Holiday Favorites performed by George Leggiero, Covenant and University Circle Carillonneur and Keiran Cantilina, Covenant Assistant Carillonneur. The concert precedes the annual Carol Sing in the Church of the Covenant at 4 p.m.
Holiday CircleFest
5 December 2021
Carillon Concert
Presented by the Friends of the McGaffin Carillon and the Church of the Covenant
3:00 p.m.
George Leggiero, Covenant and University Circle Carillonneur
Richard von Grabow
Prelude in Baroque Style on “Good King Wenceslas”
Mel Torme & Robert Wells
arr. Philippe Beullens
The Christmas Song
Traditional, Old English
arr. Raymond Keldermans
What Child is This?
Joe Beal & Jim Boothe
arr. Audrey Dye
Jingle Bell Rock
Mykola Leontovich
arr. Henry Fusner
Carol of the Bells
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Keiran Cantilina, Assistant Covenant Carillonneur
Eddie Pola & George Wyle
arr. Rachel Perfecto
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Todd Fair
Variations on a French Noel
Traditional German
arr. Ronald Barnes
O Christmas Tree
John Jacob Niles
arr. Milford Myhre
I Wonder as I Wander
Franz Gruber
arr. Albert Gerken
Silent Night
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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