The Twenty Second International Carillon Festival
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welcome to the twenty second international carillon festival Thank you for joining us what is a carillon? in celebrating one of the world’s greatest carillons, A carillon is a musical instrument consisting of at least 23 cast bronze bells that are precisely tuned and the Singing Tower. With arranged in chromatic progression so that music in any performances by world- key can be played. Unlike other types of bells, carillon renowned carillonneurs, bells are fixed in a frame—the bells do not move. Instead, the clappers inside strike the bells to produce a enjoy a renaissance of considerable range of sounds up to five or six octaves. this most unique musical Because of its weight and size, the carillon is the largest instrument through debut of all instruments. A carillon is played from a keyboard on which the keys are depressed by the player’s closed performances of hands and feet. The keys are connected to the clappers new compositions by vertical and horizontal wires. and music performed throughout the 500-year about our carillon history of the carillon. The carillon at Bok Tower Gardens has 60 bells ranging in weight from 16 pounds to nearly 12 tons. Following each The instrument was designed and built in performance, guest 1928 by John Taylor Bellfoundry, Ltd. of carillonneurs will greet visitors near Loughborough, England which still the Information makes bells today. There are three Booth to carillons in Florida, approximately discuss their performance, 200 in North America and 600 answer questions throughout the world. about the carillon and pose for pictures. dissonant combinations how is carillon are sometimes reversed in music written carillon music to account and played? for the presence of a minor-third overtone in each bell. Although carillon music looks like piano music, the treble clef is usually how are the played by the hands and the bass clef by the feet. bells tuned? The carillon’s action is mechanical, which allows Carillon bells are tuned the performer to control just after they are cast and the dynamics (loud and before they are installed. soft) by the force of A bell is placed on a lathe the strike. There is no and metal is carefully mechanism to dampen removed from the various the sound after a bell is heights of the inside wall of struck. Because carillon the bell. Bells only have to bells are rich in overtones, be re-tuned approximately the consonant and once every 300 years. MEET GEERT D’HOLLANDER Resident Carillonneur at Bok Tower Gardens Geert D’hollander was for carillon or composition. named Bok Tower Gardens’ fourth full-time carillonneur In 1997, Geert succeeded in October 2012 and is Ronald Barnes as University one of the finest in the Carillonist and Professor of “Jef Denyn” world. He has studied piano, Carillon at the Department in Mechelen, chamber music, choral and of Music at UC Berkeley. In and city carillonneur of the orchestral direction, fugue, 2008, he was awarded the historical instruments of and composition at the Royal “Berkeley Medal of Honors” Antwerp Cathedral, the belfry Conservatory in Antwerp, for “Distinguished Service of Ghent, and the Basilica of Belgium, and carillon at the to the Carillon.” Until 2012, Lier (Belgium). He frequently Royal Carillon School in when Geert moved to Lake gives master classes in Europe Mechelen, Belgium. He was Wales, he was the carillon and the U.S. and performs all first prize winner in more than composition teacher at the over the world. Royal Carillon School 30 international competitions XX% Total Recycled Fiber XX% Total Recycled Fiber 5M/CTP/0314 MEET THE GUEST CARILLONNEURS Bok Tower Gardens welcomes four emerging guest carillonneurs who will debut world premiere performances on the Singing Tower carillon during this year’s festival. The selected musicians are all first-time festival participants who are considered leading world performers among their peers. TIFFANY NG BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA Performances made possible by Margaret and William Burns Tiffany Ng has played more A student of Geert Berkeley than 80 concerts in 11 D’hollander at the Royal where countries, including the Carillon School “Jef Denyn” she opening recital of the 2008 in Belgium, Tiffany graduated teaches World Carillon Federation magna cum laude in 2006. In performance Post-Congress Festival in the following years, she revived and carillon history through Lommel, Belgium. An energetic the years-silent carillon at the DeCal program. She has proponent of multi-media the University of Rochester, taught master classes and carillon performance, she serving as Instructor of private lessons at institutions has premiered over a dozen Carillon and successfully including Yale University pieces for acoustic carillon and training a successor to carry and Roosevelt Academy in for carillon utilizing real-time on the program. She now The Netherlands. electronic