A Holiday Carol Sing Carillon Concert

Join us at 3pm to get into the holiday spirit with a 30 minute concert of seasonal favorites performed by George Leggiero, Covenant and University Circle Carillonist. This concert precedes a musical prelude inside the church to the 4pm Carol Sing. Choirs, Organ, Instruments, and YOU sing and play carols of the season.

The remainder of the afternoon will be streamed on the Church of the Covenant’s YouTube channel. https://www.youtube.com/@ChurchOfTheCovenant

Carillon Concert 3p.m.
George Leggiero, Covenant and University Circle Carillonist
Program

Popular Songs of the Season
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year (E. Pola & G. Wyle, arr. R. Perfecto)
The Christmas Song (M. Torme, arr. P Beullens)
Jingle Bell Rock (J. Beal & J. Booth, arr. A. Dye)
I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas (I. Berlin, arr. J. De Vreese) 

Traditional Hanukah Melodies arr. R. Giszczak
Chanuka
S’Vivon

 Holiday Bells
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day (arr. SA Orr)
Jingle Bells (arr. L. ‘t Hart)
Carol of the Bells (M. Leontovich, arr. H. Fusner)

A Lunchtime carillon concert. Free. Free Parking in the lot in front of the tower on Euclid Avenue also along Bellflower Rd behind the tower, a great place to hear the concert.

Keiran cantilina, Carillonist

Program

Valerius Gedenck-Clanck arr. Johan Franco
Simple Gifts

Traditional arr. Milford Myhre
The Harvest Call

Shaker Hymn arr. Richard Giszczak

Johann A. P. Schulz arr. Richard Giszczak
We Plow the Fields, and Scatter

Traditional arr. Richard Giszczak
Over the River and Through the Woods

Traditional arr. Ren Ortega
O Shenandoah

Joe Hisaishi arr. Rachel Perfecto
Merry-Go-Round of Life

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George leggiero, Carillonist

Matthias Van den Gheyn (1721-1785)
Preludio No. 6

Jean W. Miller (1916-1964)
Suite For Carillon
Rather lively, joyous
Rather slow, with feeling
Lively and gay

Music Boxes and Clocks
Hilton Rufty —La Casseta Musicali
G. F. Handel—Three Pieces for a Musical Clock
Samuel Maykapar —The Music Box

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
arr. Leen ‘t Hart
Adagio

Géo Clément (1902-1969)
Sonatine pour Carillon
Allegro Moderato
Andante Sostenuto
Allegretto grazioso

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DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH THE CARILLON WE REGRET THAT WE HAVE HAD TO CANCEL THIS CONCERT. WE ARE SO SORRY.

sheryl modlin, Carillonist
Program

halloween

Vic Mizzy arr. Tiffany Ng
The Addams Family|

Henry Mancini arr. Richard Giszczak

The Pink Panther

Charles Gonoud arr. Karel Keldermans

Funeral March of a Marionette

Frédéic Chopin

Funeral March from Piano Sonata in B flat

William Gillock arr. R. Giszczak

Spooky Night

William Gillock arr. R. Giszczak

Ghost Dance

Jerry Livingston-David Mook and Ben Raleigh-Booby Pickett

Medley: Casper-Scooby Doo- Monster Mash

Danny Elfman   

This is Halloween

John Williams

Hedwig’s Theme

Double Trouble

John Carpenter arr. Tiffany Ng
Halloween

Howard Ashman-Alan Menken

Little Shop of Horrors

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George leggiero, Carillonist

A program to celebrate
National Italian-American Month

Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739)
arr. K. Keldermans
Sonata
Adagio, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) arr. J. De Gruytters (18th c.)
Concerto for Violin
I. Allegro

Arcangelo Corelli
arr. Henry Fusner
Sonata
Largo, Allemanda, Sarabanda, Giga

Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901
arr. Leen ‘t Hart
”La dona è mobile” from Rigoletto
”Libiamo” from La Traviata

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keiran cantilina, Carillonist

”In a Garden”

Program

Edward MacDowell
arr. Rachel Perfecto
To a Wild Rose

Joey Brink
beneath a canopy of trees

Andy Li
St. Anne's Garden in a Fading Summer

Geert D'hollander
Spring Flowers at the U.S. Capitol Grounds

Richard Rogers
arr. Koen Van Assche
Edelweiss (from The Sound of Music)

