Is the Tower ever open to the Public?Members at the Donor level and above can view the Founder's Room on one of four

tours conducted each year.

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1. Founder’s Room2. Chao Research Center

(Archives)3. Maintenance Workshop

4. Anton Brees Carillon Library

5. Carillonneur’s Studio6. Keyboard Room7. Carillon (60 bells)

Architect: Milton B. Medary (Philadelphia)

Purpose: To house the carillon; serve as a centerpiece for the Gardens; the private use of the Bok family

Built: 1927-1929

Height: 205 feet (62.5 meters)

Weight: 5,500 tons (5,000 metric tons)

Structure: Steel frame with brick walls; outer facing of pink and gray Georgia marble and Florida coquina, a limestone of shell and coral fragments

Foundation: 118 reinforced concrete piles, 13-24 feet (4-7 meters) underground with a concrete cap of 2.5 feet (0.8 meter)

Sculpture: Lee Lawrie (New York City); herons at the top, eagles at the base of the bellchamber; all sculptures were carved on-site

Colorful Grilles near the top: Ceramic tiles designed by J.H. Dulles Allen (Philadelphia)

Brass Door and Wrought-iron Gates with Birds: Samuel Yellin (Philadelphia); depicts the Biblical story of Creation

Inscription under the Sundial: This Singing Tower with its adjacent Sanctuary was dedicated and presented to the American people by Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States, February 1, 1929.

Bellfounder: John Taylor Bellfounders, Ltd. (Loughborough, England)

Size: 60 bronze bells

Bell weight: Smallest bell at 16 lbs. Largest bell at 11+ tons (10+ metric tons) Total of 63+ tons (57+ metric tons)

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Carillon

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DAILY CARILLON MUSICFEBRUARY 18-21, 2021

Carillon Concerts at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.

Clock MusicAnnouncing the hour strike: What Child Is This English

9:00 I Wonder As I Wander Appalachian

9:30 Come, All Ye Children Spanish, Castilian

10:00 Deck The Halls Welsh

10:30 Pat-a-pan French

11:00 We Three Kings John Hopkins, Jr.

11:30 Now It Is Jul Again Scandinavian

12:00 The Holly And The Ivy English

12:30 Angels We Have Heard On High French

1:00 CONCERT

2:00 O Desired Day Catalonian

2:30 Sweetest Night Of All Flemish, 1728

3:00 CONCERT

4:00 Come, All Ye Shepherds Bohemian

4:30 Gabriel’s Message French, Basque

5:00 O Little Town Of Bethlehem Louis H. Redner

5:30 Let All Mortal Flesh French, Picardy Keep Silence

Adaptations for carillon of melodies or of music written for other instruments have been made by the recitalist, except for those arrangers identified by the following:

* Anton Brees

Thursday at 1:00 p.m.Live performance by Geert D’hollander

Prelude No. 2 M. Vanden Gheyn 1721-1785

From the 1746 Antwerp Carillon BookAndante Diedonné Raick 1703-1764Menuet Champetre Henri J. de Croes 1705-1786Siciliana Ioannes de Gruijtters 1709-1772

Music from the Romantic EraSpring Song Songs Without Words F. Mendelssohn 1809-1847Humoresque Op. 151 No. 7 A. Dvorak

1841-1904

Black History Month: Improvisation on Spirituals

Thursday at 3:00 p.m.Live performance by Geert D’hollander

Prelude No. III M. vanden Gheyn 1721-1785

Operatic SelectionsPas des Fleurs Flower Duet Léo Delibes from Lakmé 1836-1891Una Futriva Lagrima A Furtive Tear G. Donizetti from L’Elisir d’Amore 1797-1848

A Composition by the PerformerSpring Morning – Layers – Accents – Reflection from Ludus Modalis, 10 Studies for Carillon, 2010

Waves of the Danube Ion Ivanovici 1845-1902

Friday at 1:00 p.m.Live performance by Geert D’hollander

Gershwin Selection 1898-1937The Man I love – ‘S WonderfulBess you is my Woman now – It ain’t necessarily so

Original Carillon CompositionsAndante Ronald Barnes from Concerto Grosso I, 1991 1927-1997Hear the Tolling of the Bells Robert B. Kleinschmidt from Second Suite, The Bells, 1934 1910-1959Partita III, The Harmony of Zion John Knox b. 1932

Black History Month: Improvisation on Spirituals

Friday at 3:00 p.m.Live performance by Geert D’hollander

Prelude No. IV Matthias vanden Gheyn 1721-1785

Carillon Music by Ronald Barnes 1927-1997Serenade I 1978 Intrada Sicilienne Milonga Processional A Whimsy Barcarolle

Improvisation

Saturday at 1:00 p.m.Live performance by Geert D’hollander

Black History Month: Unforgettable PerformersLouis Armstrong What a Wonderful WorldBilly Holiday Blue MoonNat King Cole Unforgettable

Carillon Music by John Courter 1942-2010From Suite No. 1 Sonorities – Toccata FestevoleCortege and Fugue in Baroque Style

Improvisation

Saturday at 3:00 p.m.Live performance by Geert D’hollander

Carillon Music by John Courter 1942-2010From Suite in Popular Style Ragtime Bells Ballad Blues for Bells

Black History Month: Spirituals Golden CrownNobody knows the trouble I’ve seenMary had a babyDeep River

A Composition by the PerformerPartita for carillon 2000 Geert D’hollander b. 1965Preludio – Recitativo – Gagliarda – Fuocoso – Hymnus

Improvisation

Sunday at 1:00 p.m.Live performance by Geert D’hollander

Spanish Temperament Sonata in D Major Mateo Albeniz 1755-1831 arr. K. KeldermansLeyenda Isaac Albeniz 1860-1909 arr. A. Gerken

Black History Month: Unforgettable Performers Aretha Franklin ThinkThe Supremes Where did our love goJimi Hendrix All Along the WatchtowerWhitney Houston I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Improvisation on hits from the 30’s

Sunday at 3:00 p.m.Live performance by Geert D’hollander

Baroque SelectionPrelude No. 6 M. vanden Gheyn 1721-1785Andante 1746 Ioannes de Gruijtters 1709-1772

Baroque Suite 1993, for carillon W. van CleemputPrelude – Sarabande 1930-2006 Menuet – Rigaudon

North American Carillon MusicIntroduction and Sicilienne Ronald Barnes 1927-1997

Black History Month: Improvisation on Spirituals