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Summer Carillon Recital Series
Carillonneurs from the U.S., Belgium, France, Japan, and Poland will give free concerts at Tagart Memorial Chapel from 7 to 8 p.m. on Friday evenings in July, rain or shine. Tours of the bell tower will be available after each recital.
The concerts will include classical music, hymns, folk songs, popular melodies, and original compositions. Bring a picnic supper, lawn chairs, blankets, or listen from your parked car. Seating is also available in the chapel. Children are welcome to use the playground behind Elderkin Hall.
July 1 Buck Lyon-Vaiden, McDonogh School
July 8 Geert D’hollander, Belgium
July 15 Karel Keldermans, Springfield, Illinois
July 22 Stefano Colletti, France
July 29 Toru Takao, Japan & Kasia Piastowska, Poland
The McDonogh carillon, one of approximately 180 in North America, consists of 48 bells, ranging in weight from 24 pounds to 1.6 tons. It is one of only two of its size in Maryland. The bells were cast and tuned in the Netherlands by the Petit and Fritsen Foundry, which dates back to 1660.
A carillon consists of 23 or more cast bronze bells which have been so tuned that many bells can be sounded together to produce a harmonious effect. It is normally played from a keyboard consisting of two rows of spindle-like wooden keys, struck by half-closed fists, and of a pedalboard duplicating the lower two octaves of manual keys. By means of an entirely mechanical wire linkage between the bells and keyboard, the carillonneur is able to produce remarkable variations in expression. Carillon bells are hung stationary; only the clappers move.
For more information, call 410-363-0600.
Carillonneurs from the U.S., Belgium, France, Japan, and Poland will give free concerts at Tagart Memorial Chapel from 7 to 8 p.m. on Friday evenings in July, rain or shine. Tours of the bell tower will be available after each recital.
The concerts will include classical music, hymns, folk songs, popular melodies, and original compositions. Bring a picnic supper, lawn chairs, blankets, or listen from your parked car. Seating is also available in the chapel. Children are welcome to use the playground behind Elderkin Hall.
July 1 Buck Lyon-Vaiden, McDonogh School
July 8 Geert D’hollander, Belgium
July 15 Karel Keldermans, Springfield, Illinois
July 22 Stefano Colletti, France
July 29 Toru Takao, Japan & Kasia Piastowska, Poland
The McDonogh carillon, one of approximately 180 in North America, consists of 48 bells, ranging in weight from 24 pounds to 1.6 tons. It is one of only two of its size in Maryland. The bells were cast and tuned in the Netherlands by the Petit and Fritsen Foundry, which dates back to 1660.
A carillon consists of 23 or more cast bronze bells which have been so tuned that many bells can be sounded together to produce a harmonious effect. It is normally played from a keyboard consisting of two rows of spindle-like wooden keys, struck by half-closed fists, and of a pedalboard duplicating the lower two octaves of manual keys. By means of an entirely mechanical wire linkage between the bells and keyboard, the carillonneur is able to produce remarkable variations in expression. Carillon bells are hung stationary; only the clappers move.
For more information, call 410-363-0600.