Tower Inside the Singing Tower Clock Music DAILY CARILLON MUSIC Architect: Milton B. Medary (Philadelphia) Announcing the hour strike: December 23-25, 2019 What Child Is This Purpose: To house the carillon; serve as a English centerpiece for the Gardens; the private Carillon Concerts at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. use of the Bok family 9:00 I Wonder As I Wander Appalachian Built: 1927-1929 9:30 Come, All Ye Children Spanish, Castilian 7 Height: 205 feet (62.5 meters) 10:00 Deck The Halls Welsh 6 Weight: 5,500 tons (5,000 metric tons) 10:30 Pat-a-pan French Structure: Steel frame with brick walls; outer facing 5 11:00 We Three Kings John Hopkins, Jr. of pink and gray Georgia marble and Florida coquina, a limestone of shell and 4 11:30 Now It Is Jul Again Scandinavian coral fragments 12:00 The Holly And The Ivy English Foundation: 118 reinforced concrete piles, 13-24 feet (4-7 meters) underground with a concrete 3 12:30 Angels We Have Heard On High French cap of 2.5 feet (0.8 meter) 1:00 CONCERT Sculpture: Lee Lawrie (New York City); herons at the top, eagles at the base of the bellchamber; 2:00 O Desired Day Catalonian all sculptures were carved on-site 2:30 Sweetest Night Of All Flemish, 1728 Colorful Grilles near the top: 2 Ceramic tiles designed by J.H. Dulles 3:00 CONCERT Allen (Philadelphia) 4:00 Come, All Ye Shepherds Bohemian Brass Door and Wrought-iron Gates with Birds: 1 Samuel Yellin (Philadelphia); depicts the 4:30 Gabriel’s Message French, Basque Biblical story of Creation 1. Founder’s Room 4. Anton Brees Carillon O Little Town Of Bethlehem Inscription under the Sundial: 5:00 Louis H. Redner 2. Chao Research Center Library This Singing Tower with its adjacent 5:30 Let All Mortal Flesh French, Picardy Sanctuary was dedicated and presented (Archives) 5. Carillonneur’s Studio Keep Silence to the American people by Calvin 3. Maintenance Workshop 6. Keyboard Room Coolidge, President of the United States, 7. Carillon (60 bells) February 1, 1929. Adaptations for carillon of melodies or of music written for other instruments have been made by the recitalist, except for those arrangers identified by the following: Carillon * Anton Brees Bellfounder: John Taylor Bellfounders, Ltd. Is the Tower ever open to the Public? (Loughborough, England) Members at the Donor level and above can view the Founder's Room on one of four Size: 60 bronze bells tours conducted each year. 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 Monday at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. Christmas Day at 1:00 p.m. A Tradition of Excellence Historic recording by William de Turk Historic recording by William de Turk Live performance by Geert D’hollander Anton Brees (Antwerp, Belgium) served as our first Seasonal Music Intrada (Serenade I for carillon) Ronald Barnes Christmas Carols carillonneur from 1928 until his death in 1967. Named O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Roy Hamlin Johnson Oh, How Joyfully Sicilian Hymn in his honor, the Anton Brees Carillon Library is the Three Carols Divinum Mysterium 13th Century plainsong Angels We Have Heard on High French Traditional largest and most comprehensive carillon library in the I Wonder as I Wander Appalachian world. In Dulci Jubilo (3 settings) Roy Hamlin Johnson What Child is this? English Traditional Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head Appalachian Barcarolle for carillon (Serenade I) Ronald Barnes Deck the Halls Welsh Traditional Milford Myhre retired in June 2004 after 36 years as In Dulci Jubilo (3 settings) Roy Hamlin Johnson our carillonneur. He obtained his musical training at Seasonal Music Christmas Songs the University of Nebraska, the University of Michigan The Holly and the Ivy English Introduction & Sicilienne for carillon Ronald Barnes Let it Snow! Let it Snow! (1945) and the Royal Carillon School “Jef Denyn” in Belgium. The Christmas Song Mel Tormé Jule Styne (1905-1994) President for both the GCNA and the World Carillon Three English Carols Federation, he has performed on three continents Here We Come a’Caroling English Carol of the Bells (1904) The First Noël during his distinguished career of more than 50 years. Carol of the Bells (with elaboration) Leontovich M. D. Leontovich (1877-1921) Good King Wenceslas Sleigh Ride (1946) Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) William (Bill) De Turk was director of carillon services We Wish You a Merry Christmas from July 1, 2004 to October 31, 2011, after serving and a Happy New Year! African American Christmas Spirituals as assistant carillonneur and librarian since 1993. A Rise up, shepherd – Shout for Joy – Mary had a baby native of the Philadelphia area, he received a bachelor of music degree cum honore from Heidelberg University Monday at 3:00 p.m. Auld Lang Syne Scottish Silent Night German Traditional Historic recording by William de Turk in Tiffin, Ohio, and master of music degree in organ performance from the University of Michigan. English Carols Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. Christmas Day at 3:00 p.m. Geert D’hollander was named Bok Tower Gardens’ Ding Dong Merrily on High Historic recording by William de Turk Live performance by Geert D’hollander fourth full-time carillonneur in October 2012 and is The First Noël one of the finest in the world. He has studied piano, What Child is This European Carols Christmas Carols chamber music, choral and orchestral direction, fugue, and composition at the Royal Conservatory Good King Wenceslas Ding Dong Merrily on High Welsh Come All Ye Shepherds Bohemian Traditional in Antwerp, Belgium, and carillon at the Royal Here We Come a’Caroling English O Come All Ye Faithful Adeste Fideles (1751) American Carols Carillon School in Mechelen, Belgium. He has Deck the Hall (in 7/8 time) English O Little Town of Bethlehem O Little Town of Bethlehem Louis Redner taken first prize in more than 30 international O Christmas Tree German L. H. Redner (1831-1908) competitions for carillon or composition. Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head Appalachian Pat-a-Pan French “Il est ne le Divin Enfant” French Traditional I Wonder as I Wander Appalachian Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella French Christmas Songs French Carols While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks Irish Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer (1939) When the Shepherd Goes to the Field 19th Century Carols Marks (1909-1985) Angels We Have Heard on High Hark! The Herald Angels Sing F. Mendelssohn Winter Wonderland (1934) F. Bernard (1897-1944) He is Born, the Divine Christ Child O Little Town of Bethlehem (two versions) L. Redner All I Want for Christmas (1944) D. Gardner (1913-2004) Carols Traditional Christmas Hymns African American Spirituals On This Day Earth Shall Ring German O Come, All Ye Faithful Adeste Fideles O Mary – Oh, Jerusalem – Go, Tell it on the Mountain We Wish You a Merry Christmas English On This Day Earth Shall Ring Piae Cantiones and a Happy New Year!.