Recordings

Continuing its celebration of 40 years, the Allegro Handbell Ensemble introduces its thirteenth album, With the Angels. The group is also celebrating the 30th anniversary of its first recordings, and has re-released Volume I and Volume II for the first time on compact disc. This are the first albums in the Allegro Bronze Edition series.

Since it's beginnings in the 1960s, the Allegro Handbell Ensemble has produced records, audio cassettes, and compact discs featuring music from it's summer tours and holiday concert series. Presently, the ensemble releases a new album every two to three years.

 

Featured Recordings

With the Angels (2009)


Volume XIII

With the Angels

The 2009 Allegro Handbell Ensemble

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1. Bell Jubilee - Lorenz
2. Capriccio - McChesney
3. Siyahamba - Freedom Song/Ward
4. Exodus Dance - Hakes
5. Prisms - Payn
6. Spirit Song - Wimber/Dobrinski
7. Hava Nageela - Folk Song/Smith
8. The Phantom of the Opera - Weber/Wagner
9. The Nutcracker - Tchaikovsk/McChesney
10.
With the Angels Let Us Sing - Wiltse
Commissioned for the Allegro Handbell Ensemble.
11. In the Hall of the Mountain King - Grieg/Keller
12. Holy Manna - arr. Moklebust
13. Psalm Nine - Wiltse
14. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 - Liszt/Wagner
15. Bell Boogie - Smith

Recorded 2009.
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Volume III Bronze Edition (1981/2011)

Volume III
Allegro Bronze Edition

The 1981 Allegro Handbell Ensemble

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1. Gloria - arr. Halahan
2. Sleigh Ride - Anderson/Ivey
3. Silver Bells - Livingston & Evans/Stiles
4. Deck the Halls - Old Welsh/Ivey
5. Greensleeves - Old English/Ivey
6. Carol of the Bells - Leontovich/Morris
7. Silent Night - Gruber/Garee
8. March of the Kings - Bizet/Callahan
9. The First Noel - Old English/McKlveen
10. Flourish and Dance - Zabel
11. Fanfare and Festival Dance - Frey
12. Sharon's Song - Allured
13. Silverthorne - Allured
14. Maple Leaf Rag - Joplin
15. With the Angels, Let Us Sing - Wiltse

Recorded 1981, 1990, and 1999.
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All Recordings

Volume I  (1977/2007)

Volume I
The 1977 Allegro Handbell Choir

Available in the 2007 Allegro Bronze Edition

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Volume II (1978)

Volume II
The 1978 Allegro Handbell Choir

Available in the 2008 Allegro Bronze Edition

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Volume III (1981/2011)

Volume III
The 1981 Allegro Handbell Choir

Available in the 2011 Allegro Bronze Edition

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Volume IV (1984) Volume IV
The 1984 Allegro Handbell Choir
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In Concert - Volume V (1987) In Concert
Volume V

The 1987 Allegro Handbell Choir
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Volume VI (1990) Volume VI
The 1990 Allegro Handbell Choir
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In Concert (Again) - Volume VII (1993) In Concert (Again)
Volume VII

The 1993 Allegro Handbell Choir
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Live in Concert... - Volume VIII (1998) Live in Concert...
Volume VIII

The 1998 Allegro Handbell Choir
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The Christmas Album - Volume IX (1999) The Christmas Album
Volume IX

The 1999 Allegro Handbell Choir
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Allegro X: LIVE - Volume X (2003) Allegro X: LIVE
Volume X

The 2003 Allegro Handbell Ensemble

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The First 40 Years -  Volume XI (2005) The First 40 Years
Volume XI

The 1977-2003 Allegro Handbell Ensembles

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Bell Jubilee -  Volume XII (2005) Bell Jubilee
Volume XII

The 2005 Allegro Handbell Ensemble

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With the Angels -  Volume XIII (2009) With the Angels
Volume XIII

The 2009 Allegro Handbell Ensemble

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