sounds. serves as Associate Carillonist of the University of California, TOM VAN PEER LOKEREN, BELGIUM Performances made possible by Pat and Don Jones Tom Van Peer a modern Belgian work from No. 1 for carillon. Tom is an is the City the Belgian Society of Authors, accomplished composer for Carillonneur of Composers and Publishers both piano and carillon, and Lokeren, Belgium. He (SABAM). has performed in 10 countries. received his carillon diploma magna cum laude at the Royal In 2002, Tom was awarded In 2009, in honor of the Carillon School “Jef Denyn” The Outstanding Young People golden wedding anniversary in Mechelen, Belgium in 1998. (TOYP) Award in the “personal of Belgium’s King and Queen, That same year, he won the development” category for Tom was invited to play the prestigious International his striking musical merit, carillon at the Royal Palace of Queen Fabiola Contest for despite his visual impairment. Laeken. carillon, as well as the prize In 2003, he won a ‘Young for the best interpretation of Talent’ prize with his Nocturne JEREMY CHESMAN SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI Performances made possible by Margaret and Frank Hunt II Jeremy Netherlands, France, Belgium D’hollander at the Royal Chesman, and Portugal, where he played Carillon School of Belgium. AAGO, a recital of American music at A specialist in American ChM, University the National Palace in Mafra music, Jeremy has premiered Carillonist and Assistant on the European Union’s day works by Steven Sodders Professor of Music, is a of mourning for the events of and Augustus O. Hill. He graduate of the University September 11. has lectured on American of Michigan where he was carillon music in Belgium and the first person to earn a As a fellow of the Belgian at congresses of the Guild Master of Music degree in American Educational of Carillonneurs in North carillon performance. He Foundation, he studied America. He is also working has performed throughout carillon with Eddy Mariën on a book about the carillon the United States, The and composition with Geert in American universities. MONIKA KAZMIERCZAK GDANSK, POLAND Performances made possible by Friends of Bok Tower Gardens Monika Kaźmierczak is the Netherlands where she in choral City Carillonneur of Gdansk, obtained her bachelor’s degree conducting Poland. She studied piano at in 2004 and master’s degree and is the the State Academy of Music in 2005. conductor of the in Gdansk and obtained a Gdansk Citizens’ master’s degree in music In 2007, Monika was offered Choir. Monika undertook theory from the Gdansk the Cultural Scholarship of several concert tours with Conservatory in 2003. She was the City of Gdansk and was the Hevelius Brass Ensemble selected for the prestigious able to take extensive master (carillon and brass) and is Huyghens International classes with Geert D’hollander considered one of the best Scholarship, enabling her to at the Royal Carillon School in female carillonneurs in the study carillon at the Dutch Mechelen, Belgium. In addition, world. Carillon School in Amersfoort, she obtained a master’s degree The 2014 festival features “New Music On Old Bells,” a musical departure celebrating contemporary music on the carillon. Carillonneurs will perform selections from important American composers, digitally-synthesized music with live bells, new compositions, and several world premieres. Led by the Gardens’ acclaimed carillonneur Geert D’hollander, these accomplished guest artists are pioneering new sounds on the carillon. MARCH 8, 1:00 PM MARCH 8, 3:00 PM Geert D’hollander Jeremy Chesman A Peaceful Start Easter Dawning (1992) George Crumb Adagio Johann S. Bach (b. 1929) (from the “Concerto nach (1685-1750) Italienischen Gusto” BWV 971) From Serenade I (1978) Intrada Ronald Barnes Two Chaconnes Sicilienne (1927-1977) for harpsichord 1 Johann Kaspar F. Fischer Milonga (1656-1746) for carillon (2010) Geert D’hollander Music for Carillon No. 1 (1961) John Cage (b. 1965) (Graph) (1912-1992) A WORLD PREMIERE The Phantom of From Ludus Modalis II (2013-’14) the Opera Medley 1 Andrew Lloyd Webber (duet with Tiffany Ng) Geert D’hollander (b. 1948) (b. 1965) The Phantom of the Opera I. Playful Syncopes All I Ask of You II. Broken Colors Music of the Night III. A Little Carousel IV. Reflecting on Thoughts Passacaglia (1953) Jos Lerinckx V. Toccatina (1920-2000) Improvisation Adaptations for carillon (identified by footnotes): 1. John Courter Adaptations for carillon (identified by footnotes): 1. Bernard Winsemius George Crumb’s score John Cage wrote several to Easter Dawning pieces for carillon that are looks formidable for the still considered quite avant- The jewel of Bach’s Italian Ludus Modalis II is performer. Sometimes the garde. Many of them have Concerto is the second a collection of ten notation is more difficult novel notational practices, movement, Adagio. It sings intermediate carillon than it needs to be. This such as writing the musical like a beautiful aria over a studies for kids.