Ronald Barnes
A Rosebud By My Early Walk

Laura Shigihara
arr. Ren Ortega
Grasswalk (from Plants vs. Zombies)

Bon Jovi
arr. Keiran Cantilina
Livin' on a prayer

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PATRICK MACOSKA, Carillonist
Program

Vive la France (or, the French Connection)

1 
Robert Lannoy  1915-1979
Ballet des Petits Canards   

2
Claude Debussy  1862-1918
Arr. Mary Jo Disle
La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin

3 
Maurice Ravel  1875-1937
Arr. Scott R. Hummel
Pavane de la Belle au Bois Dormant

4
Erik Satie   1866-1925
Arr.  Frances Newell
1 ère Gnossienne 

5
Erik Satie
Arr.  Frances Newell
3 ème Gnossienne

6
Francis Poulenc   1899-1963       
Arr.  Jonathan B. Arterton
Sarabande

  7
Francis Poulenc
Arr.  Ronald Barnes
Carillon from Suite Française 

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KEIRAN CANTILINA, Carillonist
Program

Music by Geert D’hollanger

HALOS (2021)

The Wanderer Suite  (2025)   

1.  Processional, The Church of the Covenant,  Canto Religioso

       Promenade I—A vigorous Walk to the Museum of Modern Art- Energetic

2. Reflections—The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)-Dynamic
  Promenade II—Up to Severance Hall-Energetic
3. Un Altro Bell Canto—A Passionate Opera Moment at Severance Hall-Smoothly Singing
     Promenade III—A Walk to the Cleveland Museum of Art-Energetic
4. In Memoria Aeterna—The Egyptian Collection at The Cleveland Museum of Art-Slow and Very Pensive
     Promenade IV—Last Stop: The CWRU Peter B. Lewis Building-Energetic
5. Whimsical Undulations—The Case Western Reserve University Peter B. Lewis Building by Frank Gehry-Freely
      Promenade V—Back to the Church of the Covenant-Energetic
6. Recessional—Church of the Covenant—Canto Religioso

 Keiran Cantilina was introduced to bell instruments during his university years, where he was a player of Cornell University's historic twenty-one-bell chime. During his graduate studies at the University of Minnesota, Keiran began studying the carillon with Dave Johnson at the House of Hope carillon in St. Paul. In 2018–2019 he studied carillon in Belgium—the cradle of world carillon culture—with Koen Van Assche on a scholarship from the Belgian American Education Foundation. He graduated from the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen and was a finalist in the Queen Fabiola International Carillon Competition held in 2019. Keiran is a Carillonist Member of the Guild of Carillonists in North America. He has a BS in biological sciences and an MS in bioproducts and biosystems engineering. He is a principal research engineer in biomedical engineering at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute. Keiran is a member of the board of directors of the Friends of the McGaffin Carillon in University Circle.

THE WANDERER SUITE notes

This work was commissioned by The Friends of the McGaffin Carillon for the 2025 Rededication of the carillon following the restoration and renovation.

Our wandering begins and ends at The Church of the Covenant, the home of The McGaffin Carillon, with a processional inspired by Gregorian chant. The neo-gothic church building, designed by Ralph Adams Cram, was dedicated in 1911. The Presbyterian congregation dates to the mid-nineteenth century. The bell tower was empty until the carillon was installed in 1968. 

The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (moCa) is a dynamic space dedicated to presenting innovative and thought-provoking works by contemporary artists from around the world. Opened in its striking, faceted black-glass building in 2012, moCa has become an architectural icon in University Circle. Through exhibitions, performances, and community programs, the museum fosters dialogue, creativity, and connection around today’s art and ideas.

Severance Hall, the home of the Cleveland Orchestra since 1931 is regarded as one of the most beautiful concert halls in the world. The building combines Art Deco, Egyptian Revival, and Classical architectural elements. It is renowned for its superb acoustics and restored grandeur that enhances the concerts of symphonic and even operatic repertoire. This movement evokes one of those opera performances.

The Cleveland Museum of Art’s Egyptian collection spans more than 3,000 years of history. Highlights include finely carved sculptures, painted coffins, jewelry, and everyday objects that illuminate the artistry and beliefs of ancient Egypt. Howard Carter, the archaeologist famous for his discovery of King Tut’s tomb, was a consultant to the CMA in the 1920s as they began to build this collection.

