No. 92 November 2014 www.gcna.org

Newsletter of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America The 72nd Congress of the GCNA at Features University of Denver by Jeremy Chesman 2014 GCNA Congress in e’ve never been so high in Denver ...... 1 Wthe GCNA! We held our 72nd Congress in the Mile High City at WCF Congress . . . . . 6. the University of Denver from June 17-20, 2014. Carol Jickling Lens, “Singing Bronze” A History of University Carillonneur, was, as Carillon Music ...... 11 always, a gracious host. The Congress theme was the music of John Knox, Newly Certified Members . . 12 with most recitals featuring at least one of his works. The Carl M. Williams Carillon, a 65-bell Eijsbouts instrument from 1999, was our Plus instrument for the week.

Calendar ...... 3 On June 16, the Pre-Congress events began with a memorial service given by the Take Notes: University of Denver for Todd Fair, DU’s first University Carillonneur. Jeff Davis and Carillon Education . . . .13 . Carlo van Ulft also gave master classes. After a host recital, the day ended, as most do at Congresses, with a cocktail hour. GCNA members provided entertainment during Transitions ...... 16 . open tower time for the evening reception, which featured an elegant sampling of hors d’oeuvres. Installations, Renovations, Dedications ...... 17 .

Overtones Regional Notes . . . . .18 .

Notices ...... 20. .

Foreign News . . . . . 21. . On Tuesday, attendees were enthused to begin with a business meeting. We were welcomed by the Director of the Lamont School of Music and the Chancellor Emeritus. The board also announced Yale as the location for the 2016 congress. The morning continued with two examination recitals and a presentation by DU University Historian, Steve Fisher,

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2 23 n behalf members in different ways. Congratulations determine what does the music have to say, by Carol Jickling Lens President’s Column Remembering Todd Oof the to our new Carillonneur members, who are and how do I communicate through the ho knew, back in 1971, when this taught at The Netherlands Carillon School, by and went for many hiking trips, which Guild, I a welcome addition to the carillonneurs bells. I encourage you to take some time to Wtall, handsome young man from and at the carillon school in Denmark. he adored. would like available for guest recitals. Please give understand your audience and think about Pennsylvania walked into the Springfield He was carillonneur at the Oudekerk in to offer a big them serious consideration as you plan how you will bring them along with you to Congress, that he would become a part of Amsterdam – which gave him the best little thank you to your recitals for next year. the end of the program. my life for the next four decades! As we apartment in the attic of the church with a Carol Jickling were both waiting, along with about 11 great view of the activities in the red light Lens and her As the summer recital season comes to a This is a great time to be a carillonneur other people to play our “Advancement” district below – and at the Waagtoren and committee close, it is a good time to capitalize on all because we have high-quality new recitals, Todd and I became friends. (Well, Laurenskerk in Alkmaar. He was in the for putting of the publicity and positive energy. Social music available to us in addition to those I have to admit I had a huge crush on him Concertgebouw chorus where he also taught on a great media is a great place to post pictures from compositions that have been previously that lasted for about three of the next four a course in solfege. (When we moved to congress at the the summer’s highlights. I am always published. I hope that you will support our decades.) England in the 80’s I had the privilege of University of Denver. It was well run and amazed at how many connections can talented composers by purchasing their staying in said apartment a few times and beautifully hosted. The weather cooperated, be made through social media. The posts music and then performing it. If you get It was ten years before I attended another attending a concert where the chorus sang.) Todd in the Mountains making the outdoor activities perfect. A don’t have to be elaborate, but “throwback a chance, it would be great if you would congress, but we didn’t lose touch. Our He traveled all over the world, including touching memorial service for John Todd Thursdays” is a great time to post old contact the composers to let them know times at the Netherlands Carillon School Denver is a hard city in which to make carillon trips to Japan and Australia. Fair was held prior to the beginning of the pictures or repost things from the summer. that you have enjoyed their music and will didn’t overlap – I graduated in June of friends if you’re new in town. Towards congress that included heartfelt comments I always enjoy looking back at these, be performing it. 1974, he began in September – but when Todd became a sort of surrogate uncle to the end of Todd’s tenure at DU he became and beautiful music. Old friendships were especially some of the lighter moments. I went back to visit Amersfoort in June of our children. On one of our trips to visit disenchanted with many things. The hardest renewed and new ones made. This can help to keep the carillon alive in Playing the carillon can be a solitary 1975, Todd was a good companion. Later him he took us to the Amsterdam zoo after part of our friendship was when I got his old your community all year round. experience because of the distance between that same summer he came to Cranbrook which we rented paddle boats in the canals. job. It was difficult not being able to share for my wedding. There was a carillon Somehow we took a wrong turn and ended my excitement about my good fortune in It was a great chance to meet and talk to performer and audience. This distance is recital between the ceremony and reception up in the ship channel. You never saw light of his bad fortune. But Todd wasn’t John Knox, to whom the congress was This is the time of year that I like the best. even greater for composers who don’t often during which he and I played a duet – it’s paddle boats move so fast as we tried to done yet. After moving back East where he dedicated. Many of us have played and The pile of new music is full of possibilities, get to hear their music performed. I know the best picture of me at my wedding. turn around and pedal back to safe waters! really felt at home, he got the job as choir enjoyed his music, and it was a good and deadlines for programs and program the composers that I have contacted have He would also come to England to visit us, director and organist of Zion Lutheran chance to put a name and a face together, notes are months away. Building your welcomed a short note of encouragement. For the next thus beginning a long tradition of sharing Church in Wilmington. He had access to as well as hear his presentation about how program is one of the most important 24 years Todd holiday meals. carillons again and was looking forward to he goes about his craft. things that we do as carillonneurs. We I wish you all the best for the coming stayed in the joining the recital circuit once more. are given the opportunity to draw the months. Netherlands. In the mid 90’s Todd began to wish he could The recitals and presentations were of audience into our world and the selection What a life move back to America. He loved his life Todd was a great talent. In his prime he the highest quality, including the “other of music can have a profound effect on he had! He in Holland, but was ready to come home. could play rings around most people. He instrument” concert, which showcased our the audience. For me, the challenge is to worked Timing was in his favor. He filled in for happily shared his musicianship with many for a spice Margo Halsted in Ann Arbor when she took people in many places. He was a wonderful company for a sabbatical. Then the new position at the teacher, a good arranger, a great friend, and a while, so University of Denver became his in 1999. had a wicked sense of humor. I’m not sure he had many He spent many happy hours playing and which of these traits will be missed the trips to South teaching on the Williams Carillon. He took most. CALENDAR Wedding Duet Africa. He full advantage of the mountains being close ToCarillonneur The orEditor Carillonist? by David Hunsberger June 3-7, 2015 his responds to Ronald Barnes’s essay published in the most recent issue of our from French Speaking page 21 Americans in France 54th Annual International TBulletin. I entirely agree with his reasons for disliking the term carillonneur. But Carillon Festival 37-bell instrument, which was installed in instead of carillonist, I think a better alternative is carilloner. Springfield, IL by Elizabeth Vitu 1924 by Michaux of Leuven. For this year’s First, CAR-il-lon-ist does not roll off my tongue easily, unlike the pronunciation used in commemoration, Koen Cosaert, the current he 12th edition of the Perpignan International Carillon Festival features four all other English-speaking countries, where the instrument is a ca-RIL-lyn and the player June 15-19, 2015 director of the Mechelen school played a American carillonneurs this summer: Wylie Crawford, Karel Keldermans, George a ca-RIL-lyn-ist. Nobody has proposed we change the way we pronounce the instrument recital of works by Denijn. T Matthew, and Tin-shi Tam. Our other guest carillonneurs are Audrey Dey (Belgium) too, and it would make no sense to call the player something that does not match the GCNA Congress Missouri State University and Amy Johannsen (Australia). This year’s theme is “Nature in Music”. We have had instrument. But it also makes no sense to change to a usage I find just as awkward to impressive numbers of concert-goers, ranging from 300-550 people for each evening pronounce as our current one. Carilloner is just easier to say.

recital, many staying afterwards to meet the artist. As in French, in English we call most instrumental musicians by a noun ending in -ist, continues on page 16 22 3 from Congress, page 1 “Coloring Bells with an News from French Speaking Guilds about the development of Orchestral Palette.” Translated and summarized by Wylie Crawford the school from outlier At St. John’s in the on the prairie to major Wilderness Cathedral, we Le Bulletin Campanaire, of the Association Deinze, Lier, Mol, Ghent, and Diest. In The 11th annual student examinations will metropolitan university. learned that carillonneurs Campanaire Wallonne (ACW) Belgian Wallonia there is no professional be held in Tourcoing on June 28 on its 59- are not simply one-trick After two more exam No. 78 – Second Quarter, 2014 (Translated instruction today, but there have been bell carillon. ponies in the “other recitals, John Knox and summarized by Wylie Crawford) professional schools in Mons and Namur. instrument” recital. The discussed the principles he Non-professional instruction is currently 25 French cities are GCF partners, as a excellent recitalists follows for writing for the Although I normally only summarize available in Ath, Liège and Soignies. In result of a 2008 invitation from the Guild helped us understand the carillon. We then heard new articles directly concerning carillons, the general, the European opportunities for to solicit such partner memberships. The admonishment to refrain compositions for carillon first two articles are of special interest. carillon instruction, for students of all ages partner cities come from various regions from leaving one’s day job. in the new music recital, Mark Filbert and the The first describes a cryogenic method for and backgrounds, are many and varied. of the country, including instruments We heard from both of the which featured music GCNA Singers cleaning bell mechanisms – by spraying ...... as small as 15 bells. A four-page listing Cathedral’s organs, as well from ACME and GCNA. them with pellets of frozen carbon of the cities, including photo, basic as performances on the piano, a recorder ensemble, and a stunning Andrea McCrady showered dioxide. The accompanying pictures The gossip column notes the upcoming technical information (founder, date, performance by Julia Littleton of the Silver Aria from “The Ballad John Knox in DU T-shirt us with a recital of water- display remarkable results. Note that the completion of a 47-bell carillon in weight, automatic play, if any) and contact of Baby Doe.” The newly-formed GCNA Singers gave a premiere themed music. After dinner, bell bronze is not targeted, but rather the Liège. Dinant hopes to celebrate its 100th information is given. The cities and their performance of Peter Paul Olejar’s “GCNA March.” Afterwards, the Class of 2013 Exam candidates performed a recital, and we support elements, linkages, hammers, etc. anniversary of the beginning of WWI with number of bells are Bailleul (35), Bergues during the pizza party sponsored by the Verdin Company, attendees finished the day with the ever-popular ice cream social hosted by The second article describes a method for a 50-bell instrument, thanks to individual (50), Bourbourg (50), Cappelle-La-Grande could explore the Cathedral, its organs, and a peculiar bell- Meeks, Watson & Company. estimating the weight of a bell from its public donations. Fabrice Renard will be (48), Castres (33), Chalons en Champagne instrument in one of the towers. diameter. Using the formula W = 1430 x D3 the carillonneur. 3,500 students gathered (56), Chatellerault (48), Dunkerque (50), one can determine a bell’s weight (in at the foot of the Leuven University library Forcalquier (15), Gourdon en Quercy pounds) from the cube of its diameter (in to sing, along with a brass ensemble, on (25 planned), Grézieu La Varenne (30), meters). It even works for diameters smaller April 3. A press release tells of the merger Hombleux (16), Hondschoote (61), Le than one meter. of the Royal Eijsbouts and Petit & Fritsen Creusot (25), Meximieux (20), Miribel ...... foundries. (50), Montrouge (27, electric keyboard), ...... Nuits-Saint-Georges (37), Saint-Amand- Arend van der Toorn, a recent graduate Les-Eaux (48), Saint-Gaudens (36), Saint- of the Mechelen carillon school presents The calendar section lists an event in Wavre Quentin (37), Seclin (42), Seurre (47), a study he did of carillon instruction on April 26 to remember its long-time Tain L’Hermitage (14) and Villefranche de Banquet Attendees Showing in Eruope. He became interested in the carillonneur Christian Boon. St-Amand-les- Rouergue (32, electric keyboard). “Whispers,” by Lawrence Argent, Off Their Line-Dancing Skills subject when he was enrolling in the school Eaux will have an international competition provides an apt listening spot On Thursday, we welcomed successful exam candidates Tatiana and when he learned that the Mechelen for young carillonneurs on May 17. An illustrated article describes the 16-bell Lukanova and Andrew Lampinen, and named Austin Ferguson and coursework for the “final degree” normally Summer carillon festivals are listed for Ath, instrument in Hombleux, which I will not Carrie Poon as the new editors of Carillon News. There were a takes 9 years, whereas in Amersfoort Brussels, Dinant, Liège, Mons, Nivelles, summarize further due to its size. number of presentations on Thursday, including Frances Newell (Netherlands) it only takes 6 years. He Tournai, and Verviers. After a day of beautiful carillon music on Tuesday, we were glad presenting her work in arranging as a Barnes scholar, Jeremy created three questionnaires to study the An article by Francis Crépin, president to start Wednesday with a business meeting. The Class of 2017 Chesman discussing teaching techniques for legato and phrasing, differences among the various institutions of the Guild and also carillonneur in Board Members were voted in and are Julianne Vanden Wyngaard, and Joy Banks presenting the history of GCNA congresses through and conducted 21 interviews. A 200-page From L’Art Campanaire, the bulletin of the Saint-Quentin, tells of a 90th anniversary David Hunsberger, and Dennis Curry. We were happy to request pictures and other artifacts. Sally Harwood and Robin Austin treatise emerged, which is summarized French Guild of Carillonneurs (GCF) commemoration of the replacement of that increased dues from our new carillonneur members Lynnli Wang, both gave recitals. This busy day was capped with a wonderful here. The Mechelen school was the only city’s carillon. In 1917, the original carillon Hunter Chase, Katie Leibe, and Carolyn Bolden. banquet, sponsored in part source of European instruction from No. 82 – April, 2014 (Translated and had been destroyed during the Great War, by Eijsbouts and held at 1922 until 1953, when the Dutch school summarized by Wylie Crawford) with only the empty campanile remaining. Subsequent to exam the Cable Center. was created. Since then, carillon schools The original carillonneur, Gustave Cantelon candidates 5 and 6, have been established in Douai (France), The French Guild offers details about its had been evacuated to Belgium with his Ellen Dickinson gave a At the business meeting Løgumkloster (Denmark), Gdańsk annual meeting, hosted by the Pays d’Oc family. In 1919, after returning, he wrote to presentation about learning on Friday, we welcomed (Poland), Saint Petersburg (Russia), and – region in southern France, from July 25 to Jef Denijn at the Mechelen carillon school music, generally considered the final exam candidate recently - Bourneville (England). Additional July 29. Lodging will be in Toulouse, and to ask for help in acquiring a replacement a pre-requisite to performing Kerri Lu, and the Board instruction has taken place, as well. In the meeting will include visits to a variety instrument. A transcript of Denijn’s willing said music. Margaret Pan directed the Examination Belgian Flanders, besides the school in of instruments, including those in Gaulène, response is included, which indicates that and Geert D’hollander Committee to consider Mechelen, the Lemmens Institute in Leuven Drèche, Villefranche de Rouergue, he himself had just returned from London, performed artist recitals, altering the rules for those has offered a baccalaureate degree in music Castres, St. Gaudens, Castelnaudary, and having lost his wife and daughter during his and Scott O’Neill of the with degrees from carillon since 1985, with carillon as the performing Carcasonne. [Trans. Note – several of these exile. Seven months later, Denijn paid a visit Colorado Symphony led Julianne Vanden Wyngaard, schools. Julianne Vanden instrument. Non-professional instruction instruments have fewer than 23 bells, so we to Saint-Quentin, to raise money for a new Margaret Pan and Robin Austin a presentation entitled John Knox and George Gregory Wyngaard was happy that has also been available in Borgerhout, would not consider them carillons.] continues on page 22 4 21 from Grosse Pointe, page 17 a slightly delayed George Gregory arrived From the Archives NOTICES . . . at the Congress in time to join her for their Ohio (the firm carrying out the entire renovation duet recital, and we were all happy to hear project), to fill in the originally-omitted second by Jaime Fogel, Library Special Project them premiere some new works. Tiffany Ng, Jesse’s Song: A Hymn of Peace, bass semitone (keyboard D#3) of the carillon. This Assistant Barnes Scholar, then spoke about the politics new bell, to weigh approximately 2,650 lbs., will Duo for Carillon of the Netherlands Carillon in Washington, n December 2013, Bok Tower Gardens was become the new bell number 3 in the instrument, D.C. awarded a Council on Library and Information by Ennis Fruhauf and bring the total number of bells to 48 covering I Resources (CLIR) Cataloging Hidden Special four musical octaves. (The largest, or bourdon bell The Congress bell rang its woeful song to ruhauf Music Publications is offering a new carillon publication for a Collections & Archives Grant to catalog the of the carillon weighs about 4,650 lbs., and the total bid us a fond adieu. On Friday afternoon, four-octave instrument, available for complimentary download, printing and vertical files of the Anton Brees Carillon F weight of bells after the addition will be somewhat Jeff Davis and Carlo van Ulft again offered performance. Jesse’s Song: A Hymn of Peace, Duo for Carillon is an eight-page Library. This collection encompasses more over 13 tons.) master classes. Those still around met for a duet composed in a 19th-20th century romantic carillon idiom, laid out in a single- than 80 linear feet and 40 boxes of materials system format shared by Primo and Secondo players. The Notes can be found social hour at Illegal Pete’s that lasted much - A new bell frame is being made, reorganizing the related to the carillon and the professionals that on frumuspub’s Carillon Music page. To access the PDF file posted on FMP’s longer than the allotted hour. bells in an arrangement designed to improve both play them, including the archives of the GCNA. Download page, please visit www.frumuspub.net. the directness and sensitivity of the playing action, Jeremy Chesman and Saturday’s post-congress trip took us to the but also to improve the projection and balance of Carol Jickling Lens passing the Air Force Academy with host Joe Galema. After a period of research and careful planning, the tone of the bells as heard from the tower. congress host bell We had a chance to play on the organs of Bok Tower Gardens Librarian and GCNA Congratulations to John Hammond - A complete new manual playing action is being Archivist Joy Banks and project assistant Jaime contributed by Lisa Lonie made for the carillon, making use of shielded Fogel were joined by three interns, Tamara stainless steel ball bearings; all bells are being Ramski, Brooks Whittaker, and Lisa Lombard, he GCNA extends its hearty congratulations and sincere best wishes furnished with new support hardware and with to begin processing the GCNA archives. to FATHER John Hammond! John, the son of Duke carillonneur Sam T new clappers of a special cast iron alloy designed Hammond, was recently ordained into the priesthood on July 26 and is currently to bring out a mellow and musically balanced tone serving Christ the King Church in Nashville (which coincidentally is only about from all the bells. a mile from the carillon at Belmont University in Nashville). John was one of the youngest members to pass his carillonneur exam (he was 17). Read more about - A new playing keyboard of advanced design John’s journey and the role of music in his life by Googling ‘John Hammond is being made for the carillon, and the existing Catholic’. practice keyboard will be rebuilt and brought up to date with an improved practice action.

