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 II Bronze  Edition (1978/2008)

Volume II
Allegro Bronze Edition

The 1978 Allegro Handbell Ensemble

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1. Fugue in G Major, BMV 577 - Bach
2. Evergreen - Streisand/Boomsma
3. Textures - Hilty
4. Plink, Plank, Punk - Anderson/Ivey
5. La Cathedrale englouite - Debussy/Menard
6. Symphony for Bells - Allured
7. Liebeslieder Waltz, Op. 52, #1 - Brahms/Thompson
8. Wedding Day at Troldhaugen - Grieg/Grace
9. Serenade fora Picket Fence - Leyden/Parrish
10. Elegy - Payn
Commissioned for the Allegro Handbell Ensemble.

Recorded 1978, 1990, and 1993.
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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

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Volume III (1981) Volume III
The 1981 Allegro Handbell Choir
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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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2010 Summer Tour

Sunday, June 6, 7:30 PM
Pilgrim Congregational UCC
1200 W. Glenlord Road
St. Joseph, Michigan 49085
269-429-1985
www.qtm.net/pilgrim

Monday, June 7, 7:00 PM
First Congregational UCC
900 Barber Street
Benzonia, Michigan 49616
231-882-4922
www.benzoniacongregational.org

Tuesday, June 8, 7:00 PM
Clinton United Church of Christ
300 Tecumseh Road
Clinton, Michigan 49236
517-456-4363
www.villageofclinton.org/clintonUCC.html

Wednesday, June 9, 7:30 PM
First Congregational Church
106 S. Bostwick Street
Charlotte, Michigan 48813
517-543-1310
www.ucccharlotte.org

Thursday, June 10, 7:30 PM
Union Church of Hinsdale
United Church of Christ
137 S. Garfield Avenue
Hinsdale, Illinois 60521
630-323-4303
www.uchinsdale.org

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