The Peter B. Lewis Building at Case Western Reserve University, designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry, is home to the Weatherhead School of Management. Completed in 2002, its bold, undulating stainless steel and brick forms make it one of Cleveland’s most distinctive architectural landmarks. The building’s unconventional design reflects innovation and creativity, qualities central to the school’s mission.

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KEIRAN CANTILINA, Carillonist
Program

Beneath a canopy of trees Joey Brink

SCENES FROM THE CIRCLE           JOEY BRINK 

1. The Happy Dinosaur—The Cleveland Museum of Natural History

2. Test Flight—The Crawford Auto Aviation Museum

3. Shattered Symmetry—The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

4. Night Passing the Earth to Day—Wade Park

5. Jubilant Bells—The Church of the Covenant

Scenes from the Circle was commissioned by The Friends of  the McGaffin Carillon in University Circle to celebrate the rededication of the the carillon following our recent renovation. The work is dedicated to Keiran Cantilina.

 Keiran Cantilina was introduced to bell instruments during his university years, where he was a player of Cornell University's historic twenty-one-bell chime. During his graduate studies at the University of Minnesota, Keiran began studying the carillon with Dave Johnson at the House of Hope carillon in St. Paul. In 2018–2019 he studied carillon in Belgium—the cradle of world carillon culture—with Koen Van Assche on a scholarship from the Belgian American Education Foundation. He graduated from the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen and was a finalist in the Queen Fabiola International Carillon Competition held in 2019. Keiran is a Carillonist Member of the Guild of Carillonists in North America. He has a BS in biological sciences and an MS in bioproducts and biosystems engineering. He is a principal research engineer in biomedical engineering at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute. Keiran is a member of the board of directors of the Friends of the McGaffin Carillon in University Circle.

Joey Brink is University Carillonist and Adjunct Professor of Carillon at the University of Denver, where he performs daily on the 65-bell Williams Carillon and teaches students in the Lamont School of Music. Prior to his move to Denver, Brink served as University Carillonist at the University of Chicago from 2015 to 2022, where he played the second largest carillon in the world. He has given masterclasses and workshops at Yale, Cornell, Wellesley, Indiana University, and the University of Michigan. In 2014 he won first prize in carillon performance at the International Queen Fabiola Competition in Belgium.

Brink began his carillon studies at Yale University with Ellen Dickinson, graduated with “greatest distinction” from the Royal Carillon School in Belgium under Eddy Marien, and studied further with Geert D’hollander at Bok Tower Gardens. An award-winning performer and composer, Brink has released two albums for carillon, composed over thirty original works for carillon, and published over forty arrangements for carillon. His works have been described as “impressionistic”, “shimmering”, and of a “quiet hypnotic power” - Chicago Classical Review. Prior to his career as a musician, he obtained engineering degrees from Yale and the University of Utah and conducted robotics research at NASA Ames. www.joeybrink.com 

SCENES FROM THE CIRCLE

Within the Cleveland Museum of Natural History resides Haplocanthosaurus delfsi, the dinosaur affectionately known as "Happy". The dinosaur was discovered by a Yale Alum in The state of Colorado and is the only one of its kind discovered and preserved in its entirety anywhere in the world. The Happy Dinosaur conveys an imagined day in the life of Happy The Dinosaur, millions of years ago.

The Crawford Auto Aviation Museum houses one of the early engines that the Wright brothers used to fly their earliest planes. The music in Test Flight represents a test flight in such a plane, beginning with attempts at takeoff, eventual liftoff, cruising, and a successful landing.

Designed by architect Farshid Moussavi, the glass building of the Museum of Contemporary Art is often used as a mirror by passers-by. With a hexagonal base and a square top, the building’s slanted walls and unusual angles send reflections askew, reflecting a rather abstract and impressionist image of the surrounding city. Shattered Symmetry imagines a timelapse of the city, through the lens of the mirrored walls.

Night Passing the Earth to Day is the name of a bronze sculpture in Wade Park by artist Frank L Jirouch. The cast-bronze sculpture depicts two figures holding up the Earth, each figure seeming to struggle under the weight of the world. Night’s gaze is cast down as she passes the Earth to Day. The music here aims to capture the emotion of these two figures, as they meet each day to share their burden.