Book of carillon music published Grosse Pointe Memorial Church was completed in Post-Congress Trip to Pike’s Peak 1927 and a chime of eight low pitched bells from by Charles Semowich Gillett & Johnston, was installed. Hymn tunes were the Protestant and Catholic chapels at the e Laetsburg Press has published a book of carillon music containing original played electrically from the organ console in the Academy, and to tour the Jewish and Buddhist Project Interns Tamara Ramski, Brooks pieces and arrangements by Charles Semowich. Most of the pieces are for sanctuary. A clock mechanism also was installed chapels. We steered clear of the Druid circle, Whittaker, and Lisa Lombard processing the D GCNA archives 4 octave instruments.. The title is: Carillon Music: Arrangements and Original for sounding the Westminster Quarters and striking which had no organ, out of respect for the Music. It is available from Amazon.com for $20 plus shipping. the hours. Summer Solstice. During the course of this project, Tamara, http://www.amazon.com/Carillon-Music-Arrangments-Original/dp/0990721507/ Brooks, Lisa, and Jaime, who were new to the For the 25th anniversary of the building in 1952, 39 After the Air Force Academy, we travelled ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1410260797&sr=8-4&keywords=charles+semowich carillon world, have learned all about bells, bells by Petit & Fritsen were added, completing a to Manitou Springs to ride the cog rail up to carillons, and the GCNA and have uncovered 47-bell instrument. Pike’s Peak. After an unplanned stop mid- numerous unique and interesting items about mountain, our engineer figured out where the the Guild. GCNA To Go Paperless Meeks, Watson & Company personnel taking part “On” button was, and continued to the top. At by Tim Sleep in the on-site work for the removal of the bells are: the summit, we looked down on a lightning As the project continues, a portion of Bok William C. Meeks, Partner; Richard M. Watson, storm before it began to snow. I don’t know Tower Gardens’ archival collection will be eginning this fall, our annual reports, roster, and minutes will no longer be Partner; Joshua A. Meeks, Shop Manager; and Roy if it was the altitude or the vision of Jeff processed, including files for each carillon in Bmass-mailed to the membership but will be available to view or download Atkins. Davis against the amber waves of grain that North America. Once completed, finding aids from our website. This change will allow us to reduce the amount of paper that is made me lightheaded, but our time on top of the world was over. We descended the for the collections will be available online. used as well as save money on production and postage. Phyllis Webb is carillonneur at Grosse Pointe mountain and on the house of Carol and Larry Lens for a lovely closing dinner. Memorial Church. Those members who don’t have internet access or are unable to view or print the Carol Jickling Lens’s excellent planning lent itself to a successful congress. The project may be completed by the end of this reports may request a print copy by contacting the Guild president, Tim Sleep at Attendees appreciated the beautiful instrument and campus, as well as the balance year or early in 2015 (Jenny King contributed to [email protected] or in writing at: of work and play. Throughout the congress, the variety in recitals, lectures, and other this story.) activities kept us all stimulated. We’ll all certainly remember it as a high point in the Tim Sleep history of the GCNA. 28W640 Warrenville Rd., Warrenville, IL 60555

20 5 WCF Congress History Comes Alive at Rees Carillon Concerts this Summer by John Bordley, with Joey Brink, Koen Cosaert, Wylie Crawford, Linda Dzuris, Jo Haazen, Margo Halsted, Dianne Heard, Andrea by Robin Austin McCrady, Anna Maria Reverté, Luc Rombouts, John Widmann, and Carl Zimmerman is home prior to winning the Thanks to the support of the Looking for Lincoln Coalition, Mr. Hpresidency in 1860, Springfield, and Mrs. Lincoln appeared and greeted guests and Mr. Lincoln Illinois loves Abraham Lincoln. even spoke about his love of music. (Actors Fritz Klein and Pam Springfield also loves the Thomas Brown, who have worked together for many years, are considered Rees Memorial Carillon and its annual among the nation’s leading Abe and Mary interpreters.) International Carillon Festival. In an effort to reach new audiences, the “Lincoln and the Music He Rees Carillon and the Looking for Loved” continued, from Lincoln Heritage Coalition joined June 11 through September forces this summer to present “Lincoln 24, with free, weekly and the Music He Loved.” These free, Carillon concerts. Thanks to ttendees at the 18th World Carillon Federation Congress this Queen Fabiola finalists and jury weekly Carillon Concerts featured custom up-banners installed summer in Belgium (29 June through 7 July) enjoyed both a A Koen Cosaert, new director of the carillon school in Mechelen and Lincoln’s favorite music along with at the Old State Capital and packed agenda of well-planned concerts, talks, and other events jury chair, gives an overview of the 2014 contest and explains an living history presenters, in full- the Lincoln Home National and meals that featured a variety of Flemish specialties. Just like the important change that took place for this seventh competition. period costume, from the very popular Historic Site, National Park menus for the meals, the schedule can be divided into four courses: History Comes Alive program. Service, “Lincoln and the Voorgerecht, Hoofdgerecht, Nagerecht, and Koffie. Instead of The next competition in the series was delayed one year Music He Loved” generated presenting the “menus” with all the choices and “prices” (dates and so that it would coincide with this year’s World Carillon The first “Lincoln and the Music He Robin Austin looks on as Mr. considerable interest and times), vignettes will be presented by individuals whom I asked Federation congress. Thirteen participants from eight Loved” program—the opening concert Lincoln, accompanied by Mrs. increased attendance for to address particular points–sort of food reviewers’ comments on different countries registered for the qualifying rounds. On of the 53rd International Carillon Lincoln, welcomes the audience both the Carillon concerts their various experiences at the restaurant. the concert carillon in the monumental Saint Rombouts Festival—took place on Wednesday, to “Lincoln and the Music He and Washington Park Tower, they performed the required piece “Playback” June 4. Park District carillonneur Robin Austin was joined by Loved”. Botanical Garden. The Voorgerecht by the Belgian composer Frédéric Devreese, a prelude soprano Gailyn Draper and tenor Jerry Hicks. The concert was banners were designed by The appetizer to the congress was the 7th International Queen of their choice by Matthias Vanden Gheyn, and a piece narrated by Christian McWhirter, author of the new, critically- Jessica Gottstein and funded by a grant from the Rees Carillon Fabiola Carillon Competition in Mechelen, 25-28 June 2014. from their repertoire. Five finalists were chosen, and they acclaimed book Battle Hymns: The Power and Popularity of Society. performed again on the carillon of Saint Rombouts on I asked Jo Haazen how the competition started and about some of Music of the Civil War. Christian serves as assistant editor of The the first day of the final round. The big change in 2014 For a copy of the Lincoln program, please visit: www.carillon-rees. its history. Even though he wrote his vignette in the third person, Papers of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Presidential Library and was that on the second day of the final round the finalists Museum. org/Events/Carillon-Festival the story is his personal story, and I have changed it all to the first performed indoors in the Cultural Center on the “Bronzen person. Piano,” a mobile carillon owned by Anna Maria Reverté and Koen Van Assche. Each candidate performed by In 1987 when I was the director of the Royal Carillon himself and then with the Mechelen Chamber Orchestra Carillon Masterclass and Concert, Family & Friends Weekend at School “Jef Denyn,” I saw a need for a high level carillon and a solo clarinet. For this special combination, Geert competition in Belgium as an equivalent to the famous Wellesley College D’hollander had written a second required piece, “Elegy Queen Elizabeth contest for violin and piano. The Belgian on a Ground.” The evaluation of the international by Jeanne Xu court was interested in supporting the project, and the jury, consisting of carillonneurs from Belgium, the s part of Wellesley College’s annual Family & Friends/Homecoming name “Queen Fabiola International Carillon Competition” Netherlands, France, Germany, the USA, and Norway, Weekend, the Wellesley College Guild of Carillonneurs hosted an was chosen. The Flemish government, the province of A had a surprising conclusion: two candidates ended up tied Open Tower in Galen Stone Tower, on Friday, October 17, from 4 p.m. Antwerp, and the city of Mechelen were also involved in as best performers. In this situation the rules of the contest to 6 p.m., and Sunday, October 19, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Wellesley the process. The jury (from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, stipulate that the candidate with the highest mark for the Guild was thrilled to have Dr. Laura Ellis from the University of Florida France, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, and required piece wins the first price. The results of the 2014 to lead a masterclass with the members of the guild (Oct. 17) and to the United States) was traditionally chaired by me, but contest were: 1. Joey Brink (USA); 2. Brian Tang (USA); perform for families and friends all over campus (Oct. 19). All were decisions were always made in cooperation with the whole 3. Thomas Laue (Australia); 4. Rien Donkersloot (the welcome to attend; refreshments were served. committee. The first contests were held every three years, Netherlands); 5. Philippe Beullens (Belgium). but due to organizational circumstances, the interval was Last year, Galen Stone Tower was graced with the presence of changed to five years. From that first contest in 1987, some This year’s first place finalist was Joey Brink. Here is his story. international carillonneur Geert D’hollander from Antwerp Cathedral names emerged that are still well known today: Geert in Belgium and Bok Tower in Lake Wales, Fla. During this special D’hollander won the first prize, Boudewijn Zwart was th As the winners of the 7 International Queen Fabiola event, D’hollander led two masterclasses for the Guild. Through these second, John Gouwens was third, and Koen Van Assche Competition, Brian Tang and I are proud to bring this title masterclasses, student performers learned different approaches to and Eddy Mariën were also among the finalists. The next home to North America and the GCNA for the first time. Students of the Wellesley College Guild of improving their musical interpretation and were introduced to various first prize winners were Boudewijn Zwart (1990); Gideon Perhaps the most surreal moment of the competition for Carillonneurs playing the carillon. techniques in handling the carillon. Bodden (1993); Tom Van Peer (1998); Twan Bearda me was playing Geert’s “Elegy” on the Bronzen Piano (2003); Kenneth Theunissen (2008). 6 19 together with Clarinetist Cathedral. As the composer intended, listeners journeyed Sofie Hugo and the over a landscape of aural impressions that ended with this Overtones Mechelen Chamber imagery: Orchestra conducted by Tom Van Den “But those who have saved their soul will still be able Regional Notes Eynde. Many audience to hear the birds, Geert D’Hollander Led Virtuoso Carillonneurs at Bok Tower members described happy to the pitch of their ecstasy, welcome the the piece as creepy storm that would wash International Festival or spooky. Though I and cleanse this charmed land ever drifting in the certainly already had mists of time….” *

