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.

Patrick Macoska, Carillonist

NEW: During inclement weather you’re invited to hear the carillon from your car or from inside the church where the audio of the concert will be transmitted.

Program
Music in 3/4 Time

1
Antonin Dvorak 1841-1904 Arr: John Courter
Slavonic Dance

2
Antatoli Liadov arr: Ronald Barnes
Little Waltz -1914     

3
Ronald Barnes 1927-1997
Concerto Grosso I — Mvt. II- Grave E Recitando

4
Edvard Grieg 1843-1907
Norwegian Folk Songs arr: Ronald Barnes
En Konge Hesked: Osterland
Morgo Ska Du Fa Gifte Deg

5
Franz Schubert 1797-1828 arr: Mary Jo Disler
Standchen

6
Richard Rodgers 1902-1979   arr: Koen Van Assche
Edelweiss from Sound of Music

7
Géo Clément 1902-1969
Campanella

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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.

Sheryl Modlin, Carillonist
Annual Black History Month Program

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Program

J. Rosamond Johnson ( John Courter)
Lift Every Voice and Sing

Thomas A. Dorsey (John Courter)
Precious Lord

Traditional African American (Peter Paul Olejar)
Wade in the Water

Florence Price (Tiffany Ng)
Adoration

R. Nathaniel Dett (Roy Lee)
Juba Dance

Spiritual (Tiffany Ng)
This Little Light of Mine

Anon. (Milford Myhre)
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot

Traditional spiritual. (John Courter)
He’s Got the Whole World in his Hands

Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy (HyoJin Jenna Moon)
My Cherie Amour

Stevie Wonder. (Carson Landry)
Sir Duke

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Keiran Cantilina, Carillonist

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Keiran Cantilina, carillonist

Nocturnes and other Evening Music

Program

Erik Satie (1866-1925)
arr. Gordon Slater
1st Gymnopedie

Frederic Chopin (1810-1849)
arr. Joey Brink
Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2

Margo Halsted (1938-2023)
Nocturne for Carillon

Sean Duffy
Nocturne for Carillon (2020)

Joey Brink (b.1988)
Nocturne

Geert D'hollander (b. 1965)
Modal Nocturne

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George Leggiero, Carillonist

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Program

George Leggiero, Carillonist

Program

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

Emilien Allard (1915-1976)
Image No. 2

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

W. A. Mozart (1756-1791)
arr Lee ‘t Hart
Two Waltzes
Adagio (for glass harmonica)

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

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George Leggiero, Carillonist

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Program

J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
arr. Frank Deleu
Prelude BWV 998

Traditional French
arr. Leen ‘t Hart
Sur le point d’Avignon

Ronald Barnes (1927-1997)
Sicilienne from Serenade for Carillon

Burt Bacharach (1928-2023)
Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head
(Requested by an FMC donor)

Albert de Klerk (1917-1998)
Hemony Suite
Prelude
Etude
Siciliano
Toccata

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Patrick Macoska, Carillonist

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Program
If It Ain’ Baroque…

1      
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)        
Sinfonia for the Carillons Arr:  Ronald Barnes
Allemande Arr:  Bernard Winsemius
Excerpt from the Water Music Suite Arr:  Robert Lodine

2
J. S. Bach (1685-1750) 
French Suite II – Allemande Arr:  Jos D’hollander
Suite for Cello – Prelude Arr:  Albert Gerken
“Bist du bei mir” Arr:  Bernard Winsemus
Ouverture 3 – Air Arr:  Bernard Winsemius 

4
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767)
Fantasia III Arr: Ronald Barnes

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Keiran Cantilina, Carillonist

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Program

Minimalism and Ostinato

A program celebrating repeating motives and melodies

Program

Geert D'hollander (b. 1965)
From Ludis Modalis
Sorrowing
Layers
Melody

Joey Brink (b.1988)
Reverie

Stefano Colletti (b. 1973)
Brouillard

Keiran Cantilina (b. 1992)
Improvisation

Gary White (b. 1937)
Asteroids

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George Leggiero, Carillonist

