Public Relations


Physical Address:
107 Jackson Street
(Corner of Center and Short Street)
Berea, KY 40404

Mailing Address:
Berea College Public Relations
CPO 2142
Berea, KY 40404

Phone: 859-985-3018
Fax: 859-985-3556


Carillonneur Concert Series begins May 6
 
May 2, 2001
 
   
Berea College's new 56-bell carillon will be featured in a series of three Sunday evening concerts during the month of May. All of the concerts will feature internationally renowned carillonneurs. Concerts will begin at 7:00 p.m. and last about an hour.

The concerts will be the last opportunity to hear the carillon, located in the tower of the Draper Building, for fifteen months. The carillon will be silent during renovation of Draper, the College's main teaching/learning facility, scheduled to begin the end of May.

The concert schedule is:
Sun., May 6 - John Courter, Berea College Carillonneur
Sun., May 13 - Karel Keldermans, Carillonneur of Washington Park, Springfield, IIlinois and former President of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America.
Sun., May 20 - Milford Myhre, Carillonneur of Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida, and former President of the World Carillon Federation

Berea's carillon is located in the top of the Draper Tower on the College quadrangle. Concert-goers are invited to bring lawn chairs or a blanket; programs will be available at the front of the Draper Building. The best place to listen is from a distance of 150 to 350 feet from the tower, but people are encouraged to walk around to find the place that best suits them. Many find that the sound is best when one can see sound openings from two sides of the tower.

Listeners can expect to hear arrangements of folksongs and spiritual songs as well as familiar classicsand original works written for the carillon on the concert programs.

   
CONTACT:
Julie Sowell, 859-985-3028

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