LOUGHBOROUGH CARILLON

To commemorate the opening of the Memorial Tower and Carillon on July 22nd 1923,  guest carillonneurs are invited to play special recitals during a week of celebrations. This year Loughborough Carillon Week takes place from Monday 19th - Sunday 25th July, with recitals taking place at 1pm, except for Sunday when the recital will be played at 3.30pm.

Monday 19th July 2010

Perfect weather, a park full of people enjoying the sun and the music from Ian Cassells and finishing off the afternoon with a cream tea.  Loughborough Carillon Week 2010 gets off to a good start! 

Tuesday 20th July 2010

More sun for day two of Loughborough Carillon Week.  Trevor treated us to turns and trills on the town’s bells and we tripped along in the park to the tune of Tea for Two.  Trevor brought along one of his students, James, who played a rendition of an ABBA melody.  James is returning on Friday to play a recital to give my arms a chance to recover after my recital on Thursday. 

 Wednesday 21st July 2010

Mike Boyd arrived in Loughborough to more sun and a park full of visitors.  Mike entertained the crowds with a selection of music ranging from the classics to songs from the musicals. 

Thursday 22nd July 2010

Caroline Sharpe played a recital featuring Elgar’s Memorial Chime which was written for the opening of the tower on 22nd July 1923.  Lots of visitors came to the tower to watch the carillonneur in action.

Friday 23rd July 2010

At very short notice James Hockey entertained us with a very varied programme of music from Brahms to the Beatles!

Saturday 24th July 2010

Unfortunately John Ridgeway-Wood was unable to play (hope your foot gets better soon John!) so I stood in to play a recital for the visit of the Mayor of Charnwood.

Sunday 25th July 2010

We were really pleased to welcome back Ian Brunt from Newcastle, to play our final recital of Loughborough Carillon Week.

This year we are pleased to welcome back Trevor Workman (Bournville), Mike Boyd (Saltley), Ian Cassells (Perth) and Ian Brunt (Newcastle).  John Ridgeway-Wood, carillonneur from the UK’s newest Carillon, housed in York Minster, will be playing at Loughborough for the first time on Saturday 24th July.  The Mayor of Charnwood, Councillor Jill Vincent, will be attending his recital.

On Thursday 22nd July, Caroline Sharpe, Loughborough’s own carillonneur, will be playing Memorial Chime, the piece written by Elgar for the inaugural recital which was played on 22nd July 1923.

Details of the recitals for the week can be found by clicking [1] here.

Visit this page again to see photos and updates during Loughborough Carillon Week 2010.