Jubilant Bells is a joyful and festive work that celebrates the rededication of the McGaffin carillon at the Church of the Covenant. This movement draws inspiration from composer John Courter’s Toccata Festevole, an energetic and jubilant finale to his Suite No. 1. As in Courter’s work, a light rhythmic motif anchors the music and sets the backdrop for a sweeping melody in the bass bells to emerge.

----Joey Brink

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The carillon can be heard from the grounds around the tower including the Case Western Reserve Campus behind the tower away from the Euclid Avenue traffic noise. Concerts are rain or shine and your car is also a place to hear the concert. Horn honking is an accepted form of applause at the end of the program.

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Sheryl Modlin, Carillonist
Program

LINK TO LIVE STREAM

Waltzes

Euphemia Allan
 arr. Albert Gerken
Chopsticks
(Euphemia Allan composed the “The Celebrated Chop Waltz” in 1877 at age 16
under the pen name Arthur de Lilli.)

Gaelic 
arr. Milford Myhre
Morning Has Broken

William C. Dix
arr. Richard Giszczak
Alleluia, Sing to Jesus

 John L. Bell 
arr. R. Giszczak
Will You Come and Follow Me

Richard Rodgers   
arr. Paul Stelben
Edelweiss

Christina Perry  
arr. Lisa Lonie    
 A Thousand Years

Ross Bagdasarian
arr. R. Giszczak
The Chipmunk Song

Jack Norworth and Albert  von Tilzer,
Arr. R. Giszczak
Take Me Out to the Ball Game    

Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss, Luigi Creatore
arr. Josha Fenwick
I Can’t Help Falling in Love 

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The carillon can be heard from the grounds around the tower including the Case Western Reserve Campus behind the tower away from the Euclid Avenue traffic noise. Concerts are rain or shine and your car is also a place to hear the concert. Horn honking is an accepted form of applause at the end of the program.

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McGaffin Carillon Rededication Weekend
Full Program (pdf)

Jon Lehrer
Michigan state and Grand Valley Universities

Program

Something Old, Something New

Jon Lehrer, University Carillonist

Michigan State and Grand Valley Universities

I. Shall We Dance?

Minuet from Musick for A While                    Ronald Barnes (USA) (1927-1997)
Danza Española #2                                            Enrique Granados (1867-1916) arr. J. Lehrer
Hattem Groove                                                     Kenneth Theunissen (b. 1973)

II. Bbarnes Serenadebs (announced by 2 tolls on the new Bb bell)             
Processional from Serenade I (                        Ronald Barnes (1927-1997)
Flamenco from Serenade II
Barcarolle from Serenade I

III. Bbelgian Romancebs (announced by 3 tolls on the new Eb bell)
Minuet & Trio                                               Staf Nees (1901-1965)
Ballade voor Beiaard                                   Jef Rottier (1904-1985)

IV. Beyond the C (announced by the 4 C# bells, ending with the newest)

Over the Rainbow                                       Harold Arlen (1905-1986) arr. G. DeWaardt

Sonatine                                                          Stefano Colletti (b. 1973)

V. Finale (announced by the 5 D bells, ending with the newest)

Chorale Partita III: The Harmony of Zion   John Knox (1932-2021)

*The ringing of the 4 newest bells are noted as follows: (2 5) in parentheses to indicate there are 2 strikes of the Bb and 5 of the Eb within the piece, and [2 5] in brackets would indicate there are 2 strikes of the high c# and 5 of the high d.

Jon Lehrer is the 6th University Carillonist of Michigan State University and the 2nd University Carillonist of Grand Valley State University. A graduate of Yale University and the Royal Carillon School of Belgium, Jon is also a laureate of 5 international competitions for carillon, including The Queen Fabiola, the NKV, and the Alexius Julien Baroque Competitions. A regular on the global stage, he has also toured for the Canada Council for the Arts as a concert soloist, and on the North American renaissance festival circuit as a musican-entertainer. Jon was once a data scientist and cancer researcher but now focuses on creating moments of beauty for a busy university communities, advancing the carillon art, and instructing the next generation of carillonists.

