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11/06/2024

From my 5 Preludes for Worship (organ).. here's Abide with Me.

This is the 4th prelude in the collection, Five Hymn Preludes for Worship by John A. Behnke, JAB050. It is available by digital download or paper copy from...

16/05/2024

My website and the JAB catalog are updated with great handbell, organ, and choral works. Here's the easiest place to browse and select music for you. Thanks for looking and listening.

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27/03/2024

It's time to AWAKE! JAB049 3-5 oct. $3.95 L3+
This spirited and lively original handbell piece will be an exciting prelude for worship or opening piece for a concert. Awaken the ears of the listener to the delightful rhythms and techniques of the bells. With the Vivace marking, the tempo is determined by the skill and agility of the ringers. So challenge your group to Awake!, Level 3+.

Buy Awake! by John A. Behnke at jwpepper.com. This spirited and lively original handbell piece is an exciting call to worship or an opening piece in a

23/03/2024

Thank you to all that have played and enjoyed my piece, Remembering. It's available for handbells as well as organ. Here it is for 3-5 octaves, L2.

This is an original handbell piece for 3-5 octaves, Level 2, JAB043, which was written to remember those that have died from the COVID-19 pandemic. There i...

18/03/2024

A great new piece for Pentecost - Come Down O Love Divine. I hope you will take a look and listen.

JAB082 COME DOWN, O LOVE DIVINE by John A. Behnke is a perfect handbell and handchime piece for Pentecost. The "Down Ampney" tune is combined with the chant...

07/03/2024

I'm so very happy for my dear friend, Martha Lynn Thompson. Some time ago we were talking and she said she found an old and quite difficult transcription that the St. James Ringers had rung under the direction of her husband, Felix. It was "The Thieving Magpie." She doubted if any publisher would publish it. I said I would be glad to at least make it available on my self-publishing site. Now thanks to director, Emily Li, it's been performed at DB East 2024. Martha Lynn is not on Facebook, but we have emailed several times and I know she is beyond thrilled by this. A big thank you Emily and all the DB ringers for performing it so well. It's here at 1:20. Take a listen!

Distinctly Bronze East is an event for advanced handbell musicians, which provides the opportunity to perform on the largest handbell sets available under th...

22/02/2024

I'm very happy to see my new Pentecost arrangement on Handbellworld.com. Here's Come Down O Love Divine which also employs Veni Creator Spiritus for 3-5 octaves, L3. I hope you will take a look and listen. https://www.handbellworld.com/music/MusicPiece.cfm?Piece=19977

16/02/2024

This piece will be played at a concert on Sunday June 9th at the Artis-Naples. We are taking it for a test run.

A fun duet for Orgelkids kit and organ of Franz Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 94, Movement 2, entitled It's a Surprise! It was commissioned by the AGO SWFL f...

12/02/2024

My prelude on the hymn, Abide With Me, in 5 Hymn Preludes for Worship JAB050. Used in Lent as well as in general use.

This is the 4th prelude in the collection, Five Hymn Preludes for Worship by John A. Behnke, JAB050. It is available by digital download or paper copy from...

07/02/2024

So... here's my new Pentecost arrangement, Come Down, O Love Divine, L3, 3-5 oct. bells and chimes. Veni Creator Spiritus is also used. It's available here at Pepper, both in paper and digital, and later it will also be at Jeffers. And it's value priced at $3.95, that's .50 to $1.50 less than most other music these days.

Buy Come Down, O Love Divine arr. John A. Behnke at jwpepper.com. Perfect for Pentecost, this piece combines the DOWN AMPNEY tune with the historic cha

02/02/2024

Teaser alert!!!!! A new handbell arrangement L3 for Pentecost will soon be available. Soon.

31/01/2024

Do you want a new hymn for Lent? It comes with a choir version if you want them to sing it first.

Buy Throughout These 40 Days of Lent (Unison/Two-Part at jwpepper.com. Choral Sheet Music. Designed for the six midweek services of Lent, this origin

21/01/2024

If you don't know my YouTube channel, you should. There are 95 videos of my music on it. It's a great place to hear the full performance of many of my JAB pieces.

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10/01/2024

I'm about ready to start working on another organ book of preludes. I have ideas, but I'd love to hear if any of you know hymns that desperately need a prelude. Who knows you may get your wish? Thanks for your ideas.

04/01/2024

Here's a bell arrangement of Twila Paris' Lamb of God. Purchase one and reproduce for your bell choir. Perfect for the upcoming Lenten season.

