Welcome

Hi,

I’m so glad you found me. I have been a church musician for a very long time – starting from my time in Junior High.

My current church went on shut down just before the choir was to present it’s Easter musical offering so I put together a video of the songs (not them singing). And it was a success.

On May 4 our handbell choir and my community handbell choir were to present a combined handbell concert as the worship service. However again cancelled.

So realizing that – I asked my choir for their favourite hymns and received a number of great responses. So over the weeks to follow I started recording me playing them along with other songs from my repetoire.

Daily I posted them to YouTube (with the link on my Facebook timeline). However my YouTube url is messy and ugly and will be until I get 100 subscribers. So I created this web page to make it easy to tell you how to find me.

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Carillon for a joyous day (Wagner)

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Take time to be holy (Wagner)

Douglas Wagner takes the classic hymn “Take time to be holy” and arranged it for handbells. We decided we liked it better using handchimes. Take a moment to speak with the Lord today INJoy…

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Wandering in the Wintertime

Merry May 25 – Christmas in May? The great Angela said “We need a little Christmas”….

My first handbell arrangement (ok work in progress). Thank you to Jason W. Krug for your weekly podcast for mentoring me and giving me the encouragement for step out and do something creative during this time.

Oh yes – those are real handbells you hear….

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Wassail, Wassail (Eithun)

Today we hear my community handbell choir the Silver Bells playing “Wassail, Wassial” arranged by Sandra Eithun. This performance was November 27, 2022 at Emmanuel United Church, Windsor. INJoy…

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I saw three ships (Walthers)

There is a tradition where the Wise Travellers arrived on ships (not camels or horses). I hope the ships were the Lusitania, Titanic, and Fitzgerald…

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The First Noel (Carter)

Did you know “The first noel” is really an Epiphany song not a Christmas Song. It is a musical journey of the Wise Travellers and us as we get closer to their feast day.

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Huron Carol

How do you tell the Christmas story to a people who don’t have sheep, shepherds, gold, frankincense and myrrh? You include the moose, bear, rabbit, tribal chiefs. Today’s carol does just that.

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How brightly beams the morning star

I love this charming little Epiphany Carol especially on an organ which has a Zimblestern (the twinkling stars that you will hear)

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Ding dong merrily on high

Today the BELLS have their day. We have had angels, shepherds and even drummers. Now the bells ring their joyous celebration!!!!

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Go tell it on the mountain (Hayes)

When I play this arrangement I picture a jazz trio on stage in a basement, smoke filled, small jazz bar.

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