Review:
This 'tone poem' (mood sequence) is a series of musical themes describing a quest for peace: anticipation, a vision, apprehension or angst, grandeur, reflection, returning to the vision, and ultimately, resolution and peace prevailing. These sections flow seamlessly from one to the next and are identified in the score. Different techniques, including Mallet, Sk, LV, TD, and more, add to the interest and emphasize rhythms and dynamics.
This is a very creative work that contains lovely melody lines while adding unexpected yet very appropriate and satisfying elements throughout. An optional percussion score will further enhance this work. It could be appropriately classified as a work of 21st-century contemporary classical music. It is easily rung by a solid Level 3 group and is appropriate for both worship and concert.
Thank you to
Jubiloso for sharing their performance of "Beyond the Horizon", directed by Deborah Rice and recorded at the Sacred Music Festival in Edmonton, Canada, on October 21, 2018.
Selected by the Handbell Musicians of Canada as the Canadian Composition for the 21st International Handbell Symposium (August 2024) in Hamamatsu, Japan.
Winner of the Handbell Musicians of Canada International Symposium Composition Competition.
Published by:
From the Top Music
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Composer:
Radford, Betty B.
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Arranger:
N/A
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Octaves:
3-7
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Level:
3+
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Rating:
Med Adv
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Copyright:
Varies by Piece
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Season:
All Year
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Classification:
Church or Concert
, Concert
, Full Score
, Instrument Part
, Original Composition
, Secular
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Technique:
Mallet
, HD (Hand Damp)
, Martellato Lift
, RT (Ring Touch)
, Sk (Shake)
, vib. (Vibrato)
, LV (Let Vibrate)
, Martellato
, Mallet Lift
, Damp Sign
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Voicing:
Handbells, No Choral
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Instrument:
Chimes(Choirchimes or Handchimes)
, Percussion
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