This piece originally composed for Tower Carillon by Mark Andersen. Taken from motifs by Johann Sebastian Bach for organ and orchestra, it translates beautifully to three octaves of Malmark Cymbells™. In this piece, the proper ringing technique for Cymbells™ is shown by composer/performer Mark Andersen live in concert, exhibiting the different tonal qualities available by using different angles of the mallets, and even accented notes by moving from the tip of the bell to the crown, thereby producing bright accents and mellow passages using the full partials of the bells.

This is truly a wonderful instrument by the Malmark bell craftsmen. You can find out more info by going to the Hooked on Handbells website. hookedonhandbells.com.

This clip is part of a full episode that will air on Seatte Community Media in Seattle at 6:30 pm Thursday, Saturday at 3:30 pm and Tuesdays at 3:30 pm.  (Comcast channel 77 or Broadstripe channel 23).  You can view it on the above channels, or online at www.seattlecommunitymedia.org.

It also airs throughout New York State on Time Warner Cable, and in several other States and Cities - including New York and New York City, Atlanta, Dallas, Denver and Baltimore, on the Cable Access channel.