Published Works

If your ensemble or event has featured, performed or recorded any of Michael’s works, please let us know and we will add you to this growing list!

ANTHORNIS For handbells & chimes. Level 4-.
Written for and premiered at the third annual AGEHR Area VII Anthornis advanced ringing event, February 2010 (Minneapolis, MN) Published by Choristers Guild (CGB664)

BUMPING NOSES For handbells, chimes & optional piccolo & clarinet. Level 5+.
Winner of the 2007 Bells of the Sound “Three Ring Circus” Composition Contest Performed by Bells of the Sound (Spring Tour 2008) Selected for Anthornis 2009 Reading Session (Minneapolis, MN) Published by From the Top Music (20216)

CARNIVALE

For handbells, chimes
& optional percussion. Level 5.

Michael’s first published piece
Performed by the East Texas Handbell Ensemble on the 2007 AGEHR National Seminar opening concert (Dallas, TX)
Selected for Distinctly Bronze 2007 (New Bern, NC)
Selected for Anthornis 2008 (Minneapolis, MN)
Performed by the Agape Ringers (Spring Tour 2008)
Performed by Bells of the Sound (Spring Tour 2008)
Selected for Advanced Handbells track at Lake Junaluska Music and Liturgical Arts Week 2008 (Lake Junaluska, NC)
Featured on the album Agape Ringers in Concert Live!
Selected to be performed by the Festival Choir at the 13th International Handbell Symposium in 2008 (Orlando, FL)
Selected for the Advanced Ringing Track at the 2008 AGEHR National Seminar (Orlando, FL)
Selected for Distinctly Bronze 2008 (New Bern, NC)
Performed by the St. Olaf Handbell Choir of St. Olaf College (Fall Tour 2008)
Performed by Embellishments (Winter 2008)
Performed by Cathedral Bells of St. John's Lutheran Church (Spring 2009)
Performed by the Concert Bells of Fort Worth (Spring 2009)
Performed by the Westminster Ringers of Westminster, MD (Spring 2009)
Performed by the St. Olaf Handbell Choir of St. Olaf College (Spring 2009)
Performed by the New England Ringers of Boston, MA (Spring/Summer 2009)
Selected for the Biennial Handbell Festival of the Ontario Guild of English Handbell Ringers 2009 (Ottowa, ON, Canada)
Selected for the 2010 AGEHR Area III BRAVISSIMO! Spring Festival (Ocean City, MD)
Published by Red River Music (RRG5015)

CAROL OF THE DRUM For handbells, chimes and optional snare drum. Level 4.
Selected for the publisher’s “Raleigh Ringers Series” An arrangement of the Czech carol which inspired The Little Drummer Boy Selected for the 2010 AGEHR Area XII Handbell Conference (Davis, CA) Published by Jeffers Handbell Supply (JHS9462)

CELERITY For handbells & chimes. Level 6.
Co-winner of the 2006 Soundprint Productions Composition Contest Contest Selected for Dr. William Payn's 2008 Master Class in Conducting Handbells Selected for the 14th Festival Puertorriqueño de Coros de Campanas in 2008 (Ponce, Puerto Rico) Published by From the Top Music (20164)

FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH For organ. Very accessible.
A very lush but ethereal setting of DIX, in a slow 5/4 meter Featured in the collection Mixtures Published by Beckenhorst Press

HOLIDAY FOR STRINGS For handbells & chimes. Level 4+.
Perfect concert opener, closer or encore, a definite crowd-pleaser that sounds much harder than it is Performed by Rocky Mountain Ringers (Fall 2009) Selected for Anthornis 2010 (Minneapolis, MN) Selected for Distinctly Bronze 2009 (New Bern, NC) Performed by Bells of the Sound (December 2009) Performed by the New England Ringers of Boston, MA (November/December 2009) Published by Above the Line Publishing

I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY For organ. Intermediate.
A tasteful setting of an “old favorite” Featured in the collection Mixtures Published by Beckenhorst Press

JESUS LOVES ME For handbells & chimes (single or antiphonal groups) & optional piano. Level 2+.
Follow-up piece to Michael's popular Trust and Obey Spent 20 weeks on the Jeffers Handbell Supply “Hot 40” list Selected for the East Texas Handbell Ensemble 2009 Spring Ring (Tyler, TX) Selected for the AGEHR Area V Ringin' at the Point 2009 Youth Handbell Festival (Sandusky, OH) Selected for the 2009 Montreat Conferences on Worship and Music (Montreat, NC) Selected for the 2009 Massanetta Springs Church Music Conference (Harrisonburg, VA) Selected for the 2010 Florida State Handbell Festival (Tampa, FL) Selected for the 2010 AGEHR Area XII Handbell Conference (Davis, CA) Selected for the 2010 Virginia Baptist Handbell Festival (Lynchburg, VA) Selected for the 2010 North Carolina United Methodist Handbell Festival (Fayetteville, NC) Selected for the 2010 AGEHR Area X Siskiyou Summit Handbell Conference (Ashland, OR) Selected for the 2011 Church Musicians Guild Handbell Festival (Wilson, NC) Selected for the 2011 AGEHR Area III Spring Festival (Ocean City, MD) Published by Red River Music (BL5055)

