JAB John Behnke Publishing

27/11/2025

Now Onward, Christian Soldiers has two compatible versions: 3 octaves JAB088 and 4 or 5 octaves JAB089. Here's a YouTube version where you can watch the music go by. Enjoy! It will be available from JW Pepper or Jeffers.

JAB089 Onward, Christian Soldiers for Handbells (4 or 5 Octaves), John A. Behnke $4.00A versatile and straight-forward delightful arrangement of the belove...

17/11/2025

I'm happy to share a new 3 octave handbell arrangement of Onward, Christian Soldiers, Level 2, JAB088. Here it is available at JW Pepper. I hope you will take a look and listen.

13/08/2025

Fanfare Intrada JAB040... played very well. Enjoy!

Hello Church and welcome back for installment 152 of FUMC Music Ministry Moments! The selection this evening is “Fanfare Intrada” by John Behnke and performe...

04/08/2025

It's easy to check out JAB music for handbells, organ, and choir. And you can't beat the prices!

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26/07/2025

Now some selected ArrangeMe titles are available from JW Pepper, and one of mine made the cut. You've Got a Friend.

Now a 3-6 octave handbell choir can play this wonderful Carole King song, made famous by both Carole King and James Taylor. Optional 3 octaves Handchimes. Purchase of this piece gives permission to make sufficient copies for your bell choir. May NOT be duplicated for multiple groups.

18/07/2025

If you are like me, I'm starting to plan the bell music for fall. How about Come, Ring Thanks? There's a version for 2 octaves, with an optional piano accompaniment, AND a 3-5 octave version. AND THE PRICE - $3.95. I hope you will take a look and listen.

Celebrate Thanksgiving with a medley of two well-known hymns, Sing to the Lord of Harvest and Come, You Thankful People, Come. The two-octave version has optional piano accompaniment; the 3–5 octave version has optional 3 octaves of handchimes.

29/06/2025

This morning we had a sextet of ringers playing Glorious Praise JAB058 at Lakeside Lutheran in Venice, FL. Enjoy!

23/04/2025

I'm happy to announce a new original handbell piece, Level 2-, entitled Joyful Inspiration. It was written for my new handbell choir at Lakeside Lutheran and after they played it and enjoyed it I decided to share it with you. It's a great piece for teaching light marts and echo rings and will be a joyful prelude or voluntary whenever you need it. For 3 octaves plus opt. G3-B3. Plus it's a great value at just $3.95. I hope you will take a look and a listen. Thank you!

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09/02/2025

We are a couple of weeks before Lent. If you need a Lenten midweek hymn. Here's one with stanzas for every week. Reproducible for your congregation. Plus a little choir arrangement.

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

02/12/2024

On this December 1, First Sunday of Advent, I just wanted to wish you all a very blessed Advent. With eager anticipation we wait with Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.

Wishing you a blessed Advent. Here's my arrangement of O Come, O Come Emmanuel here played by 3 octaves of handchimes. Perfect music for waiting and refle...

11/11/2024

Now available from JW Pepper is my Thanksgiving medley arranged for 2 octaves with an optional keyboard part, or for 3-5 octaves. Please take a look and a listen.

Buy Come, Ring Thanks! by John A. Behnke at jwpepper.com. Celebrate Thanksgiving with a medley of two well-known hymns, Sing to the Lord of Harvest