GVSU Music Upcoming Events http://www.gvsu.edu/music/ Sat, 26 May 2012 04:28:29 EST http://www.gvsu.edu/images/rsslogo.gif http://www.gvsu.edu/music/ 112 33 2012-06-24 20:00:00.0 The 18th Annual Cook Carillon Summer Concert Series opens with a concert performed by Michigan carillonneur Julia Ann Walton. In 2000 and 2001 she spent 12 weeks at the Netherlands Carillon School as a student of Arie Abbenes, carillonneur at the Dom in Utrecht. For the past several years she has been studying arranging and transcribing music for the carillon with Wendell Westcott, University Carillonneur Emeritus at Michigan State University. She has played recitals in many parts of the United States, Canada and Europe.

Currently Walton plays the carillons at Michigan State University and Central Methodist Church in Lansing, and is Minister of Music at St. Michael's Episcopal Church. Walton is a member of the Greater Lansing Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and is a member of The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America.

The free open-air concerts are scheduled at 8 p.m. each Sunday, through August 19. For more information, please call (616) 331-3484 or visit www.gvsu.edu/music.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/music/module-event-view.htm?eventId=EAAB9174-EBAA-82A7-2ACA54611B6F7C18 2012-07-01 19:00:00.0 Welcome to the up close and personal world of the Cook Tower and Carillon. Here is an opportunity to go inside the tower, climb the 61 steps to the playing cabin, and view the bell chamber which houses the 48 bells. The largest bell, called the bourdon, is immediately above the player's head. University Carillonneur Julianne Vanden Wyngaard will host visitors, provide interesting details about the carillon and answer questions.

Additional free open-air Cook Carillon concerts are scheduled at 8 p.m. each Sunday, through August 19. For more information, please call (616) 331-3484 or visit www.gvsu.edu/music.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/music/module-event-view.htm?eventId=EB22F3BB-AEF9-69DB-F20D1F8A88065460 2012-07-04 14:00:00.0 The Cook Carillon will be part of a nationwide, simultaneous bell-ringing ceremony to help commemorate the nation's birthday.

Let Freedom Ring 2012 will be initiated at the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia with 13 tolls rung at 2 p.m. At that moment, carillons, church bells, city halls, courthouses, national monuments, and ships at sea will join in the celebration. In addition, Grand Valley's Julianne Vanden Wyngaard will follow the 13 tolls with a concert of patriotic selections.

Additional free open-air Cook Carillon concerts are scheduled at 8 p.m. each Sunday, through August 19. For more information, please call (616) 331-3484 or visit www.gvsu.edu/music.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/music/module-event-view.htm?eventId=EB38FA12-D398-5B6F-E5C9AE10531390D1 2012-07-08 20:00:00.0 Karel Keldermans is one of the pre-eminent carillonneurs in North America. He recently retired as the full-time carillonneur for the Springfield Park District in Springfield, Illinois, where he also served as the Director of the renowned International Carillon Festival. In addition, Keldermans has been carillonneur for Concordia Seminary in St. Louis since 2000. He has given carillon concerts around the world for the past 35 years.

Keldermans has released six solo carillon CDs and one of carillon and guitar duets with Belgian guitarist Wim Brioen. He was President of The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America for five years and served on the Board of Directors for nine years. He and his wife, Linda, are recipients of the Berkely Medal for "distinguished service to the carillon art."

Additional free open-air Cook Carillon concerts are scheduled at 8 p.m. each Sunday, through August 19. For more information, please call (616) 331-3484 or visit www.gvsu.edu/music.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/music/module-event-view.htm?eventId=EB44FDBD-EDB9-0C7C-08928FD8B743325F 2012-07-09 14:30:00.0 This transcontinental project will take place over three days in Amsterdam, London and Allendale with simultaneous interactive performances - all captured for live webcasts.

The GVSU Symphony Orchestra, directed by Professor Henry Duitman, and the GVSU Dance Ensemble, directed by Professor Shawn T Bible, will be joining Kingston University and the Amsterdam Conservatory to present "Bodies in Motion."

The brainchild of Kingston University music professor David Osbon, this event is part of the Cultural Olympiad, a celebration of the 2012 London Olympic games through dance, music, theatre, the visual arts, film and digital innovation. It will be the largest cultural celebration in the history of the modern Olympic and Paralympic Movements.

On each of three days "Bodies in Motion" will feature a student performance ensemble premiering a new composition written specifically for this event. While they perform, student dancers from the other two universities will be performing to the music, as well as triggering music with their movements. As a final element, a newly created student film will be combined with all performances. All of this will be captured for live webcasts so that audiences at the three performing locations, and throughout the world, can experience the complete performance.

