23
rd INTERNATIONAL
Carillon
Festival MARCH 4-12, 2017
23 International rd Welcome to the
Carillon Festival Thank you for joining us in celebrating one of the world’s greatest carillons, Bok Tower Gardens’ Singing Carillon. With performances by world-renowned carillonneurs,
enjoy a renaissance of this most unique musical instrument through debut performances of new compositions and music performed throughout the 500-year history of the carillon.
what is a carillon? A carillon is a musical instrument consisting of at least 23 cast bronze bells that are precisely tuned and arranged in chromatic progression so that music in any key can be played. Unlike other types of bells, carillon bells are fixed in a frame— the bells do not move. Instead, the clappers inside strike the bells to produce a considerable range of sounds up to five or six octaves. Because of its weight and size, the carillon is the largest of all instruments. A carillon is played from a keyboard on which the keys are depressed by the player’s closed hands and feet. The keys are connected to the clappers by vertical and horizontal wires.
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ABOUT OUR CARILLON The carillon at Bok Tower Gardens has 60 bells ranging in weight from 16 pounds to nearly 12 tons. The instrument was designed and built in 1928 by John Taylor Bellfoundry, Ltd. of Loughborough, England which still makes bells today. There are three carillons in Florida, approximately 200 in North America and 600 throughout the world.
HOW IS CARILLON MUSIC WRITTEN AND PLAYED? Although carillon music looks like piano music, the treble clef is usually played by the hands and the bass clef by the feet. The carillon’s action is mechanical, which allows the performer to control the dynamics (loud and soft) by the force of the strike. There is no mechanism to dampen the sound after a bell is struck. Because carillon bells are rich in overtones, the consonant and dissonant combinations are sometimes reversed in carillon music to account for the presence of a minor-third overtone in each bell.
HOW ARE THE BELLS TUNED? Carillon bells are tuned just after they are cast and before they are installed. A bell is placed on a lathe and metal is carefully removed from the various heights of the inside wall of the bell. Bells only have to be re-tuned approximately once every 300 years.
Geert D’hollander was named Bok Tower Gardens’ fourth full-time carillonneur in October 2012 and is one of the finest in the world. He has studied piano, chamber music, choral and orchestral direction, fugue, and composition at the Royal Conservatory in Antwerp, Belgium, and carillon at the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen, Belgium. He was first prize winner in more than 30 international competitions for carillon or composition.
Meet Geert D’hollander RESIDENT CARILLONNEUR AT BOK TOWER GARDENS
WINNER:
COVER ART Sybella Norman, Harrison School of the Arts, Medium: Mixed
In 1997, Geert succeeded Ronald Barnes as University Carillonist and Professor of Carillon at the Department of Music at UC Berkeley. In 2008, he was awarded the “Berkeley Medal of Honors” for “Distinguished Service to the Carillon.” Until 2012, when Geert moved to Florida, he was the carillon composition teacher at the Royal Carillon School “Jef Denyn” in Mechelen, and city carillonneur of the historical instruments of Antwerp Cathedral, the belfry of Ghent, and the Basilica of Lier (Belgium). He frequently gives master classes in Europe and the U.S. and performs all over the world.
International Carillon Festival
Student Art Contest
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Elisa Ferrer, Harrison School of the Arts, Medium: Mixed
Jesse Clark, Harrison School of the Arts, Medium: Digital
Shannon Nichols, Harrison School of the Arts, Medium: Digital
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ABOUT THE
World Premieres
Become a Member THERE’S SOMETHING NEW TO DISCOVER IN EVERY SEASON AT BOK TOWER GARDENS, SO YOU’LL WANT TO VISIT AGAIN AND AGAIN. YOU CAN APPLY BY VISITING US IN THE VISITOR’S CENTER.
Another mathematical piece, “Circles in Triangle”, which includes a body of sculptures, six small pieces for celesta, and five recorded interludes, premiered at Juilliard this winter. Zhu is the carillonneur of St. Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue. JOEY BRINK Joey Brink is the sixth University Carillonneur at the University of Chicago, where he performs twice daily on the 72-bell Rockefeller Memorial Carillon and directs the University of Chicago Guild of Carillonneurs. He serves on the board of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, cochairing the Johan Franco composition committee. Brink began his carillon
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studies with Ellen Dickinson in 2007 as an undergraduate at Yale University; graduated from the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen, Belgium in 2012; and studied further with Geert D’hollander at Bok Tower Gardens in 2015. In 2014, he became the first American to receive first prize at the International Queen Fabiola Carillon Competition in Mechelen, Belgium.
