We have a new “Surprisingly Easy” collection in our catalog! For lack of a more flamboyant title, it’s called the “Surprisingly Easy Eight-Bell Collection (The Second One). Most of the selections therein are from the United Kingdom, and Waltzing Matilda fills out the set nicely. We hope you take a look at the videos, and …
Category: Handbells
Feb 02
Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
A dear friend sent email today… “I’d like to purchase the pdf of “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen…” Another asked whether she could get “By the Light of the Silvery Moon” – so both bass handbell ensemble arrangments are now available for various number of players. It’s nice to have a very-easy-to-manage e-store! It’s …
Dec 31
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year!
Carla and I have been really busy ringing this holiday season: Twelve hours at the Salvation Army kettle. One time our relief didn’t show, so we just stayed for an extra couple of hours… and on Christmas Eve we took both two-hour shifts. We decided that ringing the usual little bell wasn’t enough, so we …
Dec 04
Advent!
Advent is here, and we’re looking forward to Christmas with anticipation. Carla and I have had a wonderful time sharing our eight-bell music with the world. In case you haven’t noticed, we’re aiming to record a video of us playing each piece when we add them to our catalog. Of course, it also means we …
Oct 18
Finally! Finally! :D
At long last I’ve gotten to the point of having new music to sell! It took a lot to get there… and now that Carla, my wife and ringing partner is here, we can make videos of the new eight-bell arrangements. (Other ideas are in progress for working with bigger-than-duet compositions…). You’ll find them under …
Nov 10
Updating “Spiritual Boogie”
LDZ (Low Ding Zone) has been going through a lot of changes over the past two seasons. One of the huge ones is the way we’re writing our scores. This is exceedingly important to us – there really isn’t any repertoire for an all-bass handbell ensemble to play! True, we’ve tried dropping existing music an …