Description
Carillonneur
Alan Bowman, Dayton, Ohio
Program
| TITLE | COMPOSER | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Air (from “Water Music”) | George Frideric Handel (1685-1759), arr. A. Bowman |
| 2 | Sonata for violin and continuo, No. 12 I. Aria – allegro II. Siciliano – largo III. Aria – presto |
Matthias Vanden Gheyn (1721-1785), arr. L. Rombouts |
| 3 | Largo (“Arioso”, BWV 1056) | Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), arr. K. Van Assche |
| 4 | Les Sylvains(The Fauns) | Cecile Chaminade (1857-1944), arr. A. Bowman |
| 5 | Serenade for Carillon I. Processional II. “A Whimsy” (Promenade No. 2) III. Barcarolle |
Ronald Barnes (1927-1997) |
| 6 | Spring Morning | Geert d’Hollander (b. 1965) |
| 7 | Moonlight in Bok Tower Gardens (Image no. 10) | Stephano Colletti (b. 1973) |
| 8 | From “Carmen” I. Toreador Song II. Habanera |
Georges Bizet (1838-1875), arr. E. Uten |
| 9 | What a Wonderful World | George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, arr. T. Laue |
About the carillonneur:
Alan Bowman is a carillonneur at Carillon Historical Park in Dayton, Ohio, and at the Mary M. Emery Memorial Carillon in Mariemont, Ohio.
Alan received his bachelor’s degree in systems analysis with a minor in piano performance from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio (1988). He also received a Master of Music with a major in organ performance from Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. (2005). He worked in Florida for 25 years as director of music in Lutheran, Anglican and Roman Catholic churches.
In 2023, Alan received his diploma from the Royal Carillon School “Jef Denyn” in Mechelen, Belgium, and performed concerts in Belgium, The Netherlands, Germany, Ireland and the United States. He has served as the Blanchard Carillon Fellow at Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Fla. (2023-24, 2025), and is a carillonneur and board member of the Guild of Carillonneurs in North America (GCNA).
