Rededication Weekend Concert - Keiran Cantilina
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.
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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
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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