By Frances Newell goose bumps from the nerves associated with * Olesya Rostovskaya eert D’Hollander rang in Spring 2014 by leading an international festival at Bok Tower, Brian Tang and Joey Brink GLake Wales, Florida. Geert rotated concerts with Tiffany Ng, Monika Kazmiercsak, performing in front Jeremy Chesman, and Tom Van Peer for eight days filled with original compositions, of the international In part of a concert in Lier featuring the Bronzen Piano, Anna arrangements, improvisations, and established repertoire. Tiffany Ng performed “Blessing carillon world, listening to and experiencing the music Maria Reverté played with her father as clarinet soloist. I asked and Honor and Glory and Power”, by Geert D’Hollander, “Chorale”, by Elizabeth Kelly, we created gave me the kind of goose bumps I hoped her to comment. and the world premiere of “Enfilade”, by Jeffrey R. Trevino. Tom van Peer performed the the audience would also feel. The intensity and range of North American premiere of his own composition, “Four Preludes in a Sentimental Way”, emotions I felt throughout the competition and congress The Guild of Bell Ringers and Carillonists of Catalonia his own “Impressions of Andalusia”, and an improvisation on “Whisper Not”, a jazz theme that followed led to an experience that will certainly be presented a special concert that included pieces combining by Benny Colson. Then, Tom brought the audience to its feet, cheering, as he performed with me for the rest of my life. Many thanks to my wife carillon and clarinet. My father, Alfons Reverté, is the Gerda Samyn and Tom Van Peer a phenomenal improvisation of “Happy Birthday”, in honor of his partner, Gerda Samyn, Vera, my first carillon teacher Ellen Dickinson, Geert former clarinetist of the Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia Secretary at the Carillon School in Mechelen. D’hollander, and all of the GCNA members for supporting National Orchestra (OBC), and I serve as the carillonist of and encouraging me throughout the competition! the Palau de la Generalitat (seat of the Catalan government As the sun set and the full moon rose over Bok Tower, Monika Kazmiercsak played music associated with night; scary, dreamy, and in Barcelona). Our program was entirely original and Hoofdgerecht popular. The first movement from Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” and Debussy’s “Claire De Lune” brought piano music tothe consisted of pieces by Catalan composers. The Catalan The main meal–the main congress–took place from 29 June–3 July carillon. A North American Premiere of “Permatomas (Transparent)” by Algirdas Klova music presented a very suggestive atmosphere, which in Antwerp with a side trip to Lier. preceded nocturnes by Chopin and John Field. the audience appreciated. Also, being able to have a good mobile carillon—the “Bronzen Piano” —facilitated a very • One of the hoofdgerechten, i.e., one of the main themes of the good connection between the two instruments. Jeremy Chesman played “Reflexies” by Jacques Maassen, then honored Ronald Barnes by congress, was carillons with other instruments, particularly with performing “Paraphrase on a Siciliana of Pasquale Ricci”. mobile carillons. [Author’s note: There will be a complementary, Combining the carillon with other instruments is not more detailed article about mobile carillons in the Bulletin, Volume new. In Barcelona in 1990 we combined the carillon with Geert D’Hollander closed the festival with a sunset concert of his improvisations on Irish 63 (No. 2) 2014, which will be published at the end of the year.] Folksongs and his own “Irish Inspired Compositions” to 6th century hymns, airs, and dances. trumpets and trombones. Next we used the carillon with a choir and then to accompany a Catalan folk dance group. Linda Dzuris describes Later we branched out to combine the carillon with piano, Monika Kazmierscak, Tiffany Ng, and I drove away as a full moon shone over Bok Tower, and the lyrical, expressive, creative Olesya Rostovskaya’s with synthesizer, with soprano, and even with a symphony Frances Newell playing of all the carillonneurs sang in my ears. combination of Russian orchestra. All these experiences affirmed that the carillon sounds with the carillon. is an extraordinary musical instrument. “The charmed land drifts John Widmann away in the mists of time… Midwest Regional Carillon Conference at Oakland University reports on a Through bitter wind and concert at the by Dennis Curry bleak rain, the gleeful, Antwerp Zoo. powerful chimes of the bells rise up ocal carillonneurs and enthusiasts met on October 17-18 Boudewijn toward Our Lord.” * Lto see, play, and hear the new Elliott Carillon at Oakland Antwerp garden listeners Zwart’s University. Highlights included panel discussions on topics “Bellmoods” The heavens opened and released torrents of rain earlier covering how to introduce a carillon culture and build a carillon was in the day. By evening, the sun pierced through clouds, the first carillon designed to be ultra-light and easy to tradition for universities and the wider community. Most giving everything below more vibrant colors, creating a move in pieces that are designed to come apart. It was also importantly, the group fun activity uncrated and filed Todd sense of renewal. In this setting, we experienced sounds designed with removable panels that allow the carillon to Fair’s music collection in the new carillon studio. of Russia through Olesya Rostovskaya’s performance of be played indoors with other instruments. Zwart wanted her Miracle Play “The Charmed Land.” The event on June a four-octave carillon that he could legally haul with a 30th mixed recordings of the bells of Rostov Velikiy and non-commercial vehicle on a trailer, and he worked with flat bells called bilo, sounds captured from nature, and an engineer to successfully reduce the weight of the Elliott Tower at Oakland University folk singing from the heartlands of Rostovskaya’s home with her playing the carillon from the tower of Antwerp’s continues on page 8 18 7 from WCF previous page erected in Anglo-Saxon countries. They were not only homage to brave little Belgium but also a meaningful instrument. We heard “Bellmoods” at the Antwerp Zoo, Installations, Renovations, Dedications memorial to Belgian and foreign soldiers who rest in featuring Boudewijn dressed as a lion and his daughter Flemish soil. The most prominent of these instruments are New Carillon and Oakland University’s Elliott Carillon Lydia dressed as a lioness. The performance was well the national memorial carillons of Ottawa and Wellington. received by WCF attendees but also by a number of International Dedicated The phenomenon of war memorial and peace carillons was parents with children who danced to the music. Duets were one of the main factors that stimulated the international Concert Series Debuts played with both of them on the carillon, and sometimes by Dennis Curry development of the carillon art from the 1920s on. one of them on an electric keyboard. They also played by Tim Sleep he final Petit & Fritsen duets with a guitar and accordion. [Each congress attendee received a copy of Broken Bells Tcarillon was dedicated of Flanders. The First World War and the creation of • Another of the hoofdgerechten was the centennial of the beginning lainfield United Methodist Church, located on September 19, 2014. The peace carillons, an illustrated, thirty-four-page brochure in Plainfield, Ill. introduced their new 23- of World War I. P dedication program included in Dutch, French, German and English, by Luc Rombouts bell meantone carillon on Easter Sunday, 2014. brass band and featured a Andrea McCrady discusses World War I memorial carillons. and David Proot, and issued by the Province of West- The carillon has been expanded from a century- commissioned work for Flanders.] old chime that was located in their historic carillon solo. Guests included While the United States did not enter the First World War tower. Chime Master Systems partnered with the local dignitaries, university until 1917, 2014 marks the centenary of the outbreak of • And finally, another of the hoofdgerechten was business of the church to provide consultative services as well as officials, Frank Fritsen, the Great War for the continent of Europe and the British WCF. installing their pneumatic playback system. Jim and Tim Verdin, local Commonwealth. Consequently, a significant portion Michigan carillonneurs and Carl Zimmerman, treasurer of the WCF, gives an overview of the Due to the efforts of church member Larry of the 2014 WCF congress activities concentrated on nearly 2,000 students and Oakland University Carillon dedication, Sept. question of how often the WCF should host congresses. Stephens, the church was able to raise the funds the devastation the war wrought upon the bell towers community. 19, 2014. necessary to be able to expand their 100-year-old of Flanders and the establishment of carillons in At the WCF Congress in July, the question of how often Meneely Chime to 23 bells playable from a baton commemoration of the fallen. The day in Leuven was To mark the occasion, Provost James Lentini’s composition paid tribute to the congresses should be held came up. The last two intervals keyboard housed in the modified chime stand. devoted to visiting the twice-reconstructed University University’s history and mission, along with honoring the benefactors whose have been three years, but before that they were held every Library and listening to recitals on Leuven’s instruments generous donation made the tower possible. The composition is titled “Ulysses’ two years. Some folks think that three years is too long The interior walls of the tower proudly display Sail,” a reference to Oakland University’s sail logo, which traces its roots to the by carillonneurs of war memorials: Ludo Geloen (Ypres), the history of the project, from the ordering of the to wait, while other folks think that an international trip University’s early years in the 1960s. OU’s sail is a stylized version of the sail from Scott Orr (Toronto), Amy Johansen (Sydney), and Timothy original bells just after the turn of the century to every two years is too expensive, and perhaps two years is the ship of Greek hero Ulysses and suggests a voyage in pursuit of knowledge. Hurd (Wellington). In the University Library’s magnificent the completion of the project in 2014. The parts of not sufficient time to organize such a meeting well. What Oakland’s motto, “Seguir virtute e canoscenza,” is taken from Dante’s epic poem reading room that afternoon a symposium entitled the original chime stand that are no longer in use do you think? Let your board of directors know! in which Ulysses tells his men to “seek virtue and knowledge.” The 151-foot Elliott “Broken Bells of Flanders” opened with an affecting, were preserved and are also on display. silent show of photographs of the war’s ravages. It was Tower was funded by a $6.7 million donation from longtime University benefactors Anna Maria Reverté shares the highlights of her guild’s presentation followed by brief lectures of the development of carillons Hugh and Nancy Elliott. “The composition begins in a celebratory style, leading to to host the Barcelona congress from 1-5 July in 2017, with post This past summer, the church was able to present as musical monuments across the world to the sacrifices two recitals for the community. Andrée-Anne a middle section featuring the ‘Elliott’ theme, which is reflective in nature, and then congress events to 9 July. of the war and as a voice for peace: Loughborough, Cape Doane, Carillonist at Saint Joseph’s Oratory, returns to the celebration theme for the ending,” Dr. Lentini explained. Town, Ottawa, Toronto, Sydney, Wellington, and Leuven, Montreal played in June and Naperville City At the 2017 WCF congress in Barcelona/Catalonia, there The inaugural recital was played by Dennis Curry, University Carillonneur, and and the pending projects in Aarschot and Park Abbey. The Carillonneur, Tim Sleep in July. In addition will be carillon concerts on the two carillons in Catalonia, featured music from Todd Fair’s estate. Todd’s entire collection will reside intact to the outside seating, a video and audio feed symposium concluded with a call to create an international and there is hope that a third carillon will be inaugurated by to the sanctuary provided additional seating. in the carillon studio and provides an ongoing legacy for Oakland’s new carillon network of Peace Carillons. then. We will feature the carillon in concerts with a variety Refreshments were served by church members culture and future student research and reference. of other instruments and groups, including: the Children’s Luc Rombouts introduced the symposium, “Broken Bells of who were on hand to proudly share their Choir of Montserrat Monastery, a symphony orchestra, a Flanders.” instrument with the community. soprano, a dancer, a pop group, and a traditional ensemble At long last: Meeks, Watson to renew from northern Catalonia—a cobla. We would also like The destruction of the carillons in the Belgian towns of Grosse Pointe Memorial Church carillon you to enjoy different exhibitions, including: “Sound and Dinant, Leuven, and Dendermonde in August and October Light,” Gaudí’s architecture; Mompou’s bell sounds; bells by James Biery, Minister of Music and Organist, Grosse Pointe Memorial Church 1914 directed the attention of the world to the Belgian from Beijing Big Bell Temple Museum at the Barcelona carillon culture. During the four years of the war, twelve Music Museum, coordinated by the carillonist Hua Xia; ROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. -- The bells of the existing 47-bell carillon Belgian carillons would disappear by fire, bombing, and a visit to a reproduction of a c. 433 B.C. Chinese in the tower of Grosse Pointe Memorial Church were removed the first week or requisition, but in the Western world the impression G carillon in the village of Rupit. We plan to offer congress of May to continue the process of the complete renovation of the carillon during was given that almost all carillons in Belgium were lost. attendees the books “Barcelona Carillon Book” and this year. The work of the renovation includes the following: Silenced carillon music became a powerful representation “Catalonia Carillon Book,” with typical Catalan dances, of a cultural and peace-loving country that was oppressed - Tuning corrections in all the existing bells, to bring the tuning of the instrument up arrangements of Catalan music, original Catalan pieces for by a brutal invader. In addition the metaphor was to present day standards, which have been made possible by the advent of modern carillon, and arrangements of varied music. And, finally, developed of mourning bells that would only sound again digital equipment for pitch measurement and analysis. we would like you to enjoy the “party” of our bell ringers’ on the moment of the liberation. This happened in reality peals, to visit different towers throughout Catalonia, a on 11 November 1918. - One bell will be cast by the foundry of Meeks, Watson & Company, in Georgetown, bell ringers’ school, and an exhibition of heritage bells. In After the war some fifteen war memorial carillons were Barcelona you will have time to visit some musical points continues on page 20 8 17 of interest, such as the Music Palace and the Liceu Opera and told me in their own (archived and translated) words Transitions House. We also hope to have a festive boat ride off the what was happening or what had happened to them. www. coast of Barcelona. inflandersfields.be/en/discover [Website includes parts of New Carillonneur for Luray the Last Post and photos of the Menen gate.] Dianne Heard describes by Elizabeth Vitu some of the receptions that Later in the day in Ypres there were two concerts in took place in several city the tower of the historic Cloth Hall by carillonneurs esse Ratcliff has just been appointed as Luray, Virginia’s new carillonneur. The Belle Brown Northcott Carillon (Luray Singing halls. representing memorial towers. Four Australians (Lynn JTower) is a 47-bell Taylor & Sons instrument, donated to the community in 1937. Mr. Ratcliff is Luray’s 4th carillonneur, following Fuller, Astrid Bowler, Thomas Laue, and Anna Wong) Anton Brees, Charles Chapman, and David Breneman. This is a full-time position, with four weekly concerts eight months out of the We were graciously performed an “Anzac Day” (Anzac stands for Australian year. received in the cities we and New Zealand Army Corps) carillon recital. The visited. Here are some concert was a tribute to the Unknown Australians and In his own words, “I am excited to play this instrument and revitalize it among the greater community.” highlights: Antwerp, New Zealand soldiers of WWI. The second concert the WCF congress host featured players from the West Flanders towers, and On behalf of the Graves family, we are particularly pleased that the perpetuity of the instrument is now ensured. city, warmly welcomed Andrea McCrady represented Canada’s Peace Tower. On us with a reception in our bus trip back to Bruges, we passed several of the great from Editor, page 3 imitation), but never puzzled looks. We from Luc Rombouts, page 11 the city hall. We enjoyed socializing and beverages while number of WWI military cemeteries in the area. should become The Guild of Carilloners in admiring the beautiful interior of the building along with carillonneurs and non-carillonneurs, but both languages have exceptions; we North America. the view of the main square (where the next day many Wylie Crawford have drummers and trumpeters, perhaps ...... and it does not fully cater to either watched the World Cup Belgium vs. USA match). describes the Last others (and Dutch has beiaardiers). Both of group. Carillonneurs may skip over Post Ceremony. those English instrument names serve also Vema System in basic knowledge about the instrument, In Leuven, after paying tribute to Mathias Vanden as verbs, describing something a person Oudenaarde such as the tuned partials in a bell, Gheyn prior to entering the building, we received The Last Post may do: one can drum, or trumpet, neither while non-carillonneurs are not given welcome refreshments and were privileged to witness the is a military requiring actual use of a drum or trumpet. by Margo Halsted enough information on the cover and recognition of two GCNA members for their contributions bugle call used

The French noun “le carillon” has its verb introduction to even determine what to the city, John Bordley and Margo Halsted. We wended by British cannot resist writing to you and your counterpart, “carillonner,” which means a carillon is. The picture on the front military units readers about a visit I made on June our way through market day to our Nieuwpoort reception, to ring bells (including in a chiming clock I cover is ambiguous (how are the bells to commemorate those who have been killed at war. Since 29, 2014, with another American and a where we enjoyed sandwiches prior to traveling to Ypres. or doorbell) but also carries meanings played?), and the introduction describes 1928, this tribute has been enacted daily at the Menin Dutchman, along with Marc Van Eyck Our final welcome was in Bruges, where we had the hall that resemble those of the English verb to Gate in Ypres to remember soldiers lost in the killing to the Belgian city of Oudenaarde. Marc carillons as musical instruments to ourselves to admire the decorative and meaningful trumpet: to proclaim or to sound off, which had us play the bells and showed us the comprised of bells in towers, which interior. (Sorry, tourists who tried to visit that evening!) fields of Flanders during World War I. Every night at 8 indeed describe traditional uses of bells, first example of his Vema System (Van may lead readers to think of other forms p.m., traffic through the gate is halted, the bugle call is including announcing the time, sounding Eyck Mechanical Adjustment System). I of ringing bells, such as change ringing. Nagerecht played, and wreaths of flowers are placed at the foot of alarms, and celebrating. And, as one may was able to easily adjust the weight of a A full description of the carillon does The dessert–the primary, post-congress location–was Bruges from the memorial gate, which is actually a small island of “trumpet” in English without blowing key by simply using my fingers to unhook not appear until chapter five. In trying 3-6 July, with a trip to Leuven en route to Bruges and a side trip to Britain in the middle of Flanders. In 2015, this ceremony into an instrument, one may “carillon” a wire from a specially-designed crank to serve two very different audiences, Nieuwpoort and Ypres. will have been re-enacted 30,000 times, having been in French without striking a bell. We and then to move that same wire’s end Rombouts runs the risk of boring one suspended only during the four years of Nazi occupation carilloners, in our day, indeed do more than hook to any of several other crank hole group and confusing the other, each at The theme of World War I continued into the nagerecht. during World War II. just sound off, but the derivation of the choices. In addition, by adjusting by hand different points in the book. word is solid, and lends nice recognition to th two places on the special clapper spring, Margo Halsted highlights her visit to the In Flanders Fields On July 4 , as the president of the World Carillon the ancient notion of a guild, as a society of I could change the key weight on either Museum. Federation, I had the distinct honor to lead the delegation contemporary artists who take pride in the These quibbles are minor. Rombouts end of the stroke. This adjustment affects: has written a marvelous history of the in laying a wreath during this commemoration. I was roots from which they have emerged. th (1) one’s ability to play a larger or smaller carillon. He takes into account the The WCF event that elicited the greatest emotion for joined by the three hosts of the 18 WCF Congress: Koen We have already taken the French name dynamic range by adjusting one key end, various facets of carillon and its music, me occurred when the remaining congress attendees Cosaert, who hosted the Congress in Mechelen; Koen Van for our instrument, although with a and (2) one’s exact preference for playing and positions it within a cultural, were taken by bus to Ypres on 4 July and left off, with Assche, the host in Antwerp; and Frank Deleu, who hosted greatly restricted definition (a carillon tremolando at the other key end. After political, and social context. To my free entry tickets, near the relatively new In Flanders in Bruges and Ypres. It was surely the most significant in France need have only three or four installing and learning how the system knowledge, no other carillon book has Fields Museum. The area around Ypres during the entire Independence Day I will ever experience—even without bells, perhaps playable only by ropes). works, a carillonist will be able to easily done this as well. “Singing Bronze” Great War was the scene of some of the most important fireworks! We should continue the centuries-old adjust his or her own instrument! Van Eyck should be required reading for any battles and heaviest casualties of the war. O my. I was has many years’ experience in maintaining English practice of taking a French word carillonneur; the widened context in mesmerized for over two hours and was not emotionally Koffie and adjusting carillons. I believe his new just as it is, dropping unnecessary letters which the instrument is placed will give able to stay longer to experience everything. For example, Those still available for this last course went to Asten, the and adjusting the meaning to suit our system to be a breakthrough in carillon carillonneurs—as well as historians and here is a part of the exhibit that particularly connected Netherlands, on 7 July. needs, and then pronouncing it as though it mechanism design and worthy of careful other musicians—a deeper appreciation with me. Wearing my special museum bracelet with a chip were ordinary English. For many years at study by every carillon player, builder for the West’s oldest mass musical that identified me by name and from California, I was able Margo Halsted gives a look at the day in Asten. and maintainer. (See Van Eyck, Marc: The Berkeley I have called myself an Assistant to activate screens where actors in life-size 3-D videos, Vema System. GCNA Bulletin Volume 63, instrument. University Carilloner, triggering some dressed as people who were in the area during the war Following the WCF meeting, about twenty of us traveled approving comments (though little actual 2013, pp. 32-36.) (townspeople, soldiers, doctors, etc.), stepped forward continues on page 10 16 9 from WCF previous page Missouri State University to Host 2015 from Antwerp to Asten, the Congress Netherlands. We visited the Royal North American Carillon School Eijsbouts bell foundry where we by Jeremy Chesman by Carlo van Ulft watched the fascinating pouring rd he North American Carillon School to their students. We will keep you posted. the institutions that own carillons. Also for of ten bells for the new Belgian he 73 GCNA Congress will be held at (NACS) is growing and progressing those that are moving away from institutions Carillon School mobile carillon— Missouri State University in Springfield, T The NACS team is working diligently on T rapidly. This year, two students passed that own carillons, it offers the possibility to including the GCNA bell! Mo. next summer. Registration will begin on the further development of the Performance their Proficiency Exam: Patrick Knox, continue to build their skills, whereas in the Monday, June 15, 2015, and the congress will Diploma requirements, which, as far as Springfield, Ill., student of NACS team past these students were often lost for the run until noon on June 19. Missouri State is technical and musical performance skill member Robin Austin, and Kipp Cortez, carillon world. For more information check home to the Jane A. Meyer Carillon, a beautiful level are concerned, will equal the level of Ann Arbor, Mich., student of team member out our webite at carillonschoolusa.org. and clear 48-bell Eijsbouts instrument from the final diplomas of the leading European Ray McLellan. Both are looking into 2001. There are several excellent listening schools. In August, a five-day long NACS furthering their skills and moving towards places around the tower. The first congress Workshop took place in Centralia, Ill., the the Performance Diploma track. A perennial problem for the carillon world recital begins that evening, featuring the host headquarters of the NACS. Three persons and its students has been the lack of access performing with brass ensemble. A welcoming In addition to the twelve locations around participated in the workshop. In addition to to, and availability of, practice keyboards. reception will follow. Most congress activities the USA that were initially involved in working on their technical/musical skills, Chime Master Systems from Lancaster, Ohio will be held in the Meyer Library, where the the NACS, we are happy to announce that the participants had almost unlimited access has stepped up to the plate and is offering carillon is also located. Therefore, there will not Linda Dzuris, at Clemson University has to the Centralia Carillon and the matching students of the NACS a very generous be a need for much transportation or walking also joined our ranks. We welcome Dzuris practice keyboard. The Centralia Carillon lease/rental agreement for their 4 octave during the Congress. Luckily, the weather to the team and are excited that she will has not been played this much within one digital practice keyboards, bringing the in June can be quite pleasant, though it can enlarge our reach within North America to week since its inauguration in 1983. One day rates in line with the rental rates for pianos occasionally get a little warm. spread the art of carillon playing. We are in was set aside to visit area carillons, which and other larger instruments. Already, a few During a foundry tour, I was negotiation with other colleagues around gave the participants exposure to three NACS students have taken advantage of surprised when a worker from the I’m excited to present at this Congress what I believe to be some of the finest the USA who have indicated the desire to additional, and very different, carillons. We this great opportunity. It gives our students Petit & Fritsen foundry greeted carillon performers. Recitalists will include Malgosia Fiebig (Utrecht), Joey Brink become part of the NACS and support its visited Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, the opportunity to have a practice keyboard me. The two companies, strong (Fabiola winner), Ed Nassor (National Cathedral), Janet Tebbel and Lisa Lonie (duo goal and take advantage of the structured Mo., Principia College in Elsah, Ill., and the in their home and not have to rely on access competitors for many years, have from Philadelphia). There will also be carillon recitals featuring new music for the “carillon specific” theory courses available Rees Carillon in Springfield, Ill. merged this year, with the P&F carillon and the exam class of 2014. Back by popular demand, as well, is the “Other and availability of the practice keyboards at foundry closing and moving Instrument” recital. their bellfounding materials and Congratulations to Missouri State employees to Asten. The theme of the congress will be “Teaching and the Tower.” If you have an idea Our Newest Associate Announces New for a presentation related to this theme, please feel free to contact me at jchesman@ Carillonneur Member Carillon Scholarship The Asten Klok (Bell) & Peel missouristate.edu. I welcome topics related to professional education, carillon pedagogy, audience education/development, and other topics that relate to teaching Museum was our destination for by Margo Halsted by Jeremy Chesman lunch and talks by museum president about the carillon. Also, anyone interested in playing in a master class should contact Harry van der Loo and board me as well. im Quashnock has become the twelfth person to issouri State University is pleased member and Singing Bronze author Jpass the Associate Carillonneur Exam. He plays Mto announce a new scholarship for Luc Rombouts. The campanological The official congress hotel is the University Plaza. Room rates are $96, plus tax. The the Redwine Carillon at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. Jim is the students in carillon and/or organ. The exhibits are particularly fascinating, room price is the same regardless of number of occupants, though I doubt the whole first candidate to earn the certificate while performing on a three-octave carillon. His Don S. and Rosemary Witt Scholarship and the other displays and the GCNA will fit in one room (especially after the pizza party). The hotel features a history project was a detailed history of the Redwine Carillon. A biologist/chemist by funds full-tuition in-state scholarships for grounds wonderful. The museum complimentary breakfast and free airport shuttle, and is located conveniently down trade, he completed twenty years of Air Force military service. graduate and upper-level undergraduate

won a 2014 €100,000 best museum the street from the carillon, which is less than a 10-minute walk. Parking permits keyboard students. The award can be Quashnock started piano lessons at an early age in Pittsburgh, PA, and has played the award. Todd Fair’s Old Church bell will be available for those who would like to drive to campus. Most lunches and combined with graduate assistantships, out- organ since his college days at the University of Dayton. His interest in playing the carillon chamber painting by Barendina dinners will be included in the registration fee. The Springfield, Mo. airport code is of-state fee waivers, and other scholarships. came from hearing carillon recitals at the Deeds Carillon in Dayton. He has played the Bijtelaar is now on display at the SGF. Missouri State University offers graduate carillon for five years. museum. and undergraduate degrees in carillon Information about the congress will be available through mailings and at gcna2015. and organ with either a performance or a com. Please feel free to contact Jeremy Chesman if you have any questions or Jim writes, “During a recent trip to the Netherlands, I was given the opportunity to play The Flemish meal has ended. Mark your suggestions for the congress. the Hemony Carillon in the Dom Tower in Utrecht thanks to the graciousness of Malgosia pedagogy track. For more information, calendar and plan to attend the Catalan meal Fiebig, the current carillonneur. The slightly less than 400 steps to the top, (I lost count at contact Jeremy Chesman, University in 2017! 300), is a workout of its own. But seeing that massive low G bell when you reach the top Carillonist, at Jchesman@MissouriState. is worth the climb.” edu.

