Refuge

Commissioned for the 2020 Handbell Musicians of America Area 5 Spring Festivalx000D in Louisville, Kentucky, this piece starts open and stately before launching withx000D rhythmic energy into a Bluegrass-infused toe-tapper. It brilliantly pairs thex000D Freeman Lewis hymn tune BOURBON (“I Take My Refuge in the Lord”) with ax000D Daniel Teasley hymn of similar assurance. Marts, mallets, plucks, ring-touchesx000D and more are sure to excite your concert audiences and congregations alike; andx000D the optional band (fiddle, tambourine, bass, and guitar/mandolin/banjo) may bex000D added in any combination for extra charm!