C-HOP Festival 2017
The C-HOP Festival 2017 is sponsored by the Stanton Memorial Carillon Foundation and ISU Department of Music & Theatre.
Guest Artists:
Luc Rombouts, carillon University of Leuven (KU), Belgium
Luc Rombouts is city carillonneur of Tienen and university carillonneur of Leuven (Belgium). He has given recitals in Europe and in the USA and has performed during festivals and congresses. Together with his colleague Twan Bearda he forms the carillon duet The Bells' Angels. His research on historical aspects of carillon culture resulted in facsimile editions of two collections of 18th century carillon music and in the award-winning carillon history book Zingend Brons. This book was published in an English edition under the title Singing Bronze. In 2016, Luc obtained a Ph.D. degree cum laude at Utrecht University on a study about the origin of the carillon.
Sylvia Coats, piano Wichita State University, Kansas
Dr. Sylvia Coats, NCTM and professor emerita of music, retired from Wichita State University after 28 years as professor of piano pedagogy and class piano. She authored Thinking as You Play: Teaching Piano in Individual and Group Lessons, published by Indiana University Press. Her credits include performances and recordings with the Sotto Voce Trio, articles in Clavier Companion and American Music Teacher, and presentations at conferences throughout the United States and internationally in Scotland, Brazil, Greece, Italy, Malaysia, and China. She has held many offices in MTNA including two terms on the Board of Directors, Certification Commission Chair, and MTNA Secretary Treasurer. The Kansas Music Teachers Association honored her as 2007 Teacher of the Year.
Denise Celestin, dance Wichita State University, Kansas
Denise Celestin, professor of dance at Wichita State University, received her early training in New Orleans and completed the MFA in Ballet from Texas Christian University. She has danced professionally with the Ballet Met of Columbus, Ohio, and has served on the faculties of the Ballet Met Academy, Otterbein College, and the Ohio State University. Ms. Celestin has participated as a coach in the Fifth USA International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi and has choreographed a wide range of works for Ballet and Opera. Her special interest in music and dance has led to invitations to present interactive sessions on Baroque and Romantic Dances at the Music Teachers National Association, CBDNA and International Piano Pedagogy Conferences.
Caroline Hong, piano The Ohio State University, Ohio
Hailed for her "expressive and powerful playing","formidable technique", as well as her keen sense of lyricism and the classical style. (Columbus and Richmond Times Dispatch), pianist Caroline Hong continues to flourish in her career as an internationally active soloist, chamber musician, artist-teacher, guest-lecturer, and adjudicator. Pulitzer Prize and Academy award-winning composer John Corigliano referred to her as âone of the greatest pianists I have ever heard after a performance of his Etude Fantasy (1976). Critics wrote that it was "breathtaking" and "hard to imagine a better performance." She has recorded for Mark Records and records for Fleur de Son, and has been favorably reviewed by American Record Guide.Caroline Hong received her training from the Juilliard School in New York (M.M.), the Peabody Institute (B.M.), and holds a doctorate in piano performance from Indiana University (D.M.).
ISU Faculty:
Janci Bronson, class piano & piano pedagogy
Mei-Hsuan Huang, piano
Tin-Shi Tam, carillon
Miriam Zach, organ and harpsichord
Schedule of Events
Friday, September 15
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Registration Music Hall Lobby |
| 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM | OPTIONAL Private Lessons with ISU faculty: carillon and piano |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | OPTIONAL Private Lessons with ISU faculty: harpsichord and organ |
| 3:30 PM - 4:15 PM | Harpsichord Demonstration Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall (Music Hall Room 140) |
| 4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | Organ Demonstration Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall (Music Hall Room 140) |
| 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM | Workshop 1: Dancing and Playing the Baroque Dances Sylvia Coats, piano & Denise Celestin, dance Music Hall Room 102 Two presenters, a music teacher and a ballet teacher, offer this unique workshop focusing on full body movement in both historical and practical contexts. Participants will dance the steps to the Baroque Minuet, Sarabande, Bouree, and Gigue. Teachers are encouraged to teach their students the dances to help them glean new insights into interpretation through tempo, articulation, ornamentation, and dynamics. |
| 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM | Dinner on your own |
| 7:15 PM - 8:30 PM | Opening Concert: LIVE Webcast* featuring ISU Keyboard faculty and students, and the winning composition of the 2017 Carillon Composition Competition - Chad Cagle: Tango for carillon Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall (Music Hall Room 140) *Tickets at door: $15, Students Free |
| 8:30 PM | Reception Music Hall Lobby |
Saturday, September 16
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM
| Workshop 2: Dancing and Playing the Romantic Dances Sylvia Coats, piano & Denise Celestin, dance Music Hall Room 102 The dance forms from the music of Chopin, Liszt and Brahms have always stirred imagination and inspiration. Dances in the Nineteenth Century filled candlelit ballrooms and graced the elegant salons of society. Participants will learn about history and style by dancing the basic steps for the Mazurka, Polonaise, Waltz, Hungarian Dance (Czardas) and Polka. |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | Carillon Master Class Luc Rombouts Campanile / Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall (Music Hall Room 140) |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Piano Master Class Caroline Hong Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall (Music Hall Room 140) |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch on your own |
| 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | Lecture-recital: Terpsichore: Danses pour l'orgue et clavecin* Miriam Zach, organ and harpsichord Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall (Music Hall Room 140) *Tickets at door: $15, Students Free |
| 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | Lecture: Did the Flemish really dance to carillon music? Luc Rombouts Music Hall Room 130 Some authors believed the word "carillon" was originated from "quadrille", a square dance. Girolamo Maggi, the first scholar who wrote about carillon, heard that people in Flanders danced to carillon tunes on the streets, squares and in their homes. But was this really the case? What was the primary purpose of carillon music? In this lecture, Luc Rombouts will demystify the myths and the truth. |
| 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | Lecture-recital: Structure and Symmetry in Bach's Goldberg Variations* Caroline Hong, piano Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall (Music Hall Room 140) *Tickets at door: $15, Students Free |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | Carillon Recital: Program* Luc Rombouts, guest carillonneur Central Campus * FREE and OPEN to the public |
| 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Campanile Tours* Central Campus * FREE and OPEN to the public |
Festival Registration
Fee: $50 ($35 postmarked BEFORE September 1, 2017). Students Free (registration required).
Registration fee includes admission to all scheduled events and concerts.
Complete and return the registration form with registration fee by September 10, 2017, to C-HOP Festival, Department of Music & Theatre, 149 Music Hall, 2427 Union Drive, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011.
Download registration form.
Festival Hotel:
BEST WESTERN PLUS University Park Inn & Suites
2500 University Boulevard, Ames, IA 50010-8621
Phone: 515-296-2500 Fax: 515-296-2874
One King Bed: $99 plus tax
Two Queen Beds: $109 plus tax
Make your hotel reservations direct to the Festival hotel. Special rates are available until September 1, 2017. You MUST make your reservation by telephone. Mention "C-HOP Festival" when making your reservation. These special rates are not available if you reserve online at the hotel's website.