Worth after submitting the winning bid in the 2013 Distinctly Bronze West silent auction. It’s a rondo in Classical style.
- Ye Jazzy Gentlemen – There’s a reminiscence of Dave Brubeck’s “Take Five” in this jazz arrangement of God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen. It’s fun to play, and fun to hear!
More fun will be on the way!