 
Program Notes

Major renovations are cause enough for celebration, even more so when accompanied by 4 beautiful new bells. I wanted not only to showcase these new additions, but to help us recognize the moments in which they are ringing. It is customary to ring “tellers” to indicate the section of the program, and I use this as an opportunity to play each new bell on its own. For pieces that incorporate new bells, I also indicate (after the title) how many times each will be rung. Excluding the final piece and tellers between segments, we will here 47 strikes of the Bb, 51 of the Eb, 9 of the c# and 14 of the d. Make of these numbers as you wish, but know they were not selected at random.

For the finale, the final phrase of the piece has been modified to incorporate the new bells (from lowest to highest) within the last few seconds of our concert. Hopefully they can both linger in our ears and serve as a once more for good lucksendoff.

Shall We Dance: All these pieces are dances, though they could not be more different from one another. The Minuetimitates the light yet stately courtly dances of the 18th century, though written more recently. Danza Española #2 is from a 19th century suite of Spanish Dances. Subtitled “Oriental”, #2 is one of the slower and more contemplative dances in the collection. Hattem Groove is full of energetic latin rhythms, though contrasted by a brief lyrical interlude.

Bbarnes Serenadebs: Barnes’ Serenade no. 1 for Carillon was a turning point in carillon composition, popularizing a shift from modified piano composition techniques to new idioms based on the unique acoustics properties of bells. His approachable singable tunes might not sound revolutionary today, but they ushered in a golden age of North American carillon composition that continues to this day. They also showcase the new low Bb and Eb well, with 13 and 42 strikes respectively.

Bbelgian Romancebs: The presence of a low Bb bell in carillons can be traced back to the world’s first carillon school in Mechelen, Belgium, where a historic swinging bell from the tower was connected (via Bb pedal) to the city’s otherwise C-compass carillon. Graduates of the school spread its new romantic performance and composition styles, helping to solidify the Bb’s inclusion in carillons and carillon repertoire worldwide. The middle section (Trio) of the Minuet and Trio allows the low Bb to shine, and in Ballade voor Beiaard, the reprise of the main theme is played over a repeated tolling Bb.

Beyond the C: The McGaffin carillon, which for over half a century topped out at c5, now boasts a c# and d. Since much of the historic meantone carillon repertoire was written in the key of D, these two additions open up many new possibilities for the years to come. Besides echoing the section title, Somewhere Over the Rainbow gives us a nice sampling of the new bells, since the syllables “where” and “-bow” are played on d and the syllables “o-” and “rain” are played on c#. As a result, we’ll get to hear 8 strikes of each. Colletti’s Sonatine, one of my favorite pieces for carillon, can now be played here as originally conceived, with 1 strike of the c# and 6 of the d.

Finale: Chorale Partita III: The Harmony of Zion combines a 19th century American hymn tune (its title reaching back several millennia) with several European Baroque musical forms, all penned by a 20th-21st century British carillonist and composer. Its chorale-like interludes sit quietly between variants of a more virtuosic segment until the themes begin to intermingle, building up the musical texture to its inevitable conclusion. A few modifications to the final cadence allow us to hear each of the 4 new bells one last time, from bottom to top, with the high d having the final say of today’s program.—Jon Lehrer

The carillon can be heard from the grounds around the tower including the Case Western Reserve Campus behind the tower away from the Euclid Avenue traffic noise. Concerts are rain or shine and your car is also a place to hear the concert. Horn honking is an accepted form of applause at the end of the program.

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McGaffin Carillon Rededication Weekend
Full Program (pdf)

Keiran Cantilina
Church of the Covenant

Program

Scenes from the Circle           Joey Brink 

1. The Happy Dinosaur—The Cleveland Museum of Natural History

2. Test Flight—The Crawford Auto Aviation Museum

3. Shattered Symmetry—The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)

4. Night Passing the Earth to Day—Wade Park

5. Jubilant Bells—The Church of the Covenant

The Wanderer Suite      Geert D’hollander

1.  Processional, The Church of the Covenant,  Canto Religioso

       Promenade I—A vigorous Walk to the Museum of Modern Art- Energetic

2. Reflections—The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)-Dynamic

     Promenade II—Up to Severance Hall-Energetic

3. Un Altro Bell Canto—A Passionate Opera Moment at Severance Hall-Smoothly Singing

     Promenade III—A Walk to the Cleveland Museum of Art-Energetic

4. In Memoria Aeterna—The Egyptian Collection at The Cleveland Museum of Art-Slow and Very Pensive

     Promenade IV—Last Stop: The CWRU Peter B. Lewis Building-Energetic

5. Whimsical Undulations—The Case Western Reserve University Peter B. Lewis Building by Frank Gehry-Freely
      Promenade V—Back to the Church of the Covenant-Energetic