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28/12/2023

Looking ahead to Lent and Easter, you might need some nice organ music. Here are 5 preludes to peruse.

Buy Have Yourself an Easy Lent/Easter! by John A. Beh at jwpepper.com. Organ Sheet Music. Three preludes for Lent and two preludes for the Easter seaso

29/11/2023

For the 1st Sunday in Advent comes the hymn, The Advent of Our King (St. Thomas). Ooo, I've got a prelude on that. It's the first one in this book with the title O Bless the Lord, My Soul in Five Preludes for Worship. How handy is that? Take a look and a listen.

Buy Five Hymn Preludes for Worship by John A. Behnke at jwpepper.com. Organ Sheet Music. This organ collection contains preludes on five hymns commonly

27/11/2023

For Advent or Lent, here's a new original Kyrie and Agnus Dei for unison or 2 part choir (or soloist), keyboard, and opt. flute. Hauntingly beautiful; please take a look and listen. Only 1 needed for $7.95, everything is reproducible for your group. Available as download or paper copy through JW Pepper.

Buy Kyrie and Agnus Dei (Unison ) by John A. Beh at jwpepper.com. Choral Sheet Music. This original setting of the Kyrie and the Ag

24/11/2023

There's still time to add some new Advent and Christmas organ music to your services.

Buy Have Yourself an Easy Advent/Christmas 2 !! by Jo at jwpepper.com. Organ Sheet Music. This collection is a volume of 5 easy organ preludes. It is t

20/11/2023

I just wanted to wish everyone a very blessed and happy Thanksgiving! We have SO much to give thanks for. May God continue to bless you and your family and friends. HAPPY THANKSGIVING FROM JAB PUBLISHING!

16/11/2023

The website has been updated featuring the latest new pieces for handbells, choir, and organ. Some of the new choral pieces are hymn concertatos for SATB, organ, congregation, and then optional handbells, brass, and timpani: My Hope is Built on Nothing Less and Dear Christians, One and All Rejoice. These are neatly packaged in one reproducible download for a great $14.95 price. I hope you will take a look at my latest offerings.

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11/11/2023

With current prices of bell music at $6.50, 5.95 or $5.50, JAB music at $3.95 looks very appealing. And lower prices don’t mean lesser quality, they just mean your budget or lack of one goes further. Check JAB music at JW Pepper or Jeffers.

26/10/2023

Looking for a piece for your small or "select" handbell ensemble -- how about Glorious Praise for 12 bells? Available from Jeffers or JW Pepper.

An original piece for 12 bells played here by the Ringers of Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church, Mequon, WI. under the direction of Rachel Strand. Two version...

24/09/2023

Here's one of the 5 preludes in my new Have Yourself an Easy Advent/Christmas 2 book. On This Day Earth Shall Ring! Take a listen!!

On This Day Earth Shall Ring, John A. Behnke JAB076EHere is a rousing arrangement of the famous Personet Hodie tune. A full chorus against a Trumpet solo be...

16/09/2023

There are now 4 organ books available at JW Pepper: two Advent/Christmas, one Lent/Easter, and one general praise. My latest is Have Yourself an Easy Advent Christmas 2 !! Here's a link to peruse my new book.

Buy Have Yourself an Easy Advent/Christmas 2 !! by Jo at jwpepper.com. Organ Sheet Music. This collection is a volume of 5 easy organ preludes. It is t

15/09/2023

Why not dazzle your Christmas audience with bells and strings? Here's God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen for 3-5 octaves, JAB031 bell score and JAB032 full score with string parts.

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen and Fum, Fum, Fum are combined in a wonderful way along with parts for an optional string orchestra. Level 3. Available throug...

12/09/2023

For the advanced handbell choir, here's an incredible transcription of The Thieving Magpie by Rossini, arranged by Martha Lynn Thompson. Level 5, for 5 or 6 octave bell choir.
The recording is of the St. James Handbell Choir under the direction of Felix Thompson using Whitechapel bells. I hope you will take a listen. It's marvelous.

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05/09/2023

I'm very pleased to announce that my choral piece The Head That Once Was Crowned with Thorns is an "Editor's Choice" for JW Pepper. If you wish to add your support, here's the Directors' Vote at JW Pepper. https://www.jwpepper.com/discover/directorsvote2023

Buy The Head That Once Was Crowned With Glory (SATB&n at jwpepper.com. Choral Sheet Music. With a new tune for a well-known text, this hymn concertat