{"id":388212,"date":"2019-06-26T13:49:32","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T17:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/?p=388212"},"modified":"2019-06-27T09:13:35","modified_gmt":"2019-06-27T13:13:35","slug":"carry-on-carillon-2019-summer-concerts-388212","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/newscenter\/carry-on-carillon-2019-summer-concerts-388212\/","title":{"rendered":"Carry on, carillon"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Hopeman Memorial Carillon<\/a> Recitals series\u2014a summer tradition at the University of Rochester\u2014continues on Mondays in July, as concert-goers gather on the grounds of the Eastman Quadrangle to hear international and national carillon artists perform on the historic campus bells.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese charming carillon concerts are Rochester summer\u2019s best kept secret,\u201d says Doris Aman, music department instructor and coordinator of the Carillon Society.\u00a0 \u201cListening to the bells interact with the birds, the breeze, meeting old friends at the Quad with a picnic sharing stories, our families of all ages and even the puppies can enjoy the series.\u201d<\/p>\n

This summer\u2019s line-up includes musicians from the United States, Europe, and Canada. Kicking off the four-part series on the evening of July 8 will be Belgian carillonneur Carl Van Eyndhoven, with a multifaceted program including improvisations of jazz standards and the music of John Lennon.<\/p>\n

Other performers include Andr\u00e9e-Anne Doane, a carillonneur at St. Joseph\u2019s Oratory in Montreal, who will play a French-Canadian program including a variety of folk tunes; Margaret Pan, featuring classical baroque and folk songs by J.S. Bach, Debussy, Alice Gomez, and Jean Miller; and the world-renowned Geert D\u2019Hollander, performing a combination of baroque, classical, and special and rarely-heard carillon compositions from the Anton Brees Carillon Library.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s series is dedicated to Andrew Stalder \u201948,<\/a> a long-time sponsor of the carillon concert series who had been a violin major at the Eastman School of Music until he left to serve in World War II. Stalder, who died in February 2018 at the age of 96, trained on the Hopeman Memorial Carillon and by 1983, passed the juried examinations of the Guild of Carillonists of North America. He performed on the Rochester instrument until 1992, when he retired.<\/p>\n

The free outdoor concerts on the Eastman Quadrangle are open to the public. The programs begin at 7 p.m., rain or shine, and last about an hour. Attendees are encouraged to bring folding chairs, blankets, snacks or picnics, and relax on the lawn of the Eastman Quadrangle to enjoy the carillon concerts. The performers are available to greet the audience on the steps of Rush Rhees Library 15 minutes after the completion of the program.<\/p>\n