I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day - Choir I

• Author/Composer/Arranger: Anne Krentz Organ, John B. Calkin
• Use: Sacred
• Octaves Used - Select One: 3 Octaves, 5 Octaves
• Level: Level 3
• Topic: Christmas

This arrangement is written for two choirs. If two choirs are not available, a keyboard may substitute for the second handchime choir. The piece begins and ends with a bell peal gaily quoting “Joy to the World.” The middle section modulates to a new key with a dance-like arrangement for the first handchime choir alone and then moves back to the original key as the second choir of handchimes join for the closing section.