The AC Exam is three years old. Information about the exam may be found on the GCNA webpage. 10 15 Review of Luc Rombouts’ “Singing Bronze: A History of Carillon Music”

Heritage Music Progress: One project complete, one nearly complete, one about to start by Kim Schafer uc Rombouts’ masterful book, were perceived less as signals and more as own carillon culture in the ensuing decades. by Andrea McCrady L“Singing Bronze: A History of symbols. While the general populace may The international sympathy for Belgium here’s lots of positive news to report catalogue the arrangements made by With the Buchanan project nearly finished, Carillon Music”, takes the reader through not have appreciated carillon music as that the bells represented turned out to be Tabout the work of the Heritage Music Beverly Buchanan the Committee’s next undertaking is a a constellation of topics associated with much as formerly, the romantic literati tied a critical component in the exportation of Committee. In follow up of the Committee’s that were already digital catalogue of the Robert Kleinschmidt the history of carillons: bells throughout associations to the bells that made them carillon culture to North America. first project, the estate of Sally Slade Warner sent to the ABCL collection at University of California, the world, the origins of carillon terms, more important than ever. They reveled Rombouts deftly presents the controversy was finally settled this winter. Lee Leach at Bok Tower and Berkeley. Robert B. Kleinschmidt (1910 – bell founders, carillonneurs, music in the symbolic meaning of bells; to them, the Vatican pavilion bells caused at the was in touch with the executor, and obtained to the University 1959) served as carillonneur at Washington manuscripts, symbolism, political co- the evocative power of bells, born out of 1958 World’s Fair as an embodiment of permission to send the electronic copies of of Florida. In Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, Pa. (1932 optation, and cultural representations. the bells’ vital essence rooted in the past, the carillonneur anxieties surrounding her scores scanned by Carla Staffaroni and early May, he – 1938) and First Methodist Church in Rombouts skillfully weaves together the could simultaneously strike fear in sinners, new electronic bells. Schulmerich offered stored at St. Stephen’s Church to the Anton spent a week Germantown (Philadelphia), Pa., while particular history of carillons within a tend to the mourners, and heighten joy in free of charge to the Vatican Pavilion a Brees Carillon Library (ABCL) and GCNA in Lake Wales, also serving as Assistant Professor broader historical context. In doing so, he the celebratory. The rich symbolic world Carillon Americana, an electro-instrument Archives. Now Sally’s carillon music is being instructed of Mechanics at Lehigh University. adds nuance to the conventional narrative conjured up by Chateaubriand, Schiller, of amplified bronze rods played from safely preserved in digital form both in in the basics of Subsequently, he taught mechanics in the of the carillon. More importantly, by and others sowed the seeds of the carillon’s a keyboard, a gift which touched off Cohasset, MA, and for academic research at cataloguing by Engineering Department at the University interpreting the politics and culture of ardent rediscovery in the next century. heated resistance from Belgian and Dutch the ABCL. This successfully concludes the Joy Banks, and made his way through of Buffalo, N.Y. and concurrently served bell instruments from a wider perspective, Rombouts argues that romanticism did carillonneurs who felt the new electronic first Heritage Music project. the music stored there. In addition to as carillonneur at the Rainbow Bridge Rombouts inserts the carillon into larger no less than to keep the carillon alive. instrument undermined the traditional recording information about each piece, he Tower Carillon in Niagara Falls, ON (1948 historical and musical conversations, The emotional connections and historical carillon planned for the same pavilion. The Next, the Committee contacted Beverly also made a photographic record of all of – 1959). In addition to composing many so that the instrument can no longer be memories attached to bells made them ripe dispute ballooned to the point that multiple Buchanan, who original Beverly Buchanan arrangements he works for carillon he copied many works separated off as an entity all to its own. If for appropriation for another movement bell foundries and countless carillonneurs agreed in February encountered, for the sake of documentation. from other carillonneurs. Many of the there ever was a book that could enrich the of the nineteenth century: nationalism. took a stand on the issue. In the end, enough to permit the Guild Upon returning to Gainesville, he continued historic American carillon pieces from the knowledge of carillonneurs and make other Representations of bells in operas, prose, Belgian and Dutch carillonneurs agreed to prepare an the process with the music housed at the first half of theth 20 century are preserved historians and musicians take note of the and poetry presented carillons as distinctly to play the traditional carillon despite electronic catalogue University of Florida, as well as the scans only in Kleinschmidt’s collection. It was significance of the carillon, this is it. Belgian. The instrument served as a sorely the prominent presence of the electronic of her published that had been sent from the portions of purchased by Jerry and Evelyn Chambers, needed symbol of unification for an infant instrument. Schulmerich managed to and unpublished Beverly Buchanan’s music housed in major donors of the UC Berkeley carillon, From the beginning, Rombouts adds country more aware of its divisions than its bring in Anton Brees and Kamiel Lefévere music for carillon, North Carolina, and at Midwestern State and is now housed in the Campanile subtlety to the usual story of the carillon’s commonalities. from the United States to perform on its and solely for University. In total, nearly 250 pieces of library. Even though the collection is pretty development. He explains that multiple instrument. This episode exposes the scope archive purposes, music have been documented, many of large (500+ items), this project should be methods of ringing bells fed into the Rombouts also persuasively connects and depth of the anxiety of mid-twentieth- to create electronic which have never before been published. relatively simple, since it would probably development of the carillon as we the sympathy felt around the world for century carillonneurs about the future of copies to be The next step, which is currently in only require verifying the accuracy of understand it, such as keyboards with slats, Belgium’s plight during World War I with their instrument and vocation in a way that permanently retained at the ABCL and progress, is to coordinate with Jenny King the existing catalogue and then putting bells rung by pulled ropes, and automatic the influx of memorial carillons in the few other outbursts have done. GCNA Archives. Over her long career, and David Enos in Michigan and Richard it into electronic format, then scanning ringing mechanisms. The development of New World. The German army leveled the Beverly was the carillonneur of two-, three-, Shadinger in Nashville to see if there is copies for the ABCL. During his tenure, the carillon is not a tale of a comfortable Leuven University library early on in the If there is any fault with this publication, and four-octave instruments, and created more original music of Beverly’s in the Ronald Barnes made a detailed typewritten linear progression, but of one possible war, triggering an international outrage and it is only that there is not enough of it. The skillful arrangements, as well as compiling parts of her collection that they received. If catalogue of the Kleinschmidt collection. ringing mechanism that arose out of several only beginning their rampage: the army original book features countless full-page useful anthologies, for this wide variety so, they will send scanned copies to Florida The current University Carillonist, Jeff that interacted with each other. This is would go on to reduce many Belgian cities color pictures, while this translated version of carillons. Not only did she serve the to complete the catalogue. Mitchell writes Davis, is strongly in favor of the project. illustrated beautifully in a full-page graphic and their carillons to rubble. Allied poets contains only a fraction of black and white GCNA well by organizing its Publications of his experience, “It was a very interesting He confirmed that the Berkeley Carillon published in the original book in Flemish; and composers, such as Edward Elgar, pictures. Similarly, the pre-history of the system, but she also produced clean, legible project to help undertake, as it gave me Institute holds the copyright for the I was disappointed that it, and the other wrote works that depicted the national carillon in the original book was longer. As copies of her own collections, and upon a very intimate view of what Beverly collection, and has received approval from appended maps, did not make it into the tragedy through tales of the ruined bells. a consequence, this condensed translation her retirement, generously donated them Buchanan – a figure whose prominence in the Chair of the Music Department to translated version. Through these popular works, the English left out enjoyable detailed sections, such as to carillon libraries in Nashville, Tenn. the carillon community is not necessary to proceed. Beginning in the fall of 2014, the and Americans learned of Belgium’s a full explanation of the tale of Reynaert (Belmont University), Wichita Falls, Texas state – provided for her musical community. Committee will contract with a Berkeley Later in his chronological telling, catastrophe and absorbed a romantic view the fox and Tybeert the tomcat and their (Midwestern State University), Gainesville To have the opportunity to document her carillon student to proceed with the work Rombouts powerfully positions the carillon of bells in Belgian culture. For this reason connection to the term “beiaard.” In this (University of Florida), churches in work and to provide some insight into how through the next academic year. among cultural and political sentiments and others, carillons arose as a natural adventure, Reynaert lures Tybeert into Michigan and North Carolina, and the her contributions fit into the larger scheme in the nineteenth century, namely, means to memorialize the fallen soldiers the home of a priest. When Tybeert is GCNA Archives in Lake Wales, Fla. of the development of the carillon art in the Look forward to the next installment of romanticism and nationalism. While the after World War I in the United States and discovered, Tybeert attacks the priest US during the latter half of the 20th century Heritage Music tidings in the 2015 fall nineteenth century is commonly bemoaned Canada. While these carillons were not between the legs, at the seamless part that From May through June 2014, the Heritage is an opportunity that I am thankful to have edition of Carillon News! among carillonneurs as an age of waning the first ones installed in the New World, strikes the beyaert. The book seems to Music Committee hired University had.” interest in the instrument, a more complete they set off a cascade of carillons in North straddle serving two separate audiences, of Florida student Mitchell Stecker to interpretation is to see that bell instruments America that laid the foundation for our continues on page 16 14 11 TAKE NOTES: Carillon Education Why Not Apply for a Barnes Scholarship? CongratulationsNew to OurCarillon New Carillonneur MembersMembers by Robin Austin hen the Guild established the Ronald arrangement with a prominent teacher? About the Scholarship by Patrick Macoska WBarnes Memorial Scholarship Fund Perhaps you have an idea for instrument The Ronald Barnes Memorial Scholarship in 1998, we sought to perpetuate Barnes’ design? Perhaps you would like to conduct Fund was established by the Guild in 1998 to he Examinations Committee is pleased to announce that the following individuals played successful advancement recitals at the legacy by creating a permanent source of primary research or oral history interviews? provide opportunities for North Americans 2014 Congress in Denver and were approved by the voting membership in attendance to become our newest Carillonneur members. T funding for individuals to pursue studies All applications are welcome and to pursue studies, within North America, Lynnli Wang is a member of the her husband became empty nesters, and decided to begin carillon or projects in carillon performance, encouraged. Remember too that even small of carillon performance, composition, Yale Guild of Carillonneurs, where lessons. In addition to working and practicing the carillon and composition, music history, or instrument awards can have an enormous impact on music history, or instrument design. All design. Thanks to the generosity of many completing a project. So in this respect, she studied with Ellen Dickinson. singing and ringing handbells at church, she spends hours each North American residents are eligible to donors, the success of six Barnes auctions, applications of every scope and size have She also studied piano for 10 years week walking her dog, dancing and knitting. apply. Again, a total of $9,742 is available and the stewardship of the GCNA’s the potential to advance the carillon art. As and violin for 7 years. She is for distribution to one or more individuals Board of Trustees, the Barnes Fund has a professional fundraiser, I can share that interested in British art, literature, Tatiana Lukyanova is carillonneur in 2015. Applications and procedural grown considerably and currently totals the process of writing a grant helps clarify museums and the theater. at First Congregational Church, New information are available on the GCNA $215,962.79 (as of May 2014). In the 2015 goals. Even if we aren’t successful in our Britain, Connecticut. She studied website: www.gcna.org/scholarships.html. scholarship cycle, an impressive $9,742 first attempt, the experience helps hone our Please note that applications must be Hunter Chase studied carillon with with Jo Haazen at St. Petersburg will be available in grants. skills for future grant requests. received electronically or postmarked by Jim Fackenthal and Oliver McDonald State University where she also March 1, 2015. and is a student carillonneur at the studied organ and harpsichord. She We can all be very proud of this progress! In As we are a small and dedicated community Laura Spelman Rockefeller carillon studied piano and organ at the State spite of this tremendous growth, however, of performers, educators and enthusiasts, For additional information, contact Barnes at the University of Chicago. He Novosibirsk Conservatory in Russia. the number of applications to the Barnes there are opportunities to seek the advice Scholarship Committee co-chairs, Andrea has a B.S. in Mathematics from the In addition to her musical activities, she enjoys gardening and Scholarship remains surprisingly low. and feedback of our colleagues and McCrady (239 Fireside Drive, Woodlawn, Ontario, Canada, K0A 3M0; email: andrea. University of Chicago and will begin reading. Perhaps you have a project or idea that has institutions for ideas. Perhaps there is a [email protected] ) and Robin Austin graduate studies in mathematics in long languished on your desk. Why not apply project, unique to you and your institution for a Barnes scholarship? Perhaps you are that would make an important contribution (Springfield Park District - Thomas Rees the fall at the University of Illinois – Chicago. He studied piano Andrew Lampinen studied in the middle of writing your carillon’s to the advancement of the North American Memorial Carillon, Bunn Administrative for 10 years with Paul Cotugno. He enjoys the theater, games of with Jeff Davis and is a student history, but need to travel to review relevant carillon art. We want to hear from you! In Office, 2500 S. 11th Street, Springfield, IL all varieties and baking. carillonneur at Sather Tower at the primary documents. Perhaps you would short, your application is vital to ensure that 62703; email: raustin@springfieldparks. University of California at Berkeley. like to explore carillon composition and Barnes’ legacy continues. org). Katie Leiby is also a member of He has a BA in mathematics and the Yale Guild of Carillonneurs, physics from UC Berkeley and also Research on the Music of Émilien Allard Merits 2014 Barnes Scholarship where she studied with Ellen studied piano for 14 years. Dickinson. She graduated this year by Andrea McCrady from Yale with a BSA in biomedical Kerri Lu studied at Yale University his spring the Barnes Scholarship research, she will present her findings at the 2016 GCNA congress engineering. She also plays the with Ellen Dickinson. Aside from Tjury unanimously voted to award at Yale and provide a digital copy of the catalogue to the ABCL violin and piano. In her free time, playing the carillon, she is also an the amount of $8800 to Andrée-Anne and GCNA. she enjoys running and cooking. Associate of the Royal Conservatory Doane for her proposal to research Andrée-Anne Doane was born into a family of professional She will be starting medical school in the fall. of Music in Piano Performance and and catalogue the entire carillon works musicians. She received a Bachelor’s degree in voice from plays the flute. of Émilien Allard over the next two University of Quebec in Montreal. Organist in several Montreal Carolyn Bolden studied with Carol years. This project is particular timely, churches, her interest in liturgical music brought her to Saint- Jickling Lens and plays regularly on Attaining Carillonneur membership since 2015 will mark the centenary Joseph’s Oratory where she was cantor for several years. There the Williams Tower carillon at the in the Guild not only benefits the individual by officially of Allard’s birth (1915-1976). From she began her lessons on the carillon, first with Claude Aubin University of Denver. She started recognizing his or her achievement as a performer, but also 1956 to 1975, Émilien Allard was (Montreal) and then with Dr. Andrea McCrady (Peace Tower, piano lessons at age 7 and regularly strengthens us as an organization and furthers our commitment to carillonneur at St. Joseph’s Oratory in Ottawa). Since 2008 she has held the post of Carillonist at the accompanied church and school carillon musicianship and advancement of the carillon art. We all Montreal, where Ms. Doane now serves Oratory. In addition to playing two concerts per day, five days a choirs. She joined the handbell join in congratulating our newest Carillonneur members and look as titular carillonneur. A great many week, Ms. Doane is responsible for promoting the carillon through choir at 12 and began organ lessons forward seeing them at future Congresses. May they all maintain unpublished copies of Allard’s music can be found at the Oratory. scheduled tours and workshops, and for hosting a summer recital at 16. She earned a BS in Music Education at the University of their interest in the carillon and continue their involvement in the However, the National Archives of Quebec in Montreal also owns series with international guest performers. In 2010, she recorded a 26 boxes of his documents (compositions and arrangements), many Minnesota, where her major applied instrument was organ. She Guild. CD entitled “Chantent les Cloches”, featuring solos and duets with photos and slides, recordings, class notes and manuscripts. Ms. has been actively involved in church music for more than 30 Claude Aubin on the carillon of St. Joseph’s Oratory. In June 2013, Doane plans to build a detailed catalogue of his works, comparing years. She has been employed at the University of Denver in the The Committee would also like to remind you that information she became a Carillonneur member of the Guild of Carillonneurs both collections. She will receive technical guidance throughout IT department for nearly 30 years. During these years she gained pertaining to the 2015 Exam can be found on the GCNA website. in North America after playing a successful exam recital at St. the project from Joy Banks, librarian at the Anton Brees Carillon a husband and had the gift of watching two absolutely amazing Requirements for the 2016 Exam will be posted on the website in Paul, Minnesota. children grow up. She wasn’t quite sure what to do when she and early January 2015. Library (ABCL) and GCNA Archives. At the conclusion of her 12 13 TAKE NOTES: Carillon Education Why Not Apply for a Barnes Scholarship? CongratulationsNew to OurCarillon New Carillonneur MembersMembers by Robin Austin hen the Guild established the Ronald arrangement with a prominent teacher? About the Scholarship by Patrick Macoska WBarnes Memorial Scholarship Fund Perhaps you have an idea for instrument The Ronald Barnes Memorial Scholarship in 1998, we sought to perpetuate Barnes’ design? Perhaps you would like to conduct Fund was established by the Guild in 1998 to he Examinations Committee is pleased to announce that the following individuals played successful advancement recitals at the legacy by creating a permanent source of primary research or oral history interviews? provide opportunities for North Americans 2014 Congress in Denver and were approved by the voting membership in attendance to become our newest Carillonneur members. T funding for individuals to pursue studies All applications are welcome and to pursue studies, within North America, Lynnli Wang is a member of the her husband became empty nesters, and decided to begin carillon or projects in carillon performance, encouraged. Remember too that even small of carillon performance, composition, Yale Guild of Carillonneurs, where lessons. In addition to working and practicing the carillon and composition, music history, or instrument awards can have an enormous impact on music history, or instrument design. All design. Thanks to the generosity of many completing a project. So in this respect, she studied with Ellen Dickinson. singing and ringing handbells at church, she spends hours each North American residents are eligible to donors, the success of six Barnes auctions, applications of every scope and size have She also studied piano for 10 years week walking her dog, dancing and knitting. apply. Again, a total of $9,742 is available and the stewardship of the GCNA’s the potential to advance the carillon art. As and violin for 7 years. She is for distribution to one or more individuals Board of Trustees, the Barnes Fund has a professional fundraiser, I can share that interested in British art, literature, Tatiana Lukyanova is carillonneur in 2015. Applications and procedural grown considerably and currently totals the process of writing a grant helps clarify museums and the theater. at First Congregational Church, New information are available on the GCNA $215,962.79 (as of May 2014). In the 2015 goals. Even if we aren’t successful in our Britain, Connecticut. She studied website: www.gcna.org/scholarships.html. scholarship cycle, an impressive $9,742 first attempt, the experience helps hone our Please note that applications must be Hunter Chase studied carillon with with Jo Haazen at St. Petersburg will be available in grants. skills for future grant requests. received electronically or postmarked by Jim Fackenthal and Oliver McDonald State University where she also March 1, 2015. and is a student carillonneur at the studied organ and harpsichord. She We can all be very proud of this progress! In As we are a small and dedicated community Laura Spelman Rockefeller carillon studied piano and organ at the State spite of this tremendous growth, however, of performers, educators and enthusiasts, For additional information, contact Barnes at the University of Chicago. He Novosibirsk Conservatory in Russia. the number of applications to the Barnes there are opportunities to seek the advice Scholarship Committee co-chairs, Andrea has a B.S. in Mathematics from the In addition to her musical activities, she enjoys gardening and Scholarship remains surprisingly low. and feedback of our colleagues and McCrady (239 Fireside Drive, Woodlawn, Ontario, Canada, K0A 3M0; email: andrea. University of Chicago and will begin reading. Perhaps you have a project or idea that has institutions for ideas. Perhaps there is a [email protected] ) and Robin Austin graduate studies in mathematics in long languished on your desk. Why not apply project, unique to you and your institution for a Barnes scholarship? Perhaps you are that would make an important contribution (Springfield Park District - Thomas Rees the fall at the University of Illinois – Chicago. He studied piano Andrew Lampinen studied in the middle of writing your carillon’s to the advancement of the North American Memorial Carillon, Bunn Administrative for 10 years with Paul Cotugno. He enjoys the theater, games of with Jeff Davis and is a student history, but need to travel to review relevant carillon art. We want to hear from you! In Office, 2500 S. 11th Street, Springfield, IL all varieties and baking. carillonneur at Sather Tower at the primary documents. Perhaps you would short, your application is vital to ensure that 62703; email: raustin@springfieldparks. University of California at Berkeley. like to explore carillon composition and Barnes’ legacy continues. org). Katie Leiby is also a member of He has a BA in mathematics and the Yale Guild of Carillonneurs, physics from UC Berkeley and also Research on the Music of Émilien Allard Merits 2014 Barnes Scholarship where she studied with Ellen studied piano for 14 years. Dickinson. She graduated this year by Andrea McCrady from Yale with a BSA in biomedical Kerri Lu studied at Yale University his spring the Barnes Scholarship research, she will present her findings at the 2016 GCNA congress engineering. She also plays the with Ellen Dickinson. Aside from Tjury unanimously voted to award at Yale and provide a digital copy of the catalogue to the ABCL violin and piano. In her free time, playing the carillon, she is also an the amount of $8800 to Andrée-Anne and GCNA. she enjoys running and cooking. Associate of the Royal Conservatory Doane for her proposal to research Andrée-Anne Doane was born into a family of professional She will be starting medical school in the fall. of Music in Piano Performance and and catalogue the entire carillon works musicians. She received a Bachelor’s degree in voice from plays the flute. of Émilien Allard over the next two University of Quebec in Montreal. Organist in several Montreal Carolyn Bolden studied with Carol years. This project is particular timely, churches, her interest in liturgical music brought her to Saint- Jickling Lens and plays regularly on Attaining Carillonneur membership since 2015 will mark the centenary Joseph’s Oratory where she was cantor for several years. There the Williams Tower carillon at the in the Guild not only benefits the individual by officially of Allard’s birth (1915-1976). From she began her lessons on the carillon, first with Claude Aubin University of Denver. She started recognizing his or her achievement as a performer, but also 1956 to 1975, Émilien Allard was (Montreal) and then with Dr. Andrea McCrady (Peace Tower, piano lessons at age 7 and regularly strengthens us as an organization and furthers our commitment to carillonneur at St. Joseph’s Oratory in Ottawa). Since 2008 she has held the post of Carillonist at the accompanied church and school carillon musicianship and advancement of the carillon art. We all Montreal, where Ms. Doane now serves Oratory. In addition to playing two concerts per day, five days a choirs. She joined the handbell join in congratulating our newest Carillonneur members and look as titular carillonneur. A great many week, Ms. Doane is responsible for promoting the carillon through choir at 12 and began organ lessons forward seeing them at future Congresses. May they all maintain unpublished copies of Allard’s music can be found at the Oratory. scheduled tours and workshops, and for hosting a summer recital at 16. She earned a BS in Music Education at the University of their interest in the carillon and continue their involvement in the However, the National Archives of Quebec in Montreal also owns series with international guest performers. In 2010, she recorded a 26 boxes of his documents (compositions and arrangements), many Minnesota, where her major applied instrument was organ. She Guild. CD entitled “Chantent les Cloches”, featuring solos and duets with photos and slides, recordings, class notes and manuscripts. Ms. has been actively involved in church music for more than 30 Claude Aubin on the carillon of St. Joseph’s Oratory. In June 2013, Doane plans to build a detailed catalogue of his works, comparing years. She has been employed at the University of Denver in the The Committee would also like to remind you that information she became a Carillonneur member of the Guild of Carillonneurs both collections. She will receive technical guidance throughout IT department for nearly 30 years. During these years she gained pertaining to the 2015 Exam can be found on the GCNA website. in North America after playing a successful exam recital at St. the project from Joy Banks, librarian at the Anton Brees Carillon a husband and had the gift of watching two absolutely amazing Requirements for the 2016 Exam will be posted on the website in Paul, Minnesota. children grow up. She wasn’t quite sure what to do when she and early January 2015. Library (ABCL) and GCNA Archives. At the conclusion of her 12 13 Review of Luc Rombouts’ “Singing Bronze: A History of Carillon Music”