JULIE ZHU Julie Zhu is an artist living in New York City. Her work stands at the intersection of mathematics, music, and visual representation. Her carillon composition, “Circle in Square”, inspired by her geometric paintings at the time and algorithmically constructed, won First Prize at the 2015 Zwolle Carillon Composition Contest, in addition to the Audience Prize.
Zhu attended Yale University where she double-majored in mathematics and art and first played carillon. In 2013, she graduated from the Royal Carillon School “Jef Denyn” in Mechelen, Belgium supported by the BelgianAmerican Education Fellowship, and studied further with Geert D’hollander at Bok Tower Gardens in 2016. She is a Carillonneur Member of the North American Guild of Carillonneurs.
ROSARIO SCALERO Rosario Scalero was born in 1870 in Moncalieri, Italy. He studied music and violin in Genoa, London, and Vienna. Scalero also taught in Lyon (France) and Rome, Naples and Parma (Italy) before coming to the United States in 1919. He was the head of composition at the David Mannes School in New York before becoming one of the original faculty members at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Curtis Institute of Music was founded in 1924 by Mary Louise Curtis Bok (1876-1970), wife of Bok Tower Gardens’ founder Edward Bok. A partnership between the two organizations allowed for Curtis Institute students to study composition and carillon performance at Bok Tower Gardens.
Several of Scalero’s students, including Gian Carlo Menotti, Nino Rota, and Samuel Barber, were among the students selected to come to Florida to study with Bok Tower Gardens’ first carillonneur, Anton Brees. Scalero also visited Bok Tower Gardens in April and December of 1931 and composed several pieces for carillon. None of these pieces were published but were recently rediscovered in the archives at the Curtis Institute, those pieces are making their world premiere at this year’s International Carillon Festival.
GIAN CARLO MENOTTI Gian Carlo Menotti was born in 1911 in Cadegliano, Italy. He began learning music from his mother at a young age and attempted composing his first opera, The Death of Pierrot, at age 10. Menotti began his formal music training at the Verdi Conservatory in Milan, Italy, where he studied from 19231927. After the death of his father, Menotti’s mother brought him to the United States, where he won a scholarship to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Menotti studied with Bok Tower Gardens’ first carillonneur, Anton Brees in the winters of 1931, ‘32, and ‘33. While in Florida, Menotti composed several pieces for carillon. Six of those pieces,
“Six Compositions for the Carillon”, were published in 1934. Three additional unpublished pieces were recently rediscovered in the archives at the Curtis Institute, those pieces are making their world premiere at this year’s International Carillon Festival. Throughout his long and illustrious career, Menotti won numerous awards including two Pulitzer Prizes, a Peabody Award, New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, Guggenheim Fellowship, and a Kennedy Center Honor. Menotti passed away in 2007 at the age of 95. His legacy continues to live on in the amazing music that he created and the generations of artists that he has inspired.
Scalero retired from the Curtis Institute in 1946, his student Menotti assuming his position as head of the Composition department, and returned to Italy, where he lived until his death in 1954.
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23rd International Carillon Festival
Guest Carillonneurs The festival features daily concerts by four outstanding professional carillonneurs, who are all first-time festival performers and leading international performers among their peers. Each guest carillonneur will present four concerts each, some of them will be digitally-synthesized music with live bells, various themed recitals, carillon duet concerts and more. Together with Geert, these accomplished musicians will perform throughout the nine-day festival at 1 & 3 p.m. daily.
KOEN COSAERT Koen Cosaert was appointed by the city council of Mechelen (Belgium) as fifth Director of the Royal Carillon School “Jef Denyn,” one of the leading institutes for carillon art in the world under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Mathilde. Since 1987, Koen Cosaert has taught carillon, campanology, harmony and music theory at the Royal Carillon School and at its department in Roeselare. He has been visiting professor for carillon and campanology at the St. Petersburg University in Russia since 2007.
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ELLEN DICKINSON Ellen Dickinson holds the Master of Music degree in organ and the Bachelor of Arts in Music. She is Artistic Director of “Music on the Hill”. For eleven years, Ellen was Director of Music at Norfield Congregational Church in Weston, Connecticut. In 2006, she co-founded the Jubilate Ringers, a community handbell ensemble. Ellen is College Carillonneur at Trinity College, and is teacher and adviser to the Yale Guild of Carillonneurs and bell consultant to the University. She has served the GCNA in many capacities, including as vice president and exam juror, and she currently works on Music Publications and Professional Concerns. As part of the North American Carillon School team, Ellen is an instructor for the New England region.
