Finding Aid to the AACF -- Indiv -- Halsted, Margo

Bok Tower Gardens Anton Brees Carillon Library 1151 Tower Blvd. Lake Wales, FL 33853 (863) 734-1227 [email protected] www.boktower.org

Finding aid encoded by: Abigail Hassett Date Added: 8/8/2016 Collection Information: Collection ID: AACF I.MHals Collection Name: AACF -- Indiv -- Halsted, Margo Personal Name/ Bok Tower Gardens Corporate Entity: Collection Date: 1973/9999 Acquisition Info: Donors to the collection include: The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America

Abstract: Margo Halsted is a carillonneur and professor at the University of California. She first discovered the carillon at Stanford, and then went on to further study the instrument at The Netherlands Carillon School. She taught organ and carillon at the University of Michigan School of Music from 1987-2003. In 2008, she began teaching at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has held many positions within the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America.

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Biographical/Historical Note: Margo Halsted is a carillonneur and professor. She received both her bachelor's in music and master's in education from Stanford University (Stanford, California, United States), and then a second master's --this time in music -- from University of California, Riverside. She first discovered the carillon at Stanford, and then went on to further study the instrument at The Netherlands Carillon School (Amersfoort, Netherlands/see AACF -- NLAF -- Ne). Some of her teachers included James B. Angell, Lowell Smith, and Jacques Lannoy. She taught organ and carillon at the University of Michigan School of Music (Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States) from 1987-2003. In 2008, she began teaching at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Halsted was the Secretary of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America from 1970-1974, editor of the Carillon News from 1980-1994, chair of the Membership Enrichment committee in 1993 , and now chairs the Associate Carillonneur Examination committee. She also was a delegate from the GCNA to the World Carillon Federation from 1990-1993. She was awarded the 'Certificate of Extraordinary Service' by the GCNA in 1995.

Carillonneur of:

Page 1 of 3 1967-???? Stanford University (Stanford, California, United States/See AACF -- USCA -- St)

1977-1987 University of California, Riverside (Riverside, California, United States/See AACF -- USCA -- Ri)

1987-2003 Charles Baird Carillon, University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States/See AACF -- USMI -- Mi)

1996-2003 Ann and Robert H. Lurie Carillon, University of Michigan

1996-1997 Michigan State University (East Lansing, Michigan, United States/See AACF -- USMI -- Ms)

2008-Present University of California, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California, United States/See AACF -- USCA -- Sa)

Scope and Content: Contents of the collection include: -Correspondence -News articles from a variety of sources, mostly relating to various concerts -Various miscellaneous materials

Subject/Index Terms:

Library of Congress Subj. Heading(s): Corporate Name(s): Personal name(s): Carillonneurs Guild of Carillonneurs in North America Angell, James Michigan State University Halsted, Margo Stanford University Lannoy, Jacques, 1931- The Netherlands Carillon School University of California, Riverside University of California, Santa Barbara University of Michigan

Geographic Name(s): Meeting Name(s): Amersfoort (Netherlands) Ann Arbor (Mich.) East Lansing (Mich.) Riverside (Calif.) Santa Barbara (Calif.) Stanford (Calif.)

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CorrespondenceText3 Correspondence News Articles Text3 News Articles Miscellaneous Text3

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Miscellaneous

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