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Artistic rendering of the Jane A. Meyer Carillon bells

The Jane A. Meyer Carillon Series

The Jane A. Meyer Carillon was dedicated on April 13, 2002 and is located at the southeast corner of the Duane G. Meyer Library. Ken and Jane Meyer, longtime friends of the University and supporters of the arts, donated the funds to the University for the purchase of 48 bronze bells and for the construction of the 2.5 million-pound, 140-foot tall structure— the tallest carillon in the Midwest. Jane was a former organ student of the department of music and had a lifelong love of the arts, so it is fitting that the carillon that serves as an icon of the University and landmark of its centennial is named after her.

The Jane A. Meyer Carillon’s bronze bells, cast-iron clappers and keyboard were purchased from and installed by Royal Eijsbouts, a prestigious bell making firm from the Netherlands. The total weight of the 48 bells is 32,000 pounds, with the largest bell weighing 5,894 pounds, or nearly three tons. According to the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, the Jane A. Meyer Carillon is one of approximately 180 carillons in North America and is the larger of two carillons in Missouri.

The Jane A. Meyer Carillon plays the standard Westminster chime sequence every 15 minutes, with the first of the hourly bells marking the exact start of each hour. In addition to the “Second Sundays @ 6” Concert Series, the department of music coordinates and presents special concerts during the academic year.

The World’s Largest Instrument
Often referred to as the “world’s largest instrument,” carillons range from 23 bells to upwards of 70. They are played using a manual keyboard located below or aside the bells in the playing cabin to ensure crisp sound via a clear path to the ringers. Also called a “baton console” or “clavier,” the keyboard is made up of of baton-shaped keys, wooden levers with rounded ends and pedal keys. Carillonists play the baton keys with gentle strikes of a closed fist and the pedal keys with their feet, controlling intensity and volume by the force applied to each key. Typically, bells are fixed to their position by beams in the bell frame, and the pressing of keys and pedals releases the bell’s clapper to strike the bell and produce sound. On smaller bells, return springs are attached to the clapper to ensure that it recoils quickly enough so as not to deaden the bell’s sound due to a prolonged impact.

The evolution of contemporary carillons occurred primarily in the Netherlands, Belgium and other areas of lowland Europe, where foundries instituted a renaissance for the instrument in the 16th and 17th centuries. By the time of the French Revolution, the carillon had largely fallen out of favor, but developments in Belgium, England and the United States renewed interest in carillons in the 20th century.

For additional information, visit: www.gcna.org or www.carillon.org.

 

Second Sundays @ 6

May 10 | June 14 | July 12 | Aug 9 | Sept 13

 

June 14

Jeremy Chesman
Missouri State University

Suite No. I — John Courter (b. 1941)
Fantasia Octatonica
Sonorities
Toccata Festevole

Five Folk Songs arr. Milford Myhre
Poor Wayfaring Stranger
Go Way From My Window
All the Pretty Little Horses
Shenandoah
The Wonderful Crocodile

Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 101 — J. S. Bach
Prelude (1685–1750)
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Bourée I and II
Gigue

Folksong from the British Isles arr. Wendell Westcott
Londonderry Air
Slane (Be Thou My Vision)
Scarborough Fair

Rhythmendans — Staf Nees (1901–1965)

Jeremy Chesman, university carillonist and assistant professor of music at Missouri State University, is a graduate of the University of Michigan, where he was the first person to earn a master of music degree in carillon performance. His performances have been broadcast in the United States, the Netherlands and Japan, and he has performed throughout the United States, as well as in the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Portugal, where he played a recital of American music at the National Palace in Mafra on the European Union’s day of mourning for the events of Sept. 11, 2001.

A specialist in American music, Mr. Chesman has premiered works by Steven Sodders and Augustus O. Hill. He has also lectured on American carillon music in Belgium and at congresses of the Guild of Carilloneurs in North America.

Mr. Chesman studied carillon with Margo Halsted and Todd Fair at the University of Michigan. As a fellow of the Belgian American Educational Foundation, he studied carillon with Eddy Mariën and composition with Geert D’Hollander at the Royal Carillon School of Belgium. He serves on the membership committee of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America and is the editor of English-language publications for the new carillon in Alverca, Portugal.

 

JULY 12

Carol Anne Taylor
Carillonist at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Dallas

Vieux Rondeau — Wim Franken (b. 1922)

Folk Songs
Ye Banks and Braes O’ Bonnie Doon (1995) arr. Sally Slade Warner
Muss I Denn (1960) arr. Milford Myhre
Cantad al Señor (2007) arr. C. A. Taylor (from “Cathedral Carillon Book”)

Sketch #1 for Carillon — Ronald Barnes (1927-1997)

Sacred Selections
Be Thou My Vision (1995) arr. Sally Slade Warner
Land Beyond the Clouds (1986) arr. Ronald Barnes
Land of Rest (1966) arr. Ronald Barnes

Profil Canadien No. 2 for Carillon — Emilien Allard (1915-1976)

Songs for Children
Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah — Ray Gilbert/Allie Wrubel
When You Wish upon a Star — Ned Washington/Leigh Harline
Do-Re-Mi — Richard Rodgers, arr. Richard Giszczak

