This moving setting of the tune PASSION CHORALE (O Sacred Head, Now Wounded) will add depth and meaning to Lent and Holy Week services. The opening motif is a unifying element in the arrangement and signifies the steps leading to the Cross. The descending chromatics add harmonic richness to the beloved chorale. Arranger Sondra Tucker has skillfully woven in the hymn, If You But Suffer God to Guide You.
Voicing: 3, 4 or 5 octaves handbells with optional 3 octaves handchimes
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 ...
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. ...
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...
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 ...