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Enjoy Carillon Concerts Friday Evenings in July
Each Friday evening in July, the 48 bells of McDonogh School’s carillon will ring out in song in the 44th Annual Summer Carillon Concert Series. The free concerts (July 1-29) will be held rain or shine from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Guests are invited to picnic on the grounds surrounding Tagart Memorial Chapel or enjoy the recital from inside the chapel.
The 2022 recitalists are:
- July 1: Wade FitzGerald, Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Bryn Mawr, PA
- July 8: Dr. Andrea McCrady, Peace Tower Carillon, Ottawa, Canada
- July 15: Geert D’hollander, Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL
- July 22: Buck Lyon-Vaiden, McDonogh School, Owings Mills, MD
- July 29: Anna Kasprzycka, Parochial Church, Berlin-Center Germany/Poland/Luxembourg
The 2022 performances can be streamed at www.mcdonogh.org/carillon.
Please note the following:
- The main entrance gate on Shell Road will be open by 6:00 p.m.
- Guests are invited to picnic on the grounds surrounding Tagart Memorial Chapel and children are invited to use the playground behind the Lower School.
- The tower will be open for tours after each concert.
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. A carillon is 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. Carillon music includes classical, hymns, folk, popular melodies, and original compositions. McDonogh’s bells were cast and tuned in the Netherlands by the Petit and Fritsen Foundry, which dates back to 1660.
Each Friday evening in July, the 48 bells of McDonogh School’s carillon will ring out in song in the 44th Annual Summer Carillon Concert Series. The free concerts (July 1-29) will be held rain or shine from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Guests are invited to picnic on the grounds surrounding Tagart Memorial Chapel or enjoy the recital from inside the chapel.
The 2022 recitalists are:
- July 1: Wade FitzGerald, Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, Bryn Mawr, PA
- July 8: Dr. Andrea McCrady, Peace Tower Carillon, Ottawa, Canada
- July 15: Geert D’hollander, Bok Tower Gardens, Lake Wales, FL
- July 22: Buck Lyon-Vaiden, McDonogh School, Owings Mills, MD
- July 29: Anna Kasprzycka, Parochial Church, Berlin-Center Germany/Poland/Luxembourg
The 2022 performances can be streamed at www.mcdonogh.org/carillon.
Please note the following:
- The main entrance gate on Shell Road will be open by 6:00 p.m.
- Guests are invited to picnic on the grounds surrounding Tagart Memorial Chapel and children are invited to use the playground behind the Lower School.
- The tower will be open for tours after each concert.
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. A carillon is 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. Carillon music includes classical, hymns, folk, popular melodies, and original compositions. McDonogh’s bells were cast and tuned in the Netherlands by the Petit and Fritsen Foundry, which dates back to 1660.