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.
Friday concerts happen through November 22.
Original Carillon Compositions by American Composers
Patrick Macoska, Guest Carillonneur
1
Hilton Rufty 1909-1974
Hallelujah! (1933)
Il Casseta Musicale, from Suite for Carillon (1933)
2
Gary C. White b. 1937
Asteroids (1991)
3
Roy Hamlin Johnson 1929-2020
Summer Fanfares (1956; arranged for 4 octaves in 1996)
4
John Pozdro 1923-2009
Variations-Fantasy, from Triptych
5
Ronald Barnes 1927-1997
Sarabande (1952)
6
John Courter 1941-2010
Evocation (1992)
Before each selection, a bell will toll the program number
Horn Honking is a welcome form of applause at the end of the program.
You’re invited to greet Mr. Macoska at the Euclid Avenue tower entrance following the concert.
Masks, please.
About the artist: Native Clevelander Patrick Macoska has lived in Michigan until recently, where he had careers in architecture and church music. He studied carillon at the University of Michigan and played his GCNA (Guild of Carillonneurs in North America) advancement recital in 1997 at the University of Kansas. Patrick has been active in the Guild, serving two terms on the Board of Directors and currently serving as Chairperson of the Examinations Committee. He has given carillon concerts throughout the U.S. and Canada, most recently playing guest recitals at the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa and at L’Oratoire St. Joseph in Montreal. Until his move back to Cleveland, he played weekly recitals on the two carillons at the University of Michigan as well as on the 51-bell Paccard carillon at St. Mary’s of Redford Church in Detroit where he served as director of music. Patrick is a member of the Board of Directors of The Friends of the McGaffin Carillon in University Circle.
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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