Carillons of Grand Valley State University

Two John Courter Compositions by  John Courter (1941-2010)

• Festive Fanfare for Carillon
• Sonorities

A Brief Interlude by Eugenie Rocherolle (1939-1925) arr. Richard Gisczczak

• Raindrops

Traditional Spirituals by trad. arr. John Courter

• There is a Balm in Gilead                        
• Peter, Go Ring Them Bells 

Folk Music of the British Isles by trad. arr. Sally Slade Warner

• The Bells of Aberdovey 
• Ye Banks and Braes O- Bonnie Doon
• Londonderry Air

Go Ask Alice by Alice Gomez (b. 1960)

• The Bells of Cuzco
• Kum Ba Yah

From Serenade No. 1 for Carillon by Ronald Barnes (1927-1997)

• Intrada
• Sicilienne
• Milonga

Early American Folk Songs  by Milford Myhre (b. 1915)

• Poor Wayfaring Stranger
• Shenandoah
• Go Way from My Window
• Cindy

From "A Suite for Carillon" Mary Jeanne van Appledorn (1927-2014)

• Prelude
• Toccata

Summer Song by Terry Vaughan (1915- 1996)

Wicked by Stephen Schwarz (b. 1948) arr. Joey Brink 

• No One Mourns the Wicked
• The Wizard and I
• For Good

Sonatine by Stefano Coletti (b. 1973)

Jazz arr. Joey Brink

• Georgia on My Mind by Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981)
• Take Five by Paul Desmond (1924- 1977)
• The Girl from Ipanema by Antonio C. Jobim (1927- 1994)

Ballade by Jef Rottiers (1904-1985)

Westminster by Robert Byrnes (1949- 2004)

Fantasia on “Ave maris stella” by John Widmann (b. 1963)

Show and Movie Songs

• Some Enchanted Evening by Richard Rodgers (1902-1979) arr. Widmann
• If (a picture paints a thousand words…) by David Gates (b. 1940) arr. Gary White (b. 1937)
• Over the Rainbow by Harold Arlen (1905-1986) arr. J. Todd Fair (1951-2014)   

Three organ pieces arranged for Carillon by Florence Price (1887-1953) arr. Tiffany Ng (b. 1982)

• Allegretto
• Adoration
• Festal March

Concerto Grosso I by Ronald Barnes (1927-1997)

• Allegro
• Grave Recitavo-Andante Expressivo
• Allegro Commodomente

Europe’s Admiration for America (American songs arranged by Europeans)

• Make you feel my love by Bob Dylan (b. 1941) arr. Koen van Assche (b. 1967)
• Theme from Schindler’s List by John Williams (b. 1932) arr. Audrey Dye (b. 1985)
• Theme from Harry Potter by John Williams (b. 1932) arr. Richard de Waardt (b. 1982)

Toccata Festevole by John Courter (1941-2010)

The Star Spangled Banner by John Stafford Smith (1750-1836) arr. Gordon Slater (b. 1950) 

Sounds of the Carillon 

• Oasis in the City by Ellen Dickinson (b. 1975)
• Navajo Prelude No. 2 from The Navajo Piano by Connor Chee (b. 1987)
• Sons da Carrilhões (Sound of the Carillon) by Joao Teixeira Guimarães “Pernambuco” (1883-1947) arr. Mary Jo Disler

Anatomy of a Tree by Joey Brink (b. 1988)

• Roots
• Branches
• Leaves

Colors in Nature

• La Vie en Rose by Edith Piaf (1915-1963) arr. Peter Bray
• Colors of the Wind from "Pocahontas" by Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz (1948) arr. Joey Brink
• Mood Indigo by Duke Ellington (1899-1974) arr. Jos Lerinckx

Rejuvenation 

• Take a Break (a relaxed, free ostinato for bells) by Geert D’hollander (b. 1965)
• Roister-Doister by John Knox (1932-2021)

Summer Nights 

• Fly Me to the Moon by Bart Howard (1915-2004) arr. Ellen Dickinson 
• City of Stars from La La Land by Hurwitz, Pasek and Paul (2016) arr. Joey Brink

Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro (BWV 998) by Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arranged by Peter Bremer

Gregorian Triptych by John Courter (1941-2010)

• Requiem aeternam
• Dies irae
• In paradisum

In the land of nod

• Dance of Dreams by Liesbeth Janssens (b. 1971)
• Hypnos by Phyllis Chen (b. 1978)

Interlude

• One Summer's Day by Joe Hisaishi (b. 1950), arranged by Brian Tang
• Send in the Clowns by Stephen Sondheim (1930-2021), arranged by Todd Fair

Evocations

• The Sacredness of Trees by Ellen Lindquist (b. 1970)
• Arabesque by Émilien Allard (1915-1976)

Let's dance

• Valzando by Arthur Meulemans (1884-1966)
• Spielerei by Geert D'hollander (b. 1965)

Fields of Gold by Sting (b. 1951), arranged by Joey Brink

Sonata 1 by Henk Badings (1907–1987)

• Toccata
• Aria
• Fugue

Carillon Works of Samuel Barber by Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

• Allegro
• Dirge
• Legend

Songs Without Words (for piano) by Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) arr. Bernard Winsemius

• Opus 53/4 (Adagio)
• Opus 38/2 (Allegro non troppo)
• Opus 38/6 (Andante con moto)

Suite in Popular Style by John Courter (1941–2010)

• Ragtime
• Ballad
• Blues
• March

Irish Songs arranged by Ronald Barnes (1927–1997) (first verses) and Mr. Hunsberger (b.1947) (second verses)

• The Minstrel Boy
• The Rose of Tralee
• Londonderry Air