125th Anniversary of the ISU Campanile/Carillon & North Central Regional Carillon Conference
125th Anniversary of the ISU Campanile/Carillon & North Central Regional Carillon Conference
September 14 - 15
Stanton Memorial Carillon
The Carillon Conference is sponsored by the Stanton Memorial Carillon Foundation and The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America.
Schedule of Events
Saturday, September 14
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Registration Sukup Atrium, Biorenewables Complex |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM | Opening Concert - Program Campanile * FREE and OPEN to the public |
| 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM | Open Tower |
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
| Masterclass 1
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4:00 PM - 4:50 PM
| Masterclass 2
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| 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Model Carillon Concert - Program Sukup Atrium, Biorenewables Complex * FREE and OPEN to the public |
| 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Ice-Cream Social Sukup Atrium, Biorenewables Complex |
Sunday, September 15
| 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM | American Carillon Composition: 1951-1965 Elizabeth Egbert Berghout 1306 Elings Hall, Biorenewables Complex |
| 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM | Playing with Balance: Kinesthetic Awareness for the Carillon Jeremy Chesman 1306 Elings Hall, Biorenewables Complex |
| 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM | The Bells of Iowa State Eric Wittrock 1306 Elings Hall, Biorenewables Complex |
| 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | 125th Anniversary of the ISU Campanile/Carillon - Program Campanile featuring musical collaborations between carillon, the ISU Brass Ensemble, and the Iowa State Singers, as well as a tribute to the campanile's founders. * FREE and OPEN to the public |
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Reception |
Conference Registration
Fee: FREE
Registration is required. Please complete the registration form by September 6, 2024
Register Here
Information about where to Stay - Eat & Drink: Discover Ames
For further information, call (515) 294-2911 or e-mail: tstam@iastate.edu
Elizabeth Egbert Berghout is University Carillonist and Associate Professor of Music at the University of Kansas, Lawrence campus. Her academic degrees in organ performance and church music are from Brigham Young University and the University of Kansas, where she studied carillon with Albert Gerken. Dr. Berghout performs weekly carillon concerts on the world-renowned 53-bell Taylor carillon, housed in the historic World War II Memorial Campanile. In addition to her performing responsibilities, she teaches carillon courses and music theory. Dr. Berghout lectures, teaches, and performs throughout North America and Europe and performs regularly as a guest organist at the Tabernacle on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Jeremy Chesman, AAGO, ChM, is University Carillonist and Professor of Music at Missouri State University. He 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. He has performed live 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 September 11.
Dr. 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.
His primary research is in pedagogy. He is a registered Suzuki teacher of Organ, Harp, Voice, and Piano. His book, Making Music on the Carillon, was published by American Carillon Music Editions.