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No. 93 March 2015 www.gcna.org Newsletter of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America 2015 GCNA Congress in Springfield, Missouri Features by Jeremy Chesman he 73rd GCNA Congress will be 2015 GCNA Congress in Theld at Missouri State University Missouri . 1 in Springfield,Missouri, June 15-19, 2015. The centerpiece of the Congress Sather Tower: is the Jane A. Meyer Carillon, a 48- A Look Back. 4 bell Eijsbouts instrument from 2001. The weather in June is wonderful GNCA and warm with strong sun, so come Board Nominations . 6 prepared. 2015 Summer Congress registration begins Monday, Recital Series . 9 June 15, at noon. That evening will feature a host recital by Jeremy Chesman, performing a varied program that will include carillon and Plus brass, jazz arrangements, and other well-known carillon literature. An Calendar. 3 opening reception will provide us all Take Notes: a chance to catch up with old friends Carillon Education . 14 and make some new ones. Overtones Highlights of the other days of the Regional Notes . 17 week, which are subject to change, include: Notices . 18 Tuesday- Artist Recital by Malgosia Foreign News . 19 Fiebig; New Music Recital; Congress Photo; Presentation by Jeremy In Memoriam . .21-22 Chesman entitled “Making Music on the Carillon: A New Pedagogical Method;” Business Meeting; Exam Candidates; Ice Cream Social sponsored by Meeks and Watson. Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Rockefeller of Chicago The University Avenue 5850 South Woodlawn Illinois 60637 Chicago, 1 continues on page 14 2015 COMMITTEES CHAIRPERSON MEMBERS Carillon News is published each April and No- Archives Joy Banks Lyle Anderson Sue Bergren vember by the Guild of Carillonneurs in North Carillon NEWS Associate Carillonneur Examination Margo Halsted Jury Don Cook Jim Fackenthal America, a California non-profit corporation. 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Chicago IL 60637 Carol Anne Taylor For permission to reprint contact the co-editors at the address listed (773) 288-2333 (h) 2015 Congress Host Jeremy Chesman Missouri State University above. [email protected] 2016 Congress Host Ellen Dickinson Yale University 2017 Congress Hosts Richard Gegner Emery Memorial Carillon, Mariemont, Ohio Richard Watson 2 23 Mary Kennedy from Belgian, page 20 She was the best she could be at all that she could do. play a central role in local carillon activities. Most of them by Lee Leach employ an official city carillonneur. y remembrances of Mary Kennedy he 2015 carillon recital and regulars I am also going to reconsider contacting groups that have take me back to when I first attended M Belgian carillon culture has been remarkable in achieving President’s concertColumn series season is about not previously responded or who no longer attend. In the new summer recitals in Cohasset, Massachusetts T an equilibrium between innovation and respect for the to begin and this is a great time to social media age there are an unlimited ways to get the word out as listening to the carillon of St. Stephen’s historic role of the carillon. Moreover, it has created rethink just who are the audiences well as through print media. However, some of the best contacts Episcopal Church. The village has a large a broad platform of cooperation: local carillon actors for your programs. As a performer, I have made have been in person when invited to talk to clubs or common with a pond and a fountain, where exchange experiences with the two national associations, one of the most important choices we organizations. The meetings aren’t always scheduled for the most listeners come with their blankets and with carillon organisations in other countries and with make is what to play. I like to pick convenient time or date, but I rarely come away without thinking picnic dinners and where children can play the World Carillon Federation. That broad platform of my program and let it set for a few that I helped to spread the word to a few more people. I am always in the warmth of the late day summer’s heat cooperation has strengthened the dynamism of carillon days so that I can look at it from the amazed how often I have to explain that a real person is in the as the bells play from the tower situated culture considerably. perspective of the audience. There tower playing the bells. on the rock. There is also an open courtyard bounded on three sides will be those who arrive on purpose by church buildings where Sally Slade Warner and Mary sat on folded Faro (Flemish Interface Centre for Cultural Heritage) to hear the performance as well as those who are passing through Frank Della Penna’s book, “The Marketing and Promotion of the chairs to listen intently to that evening’s recital. Mary usually brought her and the administrations of the Flemish and French and may be hearing the carillon for the first time. Carillon”, is a valuable resource that can help get the word out. It dog, Misha, for a walk and to greet people as she distributed programs ministries of culture in Belgium agreed to apply for is full of great ideas and materials to help boost the support for and schedules. Her husband, Don, walked over from their home to take UNESCO recognition as intangible cultural heritage. That While we may be encouraged to program familiar or popular pieces, your carillon as well attendance at your programs. I encourage Misha for the evening so that she could join the after-recital dinner group. recognition applies to the carillon repertoire, the training please don’t forget to also include some of the many wonderful you to check it out, if you have not already done so.