Phillip Lanier Releass the Great Christmas Ring for English Handbells
The Great Christmas Ring is a new collection for handbell mass ringing
Stafford, VA, February 27, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Veteran composer Phillip W. Lanier has released The Great Christmas Ring -- a 3 octave collection for Engilsh Handbells. This unique resource allows any 3 octave choir to easily host a mass ringing event in a public space during the Christmas Holiday season when Bells are most popular. No tables, pads, or other equipment required, the collection utilzes 22 bells -- all chromatic, and 6 music stands. Fifteen original arrangements of holiday classics sure to please crowds of all ages. The Great Christmas Ring encourages any handbell ringer to bring two bells and ring along. It's festive fun for the entire family.
- Our ensemble hosted this event at our local Mall. We had ringers participate from 4 states. It was a great success, tons of fun, and an easy way to pull the bells out of their cases and get them out into the community.
MIchele, Ferguson
"The biggest barrier" says Lanier, "to public handbell performance, is the massive amount of equipment and set up required of directors. The Great Christmas Ring addresses that challenge and makes a public ringing event easy and doable for any 3 octave ensemble. Soon, we hope to have the low bass and upper treble add on books available for bigger groups." The collection is avaialble at THEGREATCHRISTMASRING.COM or PhillipWLanier.Com