On July 9 &10 Grand Valley student dancers will be performing at the Allendale Campus as music ensembles from Kingston University and the Amsterdam Conservatory perform. The dancers will be performing in special outfits that contain Wii controllers that will allow their movements to trigger specific pre-recorded music events. The dancers kinesthetic performance incorporates the athleticism of the Olympic games while integrating modern technological advances.

On July 12 the GVSU Symphony Orchestra will perform in Allendale as dancers from the other two universities respond to the music. Fully embracing today's technology, Grand Valley student composers Adam Cuthbert and Daniel Rhode composed a work that combines traditional orchestra instruments with a solo electric violin and several iPad performers.

For more information, contact the Department of Music at 616-331-3484.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/music/module-event-view.htm?eventId=F5E3869B-BDB7-5C6E-9AB1526257ACB10A 2012-07-10 13:30:00.0 This transcontinental project will take place over three days in Amsterdam, London and Allendale with simultaneous interactive performances - all captured for live webcasts.

The GVSU Symphony Orchestra, directed by Professor Henry Duitman, and the GVSU Dance Ensemble, directed by Professor Shawn T Bible, will be joining Kingston University and the Amsterdam Conservatory to present "Bodies in Motion."

The brainchild of Kingston University music professor David Osbon, this event is part of the Cultural Olympiad, a celebration of the 2012 London Olympic games through dance, music, theatre, the visual arts, film and digital innovation. It will be the largest cultural celebration in the history of the modern Olympic and Paralympic Movements.

On each of three days "Bodies in Motion" will feature a student performance ensemble premiering a new composition written specifically for this event. While they perform, student dancers from the other two universities will be performing to the music, as well as triggering music with their movements. As a final element, a newly created student film will be combined with all performances. All of this will be captured for live webcasts so that audiences at the three performing locations, and throughout the world, can experience the complete performance.

On July 9 &10 Grand Valley student dancers will be performing at the Allendale Campus as music ensembles from Kingston University and the Amsterdam Conservatory perform. The dancers will be performing in special outfits that contain Wii controllers that will allow their movements to trigger specific pre-recorded music events. The dancers kinesthetic performance incorporates the athleticism of the Olympic games while integrating modern technological advances.

On July 12 the GVSU Symphony Orchestra will perform in Allendale as dancers from the other two universities respond to the music. Fully embracing today's technology, Grand Valley student composers Adam Cuthbert and Daniel Rhode composed a work that combines traditional orchestra instruments with a solo electric violin and several iPad performers.

For more information, contact the Department of Music at 616-331-3484.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/music/module-event-view.htm?eventId=F5EA1250-AEBD-F0DC-78285BD9E7465AA1 2012-07-11 12:00:00.0 The 12th Annual Beckering Family Carillon Summer Concert Series presents noon performances each Wednesday, from July 11-August 1. The open-air concerts are free and open to the public.

The series opens with a concert featuring Karel Keldermans, one of the pre-eminent carillonneurs in North America. He recently retired as the full-time carillonneur for the Springfield Park District in Springfield, Illinois, where he also served as the director of the renowned International Carillon Festival. In addition, Keldermans has been carillonneur for Concordia Seminary in St. Louis since 2000.

Keldermans has given carillon concerts around the world for the past 35 years. He has released six solo carillon CDs and one of carillon and guitar duets with Belgian guitarist Wim Brioen. Both he and his wife, Linda, received the Berkeley Medal for "Distinguished Service to the Carillon," presented by the University of California, Berkeley. Keldermans was president of The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America for five years and served on the board of directors for nine years.

Free parking is available in Watson Lot, south of Fulton Street behind Secchia Hall. For more information, please call (616) 331-3484 or visit www.gvsu.edu/music.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/music/module-event-view.htm?eventId=EE6AA97B-C3AA-D808-D62F0A2A50DB6091 2012-07-12 19:30:00.0 This transcontinental project will take place over three days in Amsterdam, London and Allendale with simultaneous interactive performances - all captured in live webcasts.

The GVSU Symphony Orchestra, directed by Professor Henry Duitman, and the GVSU Dance Ensemble, directed by Professor Shawn T Bible, will be joining Kingston University and the Amsterdam Conservatory to present "Bodies in Motion."

The brainchild of Kingston University music professor David Osbon, this event is part of the Cultural Olympiad, a celebration of the 2012 London Olympic games through dance, music, theatre, the visual arts, film and digital innovation. It will be the largest cultural celebration in the history of the modern Olympic and Paralympic Movements.

