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Record Number of Chimesmasters Attend 74Th Annual GCNA Congress Winter 2017 No. 50 from the Cornell Chimesmasters Record Number of Chimesmasters Attend 74th Annual GCNA Congress These original pieces came in part from the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which won Billie Sun ’19 Twilight Concert contest, which enjoyed first-place arrangement! It was such a pleasant nearly 40 submissions. One of the most ex- surprise to be greeted by Jen’s award-winning his past June, I had the opportunity citing submissions to us chimesmasters was arrangement in the GCNA welcome packet to attend the 74th annual Congress of Jennifer Lory-Moran’s arrangement of “Pure on our first day. Tthe Guild of Carillonneurs of North Imagination” by Bricusse and Newley from Miscellaneous GCNA highlights for me America (GCNA) at Yale University in New included connecting with other bell enthusi- Haven, Connecticut. In spite of my inexperi- asts, particularly those from Yale and Berkeley ence as one of Cornell’s newest chimesmas- (there were lots of college-age carillonneurs ters and a first-time GCNA attendee, I felt in attendance this year), watching Erica and surprisingly at ease among the many other Ilia playfully duet “Arrival in New Haven” Cornellians attending the congress. This on Harkness’s practice stand, enjoying a dra- year, Judy Ogden ’71, MPS ’75, JD ’77, Keith UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER matic read-aloud of the Yale Guild’s original Jenkins ’93, Jennifer Lory-Moran ’96, MAT ’97, children’s book Rosie Meets the Carillon, and Erica Ho ’13, Bryan Chong ’13, MEng ’14, Ilia climbing all the way up Harkness Tower with Karp ’15, Emily Graf ’16, Joshua Chan ’18, and Josh on the last day. I all made it to the congress, many of us for What stood out to me most at GCNA was the first time. It was a refreshing change of the infectious passion everyone shared for not pace to sit and enjoy the music of Harkness only bells, but music in general. It really in- Tower’s 54-bell carillon with Cornellians so spired me, as a new chimesmaster, to channel used to performing. that very passion into my own performances At this congress, there was a huge push at Cornell. for original arrangements, transcriptions, and I would like to thank those who have given compositions for the carillon. The Yale Uni- to the Cornell Chimes for making this experi- versity Guild of Carillonneurs commissioned ence possible for so many of us. Thank you for “50 for the 50th”—50 original carillon pieces your generosity—we could not have enjoyed to celebrate Harkness Tower’s 50th birthday. such a wonderful week at GCNA without you! Current and alumni chimesmasters gather for the GCNA Congress. Connect to the Cornell Chimes All Year Long! • Join chimesfriends-l. Subscribers to this email list will receive periodic updates about the program, including invitations to special events, and other exciting chimes news. • Follow us on Facebook: facebook.com/chimes.cornell • Join the chimesmasters private Facebook group or alumni chimesmasters email list. To learn more about opportunities to connect with the Cornell Chimes or with alumni chimesmasters, email [email protected] today. Chimesmaster’s Corner Serim An ’17, Head Chimesmaster When the fall semester began, things picked up quickly with the Chimes Advisory Council he annual chimes competi- meeting in September. In addition to our regu- tion this past year was run lar playing, we had three wedding concerts, Tby Charlie Xu ’16, head four specialty concerts (two of which were for chimesmaster, and Emily Graf marriage proposals!), a parents’ weekend open ’16, competition coordinator. The house, the 52nd Annual Halloween Concert, competition seemed to kick off and the Christmas vespers concerts. We also as usual until we found out only had visits from alumni chimesmasters and seven compets had signed up for from members of the University of Rochester the silent audition. This year the Carillon Society. We’ve had many fun times new competition coordinator, John with the bells, but we also faced some minor Lee ’18, has come up with several challenges, one of which was debating when to PHOTOGRAPHER UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER different methods of advertising change the color of the clock faces to recognize the competition, including produc- causes and events. As this issue involves the ing an advertising video and reaching out to larger Cornell community and a university orchestras and bands on campus. Our fingers landmark, it will be addressed by a committee are crossed that we receive a large number of meeting to develop a sound policy. compets who successfully overcome the barrier It feels unreal to me that this is my last of the “Rag!” semester with the chimes. Frankly, sometimes As the incoming head chimesmaster, I was I took my time with the bells for granted; I worried when we said goodbye to four won- got so used to playing the bells regularly that derful chimesmasters in May 2016. Although I no longer remembered the excitement I had many of us still miss Keiran (Cantilina ’15), when I first played the bells out loud as a first- Emily (Graf ’16), Ren (Karen Ortega ’16), and year student. Now that I am almost near the Charlie (Xu ’16), this has been another exciting end, every minute with the bells feels special. year with two passionate new chimesmasters I look forward to greeting the new batch Josh Chan ’18 and Billie Sun ’19. of compets in a few days and to seeing their In the summer, the bells kept ringing excitement as they get to know the instru- thanks to the remaining chimesmasters on ment. Although I still won’t enjoy waking up campus, including Ilia Karp ’15, Julia King GR, for morning concerts and marching up Libe Keith Jenkins ’93, Jennifer Lory-Moran ’96, Slope covered with snow, I know I will cherish MAT ’97, and Gretchen Ryan ’97. Ilia served every minute at the top of the tower. I thank as summer chimesmaster, handling a large Marisa LaFalce, program coordinator, Jen number of concert requests, including 15 wed- Lory-Moran, chimes advisor, and the rest of ding concerts and four specialty concerts. One the chimes family for offering me this unique of the highlights of the summer was the on- experience at Cornell. I will never forget the campus wedding of Ren and Keiran. Despite bells. Thank you! the burning heat, it was a great day to catch up with many of the recent chimes graduates Serim An is a senior in the College of Arts and who made a trip to Ithaca to celebrate the Sciences, studying Biology. She hopes to pursue a wedding together. career in medicine after graduation. An annual newsletter of the Cornell Chimes Editor: Marisa LaFalce Designer: Larissa Hensley Cornell Chimes chimes.cornell.edu | [email protected] 607.255.5350 3058 South Balch Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853 Cornell University is an equal-opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer. 2 I like to find songs in the database that nobody has played in a long time and try to play them. We have so much music in our files, and it’s fun to explore what is there. Billie Sun ‘19 and Josh Chan ‘18 PHOTOGRAPHER UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER absorbed in the music. Spotlight on Josh Chan ’18 Remind me of your college and major. Where did you go to high school? Marisa LaFalce I am an Engineering student, and I am I went to Bridgewater High School. I am studying Computer Science [CS]. from (Bridgewater), New Jersey. met with Josh Chan (JDC), a junior, who How was your semester? What did you take? Did any classmates from your high school come became a chimesmaster in April 2016. It I guess this semester I have taken some dif- to Cornell? Iwas a blustery December day at the end of ferent classes, not just the standard CS classes. A decent amount, maybe four my year… the semester. I took some courses that I thought would be one of them is a close friend; we’ve lived to- Hi Josh, where did you just come from? fun, like Intro to Civil Engineering—I looked gether for the past few years. I was in the clock tower. forward to building the pasta bridge from the Tell me about Computer Science. What in- So not far in this weather! Were you studying? beginning of the class. We made a bridge out terests you? Working? of spaghetti. It was really fun! I first started CS when I was a junior or I actually played the midday concert. I was I also took Intro to Japanese—that was senior in high school. I found it really interest- procrastinating a little and making edits to great. They taught it so well that it didn’t feel ing to do cool things by typing in a few lines the new song I just arranged for the chimes. like I had lots of memorization…just working of code into a computer. What song is that? through conversations and stuff, so it’s been I would like to do something in graphics “How Far I’ll Go,” from Moana, the new fun (and easy to learn). and game design. I am hoping to take the Disney movie. I saw the movie over Thanksgiv- Have you had any exposure to Japanese before? game design class next semester. There is a ing break. It was great. I also liked the short I’ve just watched a few animes but that big game design showcase at the end of the little five-minute clip before the actual movie. doesn’t count for much! Japanese uses Chinese semester where students from all over campus Glad to hear you’re adding to our arrange- characters, and I know a tiny bit of Chinese… come to play games.
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