25 Reproducible Collections for the Small Handbell Choir
It can be challenging to find good quality handbell repertoire for a small bell choir.
It’s even more difficult to find music for a small, but intermediate-level group. Add to that the expense of buying new handbell music ($5 per copy, on average), which could cost you $50, or so, for one new piece in your library.
If your bell choir plays several times per year, as most bell choirs do, this adds up quickly.
A solution? Reproducible collections.
When you purchase a single copy of a reproducible collection, it includes a license to reproduce as many copies of the collection as you need for your ensemble. Most of these collections run around $50, but they include 6-8 pieces for your bell choir to play. This is a significant amount of savings!
Reproducible collections are available from a variety of publishers and distributors. Some are even available as digital downloads (marked with an asterisk below), meaning you can purchase the collection, download it to your computer, and print it immediately without waiting for a book to arrive in the mail. This is a great time-saver if you’re shopping for new music just a few days before your next rehearsal.
Today, I pulled together a list of reproducible collections for small bell choirs (2-3 octaves), Level 2, and up. I used two of these (nos. 14 and 15) with a bell choir of nine players. I copied the full collections for their notebooks to save me from having to copy individual pieces later on.
*Disclosure: I get commissions for purchases made through links in this post.
25 Reproducible Collections for the Small Handbell Choir
Reproducible Rings* (arr. Lloyd Larson)
Eight pieces for All Saints' Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and General. Available for 2-3 octaves or 3-5 octave handbells.
Reproducible Rings, Vol. 2* (arr. Lloyd Larson)
Eight pieces for Lent, Easter, Pentecost, and Patriotic holidays. Available for 2-3 octaves or 3-5 octave handbells.
Reproducible Rings, Vol. 3* (arr. Lloyd Larson)
Eight pieces for General use, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Available for 2-3 octaves or 3-5 octave handbells.
Reproducible Rings, Vol. 4* (arr. Lloyd Larson)
Eight pieces for General use, Christ the King Sunday, and Christmas. Available for 2-3 octaves or 3-5 octave handbells.
Reproducible Rings, Vol. 5* (arr. Lloyd Larson)
Eight pieces for Communion, Christmas, Easter, and General use. Available for 2-3 octaves or 3-5 octave handbells.
Carols for the Christ-Child (arr. Linda R. Lamb)
Seven pieces for Advent and Christmas
Times and Seasons* (arr. Douglas Wagner)
Six pieces for All Saints' Day, Thanksgiving, Holy Communion, Trinity Sunday, and Patriotic holidays
Tidings Ringing! (ed. Douglas Wagner)
Nine pieces for Advent and Christmas
All Things Bright and Beautiful (arr. Cathy Moklebust)
Nine pieces for General, Palm Sunday, and Easter
And All the Bells On Earth Shall Ring!* (ed. Douglas Wagner)
Eight pieces for Christmas
Christmas Carols for Three to Six Ringers (arr. Sandra Eithun)
Six pieces for Advent and Christmas
Hymns for Three to Six Ringers (arr. Sandra Eithun)
Six pieces for General use
More Hymns for Three to Six Ringers (arr. Sandra Eithun)
Six pieces for General use and Holy Communion
Lent and Easter for Three to Six Ringers (arr. Sandra Eithun)
Six pieces for Lent and Easter
Hymns for the Church Year (arr. Michael Helman)
Six pieces for Advent, Christmas, General use, Lent, Palm Sunday, and Easter
From the Cross to the Crown (arr. Lloyd Larson)
Eight pieces for Lent and Easter
Bells and Keys… More or Less (arr. Sandra Eithun)
Six pieces for General use
Bells and Keys… More or Less, Volume 2 (arr. Sandra Eithun)
Six pieces for General use
From the Cross to the Resurrection* (arr. Anna Laura Page)
Seven pieces for Lent and Easter
Celebrating the Seasons (arr. Jason W. Krug)
Seven pieces for All Saints' Day, Advent, Christmas, Palm Sunday, and Easter
In Glad Adoration! (arr. Anna Laura Page)
Seven pieces for General use
All Glory and Praise (arr. Dan Edwards)
Five pieces for Lent, Palm Sunday, Easter, Pentecost, and General use
Celebrate the Season (arr. Cathy Moklebust)
Eight pieces for Advent and Christmas
2-3 Octave Classics (arr. David L. Weck)
Nine pieces for General use, Christmas, Palm Sunday, and Easter
Handbell Praise (arr. Sandra Eithun)
Six pieces for General use
* = This collection is available as a digital download
I’d love to hear from you:
Have you played from any of these collections before?