On each of three days "Bodies in Motion" will feature a student performance ensemble premiering a new composition written specifically for this event. While they perform, student dancers from the other two universities will be performing to the music, as well as triggering music with their movements. As a final element, a newly created student film will be combined with all performances. All of this will be captured for live webcasts so that audiences at the three performing locations, and throughout the world, can experience the complete performance.

On July 9 &10 Grand Valley student dancers will be performing at the Allendale Campus as music ensembles from Kingston University and the Amsterdam Conservatory perform. The dancers will be performing in special outfits that contain Wii controllers that will allow their movements to trigger specific pre-recorded music events. The dancers kinesthetic performance incorporates the athleticism of the Olympic games while integrating modern technological advances.

On July 12 the GVSU Symphony Orchestra will perform in Allendale as dancers from the other two universities respond to the music. Fully embracing today's technology, Grand Valley student composers Adam Cuthbert and Daniel Rhode composed a work that combines traditional orchestra instruments with a solo electric violin and several iPad performers.

For more information, contact the Department of Music at 616-331-3484.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/music/module-event-view.htm?eventId=F5EE3698-F7D6-36D6-B02624DAB2FE31E9 2012-07-15 20:00:00.0 Carol Jickling Lens began her musical career on the piano at age 5. Choirs were next - church, schools, and The Youth for Understanding Choir, with which she toured South America. She has been a piano teacher, on three continents, for more than 35 years. The carillon has been her passion since she first played it at the age of 13.

Lens began her carillon study at Christ Church Cranbrook, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She continued her studies at the University of Michigan, and earned the practical diploma and end diploma from The Netherlands Carillon School in Amersfoort. In 1971 Lens passed the GCNA Exam Recital to become a Carillonneur Member of The Guild of Carilloneurs in North America. She is chair of the Nominations Committee.

Lens held the position of carillonneur at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church in Houston between 1979-93, and at the Bell Tower Center in Houston from 1997-2005. She was appointed University Carillonneur at The University of Denver in 2010.

Additional free open-air Cook Carillon concerts are scheduled at 8 p.m. each Sunday, through August 19. For more information, please call (616) 331-3484 or visit www.gvsu.edu/music.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/music/module-event-view.htm?eventId=EB580D8C-CDB6-8DC8-6A112E9604EA278A 2012-07-18 12:00:00.0 Carol Jickling Lens began her musical career on the piano at age 5. Choirs were next - church, schools, and The Youth For Understanding Choir, with which she toured South America. Lens began her carillon study at Christ Church Cranbrook in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. She earned both the practical diploma and end diploma from The Netherlands Carillon School in Amersfoort.

Lens held the position of carillonneur at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, in Houston, Texas, between 1979-1993, and at the Bell Tower Center, Houston, from 1997-2006. She was appointed university carillonneur at the University of Denver in 2010.

The 12th Annual Beckering Family Carillon Summer Concert Series presents noon performances each Wednesday, from July 11-August 1. The open-air concerts are free and open to the public. Free parking is available in Watson Lot, south of Fulton Street behind Secchia Hall. For more information, please call (616) 331-3484 or visit www.gvsu.edu/music.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/music/module-event-view.htm?eventId=EE970B1E-B560-3661-12CBEA75CFF10B98 2012-07-22 20:00:00.0 Timothy Sleep, Naperville City Carillonneur, performs regularly on the Millennium Carillon, Naperville, Illinois and Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago. He also performs guest carillon recitals throughout the country. He currently serves as corresponding secretary and board member of The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America as well as secretary of The Millennium Carillon Foundation in Naperville.

A retired band director, middle school principal, and long-time church musician, Sleep currently serves as organist at Knox Presbyterian Church in Naperville.

Additional free open-air Cook Carillon concerts are scheduled at 8 p.m. each Sunday, through August 19. For more information, please call (616) 331-3484 or visit www.gvsu.edu/music.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/music/module-event-view.htm?eventId=EB69E54A-B119-53E6-A125DC9DE14C88D4 2012-07-25 12:00:00.0 Tim Sleep, Naperville city carillonneur, performs regularly on the Millennium Carillon, Naperville, Illinois and the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, University of Chicago. He also performs guest carillon recitals throughout the country. He currently serves as corresponding secretary and board member of The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America as well as secretary of The Millennium Carillon Foundation in Naperville. A retired band director, middle school principal, and long-time church musician, Sleep currently serves as organist at Knox Presbyterian Church in Naperville.

