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David Johnson, Carilloneur
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| I. Festive Changes on “Westminster Abbey” |
Jonathan Santore |
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(b. 1963) |
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| II. Southern Triptych (2007) |
Geert D'hollander |
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Pentatonic Pastoral (Melody: Holy Manna) |
(b. 1965) |
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Evening Meditation (Melody: Restoration) |
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Improvisation (Melody: Ninty-fifth) |
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| III. Bravo Bells (2003) |
Stephen Paulus |
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This piece was commissioned by the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America as part of its ongoing commitment to involve noted composers who have not previously written for the carillon. With its lively and energetic drive and its tonal but splashy harmonies, Bravo Bells is bright and celebratory in nature, and typifies much of Paulus’ music. |
(b. 1949) |
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| IV. Fugue for Bells |
James B. Angell |
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(1924-2006) |
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| V. Toccata for Carillon |
Albert Gerken |
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(b. 1938) |
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| VI. Still, Still, Still |
Austrian Carol |
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(arr. John R. Knox) |
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| VII. Carillon Preludes on Appalachian “White Spirituals” |
Ronald Barnes |
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Siss des Gudi Alki Warrick |
(1927-1997) |
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Heavenly Welcome |
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| A single bell will announce each of the seven numbered sections. |
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| Program - Thursday |
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| I. Preludio V |
Matthias van den Gheyn |
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(ed. Ronald Barnes) |
(1721-1785) |
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| II. Pealing Fire (2004) |
Libby Larsen |
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This piece was commissioned by the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America as part of its ongoing commitment to involve new composers for the carillon. Its title refers to the many patterns of notes that suggest groups of swinging bells and to the tongues of fire that appeared over the heads of the Apostles on Pentecost. The latter element is reflected in the Pentecost plainsong chant Veni creator spiritus, which is variously woven throughout most of the piece.
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(b. 1950) |
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| III. The Bells of Aberdovey |
Welsh Folk Song |
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(setting by Sally Slade Warner) |
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| IV. Two Ragtime Favorites (arr. Ronald Barnes) |
Scott Joplin |
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The Entertainer (1902) |
(1867-1917) |
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Weeping Willow (1903) |
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| V. Toccata |
Leön Böellmann |
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(arr. Emilien Allard) |
(1862-1897) |
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| A single bell will announce each of the five numbered sections. |
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 David Johnson has been carillonneur at The House of Hope Presbyterian Church, St. Paul, Minnesota, since 1993. He studied with Margo Halsted at the University of Michigan and in 1996 attained Carillonneur status in the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America. He is active as a carillon recitalist, and has performed throughout the United States. He was a member of the Guild’s board of directors from 1999 to 2005 and continues to serve as its recording secretary. He also co-chairs the Guild’s Ronald Barnes Scholarship Committee, chairs the Webpage and Internet Committee, and serves on the Bulletin Committee. He received his undergraduate degree from Hamline University, his M.A. from Stanford University and his Ph.D. in American Intellectual History from the University of Kansas. Dr. Johnson is the author of two histories of Hamline, a 150th anniversary history of House of Hope and a history of Presbyterian Homes and Services of Minnesota. He is currently working on a biography as well as another institutional history. He taught at Kansas Wesleyan University, the University of Kansas and Pacific Lutheran University, and was Vice President for Programs at the Minnesota Medical Foundation, University of Minnesota, for 20 years, retiring in 2005. |
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