A free lunchtime carillon concert. Free parking in the lot in front of the tower on Euclid Avenue and also along Bellflower Rd behind the tower, a great place to hear the concert.
You can also tune in on your computer, tablet, or smart phone through our YouTube channel.
Sheryl Modlin,
Carillonist, Church of the Saviour, Cleveland Heights
NEW: You are invited to hear the carillon from your car or the lawn and campus areas around the tower. The Case Student Center courtyard is an ideal place to hear the concert.
Program
A 250th Independence Day Celebration
The Star Spangled Banner
Francis Scott Key (1779-1843)
arr. Milford Myhre
Chester
William Billings (1746-1800)
arr. Milford Myrhe
Yankee Doodle
arr. Milford Myrhe
America
Samuel F. Smith (1808-1895)
arr. Richard Giszczak
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Julia Ward Howe (1819-1910)
arr. Leen’t Hart
Eternal Father, Strong to Save
John B. Dykes (1823-1876)
arr. Richard Giszczak
You’re a Grand Old Flag
George M. Cohan (1878-1942)
arr. Wesley Arai
U.S. Armed Forces Medley
arr. Carlo van Ulft
America the Beautiful
Samuel A. Ward (1848-1903)
arr. Lee Cobb
God Bless America
Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
arr. Richard Giszczak
This Land Is Your Land
Woody Guthrie (1912-1967)
arr. Lee Cobb
Take Me Home, Country Roads
John Denver (1943-1997)
arr. Carlo van Ulft
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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