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Sunday Morning Carillon Concert and Open Tower

George Leggiero, University Circle Carillonneur
Friday, August 25, 2017, 12:15 p.m.
Sunday, August 27, 11:00 a.m.

Program

I
Carillon music from 18th century Belgium
Matthias van den Gheyn (1711-1785)
Preludio No. 2
From the Carillon Notebook of
Johannes de Gruyters (c1740)
Giga

II
Traditional Catalan song (arr. K. Van Assche)
El cant dels ocells (The song of the birds)
Arrangement dedicated to the victims of the Barcelona terror attack 8/17/2017
III
Anonymous English Folk Songs
A Hunting We Will Go (arr. L.‘t Hart)
The Miller of the Dee (arr. P. Price)

IV
Ronald Barnes (1927-1997)
Sarabande for Carillon

V
Willem Vogel (1920-2010)
Sonatina for Carillon
I. Allegro espressivo   II. Adagio    III. Rondo

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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.

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

This is the last in the summer series of concerts. Fall concerts will start on September 15.
Opportunities for corporate or individual sponsorship of carillon concerts are available.
Please contact info@ucbells.org for more information.
 
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