Repertoire

MASS Repertoire for Tins & Coppers:

Handbell Odyssey 
arr. Valerie Stephenson
Level 3+
3-5 octaves bells
Jeffers Publishing JHS 9117

Exultate Deo
Jill Fedon
Level 3
3-5 octaves bells
AGEHR AG35355

Giusto con Vivo
Michael J. Glasgow
Level 3
3-6 octaves bells (optional C2 and D2), 3 octaves chimes
Choristers Guild CGB839

Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone
George Allen (MAITLAND)/Andrew Duncan
Level 3
3-5 octaves bells
GIA G-8885

TIN Repertoire:

Trust and Obey
Daniel Towner (TRUST AND OBEY)/Michael J. Glasgow
Level 1+
2-5 octaves bells or chimes
Red River BL5052 (bell folio), BP5052 (piano part), FS5052 (full score)

Give Me Oil in My Lamp
SING HOSANNA/Mark Arnold
Level 2+
3-5 octaves bells, 3 octaves chimes
Choristers Guild CGB1182

COPPER Repertoire:

Whispering Hope
various hymns/Michael J. Glasgow
Level 2+
3-5 octaves bells, 3-5 octaves chimes
Ring Out! Press RO3356

Jazz Pizzicato
Leroy Anderson/Martha Lynn Thompson
Level 3+
3-5 octaves bells
Agape/Hope 2447

 


ROCKET CITY RING

Asbury United Methodist Church
980 Hughes Road
Madison, AL 35758

 

Where to Stay

Here are some hotels in the area of the church:

Holiday Inn Express & Suites
8956 Madison Blvd, Madison, AL
256-258-3000

Hilton Garden Inn
145 Graphics Dr, Madison, AL
256-325-1130

Country Inn & Suites by Radisson
101 Westchester Rd, Madison, AL 
256-724-6709

Best Western Plus
9035 Madison Blvd, Madison, AL
256-772-7170

Hampton Inn
9225 Madison Blvd, Madison, AL
256-464-8999

Holiday Inn Express & Suites
2600 Old Fairway Rd, Huntsville, AL 
256-837-7171

Clarion Pointe
122 Cleghorn Blvd, Madison, AL
256-258-0800

Schedule - Friday

FRIDAY, June 9

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Registration & Load-In

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Lunch (not provided)

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Opening Bell & Mass Ringing Rehearsal

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM – Copper Rehearsal / Tin Classes

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM – Tin Rehearsal / Copper Classes

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM – Dinner on your own

7:00 PM – 9:00 PM – Mass Ring

Schedule - Saturday

SATURDAY, June 10

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM – Mass Ringing Rehearsal

9:45 AM – 10:45 AM – Copper Rehearsal / Tin Classes

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Tin Rehearsal / Copper Classes

12:00 PM – 12:45 PM – Box Lunch (PROVIDED)

1:00 PM – 2:15 PM – “Dress” Rehearsal

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM – CONCERT (invite family & friends!)

3:30 PM – Closing Bell

Safe travels home!
(and hope to see y’all in 2025!)

Classes for Tins

  • Basic Bell Techniques
  • Rhythm & Reading

Classes for Coppers

  • Advanced Bell Techniques
  • Bass Bell Techniques
  • Reading Sessions
  • Rhythm Classes
  • Knitting

Clinician Michael J. Glasgow

Michael J. Glasgow, who is likely either composing or working on a logic puzzle right now, is honored that you’re reading his biography: a thousand blessings on you and your house!  His work is legendary in church music, advertising, and supermarket-food-demonstrations (it was a dark time for him, but little old ladies still talk about his pioneer efforts with cutting-edge bagged salad).

Having retired from full-time church-music ministry after more than two decades, Michael’s excited to be “full-time freelance,” and offers his clientele a full-service experience, without the distractions of a church job or a school job.  (Yup, someone who actually answers the phone and returns e-mails: “what you need, when you need it.”).

Heralded for his “abundant melodic gift” (New York Concert Review), Michael is an award-winning composer of organ, handbell and choral works, and keeps busy with commissions (as well as pet projects that will never sell, but are fun to write).

Michael made his Carnegie Hall debut conducting his Requiem for chorus and orchestra in June 2017, and conducted its European premiere in Vienna in June 2019. More than 150 engagements also have brought him to three dozen states, as well as England, Hong Kong, Singapore, Canada, and a cruise ship in the Eastern Caribbean.

Upcoming engagements in 2022 include conducting the world premiere of his Concerto for Castings in Hong Kong, Vivaldi’s Gloria in Honolulu (May), and the world premiere of his own Gloria in June of 2022 at Carnegie Hall (June).

While he’ll never be on Facebook, Michael is a member of ACDA, American Composers Forum, ASCAP, FUMMWA, Handbell Musicians of America, Mensa, and several other professional organizations.  Visit www.michaeljglasgow.com, and subscribe to/follow @MichaelJGlasgow on YouTube and Twitter.