Joanne Droppers Collection Biography Joanne was born in Ithaca, NY, on March, 29, 1932, the youngest child of Walter C. and Minnie W. Muenscher. She graduated from Cornell University in 1953 with a bachelor’s degree in music. It was at Cornell that she met and dated Garrett Droppers, who sang in the choir she directed. They were married in August 1953. She originally came to Alfred in 1961, when Garrett was appointed a professor of history at Alfred University. The couple had lived in Madison, WI, and Orono, ME, before settling in Alfred. In addition to being a housewife and mother to their three children, Joanne was employed periodically as an administrative assistant. Joanne loved playing piano and singing with her family. She was organist for several Episcopal congregations, a hand bell ringer, and played violin in local community orchestras. In 1976, she became a member of the American Guild of Carillonneurs and in 1977 she was appointed carillonneur for Alfred University, a position she held for 17 years. As Alfred University carillonneur, Joanne toured the United States and Canada, performing on many North American carillons. She also composed and arranged a number of songs for carillon, including Bach’s Suite #11 for Lute and Tubular Bells. One of her favorite tunes was the Oscar Meyer Weiner jingle, which she arranged for carillon and played at Alfred’s annual Hot Dog Day celebration. Garrett Droppers predeceased Joanne in 1986, and after her retirement in 1994, she moved to Arlington, VA, to be near her grandsons. While in Virginia, she continued her musical pursuits by playing carillons in the area. She moved to Fargo, ND in 2005 before settling in Lynn, MA, in 2012, where she lived close to her daughter, Ann. Joanne passed away on May 23, 2018 in Topsfield, MA, at the age of 86. Joanne Droppers Collection Inventory Item type Title Notes Box number Carillon sheet music Armenian folk tune – Ron # 1 1 Carillon sheet music Jenny McGraw Rag Copied on 04/1979 in Alfred, NY 1 Carillon sheet music Wingate Fantasia Arranged by Robert Stern; dedicated to Ray and Margaret Wingate by Frederick L. Marriot 07/21/1963 1 Carillon sheet music Oseh Shalom (traditional) 1 Carillon sheet music Canzona dopo l'Epistola Composed by Ciralamo Frescobaldi 1 Carillon sheet music Lute Suite # 1 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach 1 Carillon sheet music Lute Suite # 2 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach 1 Carillon sheet music St. Anne variations Created 08/1983 1 Carillon sheet music Where Have All the Flowers Gone? 1 Carillon sheet music My Lord, What A Mourning Arranged by Joanne Droppers 09/1978 1 Carillon sheet music For the Beauty of the Earth (DIX) Composed in 1838 by Conrad Kocher; arranged by Joanne Droppers 07/1983 1 Carillon sheet music Dona Nobis Pacem Arranged by Joanne Droppers 01/18/1991 at Alfred University, Alfred, NY 1 Carillon sheet music Peek (I Would Be True) Composed by Joseph Y. Peek; arranged by Joanne Droppers at Alfred University, Alfred, NY 1 Composed by Charles Hastings Parry; arranged for June Brown retirement recital by Joanne Droppers Carillon sheet music Jerusalem 06/1987 at Alfred University, Alfred, NY 1 Composed by Sy Miller and Jill Jackson; arranged by Joanne Droppers in Spring 1984 at Alfred University, Carillon sheet music Let There Be Peace on Earth Alfred, NY 1 Carillon sheet music Precious Lord, Take My Hand Composed by R. E. Winsett; arranged by Joanne Droppers 02/1980 at Alfred University, Alfred, NY 1 Carillon sheet music Sine Nomine Composed by R. Vaughn Williams; arranged by Joanne Droppers 03/1979 1 Carillon sheet music Steal Away Arranged by Joanne Droppers in Alfred, NY 1 Carillon sheet music They Will Know We Are Christians Composed by Peter Scholtes; arranged by Joanne Droppers 10/1978 1 Carillon sheet music This is my Father's World Composed by Terra Patris (?) 1 Carillon sheet music Entertainer, The Composed by Scott Joplin 1 Carillon sheet music Sweet the Evening Air of May Hungarian round; arranged by Joanne Droppers 05/1990 at Alfred University, Alfred, NY 1 Carillon sheet music Rainbow Connection, The Composed by Paul Williams and Kenny Ascher; arranged by Joanne Droppers 03/1980 1 Carillon sheet music Athinopoula: Maid of Athens Composed by T. Mapinoy; arranged by Joanne Droppers 02/11/1980; transposed from E to C 1 Carillon sheet music All Things Bright and Beautiful Traditional English melody; arranged by Joanne Droppers 07/1983 at Alfred University, Alfred, NY 1 Old German melody; arranged by Frank Pechin Law; copied and transposed from Eb by Joanne Droppers Carillon sheet music Lo, How A Rose E'er Blooming 12/1977 1 Carillon sheet music I Wonder As I Wander Arranged by Janet Dandore 1971; transposed by one whole step by Joanne Droppers 1 Carillon sheet music What Child Is This Arranged by Joanne Droppers 