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Carillon Concert Series is 30!
The 48-bell McDonogh carillon sounded its first
concert thirty years ago, in 1978. The free concert series enters its third decade with carillonneurs from across the country giving Friday evening programs on July 4, 11, 18, 25, and August 1, rain or shine.
All are welcome to bring a picnic supper, lawn chairs, or blankets and spread out in front of Tagart Memorial Chapel or listen from the comfort of a parked car. Seating is also available in the chapel in case of rain.
Concerts are held from 7 to 8 p.m. and tours are available after each:
July 4: William Lyon-Vaiden, McDonogh School
July 11: Edward Nassor, Washington, D.C.
July 18: Laurel MacKenzie, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 25: Jeremy Chesman, Springfield, Missouri
August 1: Matthew Buechner, Lawrence, Kansas
A carillon consists of 23 or more cast bronze bells connected with
mechanical wires to a keyboard and a pedalboard. The keyboard is split into
two rows of spindle-like wooden keys that are struck by half-closed fists.
The pedalboard, similar to that of an organ, controls the two lowest octaves.
Repertoire ranges from original compositions to arrangements of classical
music, hymns, and popular melodies.
The McDonogh carillon, one of approximately 200 in North America and only two in Maryland,
includes
48 bells weighing a total of nearly 10 tons. The smallest is 24 pounds and
has a diameter of 7 ½ inches; the largest weighs more than 1.6 tons and has
a diameter of 53 inches. The bells were cast and tuned in the Netherlands by
the Petit and Fritsen Foundry, which dates back to 1660.
The 48-bell McDonogh carillon sounded its first concert thirty years ago, in 1978. The free concert series enters its third decade with carillonneurs from across the country giving Friday evening programs on July 4, 11, 18, 25, and August 1, rain or shine.
All are welcome to bring a picnic supper, lawn chairs, or blankets and spread out in front of Tagart Memorial Chapel or listen from the comfort of a parked car. Seating is also available in the chapel in case of rain.
Concerts are held from 7 to 8 p.m. and tours are available after each:
July 4: William Lyon-Vaiden, McDonogh School
July 11: Edward Nassor, Washington, D.C.
July 18: Laurel MacKenzie, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 25: Jeremy Chesman, Springfield, Missouri
August 1: Matthew Buechner, Lawrence, Kansas
A carillon consists of 23 or more cast bronze bells connected with mechanical wires to a keyboard and a pedalboard. The keyboard is split into two rows of spindle-like wooden keys that are struck by half-closed fists. The pedalboard, similar to that of an organ, controls the two lowest octaves. Repertoire ranges from original compositions to arrangements of classical music, hymns, and popular melodies.
The McDonogh carillon, one of approximately 200 in North America and only two in Maryland, includes 48 bells weighing a total of nearly 10 tons. The smallest is 24 pounds and has a diameter of 7 ½ inches; the largest weighs more than 1.6 tons and has a diameter of 53 inches. The bells were cast and tuned in the Netherlands by the Petit and Fritsen Foundry, which dates back to 1660.