Concordia's Handbell Home Concert | 2024

Friday, April 26 | 7:00 PM
Concordia University Irvine, CU Center

Concert Handbells Alex Guebert, director
Spirit Bells Erik Der, director

PRELUDE
00:00 Change Ring: Plain Hunt Major Traditional

PART ONE (
Spirit Bells)
4:55 Gaudete! - arr. Michael Glasgow
8:54 Impressions on Aberystwyth - arr. Matthew Compton
13:54 Passages - William Payne
19:38 Merry Go Round of Life - Joe Hisaishi
24:41 Prelude on Herzliebster Jesu - arr. Fred Gramann
28:35 A Mighty Fortress - arr. Joel Raney, setting by Arnold Sherman

PART TWO
(Concert Handbells)

38:21 Blaze - William Kyle (performed by the Resound quartet)
45:00 Entrata Festiva - Robert Noland
49:03 Resonances and Alleluias - Cathy Moklebust
54:32 Built on the Rock - arr. Daniel Ujifusa
'23
59:59 Golden Gaiety - Al Almanza
'24
1:04:08 Symphonia on Hyfrydol - Kevin McChesney
1:09:22 The Stars and Stripes Forever - John Philip Sousa, transc. William H. Griffin
1:16:18 Angels' Allegro - arr. Alex Guebert
'11

Concert Handbells and Spirit Bells are the touring ensembles of Concordia University Irvine, representing a program that has become highly respected internationally for its performances and for its preparation of handbell musicians and directors. They have performed in 12 nations of Asia, Europe, and Australia as well as 38 states and provinces of North America. Concert Handbells performs the highest difficulty of Handbell Repertoire at a virtuosic level, including original compositions written by faculty and student composers. Concert Bells is featured annually across the nation during the Concordia PBS Special. Spirit Bells is open to both seasoned handbell musicians and those interested in learning the instrument for the first time. Both groups are comprised of music majors and non-music majors.

Handbell Scholarships available for incoming high school students: CUI.EDU/MUSIC