The 12th Annual Beckering Family Carillon Summer Concert Series presents noon performances each Wednesday, from July 11-August 1. The open-air concerts are free and open to the public. Free parking is available in Watson Lot, south of Fulton Street behind Secchia Hall. For more information, please call (616) 331-3484 or visit www.gvsu.edu/music.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/music/module-event-view.htm?eventId=EEB1D70E-9B66-F8FF-977488EB0014B3B3 2012-07-27 19:00:00.0 Equally at home in a multitude of musical idioms, Allen Vizzutti has visited 40 countries and every state in the union to perform with a rainbow of artists and ensembles including Chick Corea, Doc Severinsen, the NBC Tonight Show Band, the Airmen of Note, Army Blues and Army Symphony Orchestra, Chuck Mangione, Woody Herman, Japans' NHK Orchestra and the New Tokyo Philharmonic, the Budapest Radio Orchestra, the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Leipzig Wind Symphony, and the Kosie Wind Orchestra.

Performing as a classical and jazz artist, often in the same evening, Vizzutti has appeared as guest soloist with symphony Orchestras in Tokyo, Germany, St. Louis, Seattle, Rochester, NY, Syracuse, Milwaukee, Buffalo, Phoenix, Croatia, Slovenia, Edmonton, Vancouver, and Winnipeg, to name a few. His status as an artist has led to solo performances at the Hollywood Bowl, Carnegie Hall, Newport Jazz Festival, Banff Center, Montreaux Jazz Festival, the Teton, Vail, Aspen, and Brechenridge Music Festivals, the Charles Ives Center, and Lincoln Center in New York City.

As a studio musician, Vizzutti performed on more than 100 motion picture sound tracks (such as Back To The Future and Star Trek), as well as countless TV shows, commercials and recordings with such artists as Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Neil Diamond, and Prince. His soaring sounds can be heard on recent projects including the movies "Furry Vengeance," "40 Days and 40 Nights," "Unfaithfully Yours," "Scary Movie Four," and the "Medal of Honor," "Gears of War 3" and "Halo" video games.

Allen Vizzutti is a Yamaha Performing Artist.

Open to the public. General admission: $20 (at the door--checks or cash accepted); seniors (65 and above) and students: $10 (at the door--checks or cash accepted).

For more information, please call (616) 331-3484 or visit www.gvsu.edu/trumpetseminar.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/music/module-event-view.htm?eventId=EF21CC1A-B6B9-3013-3731BB4D36222C2B 2012-07-29 20:00:00.0 Melissa Weidner regularly plays the carillon at the University of California, Riverside. When not playing carillon, she is active as a church organist, music instructor and piano tuner. She began her carillon study in 2004 at The Catholic University of America with Robert Grogan. Carillon study later continued at the University of Denver with Todd Fair and Carol Jickling Lens.

In 2009, Weidner passed the carillonneur advancement examination at the Congress of The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America, held at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. Since that time, she has given carillon recitals every summer in several different states.

Additional free open-air Cook Carillon concerts are scheduled at 8 p.m. each Sunday, through August 19. For more information, please call (616) 331-3484 or visit www.gvsu.edu/music.

]]> http://www.gvsu.edu/music/module-event-view.htm?eventId=EB72BE36-F441-6F17-9B364A0E0D969024 2012-08-01 12:00:00.0 Julianne Vanden Wyngaard, Grand Valley's university carillonneur, closes the 12th Annual Beckering Family Carillon Summer Concert Series. A native of Grand Rapids, Michigan, she began her musical study at age 4 and continued piano at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Michigan State University. She was a noted concert pianist when she joined the faculty at Grand Valley State University in 1967 where her work included piano studio teaching and management of the Arts at Noon Series. She served the department as chair for 12 years and completed her full-time work at Grand Valley as associate dean in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 2005.

Vanden Wyngaard began her carillon study in 1994 and was accepted as a student at the Netherlands Carillon School in Amersfoort where she studied with Todd Fair and Bernard Winsemius. In 1999 she qualified as a carillonneur member of The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America and received the first diploma in 2000 from the NCS in Amersfoort. Since that time, she has been the principal performer on the two carillons at Grand Valley State, where she also presents a summer concert series on each campus featuring guest carillonneurs from around the world.

The 12th Annual Beckering Family Carillon Summer Concert Series presents noon performances each Wednesday, from July 11-August 1. The open-air concerts are free and open to the public. Free parking is available in Watson Lot, south of Fulton Street behind Secchia Hall. For more information, please call (616) 331-3484 or visit www.gvsu.edu/music.

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