FRANS HAAGEN Frans Haagen studied carillon at the Dutch Carillon School in Amersfoort (The Netherlands) with Bernard Winsemius and Arie Abbenes and graduated summa cum laude earning his diploma in musical performance. He is currently working as the city carillonneur of Kampen, Almelo, Holten, Zutphen and Doesburg. He is the carillon professor and Principal of the Dutch Carillon School in Amersfoort, part of the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht. He is frequently invited as a jury member for examinations and for international organ and carillon competitions.
LISA LONIE w/ special guest JANET TEBBEL Lisa Lonie is the university carillonneur of Princeton University, and resident carillonneur at two area churches: St. Thomas’ Church, Whitemarsh, and at The Church of the Holy Trinity. She is a private carillon teacher, as well as a regional carillon instructor for the North American Carillon School. Lisa will be featuring several duets with Janet Tebbel who is the carillonneur of two carillons in the historic Germantown Philadelphia. She has served as carillonneur of the First United Methodist Church of Germantown, playing the 50 bell Taylor carillon since 1979; and has also been the carillonneur of the Miraculous Medal Shrine, with a 47 bell Paccard/Bigelow carillon, since 2002.
Carillon Towers NETHERLANDS CARILLON SCHOOL
(NEDERLANDSE BEIAARDSCHOOL)
Location: Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands Carillonneur: Frans Haagen Tower: Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren
TRINITY COLLEGE Location: Hartford Connecticut Carillonneur: Ellen Dickinson Tower: Trinity Chapel
ROYAL CARILLON SCHOOL
(KONINKLIJKE BEIAARDSCHOOL “JEF DENYN”)
Location: Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium Carillonneur: Koen Cosaert Tower: Sint-Romboutstoren (St. Rumbold’s Tower)
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL Location: Princeton, New Jersey Tower: Grover Cleveland Tower Carillonneur: Lisa Lonie
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
March 4 1pm
March 4 3pm
March 5 1pm
Geert D’hollander Opening Concert
Janet Tebbel & Lisa Lonie
Frans Haagen
Duet Recital “The Treblemakers”
Famous Opera Melodies
From “Appalachian Spring” Aaron Copeland (1900-1990) Variations on a Shaker Hymn Arr. Adolph Rots & Auke de Boer
From “Le nozze di Figaro” Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-1791) “Voi che sapete”
Original Carillon Music Old and New Two World Premieres Two Hebrew Melodies (1934) Rosario Scalero (1870-1954) “Al HaRishonim” & “Sukkoth” “Moonflower Faeries” (2016) Joey Brink (b. 1988) A Jewel From the 18th Century “Ceciliana” (before 1746) Iohannes de Gruijtters (1709-1772) Improvisation From “The Wellesley Carillon Studies” (2014) Geert D’hollander (b. 1965) - A Melancholic Song (duet, performed with Anna Kasprzycka) - The Search - Take Seven - Campainhas Brasileiros (duet, performed with Anna Kasprzycka)
“Le Coucou” Claude Daquin (1694-1772) Arr. Beverly Buchanan Theme from “Angry Birds” Ari Pulkinnen (b. 1982) Arr. Janet Tebbel Souvenirs from Russia From “Romeo and Juliet” Serge Prokofiev (1891-1953) “Montagues and Capulets” Arr. P. Burgess Prelude Op. 12, No. 7 (“The Harp”) Arr. William De Turk The Magic of Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) “Blue Tango” Arr. The Treblemakers
“Nabucco” Medley Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) From “Carmen Suite No. 1” Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Prelude Aragonaise Intermezzo Séguidille Les Dragons d’Alcala Les Toréadors
All arrangements are made by the performer This program contains some of the best-known arias and melodies from popular operas. Verdi’s “Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves” from the opera Nabucco is undoubtedly the bestknown number. This famous melody is woven throughout the medley. Finally, you will enjoy “Carmen Suite No. 1” which was put together by Ernest Guiraud, Bizet’s best friend, after he passed away in 1875.
“Jazz Pizzicato” Arr. Adolph Rots & Auke de Boer
MEET THE CARILLONEURS
HIDDEN GARDEN MELODIES
“Fiddle Faddle” Arr. Adolph Rots & Auke de Boer
MARCH 4 & MARCH 11 AT 11:00 A.M.
MARCH 4-5 AND MARCH 11-12 11:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
An early work for piano, Prokofiev wrote his “Harp Prelude” during his piano studies at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. He later added organ into his curriculum there in order to avoid conscription into the Army.
Enjoy live music on the Blue Palmetto Café Terrace.
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How Tweet It Is: Music Inspired by Birds
In 1951 “Blue Tango” became the first instrumental recording to sell 1 million copies. Composed in 1938, “Jazz Pizzicato” was Anderson’s first hit when performed by the Boston Pops under the baton of Arthur Fiedler. Famous for its pizzicato middle section, “Fiddle Faddle” is based on the nursery rhyme “Three Blind Mice”. It was a great favorite of the audiences at the Boston Pops.