Heritage Music Progress: One project complete, one nearly complete, one about to start by Kim Schafer uc Rombouts’ masterful book, were perceived less as signals and more as own carillon culture in the ensuing decades. by Andrea McCrady L“Singing Bronze: A History of symbols. While the general populace may The international sympathy for Belgium here’s lots of positive news to report catalogue the arrangements made by With the Buchanan project nearly finished, Carillon Music”, takes the reader through not have appreciated carillon music as that the bells represented turned out to be Tabout the work of the Heritage Music Beverly Buchanan the Committee’s next undertaking is a a constellation of topics associated with much as formerly, the romantic literati tied a critical component in the exportation of Committee. In follow up of the Committee’s that were already digital catalogue of the Robert Kleinschmidt the history of carillons: bells throughout associations to the bells that made them carillon culture to North America. first project, the estate of Sally Slade Warner sent to the ABCL collection at University of California, the world, the origins of carillon terms, more important than ever. They reveled Rombouts deftly presents the controversy was finally settled this winter. Lee Leach at Bok Tower and Berkeley. Robert B. Kleinschmidt (1910 – bell founders, carillonneurs, music in the symbolic meaning of bells; to them, the Vatican pavilion bells caused at the was in touch with the executor, and obtained to the University 1959) served as carillonneur at Washington manuscripts, symbolism, political co- the evocative power of bells, born out of 1958 World’s Fair as an embodiment of permission to send the electronic copies of of Florida. In Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge, Pa. (1932 optation, and cultural representations. the bells’ vital essence rooted in the past, the carillonneur anxieties surrounding her scores scanned by Carla Staffaroni and early May, he – 1938) and First Methodist Church in Rombouts skillfully weaves together the could simultaneously strike fear in sinners, new electronic bells. Schulmerich offered stored at St. Stephen’s Church to the Anton spent a week Germantown (Philadelphia), Pa., while particular history of carillons within a tend to the mourners, and heighten joy in free of charge to the Vatican Pavilion a Brees Carillon Library (ABCL) and GCNA in Lake Wales, also serving as Assistant Professor broader historical context. In doing so, he the celebratory. The rich symbolic world Carillon Americana, an electro-instrument Archives. Now Sally’s carillon music is being instructed of Mechanics at Lehigh University. adds nuance to the conventional narrative conjured up by Chateaubriand, Schiller, of amplified bronze rods played from safely preserved in digital form both in in the basics of Subsequently, he taught mechanics in the of the carillon. More importantly, by and others sowed the seeds of the carillon’s a keyboard, a gift which touched off Cohasset, MA, and for academic research at cataloguing by Engineering Department at the University interpreting the politics and culture of ardent rediscovery in the next century. heated resistance from Belgian and Dutch the ABCL. This successfully concludes the Joy Banks, and made his way through of Buffalo, N.Y. and concurrently served bell instruments from a wider perspective, Rombouts argues that romanticism did carillonneurs who felt the new electronic first Heritage Music project. the music stored there. In addition to as carillonneur at the Rainbow Bridge Rombouts inserts the carillon into larger no less than to keep the carillon alive. instrument undermined the traditional recording information about each piece, he Tower Carillon in Niagara Falls, ON (1948 historical and musical conversations, The emotional connections and historical carillon planned for the same pavilion. The Next, the Committee contacted Beverly also made a photographic record of all of – 1959). In addition to composing many so that the instrument can no longer be memories attached to bells made them ripe dispute ballooned to the point that multiple Buchanan, who original Beverly Buchanan arrangements he works for carillon he copied many works separated off as an entity all to its own. If for appropriation for another movement bell foundries and countless carillonneurs agreed in February encountered, for the sake of documentation. from other carillonneurs. Many of the there ever was a book that could enrich the of the nineteenth century: nationalism. took a stand on the issue. In the end, enough to permit the Guild Upon returning to Gainesville, he continued historic American carillon pieces from the knowledge of carillonneurs and make other Representations of bells in operas, prose, Belgian and Dutch carillonneurs agreed to prepare an the process with the music housed at the first half of theth 20 century are preserved historians and musicians take note of the and poetry presented carillons as distinctly to play the traditional carillon despite electronic catalogue University of Florida, as well as the scans only in Kleinschmidt’s collection. It was significance of the carillon, this is it. Belgian. The instrument served as a sorely the prominent presence of the electronic of her published that had been sent from the portions of purchased by Jerry and Evelyn Chambers, needed symbol of unification for an infant instrument. Schulmerich managed to and unpublished Beverly Buchanan’s music housed in major donors of the UC Berkeley carillon, From the beginning, Rombouts adds country more aware of its divisions than its bring in Anton Brees and Kamiel Lefévere music for carillon, North Carolina, and at Midwestern State and is now housed in the Campanile subtlety to the usual story of the carillon’s commonalities. from the United States to perform on its and solely for University. In total, nearly 250 pieces of library. Even though the collection is pretty development. He explains that multiple instrument. This episode exposes the scope archive purposes, music have been documented, many of large (500+ items), this project should be methods of ringing bells fed into the Rombouts also persuasively connects and depth of the anxiety of mid-twentieth- to create electronic which have never before been published. relatively simple, since it would probably development of the carillon as we the sympathy felt around the world for century carillonneurs about the future of copies to be The next step, which is currently in only require verifying the accuracy of understand it, such as keyboards with slats, Belgium’s plight during World War I with their instrument and vocation in a way that permanently retained at the ABCL and progress, is to coordinate with Jenny King the existing catalogue and then putting bells rung by pulled ropes, and automatic the influx of memorial carillons in the few other outbursts have done. GCNA Archives. Over her long career, and David Enos in Michigan and Richard it into electronic format, then scanning ringing mechanisms. The development of New World. The German army leveled the Beverly was the carillonneur of two-, three-, Shadinger in Nashville to see if there is copies for the ABCL. During his tenure, the carillon is not a tale of a comfortable Leuven University library early on in the If there is any fault with this publication, and four-octave instruments, and created more original music of Beverly’s in the Ronald Barnes made a detailed typewritten linear progression, but of one possible war, triggering an international outrage and it is only that there is not enough of it. The skillful arrangements, as well as compiling parts of her collection that they received. If catalogue of the Kleinschmidt collection. ringing mechanism that arose out of several only beginning their rampage: the army original book features countless full-page useful anthologies, for this wide variety so, they will send scanned copies to Florida The current University Carillonist, Jeff that interacted with each other. This is would go on to reduce many Belgian cities color pictures, while this translated version of carillons. Not only did she serve the to complete the catalogue. Mitchell writes Davis, is strongly in favor of the project. illustrated beautifully in a full-page graphic and their carillons to rubble. Allied poets contains only a fraction of black and white GCNA well by organizing its Publications of his experience, “It was a very interesting He confirmed that the Berkeley Carillon published in the original book in Flemish; and composers, such as Edward Elgar, pictures. Similarly, the pre-history of the system, but she also produced clean, legible project to help undertake, as it gave me Institute holds the copyright for the I was disappointed that it, and the other wrote works that depicted the national carillon in the original book was longer. As copies of her own collections, and upon a very intimate view of what Beverly collection, and has received approval from appended maps, did not make it into the tragedy through tales of the ruined bells. a consequence, this condensed translation her retirement, generously donated them Buchanan – a figure whose prominence in the Chair of the Music Department to translated version. Through these popular works, the English left out enjoyable detailed sections, such as to carillon libraries in Nashville, Tenn. the carillon community is not necessary to proceed. Beginning in the fall of 2014, the and Americans learned of Belgium’s a full explanation of the tale of Reynaert (Belmont University), Wichita Falls, Texas state – provided for her musical community. Committee will contract with a Berkeley Later in his chronological telling, catastrophe and absorbed a romantic view the fox and Tybeert the tomcat and their (Midwestern State University), Gainesville To have the opportunity to document her carillon student to proceed with the work Rombouts powerfully positions the carillon of bells in Belgian culture. For this reason connection to the term “beiaard.” In this (University of Florida), churches in work and to provide some insight into how through the next academic year. among cultural and political sentiments and others, carillons arose as a natural adventure, Reynaert lures Tybeert into Michigan and North Carolina, and the her contributions fit into the larger scheme in the nineteenth century, namely, means to memorialize the fallen soldiers the home of a priest. When Tybeert is GCNA Archives in Lake Wales, Fla. of the development of the carillon art in the Look forward to the next installment of romanticism and nationalism. While the after World War I in the United States and discovered, Tybeert attacks the priest US during the latter half of the 20th century Heritage Music tidings in the 2015 fall nineteenth century is commonly bemoaned Canada. While these carillons were not between the legs, at the seamless part that From May through June 2014, the Heritage is an opportunity that I am thankful to have edition of Carillon News! among carillonneurs as an age of waning the first ones installed in the New World, strikes the beyaert. The book seems to Music Committee hired University had.” interest in the instrument, a more complete they set off a cascade of carillons in North straddle serving two separate audiences, of Florida student Mitchell Stecker to interpretation is to see that bell instruments America that laid the foundation for our continues on page 16 14 11 from WCF previous page Missouri State University to Host 2015 from Antwerp to Asten, the Congress Netherlands. We visited the Royal North American Carillon School Eijsbouts bell foundry where we by Jeremy Chesman by Carlo van Ulft watched the fascinating pouring rd he North American Carillon School to their students. We will keep you posted. the institutions that own carillons. Also for of ten bells for the new Belgian he 73 GCNA Congress will be held at (NACS) is growing and progressing those that are moving away from institutions Carillon School mobile carillon— Missouri State University in Springfield, T The NACS team is working diligently on T rapidly. This year, two students passed that own carillons, it offers the possibility to including the GCNA bell! Mo. next summer. Registration will begin on the further development of the Performance their Proficiency Exam: Patrick Knox, continue to build their skills, whereas in the Monday, June 15, 2015, and the congress will Diploma requirements, which, as far as Springfield, Ill., student of NACS team past these students were often lost for the run until noon on June 19. Missouri State is technical and musical performance skill member Robin Austin, and Kipp Cortez, carillon world. For more information check home to the Jane A. Meyer Carillon, a beautiful level are concerned, will equal the level of Ann Arbor, Mich., student of team member out our webite at carillonschoolusa.org. and clear 48-bell Eijsbouts instrument from the final diplomas of the leading European Ray McLellan. Both are looking into 2001. There are several excellent listening schools. In August, a five-day long NACS furthering their skills and moving towards places around the tower. The first congress Workshop took place in Centralia, Ill., the the Performance Diploma track. A perennial problem for the carillon world recital begins that evening, featuring the host headquarters of the NACS. Three persons and its students has been the lack of access performing with brass ensemble. A welcoming In addition to the twelve locations around participated in the workshop. In addition to to, and availability of, practice keyboards. reception will follow. Most congress activities the USA that were initially involved in working on their technical/musical skills, Chime Master Systems from Lancaster, Ohio will be held in the Meyer Library, where the the NACS, we are happy to announce that the participants had almost unlimited access has stepped up to the plate and is offering carillon is also located. Therefore, there will not Linda Dzuris, at Clemson University has to the Centralia Carillon and the matching students of the NACS a very generous be a need for much transportation or walking also joined our ranks. We welcome Dzuris practice keyboard. The Centralia Carillon lease/rental agreement for their 4 octave during the Congress. Luckily, the weather to the team and are excited that she will has not been played this much within one digital practice keyboards, bringing the in June can be quite pleasant, though it can enlarge our reach within North America to week since its inauguration in 1983. One day rates in line with the rental rates for pianos occasionally get a little warm. spread the art of carillon playing. We are in was set aside to visit area carillons, which and other larger instruments. Already, a few During a foundry tour, I was negotiation with other colleagues around gave the participants exposure to three NACS students have taken advantage of surprised when a worker from the I’m excited to present at this Congress what I believe to be some of the finest the USA who have indicated the desire to additional, and very different, carillons. We this great opportunity. It gives our students Petit & Fritsen foundry greeted carillon performers. Recitalists will include Malgosia Fiebig (Utrecht), Joey Brink become part of the NACS and support its visited Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, the opportunity to have a practice keyboard me. The two companies, strong (Fabiola winner), Ed Nassor (National Cathedral), Janet Tebbel and Lisa Lonie (duo goal and take advantage of the structured Mo., Principia College in Elsah, Ill., and the in their home and not have to rely on access competitors for many years, have from Philadelphia). There will also be carillon recitals featuring new music for the “carillon specific” theory courses available Rees Carillon in Springfield, Ill. merged this year, with the P&F carillon and the exam class of 2014. Back by popular demand, as well, is the “Other and availability of the practice keyboards at foundry closing and moving Instrument” recital. their bellfounding materials and Congratulations to Missouri State employees to Asten. The theme of the congress will be “Teaching and the Tower.” If you have an idea Our Newest Associate Announces New for a presentation related to this theme, please feel free to contact me at jchesman@ Carillonneur Member Carillon Scholarship The Asten Klok (Bell) & Peel missouristate.edu. I welcome topics related to professional education, carillon pedagogy, audience education/development, and other topics that relate to teaching Museum was our destination for by Margo Halsted by Jeremy Chesman lunch and talks by museum president about the carillon. Also, anyone interested in playing in a master class should contact Harry van der Loo and board me as well. im Quashnock has become the twelfth person to issouri State University is pleased member and Singing Bronze author Jpass the Associate Carillonneur Exam. He plays Mto announce a new scholarship for Luc Rombouts. The campanological The official congress hotel is the University Plaza. Room rates are $96, plus tax. The the Redwine Carillon at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas. Jim is the students in carillon and/or organ. The exhibits are particularly fascinating, room price is the same regardless of number of occupants, though I doubt the whole first candidate to earn the certificate while performing on a three-octave carillon. His Don S. and Rosemary Witt Scholarship and the other displays and the GCNA will fit in one room (especially after the pizza party). The hotel features a history project was a detailed history of the Redwine Carillon. A biologist/chemist by funds full-tuition in-state scholarships for grounds wonderful. The museum complimentary breakfast and free airport shuttle, and is located conveniently down trade, he completed twenty years of Air Force military service. graduate and upper-level undergraduate