6. Recessional—Church of the Covenant—Canto Religioso

 Keiran Cantilina was introduced to bell instruments during his university years, where he was a player of Cornell University's historic twenty-one-bell chime. During his graduate studies at the University of Minnesota, Keiran began studying the carillon with Dave Johnson at the House of Hope carillon in St. Paul. In 2018–2019 he studied carillon in Belgium—the cradle of world carillon culture—with Koen Van Assche on a scholarship from the Belgian American Education Foundation. He graduated from the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen and was a finalist in the Queen Fabiola International Carillon Competition held in 2019. Keiran is a Carillonist Member of the Guild of Carillonists in North America. He has a BS in biological sciences and an MS in bioproducts and biosystems engineering. He is a principal research engineer in biomedical engineering at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute. Keiran is a member of the board of directors of the Friends of the McGaffin Carillon in University Circle.

Notes on the Compositions

Scenes From the Circle

Within the Cleveland Museum of Natural History resides Haplocanthosaurus delfsi, the dinosaur affectionately known as "Happy". The dinosaur was discovered by a Yale Alum in The state of Colorado and is the only one of its kind discovered and preserved in its entirety anywhere in the world. The Happy Dinosaur conveys an imagined day in the life of Happy The Dinosaur, millions of years ago.

The Crawford Auto Aviation Museum houses one of the early engines that the Wright brothers used to fly their earliest planes. The music in Test Flight represents a test flight in such a plane, beginning with attempts at takeoff, eventual liftoff, cruising, and a successful landing.

Designed by architect Farshid Moussavi, the glass building of the Museum of Contemporary Art is often used as a mirror by passers-by. With a hexagonal base and a square top, the building’s slanted walls and unusual angles send reflections askew, reflecting a rather abstract and impressionist image of the surrounding city. Shattered Symmetry imagines a timelapse of the city, through the lens of the mirrored walls.

Night Passing the Earth to Day is the name of a bronze sculpture in Wade Park by artist Frank L Jirouch. The cast-bronze sculpture depicts two figures holding up the Earth, each figure seeming to struggle under the weight of the world. Night’s gaze is cast down as she passes the Earth to Day. The music here aims to capture the emotion of these two figures, as they meet each day to share their burden.

Jubilant Bells is a joyful and festive work that celebrates the rededication of the McGaffin carillon at the Church of the Covenant. This movement draws inspiration from composer John Courter’s Toccata Festevole, an energetic and jubilant finale to his Suite No. 1. As in Courter’s work, a light rhythmic motif anchors the music and sets the backdrop for a sweeping melody in the bass bells to emerge.

----Joey Brink

The Wanderer Suite

Our wandering begins and ends at The Church of the Covenant, the home of The McGaffin Carillon, with a processional inspired by Gregorian chant. The neo-gothic church building, designed by Ralph Adams Cram, was dedicated in 1911. The Presbyterian congregation dates to the mid-nineteenth century. The bell tower was empty until the carillon was installed in 1968.

The Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (moCa) is a dynamic space dedicated to presenting innovative and thought-provoking works by contemporary artists from around the world. Opened in its striking, faceted black-glass building in 2012, moCa has become an architectural icon in University Circle. Through exhibitions, performances, and community programs, the museum fosters dialogue, creativity, and connection around today’s art and ideas.

Severance Hall, the home of the Cleveland Orchestra since 1931 is regarded as one of the most beautiful concert halls in the world. The building combines Art Deco, Egyptian Revival, and Classical architectural elements. It is renowned for its superb acoustics and restored grandeur that enhances the concerts of symphonic and even operatic repertoire. This movement evokes one of those opera performances.