Stop by the Visitor Center Theater for an informal question and answer session with select festival carillonneurs. Festival carillonneurs also meet visitors after each performance in front of the east Tower gate.
March 5 3pm
March 5 6pm
March 6 1pm
Janet Tebbel & Lisa Lonie
Koen Cosaert
Koen Cosaert
Duet Recital “The Treblemakers”
Sunset Recital
Music from Venice
Belgian Romantic Music
From “Motetta trium vocum”
Prelude in C major Staf Nees (1901-1965)
(Antonio Gardano, Venice 1543) Adriaen Willaert Ricercar in G (ca. 1490-1562)
The Music from Carmen Georges Bizet (1838-1875) Arr. Carl van Eyndhoven Overture “Habanera” Two New Carillon Compositions Boudewijn Zwart (b. 1962) “Sunrise” “Sunset” Stay Calm and Jingle On “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893) Arr. The Treblemakers
Fantasia on Themes from the Byzantine Rite Gaston Feremans (1907-1964) Mazurka Op. 4, No. 2 Peter Benoit (1834-1901) Arr. Liesbeth Janssens Three Slavonic Dances Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) Slavonic Dance Op. 46, No. 4 Arr. John Courter Slavonic Dance Op. 72, No. 2
“Good Christian Men” Arr. Kimberly Strepka & The Treblemakers
Slavonic Dance Op. 46, No. 8
“Sleigh Ride” Leroy Anderson (1908-1975) Arr. Stems Up & The Treblemakers
“Was Blumen träumen”, WalzIntermezzo Op. 156 Siegfried Translateur (1875-1944) (What Flowers Dream About)
Malagueña Ernesto Lecuona (1895-1963) Arr. F. DellaPenna All arrangements are made by the performer “Carmen”, the “opera-comique”, was premiered in 1875 in Paris. Although not initially well-received, the aria “Habanera” is one of the best known of all operatic operas. Composed in 2016 in celebration of the Yale Guild of Carillonneurs 50th Anniversary, “Sunrise” – “Sunset” are lovely impressionistic pieces. Zwart is the carillonneur of 11 Dutch cities. “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” (from “The Nutcracker”), made use of the “celesta”, a bell-like instrument played from a keyboard. Here it is on real bells! A lovely Irish-style melody is soon joined by “Good Christian Men Rejoice and Joy to the World”. The low bells play Irish drum rhythms and drones. Anderson wrote “Sleigh Ride” in 1948, the lyrics “Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, Ring ting tingling too, Come on, it’s lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you.” were added later. In this arrangement, listen for a few snippets of other Christmas carols towards the end!
Music For the Evening
“Abendstille” Gustav Lange (1830-1889) (Evening Silence) Arr. Bernard Winsemius Overture to “Die Fledermaus” Johann Strauss Jr. (1825-1899) (The Bat) Arr. Rachel Perfecto
Concerto IV in G, Op.2 No.8 Tomaso Albinoni (“del Signor Albinoni, appropriato all’Organo da J.G.Walther”) (1671-1751) Allegro Adagio Allegro From “Canzone villanesche alla napolitana” (Girolamo Scotto, Venice 1544) Adriaen Willaert “Madonna mia fame” (ca. 1490-1562) “O dolce vita mia” “Vecchie letrose” Concerto V in G, Op. 2 No. 10 Tomaso Albinoni (“del Signor Albinoni, appropriato all’Organo da J.G.Walther”) (1671-1751) Allegro Adagio Allegro All arrangements are made by the performer
Lecuona was a prize-winning Cuban pianist who defined Cuban music by uniting the SpanishEuropean musical tradition with African rhythms. Upon hearing “Malagueña”, Ravel exclaimed that the melody is better than his own “Bolero”!
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
March 6 3pm
March 7 1pm
March 7 3pm
Frans Haagen
Ellen Dickinson
Koen Cosaert
New Music Inspired by Old Music
Original Carillon Compositions
Music from the Americas
Confrontation
Invocation Joey Brink (b. 1988)
Two Original Works for Carillon
Songs of Hope: A Tapestry of African-American Spirituals Ellen Dickinson (b. 1975)
Concerto Grosso Ronald Barnes (1927-1997) Allegro Grave e recitando-Andante Espressivo Allegro comodamente
Allemande (Johann S. Bach) Allemande (G. D’hollander) Sarabande (Johann S. Bach) Sarabande (G. D’hollander) Bourree (Johann S. Bach) Bourree (G. D’hollander) Figments Gary White (b. 1937) Figments (1983) is based on quotations from Fugue No. 24 of the Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I.
