No. 102 November 2019 www.gcna.org Newsletter of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America 2019 Congress Report Features by Shannon Norton Richards and Jaime Fogel ok Tower Gardens hosted the 77th Congress of The Guild 2019 Congress Bof Carillonneurs in North America from June 10-14, 2019 Report 1 in Lake Wales, Florida. This year, Congress was dedicated to From the President's longtime Bok carillonneur Milford Myhre. The beautiful Sing- Corner 3 ing Tower was featured not only in the carillon recitals but also on the exterior of an awesome insulated metal water bottle and Festivals and the front cover of the Program Guide. The program book’s front Symposia 6 cover artwork, “Reflection of Bok Tower in the Koi Pond Be- Overseas 16 hind Shady Trees,” was done in acrylic and watercolor by Sa- mantha Eady, a high school student from Harrison School for Towers and the Arts in Lakeland, Florida. Her work was selected from a Excursions 19 number of other competitive submissions by other student art- Announcements 20 ists. Plus Edward W. Bok, a highly successful publisher and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, immigrated from the Netherlands at the Calendar 3 age of six. Through hard work and determination, he succeeded in both business and philanthropy, living by the words of his Take Notes: Awards, Exams, Bok Tower, the centerpiece grandmother, “Make you the world a bit better or more beau- Education 11 of Bok Tower Gardens tiful because you have lived in it.” Residing in Pennsylvania, the Boks visited their winter retreat near Lake Wales, where Reviews 22 the beautiful location inspired Bok to build a tranquil garden in which people could relax and commune with nature, in “a sanctuary for birds and people.” Bok’s 205-foot Art Deco/neo-Gothic Singing Tower is an in- spiring work of art reflecting, primarily, Florida’s flora and fau- Congress honored former na. Mr. Bok commissioned highly respected and accomplished Bok Carillonneur Milford Myhre continues on page 4 1 Carillon News is published each April and No- Carillon NEWS vember by the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, a California non-profit corporation. Board Members and Officers: Roy Lee, President [email protected] Deadlines: Submissions for publication must be received by February 15 for the spring issue Julianne Vanden Wyngaard, Vice President and September 15 for the fall issue. Submis- [email protected] sions should be typewritten and are appreciated by e-mail. Send materials to: gcnacarillonnews@ Carrie Poon, Recording Secretary gmail.com [email protected] Opinions expressed in Carillon News are not Mitchell Stecker, Corresponding Secretary necessarily those of the editors, nor do they [email protected] necessarily carry the endorsement of the GCNA. Wesley Arai, Treasurer ******************************* [email protected] Margaret Angelini (2020) Co-Editors Carol Jickling Lens (2020) Austin Ferguson, Carrie Poon Julianne Vanden Wyngaard (2020) Editorial Staff Joey Brink (2021) Margaret Angelini, Roy Lee, Judy Ogden, Andrea McCrady (2021) Elisa Tersigni Carol Anne Taylor (2021) Story Contributors Wesley Arai (2022) Jeffrey Bossin, Wylie Crawford, Roy Lee (2022) Mac Derscheid, Ellen Dickinson, Caroline Poon (2022) Linda Dzuris, Jim Fackenthal, Ennis Fruhauf, Roy Lee, Lisa Lonie, Patrick Macoska, HOW TO REACH THE GUILD To contact the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, Ed Nassor, Tiffany Ng, email [email protected] Shannon Norton Richards, Janet Tebbel Guild Web Page: Photo Contributors www.gcna.org Jeffrey Bossin, Wylie Crawford, Austin Ferguso Linda Dzuris, Scott Hummel, Membership information and applications are available from: Andrea McCrady, Frances Newell, Tiffany Ng, Mitchell Stecker, Corresponding Secretary Michelle Yee Photography, Back page photo: 171 Moultrie Street Austin Ferguson, Mayo Clinic Charleston, SC 29409-0002 [email protected] Design and Production GCNA mailing labels Austin Ferguson, Carrie Poon; D&R Press are available to GCNA members as a free download from the members only section of the Guild Web Page at www.gcna.org. Printing D & R Press, Elmwood Park, Ill. Non-members may purchase labels for $45. Copyright 2019 by The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited. All items submitted for publication become the property of the GCNA, except that contributors assume liability for copyrighted photographs or music examples submitted, and assume responsibility for claims therefrom made against the publisher. For permission to reprint contact the co-editors at the address listed above. 