Handbells and Flute Archives

Looking for some exciting Christmas music for a holiday performance? Last week we published our new arrangement of Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, for 1 octave of handbells, piano and flute, as performed in the 2021 Kalamazoo Ringers’ online Christmas concert. This week we’re pleased to bring you our version for 3 or 5 octaves of handbells!

This full-choir arrangement is another exciting journey of mixed-meter Christmas fun! If you’re looking for a challenging and unusual handbell piece to add sparkle to your holiday concert, this could be the audience-pleaser you’re looking for! Once again, Martha Matthews brings her flute skills to our demonstration video – and yes, we put lots of sparkle into our video too.

More information about Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing is for 3 or 5 octaves of handbells. The optional flute part (available separately) is the same one used for the smaller handbells-plus-piano arrangement. It moves through lots of different meters, and is Level 5.

Sheet music for this arrangement is available to purchase and download from Choraegus. You can either purchase an individual copy (useful for massed ringing events, or for preview), or purchase the full choir license. Purchase of the full choir license gives you our no-fuss permission to print up to 15 copies for your group.

More information about Choraegus handbell music

Your purchase of the full-choir license also gives permission for you to perform, broadcast and live-stream this piece as part of a concert or worship service without the need for any additional license or fee, although we ask you to credit the arranger (Larry Sue) and publisher (Choraegus) in any printed media such as concert programs, and online (in video descriptions). See our licensing agreement for full details. We appreciate your help in spreading the word about Choraegus handbell music. If you record a video of your group playing any of our pieces, we’d love to see it. You’re welcome to share it with us on our Facebook page too!

Choraegus handbell music comes to you as a PDF file, which you’ll need to download. You’ll be responsible for printing your own music, and you won’t receive anything in the mail.

If you haven’t purchased music online from Choraegus before, we recommend our step-by-step guide. We designed this guide to help you navigate the purchase and download process in a (we hope!) stress-free way.

Any questions?

If you have any questions about our music, please start by reading our Frequently-Asked Questions. If someone has asked us a question even once, it will be there, along with the answer. Please contact us if you don’t find the information you need, and we’ll be happy to help.

Exciting Christmas music handbells flute

Did you ever watch the Kalamazoo Ringers’ online Christmas concert for 2021? If you missed it, the recording is still available to watch on the group’s official YouTube channel! One of the pieces we prepared for that concert was an exciting mixed-meter arrangement of the Christmas carol Hark, the Herald Angels Sing – for one octave of handbells and piano – with an additional flute part available to purchase separately.

Holland-based musicians Gary and Martha Matthews joined us for this performance:

More about Hark, The Herald Angels Sing

This arrangement uses 12 handbells between G5 and G6. We demonstrate it using 4-in-hand, but if you have more than two ringers, that’s not a requirement. The piece starts with a piano introduction, the flute joins in, and then the handbells join the fun, moving through a variety of meters – 7/8, 4/4, 2/4, 6/8, 9/8, 10/8 and 11/8. It’s a super-fun challenge for capable handbell musicians! If you prefer to play this piece without the optional flute part, it works just fine with just the handbells and piano.

Sheet music is available to purchase and download from Choraegus.

About Choraegus handbell music

Choraegus handbell music is designed to be downloaded as PDF files. That means you’ll be responsible for printing your own music, and you won’t receive anything in the mail. Purchasing this arrangement gives you permission to print and maintain the number copies needed for your handbell group. Please don’t pay for extra copies when one single payment will cover everything! A practice track is also available separately – useful if your ringers need to practise their parts without the full group being available.

Your purchase also gives permission for performance, broadcasting, live-streaming and video-sharing online. See our licensing agreement for full details. Please remember to mention the arranger (Larry Sue) and the publisher (Choraegus) on video-sharing sites, social media and concert programs. We appreciate your help in getting the word out about Choraegus handbell music – and if you make a video of your handbell choir playing this piece, we’d love to see it!

If you haven’t purchased music online from Choraegus before, you might like to look at our step-by-step guide. We designed this to help you navigate the purchase and download process in a (we hope!) stress-free way.

Any questions?

If you have any questions about our music, please start by reading our Frequently-Asked Questions. Please contact us if you don’t find the answers you need, and we’ll be happy to help!