Nocturne Frank Steijns (b. 1970) Anzac Echoes Geert D’hollander (b. 1965) High Street Strut David H. Connell (b. 1960) Sunshine & Rainbows
Confrontation “Dr. Bull’s Juel” (Fitzwilliam Virginal Book) John Bull (1562-1628) Fantasy – Variations on “Dr. Bull’s Juel” (1993) Ronald Barnes (1927-1997) The suites for cello by Johann Sebastian Bach are among the greatest works ever written for cello. Although written monophonic, the overall impression is polyphonic. This technique is achieved by making use of different voices played in sequence, and by using chords and arpeggios. This impression might also be described as “imaginary polyphony.” The city of Kampen (The Netherlands) developed a rich and vibrant carillon culture over the years. A good example of the city’s cultural achievement is the number of original carillon compositions that have been commissioned. Several new works were premiered the last decade and in 2014, Geert D’hollander was asked to compose a new carillon work inspired by an existing composition. The result was his “Simple Suite No. III for Carillon”, inspired by the “Suite No. III for Cello Solo” by Bach. “Simple” in this case doesn’t mean “easy to do”, but rather “simple compared with the unsurpassed masterpiece that Bach wrote”. This composition is an homage to Bach and refers to Bach’s cello suite in different ways: it has the same musical movements, dances and moreover often uses the same themes and rhythms, but in a modern jacket.
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Here Comes the Sun George Harrison (1943-2001) Arr. Ellen Dickinson Over the Rainbow Harold Arlen (1905-1986) Arr. Todd Fair
Prelude and Pastorale John Courter (1941-2010) Three Carillon Arrangements Rio Sena Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) Extasis Arr. Florian Cosaert El Mundo de los Dos (Cancion –Tango)
GOLDFISH CARILLON
CHILDREN’S CONCERT
MARCH 8, 10:00 A.M. Children are invited to experience a musical presentation of interactive carillon music, meet the artists, learn about the Singing Tower and enjoy light healthy snacks.
SINGING TOWER EXTERIOR TOUR MARCH 6-10 12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. Enjoy an exterior guided tour of the Singing Tower highlighting its history, artistry architecture and construction.
March 8 1pm
March 8 3pm
March 9 1pm
Lisa Lonie
Ellen Dickinson
Frans Haagen
Westminster Robert Byrnes (1949-2004)
Original Carillon Compositions
Carillon and Electronics
Pass the Popcorn! (arr. Lisa Lonie)
“Bagatelle” John Knox (b. 1932) “Roister-Doister”
“Square Prayer” Renske Vrolijk (b. 1965)
The Feather Song (from Forrest Gump) * Alan Silvestri (b. 1950) Two Hornpipes (from Pirates of the Caribbean)* Hans Zimmer (b. 1957) Castle on a Could (from Les Miserables)* Claude-Michel Schönberg (b. 1944) Selections from The Twilight Suite Frank DellaPenna (b. 1951) Dance of the Fireflies
“Tree Sparrow’s Sun Salutation” Linda Dzuris (b. 1970) “Nocturne” Joey Brink (b. 1988) “Almanac” Aaron David Miller (b. 1972) Spring Summer Autumn Winter Sesamuppets Arr. Sally Slade Warner
Star Gazing
“Green” (Kermit’s Song) Joe Raposo
Michael Meets Mozart* Jon Schmidt (b. 1966) Arr. L. Lonie
“The Rainbow Connection” Paul Williams and Kenneth Ascher
* Live carillon with electronics
Westminster was written by colleague Bob Byrnes, carillonneur of the University of Northern Iowa at Cedar Falls, and is based on a famous clock chime from St. Stephan’s tower in London. The Westminster theme is augmented by numerous dynamic and yet melodic chords, with the familiar chime tune never far away. Electronic Accompaniment Tracks Combining the carillon with other instruments isn’t a new phenomenon. It’s not unusual to hear the instrument alongside brass, piano, xylophone, marimba, drums, etc. But, performing alongside musicians creates a unique problem: how to get the instruments up towers stairs? Not easy! Furthermore, placing them on the ground with the carillonneur 50+ feet above creates unsurmountable sound delays. The alternative: use pre-recorded audio tracks – a creative twist with a centuries old instrument! The carillonneur listens to the recordings via headphones/speakers while playing. The selections presented today were inspired by the work of Frank DellaPenna, creator of Cast in Bronze, a traveling production show featuring the carillon (on wheels) performed with audio tracks.