The Cleveland Museum of Art’s Egyptian collection spans more than 3,000 years of history. Highlights include finely carved sculptures, painted coffins, jewelry, and everyday objects that illuminate the artistry and beliefs of ancient Egypt. Howard Carter, the archaeologist famous for his discovery of King Tut’s tomb, was a consultant to the CMA in the 1920s as they began to build this collection.

The Peter B. Lewis Building at Case Western Reserve University, designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry, is home to the Weatherhead School of Management. Completed in 2002, its bold, undulating stainless steel and brick forms make it one of Cleveland’s most distinctive architectural landmarks. The building’s unconventional design reflects innovation and creativity, qualities central to the school’s mission.

–----George Leggiero

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George Leggiero, Carillonist
Program

Program

I
J. S. Bach
“Little” Prelude and Fugue No. 1

II
G. F. Handel
Water Music Suite
Hornpipe
Air
Minuet I, Minuet II

III
  G. P. Telemann
Fantasia I
Largo
Allegro
Grave
Allegro

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Program
Due to ongoing work in the tower
this concert will not be streamed, sorry

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Three Pieces for Musical Clock

Emilien Allard (1915-1976)
J’Entends le Moulin
(I Hear the Windmill)

Ronald Barnes (1927-1997)
Paraphrase on a Siciliana of Pasquale Ricci

Johann Gottfried Walther (1684-1748)
arr. Gijsbert Kok
Partita ‘Jesu, meine Freude’

Two Guitar Pieces
arr Mary jo Disler
Francisco Tárrega (1852-1909) Tango Maria
Julio S. Sagreras (1879-1942) Maria Luisa, Mazurka

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Keiran Cantilina, Carillonist
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Due to construction in the tower
there will be no Live streaming today

Program
traditional tunes from the British Isles.

Londonderry Air (arr. Sally Slade Warner)

The Crystal Spring (arr. Ronald Barnes)

When I Think on This World's Pelf (arr. Ronald Barnes)

A Rosebud By My Early Walk (arr. Ronald Barnes)

The Bells of Aberdovey (arr. Ronald Barnes)

Irish Air (Geert D'hollander)

Slane (Be Thou My Vision) (arr. Geert D'hollander)

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Patrick Macoska, Carillonist
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Program

A Program of Summertime Music
Two original pieces for carillon, and two slow and lazy ragtime pieces by Scott Joplin

1
Roy Hamlin Johnson (1929-2020)
Summer Fanfares

2
Terry Vaughn (1915-1996)
Summer Song

3.
Scott Joplin (1868-1917)
arr. Joey Brink
Solace

4
Scott Joplin
arr. Arie Abbenes
Bethena: A Concert Waltz

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Program
A mostly Italian program for the carillon’s Little Italy neighbors on their feast day.

Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) arr. J. De Gruytters (18th c.)
Concerto for Violin
I. Allegro

Benedetto Marcello (1686-1739)
arr. K. Keldermans
Sonata
Adagio, Allegro, Adagio, Allegro

Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
arr. Isaac Wong
Ave Maria Op 52 No 6

Baldassare Galuppi (1706-1785) arr. L. ‘t Hart
Second Sonata
Allegro, Andantino, Presto

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Program

Matthias Van den Gheyn (1721-1785)
Preludio No. 5

Emilien Allard (1915-1976)
Notlule No. 1

Henry C. Work (1832-1884)
arr. Leen ‘t Hart
Grandfathers Clock

Jean Miller (1916-1964)
Soliloquy for Carillon

P. S. Rung-Keller (1879-1996)
Theme and Variations on an old Danish Folksong

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Program

Géo Clément (1902-1969)
Campanella

Ronald Barnes (1927-1997)
Sicilienne

Johan Franco (1908-188)
The Blue Ridge Nocturne

J. H. Fiocco (1703-1741)
arr. W. Westcott
Adagio

Wim Mennes (1917-1996)
Theme and Variations for Carillon

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Program

A Program of Music by John Courter 
1941 - 2010 

1. Intrada Col Aria        “Almelo Eb”
    This piece was dedicated to carillonneur Franz Haagen and the citizens of Almelo, The Netherlands, to celebrate the renovation of their carillon, which included the addition of a low Eb bell.  The piece utilizes this new bell as well as the optional use of a low Bb bell.  This performance on the recently renovated McGaffin Carillon will showcase the new Eb and Bb bells that were added to our carillon.           

