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Summer Carillon Concert Series Announced
Twenty-nine years ago, the 48-bell McDonogh carillon sounded its first concert atop Tagart Memorial Chapel. Today, it is one of only two such carillons in Maryland. Carillonneurs from the U.S., Portugal, and Japan will give free recitals from 7 to 8 p.m. on Friday evenings, from July 6 through August 3, rain or shine. Tours of the tower will be available after all but the first concert. Bring a picnic supper, lawn chairs, or blankets, or listen from your parked car. Seating is also available in the chapel in case of rain.
July 6 John Widmann, Frederick, MD
July 13 Toru Takao, Japan
July 20 Sara and Ana Elias, Portugal
July 27 Jonathan Lehrer, Washington, D.C.
August 3 Andrea McCrady, Denver, CO
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,
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.
Twenty-nine years ago, the 48-bell McDonogh carillon sounded its first concert atop Tagart Memorial Chapel. Today, it is one of only two such carillons in Maryland. Carillonneurs from the U.S., Portugal, and Japan will give free recitals from 7 to 8 p.m. on Friday evenings, from July 6 through August 3, rain or shine. Tours of the tower will be available after all but the first concert. Bring a picnic supper, lawn chairs, or blankets, or listen from your parked car. Seating is also available in the chapel in case of rain.
July 6 John Widmann, Frederick, MD
July 13 Toru Takao, Japan
July 20 Sara and Ana Elias, Portugal
July 27 Jonathan Lehrer, Washington, D.C.
August 3 Andrea McCrady, Denver, CO
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, 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.