Over the years, the group has commissioned or been gifted over 150 works composed or arranged specifically for handbells. This list also includes pieces from The Raleigh Ringers Series, a series of advanced handbell music available from Jeffers Handbell Supply, and The Raleigh Ringer Legacy Series from Beckenhorst Press.
MUSIC WRITTEN OR ARRANGED FOR THE RALEIGH RINGERS
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Title
Composer
Year
Series
Availability
1
Illumination
Dr. William A. Payn
1992
3
Festive Jubilation
Paul A. McKlveen
1992
4
Blessed Exultation
Paul A. McKlveen
1992
5
Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin)
Andrew G. Metz
1992
6
Canticle
Arnold B. Sherman
1993
7
Linus and Lucy (Guaraldi)
Hart Morris
1993
8
Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
Paul A. McKlveen
1993
9
Catalonian Carol of the Bells
Carl Wiltse
1994
10
Dream On (Aerosmith [Tyler])
Marcia Murphy
1994
11
Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy from The Nutcracker Suite (Tchaikovsky)
Fred Gramann
1994
12
Barnum and Bailey's Favorite (King)
Cathy Moklebust
1995
The Raleigh Ringers Series
13
Carol of the Wise Men
Fred Gramann
1995
The Raleigh Ringers Series
14
Prelude and Fugue in A Major (Bach)
Fred Gramann
1995
15
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice (Bach)
Fred Gramann
1995
16
Allegro con brio from Symphony No. 25 in G Minor (Mozart)
Michael R. Keller
1995
17
Traditions of Christmas (Mannheim Steamroller)
Paul A. McKlveen
1995
18
Hotel California (The Eagles)
Marcia Murphy
1995
19
Russian Sailors' Dance (Glière)
William H. Griffin
1996
The Raleigh Ringers Series
20
Las Campanas de la Navidad (The Bells of Christmas)
Hart Morris
1996
21
Away in a Manger
Cynthia Dobrinski
1996
22
Carry On Wayward Son (Kansas)
Marcia Murphy
1995
23
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (Mannheim Steamroller)
Paul A. McKlveen
1996
24
What Star Is This?
Gregory Pysh
1997
25
Tempest
Kevin McChesney
1997
The Raleigh Ringers Series
26
Carillon (Vierne)
Fred Gramann
1997
The Raleigh Ringers Series
27
Preludes for Piano (Gershwin)
Andrew G. Metz
1997
28
Nights in White Satin (The Moody Blues)
Andrew G. Metz
1997
29
Fight On State, The Penn State University Fight Song (Sanders, arr. Yoder)
Jim Villani
1998
30
Still, Still, Still
Cathy Moklebust
1998
The Raleigh Ringers Series
31
Dry Bones
Hart Morris (for the 1999 Capital Area Young Ringers' Festival)
1998
32
All Glorious Above (Haydn)
Fred Gramann
1998
33
Pinball Wizard (The Who)
Marcia Murphy
1998
34
Puer Natus Est
Dale Jergenson
1998
The Raleigh Ringers Series
35
Aria, Fugue-Andante-Fugue, & Finale
Donald Allured
1998
36
Praise to the Lord the Almighty
Howard Starks
1999
37
Stream of Peace and Joy
Howard Starks
1999
38
Finale from Symphony No. 2 in D Major for Organ (Widor)
Fred Gramann
1999
39
Valse Raleigh (renamed Ring to the God of Love)
Howard Starks
1999
40
Prayer for Healing
Karen Lakey Buckwalter
1999
41
The Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa)
William H. Griffin
1999
42
Prelude in C# Minor (Rachmaninoff)
Douglas Floyd Smith
1999
The Raleigh Ringers Series
43
Italian Symphony (Mendelssohn)
Kevin McChesney
1999
44
Nocturne No. 2
Michael Helman
1999
45
Second Suite for Handbells
Michael Helman (for the 2000 Capital Area Young Ringers' Festival)
1999
46
We Will Rock You/We Are the Champions (Queen)
Paul A. McKlveen
1999
47
Allegro from Mozart's 40th Symphony in G Minor
Brian Childers
2000
48
Greensleeves
Cathy Moklebust
2000
The Raleigh Ringers Series
49
Pinnacle
Dr. William A. Payn
2000
The Raleigh Ringers Series
50
Old Time Rock & Roll (Seger)
Paul A. McKlveen
2000
51
Cadenzato
Tim Waugh (for the 2001 Capital Area Young Ringers' Festival)
"The music was beautiful, the entertainment hilarious, and the whole experience was wonderfully worthwhile. We loved it so much we tried to get a flight changed to come hear your concert again!"
- Anonymous Fan
“What skill and diversity of music! I could have listened another three hours! Thank you for the inspiration and entertainment!”
- Anonymous Fan
“I never would have thought I'd want to go to a handbell concert, but when I heard handbell rock ’n’ roll on the radio, I told my friends, ‘We're going!’ And it was just great.”
- Anonymous Fan
"The Raleigh Ringers are the best handbell ensemble on the globe!!!!”
Greg Pysh Minister of Music and Composer Midland, Texas
“Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! They never cease to amaze me. Their playing is so musical, their technique impeccable.”
"Thank you all for being ambassadors of superb musicianship, amazing technique, and sharing the joy of doing something you love, which is contagious.”
Carolann Haley Assistant to Director of Music Ministries National Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C.
“The Raleigh Ringers are truly a wonderful instrument. It is a joy to watch how precisely they respond to director David Harris' musical goals, and how audiences respond as well. This group has definitely attained 'handbell superstar' status.”
Jason Tiller Sonos Handbell Ensemble San Francisco, CA
“The best part was, in spite of all the amazing things that they can do with bells – the bass ringer assignments, flawless technique, and all of those kind of things – the best part was that it was musical. I simply enjoyed the music.”
Dean Wagner Associate Director of Music and Organist First United Methodist Church of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
“...I did not know how good 'good' is in bell ringing until I heard you. It was simply superb, and you must have known that from the unusually enthusiastic response from the audience.”
Ross MacKenzie Chautauqua Institution Chautauqua, New York