won a 2014 €100,000 best museum the street from the carillon, which is less than a 10-minute walk. Parking permits keyboard students. The award can be Quashnock started piano lessons at an early age in Pittsburgh, PA, and has played the award. Todd Fair’s Old Church bell will be available for those who would like to drive to campus. Most lunches and combined with graduate assistantships, out- organ since his college days at the University of Dayton. His interest in playing the carillon chamber painting by Barendina dinners will be included in the registration fee. The Springfield, Mo. airport code is of-state fee waivers, and other scholarships. came from hearing carillon recitals at the Deeds Carillon in Dayton. He has played the Bijtelaar is now on display at the SGF. Missouri State University offers graduate carillon for five years. museum. and undergraduate degrees in carillon Information about the congress will be available through mailings and at gcna2015. and organ with either a performance or a com. Please feel free to contact Jeremy Chesman if you have any questions or Jim writes, “During a recent trip to the Netherlands, I was given the opportunity to play The Flemish meal has ended. Mark your suggestions for the congress. the Hemony Carillon in the Dom Tower in Utrecht thanks to the graciousness of Malgosia pedagogy track. For more information, calendar and plan to attend the Catalan meal Fiebig, the current carillonneur. The slightly less than 400 steps to the top, (I lost count at contact Jeremy Chesman, University in 2017! 300), is a workout of its own. But seeing that massive low G bell when you reach the top Carillonist, at Jchesman@MissouriState. is worth the climb.” edu.

The AC Exam is three years old. Information about the exam may be found on the GCNA webpage. 10 15 of interest, such as the Music Palace and the Liceu Opera and told me in their own (archived and translated) words Transitions House. We also hope to have a festive boat ride off the what was happening or what had happened to them. www. coast of Barcelona. inflandersfields.be/en/discover [Website includes parts of New Carillonneur for Luray the Last Post and photos of the Menen gate.] Dianne Heard describes by Elizabeth Vitu some of the receptions that Later in the day in Ypres there were two concerts in took place in several city the tower of the historic Cloth Hall by carillonneurs esse Ratcliff has just been appointed as Luray, Virginia’s new carillonneur. The Belle Brown Northcott Carillon (Luray Singing halls. representing memorial towers. Four Australians (Lynn JTower) is a 47-bell Taylor & Sons instrument, donated to the community in 1937. Mr. Ratcliff is Luray’s 4th carillonneur, following Fuller, Astrid Bowler, Thomas Laue, and Anna Wong) Anton Brees, Charles Chapman, and David Breneman. This is a full-time position, with four weekly concerts eight months out of the We were graciously performed an “Anzac Day” (Anzac stands for Australian year. received in the cities we and New Zealand Army Corps) carillon recital. The visited. Here are some concert was a tribute to the Unknown Australians and In his own words, “I am excited to play this instrument and revitalize it among the greater community.” highlights: Antwerp, New Zealand soldiers of WWI. The second concert the WCF congress host featured players from the West Flanders towers, and On behalf of the Graves family, we are particularly pleased that the perpetuity of the instrument is now ensured. city, warmly welcomed Andrea McCrady represented Canada’s Peace Tower. On us with a reception in our bus trip back to Bruges, we passed several of the great from Editor, page 3 imitation), but never puzzled looks. We from Luc Rombouts, page 11 the city hall. We enjoyed socializing and beverages while number of WWI military cemeteries in the area. should become The Guild of Carilloners in admiring the beautiful interior of the building along with carillonneurs and non-carillonneurs, but both languages have exceptions; we North America. the view of the main square (where the next day many Wylie Crawford have drummers and trumpeters, perhaps ...... and it does not fully cater to either watched the World Cup Belgium vs. USA match). describes the Last others (and Dutch has beiaardiers). Both of group. Carillonneurs may skip over Post Ceremony. those English instrument names serve also Vema System in basic knowledge about the instrument, In Leuven, after paying tribute to Mathias Vanden as verbs, describing something a person Oudenaarde such as the tuned partials in a bell, Gheyn prior to entering the building, we received The Last Post may do: one can drum, or trumpet, neither while non-carillonneurs are not given welcome refreshments and were privileged to witness the is a military requiring actual use of a drum or trumpet. by Margo Halsted enough information on the cover and recognition of two GCNA members for their contributions bugle call used

The French noun “le carillon” has its verb introduction to even determine what to the city, John Bordley and Margo Halsted. We wended by British cannot resist writing to you and your counterpart, “carillonner,” which means a carillon is. The picture on the front military units readers about a visit I made on June our way through market day to our Nieuwpoort reception, to ring bells (including in a chiming clock I cover is ambiguous (how are the bells to commemorate those who have been killed at war. Since 29, 2014, with another American and a where we enjoyed sandwiches prior to traveling to Ypres. or doorbell) but also carries meanings played?), and the introduction describes 1928, this tribute has been enacted daily at the Menin Dutchman, along with Marc Van Eyck Our final welcome was in Bruges, where we had the hall that resemble those of the English verb to Gate in Ypres to remember soldiers lost in the killing to the Belgian city of Oudenaarde. Marc carillons as musical instruments to ourselves to admire the decorative and meaningful trumpet: to proclaim or to sound off, which had us play the bells and showed us the comprised of bells in towers, which interior. (Sorry, tourists who tried to visit that evening!) fields of Flanders during World War I. Every night at 8 indeed describe traditional uses of bells, first example of his Vema System (Van may lead readers to think of other forms p.m., traffic through the gate is halted, the bugle call is including announcing the time, sounding Eyck Mechanical Adjustment System). I of ringing bells, such as change ringing. Nagerecht played, and wreaths of flowers are placed at the foot of alarms, and celebrating. And, as one may was able to easily adjust the weight of a A full description of the carillon does The dessert–the primary, post-congress location–was Bruges from the memorial gate, which is actually a small island of “trumpet” in English without blowing key by simply using my fingers to unhook not appear until chapter five. In trying 3-6 July, with a trip to Leuven en route to Bruges and a side trip to Britain in the middle of Flanders. In 2015, this ceremony into an instrument, one may “carillon” a wire from a specially-designed crank to serve two very different audiences, Nieuwpoort and Ypres. will have been re-enacted 30,000 times, having been in French without striking a bell. We and then to move that same wire’s end Rombouts runs the risk of boring one suspended only during the four years of Nazi occupation carilloners, in our day, indeed do more than hook to any of several other crank hole group and confusing the other, each at The theme of World War I continued into the nagerecht. during World War II. just sound off, but the derivation of the choices. In addition, by adjusting by hand different points in the book. word is solid, and lends nice recognition to th two places on the special clapper spring, Margo Halsted highlights her visit to the In Flanders Fields On July 4 , as the president of the World Carillon the ancient notion of a guild, as a society of I could change the key weight on either Museum. Federation, I had the distinct honor to lead the delegation contemporary artists who take pride in the These quibbles are minor. Rombouts end of the stroke. This adjustment affects: has written a marvelous history of the in laying a wreath during this commemoration. I was roots from which they have emerged. th (1) one’s ability to play a larger or smaller carillon. He takes into account the The WCF event that elicited the greatest emotion for joined by the three hosts of the 18 WCF Congress: Koen We have already taken the French name dynamic range by adjusting one key end, various facets of carillon and its music, me occurred when the remaining congress attendees Cosaert, who hosted the Congress in Mechelen; Koen Van for our instrument, although with a and (2) one’s exact preference for playing and positions it within a cultural, were taken by bus to Ypres on 4 July and left off, with Assche, the host in Antwerp; and Frank Deleu, who hosted greatly restricted definition (a carillon tremolando at the other key end. After political, and social context. To my free entry tickets, near the relatively new In Flanders in Bruges and Ypres. It was surely the most significant in France need have only three or four installing and learning how the system knowledge, no other carillon book has Fields Museum. The area around Ypres during the entire Independence Day I will ever experience—even without bells, perhaps playable only by ropes). works, a carillonist will be able to easily done this as well. “Singing Bronze” Great War was the scene of some of the most important fireworks! We should continue the centuries-old adjust his or her own instrument! Van Eyck should be required reading for any battles and heaviest casualties of the war. O my. I was has many years’ experience in maintaining English practice of taking a French word carillonneur; the widened context in mesmerized for over two hours and was not emotionally Koffie and adjusting carillons. I believe his new just as it is, dropping unnecessary letters which the instrument is placed will give able to stay longer to experience everything. For example, Those still available for this last course went to Asten, the and adjusting the meaning to suit our system to be a breakthrough in carillon carillonneurs—as well as historians and here is a part of the exhibit that particularly connected Netherlands, on 7 July. needs, and then pronouncing it as though it mechanism design and worthy of careful other musicians—a deeper appreciation with me. Wearing my special museum bracelet with a chip were ordinary English. For many years at study by every carillon player, builder for the West’s oldest mass musical that identified me by name and from California, I was able Margo Halsted gives a look at the day in Asten. and maintainer. (See Van Eyck, Marc: The Berkeley I have called myself an Assistant to activate screens where actors in life-size 3-D videos, Vema System. GCNA Bulletin Volume 63, instrument. University Carilloner, triggering some dressed as people who were in the area during the war Following the WCF meeting, about twenty of us traveled approving comments (though little actual 2013, pp. 32-36.) (townspeople, soldiers, doctors, etc.), stepped forward continues on page 10 16 9 from WCF previous page erected in Anglo-Saxon countries. They were not only homage to brave little Belgium but also a meaningful instrument. We heard “Bellmoods” at the Antwerp Zoo, Installations, Renovations, Dedications memorial to Belgian and foreign soldiers who rest in featuring Boudewijn dressed as a lion and his daughter Flemish soil. The most prominent of these instruments are New Carillon and Oakland University’s Elliott Carillon Lydia dressed as a lioness. The performance was well the national memorial carillons of Ottawa and Wellington. received by WCF attendees but also by a number of International Dedicated The phenomenon of war memorial and peace carillons was parents with children who danced to the music. Duets were one of the main factors that stimulated the international Concert Series Debuts played with both of them on the carillon, and sometimes by Dennis Curry development of the carillon art from the 1920s on. one of them on an electric keyboard. They also played by Tim Sleep he final Petit & Fritsen duets with a guitar and accordion. [Each congress attendee received a copy of Broken Bells Tcarillon was dedicated of Flanders. The First World War and the creation of • Another of the hoofdgerechten was the centennial of the beginning lainfield United Methodist Church, located on September 19, 2014. The peace carillons, an illustrated, thirty-four-page brochure in Plainfield, Ill. introduced their new 23- of World War I. P dedication program included in Dutch, French, German and English, by Luc Rombouts bell meantone carillon on Easter Sunday, 2014. brass band and featured a Andrea McCrady discusses World War I memorial carillons. and David Proot, and issued by the Province of West- The carillon has been expanded from a century- commissioned work for Flanders.] old chime that was located in their historic carillon solo. Guests included While the United States did not enter the First World War tower. Chime Master Systems partnered with the local dignitaries, university until 1917, 2014 marks the centenary of the outbreak of • And finally, another of the hoofdgerechten was business of the church to provide consultative services as well as officials, Frank Fritsen, the Great War for the continent of Europe and the British WCF. installing their pneumatic playback system. Jim and Tim Verdin, local Commonwealth. Consequently, a significant portion Michigan carillonneurs and Carl Zimmerman, treasurer of the WCF, gives an overview of the Due to the efforts of church member Larry of the 2014 WCF congress activities concentrated on nearly 2,000 students and Oakland University Carillon dedication, Sept. question of how often the WCF should host congresses. Stephens, the church was able to raise the funds the devastation the war wrought upon the bell towers community. 19, 2014. necessary to be able to expand their 100-year-old of Flanders and the establishment of carillons in At the WCF Congress in July, the question of how often Meneely Chime to 23 bells playable from a baton commemoration of the fallen. The day in Leuven was To mark the occasion, Provost James Lentini’s composition paid tribute to the congresses should be held came up. The last two intervals keyboard housed in the modified chime stand. devoted to visiting the twice-reconstructed University University’s history and mission, along with honoring the benefactors whose have been three years, but before that they were held every Library and listening to recitals on Leuven’s instruments generous donation made the tower possible. The composition is titled “Ulysses’ two years. Some folks think that three years is too long The interior walls of the tower proudly display Sail,” a reference to Oakland University’s sail logo, which traces its roots to the by carillonneurs of war memorials: Ludo Geloen (Ypres), the history of the project, from the ordering of the to wait, while other folks think that an international trip University’s early years in the 1960s. OU’s sail is a stylized version of the sail from Scott Orr (Toronto), Amy Johansen (Sydney), and Timothy original bells just after the turn of the century to every two years is too expensive, and perhaps two years is the ship of Greek hero Ulysses and suggests a voyage in pursuit of knowledge. Hurd (Wellington). In the University Library’s magnificent the completion of the project in 2014. The parts of not sufficient time to organize such a meeting well. What Oakland’s motto, “Seguir virtute e canoscenza,” is taken from Dante’s epic poem reading room that afternoon a symposium entitled the original chime stand that are no longer in use do you think? Let your board of directors know! in which Ulysses tells his men to “seek virtue and knowledge.” The 151-foot Elliott “Broken Bells of Flanders” opened with an affecting, were preserved and are also on display. silent show of photographs of the war’s ravages. It was Tower was funded by a $6.7 million donation from longtime University benefactors Anna Maria Reverté shares the highlights of her guild’s presentation followed by brief lectures of the development of carillons Hugh and Nancy Elliott. “The composition begins in a celebratory style, leading to to host the Barcelona congress from 1-5 July in 2017, with post This past summer, the church was able to present as musical monuments across the world to the sacrifices two recitals for the community. Andrée-Anne a middle section featuring the ‘Elliott’ theme, which is reflective in nature, and then congress events to 9 July. of the war and as a voice for peace: Loughborough, Cape Doane, Carillonist at Saint Joseph’s Oratory, returns to the celebration theme for the ending,” Dr. Lentini explained. Town, Ottawa, Toronto, Sydney, Wellington, and Leuven, Montreal played in June and Naperville City At the 2017 WCF congress in Barcelona/Catalonia, there The inaugural recital was played by Dennis Curry, University Carillonneur, and and the pending projects in Aarschot and Park Abbey. The Carillonneur, Tim Sleep in July. In addition will be carillon concerts on the two carillons in Catalonia, featured music from Todd Fair’s estate. Todd’s entire collection will reside intact to the outside seating, a video and audio feed symposium concluded with a call to create an international and there is hope that a third carillon will be inaugurated by to the sanctuary provided additional seating. in the carillon studio and provides an ongoing legacy for Oakland’s new carillon network of Peace Carillons. then. We will feature the carillon in concerts with a variety Refreshments were served by church members culture and future student research and reference. of other instruments and groups, including: the Children’s Luc Rombouts introduced the symposium, “Broken Bells of who were on hand to proudly share their Choir of Montserrat Monastery, a symphony orchestra, a Flanders.” instrument with the community. soprano, a dancer, a pop group, and a traditional ensemble At long last: Meeks, Watson to renew from northern Catalonia—a cobla. We would also like The destruction of the carillons in the Belgian towns of Grosse Pointe Memorial Church carillon you to enjoy different exhibitions, including: “Sound and Dinant, Leuven, and Dendermonde in August and October Light,” Gaudí’s architecture; Mompou’s bell sounds; bells by James Biery, Minister of Music and Organist, Grosse Pointe Memorial Church 1914 directed the attention of the world to the Belgian from Beijing Big Bell Temple Museum at the Barcelona carillon culture. During the four years of the war, twelve Music Museum, coordinated by the carillonist Hua Xia; ROSSE POINTE FARMS, Mich. -- The bells of the existing 47-bell carillon Belgian carillons would disappear by fire, bombing, and a visit to a reproduction of a c. 433 B.C. Chinese in the tower of Grosse Pointe Memorial Church were removed the first week or requisition, but in the Western world the impression G carillon in the village of Rupit. We plan to offer congress of May to continue the process of the complete renovation of the carillon during was given that almost all carillons in Belgium were lost. attendees the books “Barcelona Carillon Book” and this year. The work of the renovation includes the following: Silenced carillon music became a powerful representation “Catalonia Carillon Book,” with typical Catalan dances, of a cultural and peace-loving country that was oppressed - Tuning corrections in all the existing bells, to bring the tuning of the instrument up arrangements of Catalan music, original Catalan pieces for by a brutal invader. In addition the metaphor was to present day standards, which have been made possible by the advent of modern carillon, and arrangements of varied music. And, finally, developed of mourning bells that would only sound again digital equipment for pitch measurement and analysis. we would like you to enjoy the “party” of our bell ringers’ on the moment of the liberation. This happened in reality peals, to visit different towers throughout Catalonia, a on 11 November 1918. - One bell will be cast by the foundry of Meeks, Watson & Company, in Georgetown, bell ringers’ school, and an exhibition of heritage bells. In After the war some fifteen war memorial carillons were Barcelona you will have time to visit some musical points continues on page 20 8 17 together with Clarinetist Cathedral. As the composer intended, listeners journeyed Sofie Hugo and the over a landscape of aural impressions that ended with this Overtones Mechelen Chamber imagery: Orchestra conducted by Tom Van Den “But those who have saved their soul will still be able Regional Notes Eynde. Many audience to hear the birds, Geert D’Hollander Led Virtuoso Carillonneurs at Bok Tower members described happy to the pitch of their ecstasy, welcome the the piece as creepy storm that would wash International Festival or spooky. Though I and cleanse this charmed land ever drifting in the certainly already had mists of time….” *

