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Lunchtime Carillon Concert and Tour

Summer Lunchtime Carillon Concert and Tour by George Leggiero, University Circle Carillonneur this week. A Tour will follow the program. Meet at the tower entrance on Euclid Avenue.   Free Parking.

An All Dutch Program 

1. Toccata No. 10      Johan Franco (1908-1988)

2. Three tunes from Nederlandtsche Gedenck-Clank (1625)     
Adriaen Valerius arr. Leen ‘t Hart
Waer  dat men sich al keerd of wend  
Merk toch hoe sterk
Slaet op den  trommele

3. Three Pieces from the Carillon Notebook of Johan Berghuys (1724-1801)
Mars van Malburg,  O! Doornik schoon, Giga

4. Two Old Netherlands Folksongs    arr. Leen ‘t Hart
 Wek op wek op, dat herte myn
 Die Mei plezant

 5. Twee Intermezzi    Jurriaan Andriessen (1925-1996)

 6. Kleine suite voor beiaard (1972)          Heleen van der Weel
Intrada, Canzone, Rondeau

Before each section a bell will toll the program number.
Meet at the tower entrance following the Friday concert for a guided tour.

The tower is open during the Sunday concert. Children should be accompanied by an adult.

On Friday we welcome members of University Circle’s 1-2-1 Fitness Center who are having an outdoor cooking demonstration in the amphitheater of Case Western Reserve University’s Veal University Center on the campus area behind the tower.

On Sunday we welcome members of the Netherlands-American Society of Ohio who are visiting University Circle and the Dutch carillon in the McGaffin Tower.


The 2017 concerts are presented with the support of the Leonard Krieger Fund of the Cleveland Foundation.

Opportunities for corporate or individual sponsorship of carillon concerts are available.
Please contact info@ucbells.org for more information.

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This concert will be repeated on Sunday morning, July 23th at 11am.