Composed for the Greater Dallas Handbell Association, Tower Praises begins as though we were hearing tower bells from afar in the countryside. The entire piece has many slow, drifting scale passages which are paired with an original melody. This melody is both hidden in the middle bells and can also be found in broad, sweeping, forte passages. The center section is based on the English "method" of tower ringing known as "Plain Hunt Major" and takes ringers back in history to the roots of tower ringing.
Originally composed for a children's handbell choir, "Morning Joy" sparkles with its generous use of mallet techniques. Ringers of all ages will appreciate its simple but radiant effervescence making ...
Perfect for a Sunday morning prelude or a lovely, quiet change of pace in a concert setting, Karen Lakey Buckwalter's original composition, Contemplation, is a meditative piece featuring a lyrical and...
As Rain From the Clouds, a hymn found in the Evangelical Lutheran Worship hymnal, has been arranged by Karen Buckwalter, for 3-5 octaves of handbells alone, harp alone or handbells and harp together. ...
The tune DIM OND JESU by Welsh-American composer Robert Lowry appeared in older Welsh hymnals paired with the text, "Praise the Lord, ye heav'ns adore Him." Sometime in the early 1900's, it was also ...
Mallets, shakes and tower swings oh my! Peals of Praise combines original material with pealing scales and strains of Westminster Chimes. The lyrical center section provides a change of pace with op...
Mallets, shakes and tower swings oh my! Peals of Praise combines original material with pealing scales and strains of Westminster Chimes. The lyrical center section provides a change of pace with op...
Mallets, shakes and tower swings oh my! Peals of Praise combines original material with pealing scales and strains of Westminster Chimes. The lyrical center section provides a change of pace with op...
Just a Closer Walk is an arrangement of the beloved tune, CLOSER WALK. It is a gentle, gospel-like setting that ringers will enjoy playing. Articulations, including mallets and handchimes, offer jus...