Handbells with soprano solo

[Alison Pruett]

I play with a 5-octave community group (Harmony Handbells in Las Vegas) and we have a ringer who turns out to be a fabulous coloratura soprano. During our December concerts we did James Meredith's arrangement of Mozart's Alleluia for bells and soprano. Does anyone have any suggestions of other pieces that are already arranged for solo singer and bells?

-Alison Pruett

[Michele Sharik]

Tammy Waldrop's "Give Me Jesus" is gorgeous! 

For a more adventurous piece, consider "Hell's Belles" by Libby Larsen, commissioned by Sonos for Frederick von Stade, and recorded by The Raleigh Ringers.  4 movements with texts about women who dared. One of my all-time favorite pieces! 

-Michèle

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On Jan 15, 2017, at 09:43, Alison Pruett <alpr...@hotmail.com> wrote:

I play with a 5-octave community group (Harmony Handbells in Las Vegas) and we have a ringer who turns out to be a fabulous coloratura soprano. During our December concerts we did James Meredith's arrangement of Mozart's Alleluia for bells and soprano. Does anyone have any suggestions of other pieces that are already arranged for solo singer and bells?

-Alison Pruett

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[Megan Reishus]

Caccini's Ave Maria arr. Jefferey A. Hall: https://sonologymusic.com/musical-scores/ave-maria

It's beautiful (in my opinion) but if you're looking for flashy or complicated, it's not the one you're looking for. :)

Megan Reishus

[Stephanie Wiltse]

Hi Alison!

A couple others to add to the suggestions here:

"Rise Up My Love, My Fair One" by Blanche Kangas; National NMHB401

"Creator of the Light" by Carl Wiltse; a minor publishing AMIN004

Stephanie Wiltse
Grand Rapids, MI