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Architect: Milton B. Medary (Philadelphia) Announcing the hour strike: November 28-December 1, 2019 Lake Wales Nocturne (excerpt) Purpose: To house the carillon; serve as a Johan Franco centerpiece for the Gardens; the private Carillon Concerts at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. use of the Bok family 9:00 Prelude Johann Sebastian Bach Built: 1927-1929 7 9:30 Sarabande (for carillon) Benoit Franssen Height: 205 feet (62.5 meters) 10:00 Somber Pavane (for carillon) Ronald Barnes Weight: 5,500 tons (5,000 metric tons) 6 10:30 Andante Joseph H. Fiocco Structure: Steel frame with brick walls; outer facing 5 of pink and gray Georgia marble and 11:00 Spring Morning (for carillon) Geert D’hollander Florida coquina, a limestone of shell and 4 coral fragments Sorrowing Foundation: 118 reinforced concrete piles, 13-24 feet 11:30 Andante (for carillon) Ronald Barnes (4-7 meters) underground with a concrete 3 cap of 2.5 feet (0.8 meter) 12:00 Prelude VI (for carillon) Matthias vanden Gheyn Sculpture: Lee Lawrie (); herons at the top, eagles at the base of the bellchamber; 12:30 Chaconne * Auguste Durant all sculptures were carved on-site CONCERT Colorful Grilles near the top: 1:00 Ceramic tiles designed by J.H. Dulles 2 Allen (Philadelphia) 2:00 Dreaming (for carillon) Geert D’hollander

Brass Door and Wrought-iron Gates with Birds: 1 2:30 Andante (for carillon) Ioannes de Gruijtters Samuel Yellin (Philadelphia); depicts the Biblical story of Creation 3:00 CONCERT 1. Founder’s Room 4. Anton Brees Carillon Inscription under the Sundial: Library This Singing Tower with its adjacent 2. Chao Research Center 4:00 Waltz Edvard Grieg Sanctuary was dedicated and presented (Archives) 5. Carillonneur’s Studio to the American people by Calvin 3. Maintenance Workshop 6. Keyboard Room 4:30 Cortege (for carillon) John Courter Coolidge, President of the , 7. Carillon (60 bells) February 1, 1929. 5:00 La Volta William Byrd

Carillon 5:30 Solveig’s Song * Edvard Grieg

Bellfounder: John Taylor Bellfounders, Ltd. Is the Tower ever open to the Public? Adaptations for carillon of melodies or of music written for (Loughborough, England) Members at the Donor level and above can other instruments have been made by the recitalist, except view the Founder's Room on one of four for those arrangers identified by the following: Size: 60 bronze bells tours conducted each year. * Anton Brees 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 Friday at 1:00 p.m. Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Sunday at 1:00 p.m. Live performance by Geert D’hollander Live performance by Geert D’hollander Live performance by Geert D’hollander

Early North American Carillon Music Getting Ready? Appalachian Traditionals (composed for Bok Tower Garden’s Carillon) Last George Michael Lullay, Thou Tiny Little Child From “Six Compositions” (1932) Happy Christmas – War is Over John Lennon I wonder as I wander Gian-Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) “Let it Snow! Let it Snow!” Jule Styne (1905-1994) Sing we the Virgin Mary Preludio “Sleigh Ride” Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) Welsh Traditionals From “Suite” (1931-32) Samuel Barber (1910-1981) American Carillon Music, written in Baroque Style Deck the Halls Scherzetto Prelude and Fugue on “Old 104th” (1988) Come all Christians, singing R. Barnes (1927-1997) Behold! The best of mornings is here Contemporary North American Carillon Music Cortege and Fugue (1987) John Courter (1942-2010) “Ode to Saint Rombouts” (1982) Improvisation on Seasonal Music 1:00 & 3:00 p.m. Johan Franco (1908-1988) Improvisation Historic recording by William De Turk Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer Improvisation J. Marks (1909-1985) Prelude for carillon Albert C. Gerken Saturday at 3:00 p.m. Hymn Arrangements for Carillon Live performance by Geert D’hollander Holy, Holy, Holy John B. Dykes Friday at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at 3:00 p.m. The Spacious Firmament on High Joseph Haydn Live performance by Geert D’hollander A Medley from the Opera “Carmen” Live performance by Geert D’hollander The God of Abraham Praise Leoni Georges Bizet (1838-1875) From the Concerto for Clarinet K. 622 Irish Traditionals Three Pieces for Carillon W. A. Mozart (1756-1791) Christmas Songs by Johnny Marks (1909-1985) The Darkest Midnight in December Rigaudon Geo Clement arr. Bernard Winsemius The most Wonderful Day of the Year The Seven Rejoices of Mary Paraphrase on a Siciliana of Pasquale Ricci R. Barnes Adagio When gets your Letter Ye sons of men, with me rejoice Reverie Mark Peterson Good people all, this Christmas-time Jingle, Jingle, Jingle Film Music by Nino Rota Early North American Carillon Music Christmas Day is come! La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) (composed for the Bok Tower Garden’s Carillon) A Contemporary Carillon Composition Improvisation on Seasonal Music Love Theme(from Romeo & Juliet) Campana a Sera (1931) Nino Rota (1911-1979) From Diptych (for Carillon, 1955) All I Want for Christmas is… Love Theme(from The Godfather) Arthur Meulemans (1884-1966) Moon Night Don Gardner (1913-2004) Improvisation Improvisation on Seasonal Music

was named Bok Tower Gardens’ fourth full-time Carillonneur and Professor of Carillon at the University Geert D'hollander positions of carillon performance and composition Resident Carillonneur carillonneur in October 2012. He has studied, of California at Berkeley, succeeding Ronald Barnes. performed, taught, arranged and composed at the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen, Belgium, He has made numerous carillon arrangements carillon music for more than 35 years. the Dutch Carillon School in Amersfoort and at Belgian-American composer and the University College Roosevelt in Middelburg, and composed more than 50 works for carillonneur Geert D’hollander Geert has held permanent and guest teaching both in The Netherlands. From 1997-1999, carillon, published world-wide.