By Frances Newell goose bumps from the nerves associated with * Olesya Rostovskaya eert D’Hollander rang in Spring 2014 by leading an international festival at Bok Tower, Brian Tang and Joey Brink GLake Wales, Florida. Geert rotated concerts with Tiffany Ng, Monika Kazmiercsak, performing in front Jeremy Chesman, and Tom Van Peer for eight days filled with original compositions, of the international In part of a concert in Lier featuring the Bronzen Piano, Anna arrangements, improvisations, and established repertoire. Tiffany Ng performed “Blessing carillon world, listening to and experiencing the music Maria Reverté played with her father as clarinet soloist. I asked and Honor and Glory and Power”, by Geert D’Hollander, “Chorale”, by Elizabeth Kelly, we created gave me the kind of goose bumps I hoped her to comment. and the world premiere of “Enfilade”, by Jeffrey R. Trevino. Tom van Peer performed the the audience would also feel. The intensity and range of North American premiere of his own composition, “Four Preludes in a Sentimental Way”, emotions I felt throughout the competition and congress The Guild of Bell Ringers and Carillonists of Catalonia his own “Impressions of Andalusia”, and an improvisation on “Whisper Not”, a jazz theme that followed led to an experience that will certainly be presented a special concert that included pieces combining by Benny Colson. Then, Tom brought the audience to its feet, cheering, as he performed with me for the rest of my life. Many thanks to my wife carillon and clarinet. My father, Alfons Reverté, is the Gerda Samyn and Tom Van Peer a phenomenal improvisation of “Happy Birthday”, in honor of his partner, Gerda Samyn, Vera, my first carillon teacher Ellen Dickinson, Geert former clarinetist of the Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia Secretary at the Carillon School in Mechelen. D’hollander, and all of the GCNA members for supporting National Orchestra (OBC), and I serve as the carillonist of and encouraging me throughout the competition! the Palau de la Generalitat (seat of the Catalan government As the sun set and the full moon rose over Bok Tower, Monika Kazmiercsak played music associated with night; scary, dreamy, and in Barcelona). Our program was entirely original and Hoofdgerecht popular. The first movement from Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” and Debussy’s “Claire De Lune” brought piano music tothe consisted of pieces by Catalan composers. The Catalan The main meal–the main congress–took place from 29 June–3 July carillon. A North American Premiere of “Permatomas (Transparent)” by Algirdas Klova music presented a very suggestive atmosphere, which in Antwerp with a side trip to Lier. preceded nocturnes by Chopin and John Field. the audience appreciated. Also, being able to have a good mobile carillon—the “Bronzen Piano” —facilitated a very • One of the hoofdgerechten, i.e., one of the main themes of the good connection between the two instruments. Jeremy Chesman played “Reflexies” by Jacques Maassen, then honored Ronald Barnes by congress, was carillons with other instruments, particularly with performing “Paraphrase on a Siciliana of Pasquale Ricci”. mobile carillons. [Author’s note: There will be a complementary, Combining the carillon with other instruments is not more detailed article about mobile carillons in the Bulletin, Volume new. In Barcelona in 1990 we combined the carillon with Geert D’Hollander closed the festival with a sunset concert of his improvisations on Irish 63 (No. 2) 2014, which will be published at the end of the year.] Folksongs and his own “Irish Inspired Compositions” to 6th century hymns, airs, and dances. trumpets and trombones. Next we used the carillon with a choir and then to accompany a Catalan folk dance group. Linda Dzuris describes Later we branched out to combine the carillon with piano, Monika Kazmierscak, Tiffany Ng, and I drove away as a full moon shone over Bok Tower, and the lyrical, expressive, creative Olesya Rostovskaya’s with synthesizer, with soprano, and even with a symphony Frances Newell playing of all the carillonneurs sang in my ears. combination of Russian orchestra. All these experiences affirmed that the carillon sounds with the carillon. is an extraordinary musical instrument. “The charmed land drifts John Widmann away in the mists of time… Midwest Regional Carillon Conference at Oakland University reports on a Through bitter wind and concert at the by Dennis Curry bleak rain, the gleeful, Antwerp Zoo. powerful chimes of the bells rise up ocal carillonneurs and enthusiasts met on October 17-18 Boudewijn toward Our Lord.” * Lto see, play, and hear the new Elliott Carillon at Oakland Antwerp garden listeners Zwart’s University. Highlights included panel discussions on topics “Bellmoods” The heavens opened and released torrents of rain earlier covering how to introduce a carillon culture and build a carillon was in the day. By evening, the sun pierced through clouds, the first carillon designed to be ultra-light and easy to tradition for universities and the wider community. Most giving everything below more vibrant colors, creating a move in pieces that are designed to come apart. It was also importantly, the group fun activity uncrated and filed Todd sense of renewal. In this setting, we experienced sounds designed with removable panels that allow the carillon to Fair’s music collection in the new carillon studio. of Russia through Olesya Rostovskaya’s performance of be played indoors with other instruments. Zwart wanted her Miracle Play “The Charmed Land.” The event on June a four-octave carillon that he could legally haul with a 30th mixed recordings of the bells of Rostov Velikiy and non-commercial vehicle on a trailer, and he worked with flat bells called bilo, sounds captured from nature, and an engineer to successfully reduce the weight of the Elliott Tower at Oakland University folk singing from the heartlands of Rostovskaya’s home with her playing the carillon from the tower of Antwerp’s continues on page 8 18 7 WCF Congress History Comes Alive at Rees Carillon Concerts this Summer by John Bordley, with Joey Brink, Koen Cosaert, Wylie Crawford, Linda Dzuris, Jo Haazen, Margo Halsted, Dianne Heard, Andrea by Robin Austin McCrady, Anna Maria Reverté, Luc Rombouts, John Widmann, and Carl Zimmerman is home prior to winning the Thanks to the support of the Looking for Lincoln Coalition, Mr. Hpresidency in 1860, Springfield, and Mrs. Lincoln appeared and greeted guests and Mr. Lincoln Illinois loves Abraham Lincoln. even spoke about his love of music. (Actors Fritz Klein and Pam Springfield also loves the Thomas Brown, who have worked together for many years, are considered Rees Memorial Carillon and its annual among the nation’s leading Abe and Mary interpreters.) International Carillon Festival. In an effort to reach new audiences, the “Lincoln and the Music He Rees Carillon and the Looking for Loved” continued, from Lincoln Heritage Coalition joined June 11 through September forces this summer to present “Lincoln 24, with free, weekly and the Music He Loved.” These free, Carillon concerts. Thanks to ttendees at the 18th World Carillon Federation Congress this Queen Fabiola finalists and jury weekly Carillon Concerts featured custom up-banners installed summer in Belgium (29 June through 7 July) enjoyed both a A Koen Cosaert, new director of the carillon school in Mechelen and Lincoln’s favorite music along with at the Old State Capital and packed agenda of well-planned concerts, talks, and other events jury chair, gives an overview of the 2014 contest and explains an living history presenters, in full- the Lincoln Home National and meals that featured a variety of Flemish specialties. Just like the important change that took place for this seventh competition. period costume, from the very popular Historic Site, National Park menus for the meals, the schedule can be divided into four courses: History Comes Alive program. Service, “Lincoln and the Voorgerecht, Hoofdgerecht, Nagerecht, and Koffie. Instead of The next competition in the series was delayed one year Music He Loved” generated presenting the “menus” with all the choices and “prices” (dates and so that it would coincide with this year’s World Carillon The first “Lincoln and the Music He Robin Austin looks on as Mr. considerable interest and times), vignettes will be presented by individuals whom I asked Federation congress. Thirteen participants from eight Loved” program—the opening concert Lincoln, accompanied by Mrs. increased attendance for to address particular points–sort of food reviewers’ comments on different countries registered for the qualifying rounds. On of the 53rd International Carillon Lincoln, welcomes the audience both the Carillon concerts their various experiences at the restaurant. the concert carillon in the monumental Saint Rombouts Festival—took place on Wednesday, to “Lincoln and the Music He and Washington Park Tower, they performed the required piece “Playback” June 4. Park District carillonneur Robin Austin was joined by Loved”. Botanical Garden. The Voorgerecht by the Belgian composer Frédéric Devreese, a prelude soprano Gailyn Draper and tenor Jerry Hicks. The concert was banners were designed by The appetizer to the congress was the 7th International Queen of their choice by Matthias Vanden Gheyn, and a piece narrated by Christian McWhirter, author of the new, critically- Jessica Gottstein and funded by a grant from the Rees Carillon Fabiola Carillon Competition in Mechelen, 25-28 June 2014. from their repertoire. Five finalists were chosen, and they acclaimed book Battle Hymns: The Power and Popularity of Society. performed again on the carillon of Saint Rombouts on I asked Jo Haazen how the competition started and about some of Music of the Civil War. Christian serves as assistant editor of The the first day of the final round. The big change in 2014 For a copy of the Lincoln program, please visit: www.carillon-rees. its history. Even though he wrote his vignette in the third person, Papers of Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Presidential Library and was that on the second day of the final round the finalists Museum. org/Events/Carillon-Festival the story is his personal story, and I have changed it all to the first performed indoors in the Cultural Center on the “Bronzen person. Piano,” a mobile carillon owned by Anna Maria Reverté and Koen Van Assche. Each candidate performed by In 1987 when I was the director of the Royal Carillon himself and then with the Mechelen Chamber Orchestra Carillon Masterclass and Concert, Family & Friends Weekend at School “Jef Denyn,” I saw a need for a high level carillon and a solo clarinet. For this special combination, Geert competition in Belgium as an equivalent to the famous Wellesley College D’hollander had written a second required piece, “Elegy Queen Elizabeth contest for violin and piano. The Belgian on a Ground.” The evaluation of the international by Jeanne Xu court was interested in supporting the project, and the jury, consisting of carillonneurs from Belgium, the s part of Wellesley College’s annual Family & Friends/Homecoming name “Queen Fabiola International Carillon Competition” Netherlands, France, Germany, the USA, and Norway, Weekend, the Wellesley College Guild of Carillonneurs hosted an was chosen. The Flemish government, the province of A had a surprising conclusion: two candidates ended up tied Open Tower in Galen Stone Tower, on Friday, October 17, from 4 p.m. Antwerp, and the city of Mechelen were also involved in as best performers. In this situation the rules of the contest to 6 p.m., and Sunday, October 19, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Wellesley the process. The jury (from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, stipulate that the candidate with the highest mark for the Guild was thrilled to have Dr. Laura Ellis from the University of Florida France, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, and required piece wins the first price. The results of the 2014 to lead a masterclass with the members of the guild (Oct. 17) and to the United States) was traditionally chaired by me, but contest were: 1. Joey Brink (USA); 2. Brian Tang (USA); perform for families and friends all over campus (Oct. 19). All were decisions were always made in cooperation with the whole 3. Thomas Laue (Australia); 4. Rien Donkersloot (the welcome to attend; refreshments were served. committee. The first contests were held every three years, Netherlands); 5. Philippe Beullens (Belgium). but due to organizational circumstances, the interval was Last year, Galen Stone Tower was graced with the presence of changed to five years. From that first contest in 1987, some This year’s first place finalist was Joey Brink. Here is his story. international carillonneur Geert D’hollander from Antwerp Cathedral names emerged that are still well known today: Geert in Belgium and Bok Tower in Lake Wales, Fla. During this special D’hollander won the first prize, Boudewijn Zwart was th As the winners of the 7 International Queen Fabiola event, D’hollander led two masterclasses for the Guild. Through these second, John Gouwens was third, and Koen Van Assche Competition, Brian Tang and I are proud to bring this title masterclasses, student performers learned different approaches to and Eddy Mariën were also among the finalists. The next home to North America and the GCNA for the first time. Students of the Wellesley College Guild of improving their musical interpretation and were introduced to various first prize winners were Boudewijn Zwart (1990); Gideon Perhaps the most surreal moment of the competition for Carillonneurs playing the carillon. techniques in handling the carillon. Bodden (1993); Tom Van Peer (1998); Twan Bearda me was playing Geert’s “Elegy” on the Bronzen Piano (2003); Kenneth Theunissen (2008). 6 19 from Grosse Pointe, page 17 a slightly delayed George Gregory arrived From the Archives NOTICES . . . at the Congress in time to join her for their Ohio (the firm carrying out the entire renovation duet recital, and we were all happy to hear project), to fill in the originally-omitted second by Jaime Fogel, Library Special Project them premiere some new works. Tiffany Ng, Jesse’s Song: A Hymn of Peace, bass semitone (keyboard D#3) of the carillon. This Assistant Barnes Scholar, then spoke about the politics new bell, to weigh approximately 2,650 lbs., will Duo for Carillon of the Netherlands Carillon in Washington, n December 2013, Bok Tower Gardens was become the new bell number 3 in the instrument, D.C. awarded a Council on Library and Information by Ennis Fruhauf and bring the total number of bells to 48 covering I Resources (CLIR) Cataloging Hidden Special four musical octaves. (The largest, or bourdon bell The Congress bell rang its woeful song to ruhauf Music Publications is offering a new carillon publication for a Collections & Archives Grant to catalog the of the carillon weighs about 4,650 lbs., and the total bid us a fond adieu. On Friday afternoon, four-octave instrument, available for complimentary download, printing and vertical files of the Anton Brees Carillon F weight of bells after the addition will be somewhat Jeff Davis and Carlo van Ulft again offered performance. Jesse’s Song: A Hymn of Peace, Duo for Carillon is an eight-page Library. This collection encompasses more over 13 tons.) master classes. Those still around met for a duet composed in a 19th-20th century romantic carillon idiom, laid out in a single- than 80 linear feet and 40 boxes of materials system format shared by Primo and Secondo players. The Notes can be found social hour at Illegal Pete’s that lasted much - A new bell frame is being made, reorganizing the related to the carillon and the professionals that on frumuspub’s Carillon Music page. To access the PDF file posted on FMP’s longer than the allotted hour. bells in an arrangement designed to improve both play them, including the archives of the GCNA. Download page, please visit www.frumuspub.net. the directness and sensitivity of the playing action, Jeremy Chesman and Saturday’s post-congress trip took us to the but also to improve the projection and balance of Carol Jickling Lens passing the Air Force Academy with host Joe Galema. After a period of research and careful planning, the tone of the bells as heard from the tower. congress host bell We had a chance to play on the organs of Bok Tower Gardens Librarian and GCNA Congratulations to John Hammond - A complete new manual playing action is being Archivist Joy Banks and project assistant Jaime contributed by Lisa Lonie made for the carillon, making use of shielded Fogel were joined by three interns, Tamara stainless steel ball bearings; all bells are being Ramski, Brooks Whittaker, and Lisa Lombard, he GCNA extends its hearty congratulations and sincere best wishes furnished with new support hardware and with to begin processing the GCNA archives. to FATHER John Hammond! John, the son of Duke carillonneur Sam T new clappers of a special cast iron alloy designed Hammond, was recently ordained into the priesthood on July 26 and is currently to bring out a mellow and musically balanced tone serving Christ the King Church in Nashville (which coincidentally is only about from all the bells. a mile from the carillon at Belmont University in Nashville). John was one of the youngest members to pass his carillonneur exam (he was 17). Read more about - A new playing keyboard of advanced design John’s journey and the role of music in his life by Googling ‘John Hammond is being made for the carillon, and the existing Catholic’. practice keyboard will be rebuilt and brought up to date with an improved practice action.

