ABOUT THE CARILLON

The carillon at Concordia Seminary is one of only 170 such instruments in North America. The 49 bells have been played atop Luther Tower since 1971, and are dedicated to all pastors who have served The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS). It is housed in Luther Tower, the 120- foot structure designed by architect Charles Klauder and dedicated in 1966.

CONCORDIA SEMINARY, ST. LOUIS CARILLON CONCERT

JUNE 26, 2018 7 P.M.

KAREL KELDERMANS CARILLONNEUR Concordia Seminary 801 Seminary Place St. Louis, MO 63105 www.csl.edu 314-505-7000 PROGRAM BIOGRAPHY

1. Fugue Matthias van den Gheyn (1721-85) KAREL KELDERMANS is one of the pre-eminent carillonneurs in North arr. Karel Keldermans America. He has been the carillonneur for Concordia Seminary, St. Louis since 2000. He retired in 2012 from the position of full-time carillonneur 2. Leyenda Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909) for the Springfield Park District in Springfield, Ill., where he also served as arr. Bert Gerken the director of the renowned International Carillon Festival for 36 years. 3. Suite Archaique Geo Clement (1902-69) He has given carillon concerts around the world for the past 40 years. He has released six solo carillon CDs and one of carillon and guitar duets Rigaudon, Pavane, Menuet with Belgian guitarist Wim Brioen. 4. Allegro Reijnold Popma van Oevering (1692-1781) For 12 years, along with his wife, Linda, he was co-owner of American arr. Karel Keldermans Carillon Music Editions, the largest publisher of new music for the carillon in the world. He was president of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North 5. Toccata in D minor Frei Jacinto (dates unknown) America (GCNA) for five years and served on the Board of Directors for arr. Karel Keldermans nine years. He and his wife wrote the book, Carillon: The Evolution of a Concert Instrument in North America (Springfield Park District, 1996). The 6. Gavotte e double di tempo Willem de Fesch (1687-1761) book received critical acclaim both in North America and abroad, and 7. Two Gershwin pieces George Gershwin (1898-1937) has been used by carillon schools internationally. In 1998, the couple was Strike up the Band arr. Karel Keldermans honored jointly with the Berkeley Medal for “distinguished service to the It Ain’t Necessarily So carillon art.”

(from “Porgy and Bess”) Keldermans studied carillon with Piet van den Broek at the Royal Carillon 8. Chorale Partita IV John Knox (b. 1932) School in Mechelen, Belgium, from which he graduated “with great distinction.” He also did postgraduate study with Peter Bakker at the 9. Liberty Bell March John Philip Sousa (1854-1932) Netherlands Carillon School in Amersfoort. He has a master’s degree in arr. Karel Keldermans carillon performance and campanology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ill. His music is played in Europe, North America and Australia. 10. Waltz (from Jazz Suite No. 2) Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-75) arr. Frank Steins

11. Variations on “Good Night Ladies” Karel Keldermans (b. 1950)

Meet carillonneur Karel Keldermans at the base of the tower approxi- mately 10 minutes after the concert.