Compositions & Arrangements

Sacred Arrangements (Free if 3 octaves or less)

Handbells

I’m adding more, it takes like a half hour for each one… so they’ll all get here eventually, but they currently live on SacredSheetMusic.org

• Abide With Me : 12 handbells or hand chimes
• Abide With Me : 3 octaves hand bells or hand chimes
• Beautiful Savior : 3 octaves hand bells or handchimes – Level 1+
• Called to Serve : 4-7 octaves handbells
• Come, Come Ye Saints : 22 handbells and piano
• Come, Follow Me : 20 Bells in C Major or G Major
• Come, Ye Thankful People, Come : 4-7 octaves handbells
• For the Beauty of the Earth : 12-14 handbells
• For the Beauty of the Earth : 5-7 octaves handbells and hand chimes
• God Be With You Till We Meet Again : 10 handbells
• He Is Risen! : 12 handbells in F major
• He Is Risen! : 2-3 octaves handbells/handchimes
• I Am a Child of God : 16 handbells
• I Believe in Christ : 16 handbells (4-8 ringers)
• I Know My Father Lives : 12 handbells
• I Know That My Redeemer Lives : 2-3 octaves : 19 bells used
• I Love to See the Temple : Handbells (3-6 Ringers)
• I Need Thee Every Hour : 18 handbells
• I Think When I Read That Sweet Story / Tell Me The Stories Of Jesus (Medley) : 3-4 octaves : 27-28 handbells
• If You Could Hie to Kolob : 2-3 octaves 17 handbells
• It is Well with My Soul : 4-7 octaves handbells & 4-7 octaves handchimes
• Keep The Commandments : 12 handbells
• Nearer, My God to Thee : 10 handbells
• Poor Wayfaring Stranger: 5-7 octaves handbells
• Scatter Sunshine / Kindness Begins With Me (Medley) : 15-18 handbells
• Silent Night in 4/4 : 2-3 octave : 15-17 handbells
• The First Noel : 8 handbells
• Where Can I Turn for Peace? : 12 handbells

Original Hymns and Arrangements – Not handbells

• A Marvelous Work – Hymn for The Book of Mormon : original hymn for SATB and Piano / Organ
• Away in a Manger, Asleep on the Hay : arr. Piano, Organ, 2 violins and flute
• Holy Places : original hymn for SATB and Piano / Organ
• I Will Walk with Jesus : arr. SATB & SATB + Congregation + Solo / Children’s Choir w/ opt. Congregation
• The Star Spangled Banner : arr. Organ / Piano / Congregation / Choir
• Thou Art Merciful to Me : original hymn for SATB and Piano
• What Can I Give For Christmas? : original hymn for Children’s Choir and Piano
• When Joseph Went to Bethlehem-Away in a Manger : arr. Piano/Organ duet w/ opt. Child solo/choir

Original Handbell Compositions

• Alcançar : 5-7 octaves Handbells and 3-4 octaves Hand chimes
• The Ant and the Grasshopper : SATB and 3-5 octaves handbells
• Each Wave Comes Only Once : 3-7 octaves Handbells
• Rejoice and Be Glad! : 4-7 octaves Handbells
• Through the Pines : 4-7 Octave Handbells, Level 3 with optional string quartet

Arrangements Published Elsewhere

Sacred

• Down in the River to Pray : 5 or 7 octaves handbells and 5 or 7 octaves hand chimes – Level 3+ (YouTube) (new!)
• For the Beauty of the Earth : 3-7 octaves Handbells and 3-7 octaves handchimes
• O Divine Redeemer (Gounod) : 4-7 octaves Handbells and chimes

Secular

• Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy : 4 – 7 octaves Handbells
• Smoke Gets In Your Eyes : 3-7 octaves Handbells
• What a Wonderful World : 3-4 octaves Handbells – Level 1+

Christmas

• Christmas Is : 3-7 octaves Handbells
• Hark! (Hark the Herald Angels Sing) : 4-7 octaves Handbells and optional 3-5 octaves handchimes

Music Background

When I was about 5 years old I wanted to be like my 4 older siblings who already were taking piano lessons. I’m sure my mom wanted to hold me off for a bit so my fingers (and maybe her budget) could grow, but I grabbed one of their books and taught myself.

I still remember the lyrics and melody to the first song I ever learned (before I started lessons): “Putt, putt, putt, putt, putt, putt, putt, goes the little speedboat. Putt, putt, putt, putt, putt, putt, putt. It’s his favorite note.” Profound! The melody was just as simple: C C C C C C C, C D E C D D, C C C C C C C, C D E D C

I’ve improved a bit since then. Now if you’d like a level 5+ piece for 3-7 octaves of handbells and 2-6 octaves handchimes, a string quartet, and a drum kit, I can do that! Or if you are looking for a simplified arrangements for just 12 bells or maybe a level 1 piece for a 2 octave handbell choir, no problem! Challenge accepted!

See above for the many places you can find my music. Or if you’d like to hire me, commission a piece.