Carillon Festival 2013
Carillon Festival 2013
Saturday, September 21
Stanton Memorial Carillon
sponsored by the Stanton Memorial Carillon Foundation.
Schedule of Events
Events are FREE and OPEN to the public.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Master Class Geert D'hollander, guest carillonneur Campanile |
11:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Writing Music for Carillon Geert D'hollander Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall (Music Hall Room 140) |
1:30 PM | Performance of the winning composition of the 2013 Carillon Composition Competition Center Panel for carillon by |
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Carillon Recital Geert D'hollander, guest carillonneur Central Campus |
PROGRAM | |
Evergreens from the Romantic Era Anitra's Dance | Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) Edward Elgar (1857-1934) arr. Geert D'hollander Isaac Albeniz (1860-1909) arr. Albert Gerken |
"Een Schoon Liedeken" (2008) Intrada | Geert D'hollander (b. 1965) |
Improvisation | |
Take a Break (2011) | Geert D'hollander (b. 1965) |
Sonata in C Major Allegro Risoluto | Daniel Steibelt (1765-1823) arr. Anton Brees |
Introduction and Sicilienne | Ronald Barnes (1927-1997) |
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Campanile Tours Central Campus |
Geert D'hollander, studied, amongst others, piano, chamber music, choral- and orchestral direction, fugue and composition at the Royal Conservatory in Antwerp (Belgium), and carillon at the Royal Carillon School in Mechelen (Belgium). He was first prize winner in about 30 international competitions for carillon and/or composition. In 2008 he was awarded the “Berkeley Medal of Honor” for “Distinguished Service to the Carillon”.
He was appointed carillonneur of Bok Tower Gardens (Lake Wales, FL) in October 2012. Prior positions include University Carillonist and Professor of Carillon at the Department of Music at UC Berkeley (California), city carillonneur of Antwerp Cathedral, the belfry of Ghent, the basilica of Lier (Belgium), and University Carillonneur of Middelburg (The Netherlands).
He frequently gives Master Classes in Europe and the USA, and performs all over the world.