Berea College Carillon Concert Aug. 7 at 8:00pm

The third concert in the Summer Carillon Concert Series at Berea College will feature TAM, Tin-Shi, a native of Hong Kong. She is currently Carillonneur of Iowa State University in Ames, and Cownie Professor of Music. Her varied program on the 56-bell carillon in the Draper Building Tower will feature the Chinese folksong “Under the Silver Moon” in her own arrangement. Transcriptions and original pieces by Italian, Russian and Flemish composers will be heard, and the program will close with John Courter’s “Suite in Popular Style,” which includes the styles of Ragtime, Blues, Ballad and a March.

Dr. TAM earned music degrees from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, The University of Wales, and the University of Michigan, where she first became attracted to the carillon. She also has a Master’s degree in Arts Management.

A celebrated artist on carillon and organ, TAM has given recitals in Asia, Australia, Canada, Europe, and the United States. She has been a featured recitalist at Carillon Festivals in France, Florida, and Illinois, and at the Peace Tower of the Houses of Parliament in Ottawa, Canada. She has performed for several Congresses of The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, including Princeton (1995), the University of Michigan (2002) and Grand Valley State University (2005). She has also served on the Guild’s Examination Committee for certifying new carillonneurs.

Seating in the College Quadrangle will be provided, and a video monitor will allow persons at ground level to view the player in action. The concert will last for one hour. Admission is free. The final concert of the Summer Series will be held on Labor Day, Monday, September 4 at 8 pm, and will feature Berea Carillonneur John Courter