Dear campanological connoisseurs:
Greetings from Belgium, the land of carillons, chocolate, and other of the
finest things in
life. I am halfway through my eight-concert tour of the east coast and Belgium
and hope
you might find yourself in the area to hear one of them!
Sunday 7/29 2:00 pm
City Carillon of Brussels in the Cathedral of St. Michael and St. Gudula
Rue du Bois Sauvage 15, Brussels, Belgium
Classical, Romantic, contemporary, and familiar tunes on a 49-bell carillon cast
by Royal
Eijsbouts with a low bell of 15,797 kg.
Monday 7/30 8:00 pm
St. Rombouts Cathedral
Grote Markt, Mechelen, Belgium
My most musically and technically challenging program on the beautiful 49-bell
carillon
cast by Eijsbouts with glorious a low bell of 40,000 kg.
Wednesday 8/1 8:30 pm
St. Germanus Church
Veemarkt, Tienen, Belgium
The 54-bell carillon of Sint-Germanuskerk was cast by Willem Witlockx in 1723
and has a
low bell of 7,000 kg. Seats are provided in the Apostelenhof.
Friday 9/3 7:30 pm
The Carillon of the Draper Building
Berea College, Berea, KY
A program of contemporary music on the 56-bell carillon cast by Petit & Fritsen
in 2000
and played from a new international standard keyboard.