Festive Bells for Carillon (1931) — Nino Rota (1911-1979)

Introduction and Sicilienne (1981) — Ronald Barnes

Simple Gifts (1975) arr. Milford Myhre

The Lark in the Morn (1985) — Ronald Barnes

Rise and Shine Brothers (1986) arr. Ronald Barnes

Carol Anne Taylor is the director of children’s choirs, carillonneur and organist at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Dallas, Texas. She earned a master of music in organ performance at the University of North Texas in 1996 where she studied with Jesse Eschbach and Madame Marie-Madeleine Duruflé-Chevalier. Carol Anne received a bachelor‘s of church music with piano and organ concentration from Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana. She studies carillon with George Gregory, organist and carillonneur at Central Christian Church in San Antonio, Texas. In June 2008 at Berkeley, California, Carol Anne was voted to be a carillonneur member of the Guild of Carillonneurs of North America by completing the advancement examination process which culminated with a performance for a jury panel and members of the guild. She also received the Ronald Barnes Memorial Scholarship to study carillon performance with William De Turk at the Bok Tower Gardens in Lakes Wales, Florida. Carol Anne enjoys making jewelry, spending time with her mini macaw, Sebastian, and running marathons.

 

AUGUST 9

Jon Lehrer
Freelance Carillonist from Dix Hills, New York

Gaudi’s Chimneys — John Courter (b. 1941)
The Undulating Chimneys of Casa Batllo
The Mushroom Chimneys of Park Guell
The Geometric Chimneys of Guell Palace

Sonata a Cimbalo Solo — Sybrandus van Noordt (1659-1705), arr. B Winsemius

Two Fantasy Dances
The Waltzing Cat — Leroy Anderson (1908-1975), arr. G. de Waardt
Elves’ Dance — Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), trans. K. Keldermans

Two Compositions in Late-Romantic Style
Image No. 2 for Carillon — Emilien Allard (1915-1977)
Sonatine — Stefano Colletti (1973-)

Of Mice and Muppets (and Other Animated Creatures)
“Be Our Guest” (from Beauty and the Beast) — Alan Menken (1949-), arr. F. Steijns
“To Zanarkand” (theme from Final Fantasy 10) — Nobuo Uematsu (1959-), arr. J. Lehrer
“The Rainbow Connection” (from The Muppet Movie) — Paul Williams (1940-) and Kenny Ascher (1944-), arr. S. Warner

Jon Lehrer began his carillon studies in 2000 at Yale University. After graduating he frequently performed on the carillons of Frederick, Maryland and Arlington Cemetery, Virginia. He also played four concert tours spanning the US, Canada, Belgium, and the Netherlands. Jon is laureate of several prestigious competitions for carillon, most notably the Queen Fabiola International Carillon Competition. He is a graduate from the Belgian Royal Carillon School ”Jef Denyn” where he studied with Eddy Marien, Geert D’Hollander and Koen Cosaert, and he is a carillonneur member of the Guild of Carillonneurs of North America. When he is not performing, Jon enjoys studying tai chi and hang gliding.

 

SEPTEMBER 13

** 4:00 p.m. **

Carlo J. van Ulft
Centralia Carillon, Illinois

Poet and Peasant* — Franz von Suppé

From Keyboard Concertos* — Johann S. Bach
Largo, Concerto V, BWV 1056
Larghetto, Concerto IV, BWV 1055

Improvisations on Classic Pops* — Harry Stoneham
Here, There and Everywhere — John Lennon / Paul McCartney
Fly Me To the Moon — Bart Howard

From Serenade I — Ronald Barnes
Barcarolle

Jumper Rally — Paul Takahashi

Salon Music* — Carl Böhm
The Fountain
La Zingana (The Gipsy)

First Waltz* — August Durant

* arranged for carillon by Carlo van Ulft

Carlo J. van Ulft was appointed to the position of director/ carillonist of the Centralia Carillon in Illinois in 1997.

Mr. van Ulft is a native of the Netherlands. He holds European master’s-level degrees in organ, carillon and theater organ. Besides playing three weekly concerts in Centralia, Ill., Mr. Van Ulft is responsible for further development of the instrument and for its public relations.

Before accepting the position as director/carillonist of the Centralia Carillon, he held the position of Municipal Carillonist of four cities in the Netherlands and held the position of organist of St. Martinus Church in Venlo, The Netherlands. From 1984 until 1997, he also served as faculty member of the world-famous Royal Carillon School “Jef Denyn” in Mechelen, Belgium.

He has appeared as guest recitalist at all major carillon festivals and carillon summer series around the world, and serves on the national board of directors of the GCNA (Guild of Carillonneurs in North America). In addition, Mr. van Ulft served as a member of the jury for several prestigious national and international carillon competitions. In 1993 he received the medal of honor of the University of California, Berkeley for “Distinguished Service to the Carillon.” During the academic year Mr. Van Ulft plays the carillon and teaches the art of carillon playing at Principia College in Elsah, Ill. As organist/choir director, he is active at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Greenville, Ill.