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New Handbell Music – Great is Thy Faithfulness – for 8 Bells

Here’s another new piece for eight handbells – the popular hymn Great is Thy Faithfulness. We performed it for the first time at the Alzheimer’s Benefit Concert in Menlo Park in January, and it’s fast becoming one of our favorite pieces to play. It has just the right amount of challenge, without being anywhere close to impossible, and a nice loud ending. This piece would work for four-in-hand duet, or trio or quartet.

If you’d like to play Great Is Thy Faithfulness, it’s available for purchase and download from Choraegus.

Things to know about buying music from Choraegus

Purchasing this arrangement gives you permission to print and maintain up to four copies for your handbell ensemble – so you only need to pay once. 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 title and arranger of the piece on video-sharing sites, social media and any printed materials such as concert programs.

Please note that our music is designed to be downloaded as PDFs. 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, you might like to look at our step-by-step guide, designed to help you navigate the purchase and download process in a (we hope!) stress-free way.

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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’re looking for, and we’ll do what we can to help!

Other news!

In other news… photos from the Alzheimer’s Benefit Concert are now on our Facebook page. Coming soon are photos from our trip to a local preschool, and pictures from the Redding Bronze event.

The Redding Bronze Concert is Today!

The Redding Bronze concert is today! Northern California’s premier handbell ensemble has been working hard to bring you an exciting one-hour concert of music you’ll enjoy. Larry is the guest director for this event, and the ringers have come from northern California, Oregon and Nevada to take part.

The Redding Bronze concert today will include a varied selection of handbell arrangements and original compositions. We hope you’ll enjoy Michael Joy’s Dorian Dance, Lee Afdahl’s beautiful arrangement of Beach Spring, and Paul McKlveen’s lively Guantanamera. The performance will take place at 4:00pm at First Presbyterian Church in Redding. There’s no charge for admission, but we’ll be taking a freewill offering to help with costs.

Redding Bronze concert

Any questions?

Redding Bronze is an annual event, hosted by the Carillons Handbell Choir, a Redding-based ensemble. Please contact us if you have any questions, or if you need more information about this event or future Redding Bronze events. You can also get in touch with us on our Facebook page, where will be posting photos from this year’s event. If we don’t have the answers, we can put you in touch with someone who can help. We hope to see you at the concert later today!

On our Way to Redding Bronze!

Today we’ll be taking a long road trip – from Mountain View to Redding – to take part in Redding Bronze. After spending nearly three years in a long-distance relationship, we think road trips together are fun – and we always look forward to this one. We’ll be driving for several hours, and will be stopping en route to search for Cherry Sours, our traditional road-trip snack.  You’ll notice that they have no fat and no cholesterol – so they’re practically “health food”! Yeah, right. But we’re going to eat them anyway.

on our way to Redding - cherry sours

Redding Bronze is a fun and challenging handbell event! It takes place from Friday evening until Saturday evening, at First Presbyterian Church, 2315 Placer Street, Redding, CA 96001. Larry will be directing, and this year’s repertoire is as follows:

  • Moon Over the Ruined Castle – arr. Kazuko Okamoto
  • Beach Spring – arr. Lee Afdahl
  • Guantanamera – arr. Paul McKlveen and Ann Legarde
  • Knowing You – arr. Patricia Cota
  • Dorian Dance – Michael Joy
  • Festive Peal -Karen Thompson
  • I Will Arise and Go to Jesus – arr. Larry Sue
  • Diademata Festal – arr. Bill Ingram

There’s a public concert on Saturday at 4:00pm, and admission is free. If you’re anywhere near the Redding area, we’d love to see you there!

It’s Not Too Late to Sign Up for Redding Bronze!

There’s still time to sign up for the Redding Bronze handbell event, which takes place over the weekend of January 30th and 31st, 2015. Handbell musicians will gather to form northern California’s premier handbell ensemble. We’ll prepare music in advance, then gather together that weekend to rehearse and put the finishing touches to the music. Then we’ll perform a public concert at First Presbyterian Church in Redding. Larry is looking forward to being the guest director for this event!

We’re excited about the repertoire for Redding Bronze. The concert will include such favorites as Michael Joy’s lively Dorian Dance and Lee Afdahl’s beautiful arrangement of Beach Spring. Take a look at the Facebook event page for more details – and sign up for Redding Bronze soon. Spaces are limited, so don’t delay!

There is no charge to attend the Redding Bronze concert on Saturday, January 31st. Donations are gratefully received, to help with the cost of this event.

sign up for Redding Bronze

Any questions?

If you have any questions about this event, we’ll be happy to help. If we don’t have the information you need, we can put you in touch with someone else who can help. Contact us and let us know what information you need!