12/1977 1 Composed by Felix Mendelssohn; arranged by Joanne Droppers 1978-79 at Alfred University, Alfred, NY; Carillon sheet music Spring Song transposed from A 1 Carillon sheet music Sabbath Suite Arranged by Joanne Droppers 03/1979 in Alfred, NY; dedicated to the Rev. Albert N. Rogers 1 Carillon sheet music Alfred Evening Song Composed by David Napier; arranged by Joanne Droppers 09/1976 in Alfred, NY 1 Carillon sheet music God of the Sabbath Composed by William C. Daland; arranged by Joanne Droppers 07/1978 1 Carillon sheet music Song of the Bell Composed by L. C. Randolph; arranged by Joanne Droppers 09/1983 1 Carillon sheet music Hail to Thee Alfred Composed by L. C. Randolph; arranged by Joanne Droppers in 1975 at Alfred University 1 Carillon sheet music This Land is My Land Arranged by Joanne Droppers 10/16/1989 at Alfred University, Alfred, NY 1 Carillon sheet music Cockles and Mussels Folk song; arranged by Joanne Droppers in Alfred, NY 1 Carillon sheet music Down by the Sally Gardens Irish folk song; arranged by Joanne Droppers 03/1978 1 Carillon sheet music Fanaid Grove, The Arranged by Joanne Droppers 03/1978 1 Carillon sheet music Galway Piper Arranged by Joanne Droppers 03/1978 1 Carillon sheet music Chautaqua: Day is Dying in the West Composed by William F. Sherwin; arranged by Joanne Droppers 08/1981 at Alfred University, Alfred, NY 1 Carillon sheet music Sound of Music 1 Carillon sheet music Lift Ev'ry Voice and Sing Composed by J. Rosamund Johnson; arranged by Joanne Droppers 01/1989 at Alfred University, Alfred, NY 1 Carillon sheet music Hot Dog Day Composed by Oscar Mayer; arranged by Joanne Droppers 05/1975 at Alfred University, Alfred, NY 1 Carillon sheet music Minuet in G Composed by Ludwig Van Beethoven; arranged by Frank Pechin Law 06/30/1980 in Valley Forge, PA 1 Carillon sheet music America, the Beautiful Composed by Samuel A. Ward; arranged by Frank Pechin Law 1 Carillon sheet music White Christmas Composed by Irving Berlin; arranged by Frank Pechin Law 10/1978 1 Carillon sheet music Oxen and Sheep Composed by M. Gevaert; arranged by Frank Pechin Law 1 Carillon sheet music Carol of the Bells Arranged by Ronald Barnes 10/18/1968 1 Carillon sheet music Brighten the Corner Where You Are Composed by Charles H. Gabriel; arranged by Frank Pechin Law 1 Carillon sheet music Silent Night Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber; arranged by Percival Price; copy by Frank P. Law 1 Carillon sheet music Silver Bells Arranged for hand bells by Lois B. Scholes; copied by Joanne Droppers in 12/1979 1 Carillon sheet music Happy Birthday Arranged by Joanne Droppers 10/1976 in Alfred, NY 1 Song from South Pacific (musical); composed by Richard Rodgers; arranged by Joanne Droppers Carillon sheet music Some Enchanted Evening 03/25/1985 at Alfred University, Alfred, NY 1 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach; arranged by Percival Price; published by the Guild of Carillonneurs in Carillon sheet music Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring North America in 1950 1 Carillon sheet music Serenade Composed by Henry S. Wesson Carillon sheet music Prelude Cello Suite IV Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach; arranged by Ronald Barnes 1 Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach; arranged by Ronald Barnes; published by the Guild of Carillonneurs Carillon sheet music Sarabande Cello Suite VI in North America 1 Complete Carillon Works of Matthias Van Den Gheyn: Composed by Matthias Van Den Gheyn; published by the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America in 1962; Carillon sheet music Preludio No. 1 in G Major edited by Ronald Barnes 1 Complete Carillon Works of Matthias Van Den Gheyn: Composed by Matthias Van Den Gheyn; published by the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America in 1962; Carillon sheet music Preludio No. 2 in C Major edited by Ronald Barnes 1 Complete Carillon Works of Matthias Van Den Gheyn: Composed by Matthias Van Den Gheyn; published by the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America in 1962; Carillon sheet music Preludio No. 3 in C Major edited by Ronald Barnes 1 Complete Carillon Works of Matthias Van Den Gheyn: Composed by Matthias Van Den Gheyn; published by the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America in 1962; Carillon sheet music Preludio No. 4 in d minor edited by Ronald Barnes 1 Complete Carillon Works of Matthias Van Den Gheyn: Composed by Matthias Van Den Gheyn; published by the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America in 1962; Carillon sheet music Preludio No. 5 in d minor edited by Ronald Barnes 1 Complete Carillon Works of Matthias Van Den Gheyn: Composed by Matthias Van Den Gheyn; published by the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America in 1962; Carillon sheet music Preludio No.