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Tower Inside the Singing Tower Clock Music DAILY CARILLON MUSIC Architect: Milton B. Medary (Philadelphia) Announcing the hour strike: March 14-17, 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 (New York City); 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 United States, 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 Thursday at 1:00 p.m. Friday at 1:00 p.m. Saturday at 1:00 p.m. Live performance by Geert D’hollander Live performance by Alex Johnson Live performance by Geert D’hollander Live performance by Geert D’hollander Music from the “Royal Fireworks” Suite Music from Across Europe Late Romantic North-American Carillon Music G. Fr. Handel (1685-1759) Je Te Veux – Gnossienne No. 1 – Gnossienne No. 5 A Somber Pavan Ronald Barnes (1927-1997) 1:00 p.m. Overture – The Rejoicing Sonorities (from Suite No. 1) J. Courter (1942-2010) Improvisation in Irish Style The Peace – Bourree – Finale arr. Robert Lodine Entry of the Gladiators Julius Fučík (1872-1916) Two Manuscripts from the Tower’s Library Ständchen, D 889 (Serenade) F. Schubert (1797-1828) From Strings to Bells Golden Crown Spiritual Evergreens “O mio babbino caro” Giac. Puccini (1858-1924) 10 Bagatelles, Op. 73, for Guitar Had You but Known Luigi Denza (1846-1922) “ ‘Tis Irish I Am” – “The Minstrel Boy” M. Giuliani (1781-1829) Music of Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) arr. Anton Brees “Cockles and Mussels” arr. C. van Ulft Mazurka, Op. 68, No. 3 Flemish Romantic Carillon Music Irish inspired compositions by the performer No. 1 Allegretto – No. 3 Allegretto Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2 Prelude & Minuet J. Van Hoof (1886-1959) “Slane” & “St. Columba” (Hymn Preludes, 2009) No. 4 Andantino – No. 5 Allegretto Improvisation Improvisation on “O’Carolan’s Compositions” Romantic North-American Carillon Music Friday at 3:00 p.m. “Captain O’Kane” (traditional old Irish Ballads) Sicilienne – Milonga Ronald Barnes (1927-1997) Live performance by Alex Johnson “Young Catherine” (from Serenade I, 1978) Saturday at 3:00 p.m. “Young Terence Mac Donough” Contemporary Carillon Repertoire and Spanish Music Live performance by Geert D’hollander Improvisation Chartres (for carillon) Roy Hamlin Johnson (b. 1929) Habenera (from Carmen) Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Two Manuscripts from the Tower’s Library 3:00 p.m. Thursday at 3:00 p.m. Maanacht (from The Cathedral, for carillon) Chaconne (for piano) Auguste Durand (1830-1909) Improvisation in Irish Style A. Meulemans (1884-1966) Fantasia No. I (for piano) Peter Benoit (1834-1901) Live performance by Geert D’hollander Evergreens Verano Porteño (for instrumental ensemble) From Strings to Bells Passacaille G. Fr. Handel (1685-1759) “Avenging and Bright” – “The Wearing of the Green” Astor Piazzola(1921-1992) 10 Bagatelles, Op. 73, for Guitar (from Suite No. VII for harpsichord) “Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms” Reflexies (for carillon) Jacques Maassen(1947-2013) M. Giuliani (1781-1829) Irish inspired compositions by the performer Carillon Music by father and son Leyenda (for piano) Isaac Albéniz (1860- arr. C. van Ulft “Irish Air” & “A Crazy Ritornello” Suite on Gregorian Motives Jos. D’hollander (b. 1934) 1909) No. 6 Grazioso – No. 8 Allegro Prelude – Ascendit Deus – Ave, Maria Stella No. 9 Minuetto (from a Swinging Suite) Contemporary North-American Carillon Music Improvisation on “O’Carolan’s Compositions” Swinging Suite Geert D’hollander (b. 1965) Rotation Gary White (b. 1937) “O’Carolan’s Devotion” (traditional old Irish Ballads) A Sweet soft Samba – Irish Air “Beauty in Tears” – “Bumper Squire Jones” A Crazy Ritornello – Triumphant March Improvisation “Princess Royal” Improvisation and is one of the finest in the world. He has studied In 1997, Geert succeeded Ronald Barnes as University and city carillonneur of the historical instruments of Geert D'hollander piano, chamber music, choral and orchestral direction, Carillonist and Professor of Carillon at the Department Antwerp Cathedral, the belfry of Ghent, and the basilica Resident Carillonneur fugue, and composition at the Royal Conservatory in of Music at UC Berkeley. In 2008, he was awarded of Lier (Belgium). He frequently gives master classes in Antwerp, Belgium, and carillon at the Royal Carillon the "Berkeley Medal" for "Distinguished Service to Europe and the U.S. and performs all over the world. Geert D'hollander was named Bok School in Mechelen, Belgium. He has taken first the Carillon." Until 2012, when Geert moved to Tower Gardens' fourth full-time prize in more than 30 international competitions for Florida, he was the carillon composition teacher at carillonneur in October 2012 carillon or composition. the Royal Carillon School "Jef Denyn" in Mechelen. .