2 From the President’s Corner want to begin by thanking will help you. Other website changes: Imy predecessor, Julianne • New members can now use self-service to sign up online Vanden Wyngaard, for her and have their applications processed instantly. service to the GCNA as • Renewal dues paid by credit card online can now be President. Thanks also to processed automatically without further manual Geert D’hollander, Jaime reconciliation by the Treasurer. We ask all members Fogel, and everyone at Bok to consider using this option, which immensely reduces Tower Gardens for hosting the Treasurer’s workload. a memorable Congress. • Carillonneur Exam candidates can now submit audio recordings via Dropbox and pay exam fees online, as It was twenty years ago ACE applicants have been doing for the past few years. this fall that I filled out my membership application and joined this wonderful group of musicians and music-lovers who share in I won’t bore you with other behind-the-scenes changes that will common a passion for our instrument. Ever since, at Congresses excite only the true bureaucrat. Suffice it to say, these changes and in the course of committee work in between Congresses, I to membership services processes use technology to ease the have seen you—our many dedicated members—contribute to the administrative burden on officers and will help to free up more of Guild’s work, by bringing your strengths and special qualities our time to devote to new initiatives. to the table, offering your time and energy, and supporting and encouraging one another. I will try to emulate your example in Speaking of new initiatives, the inaugural Sally Slade Warner my new post. Arrangements & Transcriptions Competition will take place this year. Submissions are due by November 8, 2019. Check the The Board met for a full day before this year’s Congress for website for more info. extended discussions on several topics, including Congresses. The Guidelines for Hosting a Congress have been updated to Until next time, reflect some of the changes. The results of the Congress attendees’ survey will guide the work of the board members participating in a new Congress Planning Subcommittee. The first-time Roy Lee attendees' Congress registration scholarship program has been GCNA President made permanent. A new program will cover the cost of Congress registration for new Carillonneur members so they can participate in the New Members’ Recital the year following their Exam recitals (or the subsequent year). Over the quiet summer period since Congress, the officers have CALENDAR taken some further steps to modernize our membership services operations. Working with the web and roster committee chairs, 24 June to 1 July, 2020 78th GCNA Congress and WCF World we have now completed the transition of the official roster to Congress, Longwood Gardens, the membership directory, which is available on the members’- Kennett Square, PA only side of our website. Go to www.gcna.org and click “Log in” at the top-right corner. You can click your name at the top June, 2021 right corner to see your profile and verify your contact info. Look 79th GCNA Congress, Trinity College, under “Members” on the menu bar for the membership directory. Hartford, Connecticut Having trouble with any of this? Email [email protected] and we 3 from Congress Report, page 1 artisans to see his vision into reality: architect Milton B. Medary, Minako Uchino and Shannon Richards. Both candidates were sculptor Lee Lawrie, metalworker Samuel Yellin, and tilemaker welcomed into Carillonneur Membership. Lunch was served in J. H. Dulles Allen. The gardens were designed by Frederick Law the Magnolia Room, and another Tower tour was scheduled. Olmsted, Jr., and dedicated in 1929 by President Calvin Coolidge. Bok died the following year and is buried near the entrance of his On Tuesday afternoon, Dr. Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra presented beloved Singing Tower. As the tower is normally off-limits to the her Barnes-grant-funded project, “Belonging: A Carillon Call to public, tours were quite popular among the Congress attendees. Care for All," and Dennis Curry presented “Look What We Found in Todd’s Library,” updates from the collection of the late Todd The carillon in the Singing Fair. After the second business meeting, Margo Halsted presented Tower is a 60-bell Taylor “Five New Carillons,” and Dr. Tiffany Ng presented “Introduc- instrument first begun in tion to UM Open Access Carillon Scores.” Successful Candidates 1928 with 48 notes, in- #3 (Wade Fitzgerald) and #4 (Jesse Lee Ratcliffe) performed their cluding doubled trebles, Exam recitals. For dinner, Royal Eijsbouts sponsored the Pizza for a total of 61 bells. The Party held at the Balmoral Resort clubhouse near Haines City, instrument was enlarged Florida. the following year to 53 notes using 71 bells. In Wednesday’s first event 1966, Taylor eliminated was a successful Exam the double trebles by recasting 24 bells. This number was in- recital by Candidate #5 creased to 57 in 1987 and to 60 in 2000, with all bells made by (Simone Brown), followed Taylor. The transposition is down two semitones. The official Bok by the Congress photo. A carillonneurs have been Anton Brees (1928-67), Milford Myhre panel discussion entitled, (1968-2004), William DeTurk (2004-11), and Geert D’hollander “Simply Social” was pre- (2012-present).