The compositions of Frank DellaPenna have a style all their own. He sets to music life’s daily routines, emotions, or in this case the flittering of fireflies and gazing at the heavens on a starry night. Michael Meets Mozart is a mash up inspired by Michael Jackson, Mozart and U2. Pianist Jon Schmidt and cellist Steven Sharp Nelson (a.k.a. The Piano Guys) combine 100 electric cello tracks, piano, mouth percussion, beat box, and kick drum in a piece that “is the sound of classical music climbing out of its grave” (reviewer Eric Raymond). Carillonneur Lisa Lonie compliments the track with the percussive sound of carillon bells.
“Melodie d’Amour”, Op. 600 Hans Engelmann (1872-1914) “Tristezza” Ad Wammes (b. 1953) ”Songe d’Amour Après le Bal”, Op. 356 Alphons Czibulka (1842-1894) “Cities Change the Songs of Birds” Jacob ter Veldhuis (b. 1951) “Love Means” Jacob ter Veldhuis All arrangements are made by the performer
Square Prayer is originally composed for carillon and soundtrack. Although the carillon is a versatile instrument, it is much larger and heavier than a vibraphone, and it is extremely sonorous. Many European carillons are placed in church towers and next to market squares. This gives them an intermediary function between the divine, liturgical, spiritual world and the more down to earth secular, struggle to survive and trading world. Square Prayer steps in this joint and bridges these two worlds giving a mixed bag experiences: the profane world of churches and the secular world of market squares. On the soundtrack, Latin texts are sung that suggest liturgy, but are profane market lingo. Hidden are the sounds of coins. The structure of Tristezza (A-B-A) is inspired by the famous Funeral March (Piano Sonata No. 2) by Frederic Chopin. And, just like Chopin’s march, Tristezza is also a funeral march. The sad, dark coloured A part is dominated by a slow march rhythm. The psalm-like B part brings in lyrical devotion. As a side effect of the world urbanization, birds start to sing differently. In large cities for example they mimic police sirens and car horns. This data formed the basis for Cities Change the Congs of Birds. Love Means is based on the liveliest expression of men, an expression which serves nothing else then just having pleasure: to laugh. The sound bites (laughing people) are taken from the American media.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
March 9 3pm
March 10 1pm
Lisa Lonie
Frans Haagen
Campanella II Edward Nassor (b. 1957)
“Suite, a Set of Dances” Old and New
“Rock the Bok!” arr. Lisa Lonie
“Sixt Set of Lessons” (1732)
Game of Thrones* Ramin Djawadi (b. 1974) Best Day of My Life* American Authors:Dave Rublin (b. 1986), Matt Sanchez (b. 1986), Zac Barnett (b. 1986), and James A. Shelly (b. 1983) Ho Hey* The Lumineers: Weley Schultz (b. 1982) & Jeremy Fraites (b. 1987) Rediscovered Carillon Works of Gian Carlo Menotti (1933) A World Premiere! Gian Carlo Menotti (1911-2007) Preludio Rustic Dance Pastorale From “Tribute Suite” Frank DellaPenna (b. 1951) Bronze Magic Christmas Afterglow Carol of the Bells* Matt Riley (b. 1982) Arr. L. Lonie * Live carillon with electronics
The Menotti Premiere: Between 1931-33, three young, aspiring Curtis Music School (Philadelphia) composition students - Samuel Barber, Nino Rota, and Gian-Carlo Menotti - spent their winters here at the Bok Tower Gardens as composers in residence. As part of their curriculum at Curtis, they studied campanology, carillon composition and performance under Anton Brees, carillonneur at Bok Tower. Several of their carillon compositions were published in the 30s and some were not. Fast forward to the summer of 2016… While Ms. Lonie was conducting research at the Curtis music library, the staff pulled several binders of carillon music composed by these musicians. In the Menotti file, Lisa found three curious works which turned out not only to be unpublished, but unknown to carillon world. Now, after more than 80 years Ms. Lonie is privileged to premiere these pieces for the first time on the very instrument for which they were written. The arrangement of Carol of the Bells is a result of collaboration between Ms. Lonie and Minnesota composer, Matt Riley. As a composer, arranger, orchestrator, and producer, Matt has worked for radio and TV commercials, scored music for documentary films, and has worked in charting and orchestration for TV shows including NBC’s The Voice. He has arranged, produced and orchestrated hundreds of songs for churches and recording artists. His arrangements have been heard in theaters, churches, schools and performed by orchestras – and now the carillon - in the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia.
