Description
Carillonneur
Carson Landry, Rochester, N.Y.
Program
| TITLE | COMPOSER | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ari Ari (2017) | Hyo-won Woo (b. 1974) |
| 2 | Mountain Pastorale (1980) | Laura Hewitt Whipple (1920–2005) |
| 3 | Otsi’tsistó:sera [Planting Songs] (2023) I. Turtle Clan Plants the Gardens |
Dawn Avery (b. 1961) |
| 4 | El Coquí | José Ignacio Quinten (1881–1925), arr. Carlos Colón-Ortiz |
| 5 | Almanac for Bells (2016) I. Spring II. Summer |
Aaron David Miller (b. 1972) |
| 6 | I knelt before the passing time (2020) | Julie Zhu (b. 1990) |
| 7 | Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho | African American spiritual, arr. Péter Wolf/Christiaan Winter |
| 8 | Belonging: A Carillon Call to Care for All (2020) I. Mo(u)rning Call [excerpt] |
Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra (b. 1961) |
| 9 | Give Me That Old-Time Religion | Traditional gospel song, arr. Wolf/Winter |
| 10 | Old Style Variations on Kingsfold (2021) I. Hymn II. Siciliana |
Geert D’hollander (b. 1965) |
| 11 | Variations on Ode to Joy | Brian Swager (b. 1959) |
About the carillonneur:
Carson Landry is lecturer of music and university carillonist at the University of Rochester (N.Y.), where he plays multiple recitals per week and teaches an active studio of about 15 carillon students. Passionate about using bells for social good, he specializes in performing works by diverse artists and integrating carillon music into daily campus life.
Previously, Landry served as carillonist of Grosse Pointe Memorial Church in Michigan and held fellowships at Bok Tower Gardens, Florida, and the Thomas Rees Memorial Carillon, Illinois. He holds a master’s degree in carillon performance from the University of Michigan, where he studied with Drs. Tiffany Ng and Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra; a diploma from the Royal Carillon School in Belgium, where he studied on a Fulbright scholarship; and a B.A. in music studies from Principia College. Landry is an active recitalist in North America and Europe (Belgium, the Netherlands and Lithuania). He serves the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America as corresponding secretary and chair of the professionalism, diversity, equity and inclusion committee.