Book of carillon music published Grosse Pointe Memorial Church was completed in Post-Congress Trip to Pike’s Peak 1927 and a chime of eight low pitched bells from by Charles Semowich Gillett & Johnston, was installed. Hymn tunes were the Protestant and Catholic chapels at the e Laetsburg Press has published a book of carillon music containing original played electrically from the organ console in the Academy, and to tour the Jewish and Buddhist Project Interns Tamara Ramski, Brooks pieces and arrangements by Charles Semowich. Most of the pieces are for sanctuary. A clock mechanism also was installed chapels. We steered clear of the Druid circle, Whittaker, and Lisa Lombard processing the D GCNA archives 4 octave instruments.. The title is: Carillon Music: Arrangements and Original for sounding the Westminster Quarters and striking which had no organ, out of respect for the Music. It is available from Amazon.com for $20 plus shipping. the hours. Summer Solstice. During the course of this project, Tamara, http://www.amazon.com/Carillon-Music-Arrangments-Original/dp/0990721507/ Brooks, Lisa, and Jaime, who were new to the For the 25th anniversary of the building in 1952, 39 After the Air Force Academy, we travelled ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1410260797&sr=8-4&keywords=charles+semowich carillon world, have learned all about bells, bells by Petit & Fritsen were added, completing a to Manitou Springs to ride the cog rail up to carillons, and the GCNA and have uncovered 47-bell instrument. Pike’s Peak. After an unplanned stop mid- numerous unique and interesting items about mountain, our engineer figured out where the the Guild. GCNA To Go Paperless Meeks, Watson & Company personnel taking part “On” button was, and continued to the top. At by Tim Sleep in the on-site work for the removal of the bells are: the summit, we looked down on a lightning As the project continues, a portion of Bok William C. Meeks, Partner; Richard M. Watson, storm before it began to snow. I don’t know Tower Gardens’ archival collection will be eginning this fall, our annual reports, roster, and minutes will no longer be Partner; Joshua A. Meeks, Shop Manager; and Roy if it was the altitude or the vision of Jeff processed, including files for each carillon in Bmass-mailed to the membership but will be available to view or download Atkins. Davis against the amber waves of grain that North America. Once completed, finding aids from our website. This change will allow us to reduce the amount of paper that is made me lightheaded, but our time on top of the world was over. We descended the for the collections will be available online. used as well as save money on production and postage. Phyllis Webb is carillonneur at Grosse Pointe mountain and on the house of Carol and Larry Lens for a lovely closing dinner. Memorial Church. Those members who don’t have internet access or are unable to view or print the Carol Jickling Lens’s excellent planning lent itself to a successful congress. The project may be completed by the end of this reports may request a print copy by contacting the Guild president, Tim Sleep at Attendees appreciated the beautiful instrument and campus, as well as the balance year or early in 2015 (Jenny King contributed to [email protected] or in writing at: of work and play. Throughout the congress, the variety in recitals, lectures, and other this story.) activities kept us all stimulated. We’ll all certainly remember it as a high point in the Tim Sleep history of the GCNA. 28W640 Warrenville Rd., Warrenville, IL 60555

20 5 from Congress, page 1 “Coloring Bells with an News from French Speaking Guilds about the development of Orchestral Palette.” Translated and summarized by Wylie Crawford the school from outlier At St. John’s in the on the prairie to major Wilderness Cathedral, we Le Bulletin Campanaire, of the Association Deinze, Lier, Mol, Ghent, and Diest. In The 11th annual student examinations will metropolitan university. learned that carillonneurs Campanaire Wallonne (ACW) Belgian Wallonia there is no professional be held in Tourcoing on June 28 on its 59- are not simply one-trick After two more exam No. 78 – Second Quarter, 2014 (Translated instruction today, but there have been bell carillon. ponies in the “other recitals, John Knox and summarized by Wylie Crawford) professional schools in Mons and Namur. instrument” recital. The discussed the principles he Non-professional instruction is currently 25 French cities are GCF partners, as a excellent recitalists follows for writing for the Although I normally only summarize available in Ath, Liège and Soignies. In result of a 2008 invitation from the Guild helped us understand the carillon. We then heard new articles directly concerning carillons, the general, the European opportunities for to solicit such partner memberships. The admonishment to refrain compositions for carillon first two articles are of special interest. carillon instruction, for students of all ages partner cities come from various regions from leaving one’s day job. in the new music recital, Mark Filbert and the The first describes a cryogenic method for and backgrounds, are many and varied. of the country, including instruments We heard from both of the which featured music GCNA Singers cleaning bell mechanisms – by spraying ...... as small as 15 bells. A four-page listing Cathedral’s organs, as well from ACME and GCNA. them with pellets of frozen carbon of the cities, including photo, basic as performances on the piano, a recorder ensemble, and a stunning Andrea McCrady showered dioxide. The accompanying pictures The gossip column notes the upcoming technical information (founder, date, performance by Julia Littleton of the Silver Aria from “The Ballad John Knox in DU T-shirt us with a recital of water- display remarkable results. Note that the completion of a 47-bell carillon in weight, automatic play, if any) and contact of Baby Doe.” The newly-formed GCNA Singers gave a premiere themed music. After dinner, bell bronze is not targeted, but rather the Liège. Dinant hopes to celebrate its 100th information is given. The cities and their performance of Peter Paul Olejar’s “GCNA March.” Afterwards, the Class of 2013 Exam candidates performed a recital, and we support elements, linkages, hammers, etc. anniversary of the beginning of WWI with number of bells are Bailleul (35), Bergues during the pizza party sponsored by the Verdin Company, attendees finished the day with the ever-popular ice cream social hosted by The second article describes a method for a 50-bell instrument, thanks to individual (50), Bourbourg (50), Cappelle-La-Grande could explore the Cathedral, its organs, and a peculiar bell- Meeks, Watson & Company. estimating the weight of a bell from its public donations. Fabrice Renard will be (48), Castres (33), Chalons en Champagne instrument in one of the towers. diameter. Using the formula W = 1430 x D3 the carillonneur. 3,500 students gathered (56), Chatellerault (48), Dunkerque (50), one can determine a bell’s weight (in at the foot of the Leuven University library Forcalquier (15), Gourdon en Quercy pounds) from the cube of its diameter (in to sing, along with a brass ensemble, on (25 planned), Grézieu La Varenne (30), meters). It even works for diameters smaller April 3. A press release tells of the merger Hombleux (16), Hondschoote (61), Le than one meter. of the Royal Eijsbouts and Petit & Fritsen Creusot (25), Meximieux (20), Miribel ...... foundries. (50), Montrouge (27, electric keyboard), ...... Nuits-Saint-Georges (37), Saint-Amand- Arend van der Toorn, a recent graduate Les-Eaux (48), Saint-Gaudens (36), Saint- of the Mechelen carillon school presents The calendar section lists an event in Wavre Quentin (37), Seclin (42), Seurre (47), a study he did of carillon instruction on April 26 to remember its long-time Tain L’Hermitage (14) and Villefranche de Banquet Attendees Showing in Eruope. He became interested in the carillonneur Christian Boon. St-Amand-les- Rouergue (32, electric keyboard). “Whispers,” by Lawrence Argent, Off Their Line-Dancing Skills subject when he was enrolling in the school Eaux will have an international competition provides an apt listening spot On Thursday, we welcomed successful exam candidates Tatiana and when he learned that the Mechelen for young carillonneurs on May 17. An illustrated article describes the 16-bell Lukanova and Andrew Lampinen, and named Austin Ferguson and coursework for the “final degree” normally Summer carillon festivals are listed for Ath, instrument in Hombleux, which I will not Carrie Poon as the new editors of Carillon News. There were a takes 9 years, whereas in Amersfoort Brussels, Dinant, Liège, Mons, Nivelles, summarize further due to its size. number of presentations on Thursday, including Frances Newell (Netherlands) it only takes 6 years. He Tournai, and Verviers. After a day of beautiful carillon music on Tuesday, we were glad presenting her work in arranging as a Barnes scholar, Jeremy created three questionnaires to study the An article by Francis Crépin, president to start Wednesday with a business meeting. The Class of 2017 Chesman discussing teaching techniques for legato and phrasing, differences among the various institutions of the Guild and also carillonneur in Board Members were voted in and are Julianne Vanden Wyngaard, and Joy Banks presenting the history of GCNA congresses through and conducted 21 interviews. A 200-page From L’Art Campanaire, the bulletin of the Saint-Quentin, tells of a 90th anniversary David Hunsberger, and Dennis Curry. We were happy to request pictures and other artifacts. Sally Harwood and Robin Austin treatise emerged, which is summarized French Guild of Carillonneurs (GCF) commemoration of the replacement of that increased dues from our new carillonneur members Lynnli Wang, both gave recitals. This busy day was capped with a wonderful here. The Mechelen school was the only city’s carillon. In 1917, the original carillon Hunter Chase, Katie Leibe, and Carolyn Bolden. banquet, sponsored in part source of European instruction from No. 82 – April, 2014 (Translated and had been destroyed during the Great War, by Eijsbouts and held at 1922 until 1953, when the Dutch school summarized by Wylie Crawford) with only the empty campanile remaining. Subsequent to exam the Cable Center. was created. Since then, carillon schools The original carillonneur, Gustave Cantelon candidates 5 and 6, have been established in Douai (France), The French Guild offers details about its had been evacuated to Belgium with his Ellen Dickinson gave a At the business meeting Løgumkloster (Denmark), Gdańsk annual meeting, hosted by the Pays d’Oc family. In 1919, after returning, he wrote to presentation about learning on Friday, we welcomed (Poland), Saint Petersburg (Russia), and – region in southern France, from July 25 to Jef Denijn at the Mechelen carillon school music, generally considered the final exam candidate recently - Bourneville (England). Additional July 29. Lodging will be in Toulouse, and to ask for help in acquiring a replacement a pre-requisite to performing Kerri Lu, and the Board instruction has taken place, as well. In the meeting will include visits to a variety instrument. A transcript of Denijn’s willing said music. Margaret Pan directed the Examination Belgian Flanders, besides the school in of instruments, including those in Gaulène, response is included, which indicates that and Geert D’hollander Committee to consider Mechelen, the Lemmens Institute in Leuven Drèche, Villefranche de Rouergue, he himself had just returned from London, performed artist recitals, altering the rules for those has offered a baccalaureate degree in music Castres, St. Gaudens, Castelnaudary, and having lost his wife and daughter during his and Scott O’Neill of the with degrees from carillon since 1985, with carillon as the performing Carcasonne. [Trans. Note – several of these exile. Seven months later, Denijn paid a visit Colorado Symphony led Julianne Vanden Wyngaard, schools. Julianne Vanden instrument. Non-professional instruction instruments have fewer than 23 bells, so we to Saint-Quentin, to raise money for a new Margaret Pan and Robin Austin a presentation entitled John Knox and George Gregory Wyngaard was happy that has also been available in Borgerhout, would not consider them carillons.] continues on page 22 4 21 n behalf members in different ways. Congratulations determine what does the music have to say, by Carol Jickling Lens President’s Column Remembering Todd Oof the to our new Carillonneur members, who are and how do I communicate through the ho knew, back in 1971, when this taught at The Netherlands Carillon School, by and went for many hiking trips, which Guild, I a welcome addition to the carillonneurs bells. I encourage you to take some time to Wtall, handsome young man from and at the carillon school in Denmark. he adored. would like available for guest recitals. Please give understand your audience and think about Pennsylvania walked into the Springfield He was carillonneur at the Oudekerk in to offer a big them serious consideration as you plan how you will bring them along with you to Congress, that he would become a part of Amsterdam – which gave him the best little thank you to your recitals for next year. the end of the program. my life for the next four decades! As we apartment in the attic of the church with a Carol Jickling were both waiting, along with about 11 great view of the activities in the red light Lens and her As the summer recital season comes to a This is a great time to be a carillonneur other people to play our “Advancement” district below – and at the Waagtoren and committee close, it is a good time to capitalize on all because we have high-quality new recitals, Todd and I became friends. (Well, Laurenskerk in Alkmaar. He was in the for putting of the publicity and positive energy. Social music available to us in addition to those I have to admit I had a huge crush on him Concertgebouw chorus where he also taught on a great media is a great place to post pictures from compositions that have been previously that lasted for about three of the next four a course in solfege. (When we moved to congress at the the summer’s highlights. I am always published. I hope that you will support our decades.) England in the 80’s I had the privilege of University of Denver. It was well run and amazed at how many connections can talented composers by purchasing their staying in said apartment a few times and beautifully hosted. The weather cooperated, be made through social media. The posts music and then performing it. If you get It was ten years before I attended another attending a concert where the chorus sang.) Todd in the Mountains making the outdoor activities perfect. A don’t have to be elaborate, but “throwback a chance, it would be great if you would congress, but we didn’t lose touch. Our He traveled all over the world, including touching memorial service for John Todd Thursdays” is a great time to post old contact the composers to let them know times at the Netherlands Carillon School Denver is a hard city in which to make carillon trips to Japan and Australia. Fair was held prior to the beginning of the pictures or repost things from the summer. that you have enjoyed their music and will didn’t overlap – I graduated in June of friends if you’re new in town. Towards congress that included heartfelt comments I always enjoy looking back at these, be performing it. 1974, he began in September – but when Todd became a sort of surrogate uncle to the end of Todd’s tenure at DU he became and beautiful music. Old friendships were especially some of the lighter moments. I went back to visit Amersfoort in June of our children. On one of our trips to visit disenchanted with many things. The hardest renewed and new ones made. This can help to keep the carillon alive in Playing the carillon can be a solitary 1975, Todd was a good companion. Later him he took us to the Amsterdam zoo after part of our friendship was when I got his old your community all year round. experience because of the distance between that same summer he came to Cranbrook which we rented paddle boats in the canals. job. It was difficult not being able to share for my wedding. There was a carillon Somehow we took a wrong turn and ended my excitement about my good fortune in It was a great chance to meet and talk to performer and audience. This distance is recital between the ceremony and reception up in the ship channel. You never saw light of his bad fortune. But Todd wasn’t John Knox, to whom the congress was This is the time of year that I like the best. even greater for composers who don’t often during which he and I played a duet – it’s paddle boats move so fast as we tried to done yet. After moving back East where he dedicated. Many of us have played and The pile of new music is full of possibilities, get to hear their music performed. I know the best picture of me at my wedding. turn around and pedal back to safe waters! really felt at home, he got the job as choir enjoyed his music, and it was a good and deadlines for programs and program the composers that I have contacted have He would also come to England to visit us, director and organist of Zion Lutheran chance to put a name and a face together, notes are months away. Building your welcomed a short note of encouragement. For the next thus beginning a long tradition of sharing Church in Wilmington. He had access to as well as hear his presentation about how program is one of the most important 24 years Todd holiday meals. carillons again and was looking forward to he goes about his craft. things that we do as carillonneurs. We I wish you all the best for the coming stayed in the joining the recital circuit once more. are given the opportunity to draw the months. Netherlands. In the mid 90’s Todd began to wish he could The recitals and presentations were of audience into our world and the selection What a life move back to America. He loved his life Todd was a great talent. In his prime he the highest quality, including the “other of music can have a profound effect on he had! He in Holland, but was ready to come home. could play rings around most people. He instrument” concert, which showcased our the audience. For me, the challenge is to worked Timing was in his favor. He filled in for happily shared his musicianship with many for a spice Margo Halsted in Ann Arbor when she took people in many places. He was a wonderful company for a sabbatical. Then the new position at the teacher, a good arranger, a great friend, and a while, so University of Denver became his in 1999. had a wicked sense of humor. I’m not sure he had many He spent many happy hours playing and which of these traits will be missed the trips to South teaching on the Williams Carillon. He took most. CALENDAR Wedding Duet Africa. He full advantage of the mountains being close ToCarillonneur The orEditor Carillonist? by David Hunsberger June 3-7, 2015 his responds to Ronald Barnes’s essay published in the most recent issue of our from French Speaking page 21 Americans in France 54th Annual International TBulletin. I entirely agree with his reasons for disliking the term carillonneur. But Carillon Festival 37-bell instrument, which was installed in instead of carillonist, I think a better alternative is carilloner. Springfield, IL by Elizabeth Vitu 1924 by Michaux of Leuven. For this year’s First, CAR-il-lon-ist does not roll off my tongue easily, unlike the pronunciation used in commemoration, Koen Cosaert, the current he 12th edition of the Perpignan International Carillon Festival features four all other English-speaking countries, where the instrument is a ca-RIL-lyn and the player June 15-19, 2015 director of the Mechelen school played a American carillonneurs this summer: Wylie Crawford, Karel Keldermans, George a ca-RIL-lyn-ist. Nobody has proposed we change the way we pronounce the instrument recital of works by Denijn. T Matthew, and Tin-shi Tam. Our other guest carillonneurs are Audrey Dey (Belgium) too, and it would make no sense to call the player something that does not match the GCNA Congress Missouri State University and Amy Johannsen (Australia). This year’s theme is “Nature in Music”. We have had instrument. But it also makes no sense to change to a usage I find just as awkward to impressive numbers of concert-goers, ranging from 300-550 people for each evening pronounce as our current one. Carilloner is just easier to say.

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Newsletter of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America The 72nd Congress of the GCNA at Features University of Denver by Jeremy Chesman 2014 GCNA Congress in e’ve never been so high in Denver ...... 1 Wthe GCNA! We held our 72nd Congress in the Mile High City at WCF Congress . . . . . 6. the University of Denver from June 17-20, 2014. Carol Jickling Lens, “Singing Bronze” A History of University Carillonneur, was, as Carillon Music ...... 11 always, a gracious host. The Congress theme was the music of John Knox, Newly Certified Members . . 12 with most recitals featuring at least one of his works. The Carl M. Williams Carillon, a 65-bell Eijsbouts instrument from 1999, was our Plus instrument for the week.

Calendar ...... 3 On June 16, the Pre-Congress events began with a memorial service given by the Take Notes: University of Denver for Todd Fair, DU’s first University Carillonneur. Jeff Davis and Carillon Education . . . .13 . Carlo van Ulft also gave master classes. After a host recital, the day ended, as most do at Congresses, with a cocktail hour. GCNA members provided entertainment during Transitions ...... 16 . open tower time for the evening reception, which featured an elegant sampling of hors d’oeuvres. Installations, Renovations, Dedications ...... 17 .

Overtones Regional Notes . . . . .18 .

Notices ...... 20. .

Foreign News . . . . . 21. . On Tuesday, attendees were enthused to begin with a business meeting. We were welcomed by the Director of the Lamont School of Music and the Chancellor Emeritus. The board also announced Yale as the location for the 2016 congress. The morning continued with two examination recitals and a presentation by DU University Historian, Steve Fisher,

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