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Richard Jones (ca. 1680 – 1744) Arr. Arie Abbenes Allemande Sarabande Brisk Air Menuet Gavotte “Around D” (2016) Geert D’hollander (b. 1965) Two Waltzes Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934) Arr. Frans Haagen “Turbilhão de beijos” “ResignaCão” Three Spanish Dances (World Premiere) Alice Gomez (b. 1960) Rumba Bulerias Alegria “Diabolus in Musica”, “Spielerei” and “Simple Suite No. III” are some of the works that Geert D’hollander composed as a commission by the city of Kampen (The Netherlands). His most recent work for the city is constructed around the repetitive tone D in the bass –hence the title: “Around D”. Although it’s not a real dance, one can feel the lighthearted, jazzy, almost dancing energy and pulse. It is followed by two relaxed waltzes by the Brazilian composer Ernesto Nazareth, who classifies his own music as “Brazilian Tangos”. His compositions are in between classical and popular music and were very popular in the early 1900’s. The same can be said about Alice Gomez’ compositions. Her multi-cultural origin (Mexican, Indian and Latino) influences her carillon compositions strongly. Today you will hear the premiere of her latest composition for carillon commissioned by the city of Kampen: “Three Spanish Dances”. “Rumba” literally means party, “Buleria” is a cheerful Flamenco dance, and “Alegria” means lighthearted and gay!
March 10 3pm
March 10 7:30pm
March 11 1pm
Koen Cosaert
Frans Haagen
Ellen Dickinson
Baroque music from Paris
Moonlight Recital
Two Carillon Compositions
Sinfonie de Fanfare. Rondeau de Première Suite Jean-Joseph Mouret (1682-1738) Arr. Koen Cosaert
Carillon and electronics
“Lament and Alleluia” Alice Gomez (b. 1960)
“Tempo di mare” Ad Wammes (b. 1953)
“Resurgam” Tawnie Olson (b. 1974)
From “Les Fêtes Venitiennes. Suite I” André Campra (1660-1744) Arr. Ronald Barnes
Original Carillon Compositions
Three Romantic Folksongs Arr. Milford Myhre
Asteroids (1991) Gary White (b. 1937)
“Greensleeves” English
Arabesque (1983) Renee Pieper (b. 1955)
“Annie Laurie” Scottish
Carillon Arrangements
“Drink to Me Only” English
Procession Air des Espagnols Air pour le suite du carnival La Bohemienne Chaconne From “Pièces de Clavecin” Louis Couperin (1626-1661) Arr. Koen Cosaert Passacaglia in g minor From “Dardanus” : Airs de ballet Jean Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) Arr. Arie Abbenes Entréé Tambourin I & II Air vif Rondeau du Sommeil Rigaudon
Adagio (from Piano Concerto 23 KV488) Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-1791) Arr. Klaas de Haan Evening Idylle Gustav Lange (1830-1889) Arr. Bernard Winsemius Solveig’s Craddle Song Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Arr. Leen ‘t Hart
Legends & Stories “Legend in Romantic Style” John Courter (1941-2010) “Songs My Mother Taught Me” Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904) Transcr. Wendell Westcott “Leyenda”, Op. 232 Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) Transcr. Marcel Siebers
Carillon and electronics “Nadiya” Ad Wammes (b. 1953) Tonight’s concert begins and ends with a work for carillon and electronics by the Dutch composer Ad Wammes. The very essence of “Tempo di mare” is, in fact, the tempo. The work consists of three parts, which fluently flow from one to another. The first part has numerous rhythmic shifts and therefore seems to accelerate. a sudden quick delay flows into the second part with its tranquil wave power. Via a slow acceleration is the virtuoso third part towards ends with the soothing sound of the Sea (sound of the ocean-drums). The middle part of the program is first of all from two original Carillon. An asteroid hit is a rocky chunk piece that flies in an orbit around the Sun. “Nadiya” (Indian River) follows the road that a river. First there is the mountain source, then the River, and then-after a long way – there is finally the sea. At the structure of “Nadiya,” the composer has to guide the way tempo in Indian music is used. This is because typically start at a leisurely pace, followed by a doubling of that pace, then-after a certain time – showing a doubling of that doubling follows (4 x as fast so as the beginning tempo). Closed with the beginning pace. This is translated into a rarefied musical Impressionist beginning (source), after which a tabla pattern, the ‘ Kayeda ‘ pattern in this case, the beginning of the river marks.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
March 11 3pm
March 12 1pm
March 12 3pm
Koen Cosaert
Ellen Dickinson
Geert D’hollander Closing Concert
Music from England
“Jubilate” (for carillon) Ennis Fruhauf (b. 1944) Sonata Aria e fugato
