A Lunchtime carillon concert. Free. Free Parking in the lot in front of the tower on Euclid Avenue 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
George Leggiero, Carillonneur
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Program
I
George Frederick Handel (1685-1759)
Three Pieces for a Musical Clock
II
Two Mid-20th Century Sarabandes
Ronald Barnes (1927-1997)
Sarabande (1969)
René Peeters (1909-1985)
Sarabande with Variations (1959)
III
Peter Paul Olejar (1937- )
Four Olmsted Landscapes
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed the Cleveland Museum of Art Lagoon landscape
Introduction: Homage “Humane Sensibility, Magnanimity, and Truth*
1. Niagara Falls State Park
2. U. S. Capitol Grounds
3. Biltmore
4. Central Park, NYC
*”The possession of arbitrary power has always, the world over, tended irresistibly to destroy humane sensibility, magnanimity, and truth.” - Frederick Law Olmsted
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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