International Carillon Concert Series begins June 28

Some of the world's finest carillonneurs will fill the air with music on the campuses of Grand Valley State University during the annual International Carillon Concert Series.

The 21st annual Cook Carillon International Concert Series will take place Sundays at 8 p.m. on the Allendale Campus, June 28 through August 23. Kicking off the series is a performance by local Hudsonville carillonneur Helen Hofmeister Hawley. 

Cook Carillon Concerts

June 28 – Helen Hofmeister Hawley, Hudsonville

July 5 – Margaret Pan, Toronto, Canada

July 12 – Open tower tours (tours begin at 7 p.m. No concert will take place.)

July 19 – Tebbel-Lonie Carillon Duo, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

July 26 – Toru Takao, Emmerich, Germany

August 2 – Olesya Rostovskaya, St. Petersburg, Russia

August 9 – Francis Crépin, Saint-Quentin, France

August 16 – Jonathan Hebert, Ottawa, Canada

August 23 – Julianne Vanden Wyngaard, Grand Valley university carillonneur

The 15th annual Beckering Family Carillon International Concert Series brings five concerts to the Pew Grand Rapids Campus on Wednesdays at noon, beginning July 1. This series will begin with a performance by Julianne Vanden Wyngaard, university carillonneur at Grand Valley.

Beckering Family Carillon Concerts

July 1 – Julianne Vanden Wyngaard, Grand Valley university carillonneur

July 8 – Gijsbert Kok, The Netherlands

July 15 – Tebbel-Lonie Carillon Duo, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

July 22 – Toru Takao, Emmerich, Germany

July 29 – Olesya Rostovskaya, St. Petersburg, Russia

All concerts are free and open to the public. They will take place rain or shine.

For more information, visit www.gvsu.edu/music, or call Grand Valley's Music and Dance Department at (616) 331-3484.