Three Baroque Pieces From “Abdelazer” Henry Purcell (1658-1695) Round Arr. Koen Cosaert
“Imagine” John Lennon (1940-1980) Arr. Ellen Dickinson
From “The Incidental Music for Oedipus” Musick for a while Arr. Bernard Winsemius
“Chocolat” (a 3-movement suite for carillon) Alice Gomez (b. 1960)
Sonata in g for the Harpsichord Thomas Arne (1710-1778) Arr. Bernard Winsemius
Two Choral Preludes (1932) Rosario Scalero (1870-1954) “Jesu meine Freude” & “Christ lag in Todesbanden” “Icosido” (2017) Julie Zhu (b. 1990) A Carillon Composition from the 19th Century
“White Chocolate” (Tastefully Impure) “Milk Chocolate” (Elixir of Love)
“Memorial Chimes”, Op. 86 (1923, for carillon) Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
“Two Impressions” (for carillon) Ulla Laage (b. 1949)
“Carillon”, Op. 75 (1914) Arr. Koen Cosaert
Two World Premieres
“Dark Chocolate” (Bittersweet Passion)
Three Romantic Compositions by Elgar
“Salut d’Amour” Arr. Bernard Winsemius
Original Carillon Music Old and New
Prelude No. 9 in A Minor “Maestoso Agitato” Johannes Volckerick (1815-1895) Two Compositions by the Performer Variations on a Theme by John Knox (2014) - Theme - Arabesque - Vocalise (Homage to Sergei Rachmaninoff) - Bolero-Cancion
“Pure Imagination” Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley Arr. Jennifer Lory-Moran
“Cumulus” (2015, for carillon duet, performed with Anna Kasprzycka)
A RT I S T S SPONSORED BY
KOEN COSAERT : Don & Pat Jones ELLEN DICKINSON : Dr. Frank & Carol Drake FRANS HAAGEN : Paul & Carol Collins LISA LONIE : Lawrence & Genevieve Dimmitt in memory of A. Bronson Thayer, past board chairman of Bok Tower Gardens JULIE ZHU & JOEY BRINK : Ted & Ann Probert
EVENT SPONSORED I N PA R T B Y :
International Carillon Festival
Activities & Events Sunset Mix & Mingle March 5, 2017, 6:00 p.m. Concert: $10 per person; free for members Concert & Reception: $35/person; $25/member Celebrate one of the most unique musical experiences with an evening concert plus an optional cocktail reception in the Outdoor Kitchen where you can meet the artists.
Moonlight Mix & Mingle Carillon Concert March 10, 2017, 7:30 p.m. Concert: $10 per person; free for members Concert & Reception: $35/person; $25/member Spend an evening beneath the live oaks as the melodies float down from the Singing Tower. Meet the artists at an optional cocktail reception immediately following the concert at Pinewood Estate.
Easter Sunrise Service April 16, 2017, 6:00 a.m.
Music at Pinewood presented by the Lake Wales Arts Council Ashley Liberty & Daniel Strange March 19, 2017, 4:00 p.m.
Strange and Liberty are widely-acclaimed for their skill at multiple genres of music, including jazz, blues, swing, and classical, and the seamlessness and style of their play together. Both have had extensive professional careers, accompanying Broadway and classical performers such as Norm Lewis, Sutton Foster, Andrea Bocelli, Noel Paul Stookey, and Bernadette Peters.
UF/IFAS Celebrated Chef Series Chef Emily Ellyn in the Outdoor Kitchen March 24-26, 2017
Join Food Network Star Chef Emily Ellyn in the Outdoor Kitchen for a jam-packed weekend of culinary events starting with a dinner on Friday night and ending with kids in the kitchen on Sunday afternoon. Check out our website for a complete listing of events.
Easter morning worshipers will be offered complimentary admission to experience the Gardens’ own sunrise service with a full choir performed by the Lake Wales Choral under the director of Vince Treadway along with a carillon performance by Geert D’hollander and an inspirational Easter message delivered by Pastor Jeffrey Kantz of First United Methodist Church. A buffet breakfast will be served in the Blue Palmetto Café following the service, for an additional fee. Service begins at 6:00 a.m. Free admission ends at 8:00 a.m.
Bok After Dark Moonlight Carillon Concert with Geert D’hollander and special guests Jason Baker Trio April 10, 2017, 5:30 p.m.
Gate opens at 5:00 p.m., carillon concert final at 7:30 p.m. As the sun sets across Iron Mountain, discover the magic of the Gardens after dark! Like the stars, our flowers will begin to twinkle as the moon rises, little creatures start their evening serenade and lit pathways will show you the way to the Singing Tower for a live special twilight carillon concert. Join us before the carillon concert at the Blue Palmetto Café featuring fresh cuisine and live music on the terrace with jazz ensemble the Jason Baker Trio from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Carillon concert is at 7:30 p.m. Members are free.
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