LUX AETERNA For handbells & chimes. Level 3+.
An original ethereal piece incorporating Singing Bell and Rim Damp techniques Selected for Distinctly Bronze 2009 (New Bern, NC) Selected for Anthornis 2010 Reading Session (Minneapolis, MN) Published by National Music Publishers (NMHB661)

PILGRIMAGE For handbells, chimes & optional trombone duo. Level 3+.
Collaborative composition with colleague Tim Waugh Commissioned by John Maas (Salem, OR) Premiered at the 2010 AGEHR Area X Siskiyou Summit Handbell Conference (Ashland, OR) Published by National Music (NMHB662)

PRAYER FOR GUIDANCE
For handbells & chimes. Level 3+.

Michael's first hymn setting, incorporating "Be Thou My Vision" and "Open My Eyes That I May See"
Spent five weeks on the Jeffers Handbell Supply “Hot 40” list
Selected for Anthornis 2009 (Minneapolis, MN)
Performed by the St. Olaf Handbell Choir of St. Olaf College (Spring 2009)
Performed by Twin Cities Bronze of Minneapolis, MN (Spring 2009)
Selected for the 2009 Montreat Conferences on Worship and Music (Montreat, NC)
Selected for the 2009 Massanetta Springs Church Music Conference (Harrisonburg, VA)
Selected for the 2009 Greater Houston Handbell Association “August Adventure” Reading Session (Bellaire, TX)
Selected for Bronzefest 2010 (Byron Center, MI)
Selected for FebFest 2010 (Houston and Stafford, TX)
Selected for the 2010 Lutheridge Handbell Weekend (Arden, NC)
Selected for the 2010 Florida State Handbell Festival (Tampa, FL)
Selected for the 2010 Bay Area Spring Ring (Cupertino, CA)
Selected for the 2010 Rockbridge Area Handbell Festival (Lexington, VA)
Selected for the 2010 Concordia University Irvine Summer Ring (Irvine, CA)
Published by Jeffers Handbell Supply (JHS9431)

A SIMPLE DANCE
For handbells with optional chime ensemble and optional violin/fiddle. Level 2+ with options for level 4-.

A delightful waltz setting of "Simple Gifts" ("Lord of the Dance")
Written for the 2010 Pacific Northwest Youth Handbell Festival (Portland, OR)
Performed by the North Raleigh Ringers at the 2009 Capital Area Handbell Festival (Raleigh, NC)
Selected for Anthornis 2010 Reading Session (Minneapolis, MN)
Selected for the 2010 Lutheridge Handbell Weekend Reading Session (Arden, NC)
Selected for the FebFest 2010 Reading Session (Houston, TX)
Selected for the 2010 Rockbridge Area Handbell Festival (Lexington, VA)
Selected for the 2010 Massachusetts Spring Ring (Tewksbury, MA)
Selected for the 2010 AGEHR Area XII Handbell Conference (Davis, CA)
Selected for the 2010 Concordia University Irvine Summer Ring (Irvine, CA)
Selected for the 2011 Church Musicians Guild Handbell Festival (Wilson, NC)
Selected for the 2011 AGEHR Area III Spring Festival (Ocean City, MD)
Published by Choristers Guild in two compatible arrangements (CGB637 for 2-3 octaves and CGB638 for 4-6 octaves)

SONGS WITHOUT WORDS For handbells. Level 5.
A setting of Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words #3, a terrific offering for church postlude or for concert Published by Choristers Guild (CGB639)

TREMORS For handbells, bass chimes & optional percussion. Level 5.
Michael's first commissioned piece Commissioned and performed by Bellissimo of Redlands Adventist Academy (Spring Tour 2007) Selected for Distinctly Bronze West 2009 (Inaugural Event in Bremerton, WA) Performed by Emerald City Ringers (Holiday Concert 2009) Selected for the 2010 Concordia University Irvine Summer Ring (Irvine, CA) Published by Choristers Guild (CGB618 and CGB619)

TRUST & OBEY

For handbells & chimes (single or antiphonal groups) & optional piano. Level 1+.

Spent 16 weeks on the Jeffers Handbell Supply "Hot 40" list
Selected for the 2008 Illinois Young Ringers Festival (Chicago, IL)
Selected for the 2008 Spring Ring at Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church (Raleigh, NC)
Selected for the 2009 AGEHR Area III Spring Festivals (Ocean City, MD and Richmond, VA)
Selected for the AGEHR Area V Ringin' at the Point 2009 Youth Handbell Festival
Selected for the 2009 Montreat Conference on Worship and Music (Montreat, NC)
Selected for the 2009 Massanetta Springs Church Music Conference (Harrisonburg, VA)
Selected for the 2009 Wake Forest Baptist Church hymn festival with Benjamin Harlan (Wake Forest, NC)
Selected for the 2010 AGEHR Area XII Handbell Conference (Davis, CA)
Published by Red River Music (BL5052)