Internationally renowned carillonneurs will perform throughout the summer at two locations: the Cook Carillon on the Allendale Campus, and the Beckering Family Carillon on the Pew Grand Rapids Campus. See the complete series dates below. All concerts have free admission and are held rain or shine. For more information, please call (616) 331-3484, or visit www.gvsu.edu/music .
The 15th Annual Cook Carillon International Concert Series begins Sunday, June 28, with an 8 p.m. concert featuring Margo Halsted, carillonneur from California. For the past 45 years Halsted has been active in the carillon world. She has performed more than 400 recitals in the U.S. and in other countries with a carillon tradition.
Halsted has taught about 100 students to play; 30 have passed the exam to become full members of The Guild of Carillonneurs in North America. She was consulted for 20 bell installations and renovations, and has been honored for carillon work by the GCNA, World Carillon Federation and the University of California, Berkeley.
Halsted taught for 16 years at the University of Michigan were she was awarded the title of Carillonneur and Professor Emeritus upon her retirement. She is now visiting professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Upcoming Concerts:
Special 2 p.m. performance in Allendale on July 4 : Let Freedom Ring - Celebrating Independence Day, Julianne Vanden Wyngaard - university carillonneur, GVSU
GVSU Carillon Concerts Allendale International Series 8 p.m.
- July 5 Patrick Macoska - Michigan
- July 12 Gijsbert Kok - the Netherlands
- July 19 George Gregory - Texas
- July 26 GVSU Carillon Collaborative - Snow Spectacular
- August 2 - Ray McLellan
- August 9 - Open Tower
- August 16 - Julianne Vanden Wyngaard
- July 1 Margo Halsted - California
- July 8 Gijsbert Kok - the Netherlands
- July 15 George Gregory - Texas
- July 22 Julianne Vanden Wyngaard - university carillonneur,
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- July 29 Ray McLellan