2   Suite No. 1 for Carillon 
  I.  Fantasia Octatonica
II. Sonorities
              The new Eb bell is used in both these movements.

3   Suite in Popular Style for Carillon 
II.   Ballad (for Sherilyn)

 4    Gaudi’s Chimneys 
I.   The Undulating Chimneys of Casa Batllo
II.    The Mushroom Chimneys of Park Guell
III.   The Geometric Chimneys of Guell Palace

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Program

Londonderry Air
Trad. arr. Sally Slade Warner

Let It Be
John Lennon & Paul McCartney arr. Jakob De Vreese

We’re Walking in the Air
Howard Blake arr. Albert Gerken

Enigma Variations
Edward Elgar arr. Koen Van Assche

Sound of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel arr. Keiran Cantilina

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
J. S. Bach arr Bernard Winsemius

Chim Chim Cher-ee
Richard and Robert Sherman arr Richard Giszczak

A Whole New World
Alan Menken arr. Audrey Dye

Somewhere Over the Rainbow
Harold Arlen arr. Todd Fair

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Program
”Mostly Baroque”

Matthias van den Gheyn (1721-178)
Preludio No. 6

Geog Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
arr. Ronald Barnes
Fantasy for Violin
Largo
Allegro
Grave
Allegro

Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
arr. Ronald Barnes
From “The Fairy Queen”
Rondeau
Hornpipe
Echo
Here’s the Summer

George Gershwin (1989-1937)
arr. G. Leggiero
Summertime

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No Lunchtime Concert Today

The Bells will Peal at 2pm to Celebrate the Independence Day Holiday!

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Patrick macoska, Carillonist

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Program

1
Matthias Van den Gheyn  1721-1785
Preludio III

       2
Ronald Barnes  1927-1997
Three Appalachian Spirituals
 “Land Beyond the Clouds”
 “Tranquility”
 “Rise and Shine, Brothers”

3
Leen ‘t Hart  1920-1992
Intermezzo II

4
Albert de Klerk  1917-1998
Hemony Suite

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Keiran Cantilina, Carillonist

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Program

Traditional
arr. Jennifer Lory-Moran & Ren Ortega
Oh Shenandoah

Gary White
Asteroids

Joey Brink
Reverie

Joe Hisaishi
arr. Rachel Perfecto
Merry go Round of Life

Claude Debussy
arr. Bernard Winsemius
Arabesque

Keiran Cantilina
Hearta

James Horner
Somewhere Out There

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Program

I
J. S. Bach
“Little” Prelude and Fugue No. 1

II
G. F. Handel
Water Music Suite
Hornpipe
Air
Minuet I, Minuet II

III
  G. P. Telemann
Fantasia I
Largo
Allegro
Grave
Allegro

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A Sunday Afternoon Concert on the eve of the McGaffin Carillon going silent until next spring while the instrument undergoes a major restoration and renovation.

George Leggiero, Keiran CantilinA, Patrick Macoska

Sunday August 18, 2024
3pm

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George leggiero,
Covenant and University Circle carillonneur

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Program

Program
“Eighteenth Century Italy”

I
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) arr. J. De Gruytters (18th c.)
Concerto for Violin
I. Allegro

II
Arcangelo Corelli (1650-1725) arr. Henry Fusner
Suite in F
Largo, Allemanda, Sarabanda, Giga

III
Mauro Giuliani (1781-1829) arr. M. J. Disler
Grazioso for guitar

IV
Baldassare Galuppi (1706-1785) arr. L. ‘t Hart
Second Sonata
Allegro, Andantino, Presto

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Program

Johannes Brahms arr. Rachel Perfecto
Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2

Sergei Rachmaninov arr. Jasper Depraetere
Morceaux de Fantaisie, Op. 3: Elegie

Geert D'hollander
Old Style Variations on O Waly Waly

J. S. Bach arr. Bernard Winsemius
So oft ich meine Tobackspfeife (BWV 515)
Die bittre Leidenszeit beginnet abermal (BWV 450)
Gieb dich zufrieden und sei stille (BWV 511)
Mein Jesu, was fuer Seelenweh (BWV 487)

Sarum Plainsong arr. Roy Hamlin Johnson
Conditor alme

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