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Subject: Bell Tree Composition Winner!

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Congratulations to Mark Longfield!

His original composition,

“The Way Back Home” is the winner of the

2025 Into the Forest Bell Tree Composition Contest

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Winner of the 2025 Into the Forest Bell Tree Composition Contest, "The Way Back Home" is an exuberant and joy-filled romp that propels the listener ever onward toward home.

The contrast between the syncopated, mostly malleted bass line, the bell tree melody, and the countermelody played on chimes is simply stunning, making this a fabulous choice for concerts with a 'home' theme or for a worship service on Homecoming Sunday.

Written for bell tree solo and full handbell choir, this piece is composed so that no duplicate bells are needed: the bell tree ringer uses C6 to C7, the choir uses C4-B5 handbells (opt C3-B4) and C4-C7 chimes (opt C3-G3 & D7-C8).

Previous winners

Air and Hornpipe

by Sondra K. Tucker

This spirited piece for bell tree and handbell choir does not require any duplicate bells; in fact, much of the handbell choir part is played on chimes. A winner of the 2021 Into the Forest Bell Tree Composition Contest, "Air and Hornpipe" is perfect for a level 2 to 3 choir and a bell tree ringer with basic bell tree experience desiring a bit of a challenge as it is recommended that the bell tree part be memorized.

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Gladness and Grace

by Michael Mazzatenta

No duplicate bells are needed to play this original composition. A winner of the 2021 Into the Forest Bell Tree Composition Contest, "Gladness and Grace" is written to be played using only one set of bells (3-5 octaves) and one 3 octave set of handchimes. The handbell choir part is well within the reach of level 2 to 3 choirs while the bell tree part is playable for a relatively new bell tree ringer.

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Bell Tree Stand

These stands make the use of bell trees and malleted bells easier. Just slip a bell handle onto an arm, roll the rubber O-rings into place on each side of the handle, and you're ready to ring!

Bell Tree Stands are shipped in a single package which includes the base, the pole, two arms, a pack of O-rings, 4 lockable casters, and all assembly hardware. Additional arms, caster sets, and replacement parts are available.

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Bell Tree Separators

Separators eliminate swaying of the bells and prevents the castings from touching the handle of the bell beside it or, in the case of smaller bells, prevents the handle from slipping over the handguard of the interlocked bell.

Wire Clips

recommended for C6 and up

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Acrylic Blocks

recommended for bells G4-B5

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Bell Tree Guards

available in black or white

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A Bell Tree “Keyboard” Manual

The purpose of this "how-to" manual is to provide an opportunity for the ringer to play the bell tree keyboard by following the steps in the manual. It is not intended to be a manual to teach basic music reading. It is for the ringer who would like to explore a different aspect of ringing. A "keyboard" setup is not needed for every piece of bell tree music played; however, you can use the bell tree keyboard concept as a starting point. The more connections you can make to a standard set up, the quicker the learning process becomes.

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