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Program
Inspired by Bells

Matthias Van den Gheyn
Preludio

George Frideric Handel
Carillon
Sinfonia For the Carillons

Samuel Maykapar
The Music Box

Arthur Lynds Bigelow
Grote Klokken, Kleine Klokken (Big Bells, Little Bells)

Hilton J. Rufty
Il Cassetta Musicale (The Music Box)

Géo Clément
Campanella for Carillon

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Happy Holidays from the McGaffin Carillon. While in University Circle enjoy lunchtime music of the season. Can’t make it in person, join us online.  Any requests? Let us know. 

Happy Holidays from the McGaffin Carillon. While in University Circle enjoy lunchtime music of the season. Can’t make it in person, join us online.  Any requests? Let us know. 

Happy Holidays from the McGaffin Carillon. While in University Circle enjoy lunchtime music of the season. Can’t make it in person, join us online.  Any requests? Let us know. 

Happy Holidays from the McGaffin Carillon. While in University Circle enjoy lunchtime music of the season. Can’t make it in person, join us online.  Any requests? Let us know. 

A carillon concert of traditional carols and holiday music. At 7:30, a 30-minute concert precedes a candlelit lessons and carols service.

Carillon Concert
Christmas Eve 2025
7:00pm

Keiran Cantilina, Assistant Covenant Carillonneur

PROGRAM
THE ALEXANDER MCGAFFIN CARILLON

KEIRAN CANTILINA

Impressions of a First Nowell arr. L. Geloen

The First Noel arr. Beverly Buchanan

O Little Town of Bethlehem arr. Milford Myhre

O Come All Ye Faithful arr. Ronald Barnes

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear arr. Milford Myhre

Away in a Manger arr. Milford Myhre

I Wonder As I Wander arr. Milford Myhre

The Holly and the Ivy arr. Milford Myhre

Variations on a French Noel arr. Todd Fair

Angels, from the Realms of Glory arr. Milford Myhre

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing arr. Albert Gerken

What Child is This? arr. William De Turk

O Come, Little Children arr. Theophil Rusterholz

Silent Night arr. Albert Gerken

Deck The Halls arr. Albert Gerken

Ding! Dong! Merrily On High arr. Edward Nassor

Happy Holidays from the McGaffin Carillon. While in University Circle enjoy lunchtime music of the season. Can’t make it in person, join us online.  Any requests? Let us know. 

Happy Holidays from the McGaffin Carillon. While in University Circle enjoy lunchtime music of the season. Can’t make it in person, join us online.  Any requests? Let us know. 

Happy Holidays from the McGaffin Carillon. While in University Circle enjoy lunchtime music of the season. Can’t make it in person, join us online.  Any requests? Let us know. 

Happy Holidays from the McGaffin Carillon. While in University Circle enjoy lunchtime music of the season. Can’t make it in person, join us online.  Any requests? Let us know. 

Happy Holidays from the McGaffin Carillon. While in University Circle enjoy lunchtime music of the season. Can’t make it in person, join us online.  Any requests? Let us know. 

Happy Holidays from the McGaffin Carillon. While in University Circle enjoy lunchtime music of the season. Can’t make it in person, join us online.  Any requests? Let us know. 

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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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.

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’hollander

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

Greet the Carillonist following the concert at the Euclid Avenue Tower Entrance

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.

Send music requests to info@ucbells.org
 
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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.

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 

Greet the Carillonist following the concert at the Euclid Avenue Tower Entrance

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.

Send music requests to info@ucbells.org
 
Like us on Facebook  “The Alexander McGaffin Memorial Tower and Carillon”
Check in and let your friends know you heard the bells.
Twitter: @McGaffinBells Share your photos. Let us know what you’d like to hear