This Is a Day for Rising (Handbells): Choral Instrumental Pak
By Joseph M. Martin
Item: 35-PK00546041
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For Eastertide, this anthem of hope and challenge provides a noble gesture that will send hearts and voices soaring with praise. A confident hymnlike theme announces a new day for renewal, restoration and revival! Framed as a call to worship, the verses conclude with a distinctive mixed-meter pattern that overflows with joyful confidence. After a satisfying development section, the main theme returns transformed with a sweeping descant that touches the heights in a celebration of life. Glorious! Score and Parts (tpt 1-2, tbn 1-2, timp) available as a digital download. Part for Handbells (3 oct., 26 bells) also available as a digital download.
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Hal Leonard
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35-PK00546041
More about this title
About the Composer: Joseph M. Martin
Joseph M. Martin trained in piano performance at Furman University and earned his master's degree from the University of Texas at Austin, where he later taught in the Piano Pedagogy Department for five years. A accomplished recitalist and competition winner, he has performed with orchestras across the United States and Mexico, including a nationally broadcast recital from a historic Mexican venue.
Today Martin divides his creative energy between composing and arranging sacred music and performing in church settings and musician conferences. His works have been heard in concert halls as varied as Carnegie Hall and regional theaters, but his primary focus remains serving worship communities across North America. He lives in Austin with his family.
Why we love this
Martin's gift for hymnlike melody combined with sophisticated harmonic movement makes this anthem feel both accessible and substantial. The mixed-meter verses inject genuine rhythmic interest without becoming pedagogically burdensome, and the final return of the theme with sweeping descant gives your choir a moment of real transcendence. Adding handbells to this piece transforms it from a solid anthem into a full instrumental celebration.
What to expect
A call to renewal that builds from quiet confidence into radiant joy. The opening has the steadiness of a strong hymn, but the rhythm pattern shifts and the harmonic language catches you off guard, creating a sense of fresh possibility. When the theme returns transformed with descant and full instrumentation, it feels like stepping into light.
Who it's for
Choirs with access to a competent handbell ensemble and a basic brass section seeking an Easter anthem that balances congregational warmth with musical substance. Directors looking for a piece that feels celebratory without resorting to simplification will find the mixed-meter verses and harmonic development genuinely rewarding.
How to get the most out of it
- Balance the handbells against your choir's dynamics during the main theme. They should support the hymnlike quality without overwhelming the vocal line.
- The mixed-meter section demands precision from your rhythm section. Lock the timpani and trumpet parts early in rehearsal to establish confidence before the choir enters.
- In the final section with the descant, allow the sopranos space to sing expressively. The transformation of the familiar theme relies on slight rubato and dynamic control rather than forcing the tempo.
How to use it
Use this as a centerpiece for an Easter morning or Eastertide service where you want to balance liturgical weight with genuine celebration. It pairs well with instrumental preludes and postludes that explore similar harmonic territory, and the moderate length makes it suitable for a church service without overshadowing other musical or spoken elements.
Skills your students will build
- Reading and performing mixed-meter passages (combining 3/4 and 4/4)
- Blending instrumental color (handbells, brass, timpani) with vocal lines
- Interpreting dynamic transformation of melodic material
- Sustaining hymnlike phrasing across longer phrase lengths
- Coordinating with a separate instrumental ensemble in real time