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Tower Inside the Singing Tower Clock Music DAILY CARILLON MUSIC

Architect: Milton B. Medary (Philadelphia) Announcing the hour strike: NOVEMBER 26-29, 2020 What Child Is This Purpose: To house the carillon; serve as a English centerpiece for the Gardens; the private Carillon Concerts at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. use of the Bok family 9:00 I Wonder As I Wander Appalachian Built: 1927-1929 9:30 Come, All Ye Children Spanish, Castilian 7 Height: 205 feet (62.5 meters) 10:00 Deck The Halls Welsh 6 Weight: 5,500 tons (5,000 metric tons) 10:30 Pat-a-pan French Structure: Steel frame with brick walls; outer facing 5 11:00 We Three Kings John Hopkins, Jr. of pink and gray Georgia marble and Florida coquina, a limestone of shell and 4 11:30 Now It Is Jul Again Scandinavian coral fragments 12:00 The Holly And The Ivy English Foundation: 118 reinforced concrete piles, 13-24 feet (4-7 meters) underground with a concrete 3 12:30 Angels We Have Heard On High French cap of 2.5 feet (0.8 meter) 1:00 CONCERT Sculpture: Lee Lawrie (New York City); herons at the top, eagles at the base of the bellchamber; 2:00 O Desired Day Catalonian all sculptures were carved on-site 2:30 Sweetest Night Of All Flemish, 1728 Colorful Grilles near the top: 2 Ceramic tiles designed by J.H. Dulles 3:00 CONCERT Allen (Philadelphia) 4:00 Come, All Ye Shepherds Bohemian Brass Door and Wrought-iron Gates with Birds: 1 Samuel Yellin (Philadelphia); depicts the 4:30 ’s Message French, Basque Biblical story of Creation 1. Founder’s Room 4. Anton Brees Carillon O Little Town Of Inscription under the Sundial: 5:00 Louis H. Redner 2. Chao Research Center Library This Singing Tower with its adjacent 5:30 Let All Mortal Flesh French, Picardy Sanctuary was dedicated and presented (Archives) 5. Carillonneur’s Studio Keep Silence to the American people by Calvin 3. Maintenance Workshop 6. Keyboard Room Coolidge, President of the United States, 7. Carillon (60 bells) February 1, 1929. Adaptations for carillon of melodies or of music written for other instruments have been made by the recitalist, except for those arrangers identified by the following: Carillon * Anton Brees

Bellfounder: John Taylor Bellfounders, Ltd. Is the Tower ever open to the Public? (Loughborough, England) Members at the Donor level and above can view the Founder's Room on one of four Size: 60 bronze bells tours conducted each year. Bell weight: Smallest bell at 16 lbs. 863-676-1408 - Lake Wales, FL Largest bell at 11+ tons (10+ metric tons) Total of 63+ tons (57+ metric tons) www.boktowergardens.org Thursday at 1:00 p.m. Friday at 1:00 p.m. Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Historic Recording by William De Turk Live performance by Geert D’hollander Live performance by Geert D’hollander Live performance by Geert D’hollander

Getting Ready? Appalachian Traditionals Prelude for carillon Albert C. Gerken A Medley from the Opera Carmen Georges Bizet Last George Michael Lullay, Thou Tiny Little Child 1838-1875 Hymn Arrangements for Carillon Happy Christmas – War is Over John Lennon I wonder as I wander Holy, Holy, Holy John B. Dykes Christmas Songs by 1909-1985 Let it Snow! Let it Snow! Jule Styne 1905-1994 Sing we the Virgin Mary The Spacious Firmament on High Joseph Haydn The most Wonderful Day of the Year Sleigh Ride Leroy Anderson 1908-1975 Welsh Traditionals The God of Abraham Praise Leoni When gets your Letter American Carillon Music, written in Baroque Style Deck the Halls A Holly Jolly Christmas Three Pieces for Carillon Prelude and Fugue on Old 104th 1988 R. Barnes Come all Christians, singing Jingle, Jingle, Jingle Rigaudon Geo Clement 1927-1997 Behold! The best of mornings is here Paraphrase on a Siciliana of Pasquale Ricci R. Barnes American Carillon Music, written in Baroque Style Improvisation Improvisation on Seasonal Music Reverie Mark Peterson Cortege and Fugue 1987 John Courter 1942-2010 Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer J. Marks Film Music by Nino Rota Improvisation on Seasonal Music 1909-1985 La Dolce Vita The Sweet Life

Love Themefrom Romeo & Juliet Saturday at 3:00 p.m. Live performance by Geert D’hollander Love Themefrom The Godfather Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Friday at 3:00 p.m. Live performance by Geert D’hollander Live performance by Geert D’hollander American We Three Kings of Orient John Hopkins 1820-1891 SACRED MUSIC Thursday at 3:00 p.m. Carols from all over the world Hey, Hey, Ho Ed Chenette Historic Recording by William De Turk Companions, All Sing Loudly Basque Anon. A Czech Traditional From Every Spire on G. Coles As Lately We Watched Austrian Anon. Jesu, Jesu, Baby Dear 1792-1858 Prelude for carillon Albert C. Gerken Carol of the Bells Ukrainian M. Leontovich Lovely Child, Holy Child Trad. Folk Carol Traditional Christmas Carols arr. R. Barnes 1877-1921 Hymn Arrangements for Carillon Introit for Christmas Eve Flemish Traditional Let Us Even Now Go to Bethlehem Philippines Anon. Improvisation on Seasonal Music Holy, Holy, Holy John B. Dykes Come All Ye Shepherds Bohemian Traditional ‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime French J. de Brebeuf The Spacious Firmament on High Joseph Haydn The True Light That Enlightens Man In Dulci Jubilo German Traditional The God of Abraham Praise Leoni Improvisation on Seasonal Music God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen English Traditional O Come All Ye Faithful Adeste Fideles 1751 Three Pieces for Carillon , Jesus, Oh What a Wonderful Child Rigaudon Geo Clement African American Christmas Spiritual French Christmas Carols arr. R. Barnes Paraphrase on a Siciliana of Pasquale Ricci R. Barnes Musette French Dance, c. 1735 Reverie Mark Peterson Quand le Berger va au Champ c. 1700 Voice la Novelle Here’s the story Film Music by Nino Rota Il est ne le Divin Enfant He is born, the Divine Child La Dolce Vita The Sweet Life O Journée Desiree O Day we Desired; Catalan Carol Love Themefrom Romeo & Juliet Noel pour L’amour de Marie Troubadour Song, 12th C. Love Themefrom The Godfather Polish Traditionals Infant holy, Infant lowly