Vocalise (3-5 octaves handbells)

VOCALISE (OP. 34, NO. 14) – Sergei Rachmaninoff/trans. Kevin McChesney – 3-5 octaves handbells with cello – Level V

Few masterworks transport your listeners to another world as beautifully as Rachmaninoff’s “Vocalise”, transcribed here for cello and 3-5 octaves of bells. Only 42 bars makes it accessible, though this is musically intricate, challenging music. Has a prayerful place in worship and a must for concerts.